September 1, 2012
As initially presented at the May meetings in Salt Lake City, beginning in 2013, the GJNC will add two new Championship Divisions and a new age group. These additions will raise the GJNC total possible field from its 2012 number of 816 to approximately 1200 for 2013.
The overview of the Championship Divisions:
No change from 2012 – 32 teams; all from National Qualifiers (NQ). Generally regarded as the most competitive teams from a geographic area that tend to travel outside of their area of the country.
Still 48 teams, but all 48 bids will be awarded to Regions based on 2012 registration numbers. There will be no National Division at the NQs. Generally considered the top teams in the Region that don’t obtain an Open bid.
Formerly the National Division at NQs – This is a new Championship in 2013 and will be a 24-team field with all 24 bids being awarded at NQs. Generally targeted for teams striving to become amongst the top teams nationally and regionally.
No change from 2012 (48 teams from Regions and NQs). Generally targeted for teams that are competitive Regionally and typically don’t travel far from their geographic area of the country.
This is a new Championship and will field between 24 and 48 teams per age group in 2013. Access to this Championship will be strictly based on date of entry. Teams do not need to qualify to participate in this Championship. Should a team entered in this Championship later qualifier for a higher tournament, their entry and fee will be transferred to the higher tournament. This tournament will only be offered in 17s-14s and 11s in 2013. Generally targeted for teams looking to finish their season at the GJNC without waiting to see if they will obtain a bid in the higher Divisions.
Unaccepted bids will be subject to the same sanction as in the past, as specified in the Championship Manual.
NOTE: All Championships within an age group (ie. Open, National, USA, American, and Patriot where applicable) will be contested on the same days all at the Dallas Convention Center. This will allow teams to plan in advance to play during that time frame and in that city before the club season begins. They simply won’t know the exact Championship Division for which they may qualify.
11-&-UNDER Championship
Per the recommendation of the Junior Assembly in May, USAV will be adding a 24-team Patriot Division Championship for an 11-and-under age group to the 2013 GJNC in Dallas. This will be a 3-day Championship.
Stay to Play
While all National Championship and Divisions will again be subject to USAV’s Stay to Play policy, THS and USAV will be meeting to work on refining the process. An update on any changes to procedures will be communicated in October, if not sooner.
- The lottery for club access to the room block for both Boys’ and Girls’ clubs will take place on Wednesday, September 12. We are looking into web streaming the process. More info soon.
- While the Patriot Division will still be Stay to Play, the nuances of the new Division with regard to Stay to Play will be examined.
- Adding additional opportunities for clubs or Regions to block rooms will be examined.
32 teams with all bids being awarded at NQs or through the At-Large process. The difference this year is that a new Open Qualifier has been added – The Disney Volleyball Showcase:
- Open Divisions only for 18s through 14s age groups
- It will have 2 Open Bids
- This will be an Invitational Event for only 16 teams per division based on ’12 performance.
- Invites are expected to be sent no later than September 15
All other Open Divisions at Qualifiers will have as many as 3 bids, depending upon the number of teams entered in that tournament. A minimum of 8 teams is needed for a tournament to receive an Open bid.
A team winning an Open bid must accept that bid over any other level of GJNC bid.
Any unallocated Open Bids will again be awarded through the At-Large process.
48 teams with all bids being awarded through the Regions. Each Region will receive at least 1 National bid, regardless of previous year’s registration. Additional bids will be allocated to Regions based on the previous year’s registration. National bids returned by Regions will be re-allocated to Regions using the same process.Should a team winning a National bid have previously or later win or be awarded an Open bid, it must accept the Open bid. The National bid returns to the Region for re-distribution.
24 teams with all bids being awarded through the NQs (except Disney Volleyball Showcase in 2013). Each NQ will receive at least 1 USA bid, provided it has at least 8 teams entered in the tournament. All 24 teams will be awarded at NQs through direct award or trickle down; or through an At-Large process.Should a team winning an USA bid have previously or later win or be awarded an Open or National bid, it must accept the bid to the highest Championship. If the team had previously won a USA bid or higher, the USA bid will trickle down at that NQ. If the team later wins or is awarded an Open or National bid, the USA bid will revert back to the NQ where it was obtained for reallocation to a level no lower than the trickle down would allow. If the USA bid can’t be reallocated through this trickle down process, it will go to the team’s home Region for distribution.
