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<\/p>\nOrlando to host 2026 Major League Volleyball All-Star match<\/p>\n
The home opening match for the reigning Major League Volleyball champions, the Orlando Valkyries, is scheduled for January 9, 2026. <\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tREIGNING 2025 MAJOR LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS, THE ORLANDO VALKYRIES. THE TEAM WAS ESTABLISHED AS PART OF THE NEW PROFESSIONAL VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION IN 2023. AND NOT EVEN A YEAR INTO SEASON PLAY, THEY NOW HOLD THE MLB TITLE MATCH AFTER MATCH. YOU SEE THEM HERE ON THE FLOOR. THEY THEY BRING THEIR FIERCE ATHLETICISM TO ADDITION FINANCIAL ARENA AND REALLY VOLLEYBALL COURTS ALL ACROSS THE NATION. AND OVER THE YEARS, THE ROSTER HAS INCLUDED DOZENS OF YOUNG WOMEN TO HELP REALLY START TRAILBLAZING THIS STANDARD. AND TODAY, WE\u2019RE EXPECTING REALLY BIG NEWS. SO JOINING ME THIS MORNING IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS SARAH RATCLIFFE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. AND LET\u2019S JUST GET RIGHT INTO IT. I\u2019M GOING TO LET YOU SHARE THIS BIG NEWS WITH EVERYONE OUT THERE. WHAT\u2019S GOING ON? WE ARE SO EXCITED. ORLANDO IS GOING TO BE THE HOME OF THE 2026 ALL STAR MATCH. AT ADDITION FINANCIAL ARENA. IT WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON MARCH 28TH AT NOON. IT WILL BE BROADCAST NATIONALLY ON CBS AND ALSO PARAMOUNT+. SO WE ARE INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO BE THE HOST CITY. SO VERY COOL. AND FOR ANYONE WHO\u2019S MAYBE NOT FAMILIAR, THIS IS A BIG DEAL. IT\u2019S GOING TO BRING IN TOP TALENT. ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. AND IT\u2019S SUCH A FUN FORMAT. SO THE FANS WILL ACTUALLY VOTE FOR THE PLAYERS THAT ARE GOING TO COME IN. THERE\u2019S TWO THAT WILL BE VOTED ON FOR EACH. FOR EACH POSITION AND THEY\u2019LL COME IN. THERE WILL BE TWO TEAMS OF 12. THEY\u2019LL PLAY AGAINST EACH OTHER. IT\u2019S JUST A REALLY FUN TIME. SO OBVIOUSLY VERY EXCITING FOR THE VOLLEYBALL COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. BUT WHAT DOES THIS ALSO MEAN TO BE THE HOST CITY FOR ORLANDO IN GENERAL? WELL, ORLANDO IS SUCH A GREAT PLACE FOR SPORTS EVENTS. I MEAN, IT REALLY IS. IT\u2019S TOP NOTCH. WE HAVE GREAT HOSPITALITY. WE HAVE WONDERFUL TEAMS THAT ARE HERE, AND WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST VENUES AROUND AS WELL. IN ADDITION, FINANCIAL ARENA IS JUST SUCH A GREAT VENUE TO BE ABLE TO HOST THIS. I LOVE THAT SLOGAN. I SEE A LOT OF PLACES. IT\u2019S LIKE WE LIVE WHERE YOU VACATION. YOU KNOW, IT\u2019S REALLY TRUE. IT IS SO TRUE. IT IS. ALL RIGHT, LET\u2019S TALK ABOUT THE VALKYRIES. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM THE TEAM NEXT SEASON? WE\u2019RE SO EXCITED. AND I DON\u2019T KNOW IF YOU\u2019VE SEEN A MATCH OR IF OUR VIEWERS HAVE SEEN A MATCH, BUT WATCHING WOMEN\u2019S PROFESSIONAL VOLLEYBALL IS SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY. IT IS ELECTRIC TO BE OUT THERE. THE ACTION IS FAST PACED. IT\u2019S SO MUCH FUN. AND COMING OFF OF A CHAMPIONSHIP, WE HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM. EVEN BETTER THAN LAST YEAR, IF I CAN SAY SO MYSELF. SO I THINK