USA OPEN VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT PRESENTED BY 24 HOUR FITNESS

The 2002 Championships will be held in Dallas, Texas, May 25-June 1.

A record 528 teams will descend on Dallas, Texas, for the 64th edition of
the USA Adult Volleyball Championships, hosted by USA Volleyball, the Dallas
Convention and Visitors Bureau and the North Texas Region, May 25-June 1.

More than 5,200 players and staff will attend this year's event, which will
be broken into two separate sessions of competition. The first session runs
from Saturday May 25 through Tuesday May 28, while the second wave of
competition begins on Wednesday May 29 and concludes on Saturday June 1. The
matches will be played on 36 portable courts within the convention center.
The event was also held in Dallas in 1996 and 1960.

There will be 285 men's teams, 218 women's teams, 16 co-ed teams and nine
Special Olympic teams competing for championships in the Open, Club, Masters
(age 30 and over), Senior (age 50 and over) and Co-Ed divisions. This year
for the first time the event will feature a women's 65-and-over tournament

About the USA Open Volleyball Championship Event

At the conclusion of the current season, teams travel from around the
country to play in the USA Open Championship. The week long program
includes 28 national championship tournaments in both the men's and women's
divisions, 14 tournaments in each division. The US Open features the 16
best elite teams from the United States and other nations in each division.
The US Club Championships feature domestic teams in four playing
classifications, Class AA, A, BB and B. The US Masters Championships
include men and women 30 and Over, through 45 and Over, in five year
increments. The US Seniors Championships are for men and women 50 and Over
through 75 and Over, also in five year increments.

Past, present, and future national team players are frequent participants at
this event. The action is continuous on 30 portable courts, usually located
in the host-city's convention center.

Find An Adult Program Near You!

USA Volleyball sponsors Adult Programs in all areas of the country. To find
out about Adult Programs in your area, contact your local regional office.
http://Volleyball.ORG/usa/
Throughout USA Volleyball's 38 regions, indoor competition for adults is
offered at several levels. The adult season lasts from fall to late spring.

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