If these bids become available, they will be awarded through the Power League based on final finishes. The highest finishing team will be awarded the highest available bid. This applies to the 12-18 premier divisions. *If a team from the region has earned a USA Division or a Liberty division bid at a National Qualifier, and subsequently earns and accepts a higher bid, their original USA or Liberty bid will then become a “region” bid and will be awarded through Power League.

11 National Bid: This bid is awarded at the Region Bid Event.

*Any team that accepts or declines a bid prior to the Region Bid Event will not be allowed to compete in the event.*

If these bids become available, they will be awarded through the Region Bid Events. If a team from the region has earned an American division bid at a National Qualifier, and subsequently earns and accepts a higher bid, their original American Bid will then become a “region” bid and will be awarded at the American division of the Region Bid Event.  If more bids become available than there are teams from the Power League finish (for National, USA and Liberty bids) and the top 6 finishers from the Region Bid Event, American division, or the top 4 finishers from the Region Bid Event, Freedom division, the HOA Region rankings will be used to award the bid(s).
If an additional American division bid becomes available (past top 6 finishers of American Region bid Event), this bid will be awarded either the highest ranked team that does not have any bid, or to the highest ranked team that has a Freedom bid. In the last scenario, the vacated Freedom bid will go to the next team in line from the Freedom Region Bid Event.
If an additional Freedom division bid comes available (past top 4 finishers of Freedom Region Bid Event), the bid will go to the highest ranked team from the ranking system, which does not have a bid, at the moment the bid becomes available.

Teams are required to play in their own age bracket in the Region Bid Events but can select either the American or Freedom division (when available). Request to change divisions must be made at least 4 weeks before the event.

*Any team that accepts or declines a bid prior to the Region Bid Event will not be allowed to compete in the event.*

Region bids are all bids that are distributed through the region. This includes bids earned by Region teams who have upgraded their bids at National Qualifiers. These qualifier bids then become region bids (see above for trickle down of region bids)

– Decline a Region Bid: Once you decline a region bid – you will forfeit any other region bids that may become available (a team that has been awarded a bid through the region has to accept the highest offered bid or will decline any region bid). Unless stated otherwise in the USAV Boys/Girls Championship Manual, a team who has a bid from a National Qualifier and declines a higher region bid, declines all region bids, but keeps the bid from the National Qualifier.

– Any Bid to the Junior National Championships (JNC) must either be accepted or declined before 12:00 PM of the Tuesday following the conclusion of the last round of the Power League or Region Bid Event. Notice to accept or decline must be made in writing via the ‘Bid Acceptance Form’ sent to the club director by the above deadline. If such notice is not received in the form and by the above deadline, the bid will be offered to the next finisher. If such occurs, the next finisher will have 24 hours to either accept or decline the bid.

– A team that accepts a USAV Bid from the region is required to submit all appropriate forms and fees that may be required by the JNC registration process. It is highly recommended that each team makes itself aware of all requirements.

– Any team allowing a bid to ‘”drop’” and be lost for use by an HOA team, may be subject to sanctions, including but not limited to: being denied entry into the following season’s HOA Power League and/or the Region Bid Event. It is imperative that a team that has accepted a bid for JNC notifies the HOA office immediately if unable to attend. This increases the likelihood that another HOA team can attend.

Power League: In case the Power League finishes are inconclusive, all bids will default to the American Division of the Region Bid Event.

Region Bid Event: If the Region Bid Event can’t be held, the HOA Region rankings will be used to award the American and Freedom Division Bid(s). The bids will go to the highest ranked teams from the ranking system, that do not have a bid at that moment. Teams that have secured a bid, or have declined a bid, are no longer eligible to compete in the Region Bid Event.