USA Volleyball: North Country Region
One of the best resources for volleyball in the Minnesota area is USA Volleyball’s North Country Region (NCR) office. USAV has regions representing volleyball event organization, leadership, and playing opportunities across the country for girls, boys, and adults for both…
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Continue ReadingOne of the best resources for volleyball in the Minnesota area is USA Volleyball’s North Country Region (NCR) office. USAV has regions representing volleyball event organization, leadership, and playing opportunities across the country for girls, boys, and adults for both indoor and beach volleyball. Their events include the junior national qualifier series that leads to the Girls’ Junior National Championships each summer. The 2018 season culminated with Northern Lights Volleyball earning the 17 Open gold medal and a 18 National silver medal.
The NCR hosts one of many qualifying events, the Northern Lights Qualifier (NLQ) for the GJNC each season. The U18 division takes place in Omaha, NE with the remaining age groups competing in Minneapolis. The NLQ will take place over three weekends with U18s competing from January 11-13, U13-U15 on April 19-21, and U11, U12, U16, and U17 from April 26-28. Teams will be competing for a handful of bids to the national championship tournament later in the summer. The non-qualifying U18 Elite division will take place from April 26-28 in Minneapolis. Other opportunities to qualify for the USAV national tournament are through the NCR’s regional national bid event. Information for this event will be updated on the NCR website at a later date.
The NCR also hosts and sanctions local and regional tournaments, some that are single day while others are multi-day events for girls teams. Many of these events are comprised of Minnesota-based teams while some of the larger scale tournaments will attract teams from neighboring states. Some of the more competitive multi-day events include:
– President’s Day Smack Fest – February 9-10 (U12-U14; Twin Cities area)
– President’s Day Smack Fest – February 16-17 (U15-U18; Twin Cities area)
– NCR Regional Bid Tournament – March 16-17 (U12-U15; Twin Cities area)
– NCR Regional Bid Tournament – March 23-24 (U16 & U17; Twin Cities area)
– NCR Region Championships – April 27 (U11-U14; Various Locations)
– NCR Region Championships – April 28 (U15-U18; Various Locations)
Check out the North Country Region for more information about how to get involved!