Teams
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Stunners
Лас-Вегас Рэмблерс
Юта Стингерс
Нью-Джерси Тим Фридом
Саутерн Экспоужер
Техас Тирантс
Лос-Анджелес Блейз
Онтарио Матадорс
Team Pineapple
Чикаго Антачиблс
Iceman
Team Lvc
Rising Tide
Даллас Торнадо
Ascension
San Diego Wild
Puerto Rico Pythons
Сиатл Саскуач
Колорадо Кракен
Philadelphia Founders
Arizona Sizzle
Blizzard Volleyball
Tennessee Tyrants
Pineapple Angola
Американ Ол Старс
Нашионал Ол Старс
Wikipedia - National Volleyball Association
The National Volleyball Association (NVA) is a professional indoor volleyball league in the United States. The league comprises 12 teams and is one of the top-level sports leagues below the major leagues amongst lacrosse, rugby, and indoor soccer. It has become one of the premier men's professional leagues globally, holding the best talent that the United States has to offer.
The league was founded in Costa Mesa, California, in 2017. The NVA's regular season runs from March to August, with each team playing nine games during the regular season. As of 2021, NVA players became the first volleyball athletes to have paid salaries in a Men's American Volleyball league outside of Puerto Rico.
The NVA is an active partner with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), which collaborates with the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and the Olympic team. The league office and some individual team offices operate out of NVA's headquarters in Costa Mesa.
NVA's 2020 season was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, two new teams joined the league, the Chicago Untouchables and the Dallas Tornadoes.
Then in 2022, the Seattle Sasquatch and Colorado Kraken brought the league to a total of 12 teams.
Entering the 2023 season, three new teams joined the league including, the Puerto Rico Pythons, Philadelphia Founders, and San Diego Wild. These teams took the place of the Tornadoes, Kraken, and Sasquatch.
The OC Stunners are the reigning champions, beating San Diego Wild 3–0 in the 2023 NVA Championship Cup Finals becoming the first team to obtain two National Titles with the NVA.
Турнир пользуется большой популярностью среди болельщиков волейбола в США и за рубежом. На матчах присутствуют тысячи зрителей, а трансляции игр ведутся по всему миру. Турнир является важным событием в календаре НВА и служит отличной возможностью для игроков продемонстрировать свои таланты и побороться за звание чемпиона.
В разные годы победителями турнира становились такие известные команды, как «Лос-Анджелес Лейкерс», «Бостон Селтикс», «Чикаго Буллз» и «Голден Стэйт Уорриорз». Турнир также известен своими драматичными и запоминающимися моментами, которые навсегда остаются в истории НВА.