AAU VOLLEYBALL NATIONALS NOMINATED FOR AWARD

SportsTravel has announced that the 2014 AAU Girls' Junior National Volleyball Championships have been nominated for a 2014 SportsTravel Award.  Events are nominated by the readers of SportsTravel, the sports world's event magazine. Criteria for nomination and voting include superior organization of and attendance at the event, a superior experience for the competitors and/or spectators at the event and how the site or venue served to enhance the event. Final balloting is open through September 15, 2014. Winners will be announced at the TEAMS '14 Conference & Expo, November 10-13, 2014, in Las Vegas.

Over 2,100 teams ages 10 to 18 competed in the AAU Girls’ Junior National Volleyball Championships in Orlando, FL on June 16-24, 2014.  With nearly 31,000 participants and 42,000 spectators, this is the largest volleyball tournament in the world.   Competition was held on a total of 175 courts at both the Orange County Convention Center and ESPN Wide World of Sports.

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“Events such as this one are a prime example of the achievement of excellence in the organization and management of sporting events,” said Timothy Schneider, publisher of SportsTravel magazine, which organizes the TEAMS Conference & Expo. “SportsTravel readers are the leaders of the sports-event industry and they know what it takes to execute a high-quality event. TheSportsTravel Awards program is an opportunity for them to honor their peers for a job well done.”

The nominees are shown in full-page ads in the August and September issues of SportsTravel. Readers may also find more information and vote online at www.SportsTravelMagazine.com.  The ballot includes nominees in amateur, collegiate and professional categories. Awards in those three categories will be given for best single-sport event, best multi-sport or multi-discipline event, and best sports event series or circuit. Voters will also pick the best new sports event and an overall Sports Event of the Year from among the nominated events. 

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