Whats the difference between club and open divisions in Junior Girls Volleyball?

Question

I play club volleyball for a 18-1s team in SCVA (Southren California) and I was wondering what the diffference was between club and open divisions in volleyball.

Answer 1

The Open division is the top division.  It is the best teams in the country.  The club division is the rest.

Answer 2

Open division is the best of the best. It's Number 1 Club is just a team you play on you can be top on club, but open you can play anywhere anyone!

Answer 3

The main difference is how you qualify.

Open bids can only be obtained by playing in the open division of a qualifier.  If there are more than 15 teams, 3 bids are given out per qualifier--to the top 3 finishers, unless one of those teams already has a bid.

Club bids can be obtained in several ways:

1) Through the club division of a qualifier--typically, the top two finishers get a bid.

2) through your region. Each region gives these out in separate ways--some through a regional championship, others through a separate regional bid tournament, and still others through their power leagues.

Some other differances--there are 48 teams in both national and american club divisions, while there are 28 teams in the open division for each age group.

Also, for 16s-18s age groups, at nationals only, Open teams play 3 of 5 matches, instead of 2 of 3......