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Puerto Rico won the title after beating Mexico 3–1 in the final. Cuba defeated Costa Rica 3–0 in the third place match to take the bronce medal. Champions Puerto Rico, runners-up Mexico and the third place Cuba qualified for the 2024 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship.
Participating teams
A maximum of 8 national teams could qualify for the tournament as follows: the host nation and the top 7 teams according to the NORCECA U19 Continental Ranking as of 1 January 2023 (as reference, considering that there was no U17 ranking) that confirmed their participation. Eventually, 9 teams were admitted to participate in the tournament.
The following were the teams invited and eligible to participate in the tournament (teams that confirmed their participation marked in bold and U19 Continental Ranking is shown in brackets):
Each national team had to register a squad of 12 players. Players born on 1 January 2008 and onwards were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Venue
The tournament was entirely played at the Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo, an indoor arena located in Poza Rica, state of Veracruz. The Gimnasio Miguel Hidalgo has a capacity of 2,500 seats.
Competition format
In the NORCECA Volleyball Championships the competition format depends on the number of participating teams. With 9 teams two pools were formed. one of five teams and the other of four. The pool standing procedure were as follows:
Number of matches won;
Match points;
Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser
Points ratio;
Sets ratio;
If the tie continues between two teams: result of the last match between the tied teams;
If the tie continues between three or more teams: a new classification would be made taking into consideration only the matches between involved teams.
The winners of each pool advanced directly to the semi-finals, while the runners-up and the third placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
Groups composition
Teams were distributed into two groups, one of five teams and other of four. As hosts, Mexico had the right to choose the group in which to be placed and were assigned to the head of its group (Group A). The remaining teams were distributed into the groups using the serpentine system in accordance with their position in the NORCECA U19 Continental Ranking as of 1 January 2023 (as reference, considering that there was no U17 ranking), starting with the highest-ranked team as head of the remaining group (Group B)