NIKE Boston VB Festival General Tournament Information

YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT BELOW!

2026 Bid Information:

• 3 bids for Girls 18 OPEN DIVISION
• 3 bids for Girls 18 USA DIVISION
• 2 bids for Girls 18 LIBERTY DIVISION
• 1 bid for Girls 18 AMERICAN DIVISION

You can find more information for the 18's Qualifier here.

IMPORTANT: Foreign teams are not eligible to participate in the GIRLS 18 Open, 18 USA, 18 Liberty and 18 American divisions at the NIKE Boston Volleyball Festival, but are eligible to enter GIRLS 18 Club.

Team Entry Fees:

• ​Junior Girls:
  • $650 for 12 Club
  • $850 for all other divisions
     
• ​Junior Boys:
  • $650 for 14-15 Club
  • $850 for all other divisions​

Age Divisions & Levels of Play:​

All divisions will play ALL 3 DAYS on each weekend of the NIKE Boston Volleyball Festival.

• Weekend #1 - Feb. 27 - Mar. 1, 2026:​
  • GIRLS: 12's-15's, 16 Club, 17 Club
  • BOYS: 14's - 16's
     
• Weekend #2 - March 6-8, 2026:​​​
  • GIRLS: 16 Open/USA/American, 17 Open/USA/American, 18's
  • BOYS: 17's-18's

Note: Foreign teams are NOT eligible to particiate in any USAV Bid Division (GIRLS 18 Open, 18 USA, 18 Liberty, 18 American) at the NIKE Boston Volleyball Festival but are eligible to enter 18 Club. Click here for more info!

• Highest - Open Division
• Second  - USA Division
• Third - Liberty Division
• Fourth - American Division
• Fifth - Club Division

IMPORTANT: Not all levels of play will be offered for all divisions. Divisions must have at least 8 teams entered or divisions may be combined! 

Division Formats:

All Junior Divisions will have formats designed to guarantee each team at least 7 matches or the equivalent number of sets in each division over 3 days.

ATTENTION: Rosters will be printed on the scoresheets for both weekends.

Our MANDATORY Online Team Check-In Process (READ ALL DETAILS BELOW):

• SportWrench Online Team Check-In will open approximately 1 week prior to the event!
• COACHES OR CLUB DIRECTORS MUST complete Online Team Check-In for their teams prior to tournament play. Paper rosters will not be accepted.
• There are 5 available staff positions PER ROSTER with a MAXIMUM of 3 PRIMARY staff members PER ROSTER.  
  • Upon completion of Online Team Check-In, ONLY those 3 PRIMARY roster personnel will receive a unique QR code via text & email for entry into the event!  
  • Any additional members listed on that roster need to purchase SPECTATOR passes online to gain entry unless they are listed as PRIMARY on another roster for the same event.  
• ROSTERS WILL BE PRINTED ON SCORESHEETS and ONLY those listed will be allowed to sit on the bench for that team. Staff can be listed on MULTIPLE rosters to allow staff to receive PRIMARY QR code for entry.
• Athletes turning 18 years old BEFORE or DURING the season, they must complete SafeSport training to be eligible to play and for the team roster to be valid for check-in.
• Additionally, all team bench personnel (Coaches, Asst. Coaches, Team Rep/Mgrs) MUST have...
  • a current Membership
  • a current Background Check
  • IMPACT Coaching Certification
  • SafeSport Training

IMPORTANT: We do NOT offer or accept ONSITE team check-in.

If you miss the mandatory Online Team Check-In deadline, please contact Courtney Powell at courtney@jvctournaments.com!

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