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PROVEN: TRAINING, PERFORMANCE, RESULTS

HOW WE BUILD SCHEDULES_LEVEL OF PLAY DEFINITIONS

NKYVC BUILDS SCHEDULES THAT INCLUDE NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL COMPETITION:  SOME TOURNAMENTS WE TYPICALLY PARTICIPATE IN:  CENTRAL ZONE INVITATIONAL, VARIOUS PRESIDENT'S DAY EVENTS, BLUEGRASS,  SUMMERFEST AND USAV NATIONAL QUALIFIERS AND USAV GIRLS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.  

 

HOW DOES THE RIGHT SCHEDULE HELP A TEAM:

  • #1 NKYVC uses the schedule to assess where we fit Nationally this helps in training plans and team preparation for the next major national events on the schedule AND the upcoming USA National Qualifiers.

  • #2 Playing at higher levels helps significantly with recruiting visibility for the recruiting ages (15-18).  NKYVC has placed more athletes in their academic school of choice than any club in Greater Cincy, (over 247) athletes since the first recruiting class in 2006.   COMMITMENTS

  • #3 Competition and the "fight" are a GOOD thing..we want to challenge our athletes by creating a schedule that pushes them to advance their skills and competition IQ.  We must play the best in the nation, to hang with the best in the nation, to BE the best in the nation!  College coaches know NKYVC athletes are "battle tested" before they arrive to their college.

  • #4 There is a competition level for every team to be successful our goal is to ensure we match the correct levels to the goals of the athletes, teams, club and families.  

TOURNAMENT LEVEL OF PLAY DEFINITIONS:  

NOTE:  Many tournaments do not allow multiple teams from the same club in the same level.  Some tournaments decide the level for you.

  • OPEN/NATIONAL:  IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN USA/AAU VOLLEYBALL... MANY NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS/CLUBS WILL PLAY AT THE OPEN/NATIONAL LEVEL AT MAJOR COMPETITION EVENTS. #1 TSUNAMI 12U-18U AND IN SOME CASES #2 TIDE TEAMS WILL PLAY AT THE OPEN/NATIONAL LEVEL.

  • PREMIER: MANY NATIONAL TEAMS AND #1 TEAMS WITHIN A CLUB WILL PLAY AT THE PREMIER LEVEL.  #2 TIDE AND IN SOME CASES #3 TYPHOON WHICH ARE BOTH NKYVC DESIGNATED NATIONAL TEAMS WILL PLAY AT THE PREMIER LEVEL.

  • CLUB/SELECT:  TYPICALLY A CLUB WILL SEND THEIR #2, #3, #4 TEAMS WITHIN A CLUB AT THE CLUB/SELECT LEVELS:  #3 TYPHOON AND #4 THUNDER TEAMS WILL TYPICALLY PLAY AT THE CLUB/SELECT LEVEL.

NKYVC NATIONAL PERFORMANCES USA & AAU

USA GJNC CHAMPIONSHIPS/RUNNER UP FINISHES

2022: 17-1 TSUNAMI NATIONAL RUNNER UP (17 AMERICAN DIVISION) COACH MIKE BRYANT

2019:  15-1 TSUNAMI USA GNJC NATIONAL RUNNER-UP (15 AMERICAN) COACH JILL HUNT

2016:  17-1 TSUNAMI USA GJNC NATIONAL CHAMPIONS-17 NATIONAL DIVISION  (COACH TAYLOR TANNER)

2015:  17-1 TSUNAMI NATIONAL RUNNER-UP (17 NATIONAL DIVISION) (COACH TAYLOR TANNER)

2014:  15-1 TSUNAMI NATIONAL RUNNER-UP (15 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH ANDY LOVINS

2012:  14-1 TSUNAMI NATIONAL RUNNER-UP (14 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH DION REYES

2010: 14-1 TSUNAMI NATIONAL RUNNER-UP[ (14 AMERICAN DIVISION) COACH DION REYES

2004:  14-1 TSUNAMI NATIONAL RUNNER-UP (14 NATIONAL DIVISION)  COACH JILL HUNT

 

