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USA Volleyball has announced the athletes for the 2026 Girls Indoor NTDP Winter Training Series.  A total of 183 athletes from across the country will come together to train with experienced coaches and continue their development within the NTDP.

USA Volleyball (USAV) and American Sport Education (ASE) today announced a strategic partnership to modernize and expand educational programming and leadership development across the volleyball ecosystem.

USA Volleyball beach athletes Caden Phillips and Gavin Mortensen will represent the United States at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, with beach volleyball competition taking place October 31-November 4.

The pool assigments for the 2027 Women's Volleyball World Cup are set, and the U.S. Women's National Team (seeded No. 4) will face No. 13 Thailand, No. 21 Mexico and No. 25 Greece as part of Pool D in Orlando, Florida, August 20-25, 2027.

USA Volleyball has officially announced the return of Patriot Divisions for the 2027 season across all three Girls Junior National Championships (GJNC). Offered as non-bid divisions for U10 through U18 teams that pursue a bid through the GJNC qualification process but do not earn one, the Patriot Divisions provide a national championship-caliber environment for athletes to cap off their season against top competition.

USA Volleyball today announced that its Beach U23 National Team is set to compete in the 2026 U23 NORCECA Continental Tour, which brings together the top national beach volleyball teams from across North, Central America, and the Caribbean to compete at the highest regional level.

USA Volleyball announced today the appointment of Heidi Taliaferro as its new General Counsel. Taliaferro will lead USA Volleyball’s legal operations, providing strategic counsel on corporate governance, high-stakes transactions, property and asset management, and organizational policy to support the continuous growth and protection of the national governing body and its athletes. 

USA Volleyball today announced the appointments of Craig Madson as Director, Officials, and Lindsay Rosenthal as Director, Club Programming. Both leaders bring deep roots in the sport alongside proven operational leadership, and both will begin their new roles effective today. 

All five hosts cities for the 2027 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Cup, Aug. 20-Sept. 5, 2027, have now been announced. The World Cup will be hosted in both the United States and Canada, with Omaha, Neb., Orlando, Fla., and Anaheim, Calif., previously being announced as the U.S. hosts. Quebec City and Montreal are the Canadian hosts.

The U.S. Men’s U23 National Team won the gold medal at the 2026 NORCECA Men’s U23 Pan American Cup with a 3-1 (25-16, 23-25, 25-13, 25-17) victory over Costa Rica on Sunday evening in San Salvador, El Salvador.

The U.S. completed its undefeated run through the 2026 Women’s Final Six by taking the gold medal with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-22) victory over host Mexico on Sunday in Zinacantepec.

The U.S. Women’s National Team continued its unbeaten streak at the 2026 Final Six with a 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-17, 25-21) victory over Cuba in the semifinals on Saturday in Zinacantepec, Mexico.

The U.S. Men’s U23 National Team advanced to the gold medal match of the 2026 Pan Am Cup in San Salvador, El Salvador with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-20) win over Mexico in the semifinals on Saturday.

The U.S. Women’s National Team finished preliminary round play undefeated after a 3-1 (25-22, 18-25, 25-21, 25-13) win over Puerto Rico on Friday in Zinacantepec, Mexico.

The U.S. Women’s National Team remained unbeaten at the 2026 NORCECA Final Six with a heart-pounding 3-1 victory over host Mexico, 3-1 (25-27, 25-19, 25-23, 28-26) in Zinacantepec.

The U.S. Men’s U23 National Team completed preliminary round play at the 2026 Pan Am Cup by sweeping Trinidad & Tobago, 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-15) on Thursday in San Salvador, El Salvador.

The U.S. Women's National Team battled back after losing the third set to defeat the Dominican Republic 3-1 (25-19, 25-20, 23-25, 27-25) at the 2026 NORCECA Final Six in Zinacantepec, Mexico.

The U.S. Men's U23 National Team opened the 2026 Pan Am Cup with a sweep of the Dominican Republic, 25-19, 25-18, 25-22, in San Salvador, El Salvador.

USA Volleyball’s Beach National Team Development Program takes its Fall Training Series to Dania Beach, Florida, Sept. 26-27, providing high-level training and development opportunities for athletes across four age groups.

The USA Volleyball Foundation, the philanthropic arm of USA Volleyball dedicated to improving lives, will host its annual ‘Day of Giving’ on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, coinciding with National Volleyball Day.