48 teams with bids being awarded to the Regions based on the same system of allocation and re-allocation as in the past, and at NQs, except Disney Volleyball Showcase in 2013. One American bid will be available with a minimum of 8 teams entered in the tournament.
All spots in these tournaments will be available on a date-of-entry basis. No bids will be awarded at either NQs or Regions and, therefore, will not require acceptance.
Provided that a Region’s registration growth rate didn’t significantly drop in 2012, each Region should be allocated at least as many GJNC bids in 2013 as they were in 2012. New benchmarks will need to be established for allocating 2nd and possibly 3rd National bids, given that all 48 of these bids will go to Regions. These benchmarks will be communicated to the Regions as soon as possible – hopefully, well before the October meetings. As in the past, it is at the discretion of each individual Region on the method chosen to award their allocated bids.
More specific descriptions of the GJNC Divisions and the Qualification process can be found in the 2013 Championship Manual that will be posted to the USAV website in the upcoming weeks.
New for 2013 is the emergence of the Disney Volleyball Showcase as the 11th NQ. What will set this event apart from other NQs is that for 2013, it will only be a NQ for Open Divisions and the field will be a 16-team invitational event. These invitations will be based on a team’s performance during the 2012 season. For example a 14s team that won an Open Division at a 2012 NQ will be invited to the 15s Division for the 2013.
The initial invitations will be allocated as follows for the 18s through 15s:
- 2012 GJNC Open Division medalists (4)
- 2012 NQ Open Division Champions (10)
- At-Large Selections (2)
Invitations for the 14 and under division:
- 2012 GJNC 13 National medalists (4)
- 2012 GJNC 13 American gold and silver medalists (2)
- 2012 NQ National Division Champions (10)
Teams that qualify for more than 1 invitation will have their additional spots be extended via an At-Large process. Invitations are expected to go out by September 15. If a team doesn’t accept an invitation, it will be extended via an At-Large process.
- Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
- Competition Dates: July 23-27
- Entry Fees may be raised (1st time in 8 years) by $100 per Division
- USAV is considering Girls’ Divisions being identified by skill level rather than age group, similar to what has been done in the Boys’ Divisions in ’11 and ’12.
As announced in May, the format of the 2013 US Open Adult Championships will be altered in most divisions to allow for more participation and utilization of the Holiday Weekend. The tentative schedule for the Opens in Louisville will be as follows:
- Open and Women’s PVL: May 25-28
- AA: May 26-29
- BB, B, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 76s: May 24-26
- A, 45s, 55s, 65s, 73s, and 80s: May 27-29
- U-Volley and Sitting: May 27-28
- Coed Reverse: May 26-27
- Coed Regular: May 28-29
Entry fees and formats are being confirmed and should be ready in time for the October RVA Meeting.
While there is still some finalization to be done, the following is the projected plan for the PVL in 2013:
WOMEN
- Rosters
- All athletes must be registered with the team’s Region, except…
- …in the case of the “Rule of 2” which allows a team to have up to 2 players registered outside the team’s Region, provided the Region in which those athletes are registered does not have a PVL team.
- The transference of a person’s membership from one Region to another is allowable, provided that it is approved by both Regions involved and the PVL Commissioner
- Season
- There will be a PVL Division at the USA Open Championships
- For a PVL team to be eligible to participate in this Division, it must have participated in at least 2 PVL Events in advance of the Opens. These will be known as “Season Events”. At least one of these Season Events must be participating in a PVL Division at a National Qualifier. The second may be a separate PVL Event or series of matches. If a match series, it must involve at least 2 matches between PVL teams. This could be at least two matches on a given day, over a series of days, or over a series of days in two different locations (example: a “home and home” between 2 PVL teams)
- There may or may not be prize money or entry fees at Season Events. This will be up to the Event host.
- As in 2012, there will be prize money and some form of housing provided at the Opens. “Some form” means, USAV may look at providing teams 4 rooms up to a certain value in a voucher form that can be used within the tournament room block. This would allow the teams to choose the property for their teams.
- Steve Bishop is preparing an RFP to send the NQs to inquire what each NQ is prepared to offer or require of the PVL teams that may be participating at their respective event. Hopefully, we’ll have firm information on this by the October meeting.
- The top finishing team per Conference, as well as the next highest finishing overall team at the Opens will be invited to participate in the PVL/USA WA2 Division at the GJNC
- Same housing deal would be provided as at the Opens
- Initial pool play would involve all 8 teams, but playoffs would involve the WA2 teams breaking out separately from the PVL teams. This would allow the PVL teams to play for prize money without endangering the NCAA eligibility of the WA2 athletes.
