National Volleyball League Cancels Remainder Of Season
National Volleyball League Cancels Remainder Of Season
Just over a week after crowning champions in Long Beach, the National Volleyball League has announced that it has cancelled the remainder of its season.
Just over a week after crowning champions in Long Beach, California, the National Volleyball League has announced that it has canceled the remainder of its season.
The announcement was made on the personal Facebook page of the NVL's operations manager Melissa Piazza. It read:
"We regret to announce that The NVL has determined not to produce any further professional events in the 2017 season. After a very successful Long Beach event there have been a number of factors beyond our control that have forced us to make this necessary decision and shift our focus to the 2018 season. More announcements will be coming soon.
"Prize money checks for Long Beach will be in the main next week.
"We are excited about the growth of the sport and the future of the league and will be back stronger than ever. Your current points will be frozen for next year too.
"Thank you for your continued support.
"#NVL2018."
Nothing has been posted on the NVL Facebook page or its website, which still shows a map marking the locations of the four tournaments that had been planned for 2017.
In April, the World Series of Beach Volleyball and the NVL announced that they were joining forces, promising increased prize money, and moving the NVL tour's schedule around to kickoff the season in Long Beach at the same time at the WSOBV event.
This partnership with the WSOBV, and its CEO Leonard Armato, who also happens to be Kerri Walsh Jennings' agent, launched speculation that Walsh Jennings would play on the NVL tour. At the time, the news had just come out that she was boycotting the AVP due to her disagreement with the contract players were forced to sign.
The NVL has made no public statements about the reasons behind its decision to cancel the remainder of the season, but one has to wonder if Walsh Jennings' shoulder injury, which resulted in her having to withdraw from the FIVB World Championships in Vienna, might have something to do with it. The four-time Olympic medalist would have been a huge draw for fans, as well as sponsors, and it's unclear when she'll be back on the court.
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The announcement was made on the personal Facebook page of the NVL's operations manager Melissa Piazza. It read:
"We regret to announce that The NVL has determined not to produce any further professional events in the 2017 season. After a very successful Long Beach event there have been a number of factors beyond our control that have forced us to make this necessary decision and shift our focus to the 2018 season. More announcements will be coming soon.
"Prize money checks for Long Beach will be in the main next week.
"We are excited about the growth of the sport and the future of the league and will be back stronger than ever. Your current points will be frozen for next year too.
"Thank you for your continued support.
"#NVL2018."
Nothing has been posted on the NVL Facebook page or its website, which still shows a map marking the locations of the four tournaments that had been planned for 2017.
In April, the World Series of Beach Volleyball and the NVL announced that they were joining forces, promising increased prize money, and moving the NVL tour's schedule around to kickoff the season in Long Beach at the same time at the WSOBV event.
This partnership with the WSOBV, and its CEO Leonard Armato, who also happens to be Kerri Walsh Jennings' agent, launched speculation that Walsh Jennings would play on the NVL tour. At the time, the news had just come out that she was boycotting the AVP due to her disagreement with the contract players were forced to sign.
The NVL has made no public statements about the reasons behind its decision to cancel the remainder of the season, but one has to wonder if Walsh Jennings' shoulder injury, which resulted in her having to withdraw from the FIVB World Championships in Vienna, might have something to do with it. The four-time Olympic medalist would have been a huge draw for fans, as well as sponsors, and it's unclear when she'll be back on the court.
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