HS 7s News
The NAI 7s kicks off Friday with a few changes and some wrinkles.
Last year's event was marred by some significant trouble surrounding the U14 competitions, and it was a cose-run thing whether U14s would even return. As it turned out, the U14 brackets are invitation only now, with some closer vetting going on for those teams.
High school-age teams are playing 7s in various tournaments around the country this summer, and here's a really interesting one.
This past weekend, the Lutherville-Timonium Vipers hosted Snake Pit Sevens in Baltimore, Md. Teams registered, and then their rosters were reassigned to six different motley snake-themed teams.
The Global Youth 7s is set to kick off on Thursday afternoon Eastern Time, with eight North American teams in action.
USA U18s
The USA U18s program has two teams in New Zealand, with the USA U18 Girls and USA U18 Boys.
In 2023 the USA teams did quite well in this tournament and set up some players for higher honors.
The 10th annual MedStar 7s Tournament crowned five champions over the pre-Thanksgiving Weekend.
This tournament raises money for the MedStar Adaptive Sports Program, which provides physical rehab services for injured people. The program helped tournament director Gary Coetzee rehab following a serious neck injury.
The New York 7s wrapped up on Saturday.
The biggest single-day tournament in the Western Hemisphere, this tournament has 12 brackets including HS and College brackets.
Here's how the younger-age brackets ended up: