Indoor Tryouts
2023-2024 Junior Club Season Information
As we approach the 2023-2024 Junior Club season we will updated our season information.
Tryouts will be held at the conclusion of the AAA school seasons.
10-12s: Saturday, October 21st 1-330pm
13s: Saturday, October 21st 8-11am
14s: Friday, October 20th 5-8pm
15s: Sunday, October 29th 4-7pm
16s: Sunday, October 29th 8-11am
17/18s: Sunday, October 29th 1-3pm
USAV Membership for players can be renewed starting on September 1, 2023. There are many new processes and rules regarding membership, club selection, and the tryout/team selection process for this upcoming season. We will be posting information regarding these changes. For now, you can review changes to the USAV age group definitions and membership process at the below link:
https://www.deltavolleyball.net/page/show/5906410-how-to-purchase-2022-23-volleyball-membership
Tryout Registration
Please read the registration information below, prior to registering for tryouts. The registration can be accessed through the below purple link (coming soon).
The Registration "Indoor Tryouts" is not currently available.
Tryout Location
All tryouts will be held at the 501 Volley Facility.
4107 Richards Road
North Little Rock, AR 72217
**Please be sure that you have completed the on-line tryout registration prior to your scheduled tryout, as well as completed your USAV Delta Region Player Membership Renewal. Bring a copy of your 2024 USAV Membership card with you to tryouts.**
Check-in
NOTE: You can arrive 45 minutes prior to your scheduled tryout. Check-in can take 30 minutes depending on the number of girls trying out for your age group, and in the event of any missing paper work or registration steps.
1. Please provide a copy of your renewed USAV membership for the current 2023-2024 season.
**to get or renew your USAV membership go here: https://www.deltavolleyball.net/join-now
2. Verify age group you are trying out for based on the USAV 2024 Age Definition Chart (PDF of chart provided below)
- Age Waivers will no longer be given out. USAV has changed the age group cut off date to July 1 instead of September 1, and the Delta Region will no longer be granting age waivers for players to play down an age division with their grade level.
3. Please mark on your tryout card at the time of check-in the team level (local, regional, national) that you desire to play.
4. Receive a try-out number, have your picture taken, and go warm-up!
6. And most important: play hard and have fun!
Tryout Process
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Players will participate in a variety of drills that will allow club directors, club administrators, and veteran club coaches to evaluate your skill level for passing, digging, setting, hitting, serving, and competitive game play. Other skills that will be noted by coaches are footwork, court awareness, sportsmanship, and work ethic.
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An electronic evaluation form for each player will be completed during the tryout session.
Uniform Fittings
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Uniform fittings will take place on a later date after tryouts/team placements.
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PLEASE NOTE: players will not order volleyball shoes or kneepads. Players can wear any shoes they want to. 501 Volley will have white Nike kneepads for purchase. Players must wear white kneepads.
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After the uniform fitting date, players will be able to order unifrom items that they need. Instructions on what to order and how to order will be provided to you with your team placement information.
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Uniform jerseys and practice t-shirts only are included in your team fees. All other uniforms items are an additional cost. See Team Level Comparison for information regarding minimum uniform requires per team level.
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You will also have the opportunity to order a few additional apparel items of your choice from the online spirit store.
Team Selections
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The number of teams 501 Volley will carry each year will be determined by the number of players that try out and the availability of experienced coaches. We typically have the following numbers of teams per age division:
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11 and under: 1 regional, up to 4 local plus
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12 and under: 1 National, 1-2 regional, 2-4 local plus
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13 and under: 1 National, 1 or 2 regional plus, 2 regional, 1-2 local plus
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14 and under: 1-2 National, 1 regional plus, 2 regional
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15 and under: 1-2 National, 1 regional plus, 2 regional
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16 and under: 2 National, 1-2 regional plus
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17 and under: 1-2 National, 1-2 regional plus
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18 and under: 1 National, 1-2 regional plus
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Participation in tryouts does not guarantee that you will make a team.
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Team selections will be made by the club directors, club administrator, and veteran coaches for each age group.
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The goal of 501 Volley is to provide each player the best opportunity to develop their individual volleyball skills, while contributing to the success of their team.
Player Notifications
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You will receive a phone call or e-mail within 2 days of the completion of your age group's tryout.
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You will be asked to accept or decline your position on a team within 24 hours of being notified of your selection.
Getting the Season Started
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PLEASE NOTE: After tryouts, and verbal or written committent to your team placement, you will recieve an email invitation to join 501 Volley for your USAV membership. At that time, when you select this "invitation" you are assigned to 501 Volley as your club and are "locked-in" to 501 Volley at that time.
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***you can receive multiple "invitations" to join clubs. Please do not accept the first email you receive- you will be locked into that club regardless of your team/club offer and acceptance. Be sure to only accept the invitation to the club that you have chosen to play for, and have been placed on a team with.
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Once you have accepted your position on a team, please go to our website and make your deposit payment. The deposit payment will be due October 29th for the 11-14s age groups, and November 5th for the 15-18s age divisions. The full fee payment schedule can be found on the information tab.
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Practices will begin the week of Sunday, November 26th. Christmas break is December 18-January 1. With practices resuming Tuesday, January 2nd
USAV Membership Information
How to Set up a Sportsengine Account
If a family has multiple players, they can all have their membership information in the same master account, using one set of login credentials (called a "family account"). This is different than past seasons. In the old system, all individuals had to have their own login. *NOTE: Primary account holder MUST be a parent/guardian. Your athlete will have a profile added to your “household” once they have a membership.