YOU\u2019RE GOING TO SEE SO MANY AMAZING PLAYS, SO MUCH GOOD TIMES OUT THERE. AND WE HAVE OUR HOME OPENER JANUARY 9TH. WE KICK OFF THE SEASON AT OH, SO THEY\u2019RE PROBABLY NOT GETTING MUCH OF A BREAK. THEY\u2019RE PROBABLY WORKING OUT, RUNNING THE REPS, DOING EVERYTHING WELL. AND WE ALSO GOT AN EXCLUSIVE INVITE TO PLAY IN BRAZIL AT A WOMEN\u2019S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, WHICH WAS THAT\u2019S THE FIRST TIME A U.S. TEAM HAS BEEN INVITED TO PLAY THERE. THAT IS AMAZING. AND, YOU KNOW, AS WE WERE SHOWING SOME OF THIS VIDEO, BECAUSE MY HUSBAND\u2019S A VOLLEYBALL COACH AT UCF, YOU LIKE, OH, WOW, THAT\u2019S REALLY COOL. AND THEN YOU GET ON THE FLOOR AND YOU\u2019RE LIKE, WHOA, THEY\u2019RE THIS HIGH OVER THE NET, RIGHT? AND THEY\u2019RE HITTING THE BALL THAT HARD. AND YOU CAN REALLY APPRECIATE, EVEN IF YOU\u2019RE NOT AN ATHLETE, WHAT THEY\u2019RE DOING. AND THAT\u2019S THE THING WHEN PEOPLE COME OUT TO MATCHES I THINK EVERYONE\u2019S LIKE, OH WOW, WE DIDN\u2019T EVEN KNOW THAT THIS EXISTED IN OUR ORLANDO. YEAH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE IT. IT\u2019S, YOU KNOW, AND VOLLEYBALL IS EXPLODING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ACROSS THE US. BUT TO SEE IT PLAYED AT A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL IS JUST IT\u2019S EXTRAORDINARY. SO WHEN PEOPLE COME OUT AND THEY WATCH THE GAME, THEY\u2019RE JUST ALWAYS EXCITED AND COME BACK FOR MORE. WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE SETTING A FOUNDATION HERE FOR THIS NEW PROGRAM, THIS NEW PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE? YEAH, IT\u2019S, YOU KNOW, THE CITY HAS REALLY WELCOMED US WITH OPEN ARMS. IT DOES HELP THAT WE WON A CHAMPIONSHIP. SO THAT WAS EVERYONE LIKES TO GET BEHIND WINNERS. GREAT. YEAH. SO I FEEL LIKE THAT\u2019S A GOOD A GOOD WAY TO START IT OFF. BUT OUR FAN BASE HAS BEEN GROWING YOU KNOW MATCH AFTER MATCH AFTER MATCH. OUR PLAYERS ARE SO AMAZING TO CONNECT WITH. AND THE CITY OF ORLANDO IS JUST REALLY WELCOMED US. AND THE VOLLEYBALL COMMUNITY THAT IS HERE, THEY LOVE HAVING THESE GIRLS TO LOOK UP TO. YEAH, IT\u2019S JUST A REALLY SPECIAL FEELING. BRIEFLY, WHAT SHOULD WE BE LOOKING FOR OR LOOKING AHEAD TO AS WE MOVE FORWARD HERE? WELL, DEFINITELY LOTS OF GOOD WINS. YEAH. OPENING DAY AGAIN. RIGHT. WE NEED TO WE NEED TO PACK THE ARENA JANUARY 9TH FOR FOR OPENING NIGHT. YEAH. AND WE\u2019LL BE CELEBRATING THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOO. IT\u2019S DEFINITELY A SPECIAL CELEBRATION. BANNER DROP ALL OF THOSE ALL OF THOSE THINGS TO CELEBRATE THAT. OKAY. SO I\u2019LL BE FINE. WE\u2019LL BE CELEBRATING THE PAST SEASON AND THEN LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEW THE NEW SEASON, JANUARY 9TH. YES. AND YOU CAN FIND US AT ORLANDO.COM OR FOLLOW US AT ALL VALKYRIES. ALL RIGHT, SARAH, I\u2019M MARKING IT ON MY CALENDAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOI\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Orlando to host 2026 Major League Volleyball All-Star match<\/p>\n
The home opening match for the reigning Major League Volleyball champions, the Orlando Valkyries, is scheduled for January 9, 2026. <\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 10:15 AM EST Dec 16, 2025\n\t\t<\/p>\n