MEN
To be played at the BJNC with the same housing arrangement as with the Women. Entry fee and prize money may vary and will be announced once it’s known the interest level of the Regions.
As initially presented at the May meetings in Salt Lake City, beginning in 2013, the GJNC will add two new Championship Divisions and a new age group. These additions will raise the GJNC total possible field from its 2012 number of 816 to approximately 1200 for 2013.
The overview of the Championship Divisions:
Unaccepted bids will be subject to the same sanction as in the past, as specified in the Championship Manual.
NOTE: All Championships within an age group (ie. Open, National, USA, American, and Patriot where applicable) will be contested on the same days all at the Dallas Convention Center. This will allow teams to plan in advance to play during that time frame and in that city before the club season begins. They simply won’t know the exact Championship Division for which they may qualify.
11-&-UNDER Championship
Per the recommendation of the Junior Assembly in May, USAV will be adding a 24-team Patriot Division Championship for an 11-and-under age group to the 2013 GJNC in Dallas. This will be a 3-day Championship.
Stay to Play
While all National Championship and Divisions will again be subject to USAV’s Stay to Play policy, THS and USAV will be meeting to work on refining the process. An update on any changes to procedures will be communicated in October, if not sooner.
- The lottery for club access to the room block for both Boys’ and Girls’ clubs will take place on Wednesday, September 12. We are looking into web streaming the process. More info soon.
- While the Patriot Division will still be Stay to Play, the nuances of the new Division with regard to Stay to Play will be examined.
- Adding additional opportunities for clubs or Regions to block rooms will be examined.
- Open Divisions only for 18s through 14s age groups
- It will have 2 Open Bids
- This will be an Invitational Event for only 16 teams per division based on ’12 performance.
- Invites are expected to be sent no later than September 15
All other Open Divisions at Qualifiers will have as many as 3 bids, depending upon the number of teams entered in that tournament. A minimum of 8 teams is needed for a tournament to receive an Open bid.
A team winning an Open bid must accept that bid over any other level of GJNC bid.
Any unallocated Open Bids will again be awarded through the At-Large process.
Provided that a Region’s registration growth rate didn’t significantly drop in 2012, each Region should be allocated at least as many GJNC bids in 2013 as they were in 2012. New benchmarks will need to be established for allocating 2nd and possibly 3rd National bids, given that all 48 of these bids will go to Regions. These benchmarks will be communicated to the Regions as soon as possible – hopefully, well before the October meetings. As in the past, it is at the discretion of each individual Region on the method chosen to award their allocated bids.
More specific descriptions of the GJNC Divisions and the Qualification process can be found in the 2013 Championship Manual that will be posted to the USAV website in the upcoming weeks.
New for 2013 is the emergence of the Disney Volleyball Showcase as the 11th NQ. What will set this event apart from other NQs is that for 2013, it will only be a NQ for Open Divisions and the field will be a 16-team invitational event. These invitations will be based on a team’s performance during the 2012 season. For example a 14s team that won an Open Division at a 2012 NQ will be invited to the 15s Division for the 2013.
The initial invitations will be allocated as follows for the 18s through 15s:
- 2012 GJNC Open Division medalists (4)
- 2012 NQ Open Division Champions (10)
- At-Large Selections (2)
Invitations for the 14 and under division:
- 2012 GJNC 13 National medalists (4)
- 2012 GJNC 13 American gold and silver medalists (2)
- 2012 NQ National Division Champions (10)
Teams that qualify for more than 1 invitation will have their additional spots be extended via an At-Large process. Invitations are expected to go out by September 15. If a team doesn’t accept an invitation, it will be extended via an At-Large process.
- Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
- Competition Dates: July 23-27
- Entry Fees may be raised (1st time in 8 years) by $100 per Division
- USAV is considering Girls’ Divisions being identified by skill level rather than age group, similar to what has been done in the Boys’ Divisions in ’11 and ’12.
As announced in May, the format of the 2013 US Open Adult Championships will be altered in most divisions to allow for more participation and utilization of the Holiday Weekend. The tentative schedule for the Opens in Louisville will be as follows:
- Open and Women’s PVL: May 25-28
- AA: May 26-29
- BB, B, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 76s: May 24-26
- A, 45s, 55s, 65s, 73s, and 80s: May 27-29
- U-Volley and Sitting: May 27-28
- Coed Reverse: May 26-27
- Coed Regular: May 28-29
Entry fees and formats are being confirmed and should be ready in time for the October RVA Meeting.
