• Girls 8-14's may begin the tryout process on Friday October 25, 2024 after 05:00  PM.
• Girls 15-18's may begin the tryout process on Friday July 26, 2024 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.**

 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 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 17, 2024.  All Divisions U14-U17, AES Registration opens January 24, 2024.

• 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 30, 2024.
• 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.

Maps to most of the sites listed can be found on the Maps page. 
More information about the various clubs may be found on our Junior Club Information Page.
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Junior Forum Minutes are posted on the Publications/Meeting Minutes page

• For Girls 2024 National Qualifier Schedule - Click Here!
• For Girls 2024 U18's National Qualifier Schedule - Click Here!

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. 
• Registration opens December 7, 2023. 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 22-23 season, our region was re-allocated: 18s Freedom & National Bids, 17s American & Freedom Bids, 16s Freedom Bid, 15s National & Freedom Bids, 14s National & 2 Freedom Bids, 13s National & American Bids, and an 11s National Bid.

For the 2024 Season, The GW Region Freedom Bids will be awarded at the Bid Weekend of Gateway League in February.  All other bids (National, American) will be awarded at the Donna Mayer GW Bid Event in February (18s) and April (11-17s).  This 2024 Season, Gateway has been awarded with:

Girls 11 & Under - 1 National Bid - Reallocation Rank 17

Girls 12 & Under - 1 National Bid - Reallocation Rank 17
Girls 12 & Under - 2 American Bids - Reallocation Rank 33

Girls 13 & Under - 1 National Bid - Reallocation Rank 18
Girls 13 & Under - 1 American Bid - Reallocation Rank 10
GW Region was re-allocated a 13 National Bid on April 12
GW Region was re-allocated a 13 American Bid on April 26

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 9
GW Region was re-allocated a 17 Freedom Bid on Feb 22
GW Region was re-allocated a 16 Freedom Bid on Mar 22
GW Region was re-allocated a 15 Freedom Bid on Mar 22
GW Region was re-allocated a 14 Freedom Bid on Apr 3

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 9
GW Region was re-allocated an 18 Freedom Bid on Feb 22

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/.