If a team registered for the Gateway Region Bid Event earns an Open Bid or 11's National bid, or 12's National bid at a National Qualifier prior to the Region Bid Event, they become ineligible to compete in the Region's Bid event.  If this occurs, an age group's field size will change, which could change the court space necessary to play down Saturday's double elimination field.  Which, in turn, may change the playing venue.

The 18s Bid event is a separate division embedded within the Dennis Lafata Boys National Bid Event, and is currently scheduled as a single day event on Sunday February 12, 2023.  Please note additional entry requirements below. 

AES Registration for GW  Girls 18s Bid event is scheduled to open on  October 1, 2022, before with the opening of registration for USAV GJNC AES Online Registration.  The Deadline for AES Registration for the 2023 Girls 18s Bid event is January 1, 2023.  There is a $50 late fee after January 1st.  The late Registration Deadline is January 16, 2023. 

Acceptance into the event will require that a team is fully registered in AES for the 2023 USAV Girls 18s Junior National Championships.  Teams must have also played in 2 Gateway Region sanctioned events of their own age group prior to the event.  Entry Fees must also be paid online or in the Region Office by the end of the workday Tuesday January 17, 2023.  A $100 late fee will be incurred for late entries from January 1 up until January 17, 2023.  No exceptions.

The Link to Register for the 2023 USAV Girls 18s Junior National Championships will open December 7, 2022: https://advancedeventsystems.com/events/29921

The Link to Register for the 2023 Gateway Region Girls 18s Bid Event is below - please note the 18s bid event is a separate division  embedded within the Dennis Lafata Boys Bid Event: https://advancedeventsystems.com/28850

2023 Girls 11-17s Bid Event Registrations will be activated January 11, 2023.

AES Registration for GW  Girls 11-13 and 14-17s Bid event is scheduled to open on  January 11, 2023, to coincide with the opening of registration for USAV GJNC AES Online Registration.  The GW Bid Event online Registration deadline is April 1, 2023.  Late Registration begins April 2, 2023 and closes April 9, 2023.

Like the 18s division above - Acceptance into this event will require that a team is fully registered in AES for BOTH the Bid Event AND the USAV Girls Junior National Championships.  Teams must have also played in 2 Gateway Region Sanctioned events of their own age group.  Late Registration for AES for the GW Girls 11-17s Bid events begins April 2, 2023.  Entry Fees must also be paid online or in the Region Office Staff hands by April 2, 2023.  There are no refunds for drops after April 9, 2023.

The Link to Register for the 2023 USAV Girls Junior National Championships 11-13s will open January 11, 2023: https://advancedeventsystems.com/events/29754

The Link to Register for the 2023 USAV Girls Junior National Championships 14-17s will open January 18, 2023: https://advancedeventsystems.com/events/29753

The Link to register for the 2023 Gateway Girls 11-17s Bid Event will open January 11, 2023: https://advancedeventsystems.com/events/29804

GJNC Overview - Growth Plan Implemented 2022

In 2022 USAV added 2 bid divisions to the GJNC with Liberty & Freedom.

• Liberty Division– will be a Qualifier only division with 2 bids each if the threshold minimum #s are met by the Qualifier.
• Freedom Division – will be a Region only division with 1-2 bids awarded depending on Region size, similar allocation order as the current National Division.

 **Note: we will also be adding the USA division to 12s in 2022 – 24 teams, 2 bids available if threshold minimum #s are met. We will increase the 13 USA division to 36 teams so 3 bids will now be available if threshold minimum #s are met.**

 The Division order of strength will be as follows:

• Open (13-18s) – Qualifiers only
• National (11-18s) – Regions only (11s & 12s will have 1 bid at Qualifiers)
• USA (12-18s) – Qualifiers only
• Liberty (13-18s) – Qualifiers only
• American (12-18s) – Qualifiers & Regions
• Freedom (14-18s) – Regions only
• Patriot (13-18s) – non-qualifying

With the split at 2023 and future Nationals:

11-13s: become a 4 day event, numbers of teams will increase from 320 to 428 teams

14 – 17s: become a 9 day event (4 days 14-15s, dead day, 4 days 16-17s), number of teams will increase from 1000 to 1216 teams.

*18s – will remain a stand alone 3 day event at the end of April/beginning of May, number of teams will increase from 272 to 352 teams.

June 14-17, 2023 - Minneapolis, MN G11-G13
June 28-July 1, 2023 - Chicago, IL G14-G15
July 3-July 6, 2023 - Chicago, IL G16-G17

June 21-24, 2024 - Dallas, TX G11-G13
July 3-July 11, 2024 - Las Vegas, NV G14-G17

June 21-24, 2025 -Kansas City, MO G11-13
June 25-July 3, 2025 - Dallas, TX G14-G17

All Divisions U11-U13, AES Registration opens January 11, 2023.  All Divisions U14-U17, AES Registration opens January 18, 2023.

