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Calendar: Registration, Tryouts, Practices, Tournaments

To see when tryouts are being held, or when practices will be held, or when most tournaments will be held, please visit our Calendar page.

Please note: U-17 tryouts are merged with the U-18 tryouts. Therefore, they are at the same time and location.

 

How do I tryout for CRVBC?

Notes for the 2023-2024 season:
   Tryouts for the Boys teams have been completed and teams have been formed.
   Tryouts for the Girls Travel teams have been completed and teams have been formed
   The Girls Training Academy has been merged into the In-House League. If you signed up for the Training Academy, you should have received an email letting you know to show up at the In-House League tryout. If you did not attend the In-House League tryout and are still interested in playing, then please show up to the first In-House League practice on Sunday Dec 3rd at 3:15 pm to check-in.
   Please visit our Calendar for dates, times and locations.

 

To tryout for a Team, Shuttle Squad  or the Training Academy at CRVBC you need to do the following:

  1. Register online with USA Volleyball. (click on the 'USAV REGISTRATION' menu item on our home page) Pay the USA Volleyball fee. Print your Membership card. bring it to tryouts (or you may not be able to step on the court).
    Note: There is an option to purchase a 'Tryout' Membership on Sportsengine (USAV registration site). This membership is less expensive, but if you make a team (Travel, In-House, Training Academy), then you will need to upgrade to a full USAV membership to participate. If you are not sure whether you will end up on a team where you will want to participate after tryouts, then starting with the less expensive 'Tryout' USAV membership can be a good idea.
  2. Register online on our website (use the 'CRVBC REGISTRATION' menu item on our home page). Pay the CRVBC Tryout Fee.
  3. Check out our calendar for tryout dates/times and locations. Note: Please attend the tryout date/time associated with your JO Age. JO Age is determined by how old you will be next June 30th. Example: If you are 15 now, and your birthday is June 28, then you are a JO Age of 16 for this season, If your birthday is on July 1st, then you are a JO Age of 15 for this season.
  4. Come to tryouts, play hard and have fun.

NOTE: The USAV Membership fee and the CRVBC Tryout fee are separate fees and go to separate places. Once tryouts are over there are additional fees you must pay according to the program in which you will be participating. Please refer to our 'Fees' page for additional information.

CRVBC is a competetive volleyball club. That being said, we do not require any prior experience and we do our best to help everyone learn and improve. Many aspects are considered when putting together a Team or a Shuttle Squad and we do have to make cuts. Not everyone makes a Team or a Shuttle Squad. We have limits to our gym space and the number of available coaches. We have a Training Academy and an In-House League specifically designed to help players to continue to learn and have fun with the sport of volleyball.

How to handle SafeSport on Sportsengine registration

For all players participating in JO's with a JO Age of 18: You will need to fulfill the USAV SafeSport requirement prior to playing in your first match in the upcoming season. You do not need to take the course to participate in tryouts. The SafeSport course can be accessed via your SportsEngine account and the USAV Academy. See our FAQs page for more info.

Quick breakdown of the different levels and their practices

Open Level: Highest level - Practices Sundays and Thurdays

Club Level: Traditional Level - Team Practice on Saturday or Sunday, Combined club practice Tuesdays.

In-house League: Teams put together by level and practice and compete against each other. - Practice  dates See our Calendar

Training Academy: For beginners to learn technique - Practice dates See our Calendar

Not receiving emails?

If you are expecting to receive emails, and you are not getting any, then:
1) Login to your CRVBC account.
2) Visit the CRVBC Registration page.
3) Verify the email addresses associated with your account, and update them if they are not correct.

We are getting some undeliverable email notifications when send out emails.

Thank you!

Junior Olympic Age Definitions for 2022-2023 Season

The age definitions for the 2022-2023 Junior Olympic season have been updated by USA Volleyball. Please click the above link to see your JO age to determine which tryout sessions you should be attending.

If your age is 16, 15, or 14 and think you may be able to compete at the highest level in our region, then you may want to attend the 16-Open tryouts (please note that the season cost for the Open level teams is more than for the Club level teams; visit our Fees page for more information).

If your age is 18 or 17 and think you may be able to compete at the highest level in our region, then you may want to attend the 18-Open tryouts (please note that the season cost for the Open level teams is more than for the Club level teams; visit our Fees page for more information).

Player rights

Harassment Policy: "We are a member club of New England Region of USA Volleyball. As a player you may stop any unwanted contact from a club representative by simply asking (either verbally or in writing) that all contact cease. Any player believing a club representative of any New England Region volleyball club has been intimidating, harassing or acted inappropriately in any manner of contact or recruiting should contact the New England Region office at (508-868-5316)."

SafeSport
SafeSport

Due to a law passed by the US Congress, any player that is, or turns, chronologically 18 years old must have taken the SafeSport course to play in a Tournament once they are 18 years old. Therefore, if you are 18 now, your must take SafeSport to play in a Tournament. If you turn 18 prior to a Tournament, then you must take SafeSport prior to the Tournament to be able to play in the Tournament. You only need to take SafeSport once this season.

Please check with your coach to make sure this requirement is met.

Inclement Weather Policy

In the case of inclement weather, the decision as to whether your team will have practice is made by your coach and also by you.  When in doubt contact your coach.

In the case of a big weather event, CRVBC as a Club may make the decision. Please check our home page for such possible situations.

Please remember that even if your team has decided to practice, the final decision is up to you.
Stay safe.

 

KBP: Kyle Brown Performance
Kyle Brown Performance

CRVBC has connected with KBP (Kyle Brown Performance). CRVBC Members can get a one time discount of $50 off their initial fee.
Kyle, a world-class Olympic athlete and functional training specialist, has created a fantastic training program for athletes of all ages.

What is the Training Academy?

The CRVBC 'Training Academy' is a great opportunity to learn and improve your volleyball skills using the same techniques as our national teams.  The format consists of going through skill building drills followed by playing time.  You will be coached by members of the coaching staff on a rotating basis.  Practice runs for 2 hours each week except for Easter and Tournament days.  In addition you will learn how to referee and keep score during a game.

What is the In-House League?

The In-House League will practice on for 2 hours each week (except for Easter and Tournament days) and play matches against some of the other players in the In-House League. The purpose of this team is to get these players an opportunity to continue to learn and grow in their volleyball knowledge and volleyball skills. The cost for playing in the In-House League can be found on the 'Fees' page.
This is a fairly new program at CRVBC whose intent is to allow us to include as many opportunities as possible for as many players as possible. If we have enough players at that level, we will be able to set up fixed teams who will play together throughout the season.  If we do not have quite enough players, we will create teams every week based on who attends. Either way they will experience the competition aspect of volleyball. In addition you will learn how to referee and keep score during a game.

We have contacted some of the other area Clubs and will be trying to set up a match schedule in the near future.