Looking for more information about our Leagues?

Please take a look at our Parents section. More detailed information can also be found in our Division Handbooks. To view the handbooks, select the division menu above (girls/boys) and then select the handbook.

If, after reading our parent section, you still have questions, please contact us! vball@ncva.com

Want to register for Area League? Or, start a team?

Go to the Start a Club page.

Clubs can be one team or many teams. The number of teams you organize is up to you! There is nothing better than affiliating yourself with an organization that offers Power League, Area League and Non League, Junior Olympic and special events for your teams. Many of these are events are run in state of the art convention centers with online (and live!) score reporting, live online video of championship matches and more! Here are a few of the perks of being an NCVA affiliated club:

• Several league options to choose from: Power League, Area League and Non League.
  
• Additional Tournaments offered every month that range from two days to four days of play. All held in convention centers.
• Power League gives you the opportunity to earn a regional bid to the USA Volleyball Junior Olympic Championships.
• Far Westerns, a Junior Olympic Bid Tournament, right in your backyard!
• Facilities insurance
• Insurance for all registered members - players, coaches, club staff and anyone else that chooses to become a member
• DNO insurance
• Office Staff available Monday-Friday 9am - 5pm
• On-Call office staff available to tournament directors for all tournaments.
  
• Coaches' continuing education opportunities

• Power League tournaments will be offered in the following age groups: 18, 17, 16, 15, 14
• All Power League tournaments are provided referees
• Points will be awarded to all teams participating in the Power League.
• The League consists of a two-day Qualifier, four League tournaments, and a two-day Region Championship.
  
• Both the Qualifier and Region Championship are held in convention centers
  
• These tournaments are mandatory, which means that a team entering this League will play eight mandatory days.
  
• Upon registering for the League, a team will automatically be entered into each League event.
  
• Teams entering the League will be divided into divisions (Gold, Silver, Bronze, etc.) and age groups based on results from the Qualifier.
  
• The format for these divisions will be determined by the number of teams entered.
  
• Travel is required for this League.
  
• The deadline to enter/pay for the League online is 5:00 PM on Monday, September 14, 2009.
  
• A team may choose to enter the League event after the Qualifier, but they will be entered at the lowest level and only if space is available.
  
• Points will be awarded to each team based on their results.
  
• If a team either No Shows, Cancels or Forfeits a tournament, they will receive last place points for that tournament and take the last seed in that division and additional sanction will/can be applied.
  
• Play will begin at 8:30 a.m.
  
• Each match is the best two-out-of-three sets to 25 points in the first two sets and to 15 points in the third set, if necessary.
  
• All sets will use rally scoring with no cap.
  
• Based on format pools may be play all 3 sets to 25 Points.
  
• After pool play, teams will advance to playoff brackets.
  

• The Qualifier & Region Championships will both be held at the San Mateo Event Center
  
• Qualifier – September 26-27, 2009
  
• Region Championships – December 12-13, 2009
  
• During the Region championships an All-League team will be chosen based on the entire season of play. The All-League Ballot Form is located in the Boys Handbook