Youth-Jr – Alaska Volleyball

Jr/Youth Clubs & Programs

There are numerous outstanding Juniors/Youth clubs and programs around Alaska. Most of the clubs have Comp and Developmental programs and travel teams

-ACE Volleyball Academy (AVA) (Mat-Su Valley) ACE/AVA, Facebook ACE/AVA facebook
-Arctic (Fairbanks) ArcticVolleyballClub.com ARCTIC VBC Facebook
-Inspire (Eagle River/Chugiak) Inspire VBC
-Impact/ASA IMPACT
-Kodiak KODIAK-ISLAND-VBC
-Midnight Sun (Anchorage) Midnightsun VBC
-Peninsula Midnight Sun Peninsula-Midnight-Sun- Facebook
-Pass To Play AK Beach/Sand (Anchorage) PassToPlay
-USAV Indoor Girls Youth Naational USAV Girls

2020-21 Season USAV Age bracket definition (note USAV has changed cutoff date to 1 Jul vs 1 Sept) younger players can play on older teams

Age Division	Date of Birth 7/1 thru 6/30
11U	7/1/2009 - 6/30/2010
12U	7/1/2008 - 6/30/2009
13U	7/1/2007 - 6/30/2008
14U	7/1/2006 - 6/30/2007
15U=JVsilver/C	7/1/2005 - 6/30/2006
16U=JVgold	7/1/2004 - 6/30/2005
17U=VarSilver	7/1/2003 - 6/30/2004
18U=VarGold	7/1/2002 - 6/30/2003 Female Only -Players who were born on or after July 1, 2002, (who are defined as 18 & under by the USAV Age Definition) and are in the 11th grade for the current academic year are waivered to compete in 17 & under.(This age waiver is based on recruiting concerns for 11th grade girls previously required to participate in girls 18’s qualifiers and the18’s GJNC.)
*18U=VarGold	7/1/2001 - 6/30/2002 if a Sr. during academic year1Players who were born on or after July 1, 2002 ORplayers who were born on or after July 1, 2001 anda high school student in the twelfth (12th) grade or below during some part of the current academic year.2

Juniors news

TOURNAMENT Dates 2020 18U Section=18U+17u+16U teams, 15U section=15U+14U+13U+12U teams
-Jan. 4/5 - Pre-Season Jamboree - Both 15U & 18U sections to establish initial ranking.
-Jan 11 Jamboree 3rd wave 16s, 14s, 13s
-Jan. 18/19 – 18U Section tourney weekend
-Jan. 25/26 – 15U Section tourney weekend
-Feb. 15/16 – 15U Section tourney weekend
-Feb. 22/23 – 18U Section tourney weekend
-Mar. 21/22 – 18U Section tourney CANCELED
-Mar. 28/29 – 15U Section tourney CANCELED
-Apr. 18 and 19 Region Championship tourney CANCELED

Juniors Club Night. A successful club night was held at UAA on 7 Sept where players & parents learned about all the different USAV Jrs Clubs in the area.

The USAV Jrs program several change for this upcoming 2019/2020 to conform more closely to other regions in the US.

Club TRYOUTS
The AK Region has set some new rules regarding tryouts. These rules are made in the best interest of the athlete and are similar to other states.
++14 & under (14U, 13U, 12U teams)- The 1st day for tryouts will be two Sundays prior to the start of the high school regional tournaments. This coming season the tryout window is Sunday, Oct 27 thru Nov 11, 2019. Commitments to a program by a 14u player can not take place before Nov 5th, 2019 (was Nov 11).
++18 and under (18U, 17U, 16U, 15U teams)- The 1st day of tryouts for players (high school players), will be the Sunday immediately after the High School State Championship. This coming season the tryout window is Nov 11 thru Sun 1 Dec 2019. The 1st day players (18U-15U) can commit to a program/club is Nov 26 2019 (was Dec 1). Committment dates were changed based on a unanimous agreement between all club directors.