 

TOP 10 GJNC FINISHES

 

2022:  12-1 TSUNAMI 3RD PLACE (12 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH JESSE PARMLEY

2022:  13-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (13 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH ANGIE RECKERS

2022:  16-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (16 OPEN DIVISION) COACH TYLER COLLINS

2021:  13-1 TSUNAMI 3RD PLACE (13 OPEN DIVISION) COACH ANGIE RECKERS

2020:   COVID CANCELLATION

2019:  14-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (15 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH TYLER COLLINS

2019:  13-1 TSUNAMI 3RD PLACE (13 NATIONAL DIVISION) ANGIE RECKERS COACH

2019:  16-1 TSUNAMI 9TH PLACE (16 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH RENAE TAYLOR

2019:  16-2 TIDE 10TH PLACE (16 PATRIOT DIVISION) TINA COLLINS COACH

2018:  15-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (15 OPEN DIVISION) COACH JILL HUNT

2018:  14-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (14 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH MONICA HURD

2017:  16-1 TSUNAMI 9TH PLACE (16 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH BRYNJA THOMPSON

2016:  13-1 TSUNAMI 3RD PLACE (13 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH ANGIE RECKERS

2016:  11-1 TSUNAMI 8TH PLACE (11 PATRIOT DIVISION) COACH DION REYES

2015:  15-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (15 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH JILL HUNT

2014:  16-1 TSUNAMI 7TH PLACE (16 OPEN DIVISION) COACH KATHY KENNEDY

2010: 16-1 TSUNAMI 3RD PLACE (15 OPEN DIVISION) COACH ANDREW LOVINS

2010: 13-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (13 AMERICAN DIVISION) C0ACH ANGIE RECKERS

2009:  14-1 TSUNAMI 3RD PLACE (14 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH DION REYES

2009:  18-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (18 AMERICAN DIVISION) COACH KATHY KENNEDY 

2008: 13-1 TSUNAMI 3RD PLACE (13 AMERICAN DIVISION) COACH ANGIE RECKERS

2005:  17-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (17 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH KATHY KENNEDY

2004:  16-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE  (16 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH KATHY KENNEDY

2002:  14-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (14 CLUB DIVISION) COACH JILL HUNT

2000:  12-1 TSUNAMI 9TH PLACE (12 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH ANGIE RECKERS

2022 TOURNAMENT FINISHES TO DATE(5/3/2022)

# OF TOURNAMENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLD FINISHES TOP 10 FINISHES
245 21 138 175

 

RESULTS BASED TRAINING_ALL RESULTS

ALL GRAND PRIX TEAMS FINISH IN GOLD!!

03/27/2024, 11:30pm EDT
By SB

THE FOLLOWING NKYVC TEAMS PLAYED GREAT OVER THE WEEKEND AND ALL PLACED IN THE GOLD DIVISION:

 

BUCKEYE GRAND PRIX - 
MARCH 23 & 24 

12U GIRLS DIVISION
 

NKYVC 11-1:  5TH GOLD

NKYVC 11-2:  7TH GOLD

NKYVC 12-3:  3RD GOLD

NKYVC 12-4:  3RD GOLD

 

CINCINNATI GRAND PRIX:
16U DIVISION

NKYVC 16-4:  5TH GOLD

MEQ RESULTS

03/18/2024, 6:30pm EDT
By SB

MARCH 15TH - 17TH:  THE MEQ WAS PLAYED IN INDIANAPOLIS (16'S - 18'S) AND THE 12'S & 13'S COMPETED IN ST. LOUIS:

 

