Competition will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (Courts 1 to ... There are two facilities at ESPN Wide
2017 AAU Girls’ Junior National Volleyball Championships ;.
THE SCHEDULE IS TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. The complete schedule will be available through AES at www.advancedeventsystems.com and www.aauvolleyball.org approximately one week prior to the competition. The schedule below is to assist teams for planning purposes. Any schedule changes or rule updates will be posted online. Competition will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (Courts 1 to 18), Orange County Convention Center (Courts 19-172). There are two facilities at ESPN Wide World of Sports – the HP Field House and J Center. At the Orange County Convention Center, competition will be in the North and South Halls from June 15-22 and in the North Hall only from June 23-26. Entrances are located on both the North Concourse and South Concourse. Please refer to the Parking Map for information on parking locations based on your court number. Pool Play will be conducted in waves during the first 3 days of competition. Teams will play in either an AM or PM wave. Typically, the AM wave will run from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and the PM wave will run from 2:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., depending on the pool size. Some divisions will have challenge matches for teams in the Championship bracket on the last night of pool play. All teams advance to the fourth day of play for single elimination brackets. There will be multiple brackets in each age division.
POOL PLAY WAVES .
AGE 10 11 12 Open 12 Club 12 Classic 13 Open 13 Premier 13 Club 13 Classic 14 Open 14 Premier 14 Club 14 Aspire 14 Classic 15 Open 15 Premier 15 Club 15 Aspire 15 Classic 16 Open 16 Premier 16 Club 16 Aspire 16 Classic 17 Open 17 Premier 17 Club 17 Classic 18 Open 18 Premier 18 Club 18 Classic International
June 15 (Thu) AM AM PM AM PM AM AM PM PM AM AM AM AM PM
June 16 (Fri) AM AM PM AM PM AM AM PM PM AM AM AM AM PM
June 17 (Sat) AM AM* AM AM or PM* AM or PM* AM AM AM or PM* AM or PM* AM AM or PM* AM or PM* AM or PM* AM or PM*
*These divisions will have challenge matches for teams in the Championship bracket on the evening of their last day of pool play.
BRACKET PLAY & FINALS All teams advance to the fourth day of play for single elimination brackets. There will be multiple brackets in each age division. All Championship Division Finals will be played at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Select finals will be broadcasted live on ESPN3.com. Other Division Finals (Consolation, Ruby, Jade, etc.) may be played at either facility and at varying times. Below are the times of the Championship Division Finals at ESPN Wide World of Sports. Some bracket finals may go later than the Championship Division. This information is tentative and subject to change. AGE 10 11 12 Open 12 Club 12 Classic 13 Open 13 Premier 13 Club 13 Classic 14 Open 14 Premier 14 Club 14 Aspire 14 Classic 15 Open 15 Premier 15 Club 15 Aspire 15 Classic 16 Open 16 Premier 16 Club 16 Aspire 16 Classic 17 Open 17 Premier 17 Club 17 Classic 18 Open 18 Premier 18 Club 18 Classic International World Champ
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CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
June 18 June 18 June 18 June 18 June 18 June 18 June 18 June 18 June 18 June 18 June 18 June 18 June 18 June 18 June 22 June 22 June 22 June 22 June 22 June 26 June 26 June 26 June 26 June 26 June 22 June 22 June 22 June 22 June 26 June 26 June 21 June 21 June 26 June 26
*In these divisions, the other brackets (Consolation, Ruby, Jade, etc.) will have later start times than the Championship Finals. INTERNATIONAL DIVISION The top 2 teams in the 18 Open Division will have a cross-over match with the International Division (the 1st place US team vs the 1st place International team, etc.) AWARDS Following the Championship Finals, the Awards Ceremony for the National Champion, Runner-Up and Third Place teams will take place. All American Awards (ages 12 to 18 only) will also be presented during that division’s Awards Ceremony. Awards for divisions other than the Championship divisions (Consolation, Red, White, etc.) will be presented in the designated awards area immediately following the final match.