CLUB Tryouts	14u + Mid Sch	16U/15U	18U/17U	other
ACE	Oct 29	Nov 19	Nov 18
Impact	Oct 27	Nov 17	Nov 17
Inspire	Oct 28	Nov 18	Nov 19
Midnight Sun	Nov 2	C Nov 18	Var Nov 20
		JV Nov 19

Final Results & Schedules 2019-2020 rev 10 April

Jamboree Results	18-Jan		Feb 22/23		Mar. 21/22
					Canceled
18's finish	Flight 1-Chinook (O'Malley)		Flight 1- Chinook MTA (2/23)		Flight 1- Chinook (Omalley) 3/21
1. MS Morgan	1. MS Morgan	1st	1- MS Morgan	1st	1- MS Morgan
2. MS Kim	2. MS Kim	3rd	2. Inspire- Katie	3rd	2. MS Kim
3. MS Brenda/Rachel	3. MS Brenda	5th	3. MS Kim	2nd	3. Inspire - Katie
4. MS Kat/Brooke	4. MS Kat/Brooke	4th	4. MS Kat/Brooke	7th	4. Impact - Lani/Megan
5. ACE	5. ACE 17/18 -Steve	6th	5. MS Brenda/Rachel	5th	5. MS Brenda/Rachel
6. Peninsula	6. Peninsula - Luke	7th	6. ACE -17/18 Steve	8th	6. Arctic 18
7. Impact-Lani/Megan	7. Inspire 17-Katie	2nd	7. Impact Lani/Megan	4th	7. MS Kat/Brooke
	8. Impact 17-Stacie	8th	8. Inspire Brad	9th	8. Impact -Stacie
			9. Arctic 18 (first event)	6th	9 ACE -16 Steve

17's finish	Flight 2- Coho (O'Malley)		Flight 2-Coho (2/22)(O'Malley)		Flight 2-Coho MTA (3/22)
1. Inspire	1. Impact- Lani/Megan	1st	1. Peninsula- Luke	4th	1. ACE - 17/18 Steve
2. Impact	2. MS Stan	3rd	2. Impact -Stacie	1st	2. Inspire- Brad
3. MS Stan	3. MS Bree	8th	3. MS Stan	3rd	3. MS - Stan
4. MS Bree	4. MS John	7th	4. ACE Steve 16	2nd	4. Peninsula - Luke
5. MS John	5. Impact-Kaylee/Kim	5th	5. Impact -Kaylee/Kim	8th	5. MS - John
6. Impact-Kaylee/Kim	6. Arctic 17's	6th	Arctic 17's (dropped)		6. MS - Rachel
	7. Inspire- Brad	2nd	6. Impact - Jaige	7th	7. MS - Bree
	8. ACE- Steve	4th	7. MS - Larry	6th	8. Impact - Kaylee/Kim
			8. MS- John	5th	9. Acrtic 17's (dropped)

16-1s Div (1/11)	Flight 3- Sockeye (Kings Way)		Flight 3 Sockeye (2/23) (MTA)		Flight 3 Sockeye (3/21)(O'Malley)
1. Inspire -Brad	1. MS- Larry	2nd	1.. MS - Bree	2nd	1. Impact - Jaige
2. ACE-Steve	2. Peninsula 16-1	6th	2. MS - Rachel	1st	2. MS - Larry
3. MS- Larry	3. Impact - Jaige/Carlie	1st	3. Inspire - Drew	3rd	3. Inspire - Drew
4. Peninsula-1	4. MS Rachel	3rd	4. MS - Dorene	7th	4. Peninsula 16-1
5. Impact-Jaige/Carlie	5. Inspire - Drew	4th	5. Peninsula 16-1	4th	5. ACE - Dan
6. MS Rachel	6. MS- Dorene	5th	6. ACE - Dan	5th	6. Impact - Aaron
	7. (Open)		7. Impact - Aaron	6th	7. Arctic 16 (dropped)
	8. (Open)		8. Open		8. MS - Steve/Thomas
					9. MS - Dorene

16-2s DIV	Flight 4- Pink (Mirror Lake)		Flight 4 - Pink (2/22) (O'Malley)		Flight 4 - Pink (3/22) (MTA)
1. Inspire-Drew	1. Impact- Aaron	2nd	1. ACE - Tiffany	5th	1. Inspire - Briana
2. MS Dorene	2. ACE- Dan	1st	2. Inspire - Briana	3rd	2. Inspire - Amy
3. Impact- Aaron	3. MS-Steve/Thomas	6th	3. Impact -Kaylee/Lani	8th	3. ACE - Tiffany
4. ACE -Dan	4. Impact-Kaylee/Lani	5th	4. MS - Steve/Thomas	2nd	4. MS - Anais/Morgan
5. MS - Steve/Thomas	5. MS-Gina/Holly	7th	5. MS - Gina/Holly	7th	5. Inspire - Shelby
6. Impact- Kaylee/Lani	6. ACE - Tiffany 15	3rd	6. Arctic 16's (first event)	1st	6. ACE - Gary
7. MS Gina/Holly	7. Inspire - Briana 15	4th	7. MS - Anais/Morgan	6th	7. MS - Gina/Holly
8. Peninsula	8. Peninsula (dropped)	8th	8. Inspire - Amy	4th	8. Impact - Kaylee/Lani

