USA Volleyball Signs MOUs with Japanese Training Sites
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 24, 2021) – USA Volleyball signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on Tuesday with three groups in Japan that will host U.S. teams preparing for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Mishima City, Japan plans to host the U.S. Men’s National Team for training prior to the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games,...
Olympic Beach Volleyball Team Nominated
The eight members of the U.S. Beach Volleyball Roster for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 has been nominated to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
USA Volleyball Adds Collegiate Division to Open National Championship
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 17, 2021) – For the first time, college players will have a competition of their own in conjunction with the USA Volleyball Open National Championship. USAV will host a Collegiate National Championship as part of its 2021 Open National Championship on May 28-30 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky....
U.S. Men Struggle Early and Fall to Iran
U.S. Men’s National Team improved as it went along, but fell to Iran, 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-23) on Wednesday at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy.
Updated Professional Club Transfer List for 2020-21
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (March 16, 2021) – USA Volleyball has updated its transfer list for the 2020-21 professional club season. USA Volleyball has processed 301 transfer certificates (230 women and 71 men) for the 2020-21 season. These certificates allow U.S. citizens to play professional volleyball in other countries. For the women, Germany leads the way...
20 Athletes Named to Women’s Indoor U20 National Training Team
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USA Volleyball is happy to announce the 20 players who have been named to the 2021 Women’s Indoor U20 National Training Team (U20 NTT).
Klineman/Ross Claim Katara Cup Gold
Alix Klineman and April Ross won gold at the Katara Beach Volleyball Cup Friday, and Taylor Crabb and Jake Gibb won bronze. In all four American duos reached the semifinal round, the first time in 10 years two men's and two women's pairs reached the semis at the same tournament.
U.S. Women are 9-0 with Six to Go at VNL
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 8, 2021) – The U.S. Women’s National Team hit a minor speedbump, but otherwise kept on rolling on Tuesday and beat Italy, 3-1 (25-18, 25-21, 20-25, 25-16) at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy. The U.S. Women (9-0) are the only team that is still undefeated in Rimini. The...
Race for Tokyo Reignites in Doha
Eight U.S. Beach National Team pairs will compete at the Katara Cup, a four-star tournament in Doha, Qatar, as the race for an Olympic berth reignites.
Dick Powell Dies at Age 89
USA Volleyball is saddened to learn of the passing of Richard “Dick” Edwin Powell on May 27, 2021. He was 89. Dick was a longtime member of the USA Volleyball family, along with his wife, Joan, who was the 2018 Harold T. Friermood “Frier” award winner. Powell was born and raised in Kansas and served...