2022-23 Season
In 2022-23 Lockdown VBC will have 2-3 teams at each age group (National, Elite, Regional)
Practices begin Thanksgiving weekend.
National/Elite teams practice 3x/week (2 weeknight practices/1 weekend day practice)
Regional teams practice 1-2x/week
Practices are 1.5/2 hours long.
Tournament play starts in January
The seasons generally ends by 2nd weekend of May.
Potential Tournament Breakdown for 2022-23 season
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12U and under play in 2-3 NERVA Sundays and 4 other tournaments
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National teams play in AAU Champion's league (4 weekends)
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Nationals teams play in 7-10 major tournaments (2+ out of region)
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Elite teams play in 2-3 NERVA Sundays and 5-6 major tournaments
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Regional teams play in NERVA Sundays and 3-4 major tournaments
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NERVA series (3-4 Sunday local one day tournament opportunities)
Potential Tournaments (Tournaments will be selected from list below)
Tournament Location Date Ages
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Winterfest Hartford CT Jan 14-16 or Jan 21-22 all teams
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AAU Champion's league (one day) Mohegan Sun or Fitchburg MA Jan 28-29, March 11-12 & 25-26, National /Elite teams
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AAU Champions league Finals Mohegan Sun or Fitchburg MA April 29-30 National /Elite teams
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AAU Grand Prix Weekend Mohegan Sun Feb 5-6 or Feb 11-12 all teams
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NERVA I TBA Feb 12 Elite/Regional teams
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Capitol Hill Classic Washington DC Feb 18-20 National teams
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Volleyfest Providence RI or Springfield MA Feb 18-20 Elite teams
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Boston Nike Qualifier Boston MA Feb 24-26 or March 3-5 All teams
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NERVA II TBA March 12 Elite/Regional teams
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Great Nor'Easter Albany NY March 11-12 or 18-19 Elite teams
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NERVA III TBA March 26 Elite/Regional teams
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Big South Qualifier Atlanta GA March 31-April 2 National teams
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AAU Spring Kick-Off Super Regional Fitchburg, MA April 1-2 All teams
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NERVA IV TBA April 2 Elite/Regional teams
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NEQ Philadelphia PA April 1-2 or April 7-9 or April 14-16 National teams
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RI Rumble Providence RI April 15-16 or April 22-23 Elite/Regional teams
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NERVA championships TBA April 30 Elite/Regional teams
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North Atlantic Championships Mohegan Sun May 6-7 National teams
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AAU National Championships Orlando FL June 13-25 National teams
A final proposed schedule will be sent out near tryouts
2022-23 Practice Schedule
Practice times will be determined before season starts based on number of teams in the club
National and Elite teams will practice 3x a week. practices range from 1 & 1/2 to 2 hours in length. Regional teams will practice 1-2x a week.teams
First month of season will have teams also doing an additional day of position training.
- Tentative possible days/times locations are
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays at Forekicks/Taunton between the hours of 5pm-8:30pm. Thursdays at Wheaton College between the hours of 5pm-10pm and Saturdays at Wheaton College between the hours of 7:30am-2pm. Mansfield Fieldhouse Sundays between the hours of 5pm-8pm and Mondays between the hours of 5pm-9:30pm
