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Did you know that clubs have very specific dates for when they can start tryouts and when they can offer positions on their teams? Here is what you need to know:
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Only clubs that are In Good Standing (no outstanding sanctions, have completed the latest club application and paid all of their fees) are permitted to run tryouts under Volleyball BC insurance.
- To check if your club is currently In Good Standing, click here.
- While not all clubs are currently listed as In Good Standing on our website, the list is updated every week as more applications and renewals are received.
- Volleyball BC is committed to working with and respecting the high school volleyball season and giving athletes time away from indoor volleyball at the end of the season. Because of this, the dates that each age can start and end vary. We call this the "Season of Play". The Season of Play dates for the upcoming season are:
- 12U/13U/14U: November 17, 2023 - May 31, 2024
- 15U: November 26, 2023 to May 31, 2024
- 16U/17U/18U: December 3, 2023 - May 31, 2024
- Clubs cannot run tryouts for an age category before the dates listed above
- To ensure that athletes are not pressured into accepting a position on a team, once an offer is made, all athletes have time to think about the offer, and to see if they receive offers from other clubs. Athletes have until the following dates (called the Signing Dates):
- 12U/13U/14U: November 27, 2023
- 15U: December 4, 2023
- 16U/17U/18U: December 11, 2023
- Offers made before the signing dates listed above, are valid until 6:00pm on the signing date. At 6:01pm on the signing date, clubs can rescind their offer and move on to the next person on the list.
- This means that clubs and coaches cannot make an athlete tell them if they will accept a spot on their team on the spot, unless tryouts are held after the signing dates listed above
- If an offer is made after the signing date, an athlete has a minimum of 24 hours to consider it
- Clubs are only permitted to contact athletes and their families between 4:00-9:00pm on weekdays and between 8:00am-9:00pm on weekends until an athlete has accepted an offer to join the club.
- Clubs can only offer a position on a team to someone who is registered in their tryout
- If you accept an offer, you are committed to that club for the entire 2024 season.
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