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IMG Academy is a volleyball club based in Bradenton, FL, ranked as high as #752 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 5 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 5 team-seasons.
5 teams · Ages 14–18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
IMG Academy is a club volleyball program based in Bradenton, FL, competing in the Florida region. In 2025-26 it fielded five girls teams aged 14 to 18.
Its girls program ranks #752 nationally and #54 of 283 in FL for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,563. That places it in the Competitive tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 5 teams, 3 rate Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 273 matches and won 143 of them, a 52% win rate. Its strongest team, IMGA Ascender Elite 18-1, is #10 nationally and #22 in FL, at 2,184 Elo on a 46-12 record.
Teams averaged 55 matches each over the season. The club entered 15 events between 10 January and 24 June, a season of about 5 months. Of those, 12 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in six states, with five of 15 outside FL. Destinations included GA, MA, MO, NV and PA. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
Everything below — teams, statistics and rankings — is for this season and program. Pick another from Season History.
#752 nationally · Club Score 1563
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #752 | 1563 | 5 |
Every team IMG Academy fielded in the 2025-26 season, with its age group, national rank and win-loss record. Elo rating measures strength from results: it rises faster for beating strong opponents than for beating weak ones, so a team that plays up is not punished for losing.
| Team | Program | Age | Elo | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMGA Ascender Elite 18-1 | Girls | 18 | 2184 (Elite) | 46-12 | 79% |
| IMGA Ascender Elite 17-1 | Girls | 17 | 2007 (Elite) | 42-17 | 71% |
| IMGA Ascender Elite 15-1 | Girls | 15 | 1801 (Elite) | 17-32 | 35% |
| IMGA Ascender Elite 16-1 | Girls | 16 | 1667 (Premier) | 26-29 | 47% |
| IMGA Ascender Elite 14-1 | Girls | 14 | 1457 (Developing) | 12-40 | 23% |
Where IMG Academy competed in the 2025-26 season: every tournament its teams played, the host city, how strong the event was, and what each team's record was there. It shows how far the club travels and the level of competition it takes on.
Elite, Premier, Competitive and Regional rate the strength of each event's field, from where it ranks nationally against every other tournament that season. An Elite event draws hundreds of teams from across the country; a Regional one is a local weekend.
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAU Girls National Volleyball Championships-Wave 3 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #6 of 3,214 | 13-8 | IMGA Ascender Elite 17-1 — 17 Premier: 10-1; IMGA Ascender Elite 16-1 — 16 Club: 3-7 |
| AAU Girls National Volleyball Championships-Wave 2 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #10 of 3,214 | 9-12 | IMGA Ascender Elite 15-1 — 15 Elite: 7-4; IMGA Ascender Elite 14-1 — 14 Spirit: 2-8 |
| 2026 USAV Girls 18s Junior National Championship (Elite) | Reno, NV | #11 of 3,214 | 4-3 | IMGA Ascender Elite 18-1 — 18 Open: 4-3 |
| 2026 ASICS Florida Volleyball Challenge (Premier) | Orlando, FL | #66 of 3,214 | 7-22 | IMGA Ascender Elite 14-1 — 14 National Bid: 0-7; IMGA Ascender Elite 15-1 — 15 National Bid: 1-6; IMGA Ascender Elite 17-1 — 17 National Bid: 5-3; IMGA Ascender Elite 16-1 — 16 National Bid: 1-6 |
| 2026 Tampa Slam (Regional) | Wesley Chapel, FL | #576 of 3,214 | 5-0 | IMGA Ascender Elite 18-1 — 18s: 5-0 |
| 2026 NIKE Big South National Qualifier WKND 2 (Elite) | Atlanta, GA | #14 of 3,214 | 24-10 | IMGA Ascender Elite 15-1 — 15 USA: 6-3; IMGA Ascender Elite 16-1 — 16 American Blue: 9-1; IMGA Ascender Elite 14-1 — 14 USA: 3-4; IMGA Ascender Elite 17-1 — 17 USA: 6-2 |
| 2026 NIKE March Mayhem #2 (Regional) | Tampa, FL | #626 of 3,214 | 11-5 | IMGA Ascender Elite 14-1 — 15 Club: 3-2; IMGA Ascender Elite 17-1 — 18 Club: 5-0; IMGA Ascender Elite 16-1 — 17 Club: 3-3 |
| 2026 Northeast Qualifier 1 (18OULA, 17O,14C,15C) (Premier) | Philadelphia, PA | #42 of 3,214 | 10-0 | IMGA Ascender Elite 18-1 — 18 Open: 10-0 |
| 2026 NIKE Boston National Qualifier #2 (Premier) | Boston, MA | #46 of 3,214 | 6-4 | IMGA Ascender Elite 18-1 — 18 Open: 6-4 |
| 2026 Sunshine Classic (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #5 of 3,214 | 14-16 | IMGA Ascender Elite 17-1 — 17 USA: 5-3; IMGA Ascender Elite 15-1 — 15 Open: 1-6; IMGA Ascender Elite 16-1 — 16 American Blue: 6-1; IMGA Ascender Elite 14-1 — 14 American Red: 2-6 |
| 2026 Triple Crown NIT (Elite) | Kansas City, MO | #2 of 3,214 | 9-14 | IMGA Ascender Elite 17-1 — 17 & Under: 3-4; IMGA Ascender Elite 15-1 — 15 & Under: 1-7; IMGA Ascender Elite 18-1 — 18 & Under: 5-3 |
| 2026 VidaVibe Gasparilla Volleyball Classic (Competitive) | Tampa, FL | #161 of 3,214 | 4-11 | IMGA Ascender Elite 16-1 — 16 Open: 2-5; IMGA Ascender Elite 14-1 — 14 Open: 2-6 |
| 2026 Florida Fest JNQ (Premier) | Orlando, FL | #84 of 3,214 | 7-2 | IMGA Ascender Elite 18-1 — G18 Open: 7-2 |
| 2026 MLK Volleyball Summit (Premier) | Wellington, FL | #83 of 3,214 | 19-20 | IMGA Ascender Elite 17-1 — 17 Open: 7-1; IMGA Ascender Elite 16-1 — 16 Open: 2-6; IMGA Ascender Elite 15-1 — 15 Open: 1-6; IMGA Ascender Elite 14-1 — 14 Open: 0-7; IMGA Ascender Elite 18-1 — 18 Open: 9-0 |
| 2026 Florida USAV Gold Series (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #29 of 3,214 | 1-3 | IMGA Ascender Elite 17-1 — 17 Open: 1-3 |
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NIKE March Mayhem #2 (Regional) | Tampa, FL | #291 of 368 | 4-1 | IMGA Ascender Elite 15-1 — 16 Club: 4-1 |