• Teams who qualify at a National Qualifier will receive specific instructions from USAV after the Qualifier to complete online registration and roster submission.  These teams will have 10 business days after qualification to complete submission of entry materials and payment. 
• Open At Large applicants that DO NOT WANT to participate in the Gateway Bid Event – USAV deadline for registration entry on AES is May 31, 2023.
• All National, USA, Liberty, American and Open at Large applicants that WANT to participate in the Gateway Bid Event – Region deadline for event registration entry on AES is April 1, 2023
• Patriot Division (U14-U17)– Registration opens on AES  Dec 18, 2022.  Teams will be accepted based on date and time stamp of entry. Teams must have their membership complete to enter. It is important to do a data import prior to the opening of registration.  Patriot Division deadline is May 31, 2023.
• Late entries may be processed, but there are no guarantees that the team will be eligible for the GJNCs. If a team applies for entry into the GJNC, and earns a bid at the Bid Event and chooses to not take the bid, they must be prepared to forfeit their GJNC entry fee and may be subject to additional penalties by USA Volleyball. The highest ranked team not accepting a Region Bid will be responsible for the fee and possible penalties.

Each Season, USAV Grants Bids to the Girls Junior National Championships for regions to allocate thru competition.  The number of bids and re-allocation order of additional bids are awarded based on region population.  In the 21-22 season, our region was re-allocated an 18s Freedom Bid, 17s National Bid, 17s Freedom Bid, 15s National Bid, 14s National Bid, 14s Freedom Bid, 13s USA Bid, two 12s American Bids, and an 11s National Bid.

For the 2023 Season, Freedom Bids (and any re-allocated Freedom Bids) will be awarded thru Gateway League - Bid Weekend competition in January.  All other bids (National, American) will be awarded at the Donna Mayer GW Bid Event in February (18s) and April (11-17s).  This 2023 Season, Gateway has been awarded with:

Girls 11 & Under - 1 National Bid - Reallocation Rank 16
GW Region awarded an 11s Re-Allocation National Bid on 4-19-23

Girls 12 & Under - 1 National Bid - Reallocation Rank 16
Girls 12 & Under - 2 American Bids - Reallocation Rank 38

Girls 13 & Under - 1 National Bid - Reallocation Rank 19
Girls 13 & Under - 1 American Bid - Reallocation Rank 9
GW Region awarded a 13s Re-Allocation American Bid on 4-19-23
GW Region awarded a 13s Re-Allocation National Bid on 5-8-23

Girls 14s-17s - 1 National Bid - Reallocation Rank 19
Girls 14s-17s - 1 American Bid - Reallocation Rank 9
Girls 14s-17s - 1 Freedom Bid - Reallocation Rank 16
GW Region awarded a 17s Re-Allocation Freedom Bid on 4-26-23
GW Region awarded a 17s Re-Allocation American Bid on 5-10-23
GW Region awarded a 14s Re-Allocation Freedom Bid on 5-11-23
GW Region awarded a 14s Re-Allocation National Bid on 5-12-23
GW Region awarded a 15s Re-Allocation Freedom Bid on 5-14-23
GW Region awarded a 15s Re-Allocation National Bid on 5-16-23
GW Region awarded a 14s Re-Allocation Freedom Bid on 5-16-23
GW Region awarded a 16s Re-Allocation Freedom Bid on 5-31-23

Girls 18 & Under - 1 National Bid - Reallocation Rank 19
Girls 18 & Under - 1 American Bid - Reallocation Rank 14
Girls 18 & Under - 1 Freedom Bid - Reallocation Rank 16
GW Region awarded an 18s Re-Allocation Freedom Bid on 4-3-23
GW Region awarded an 18s Re-Allocation National Bid on 4-10-23

2023 - April 28-30, 2023 Columbus, OH
2024 - April 26-28, 2024 Baltimore, MD
2025 - April 25-27, 2025 Salt Lake City, UT

• Teams who qualify at a National Qualifier will receive specific instructions from USAV after the Qualifier to complete online registration and roster submission.  These teams will have 10 business days after qualification to complete submission of entry materials and payment. 
• Patriot Division (U18)– Registration opens December 7, 2022 for this non-qualifying division of the Girls’ JNC. Teams will be accepted based on date and time stamp of entry. Teams must have their membership complete to enter. It is important to do a data import prior to the opening of registration.
• Late entries may be processed, but there are NO guarantees that the team will be eligible for the GJNCs. If a team applies for entry into the GJNC, earns a bid at a Bid Event and chooses to not take the bid, they must be prepared to forfeit their GJNC entry fee and may be subject to additional penalties by USA Volleyball. The highest ranked team not accepting a Region Bid will be responsible for the fee and possible penalties

Gateway Region belongs to the USAV Regional Tier Housing Lottery through Team Travel Source and and was picked 6th to be allocated Hotel Room Blocks for the Summer GJNC. Our Region has allocated ten (12) rooms per team to one (1) team per age division 12-17s. The room blocks this season are for 4 nights located at a hotel to be determined by the lottery, and will coincide with the age group's dates of competition.

These blocks are allocated by priority of Finish in the April Bid Event. However, these room blocks are reserved for teams that belong to clubs that are NOT already part of the GJNC Hotel Lottery, or have previously qualified at a Qualifier earlier in the season.

Clubs that belong to the 2023 GJNC Housing Lottery: HPSTL & Rockwood Thunder

If a team becomes eligible to receive a Region Lottery room block, the Region will contact the team Rep to begin the process of handing the room block over to the team. Teams may turn down the block if they choose. The next highest finisher not already a part of the GJNC Lottery will then be contacted. If all eligible teams of an age group have turned down the Region Lottery room block, then the rooms will be released to highest finisher whose club is in the housing lottery, if they are still in need of rooms. The deadline to utilze these rooms is 2 days after the conclusion of the Bid Event (Tuesday May 2, 2023)