TRYOUT FAQS

Tryouts for 10u–14u will begin on Saturday, October 25th and last for several days. Tryouts for 15u–18u will begin on Sunday, November 7th, and will also last for several days. All tryout sessions, regardless of age and intended tryout level, will be held at MidAmerica Sports Center at 1906 Watterson Trail. Full tryout schedules can be viewed here.

We realize some schools are on fall break, vacation plans have been made or there might be other reasons why you can’t attend any of the tryout sessions. In this case, we recommend you attend some of our training events listed here and make sure our Club Directors and the Select Coaches for your age group are aware of the session(s) you cannot attend. Players still need to register for tryouts to be selected for a team, even if they won’t be able to attend any of the sessions, so that we have everyone in our system.

As most nationally competitive clubs recommend, MAVA stands by players playing within their high school graduating class, or up. There is a USAV age definition chart that specifies which age group players are eligible for according to their birthday. See age definition chart here. If players are interested in playing up an age group, above their graduating class, we welcome you to speak with Dan about such opportunities.

We highly recommend trying out for the position(s) that you see yourself playing in college and/or the position(s) that you are best at or enjoy playing the most. If you are uncertain what position(s) that might be, we recommend coming to a clinic prior to tryouts and asking the coaches for your intended tryout age group what they recommend. On tryout day, if you want to be seen in multiple positions, make sure you communicate that with the Select and/or Hammerhead coaches at your tryout and when asked by a coach throughout the tryout process.

Each day and session will be structured and run by the Select Coaches of each age group with the guidance of the Club Directors. The drills will be set up so that the coaches can best determine which players make each team and players should expect to demonstrate all skills throughout the duration of the tryout. Teams will be finalized continuously through the tryout, which is why it is highly encouraged that players attend each session so they get a full assessment and have the best opportunity to make the highest level team possible. Rosters will be verified by the Club Directors prior to phone calls being made on the final day of tryouts for players to accept their positions. If you need time to consider the offer, you will have a maximum of 30 minutes to deliberate. After that time has passed, it will be assumed that you have declined the offer and the coach will move on to the next player on the list. However, this time period can be extended with the approval of a club director if certain circumstances arise, but this courtesy does not apply to travel teams. The chosen select team families will be expected to sign their contracts electronically that night and email them in before midnight.

Yes. While it is not required to attend all tryout sessions, we highly encourage players to attend all of them so evaluators can get an accurate assessment of your player and make the best team placements possible.

If you try out for a travel team and don’t make it, you will be offered to return and continue to try out for a non-travel team. There will also be other opportunities to train throughout the season including lessons, clinics, and small group work.