The 2018
Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The Girls U19 NORCECA Continental Championship is a sport competition for national volleyball teams, currently held biannually and organized by the NORCECA, the North America, Central America and Caribbean
The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a ...
was the eleventh edition of the bi-annual
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
tournament. It was held in Tegucigalpa National Gymnasium,
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa ( )—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz''—is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comaya ...
, Honduras from 25 August to 2 September among eight countries. The United States won the tournament and qualified for the
2019 FIVB Girls' World Championship along with Canada. United States player
Jessica Mzurik won the Most Valuable Player award.
Qualification
A total of 9 teams qualify for the 2018 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship. In addition to Honduras who qualified automatically as hosts, the other 8 teams qualify based on top 5 teams from the NORCECA U 18 Continental Ranking and the 3 Zonal Champions from the AFECAVOL, ECVA and CAZOVA, U-18 Zonal Championships. Mexico withdrew from the tournament and the event continued with only 8 teams.
Pool composition
Pool standing procedure
# Number of matches won
# Match points
# Points ratio
# Sets ratio
# Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser
Preliminary round
*All times are in
Central Standard Time
The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, and a few Caribbean Islands, Caribbean islands.
In parts of that zone (20 states in the US, three provinces or territorie ...
Group A
Group B
Final round
Bracket
Quarterfinals
5th–8th Classification
Semifinals
7th place
5th place
3rd place
Final
Finals standing
Individual awards
*Most valuable player
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*Best setter
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*Best Opposite
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*Best Outside Hitters
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*Best Middle Blockers
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*Best libero
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*Best digger
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*Best receiver
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*Best server
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*Best scorer
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References
NORCECA
{{NORCECA Volleyball Championship
Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
NORCECA
The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) is the international governing body for the sports of volleyball in Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean. NORCECA is the continental confederation that r ...
2018 in Honduran sport
2018 in women's volleyball
August 2018 sports events in North America
September 2018 sports events in North America
International sports competitions hosted by Honduras
Sports competitions in Tegucigalpa
21st century in Tegucigalpa