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The tryout process is a standard procedure used by the Club Legacy coaches, evaluator and administration to assess the skills, abilities, and potential of players who wish to be part of a team. Tryouts are typically held in October for the 10/11U - 14U players for the upcoming season. 15U - 18U players will have tryouts in November, the Sunday immediately after High School state tournaments.

During tryouts, players are asked to demonstrate various volleyball skills such as serving, passing, setting, hitting, blocking, and defense. Players will also scrimmage for the last part of the tryout process to see the players play, how they work with other players & process the input from coaches. Coaches and evaluators closely observe the players' performance, attitude, body language, and teamwork abilities.

The goal is to identify players who show skills, are willing to listen and put in to play the coaches feedback and are the best fit for the team's needs.

The selection process can be competitive, players who display talent, potential for growth, and good teamwork skills are more likely to be selected for the teams. Those who do not make a team may be offered opportunities to improve their skills through further training or developmental programs.

Tryouts are an essential part of building  strong and competitive volleyball teams, as they help ensure that the players selected are capable of performing at the desired level and can work effectively together as a cohesive unit.

AAU Nationals or USAV National Team Tournament in June/July

• 12U first team will be encouraged to attend the bid tournament for USAV Nationals or otherwise attend the AAU Nationals in Florida 
• First Teams  (13U - 17U) will be expected to participate in the AAU Nationals or USAV National Team Tournament in June/July
• Second Teams  (13U - 17U) will be encouraged to participate in the AAU Nationals or USAV National Team Tournament in June/July
• 18U will participate in USAV Nationals if they qualify (April)

Please double check the Age Definition Chart Below to confirm which age your player will be trying out for in the upcoming season.

10/11U Players - Birthdate 7/1/2013 - 6/30/2015

12U Players - Birthdate 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013

13U Players - Birthdate 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012

14U Players - Birthdate 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011

15U Players - Birthdate 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2010

16U Players - Birthdate 7/1/2008 - 6/30/2009

17U Players - Birthdate 7/1/2007 - 6/30/2008

18U Players - Birthdate 7/1/2006 - 6/30/2007
Players who were born on or after July 1, 2005 and a high school student in the twelfth (12th) grade or below during some part of the current academic year are eligible to compete in 18

REGISTRATION

• Tryouts for the 10U/11U - 14U players typically occur the first half of October for both our National & Regional Teams. All players will need to pre-register for Tryouts & will need to wear the Pre-Tryout T-shirt with their tryout number they receive when they come to the clinics.  
• Tryouts for the 15U-18U players is held the Sunday after Nebraska State Volleyball.  All players will need to pre-register for Tryouts & will need to wear the Pre-Tryout T-shirt with their tryout number they received.
• Walk-Ins are welcome, but will need to go through the online registration process upon arriving at the courts and pay the  registration fee.

CHECK-IN

• Check In will begin a half hour prior to tryouts, we suggest you are there at that time or before.
• All players will need to check in and wear your t-shirt to tryouts that you received at the pre-tryout clinics with the number on it.  You will keep the same number during pre-tryout clinics and tryouts. If you did not come to a pre-tryout clinic, we will give you a t-shirt with a number at tryouts!
• Begin warming up on the court.
• We encourage parents to NOT watch during tryouts, players (especially younger ones) can be more focused on Mom or Dad watching them vs. doing the drills and following instruction when parents are around.

EVALUATION

• All athletes will be evaluated during drills and the tryout process by Club Legacy coaches and placed on a team based on each players skills, ability to be coached, enthusiasm and need for that position on a team. Players that are willing to try new positions that coaches ask them to try, is a positive attribute of a player.

TEAM FORMATION & PLACEMENT

• Coaches, the Club Director and the Leadership Team will meet after the tryout to confirm and finalize teams.
• Athletes will be notified directly following the tryout after Coaches, the Club Directors and the Leadership Team meet to confirm team placement.

DECISION

• Players and parents will need to accept or deny the offer to be on a team, out of respect for other players & teams, we allow 5 minutes for a decision to be made. Contracts will be available for signature and a non-refundable check deposit of $600 will be needed at that time to hold the players spot on the team.

AGE DEFINITION

10/11U Players - Birthdate 7/1/2013 - 6/30/2015

12U Players - Birthdate 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013

13U Players - Birthdate 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2012

14U Players - Birthdate 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011

15U Players - Birthdate 7/1/2009 - 6/30/2010

16U Players - Birthdate 7/1/2008 - 6/30/2009

17U Players - Birthdate 7/1/2007 - 6/30/2008

18U Players - Birthdate 7/1/2006 - 6/30/2007
Players who were born on or after July 1, 2005 and a high school student in the twelfth (12th) grade or below during some part of the current academic year are eligible to compete in 18

The season practices will typically start the beginning of December for teams.

10/11U - 14U teams will have skills training during November to prepare for the upcoming practices.  There will be skills training sessions for 10/11U - 18U, players available December through April for players to attend.  We highly encourage this training for all players and their development.  During the month of December, National Players will be able to attend at no cost, Regional Players will incur a small fee for attending - all players will be required to register for the sessions.  Setter training will be available for the setters on the team designated by the coaches and will be at no cost to these designated setters.  Players that would like to attend the setter training but are not the setters for the team will incur a small fee for the training.

All players will need to sign up for a USAV Membership.  Please go to the following link to complete your players membership.  This will need to be done prior to uniform fitting.  Once this is complete, we will be able to roster the player on a team and sign the team up for tournaments.

GPVB/USA Volleyball Membership - please use your membership login from the last year, otherwise there can be some issues with duplications in the system ad tying the membership to the team. 

If you are unable to click on the link below, please paste the following URL into your web browser.

 https://memberships.sportsengine.com/org/great-plains-regional-volleyball/affiliation/club-legacy-volleyball-7996

Club Legacy has partnered with Xedge for strength & agility training for our athletes.  Players 13U - 18U on National Teams are required to particiapte in the Xedge Program.  We are excited to be in our 3rd year with Xedge and had tremendous growth in our last season.  Players that are on Regional Teams or 10/11U - 13U teams have the opportunity to sign up for Xedge programs also.   Details for the upcoming season will be sent out once teams are chosen.