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This information is covered in more detail in USA Volleyball’s Qualifier Manual (2025 Copy). The Manual is a complete guide to the special rules and policies that govern individual participants, teams and tournament directors throughout the Qualifier process. Coaches and directors are responsible for reading and understanding all information provided in the Qualifier Manual.
IMPORTANT: Foreign teams (with the EXCEPTION of teams from US Territories such as Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands, etc) are not eligible to participate in the 18 Open, 18 USA, 18 Liberty and 18 American divisions at Weekend #2 of the NIKE Boston Volleyball Festival. They are ONLY eligible to enter the 18 Club division for this event.
The National Qualifiers are part of the USA Volleyball Junior National Championships. Participants, individual or team, may access normal Due Process channels should their eligibility to participate be in question. Procedures, including appeal options, are outlined in the Bylaws of USA Volleyball. Bylaws: (2025 Copy).
The Guidebook is available through Regional Commissioners, from the USA Volleyball National Office, at the Event Championship Desk, and on the USAV website.
All coaches listed on the roster must be IMPACT certified. But at least one coach, with IMPACT or higher certification, must be on the bench with the team at all times.
Penalties are outlined on pages 14-15 of the 2024 Qualifier Manual!
The NIKE Boston Volleyball Festival will host qualifying divisions in the 18 Open, 18 USA, 18 Liberty and 18 American Divisions during Weekend #2. The NIKE Boston Volleyball Festival reserves the right, in our sole discretion, to adjust the size of a division depending on the number of applications received after the deadline date.
The number of teams we can accommodate in each qualifier division and the number of bids available for that number of teams is outlined in the chart below...
Division: | Number of Teams: | Number of Bids Expected: |
18 Open | 32 | 3 |
18 USA | 64 | 3 |
18 Liberty | 32 | 2 |
18 American | 64 | 1 |