	25-Jan		Feb. 15/16		28-Mar
Jamboree results	25-Jan				Canceled
15's DIV	Flight 5 Rainbow (Mirror Lake)		Flight 5 - Rainbow (MTA) 2/16		Flight 1 - Rainbow (O'Malley)3/28
1. ACE- Tiffany	1. MS - Anais/ Morgan	1st	1. Peninsula 16-2	7th	1. MS - Keri/Rachel
2. Inspire-Briana	2. ACE Gary	5th	2. MS - CJ/Renee	8th	2. MS - Tyler
3. MS - Anais/ Morgan	3. Inspire- Shelby	4th	3. MS - Inspire - Shelby	1st	3. Impact - 14
4. ACE Gary	4. MS - CJ/Renee	3rd	4. ACE - Gary	2nd	4. Inspire - Kat
5. Inspire- Shelby	5. Arctic 15's (first Event)	8th	5. MS - Tyler	4th	5. Penisnula 14-1
6. MS - CJ/Renee	6. MS Keri/Rachel	7th	6. Impact 14	5th	6. Impact 13
7. MS - Keri/Rachel	7. Inspire - Amy	2nd	7. Inspire - Kat	6th	7. Peninsula 16-2
8. open	8. MS - Tyler	6th	8. MS Keri/Rachel	3rd	8. MS - CJ/Renee

14's DIV	Flight 6 Dolly V (O'Malley)1/25		Flight 6 - Dolly V(O'Malley) 2/15		Flight 2 - Dolly (Kings Way)3/28
1. Inspire- Amy	1. ACE - Rochelle	6th	(1) Arctic 15 - Dropped		1. MS - Tycie
2. MS Tyler	2. Impact- 14	1st	1. Peninsula 14-1	1st	2. MS - Vanessa
3. ACE-Rochelle	3. Inspire - Kat	2nd	2. Inspire - Sandi/Lynn	6th	3. ACE - Rochelle
4. Impact -	4. MS-Vanessa	5th	3. MS - Vanessa	4th	4. Inspire -Sandi/Lynn
5. Inspire-Kat	5. MS Tycie	11th	4. ACE Rochelle	5th	5. Peninsula 14-2
6. MS Vanessa	6. MS Reily	10th	(5) Arctice 14's dropped		6. ACE - Marge
7. MS Tycie	7. Arctic 14's (first event)	7th	5. ACE - Marge	7th	7. Acrtic 15's (dropped)
8. MS Reily	8. Peninsula 14-1 (first event)	3rd	6. Impact 13	2nd	8. Arctic 14's (dropped)
	9. Peninsula 14-2 (first event)	12th	7. MS - Reily	8th
	10. Inspire - Sandi/Lynn	4th	8. MS - Tycie	3rd
	11. Impact - 13	9th
	12. ACE - Marge	8th

13's DIV	Flight 7 (Grayling)O'Malley 1/25		Flight 7 - Grayling (O'Malley) 2/15		Flight 3 - Grayling (O'Malley) 3/28
1. Inspire - Sandi/Lynn	1. 13's MSVB Puprple	1st	1. Peninsula 14-2	2nd	1. MSVB - Purple
2. Impact - 13	2. 13's MSVB Red	2nd	2. MSVB - Purple	1st	2. MSVB -Reily
3. ACE-Marge	3. 13's MSVB Blue	3rd	3. MSVB - Red	4th	3. MSVB - Blue
13U Coach play	4. 13's MSVB 4th	4th	4. MSVB - Blue	3rd	4. MSVB - Red
4	5. 12's Peninsula	5th	5. MSVB - White (dropped)		5. Peninsula 12
5.?			6. Peninsula 12's	5th	6 MSVB - White

other info

Player Commitment to a Club program
The USAV Alaska Region and USA Volleyball agree that a commitment to a club is for the entire season – this means from the date that a contract is signed by a player and her family and returned to the offering club, until the end of the Girls Junior National Championships. Therefore, any club that attempts to pick up players for a season ending event must first have a release by the player’s current club in order to invite or offer a player committed to another club the opportunity to play with the new club. Players/coaches/club directors/parents of players and anyone else associated with the club should not be recruiting players to play with the team for any season ending event unless players have been released. The requesting club should contact the other club director first. This includes AAU events.

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