NOTE: If you are the parent/guardian of a participating athlete, please create the account under your name and email address. You will add your athlete to your SportsEngine account as a sub profile later during the registration and/or rostering process.
How to Create a SportsEngine Account
- Navigate to your organization's website or go to sportsengine.com (EVA uses SportsEngine)
- In the upper right-hand corner of your screen, click Sign In.
- Enter your email address and click Next.
- Fill out all the requested information.
- NOTE: Ensure the information entered belongs to the primary account holder (parent/guardian).
- Once complete, click Sign Up.
Verify Your SportsEngine Account
- Navigate to your email inbox.
- Open the "Activate Your SportsEngine Account" email.
- NOTE: If you do not receive this email within 5 minutes, be sure to check your junk/spam folder.
- Click Activate My Account.
Helpful Tip! If you are experiencing issues when trying to create a SportsEngine account, please reach out to accounthelp@sportsengine.com.
This is different than past seasons. In the old system, all individuals had to have their own login. *NOTE: Primary account holder MUST be a parent/guardian. Your athlete will have a profile added to your “household” once they have a membership.
QUIZZARD WILL HELP YOU FIND THE RIGHT MEMBERSHIP
SportEngine will use Quizzard to allow members to find the right membership for them based on how they plan to participate.
Once the Member has logged in, they will be prompted to choose "WHO" they are buying the Membership For. This will pull up all of the profiles within their account and give them an Option to add a Child to purchase a Membership for.
Once they select who they are buying the Membership for they will be prompted to add/update their required information.
This will be pre-filled from their SportsEngine account profile. The following information is required to purchase a Membership:
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First Name, Last Name, Gender
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Date of Birth, Email
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Address 1, City, State, ZIP, Country
2021-2022 Membership Purchase
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A SPORTSENGINE ACCOUNT: First you will need to create an account before you can purchase a membership. Below are instructions on how to obtain FREE SportsEngine account. (DIRECTIONS ARE TO THE LEFT) If you are new to USA Volleyball, CLICK HERE to setup a new SportsEngine account and purchase your membership.
IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A SPORTSENGINE ACCOUNT: To Purchase a Membership, click on this "MEMBERSHIP LINK". All individuals that already have a SportsEngine account will use the same link.
If you were a member in 2020-21, login to your SportsEngine account to purchase a new membership for $52. It will ask you "Who is the membership for?" so just click on the name of the player (or coach.)
TRYOUT memberships are only $10 and valid until 12/31/21. ($10 will be applied toward the $52 full membership price.) This provides sport accident insurance during the tryout. However, you cannot be placed on a team roster until you buy a full membership. HINT: If you are fairly positive you will be placed on a team, buy the full membership and avoid the extra step later. If you don't make a team, you can request a refund (minus the $10 tryout membership) no later than November 15.
How to Access your USAV Membership card
Digital cards can only be accessed on a mobile device. There are two ways your Clubs’ members can access their digital player cards.Through the email which is sent after player cards have been printed. • From their SportsEngine Account.
How to Access Digital Cards via Email
1. From a smartphone, navigate to your email inbox and open the “[Region or Club] Membership Email.”
2. Scroll to the bottom of the email.
3. Under the digital card for the member, tap Add to Apple Wallet ---OR--- Add to G Pay.
How to Access Digital Cards via SE Account
1. From a smartphone, open your browser and go to SportsEngine.com.
2. From the top right corner, tap Sign In and access your account.
3. Tap your profile picture or initials.
4. Tap My Account.
5. From the top-left portion of the screen, click > My Account > Profiles.
6. Tap Add to Apple Wallet ---OR--- Add to G Pay.
Membership Club Selection/Affiliation
When a membership is purchased, you will not have the option of associating yourself with a club. This is different than past seasons.
At team selection you will receive "Club Assignment Request" that you could receive from multiple clubs, but you need to click "Accept" to invitation to a club you selected to play for in 2020/21 season. This acceptance will put your USAV membership in that club's database and you will be bind with that club for duration of the 2020/21 season. This process must happen before a player or coach can be placed on a roster.
A player may be asked to join several clubs, but you need to click "Accept" ONLY to a club you are accepting team placement for.
A player can not change to another club once they have been added to a club roster until the end of their club season.
Player Transfer Policy
Once a player commits to the club, the club will then be able to put that player on the roster of a team. The player is then officially committed to that club. Any financial commitments made to a club are between the individual and the club.
Once he/she accept's a Club's Invitation that player is committed to a club for the entire USA Volleyball season which concludes at the end of the Junior National Championships in July.
NOTE: Only a change in geographical location of the family due to a change in job, military, scholastic or inner-collegiate status may receive special consideration. Application for a waiver to the Transfer Policy must be made by the parent of the player to the Delta Region Commissioner using the same said form below.
What if the team has disbanded and no longer intends to participate? A player can be reassigned to a different club in the Delta Region if the team the player is currently affiliated with has disbanded and no longer intends to participate in any USA Volleyball sanctioned event, whether in or outside the Delta Region. This must be confirmed by the Club Director before any contact can be made with the player. Players from a disbanded team may request a transfer using the same said form below. A disbanded team may withhold such authorization if the player(s) is/are not in good standing with the club. Any financial commitments to a club are between the individual and the club~ Clubs are private enterprises.
If a player on a disbanded team transfers without filing the proper written authorizations, then the player and the new team/club may be sanctioned.