NKYVC 12-1

MEQ - ST. LOUIS

12 Nationals

6th Gold

NKYVC 12-2

MEQ - ST. LOUIS

13 USA

3rd Silver

NKYVC 13-1

MEQ - ST. LOUIS

13 Open

5th Silver

NKYVC 13-2

MEQ - ST. LOUIS

13 USA

3rd Emerald

NKYVC 16-1

MEQ - INDY

16 Open

5th Gold

NKYVC 16-2

MEQ - INDY

16 USA

2nd Sil D

NKYVC 16-3

MEQ - INDY

16 USA

1st Emerald D

NKYVC 17-1

MEQ - INDY

17 Open

5th Bronze

NKYVC 17-2

MEQ - INDY

17 USA

9th Gold

NKYVC 17-3

MEQ - INDY

17 American

1st Copper A

NKYVC 18-1

MEQ - INDY

18 Open

3rd Silver 

NKYVC 18-2

MEQ - INDY

18 USA

3rd Silver A

NKYVC 18-3

MEQ - INDY

18 American

3rd Nickel A

LUV ST. PATRICKS DAY BASH BRINGS GOLD

03/18/2024, 6:30pm EDT
By SB

NKYVC 11-3 TYPHOON AND NKYVC 13-4 THUNDER COMPETED IN LEXINGTON AT THE LUV ST. PATRICKS' DAY BASH ON MARCH 16TH & 17TH.  BOTH TEAMS BROUGHT HOME THE GOLD!

 

NKYVC 11-3 TYPHOON - 3RD GOLD

NKYVC 13-4 THUNDER - 5TH GOLD

 

CONGRATS GIRLS.

BLUEGRASS PROVES GOLDEN!! & 16-4 CHAMPS!

03/11/2024, 6:15pm EDT
By SB

NKYVC RACKED UP  25/30 GOLD FINISHES AT THE PRESTIGIOUS ADIDAS BLUEGRASS TOURNAMENT INCLUDING CHAMPION, NKYVC 16-4 THUNDER.

 

15-18'S TSUNAMI:  MARCH 8TH - 10TH
ALL OTHER TEAMS:  MARCH 9TH & 10TH

 

NKYVC 10-1

10 Girls

1st Silver

NKYVC 10-2

10 Girls

3rd Bronze

NKYVC 11-1 

11 Premier

2nd Gold

NKYVC 11-2 

11 Club

3rd Gold

NKYVC 12-1

12 Open

3rd Gold

NKYVC 12-2

12 premier

9th Gold

NKYVC 12-3

12 Club

5th Gold

NKYVC 12-4

12 Classic

1st Silver

NKYVC 13-1

13 Open

13th Gold

NKYVC 13-2

13 Premier

5th Gold

NKYVC 13-3

13 Club

 

NKYVC 13-4

13 Classic

13th Gold

NKYVC 14-1

14 Open

5th Gold

NKYVC 14-2

14 Premier

7th Gold

NKYVC 14-3

14 Club Red

2nd Gold

NKYVC 14-4

14 Club White

7th Gold

NKYVC 15-1

15 Open

3rd Gold

NKYVC 15-2 

15 Premier

13th Gold

NKYVC 15-3

15 Club Red

7th Gold

NKYVC 15-4

15 Club White

13th Gold

NKYVC 16-1

16 Open

5th Gold

NKYVC 16-2

16 Premier

7th Gold

NKYVC 16-3

16 Club Red

13th Gold

NKYVC 16-4

16 Club White

1st Gold

NKYVC 17-1

17 Open

5th Gold

NKYVC 17-2

17 Premier

3rd Gold

NKYVC 17-3

17 Club

1st Copper A

NKYVC 18-1

18 Open

5th Gold

NKYVC 18-2

18 Premier

9th Gold

NKYVC 18-3

18 Classic

13th Gold

NKYVC NATIONAL PERFORMANCES USA & AAU

USA GJNC CHAMPIONSHIPS/RUNNER UP FINISHES

2022: 17-1 TSUNAMI NATIONAL RUNNER UP (17 AMERICAN DIVISION) COACH MIKE BRYANT

2019:  15-1 TSUNAMI USA GNJC NATIONAL RUNNER-UP (15 AMERICAN) COACH JILL HUNT

2016:  17-1 TSUNAMI USA GJNC NATIONAL CHAMPIONS-17 NATIONAL DIVISION  (COACH TAYLOR TANNER)

