To host a JVA insured tournament, the host club must have a JVA Club Director membership
The JVA follows the basic Age Definitions set by USA Volleyball for the 2026-27 season. The date cutoff is July 1, and age definitions can be viewed below. Click here to view the complete guidelines.
18 and Under – Players who were born on or after July 1, 2008
17 and Under – Players who were born on or after July 1, 2009
16 and Under – Players who were born on or after July 1, 2010
15 and Under – Players who were born on or after July 1, 2011
14 and Under – Players who were born on or after July 1, 2012
13 and Under – Players who were born on or after July 1, 2013
12 and Under – Players who were born on or after July 1, 2014
11 and Under – Players who were born on or after July 1, 2015
10 and Under – Players who were born on or after July 1, 2016
JVA allows age-waivered athletes to compete at their grade level with their peers, provided they are no more than one year older than the maximum age defined for that division.
To request an age waiver, submit a copy of the athlete’s certified birth certificate and proof of grade, such as a school schedule, school ID, or report card, verifying the athlete’s current school year and grade. All required documentation must be submitted to the Tournament Director before the roster deadline.
JVA will require proof of a clear background screening and coaches training. Background screens and training is $27 and good for one year from date of completion. CLICK HERE for more on the background screens and training. JVA does accept AAU cleared background screens. JVA does NOT accept USAV screens.
Two liberos will be allowed in a line-up. The liberos can be changed each set. Either libero will be allowed to serve, but only 1 position will be designated as the serving position.
Court Size, 8m x 8m
Net Height, 1.9m (6’6″)
Unlimited Substitution
Step in allowed on serve (player must start on or behind the service line and can take up to 2 steps) Maximum of 5 serves per athlete/per term of service. After 5 serves, the team will hold the serve and rotate. U-11 Divisions will use the same rules as U-12 but allow for the step in on the serve as above.
Below are guidelines JVA has put together for their JVA Member Clubs. JVA Member Clubs are encouraged, but not required to follow these guidelines. These guidelines, approved by the JVA Board of Directors, are in place to help grow boy’s volleyball in areas that are currently under served. Tournament Directors are encouraged to promote development of boys’ participation at youth levels.
U10, U11, and U12 boys’ teams are allowed to compete in girls’ events at age level.
U13 boys’ teams are allowed to compete in girls events up an age level.
Coed Teams with no more than three boys on the floor at any one time are allowed to play in girls’ events at age level for U12 and under, and up one age level for U13, through the U14 season. No U14 boys are allowed to play on a girls team at any level.
14 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2012
Boys 14 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2011 (15 years or younger) who shall neither have completed nor are in a grade higher than the eighth grade (8th) during the current academic year will be eligible to receive an age waiver to compete in the boys 14’s age group.
13 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2013
Boys 13 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2012 (14 years or younger) who shall neither have completed nor are in a grade higher than the seventh grade (7th) during the current academic year are eligible to receive an age waiver to compete in the boys U13 or girls U14 age groups.
12 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2014
Boys 12 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2013 (13 years or younger) who shall neither have completed nor are in a grade higher than the sixth grade (6th) during the current academic year are eligible to receive an age waiver to compete in the boys or girls 12’s age group.
JVA Transgender Athlete Policy
Athletes must compete in accordance with the gender assigned on their birth certificate. *For boys ages 13 and under, refer to the guidelines above. Our policy is currently in alignment with the USA Volleyball (USAV), the sport’s national governing body, and reflects their most recent gender competition policy.
As a member of JVA, we will help you market your JVA tournaments. To consolidate the number of emails that we send out, we will promote your tournament if requested per the schedule below.
Once a month, August through January, our office will send out one regional email to the clubs in your zone of the country. The email blast will include the clubs’ tournaments in that region, JVA Presidents Day Series, JVA Challenge Series and JVA hosted tournaments in the same region. The regional blast will only include tournaments of clubs that have requested our help in marketing. The blast will include a note to check out our other member clubs’ tournaments on our web page.
To be included in the regional email you will need to send the following information to members@jvavolleyball.org
Tournament Name, Date, Location, Divisions, Sanction, Logo and Website.
“JVA” text may not be used in a tournament title (tournament, camp, clinic, etc.) without permission of JVA. The JVA Logo Policy can be viewed in full here.
