MO · USAV Heart of America Region
Roots Volleyball Academy is a volleyball club based in Overland Park, MO. It fields 5 teams in the 2025-26 season.
5 teams · Ages 14–16, 18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Roots Volleyball Academy is a club volleyball program based in Overland Park, MO, competing in the Heart of America region. In 2025-26 it fielded five boys teams aged 14 to 18.
Its boys program ranks #282 nationally and #7 of 24 in MO for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,290. That places it in the Emerging tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 5 teams, 1 rates Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 165 matches and won 55 of them, a 33% win rate. Its strongest team, RootsVBA 14-Ashvale, is #81 nationally and #20 in MO, at 1,750 Elo on a 21-24 record.
Teams averaged 33 matches each over the season. The club entered seven events between 12 December and 7 July, a season of about 7 months. Of those, 4 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in five states, with five of seven outside MO. Destinations included FL, IL, KY and OK. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
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#282 nationally · Club Score 1290
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Boys | #282 | 1290 | 5 |
Every team Roots Volleyball 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RootsVBA 14-Ashvale | Boys | 14 | 1750 (Elite) | 21-24 | 47% |
| RootsVBA 16-Ironbark | Boys | 16 | 1610 (Premier) | 18-26 | 41% |
| RootsVBA 18-Thornstorm | Boys | 18 | 1420 (Developing) | 4-20 | 17% |
| RootsVBA 16-Stormvale | Boys | 16 | 1297 (Emerging) | 6-19 | 24% |
| RootsVBA 15-Blazegrove | Boys | 15 | 1263 (Emerging) | 6-21 | 22% |
Where Roots Volleyball 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 Boys National Volleyball Championships-Wave 2 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #2 of 368 | 5-5 | RootsVBA 14-Ashvale — 14 Premier: 5-5 |
| AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships-Wave 1 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #1 of 368 | 2-8 | RootsVBA 16-Ironbark — 16 Premier: 2-8 |
| 2026 AAU/JVA Windy City Round-Up (Premier) | Chicago, IL | #7 of 368 | 4-10 | RootsVBA 16-Ironbark — 16 Premier: 4-3; RootsVBA 14-Ashvale — 14 Open: 0-7 |
| Kaizen Invitational (Tulsa Expo Square) (Regional) | Tulsa, OK | #120 of 368 | 13-14 | RootsVBA 18-Thornstorm — 18 Open Boys: 0-5; RootsVBA 15-Blazegrove — 16 Boys: 2-3; RootsVBA 16-Stormvale — 16 Boys: 2-3; RootsVBA 16-Ironbark — 16 Boys: 5-1; RootsVBA 14-Ashvale — 14 Boys: 4-2 |
| 26 Dennis Lafata Boys Bid Classic (Competitive) | St. Louis, MO | #14 of 368 | 8-29 | RootsVBA 16-Stormvale — 15/16 Boys Club: 3-4; RootsVBA 16-Ironbark — 16 Boys Open: 0-7; RootsVBA 18-Thornstorm — 18 Boys Open: 1-6; RootsVBA 14-Ashvale — 14 Boys Open: 2-6; RootsVBA 15-Blazegrove — 15/16 Boys Club: 2-6 |
| 2026 ASICS Kansas City MLK Tournament (Regional) | Kansas City, MO | #136 of 368 | 13-14 | RootsVBA 14-Ashvale — 14 Boys: 5-1; RootsVBA 16-Ironbark — 16 Boys: 4-1; RootsVBA 15-Blazegrove — 16 Boys: 0-5; RootsVBA 18-Thornstorm — 18 Boys: 3-2; RootsVBA 16-Stormvale — 16 Boys: 1-5 |
| Boys Winter Invitational (Premier) | Louisville, KY | #6 of 368 | 10-30 | RootsVBA 18-Thornstorm — 18 Elite: 0-7; RootsVBA 16-Stormvale — 16 Elite: 0-7; RootsVBA 14-Ashvale — 14 Elite: 5-3; RootsVBA 15-Blazegrove — 15 Elite: 2-7; RootsVBA 16-Ironbark — 16 Elite: 3-6 |