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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 18, 2021) – Three-time Paralympian and gold medalist Kari Miller-Ortiz may have retired from the U.S. Women’s Sitting National Team, but she has not left her sport behind. NBCUniversal announced Monday that Ortiz would be the color commentator for its Tokyo sitting volleyball broadcast. She will work with retired ice dancer...

The U.S. Men's National Team coaching staff named the 19 players on the long-list for the 2021 Volleyball Nations League tournament on May 28 - June 27 in Rimini, Italy.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 16, 2021) – With 100 days to go until the Tokyo Paralympic Games, which begin Aug. 24, the U.S. Women’s and Men’s Sitting National Teams are in two different places. The U.S. WSNT, ranked No. 1 in the world, goes into Tokyo as the defending gold medalist. The team qualified in...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 15, 2021) – It has been brought to USA Volleyball’s attention that a club coach participating in the Colorado Crossroads tournament in Denver says she was prohibited from bringing her breastfeeding baby into the tournament. Colorado Crossroads is one qualifier event for the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship. Colorado Crossroads is...

The regions of USA Volleyball are proud to announce the creation of the USA All-Star Championships, an elite volleyball event for regional all-star teams that will be held July 21-25 in Orlando, Fla.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 13, 2021) – After a difficult year apart, the U.S. Women’s National Team, ranked No. 2 in the world, is coming together to defend its title at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) on May 25-June 24 in Rimini, Italy. U.S. Head Coach Karch Kiraly and his staff have named the...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 7, 2021) – USA Volleyball’s National Team Development Program (NTDP) has made the difficult decision to cancel its 2021 Indoor High Performance Championship, scheduled for July 21-25 in Phoenix.  The USA Volleyball High Performance Championship puts the spotlight on boys and girls teams from the USAV National Team Development Program, regional high performance teams, and teams...

Several current and former members of the U.S. Beach National Team have connections to the eight college teams that will compete in the NCAA Beach Volleyball National Championship May 7-9 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 30, 2021) – After a year off due to the pandemic, the USA Volleyball Girls 18s National Championship stormed back in 2021, giving teams one last chance to compete. The tournament wrapped with five champions crowned after three days of competition, April 23-25 in Columbus, Ohio. Premier Nebraska 18 Gold from...

Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena and Alix Klineman/April Ross each earned a bronze medal as Tournament 3 of the Cancun Hub wrapped up Sunday.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 30, 2021) – The USA Volleyball National Team Development Program (NTDP) has enlisted 90 of the top volleyball coaches and experts in the United States to be part of its 2021 Scouting Network. The NTDP Scouting Network will serve as the NTDP talent identification process for age group national teams as...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 29, 2021) – USA Volleyball’s Beach High Performance Championship is headed southeast in 2021 to the sunny beaches of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. It will include training with top coaches on July 26-28 and competition on July 29-31. The 2021 Beach High Performance Championship will be the first event of the USAV...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 28, 2021) – Junior beach players, get ready for Florida! USA Volleyball will hold the 2021 USA National Beach Tour Junior Championship on July 10-15 in Fort Lauderdale. The Junior Championship is USA Volleyball’s largest beach competition of the season, boasting 506 teams in 2019, and prizes include medals and USAV...

Eleven U.S. Beach National Team duos will wrap up their time in Cancun with Tournament 3 of the Cancun Hub. It is one of three remaining Olympic Qualification tournaments left on the FIVB World Tour.

April Ross and Alix Klineman sweep the Netherlands for the pair's second podium finish in three tournaments this year.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 24, 2021) – The U.S. Men’s Sitting Team has a training camp this weekend at its home base in Edmond, Okla., as it prepares for its World ParaVolley Paralympic Qualifier on May 31-June 4 in Duisburg, Germany. The U.S. Men’s Sitting Team will battle six other teams, with the winner earning...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 22, 2021) – Four teams remain in the 2020 NCAA DI Women’s Volleyball National Championship. In Thursday’s semifinals, No. 2 Kentucky will face No. 6 Washington and No. 1 Wisconsin will take on No. 4 Texas. All four teams are packed with players that have been part of USA Volleyball’s National...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 22, 2021) – The USA Volleyball Girls 18s Junior National Championship returns in 2021 on April 23-25 with 266 teams with approximately 3,300 athletes set to compete at the Greater Columbus (Ohio) Convention Center. After missing 2020 due to the pandemic, the 18-and-under age group event celebrates its fifth year as...

Several pairs of the U.S. Beach National Team continue qualifying during Tournament 2 of the Cancun hub. The tournament runs April 22-26, 2021, with country quota matches taking place April 21.

Five U.S. beach teams tied for ninth place at the first tournament held at the FIVB's Cancun hub over the weekend. The second tournament begins Thursday, April 22, with country quotas taking place one day earlier.

The next three weeks will be critical for the U.S. Beach National Team as the first of three Olympic Qualification tournaments kicks off Friday, April 16, in Cancun, Mexico.