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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another question from a new to all this parent-

What is the difference between AAU membership and CHRVA? One team wants AAU but the rest want CHRVA membership? Is there a difference in the tournaments etc?[/quote]
CHRVA is the local region for USA Volleyball so getting CHRVA membership means your DD would be eligible to play for a team that plays in USAV sanctioned tournaments. AAU is similar and you’ll also see some clubs are JVA clubs which is Junior Volleyball Association. Most local clubs are going to be USAV focused, but might play in some AAU or JVA sanctioned tournaments. If a team and its players do not belong to a USAV region then they would not be able to play in USAV tournaments. For example, the Capitol Hill Classic is a USAV/CHRVA sanctioned tournament. Similarly, in order to play in an AAU tournament, the team and all the players need to be AAU members so some clubs will require CHRVA membership and also require AAU membership ahead of certain tournaments. JVA tournaments don’t require an additional membership.

Most of the discussion on these forums about getting bids to Nationals, qualifiers, and national rankings applies to USAV focused clubs and tournaments. [b]I’ve heard of clubs who only play an AAU schedule, but at least locally those tend to be less competitive clubs.[/b] [/quote]
Generally true in CHRVA at least. If a team plays only AAU tournaments they tend to be less competitive than those that participate in USAV tournaments.  However, there are a lot of teams in CHRVA that play in USAV tournaments and some AAU tournaments and many of those teams are very good. Some are even competitive in CHRVA bids.

Also, AAU nationals is a non-bid tournament.  Some clubs just plan on AAU nationals now because the team knows they will be going far in advance.  They'll still compete in USAV events though, both qualifiers and local tournaments.

AAU tournament participants are ranked as part of AES and the national rank reflects AAU participation as long as the results are loaded either by the tournament or the team.

One other note: all of the CHRVA rules about tryouts, etc. only apply to clubs that are USAV clubs.  Technically AAU/JVA only clubs can have tryouts whenever they want.[/quote]

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