All athletes are encouraged to sign-up for a free University Athlete account.  The USA Volleyball National Team Scouting Network uses this app to locate what events players will be competing in.  Scouts will be identifying athletes to place on rosters for USA Volleyball’s U18-U21 National Training Teams and NTDP Training Series.

Registration will open in February of 2022.

The North Country Region High Performance Selection Camp will likely take place July 8-10, 2022 at the University of Northwestern - St. Paul.  The Selection Camp experience will include on-court training, evaluation, and competition, as well as classroom sessions.  

The NCR All-Stars Indoor HP program allows outstanding junior volleyball athletes to play for experienced coaches and represent North Country Region at an international volleyball tournament - the USA All-Star Championships.  

• ATTEND A TRYOUT - Sign up to attend an NCR HP Tryout.  Athletes may attend any HP tryout in the Region.  Cost: $65
• ATTEND SELECTION CAMP - Selected athletes will be invited by the HP Coaching Staff following the NCR HP Tryouts.  Anticipated Cost: Less than $500
• TRAVEL TO USA ALL-STAR CHAMPIONSHIPS - The final team will travel to the HP Championships in July.  Anticipated Cost: Less than $1000

North Country Region is committed to keeping High Performance Program costs as low as possible without compromising safety or quality of experience.  

The USA All-Star Championships serves as an opportunity for athletes to play under international rule sets and allows officials training to become international officials the opportunity to officiate under such rules.  

• The Libero is designated for the entire match and cannot serve. 
• Substitutions are limited.
• Players not in the match must be seated on the bench or in the warm-up box. 
• A ball that hits the ceiling is out of play, and the rally ends.
• Only the head coach can stand. 
• Matches are best 3 out of 5 sets.  As a general rule, two matches are played each day. 
• If a timeout has not already been called, a technical timeout is taken when the first team reaches 13 points.  Teams must wait outside the court until they are summoned back onto the court by the R2.
• Simultaneous contact by two players counts as two hits

How do these rule differences impact our NCR High Performance athletes?

 Due to limited substitutions and limited roster size, NCR All-Star players should be able to fill multiple roles.  NCR High Performance Coaches will take this into consideration when building their final rosters.  Playing time will not be equal and is earned through a combination of attitude, effort, skill and what the coaches believe is best for the team.