League One Volleyball (LOVB) was founded in 2020 by Katlyn Gao, Peter Hirschmann, and Olympian
Kevin Wong as a network of youth volleyball clubs across the United States with the intent of eventually creating and sustaining a professional league. , LOVB's youth business includes 77 club locations in 28 states, with over 22,000 youth athletes and 3,500+ coaches. These clubs provide volleyball coaching and preparation for team competition for youth ages 12-18 interested in playing travel volleyball. On October 19, 2021, LOVB formally announced the creation of its professional league, branded as LOVB Pro. On March 9, 2023, LOVB announced its first professional cities as
Atlanta, Georgia, and
Houston, Texas. Upon announcement, each team also announced their first player or players (all of whom have won Olympic medals), dubbed their "founding athletes"; Atlanta announced
Fabiana Claudino and
Kelsey Robinson-Cook, and Houston announced
Micha Hancock and
Jordan Thompson. On June 5, the fourth city was announced as
Salt Lake City, Utah, led by founding athletes
Jordyn Poulter and
Haleigh Washington. On August 16,
Omaha, Nebraska was announced as the fifth host city with founding athletes
Jordan Larson and
Justine Wong-Orantes. In December, the league announced it would be building a dedicated training facility for LOVB Madison and area LOVB youth squads in the Madison suburb of
Sun Prairie. A week later, the league announced its final city as
Austin, Texas, with founding athlete
Carli Lloyd.
Inaugural season 's inaugural match against
LOVB Salt Lake (January 17, 2025 at the
Wisconsin Field House) Team venues and schedules for the 2025 season were announced on July 18, 2024. The 2025 season featured four matches per week, a single head-to-head match and a homestand-style "Weekend with LOVB" where one team will host two others for three total matches. An in-season tournament, the LOVB Classic, would be held alongside the Triple Crown NIT youth invitational in February in
Kansas City, Missouri. The LOVB Finals would be held in April, with LOVB Austin claiming the crown. == Teams ==