2021 VLA Championships

[rstclaire1]

The 2021 VLA season comes to a close this week, as the "founding five" Tier 1 teams head to AAU Nationals in Orlando to crown a season champion!

Tournament will be straight up double elimination, starting Tuesday afternoon and ending Thursday.  Seeds are as follows:

Seed - Team (wins-losses, rank points)

1. Chicago Icemen (8-4, 23 points)
2. New York Legion VC (6-5, 19 points)
3. Phoenix Ascension (5-6, 16 points)
4. Indiana Team Pineapple (5-2, 13 points)
5. SoCal Rising Tide (3-2, 9 points)

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Here's the match schedule - more info on the website

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Podcast preview of the event, the team rosters, and the matchups:
 

Fan presence around the featured court at AAU Nationals will make this wide open tournament even more fun to watch.  Any of these 5 teams could easily come in this week and snatch a season title, tune in to the YouTube channel throughout the next few days for all the matches!

[moderndaycoach]

Will the winner of the NVA play the winner of the VLA, or these just going to continue to be two competing leagues until one or both go bankrupt and dissolve?

[rstclaire1]

Big congrats to the Chicago Icemen for winning the 2021 VLA Championship!  They came in seeded first, held off a great Rising Tide team in two matches across the three days, and played the most complete volleyball all year and in this tournament.  Check out the championship match and stay tuned for announcements about next season!