Power Leagues are comprised of junior volleyball clubs located in a specific region of the U.S. that compete against one another for rankings.  Power Leagues are structured to maintain a high level of competition for every team throughout the season.  The first weekend is for seeding so how a team finishes the first weekend determines where they are grouped for bracket play the 2nd weekend.  Teams are grouped together with teams who finished with the same record during the previous weekend and each week one or two teams are moved up or down based on their performance in their "Power Pool". 

A weekend of Power League play is comprised of two days with two waves per day.  Typically there are anywhere from 28-32 teams that play in each wave.  The morning wave is from 8am-2pm and the afternoon wave is from 3pm-9pm.  A team that competes in the first wave on Saturday and Sunday will alternate waves the following weekend and play in the afternoon wave. 

The club season schedule for a Power League team will consist of 9-10 events, four of those being power league weekends, and the rest usually consist of a MLK tournament, Presidents Day tournament , the JVA World Challenge (JVA mid-year championship), and AAU Nationals and/or USAV Nationals (if qualified). 

If you would like your Power League posted on this page, send the JVA Tournament Posting Form to Jenny Hahn. 

Note: JVA Insured events allow teams of any national affiliation to participate (USAV, AAU, etc.).  JVA Member Clubs are eligible to purchase low cost insurance for their club members and/or their events.  Insurance Information.   

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• Matched Competition - Successful Power Leagues are structured to maintain a high level of competition throughout the season for all participating teams.  Power Pools are organized to effectively allow teams to play to their level and provide the opportunity to move up or down in pool strength depending on performance.  With the Power Pool structure, the highest seed doesn’t start by playing the lowest seed and the lowest seed has an equal opportunity to play their way into the championship final; every match has meaning.  The competition level is always high, respective to each team, which creates a higher quality, more enjoyable event for all participants. 
  
  
• Core Tournament Schedule - A typical Power League will provide the participating teams 8-12 play dates.  This offers a solid core of events around which to build a club team’s season schedule.  The balance of a team’s schedule will generally be filled in by a President’s Day Tournament, JVA World Challenge, USAV Qualifiers and end the season with AAU Nationals and/or USAV Nationals (if qualified).  Teams can play the entire season rather than having to “qualify" in order to play in a National Championship. This leaves out any unknowns in the schedule since players, coaches and parents know they will be attending the AAU National Championships in Orlando.
  
  

• Predictability and Quality Time Spent - The season schedule is set well in advance (by October) so parents, players and coaches can plan accordingly.  Parents can plan their lives, PLUS participants are in the gym for 6 hours max and  will normally play 9 games (mandatory 3 on most dates) during that time.  This is better than spending an entire day in the gym playing a pool of 4 then doing playoffs which run another 2-4 hours.   People want to be in and out in a short period of time.
  

• Lower Cost of Participation - The JVA World Challenge and Power League entry fees are lower than qualifier entry fees; this typically trickles down to parents paying lower club dues.
  

• Lower Cost of Travel -  With the set schedule, airfare can be purchased and hotel reservations can be made well in advance to receive a much lower rate.  Most tournament sites are within a 5-6 hour drive for all participating so travel time is lower and airfare is only purchased for Qualifiers and/or Nationals.
  

• Collaboration of Clubs - Club Directors make the schedules so they have the flexibility to accommodate one another and their teams.  This builds a positive relationship between club directors because by working together to create the Power League schedule, different clubs host each weekend, rather than one club hosting and reaping the benefits.  By sharing the hosting responsibilities, clubs can put their profit right back into their programs and facility operations.  It is a win-win for everyone.