League One Volleyball (LOVB), a women's professional indoor volleyball league, will launch its first season on Jan. 8. Here's what to know.

the league champions and runner-up earn automatic promotion to the English Championship. Moreover, the teams finishing third to sixth enter a playoff for the final promotion spot to the Championship.

Each pro team is tied directly to their local LOVB junior volleyball clubs, creating a real pathway for American professional volleyball to be built from the grassroots up. League One Volleyball ...