GIRLS JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BIDS AWARDED THROUGH A REGION
Regions are allocated Bids to three Divisions at the GJNCs – National, American and Freedom. Regions have the authority to establish their own process for awarding these Bids. Bids awarded through a Region must be accepted in writing at, or prior to, the time of the Bid being awarded.
National Division: Each Region will receive at least one (1) National Bid to award at their discretion for the 13’s – 18’s. As there are a total of 48 Bids to be allocated to 40 Regions, the eight (8) largest Regions based on Girls Junior registrations from the previous season will be awarded a 2nd Bid to the National Divisions at the GJNCs. For 11s, and 12 ‘s, the original allotment of Bids and any reallocation Bids a Region receives depends on the number of 12 and under Girls Junior registrations from the previous season, not on the total number of Girls Junior registrations USAV Girls National Championship Manual – October 2023 Page 12 in the Region. Given there are 40 USAV Regions and only 36 National Bids allocated to Regions not all will receive an allocated Bid. Regions not receiving an automatic Bid will be prioritized in the process of reallocating unused Bids.
American Division: Regions may receive up to three (3) American Bids to award at their discretion for the 12s – 18’s. There are a total of 64 Bids to be allocated to GJNCs, 12 Bids for 12s-17’s and 16 Bids for 18’s will be awarded at NQs. The remaining American Bids will be allocated to the Regions. Bids allocated to Regions are determined through a junior girls membership benchmark that is defined in the Bid allocation chart posted on the USAV website. The number of Bids received by a particular Region may change from year to year.
Freedom Division: Each Region will receive at least one (1) Freedom Bid to award at their discretion for the 14’s – 18’s. As there are a total of 48 Bids to be allocated to 40 Regions, the eight (8) Regions with the largest membership growth based on Girls Junior registrations from the previous season will be awarded a 2nd Bid to the Freedom Divisions at the GJNCs.
Reallocation Bids: When a Bid is returned, the USAV Events Department distributes Reallocation Bids to the Regions in an order determined by the number of junior girls members (National Division), number of growth of junior girls members (Freedom Division) and the proximity of that number to certain benchmark membership numbers (American Division). When a Team earns a higher-ranking Bid, the vacated Bid will stay with the Region (see Rules for Priority of Bid Use).
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