• Girls 8-14's may begin the tryout process on Friday October 24, 2025 after 05:00  PM.
• Girls 15-18's may begin the tryout process on Friday July 25, 2025 after 05:00 PM.     

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.**  In 2025 the 13 Open division will increase to 36 teams so 3 bids will be available if threshold minimums 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 (10-18s) – 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.

In 2026, the Patriot Division will be removed entirely from USAV GJNC venues, and will have its own 3-day event weekend and location, and re-branded the USAV Girls Junior Club Championships.  Teams that qualify for the GJNC are ineligible to play in the GJCC.

June 21-24, 2025 -Kansas City, MO G11-13
June 25-July 3, 2025 - Dallas, TX G14-G17
2026 - will post when dates and location are announced by USAV

All Divisions U11-U13, AES Registration opens January 14, 2025 12pm EST.  All Divisions U14-U17, AES Registration opens January 22, 202 12pm EST.

• 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 April 24, 2025.
• 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 5, 2024
• Late entries may be processed, but there are no guarantees that the team will be eligible for the GJNCs. If a team registers for the GJNC, and earns a bid at the Bid Event and chooses to not take the bid, the team, staff, club, and club officers must be prepared to forfeit their GJNC entry fee and may be subject to additional penalties by USA Volleyball, in addition to being ineligible for any Gateway allocated bids for the remainder of their current season, as well as the following season. The highest ranked team not accepting a Region Bid will be responsible for the fee and possible penalties.

• For Girls 2026 National Qualifier Schedule - Click Here!
• For Girls 2026 U18's National Qualifier Schedule - Click Here!

2025 - April 25-27, 2025 Salt Lake City, UT
2026 - will post when dates and location are announced by USAV

• 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. 
• Registration opens December 4, 2024 Noon EST. 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

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 23-24 season, our region was re-allocated: an 18s Freedom Bid, 17s National, American & Freedom Bids, a 16s Freedom Bid, 15s National & Freedom Bids, 14s American & Freedom Bids, and 13s Open-At-Large, and National & American Bids.

For the 2025 Season, The GW Region Freedom Bids (14-17s) and all 18s bids (National, American, and Freedom) will be awarded at the Bid Weekend of Gateway League in February.  All other bids (National, American) will be awarded at the Donna Mayer 11-17s Bid event in April/May.  This 2025 Season, Gateway has been awarded with:

Girls 11 & Under - 1 National Bid - Reallocation Rank 14 (Received additional National Bid 5-5-25)

Girls 12 & Under - 1 National Bid - Reallocation Rank 14
Girls 12 & Under - 2 American Bids - Reallocation Rank 29

Girls 13 & Under - 1 National Bid - Reallocation Rank 18 (Received additional National Bid 4-29-25)
Girls 13 & Under - 1 American Bid - Reallocation Rank 13 (Received additional American Bid 5-6-25)

Girls 14s-17s - 1 National Bid - Reallocation Rank 18
Girls 14s-17s - 1 American Bid - Reallocation Rank 10
Girls 14s-17s - 1 Freedom Bid - Reallocation Rank 18

Girls 18 & Under - 1 National Bid - Reallocation Rank 18
Girls 18 & Under - 1 American Bid - Reallocation Rank 18
Girls 18 & Under - 1 Freedom Bid - Reallocation Rank 18 (Received additional Freedom Bid 4-5-25)

Student-athletes need to behave appropriately at all times and in all forums. They should be particularly aware of social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, or other emerging technologies. In fact, enough cannot be said about the importance of being aware of these emerging technologies. Anyone can post a picture of another student, and an athlete whose exploits are publicized on Facebook might lose a scholarship offer. Check out the full story here: http://www.ncsasports.org/blog/2013/01/24/responsible-athlete-social-media/.