Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida will gradually reopen its economy beginning Monday. The Amateur Athletic Union hopes that will include holding one of the world’s biggest annual volleyball tournaments in Orlando.
The AAU announced that its Junior National Volleyball Championships are still slated to be played as scheduled from June 16-28 at the Orange County Conference Center, but it will be contested minus spectators and international teams. The AAU stated there will be temperature testing and other coronavirus safeguards in place for all participants entering the Orange County Convention Center.
“Right now, it’s a go. We’re going to try with a lot of precautions in place," said Sindee Snow, a co-founder of the Orlando Tampa Volleyball Academy club program.