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The Amateur Athletic Union ( AAU) is an amateur sports organization based in the United States. [ 1] A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. [ 2] It has more than 900,000 members nationwide, including more than 100,000 volunteers. [ 3]
Quicksets 18 Zesty and Spike and Serve Volleyball Club, both of Hawaii, won their respective boys divisions Wednesday at the AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships in Orlando, Fla. Quicksets ...
Volleyball is a popular sport in the United States with both male and female participants of all ages. Almost all high schools and colleges in the United States have female volleyball teams, and most regions of the country have developmental programs for girls of all ages as well. While many areas of the country are forming male teams and ...
10 Big Bend preps volleyball stars lead Tallahassee Volleyball Academy to ultimate glory on Friday, winning a U17 National Championship. ... winning a U17 National Championship
The AAU Junior Olympic Games originated from 'telegraphic' state track and field competitions. National Champions were determined through telephone and/or mail entries instead of head-to-head competition. In 1949, the AAU conducted its first 'live' national meet in Cleveland, Ohio – giving birth to the AAU Youth Sports Program.
AAU teammates Jessica Coslow (Toledo) and McKenna Payne (Utah) of SMCC and Bedford's Victory Gray (Indiana) have landed Division I volleyball deals.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA) [ b] is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and one in Canada. [ 3] It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. [ 3]
The AAU conducted senior women's national track and field championships for all athletes, both indoors and outdoors, beginning in the 1920s. Two college teams won numerous championships in each sport against other clubs from throughout the country. Tuskegee Institute won the AAU national title 14 times in 1937–1942 and 1944–1951.