2025-2026 Season Tryouts
All Offers or Evaluations cannot occur before JULY 12th.
This excludes if you are a player returning to your 2025-2026 club.
Girls – All Divisions – first legal date for tryouts is Saturday, July 12th, 2025 (1st Allowable girls try-out date will be second Saturday after final date of USAV nationals (with impending possible dates i.e. Illinois dead date, etc.))
Tryouts, offers and payments may begin as soon as the 1st tryout date.
Be aware that there are the IHSA restrictions regarding High School Girls in August.
Club Practices for Girls ages 14 & Under may begin on or after September 1st, 2025.
Boys – All Divisions – first legal date for tryouts is Saturday, August 16th, 2025 (1st Allowable boys try-out date will be first Saturday after completion of IHSA dead period).
Tryouts, offers and payments may begin as soon as the 1st tryout date.
Club Practices for Boys of all age groups may start on or after September 1st, 2025.
There’s a lot of details we all need to be aware of in the club volleyball world. Some of the big ones are covered here:
GREAT LAKES REGION TOURNAMENT SANCTION REQUEST
Please click the button below to access the Great Lakes Region Tournament Sanction Request Form. This form is essential for ensuring your tournament meets all regional guidelines and receives official sanctioning. Complete the required fields and submit the form to begin the approval process for your event.
Club Sanctioning
Warning:
– Issued for administrative or ethics violations, serving as an initial caution.
– Examples include:
– Failure to meet financial obligations or registration deadlines.
– Offering commitments outside standard tryout periods.
– Speaking negatively about clubs, players, or officials.
– Non-compliance with Covid-19 guidelines.
Fine:
– Applied for administrative or ethics breaches, resulting in monetary penalties.
– Instances may include:
– Missing assigned roles as a referee or player.
– Neglecting junior referee training for coaches/athletes.
– Failing to ensure coaches are SafeSport/background screened when with junior athletes.
Probation:
– Indicates a warning about future violations within a set timeframe, leading to further discipline.
– Examples comprise:
– Breaching retention period policies.
– Using ineligible players or manipulating age categories in teams.
Suspension:
– Imposed for a specified period, prohibiting participation in events, programs, or activities.
– Reasons might include:
– Admin without proper safety screening.
– Repeated complaints about sportsmanship or conduct.
– Harassment of athletes through recruiting efforts or inappropriate behavior.
Expulsion:
– Results in the revocation of membership and exclusion from sanctioned events.
– Typically for serious breaches, such as:
– SafeSport violations like sexual misconduct or abuse.
– Actions contrary to USA Volleyball or Great Lakes Region codes of conduct.
Banned:
– The most severe penalty, prohibiting attendance at all region-sanctioned events.
– Reasons include:
– Major SafeSport violations.
– Harassment requiring law enforcement intervention.
– Felonies involving misconduct against children.
Facility Safety Guidlines
To ensure the safety and smooth operation of your facility and tournaments, here’s a checklist for managers and supervisors:
Before Play Begins:
– Conduct a walkthrough of the facility before admitting players, coaches, or spectators. Use signage and block off any necessary areas.
– Confirm the facility is suitable for practice or tournament play.
– Inspect floor surfaces for defects or trip hazards. Remove any debris from outdoor playing areas and have tools like a sand sifter or rake available.
– Check for obstacles like low-hanging lights, heating units, or basketball backboards, ensuring compliance with relevant rules.
– Verify spectator seating is in good condition and block off restricted areas. Ensure seating allows sufficient clearance around the court.
– Ensure restrooms are clean, stocked, and in good repair.
– Control access to other parts of the facility and sports equipment as needed.
– Ensure standards and referee stands are padded as required.
– Pad posts, walls, or barriers around courts. Remove any hanging objects that could interfere with play.
– Know who to contact for facility issues, emergencies, or unruly spectators. Control access to keys and storage areas.
– Mark exits clearly and keep them unobstructed to comply with fire codes.
– Ensure parking areas are well-lit and monitored.
– Maintain clear pathways for emergency services access.
– Post relevant event policies, including the BRVA/USAV Parent/Spectator Code of Conduct.
Additional Precautions for Outdoor Facilities:
– Access local weather forecasts, heat index data, and air quality reports.
– Have basic first aid supplies and an AED available, with staff trained in their use.
– Develop an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) with the facility if necessary.
– Consider using Certified Athletic Trainers at events when possible.
By following these steps, you can promote a safe and enjoyable environment for all participants and spectators.