A: Mexico, Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica.
B: Puerto Rico, Guatemala, El Salvador.
C: USA, Dominican Republic, Canada.
Teams will compete in a preliminary pool round and the two pool winners with best points-ratio will advance directly to the semifinal phase, while the third first place team will play in the quarterfinals against the second place sides.
One ticket is to the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore and Three spots for the 2011 FIVB Youth Championships.