{"id":482,"date":"2016-06-29T17:15:53","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T17:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/?p=482"},"modified":"2018-06-28T19:12:17","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T19:12:17","slug":"2016-global-challenge-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/2016-global-challenge-update\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Global Challenge Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-484\" src=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/06\/IMG_5431.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5431\" width=\"750\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/06\/IMG_5431.jpg 750w, https:\/\/bringitusa.com\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/06\/IMG_5431-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>It&#8217;s that time of year again and we&#8217;re officially counting down to the 12th Annual 2016 Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia to take place on July 5th \u2013 16th, 2016. \u00a0Volleyball teams from all over the world are packing their bags to compete in an international tournament on the edge of the Adriatic Sea where\u00a03,000 year old\u00a0Roman ruins highlight Croatia\u2019s dramatic\u00a0history. \u00a0The tournament will kick off with an opening ceremony for all international teams at\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">one of the last remaining fully intact Roman Colosseums in the world dating back to 68 AD. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the teams competing in this year&#8217;s tournament. You&#8217;ll find complete team rosters for the USA teams by clicking on the team name below. \u00a0You can also catch hourly tournament results on the Global Challenge tournament website here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/gc2016\/\">http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/gc2016<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">U22 Brijuni Division<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">International \u00a0Teams<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Nova KBM Branik Juniors, Slovenia (U22)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">BFTM-Falconara Juniors, Italy (U22)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hungary Federation (U22 team)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Russian Federation \u00a0(U19)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Croatian Federation (U22)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">England Federation (U22)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Chinese National Team (U19)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">USA teams<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/gc2016\/teams\/u22-division\/mountain-w-all-star\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Mountain West Conference All Star team<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/gc2016\/teams\/u22-division\/usa-cnt\/\"><span class=\"s1\">USA Volleyball College National Team<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/gc2016\/teams\/u22-division\/team-bip\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Team BIP<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/gc2016\/teams\/u17-division\/bip-midwest\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Team BIP MW<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/gc2016\/teams\/u22-division\/bip-se-u22\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Team BIP SE<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/gc2016\/teams\/u22-division\/aau-volleyalliance\/\"><span class=\"s1\">AAU Volley Alliance<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">U17 Istria Division<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">International\u00a0Teams\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ok \u00a0Pula, Youth, Croatia (U17)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hungary Youth A National Team, Hungary (U17)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Hungary Youth B National Team, Hungary (U17)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">NKBM Branik, Maribor, Slovenia Team (U17)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Selezione Modena, Italy Juniors (U17)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Slovenian Federation (U17)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">USA Teams<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/gc2016\/teams\/u17-division\/bip-se-u17\/\"><span class=\"s1\">BIP Southeastern Team\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Team BIP\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/gc2016\/teams\/u17-division\/austin-juniors\/\">Austin Juniors, Texas<\/a> \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bringitusa.com\/gc2016\/teams\/u17-division\/aau-volley-alliance-17\/\"><span class=\"s1\">AAU Volley Alliance\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0For more information, click here to visit the Global Challenge tournament\u00a0website<\/span><span class=\"s1\">. \u00a0Or follow us on social media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bringitusaglobalchallenge\">www.facebook.com\/bringitusaglobalchallenge<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Twitter:\u00a0<a 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