With about a month to go until the start of national championships for club volleyball, a grand total of 55 teams from Nebraska will be competing for national championships at various levels.
Most of the teams are heading to Orlando for the AAU National Championships June 15-26 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and Orange County Convention Center. A total of 36 teams from six different clubs will be in Florida for the AAU championships, which are open to any team in the country wishing to enter in various divisions.
The other 19 teams – representing four different clubs – will compete in the USAV Girls’ Junior National Championships June 23-July in New Orleans at the Morial Convention Center. Like the AAU championships, USAV offers multiple divisions but teams are forced to qualify via regional USAV qualifiers or local bid tournaments. USAV does offer a Patriot division for teams to sign-up for the tournament without having qualified, but it is only offered in select age divisions.
The percentage of teams in Nebraska heading to Orlando in 2015 instead of USAV nationals has grown drastically in the past year. In 2014, 24 Nebraska teams went to Orlando for AAU Nationals while 23 went to USAV.
Here is a complete listing of teams taking part in the tournaments. A preview of the tournaments will come out close to the events.
Teams are listed by tournament and in order from oldest to youngest and from toughest level of competition to the lowest.
AAU National Championships
Orlando – June 15-26
18 Open
Nebraska Juniors 18 Black
18 Premier
Nebraska Elite 18 Freak Show
River City Juniors 181
Nebraska Juniors 18 Red
18 Club
River City Juniors 182
5-Star 18s
18 Classic
VCNebraska 18 Elite
17 Open
Nebraska Elite 17 SWAT
Nebraska Juniors 17 Black
Nebraska Juniors 17 Red
17 Premier
Nebraska ONE 17 Crossfire
17 Club
River City Juniors 171
River City Juniors 172
17 Classic
No Nebraska Teams
16 Open
Nebraska Elite 16 Vici
Nebraska Juniors 16 Black
16 Premier
Nebraska Juniors 16 Red
16 Club
Nebraska ONE 16 Heat
River City Juniors 161
River City Juniors 162
VCNebraska 16 Elite
16 Classic
Nebraska Elite 16 Pursuit
15 Open
Nebraska Elite 15 Revolution
Nebraska Juniors 15 Black
15 Premier
No Nebraska Teams
15 Club
River City Juniors 151
VCNebraska 15 Elite
VCNebraska 15 Black
15 Classic
No Nebraska Teams
14 Open
Nebraska Elite 14 Havoc
14 Premier
Nebraska ONE 14 Titanium
14 Club
Nebraska Elite 14 Nexus
Nebraska ONE 14 Platinum
River City 141
14 Classic
No Nebraska Teams
13 Open
No Nebraska Teams
13 Club
Nebraska Elite 13 Thunder
River City Juniors 131
13 Classic
Nebraska Elite 13 Storm
12 Open
Nebraska Elite 12 Velocity
12 Club
River City Juniors 121
12 Classic
Nebraska Elite 12 Unify
USAV Girls Junior National Championships
New Orleans – June 23 – July 2
18 Open
No Nebraska Teams
18 National
Nebraska Impact 181 Chaos
18 USA
Premier 18 Gold
18 American
Premier 18 Black
17 Open
No Nebraska Teams
17 National
Premier 17 Gold
17 USA
No Nebraska Teams
17 American
Nebraska Impact 171 Bushido
17 Patriot
No Nebraska Teams
16 Open
No Nebraska Teams
16 National
Premier 16 Gold
16 USA
No Nebraska Teams
16 American
Club Legacy 16 ROX
16 Patriot
No Nebraska Teams
15 Open
No Nebraska Teams
15 National
Premier 15 Gold
15 USA
No Nebraska Teams
15 American
No Nebraska Teams
15 Patriot
No Nebraska Teams
14 Open
No Nebraska Teams
14 National
Premier 14 Gold
14 USA
No Nebraska Teams
14 American
Premier 14 Black
14 Patriot
No Nebraska Teams
13 Open
Premier 13 Gold
13 National
Club Legacy 13 ROX
Premier 13 Black
13 American
Nebraska Impact 131 Lanakila
12 National
Nebraska ONE 12 Shockerz
Premier 12 Gold
12 American
Nebraska Impact 121 Explosion
Premier 12 Black
Premier 11 Gold
