OTTO EVENT Partners with AAU for Youth Volleyball Technology

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 23, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- The leading youth volleyball tournament management platform, OTTO EVENT, today announced a landmark partnership with the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) to become the official event management provider for all AAU National-Owned Volleyball events. This partnership marks a significant expansion in youth volleyball technology and represents a major milestone in OTTO EVENT's rapid ascent as the market's platform of choice. The multi-year partnership will equip AAU Volleyball with OTTO EVENT's full suite of tournament management capabilities, including team registration and athlete management for over 100,000 athletes, intelligent scheduling powered by AI-driven optimization, real-time live scoring and spectator engagement, advanced compliance and athlete eligibility verification, digital ticketing and admissions management of over 300,000 spectators, and comprehensive referee and official management tools.

The partnership will begin with the 2026-2027 season and will see OTTO EVENT power everything from registration to ticketing across the AAU's comprehensive volleyball event portfolio, which includes AAU Girls Junior National Volleyball Championships, Grand Prix & Super Regionals, AAU Boys Junior National Volleyball Championships, and AAU Volleyball Classic. The AAU, one of the largest and most respected youth sports organizations in the United States, will gain access to OTTO EVENT's latest AI-powered tools, including OTTO EVENT Builder, an intelligent scheduling engine that automates tournament bracket creation and scheduling optimization, and OTTO EVENT Live, a real-time operations dashboard giving tournament directors unprecedented visibility and control throughout multi-day events.

OTTO EVENT, formerly known as SportWrench, provides a full suite of event operations and ticketing solutions for junior volleyball, serving more than 1,300 events, 55,000 teams, and millions of athletes and families each season. The company is part of the OTTO SPORT AI family of volleyball technology solutions, alongside University Athlete, the recruiting platform used by 95% of college volleyball programs, and OTTO SPORT Club, a modern club management platform. Across clubs, tournaments, and recruiting, OTTO SPORT AI is building the technology backbone for the sport of volleyball by connecting the organizations, athletes, coaches, and events that make the game thrive.

The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), founded in 1888, is one of the largest and most respected youth sports organizations in the United States. With nearly 800,000 members across more than 50 sport programs, the AAU serves athletes of all ages and skill levels from grassroots through competitive elite levels. AAU Volleyball alone hosts tens of thousands of athletes across hundreds of events annually, including the prestigious AAU National Championships that attract thousands of teams, coaches, families, and spectators. The scale and scope of this partnership reflect AAU's commitment to modernizing its operations while serving its massive, nationwide community.