AVP vs FIVB Schedules

[pogoball]

Does anyone know how most of the top AVP teams will choose between the FIVB and AVP events this year?

Since the FIVB points for the Olympics matter this year, I would guess that the top teams would be more likely to choose FIVB when there is a conflict.

I mapped out the conflicts and can make some educated guesses. The first FIVB events are weekends of 5/26 & 6/2, but the FIVB events are lower-level in Singapore & Seoul, so I'm guessing that teams will stay AVP.

Here are the weekend conflicts starting in June:
6/09: AVP-Atlanta vs FIVB-Poland
6/16: AVP-Charleston vs FIVB-Portugal
6/23: no conflict: FIVB-France (Grand Slam)
6/30: no conflict: FIVB-Norway (Grand Slam)
7/07: AVP-New Jersey vs FIVB-Montreal
7/14: no conflict: FIVB-Germany (Grand Slam)
7/21: AVP-Long Beach vs FIVB-France (World Series)
7/28: no conflict: FIVB-Switzerland (World Champs)
8/04: AVP-Chicago vs FIVB-Austria (Grand Slam)
8/11: AVP-Manhattan vs FIVB-Norway
8/18: AVP-Boston vs FIVB-Finland

I would guess that the top teams who want to qualify would probably choose to stay FIVB for most of these up until Manhattan beach, but I have absolutely no inside information, just thinking aloud. Anyone know?

[wang pu]

I think per their AVP contract they must play AVP events and only FIVB when there is no AVP, unless they get permission from AVP management. In 2004, the AVP let teams that had a chance to qualify for the Olympics to play in FIVB tournaments when there was a conflict.

[IdahoBoy]

dakrisve said:

I think per their AVP contract they must play AVP events and only FIVB when there is no AVP, unless they get permission from AVP management. In 2004, the AVP let teams that had a chance to qualify for the Olympics to play in FIVB tournaments when there was a conflict.

I'm not so sure this is the case anymore. Misty and Kerri didn't play any AVP events, if I recall, one year because of that rule.

[brybry2]

Yeah, it would seem weird to me if a lot these teams were forced to play the AVP events over FIVB. Seems like a lot of teams could contend for spot number 2.

[wang pu]

idahoboy said:

dakrisve said:

I think per their AVP contract they must play AVP events and only FIVB when there is no AVP, unless they get permission from AVP management. In 2004, the AVP let teams that had a chance to qualify for the Olympics to play in FIVB tournaments when there was a conflict.

I'm not so sure this is the case anymore. Misty and Kerri didn't play any AVP events, if I recall, one year because of that rule.

That year, Kerri and Misty were not under AVP's contract. They wanted to play better competition on the more lucrative tour. It was a real get for the AVP to sign them the next year.

[wang pu]

brybry2 said:

Yeah, it would seem weird to me if a lot these teams were forced to play the AVP events over FIVB. Seems like a lot of teams could contend for spot number 2.

Its like that, otherwise would fans show up to the AVP if the top 4-5 teams were not there? What would that do for marketing if Kerri, Misty, and now maybe Logan wasn't at an AVP event? Seems unfair, but the players know that going in. And really, it affects maybe 10-12 players on both the men and women's sides, who have a legitimate shot at the Olympics. At this point it seems to be a 3 team race on the men's side and a two team, maybe three team race on the women's.