Jr/Youth Clubs & Programs
Click Here for AK Jrs Sports Engine website
There are numerous outstanding Juniors/Youth clubs and programs around Alaska. Most of the clubs have Comp and Developmental programs and travel teams. Tryout info is available on the AK JRs Sports Engine website.
Players in local USAV programs must be registered with USAV through the new SportsEngine/USAV system. Use the link below to get yourself registered. The registration is now available. Last year's membership expired on 1 Sept. You don't need to select a club yet.
You will need to pay the full or tryout USAV fee online. Club or team fees will be collected later by your club.
-Elevate AK Volleyball (Fairbanks) fhfitnessstudio@gmail.com Director Tina Ferringer
-Frontier Volleyball Director Amy Mestas https://frontier-volleyball-academy.teamsnapsites.com/ frontiervbak@gmail.com
-Inspire (Eagle River/Chugiak) Inspire VBC
-Impact/ASA IMPACT
-Kodiak KODIAK-ISLAND-VBC
-Legacy Boys Volleyball Legacy Anchorage
-Marathon Volleyball Club - Seward, AK Jodi Kurtz marathonvball@yahoo.com
-Midnight Sun (Anchorage) Midnightsun VBC
-Peninsula Wild Director Luke Baumer Peninsula-Wild Facebook
-USAV Indoor Girls Youth National USAV Girls
How to Start & Operate a USAV Jrs Club
You can also contact USAV Alaska Julie Weber with questions about starting a club. Alaskavolleyball@gmail.com
USAV Age bracket definition (note USAV has changed the cutoff date to 1 Jul) younger players can play on older teams
18's - MSVB 18 Cera
17's - MSVB 17 Bre
16's - IVC 16 National
15's - ACE 15 Steve/Hondo
14's - IVC 14 National
13's - MSVB 13 elite
12's - MSVB 12's Morgan
Juniors news
Travel team summer Tryouts
- How many tournaments will this team go to (when & where)?
- What is the estimated cost, and what is included in the cost? What is not included?
- What is the total cost for travel and regular season?
- Does the club have any fundraising opportunities?
- How many times a week will this team practice?
- Will this team be my regular season team? Are we only together for traveling?
- What is the purpose of traveling to out of state tournaments?
- What is the club's policy on playing time for travel team members?
Club Regular Season TRYOUTS
The AK Region has set rules regarding tryouts periods and club commitments. These rules are made in the best interest of the athlete and are similar to other states. If players have conflicts with tryout dates or 2 clubs on the same date please contact the club the make special arrangements for possible alternative tryout dates. Check individual club websites for tryout details. Club tryout period begins 13 Oct and runs thru 28 Nov. A lot of tryouts will be held 18-23 Nov.
TOURNAMENT Dates for 2024/25 are tentative Most tournaments will be held at Anchorage, Eagle River, and Mat-Su facilities. Tournament dates are post on the AK Jrs Sports engine website. The AK regional tournament in early April
PROPOSED 2025 TOURNAMENT WEEKENDS (drafted 4/2/24)
JANUARY
11 OLDER
18 YOUNGER
(Hawaii & Matt Hartner)
FEBRUARY
1 YOUNGER 15u
2 OLDER 16-18u
8 SALT LAKE?
15 YOUNGER
Las Vegas
PHX FESTIVAL
22 OLDER
MARCH
1 OLDER 16-18U
2 YOUNGER 15u
8 spring break
9 spring break
15 spring break
16 spring break
22 REGION CHAMPIONSHIP 18,17,16, OTHER?
PNQ, RED ROCK
23 REGION CHAMPIONSHIP 18,17,16, OTHER?
29 REGION CHAMPIONSHIP
15, 14, 13, 12?
PNQ, RED ROCK
30 REGION CHAMPIONSHIP
15, 14, 13, 12?
++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 begins on 23 Oct. Commitments to a program by a 14u player can not take place before Nov 2nd.
++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 season the tryout window will be 17 Nov. The 1st-day players (18U-15U) can commit or be asked to commit to a program/club is Nov 29 (was normally Dec 1). Commitment dates could change if there is unanimous agreement between all club directors.
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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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