2015:  17-1 TSUNAMI NATIONAL RUNNER-UP (17 NATIONAL DIVISION) (COACH TAYLOR TANNER)

2014:  15-1 TSUNAMI NATIONAL RUNNER-UP (15 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH ANDY LOVINS

2012:  14-1 TSUNAMI NATIONAL RUNNER-UP (14 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH DION REYES

2010: 14-1 TSUNAMI NATIONAL RUNNER-UP[ (14 AMERICAN DIVISION) COACH DION REYES

2004:  14-1 TSUNAMI NATIONAL RUNNER-UP (14 NATIONAL DIVISION)  COACH JILL HUNT

 

 

TOP 10 GJNC FINISHES

 

2022:  12-1 TSUNAMI 3RD PLACE (12 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH JESSE PARMLEY

2022:  13-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (13 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH ANGIE RECKERS

2022:  16-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (16 OPEN DIVISION) COACH TYLER COLLINS

2021:  13-1 TSUNAMI 3RD PLACE (13 OPEN DIVISION) COACH ANGIE RECKERS

2020:   COVID CANCELLATION

2019:  14-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (15 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH TYLER COLLINS

2019:  13-1 TSUNAMI 3RD PLACE (13 NATIONAL DIVISION) ANGIE RECKERS COACH

2019:  16-1 TSUNAMI 9TH PLACE (16 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH RENAE TAYLOR

2019:  16-2 TIDE 10TH PLACE (16 PATRIOT DIVISION) TINA COLLINS COACH

2018:  15-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (15 OPEN DIVISION) COACH JILL HUNT

2018:  14-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (14 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH MONICA HURD

2017:  16-1 TSUNAMI 9TH PLACE (16 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH BRYNJA THOMPSON

2016:  13-1 TSUNAMI 3RD PLACE (13 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH ANGIE RECKERS

2016:  11-1 TSUNAMI 8TH PLACE (11 PATRIOT DIVISION) COACH DION REYES

2015:  15-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (15 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH JILL HUNT

2014:  16-1 TSUNAMI 7TH PLACE (16 OPEN DIVISION) COACH KATHY KENNEDY

2010: 16-1 TSUNAMI 3RD PLACE (15 OPEN DIVISION) COACH ANDREW LOVINS

2010: 13-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (13 AMERICAN DIVISION) C0ACH ANGIE RECKERS

2009:  14-1 TSUNAMI 3RD PLACE (14 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH DION REYES

2009:  18-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (18 AMERICAN DIVISION) COACH KATHY KENNEDY 

2008: 13-1 TSUNAMI 3RD PLACE (13 AMERICAN DIVISION) COACH ANGIE RECKERS

2005:  17-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (17 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH KATHY KENNEDY

2004:  16-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE  (16 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH KATHY KENNEDY

2002:  14-1 TSUNAMI 5TH PLACE (14 CLUB DIVISION) COACH JILL HUNT

2000:  12-1 TSUNAMI 9TH PLACE (12 NATIONAL DIVISION) COACH ANGIE RECKERS

2022 TOURNAMENT FINISHES TO DATE(5/3/2022)

# OF TOURNAMENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLD FINISHES TOP 10 FINISHES
245 21 138 175

 

RESULTS BASED TRAINING_ALL RESULTS

ALL GRAND PRIX TEAMS FINISH IN GOLD!!

03/27/2024, 11:30pm EDT
By SB

THE FOLLOWING NKYVC TEAMS PLAYED GREAT OVER THE WEEKEND AND ALL PLACED IN THE GOLD DIVISION:

 

BUCKEYE GRAND PRIX - 
MARCH 23 & 24 

12U GIRLS DIVISION
 

NKYVC 11-1:  5TH GOLD

NKYVC 11-2:  7TH GOLD

NKYVC 12-3:  3RD GOLD

NKYVC 12-4:  3RD GOLD

 

CINCINNATI GRAND PRIX:
16U DIVISION

NKYVC 16-4:  5TH GOLD

MEQ RESULTS

03/18/2024, 6:30pm EDT
By SB

MARCH 15TH - 17TH:  THE MEQ WAS PLAYED IN INDIANAPOLIS (16'S - 18'S) AND THE 12'S & 13'S COMPETED IN ST. LOUIS:

