Tryouts 2024
Parent meeting on programs and Q&A 9/15 at 8:30 am at the Bulldog Sport Complex before tryouts begin.
Parents may not stay to watch tryouts as we find it may affect athlete's performance.
Tryouts are 9am-12pm for u13-u17 at the Bulldogs Sport Complex.
2024-2025 Season Tryout Dates 9/15 and 9/22
- You must attend at least 1 tryout to be considered for a Triple Cities Volleyball team or have an equivalent evaluation.
- Parents are not allowed in the building during the tryout sessions. You may enter to assist with registration and parent meeting.
- Information on practice times and team fees will be posted on the website prior to the tryout dates.
Players interested in non-travel options can register for the Skills-League or Volley kids programs. We do not have non-travel option for players over u15.
Girls Teams: ALL Ages
Travel teams are focused on developing players who may want to play in college. Players will be sorted by grad year, skill, and desire to play at highest levels they can.
Travel team fees for u13 -u17 for the 24-25 season are $2250. Teams practice 3x a week and will participate in 8 tournaments.
u12 team season are $1250. The team will practice 2x a week and participate in 6 in state tournaments.
u18s - We have found that the u18 age is a difficult year with the end of high school activities and many girls finishing playing sports competitively. We will only run a u18 team if there are enough athletes who want to play in college and need to run a competitive season to prepare for their collegiate teams.
What Should I Expect at Tryouts?
Tryout info for players ---> 2024
How do we Select Players?
The Club Director makes the final decision on all roster placements with input from the Coaching Staff. Selection for Triple Cities Teams will be based on but not limited to the following criteria:
- Player performance during tryouts (skill level, effort, interactions with coaches and other players, athleticism).
- Athletic potential and development.
- Attitude, Attitude, Attitude.
- Player evaluations from last season, school season, or camp performance.
- Past history of parental involvement or behavior.
We typically email roster spots with in 24 hours of the last tryout. Exceptions will be noted on the website and our Facebook page.
BOYS Teams
Players will be signed up in an open gym or local league play format depending on numbers, if there are 8+ who would like and are able to travel for competition, we will arrange for the team to travel.
Sundays 4 pm-6 pm.
Practice Start Dates:
November 3rd is the starting date for practices.
Practices locations will depend on the team and coaches.
Tuesday/Thursday 7pm-8:45pm at one or more of these locations: East Middle School, BHS, Ben Franklin Elem, MacArthur Elem, Bulldogs Sport Complex, or the West Family Y.
Sundays, 9am-12pm at the Bulldogs Sport Complex.
*We assume players who are coming to tryouts will accept offered roster positions. However per the region, players have 14 days to accept an offer from the date it is made, if you are trying out at multiple clubs please let us know as that may affect when people accept their roster invitations and the number of invitations given out.*
Grade Levels vs USA Volleyball Age Levels
Triple Cities feels that participating at your grade level allows more players to participate on teams with their peer group. This also places players on teams with similar "years" of experience, and maturity levels. Once they are in high school this helps with the recruiting process for payers looking to play in college.
All players will be grouped by academic grad year for the current 2024/2025 school year. Players will be notified if they fall into an alternate (older) division based on USAV Restrictions.
The club director may allow individuals to attend an alternate age group at the second try out, this also governs players that may need to play with a grade level lower due to their USAV Age. Please notify Coach Baker prior to tryouts if you feel you should be placed on a team "older" or "younger" than your current grade level for any reason (date of birth or skill level).
Grade Level
12th Graders
11th Graders
10th Graders
9th Graders
8th Graders
7th Graders
6th Graders
5th Graders/Under
H.S. Grad Year
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032 and Beyond
Team Age
18U
17U
16U
15U
14U
13U
12U
11U
TCVBC "GRADE-LEVEL" DEFINITION
Teams with players who are in the 12th grade or below during the current academic school year.
Teams with players who are in the 11th grade or below during the current academic school year
Teams with players who are in the 10th grade or below during the current academic school year
Teams with players who are in the 9th grade or below during the current academic school year
Teams with players who are in the 8th grade or below during the current academic school year
Teams with players who are in the 7th grade or below during the current academic school year
Teams with players who are in the 6th grade or below during the current academic school year
Teams with players who are in the 5th grade or below during the current academic school year