While there is still some finalization to be done, the following is the projected plan for the PVL in 2013:
WOMEN
- Rosters
- All athletes must be registered with the team’s Region, except…
- …in the case of the “Rule of 2” which allows a team to have up to 2 players registered outside the team’s Region, provided the Region in which those athletes are registered does not have a PVL team.
- The transference of a person’s membership from one Region to another is allowable, provided that it is approved by both Regions involved and the PVL Commissioner
- Season
- There will be a PVL Division at the USA Open Championships
- For a PVL team to be eligible to participate in this Division, it must have participated in at least 2 PVL Events in advance of the Opens. These will be known as “Season Events”. At least one of these Season Events must be participating in a PVL Division at a National Qualifier. The second may be a separate PVL Event or series of matches. If a match series, it must involve at least 2 matches between PVL teams. This could be at least two matches on a given day, over a series of days, or over a series of days in two different locations (example: a “home and home” between 2 PVL teams)
- There may or may not be prize money or entry fees at Season Events. This will be up to the Event host.
- As in 2012, there will be prize money and some form of housing provided at the Opens. “Some form” means, USAV may look at providing teams 4 rooms up to a certain value in a voucher form that can be used within the tournament room block. This would allow the teams to choose the property for their teams.
- Steve Bishop is preparing an RFP to send the NQs to inquire what each NQ is prepared to offer or require of the PVL teams that may be participating at their respective event. Hopefully, we’ll have firm information on this by the October meeting.
- The top finishing team per Conference, as well as the next highest finishing overall team at the Opens will be invited to participate in the PVL/USA WA2 Division at the GJNC
- Same housing deal would be provided as at the Opens
- Initial pool play would involve all 8 teams, but playoffs would involve the WA2 teams breaking out separately from the PVL teams. This would allow the PVL teams to play for prize money without endangering the NCAA eligibility of the WA2 athletes.
MEN
To be played at the BJNC with the same housing arrangement as with the Women. Entry fee and prize money may vary and will be announced once it’s known the interest level of the Regions.
New for 2013 is the emergence of the Disney Volleyball Showcase as the 11th NQ. What will set this event apart from other NQs is that for 2013, it will only be a NQ for Open Divisions and the field will be a 16-team invitational event. These invitations will be based on a team’s performance during the 2012 season. For example a 14s team that won an Open Division at a 2012 NQ will be invited to the 15s Division for the 2013.
The initial invitations will be allocated as follows for the 18s through 15s:
- 2012 GJNC Open Division medalists (4)
- 2012 NQ Open Division Champions (10)
- At-Large Selections (2)
Invitations for the 14 and under division:
- 2012 GJNC 13 National medalists (4)
- 2012 GJNC 13 American gold and silver medalists (2)
- 2012 NQ National Division Champions (10)
Teams that qualify for more than 1 invitation will have their additional spots be extended via an At-Large process. Invitations are expected to go out by September 15. If a team doesn’t accept an invitation, it will be extended via an At-Large process.
- Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
- Competition Dates: July 23-27
- Entry Fees may be raised (1st time in 8 years) by $100 per Division
- USAV is considering Girls’ Divisions being identified by skill level rather than age group, similar to what has been done in the Boys’ Divisions in ’11 and ’12.
As announced in May, the format of the 2013 US Open Adult Championships will be altered in most divisions to allow for more participation and utilization of the Holiday Weekend. The tentative schedule for the Opens in Louisville will be as follows:
- Open and Women’s PVL: May 25-28
- AA: May 26-29
- BB, B, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 76s: May 24-26
- A, 45s, 55s, 65s, 73s, and 80s: May 27-29
- U-Volley and Sitting: May 27-28
- Coed Reverse: May 26-27
- Coed Regular: May 28-29
Entry fees and formats are being confirmed and should be ready in time for the October RVA Meeting.
While there is still some finalization to be done, the following is the projected plan for the PVL in 2013:
WOMEN
- Rosters
- All athletes must be registered with the team’s Region, except…
- …in the case of the “Rule of 2” which allows a team to have up to 2 players registered outside the team’s Region, provided the Region in which those athletes are registered does not have a PVL team.
