2012 HP Championships

The High Performance Championships is one of USA Volleyball’s flagship events.  The 90+ team event features tournaments for both boys and girls that include teams from USA Volleyball Region HP teams , International teams and teams from the USA Volleyball High Performance pipeline.  Past International teams have included: Chile, China, Dominican Republic, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, and Puerto Rico.

 

  2012 USA VOLLEYBALL
HIGH PERFORMANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2012 USAV HP Championships will take place at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa.  The tournament will take place July 24-28, 2012. 

USA athletes should plan to arrive in Des Moines on July 19 and will depart on July 29, 2012.  Specific times and additional travel details will be sent via e-mail to USA athletes in the weeks before the tournament.  Region teams should plan on arriving in Des Moines on July 23, 2012.

Des Moines Welcome Video

2012 HP Championships Manual

2012 HP Championships Team Entry Form

2012 HP Championships Team Log

Team Practice Schedule

USA Programs will begin training in Iowa on July 19 with one training session.  July 20 - 22, USA Programs will train 5 - 6 hours per day split into 2 sessions and will finish with one training session on both July 23 and 24.  The primary focus of the training will be learning USA National Team skill techniques and playing systems.  Athletes will receive individual training as well as be trained within the team structure.  Midway through training, athletes will be split into tiered teams depending on the athlete's training evaluation.  These are the teams on which the athletes will compete during the tournament.  More precise training schedules will be distributed in an e-mail approximately one week before the arrival day.

Competition Schedule

This event does not follow a traditional am/pm wave format that you will find at most large junior volleyball tournaments. With few exceptions, each team will play a total of eight 3-out-of-5 set matches over the course of the event. Typically two matches per day during the early rounds. Because of this when a team plays, its matches is quite random from day to day to allow for proper scheduling and recovery time.  The competition lasts 4 ½ days, with all finals scheduled to take place on the last day.

Opening Ceremony

This event holds an opening ceremony very similar to the Olympics.  All teams up and march into the playing venue promoting the region or country they are from.  In the past, teams have worn local clothing, carried flags, and even danced to region specific music.  Speakers at the ceremony include USA Volleyball Olympians and local politicians.  In most years, a banquet is held in conjunction with a large banquet where athletes, coaches, parents, and even officials join together for a meal.

Additional Information

All oversight of athletes during their stay in Des Moines is taken care of by USA coaches.  Parents are not involved with chaperoning, etc.  Parents are welcomed and encouraged to come to Des Moines and should plan to come for the US High Performance Championships, July 24 - 28, 2012.   The players practice as a group very hard during training so it is best for parents to come during the tournament as there really is not time to visit with your athlete during training. Since the time the athletes have together as a group is very limited, it is important that players have the opportunity to get to know their coaches and their teammates from other parts of the country.  Not unlike a USA Volleyball camp, the athletes are responsible to their teams and training groups first and parents should expect to travel to Des Moines to support the teams during the tournament portion.

Entry Tickets:

Tickets can be purchased on site. Cash only.
Daily- $10
Tournament Pass- $38
Kids 12 and under free.

Parking- $7/day at the Iowa Events Center, no in/out privileges

Web Streamed Video: TBD

Opening Ceremony: TBD

Brackets, Schedule and Results: TBD

Note: If there are ANY discrepancies between the posted schedule on AES and the grids below, use the AES version. In grids, teams listed on top wear dark jerseys and those on bottom wear white.

PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK AES FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION.

AES Schedule

Day 1 Grid - Day 2 Grid - Day 3 Grid - Day 4 Grid - Day 5 Grid

Girls' National Select Brackets (GNS) - born in 1998 and after
Girls' National Youth Brackets (GNY) - born in 1996 and after
Girls' International Youth Brackets (GIY) - born 1996 and after
Women's International Junior Brackets (WIJ) - born in 1993 and after
Boys' National Division Brackets (BND) - born in 1995 and after
Boys' International Division Brackets (BID) - born in 1994 and after
Boys' Regional Division Brackets (BRD) - born 1995 and after

Tournament Hotels: 

Region HP teams staying at the tournamnet hotels will receive discounted pricing on opening ceremony and banquet tickets, as well as receiving 6 complimentary volleyballs.

West Des Moines Hotels:

Marriott West Des Moines (8 miles from Iowa Events Center)

Airport Shuttle:                 Free hotel shuttle from airport. Teams must contact AJ Joseph at josephaj1@aol.com by July 1, 2011

Sheraton West Des Moines (8 miles from Iowa Events Center)

Airport Shuttle:                 Free hotel shuttle from airport. Teams must contact AJ Joseph at josephaj1@aol.com by July 1, 2011

Airport Shuttle:                 Free hotel shuttle from airport. Teams must contact AJ Joseph at josephaj1@aol.com by July 1, 2011

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