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Arlington to Host Volleyball Nations League Women’s Event in 2024

Arlington, Texas, will host women’s competition as part of the 2024 Volleyball Nations League 2024 schedule, which will include nine countries and four continents during a six-week period between May and June in a Preliminary Phase. The Nations League events will play a major role in determining the last national teams that will qualify for […]

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Athletes Unlimited Volleyball Expands With ESPN Deal, Spring Tour

Athletes Unlimited Volleyball is expanding in 2023 with a new media rights agreement with ESPN for its third championship season in the fall along with a new exhibition in the spring that will feature a team of AU athletes traveling across the U.S. to play a series of exhibition matches against top college programs. “Volleyball […]

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Legends Event Center Named Home to Houston Skyline BCS Volleyball Club

The new Houston Skyline BCS volleyball club will use the Legends Event Center in Bryan, Texas, as its official training home when the venue opens this winter in the Travis Bryan Midtown Park. Once completed, Legends Event Center will feature a large indoor court/event space for 16 volleyball and eight basketball courts. When Legends Event […]

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The Orange County Convention Center will host more than 70,000 athletes and coaches during the 18-day event June 14 to July 1.

AAU Bringing World’s Largest Volleyball Tournament to Orlando

The world’s largest volleyball tournament is heading to the Sunshine State. The Amateur Athletic Union will bring the 49th AAU Girls’ Junior National Volleyball Championships and AAU Boys’ Junior National Volleyball Championships to Orlando from June 14 to July 1. The Orange County Convention Center will host more than 70,000 athletes and coaches, representing 48 […]

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Poland and Slovenia to Host Relocated FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship

The International Volleyball Federation has announced that Poland and Slovenia will host the relocated FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship 2022, with other European countries also potentially joining at a later stage, after the event was removed from Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine. Poland and Slovenia were two of many destinations to step forward […]

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New Sports Venues to Watch in 2022

As the demand for spaces to host sporting events continues to grow with an eye toward sports-related travel in a post-coronavirus world, destinations across the country are examining their inventory, identifying needs and building accordingly. Here are 16 new sports complexes to keep an eye on in 2022. Alabama A&M Event Center Huntsville, Alabama OPENING: […]

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2022 AVP Tour Schedule Released

The AVP Tour will have three Gold Series events, five Pro Series events and seven Tour Series events as part of its 2022 beach volleyball schedule, culminating with the AVP Championships in Phoenix. The new tiered system increases money for athletes breaking into the beach volleyball world. The Championship event in Phoenix, scheduled for September […]

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Lori Okimura Appointed Sport Director for World ParaVolley

The World ParaVolley Board has named Lori Okimura as sport director until the next General Assembly in December 2022, making her the first female to hold the position in the organization’s history. “I see this opportunity to serve as sport director of World ParaVolley as one to include other voices and ideas from our community […]

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Hartford Hosting Major Indoor Youth Volleyball Tournament

The omicron variant does not appear to be slowing down amateur sports events, including a major indoor volleyball tournament that will begin this weekend in Hartford, Connecticut. An estimated 5,700 youth volleyball players from 521 teams are expected to compete over the next three weekends at the 2022 Smack New England Winterfest Volleyball Tournament at […]

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