Club Hosted Tournaments
2027 Tournaments – coming soon!
Browse sanctioned events by scrolling down and selecting your age category below.
Ready to Host a Volleyball Alberta–Sanctioned Event?
Registered clubs in good standing may apply to have their 12U–18U tournaments sanctioned by Volleyball Alberta. Sanctioned events are covered under Volleyball Alberta’s insurance policy, ensuring all participating members are protected.
How to Get Started
- Review and complete the application process outlined in the boxes below.
- Once approved, your tournament will be posted in the appropriate age category tab below within three (3) business days.
Important Info
- Form needs to be submitted 4 business weeks before the tournament start date to provide enough time for sanctioning approval and referees to be assigned. If the tournament is not submitted 4 weeks before the tournament date a $100 late fee will be sent to the organizer of the tournament.
A Volleyball Alberta Certificate of Insurance (COI) can only be used for sanctioned Volleyball Alberta activities/events. Club’s choosing to run their own tournaments, not sanctioned through Volleyball Alberta, would need to obtain and purchase their own insurance so secure a Certificate of Insurance for an unsanctioned tournament/event.
Clubs are responsible for using facilities that have a safe playing area and appropriate equipment for the tournament. This could include appropriate seating/score-tables/post pads/antennas, referee stands, etc.).
Best Practices
Please feel free to use the VA Club Hosted Tournaments Best Practices as a starting point for your tournament facilities and standards.
Questions?
eventsmanager@volleyballalberta.ca or call: 780-415-1703
October 1 – Club Hosted Tournaments Sanctioning Submissions Are Open
Volleyball Alberta requires the organizer:
- Submit Club Hosted Event Form
- Confirm all teams are registered competitive members of Volleyball Alberta, Provincial Association & Volleyball Canada prior to participating so the tournament can be insured.
- If there is interest from an out of province team, the organizer will submit the team name and province to the eventsmanager@volleyballalberta.ca so VA can confirm membership with the team’s Provincial Sport Organization. VA encourages host organizers to do this as soon as possible to ensure the tournament can be sanctioned.
Submit Club Hosted Event Form including payment
Please have the following information ready for your submission:
- Event Date, Year
- Event Name hosted by (Club Name) for Age Class,
- Gender (# of teams) –
- Location: Gym, City.
- Entry fee.
- If known, please also include the following information:
- Registration opens on (Date and Time),
- Registration deadline,
- Link to register (website/form)
- contact name and email.
If you require a certificate of insurance for your Club Hosted Tournament please complete the Certificate of Insurance Application Form
Please use the following link to register your Club Hosted Tournament
Need Event Referees?
All referee requests must be submitted by email to your Zone Referee Assignor (see list below).
To allow adequate time for referee assignments, please submit the following information a minimum of four (4) weeks prior to your tournament:
- Tournament name, location, and dates
- Age category
- Match format (best‑of‑three or best‑of‑five)
- Number of courts and number of matches on each court (please attach a draft schedule if available)
- Contact name and payment information for the payee
- Tournament schedule
Volleyball Alberta will make every effort to assign certified referees for your tournament. However, due to demand and the number of events on any given weekend, this may not always be possible.
If certified referees are not available, the tournament must utilize approved, registered Volleyball Alberta members who are screened as Persons in Authority (PIA) to perform officiating roles. We recommend using other coaches or club leaders, as they typically already meet these requirements.
If additional support is needed, individuals may purchase a VA Leader – Volunteer membership (approximately $22) and complete the remaining PIA requirements to become eligible to officiate.
Referee Assignors by Location
Zone 1: Lethbridge & Area
Zone 1 Assignor: referees.zone1@volleyballalberta.ca
Zone 3: Calgary & Surrounding Areas
Zone 3 Tournament Assignor: tournaments.zone3@volleyballalberta.ca
Zone 4: Central Alberta
Zone 4 Tournament Assignor: tournaments.zone4@volleyballalberta.ca
Zone 5: Medicine Hat & Area
Zone 5 Assignor: assignor.zone5@volleyballalberta.ca
Zone 6: Edmonton & Area
Zone 6 Assignor: assignor.zone6@volleyballalberta.ca
Zone 7: Eastern Alberta
Zone 7 Assignor: assignor.zone7@volleyballalberta.ca
Zone 8: Grande Prairie & Area
Zone 8 Assignor: assignor.zone8@volleyballalberta.ca
Zone 9: Fort McMurray & Area
Zone 9 Assignor: assignor.zone9@volleyballalberta.ca
If you have any other questions please check out our Referee Hub.