- The transference of a person’s membership from one Region to another is allowable, provided that it is approved by both Regions involved and the PVL Commissioner
- Season
- There will be a PVL Division at the USA Open Championships
- For a PVL team to be eligible to participate in this Division, it must have participated in at least 2 PVL Events in advance of the Opens. These will be known as “Season Events”. At least one of these Season Events must be participating in a PVL Division at a National Qualifier. The second may be a separate PVL Event or series of matches. If a match series, it must involve at least 2 matches between PVL teams. This could be at least two matches on a given day, over a series of days, or over a series of days in two different locations (example: a “home and home” between 2 PVL teams)
- There may or may not be prize money or entry fees at Season Events. This will be up to the Event host.
- As in 2012, there will be prize money and some form of housing provided at the Opens. “Some form” means, USAV may look at providing teams 4 rooms up to a certain value in a voucher form that can be used within the tournament room block. This would allow the teams to choose the property for their teams.
- Steve Bishop is preparing an RFP to send the NQs to inquire what each NQ is prepared to offer or require of the PVL teams that may be participating at their respective event. Hopefully, we’ll have firm information on this by the October meeting.
- The top finishing team per Conference, as well as the next highest finishing overall team at the Opens will be invited to participate in the PVL/USA WA2 Division at the GJNC
- Same housing deal would be provided as at the Opens
- Initial pool play would involve all 8 teams, but playoffs would involve the WA2 teams breaking out separately from the PVL teams. This would allow the PVL teams to play for prize money without endangering the NCAA eligibility of the WA2 athletes.
MEN
To be played at the BJNC with the same housing arrangement as with the Women. Entry fee and prize money may vary and will be announced once it’s known the interest level of the Regions.
As announced in May, the format of the 2013 US Open Adult Championships will be altered in most divisions to allow for more participation and utilization of the Holiday Weekend. The tentative schedule for the Opens in Louisville will be as follows:
- Open and Women’s PVL: May 25-28
- AA: May 26-29
- BB, B, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 76s: May 24-26
- A, 45s, 55s, 65s, 73s, and 80s: May 27-29
- U-Volley and Sitting: May 27-28
- Coed Reverse: May 26-27
- Coed Regular: May 28-29
Entry fees and formats are being confirmed and should be ready in time for the October RVA Meeting.
While there is still some finalization to be done, the following is the projected plan for the PVL in 2013:
WOMEN
- Rosters
- All athletes must be registered with the team’s Region, except…
- …in the case of the “Rule of 2” which allows a team to have up to 2 players registered outside the team’s Region, provided the Region in which those athletes are registered does not have a PVL team.
- The transference of a person’s membership from one Region to another is allowable, provided that it is approved by both Regions involved and the PVL Commissioner
- Season
- There will be a PVL Division at the USA Open Championships
- For a PVL team to be eligible to participate in this Division, it must have participated in at least 2 PVL Events in advance of the Opens. These will be known as “Season Events”. At least one of these Season Events must be participating in a PVL Division at a National Qualifier. The second may be a separate PVL Event or series of matches. If a match series, it must involve at least 2 matches between PVL teams. This could be at least two matches on a given day, over a series of days, or over a series of days in two different locations (example: a “home and home” between 2 PVL teams)
- There may or may not be prize money or entry fees at Season Events. This will be up to the Event host.
- As in 2012, there will be prize money and some form of housing provided at the Opens. “Some form” means, USAV may look at providing teams 4 rooms up to a certain value in a voucher form that can be used within the tournament room block. This would allow the teams to choose the property for their teams.
- Steve Bishop is preparing an RFP to send the NQs to inquire what each NQ is prepared to offer or require of the PVL teams that may be participating at their respective event. Hopefully, we’ll have firm information on this by the October meeting.
- The top finishing team per Conference, as well as the next highest finishing overall team at the Opens will be invited to participate in the PVL/USA WA2 Division at the GJNC
- Same housing deal would be provided as at the Opens
- Initial pool play would involve all 8 teams, but playoffs would involve the WA2 teams breaking out separately from the PVL teams. This would allow the PVL teams to play for prize money without endangering the NCAA eligibility of the WA2 athletes.
- There will be a PVL Division at the USA Open Championships
MEN
To be played at the BJNC with the same housing arrangement as with the Women. Entry fee and prize money may vary and will be announced once it’s known the interest level of the Regions.