Boys, Men’s Age Group National Teams to Share Training Block in Anaheim

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 11, 2021) – USA Volleyball announces the athletes and coaches, selected by its National Team Development Program (NTDP), who will attend a joint training session for boys and men’s age group national teams on July 28-Aug 5 in Anaheim, Calif. The athletes on the Men’s Collegiate National Training Team, the Under-21…

NCAA Semifinal Players Have NTDP Experience

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…

USA Volleyball Names Hyperice Official Recovery Technology Partner

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. June 15, 2021 – USA Volleyball has entered a multi-year partnership with Hyperice, the industry leader in recovery technology and a pioneer of percussion, vibration, dynamic air compression and thermal technology. Hyperice has been named the Official Recovery Technology Partner of the organization through 2024. The partnership brings Hyperice’s next-generation products and…

Bourne/Crabb Move into Qualifier in Cancun

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 14, 2021) – The U.S. beach team of Tri Bourne and Trevor Crabb will begin the FIVB World Tour four-star event in Cancun in the qualifier bracket rather than in the country quota. The change comes because the U.S. team of Chase Budinger/Casey Patterson dropped out of the event. With 2,000…

Tokyo Olympics Only 100 Days Away

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 14, 2021) – After a one-year delay of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, what is another 100 days? USA Volleyball’s national teams will be more than ready to compete when the Games begin on July 23 this year. We are still waiting to find out which beach teams will qualify and…

USA Volleyball Legend Bertha Lucas Dies at 102

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 11, 2021) – USA Volleyball sends its deepest condolences to the family, friends and fans of longtime volleyball player and coach Bertha Lucas, who died this week at age 102. She was a resident of Pacific Palisades, Calif. Bertha can rightfully be called a USA Volleyball legend. Her roles in the…

National Teams Update: Larson Wins AU Title

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 12, 2021) – U.S. Women’s National Team Captain and outside hitter Jordan Larson became the first ever as the first Athletes Unlimited Volleyball Champion on Monday at the end of the league’s five-week season. Larson, the captain of Team Gold, entered her final match of the season with a significant 822-point…

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,…

USA Volleyball Adds Collegiate Division to Open National Championship

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. 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…