 

NKYVC 12-1

MEQ - ST. LOUIS

12 Nationals

6th Gold

NKYVC 12-2

MEQ - ST. LOUIS

13 USA

3rd Silver

NKYVC 13-1

MEQ - ST. LOUIS

13 Open

5th Silver

NKYVC 13-2

MEQ - ST. LOUIS

13 USA

3rd Emerald

NKYVC 16-1

MEQ - INDY

16 Open

5th Gold

NKYVC 16-2

MEQ - INDY

16 USA

2nd Sil D

NKYVC 16-3

MEQ - INDY

16 USA

1st Emerald D

NKYVC 17-1

MEQ - INDY

17 Open

5th Bronze

NKYVC 17-2

MEQ - INDY

17 USA

9th Gold

NKYVC 17-3

MEQ - INDY

17 American

1st Copper A

NKYVC 18-1

MEQ - INDY

18 Open

3rd Silver 

NKYVC 18-2

MEQ - INDY

18 USA

3rd Silver A

NKYVC 18-3

MEQ - INDY

18 American

3rd Nickel A

LUV ST. PATRICKS DAY BASH BRINGS GOLD

03/18/2024, 6:30pm EDT
By SB

NKYVC 11-3 TYPHOON AND NKYVC 13-4 THUNDER COMPETED IN LEXINGTON AT THE LUV ST. PATRICKS' DAY BASH ON MARCH 16TH & 17TH.  BOTH TEAMS BROUGHT HOME THE GOLD!

 

NKYVC 11-3 TYPHOON - 3RD GOLD

NKYVC 13-4 THUNDER - 5TH GOLD

 

CONGRATS GIRLS.

BLUEGRASS PROVES GOLDEN!! & 16-4 CHAMPS!

03/11/2024, 6:15pm EDT
By SB

NKYVC RACKED UP  25/30 GOLD FINISHES AT THE PRESTIGIOUS ADIDAS BLUEGRASS TOURNAMENT INCLUDING CHAMPION, NKYVC 16-4 THUNDER.

 

15-18'S TSUNAMI:  MARCH 8TH - 10TH
ALL OTHER TEAMS:  MARCH 9TH & 10TH

 

NKYVC 10-1

10 Girls

1st Silver

NKYVC 10-2

10 Girls

3rd Bronze

NKYVC 11-1 

11 Premier

2nd Gold

NKYVC 11-2 

11 Club

3rd Gold

NKYVC 12-1

12 Open

3rd Gold

NKYVC 12-2

12 premier

9th Gold

NKYVC 12-3

12 Club

5th Gold

NKYVC 12-4

12 Classic

1st Silver

NKYVC 13-1

13 Open

13th Gold

NKYVC 13-2

13 Premier

5th Gold

NKYVC 13-3

13 Club

 

NKYVC 13-4

13 Classic

13th Gold

NKYVC 14-1

14 Open

5th Gold

NKYVC 14-2

14 Premier

7th Gold

NKYVC 14-3

14 Club Red

2nd Gold

NKYVC 14-4

14 Club White

7th Gold

NKYVC 15-1

15 Open

3rd Gold

NKYVC 15-2 

15 Premier

13th Gold

NKYVC 15-3

15 Club Red

7th Gold

NKYVC 15-4

15 Club White

13th Gold

NKYVC 16-1

16 Open

5th Gold

NKYVC 16-2

16 Premier

7th Gold

NKYVC 16-3

16 Club Red

13th Gold

NKYVC 16-4

16 Club White

1st Gold

NKYVC 17-1

17 Open

5th Gold

NKYVC 17-2

17 Premier

3rd Gold

NKYVC 17-3

17 Club

1st Copper A

NKYVC 18-1

18 Open

5th Gold

NKYVC 18-2

18 Premier

9th Gold

NKYVC 18-3

18 Classic

13th Gold