Uniting the Nation’s High-Quality Volleyball Tournaments

Presented by Nike Volleyball and i6

JVA Challenge Series Tournaments are 2-3 day tournaments hosted by JVA member clubs across the country.

How can your tournament be a part of the JVA Challenge Series?

The JVA Challenge Series highlights our members’ best tournaments nationwide. The JVA Challenge Series Tournament Directors are committed to offering high quality events and agree to specific JVA requirements to ensure a great experience for the participants.

To be considered for the JVA Challenge Series, tournaments must be a minimum of two days and have at least 120 participating teams. Boys and girls events are eligible to apply.

CLICK HERE to view the requirements for hosting a JVA Challenge Series tournament.

Nike JVA

JVA will provide the following to Challenge Series Hosts:

  • Assistance with promotion via
    • Press release announcing the JVA Challenge Series tournaments
    • Listing on the JVA Challenge Series webpage
    • Targeted emails to JVA’s full database of junior volleyball clubs
    • JVA social media
  • Use of the JVA Officials Reward Program to incentivize officials to work JVA Challenge Series tournaments
  • Money allotment for custom made bag tags with loops for your tournament participants provided by i6
  • $200 Nike VIK for the tournament director

JVA Challenge Series Tournaments

Below are the requirements to host a JVA Challenge Series tournament.

  • “JVA Challenge Series” must be included at the end of the tournament’s title.

  • Tournament Host must require, verify and enforce that all rostered adults must have JVA or AAU Background Screening.

  • Insurance must be JVA or independent insurance that is all inclusive. Tournament must be listed as JVA.

  • If using JVA insurance, the Tournament Host must collect the Coaches Sign-In Form, which ensures that all players and coaches have signed the required JVA Insurance Waiver.

  • If the tournament is cancelled by the Tournament Host for any reason, each team will receive a refund of 80-100% at the Tournament Host’s discretion (JVA should be notified with a refund amount or percentage).

  • Minimum 120 teams

  • Minimum 2-day event

  • Match play competition. 5-match guarantee for the weekend; minimum of 2 matches on Day 2

  • The Tournament Staff must inform teams if there is any change to the age division in which they entered.

  • An R1 is required for all matches.

  • USAV Rules for Domestic Competition with the following variations:

    • Age waivered players are allowed as long as they are not a year older than their peers
    • Libero is allowed to serve in one (1) rotation
    • Step-in allowed on service for 10’s and 11’s divisions
  • No “Stay to Play” policies

  • Prominent display of banner in all championship photos (banner will be provided by JVA & Nike/APS).

  • Challenge Series tournaments must be open to teams of all affiliations