Important Dates

Registration Opens: January 29, 2025 at 12PM EST   I   AES Instructions to Register

Registration Closes: April 30th, 2025
On-line Tournament Registration in AES: May 9th, 2025

Need to make adjustments to your roster after this date? Email the Events Department at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) 

Manual adjustments to rosters will be available until To Be Announced.
Any additions to your roster after this date will need to be done onsite at check-in, and will result in a per person fee. Avoid this charge by emailing USAV before the event!

Please help USAV seed this tournament as accurately as possible! The Seeding Form needs to be submitted by To Be announced. Once Available, we will link directly to fill out the seeding form.

** All teams will play at least one match on the last day of your play schedule

Nationals/US Open Ratings:
**New since 2023 USAV Open Nationals** Yankee is no longer limiting rosters based on individual player ratings. However we are advising to use our previous Rating Restrictions to determine the proper level of competition for your team. The US Open are the same as Regionals for single gender tournaments (see below) except there is no minimum required for the US Open.

Nationals Coed and Reverse Coed Conversions:
Please contact Jeffry Powell with questions about ratings.

Player Memberships:
All Players need a full season membership, a Single Event Membership in not accepted

Out of Region Players:
You can bring out of region players on your team, however the roster needs to still be approved by the Ratings Committee, so it is best to have that player play if possible a few times in the NERVA Region to ensure the team fits within the Rating's limits. A Team needs to be at least 50% from the region they are entering from. For Roster updating on AES, you will need their USAV number which they have through their region's membership system. Any additional questions please see the Open Nationals Manual on their website or reach out to Jeffry or Judy with further questions.

Regionals Rating Guidelines:
 

**New since 2023 Nationals, there are no more restrictions, please use our previous restrictions as guidelines to which division your team should be competing in. Any Yankee run USAV Format tournament run in the Spring of 2023 during this change still adhered to these rating restrictions**
 
Men's AA: No limit
Men's A: 2 A, 4 A-, the rest below
    (An A+ will be allowed IF they take fewer A/A- players)
    Minimum for A/AA: 41 points
    (exceptions will be made for teams playing A or AA at nationals)
Men's BB: 1 A-, 3 B+ OR 5 B+, the rest B or below
    Minimum for BB: 35 points
    (exceptions will be made for teams playing BB at nationals)
Men's B: 1 B+, 3 B, the rest B- and below     OR         5 B, the rest B- and below.
    Minimum for B: 27 points (exceptions will be made for teams playing B at nationals)

Women's AA: No limit
Women's A: 1 A, 5 A-, the rest B+ or below
    Minimum for A/AA: 41 points (exceptions will be made for teams playing A or AA at nationals)
Women's BB: 1 A-, 2 B+ OR 4 B+, the rest B or below
    Minimum for BB: 35 points
    (exceptions will be made for teams playing BB at nationals)
Women's B: 3 B, the rest B- or below
    Minimum for B: 27 points (exceptions will be made for teams playing B at nationals)