Sixty-plus youth volleyball teams coming to Finley Center tournament this weekend

More than 60 youth volleyball teams from four states are headed to Hoover this weekend to play in the Southeast Alliance Volleyball League’s western area championship tournament.

The teams of girls, ages 18 and under,  will be playing games at the Finley Center at the Hoover Metropolitan Complex on Saturday and Sunday.

The teams are coming from Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee and are competing for a chance to play in the Southeast Alliance Volleyball League overall championship on April 14-15 in Atlanta.

Doors open at 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, and games start at 8 a.m. each day. The last game on Saturday is scheduled for 8 p.m., and the last game on Sunday is scheduled at 1:30 p.m., said Adriane Wheat, the youth academy director for Southern Performance Volleyball, which is hosting the tournament.

Tickets cost $8 for a daily ticket or $15 for a two-day pass. Children ages 10 and younger get in free. Parking at the Hoover Met Complex costs $5, and only cash is accepted. The Finley Center also has a full-service food court.

 “We are thrilled to provide a state-of-the-art facility to host this championship and look forward to a great weekend of volleyball,” said Monty Jones, general manager of the Finley Center, in a press release.

The Finley Center has 83,000 square feet of uninterrupted court space, which is enough room for 17 full-size volleyball courts. 

This post was updated at 8:01 p.m. to correct the ages of the girls participating and give the scheduled times of the last games on Saturday and Sunday.