Each year, USA Volleyball's North Country Region sanctions some of the most prestigious and successful volleyball tournaments in the nation.  These sanctioned events are designated as NCR GOLD MEDAL tournaments.  These tournaments are hosted by NCR-USAV member clubs and meet all Region sanctioning requirements including current membership affiliation, verification of all safety and training compliance and use of USAV tournament registration and roster verification resources.

Teams participating in a North Country Region GOLD MEDAL competition can rest assured that the event will be of the highest quality and value.

What does it mean when a tournament is sanctioned by NCR-USAV? 

It means...

... the host club is committed to providing a safe and respectful environment for participants both on and off the court

... teams are playing in a tournament where ALL adults working regularly in ANY capacity with minors (coaches, club directors, chaperones, tournament directors, officials, etc.) have passed a rigorous USA Volleyball approved background screen and participate in ongoing SafeSport and IMPACT training

... the host club and its tournament are insured by USAV and supported and assisted locally by the North Country Region in-house staff

... athletes are playing at their appropriate age level and are following the eligibility rules set forth for the sport of volleyball by USAV

... paid officials, as well as scorers and youth work teams, are trained properly on the rules of volleyball as provided by USAV

... all events including PODIUM and GOLD MEDAL tournaments are promoted through valuable NCR-USAV marketing resources to over 400 member clubs and over 18,000 individual members

NCR PODIUM tournaments are the region's premier volleyball events.  In addition, PODIUM events also have important region rank implications.  PODIUM tournaments offer NCR teams the opportunity to receive "REGION RANK" points awarded for both competition participation and finish. 

Beginning in January 2020, cumulative region rank points will be updated weekly on NCRUSAV.org; then following the 2020 junior volleyball season, NCR will announce the top ranked team in each age division!  Because of the ranking opportunities involved, paid R1 officials are utilized at PODIUM events.*  

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* SmackFest Weeks 1 & 2 - only USA matches will have paid R1s & award finish points.  All teams receive Competition points.