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Tryout Information 2024-2025

Tryout Information 2024-2025

All tryouts are held at :

The Bristol Boys and Girls Club, 255 West St. Bristol, CT 06010.

- ALL Registrations will open October 1st, 2024

- Middle School Registration will close on October 18, 2024 for all Middle Schoolers (6th, 7th, 8th), including HP. -CLOSED

- HP Registration will close on November 6th, 2024 for all Freshmen HP, Sophomore HP, Junior HP, Senior HP. -CLOSED

- Regional Registration will close on November 20th, 2024 for all Freshmen Regional, Sophomore Regional, Junior Regional, Senior Regional.-CLOSED

Programs Offered:

  • Regional Teams- Middle School Regional, Freshmen Regional, Sophomore Regional, Junior Regional, Senior Regional.
    • ** The number of Regional teams are all tentative according to the number of players trying out for each team and coaches available 
  • Select/HP Teams- HP Middle School, HP Freshmen, HP Sophomore, HP Junior, HP Senior.
    • The number of Select/HP teams are all tentative according to the number of players trying out for each team and coaches available.

$40 Tryout Fee

Registration CLOSED

Middle School Tryout Dates/Times

Regional Team: Regional Middle School
Select/HP - HP Middle School


OCTOBER 20TH, First Tryout

  • HP Middle School
    • Check-In: 7:45am
    • Tryout Time: 8am-10am
    • Notes: TENTATIVE TEAM, First Cuts
  • Regional Middle School
    • Check-In: 10am
    • Tryout Time: 10:15am-12:15pm


       

OCTOBER 27th, Second Tryout

  • HP Middle School/Regional Middle School (5th, 6th, 7th)
    • Check-In: 5:45pm
    • Tryout Time: 6-7:30pm
  • Regional Middle School (8th)
    • Check-In: 7:15pm
    • Tryout Time: 7:30pm-9pm

Registration CLOSED

Select/HP Tryout Dates/Times

Select/HP - HP Freshmen, HP Sophomore, HP Junior, HP Senior


November 10, First Tryout. ***

  • HP Freshmen
    • Check-In: 7:45am
    • Tryout Time: 8am-10am
  • HP Sophomore
    • Check-In: 10am
    • Tryout Time: 10:15am-12:15pm
  • HP Junior/HP Senior
    • Check-In: 12:45pm
    • Tryout Time: 1pm-3pm

*** Players still involved in the CIAC State Tournament are not eligible to participate until the conclusion of their high school season.  Players affected will have a one day tryout on Nov. 17.

November 17, Second Tryout

  • HP Freshmen
    • Check-In: 11:45am
    • Tryout Time: 12pm-2pm
  • HP Sophomore
    • Check-In: 1:45pm
    • Tryout Time: 2pm-4pm
  • HP Junior/HP Senior
    • Check-In: 3:45pm
    • Tryout Time: 4pm-6pm

Registration CLOSED

Regional Tryout Dates/Times

Regional: Freshmen Regional, Sophomore Regional, Junior Regional, Senior Regional.

November 24, First Tryout

8-10am Freshman with the last name A-M

10am-12 Freshman with the last name N-Z

1-3pm Sophomores

3-5pm Juniors and Seniors
 

December 1, Second Tryout

  • Regional Freshmen
    • Check-In: 7:45am
    • Tryout Time: 8am-10am
  • Regional Sophomore
    • Check-In: 10am
    • Tryout Time: 10:15am-12:15pm
  • Regional Junior/Regional Senior
    • Check-In: 12:45pm
    • Tryout Time: 1pm-3pm

***All times are subject to change for MS and HS***

All dates and times subject to change 

TRYOUTS ARE BY GRADE!!!!! Please register your child by the grade they are in for the 2024-2025 school year. 

$40 Tryout Fee

MUST attend all tryout dates/times to ensure the coaches have the best chance to see you play and assess your skills and abilities 

Once tryouts are complete, you will receive an offer letter if you made a team.  You will then have 48 hours to respond to that offer!

Select team practices begin in December and the regional teams start the first weekend in January (after New Years).

All tryouts will be held at the Bristol Boys and Girls Club, 255  West Street, Bristol, CT 06010.

What is HP?

USAV Age Chart 2025

What is Regional?

BEFORE YOU TRYOUT YOU MUST...

In order to tryout for either program with CRUSH you need to do the following:

- Fully register for the program you are wanting to tryout for here on this web site.  Advanced registration is required no walk ins will be allowed.

Drop in registrations are not being accepted.

Age definition by USA volleyball can be found here: 

https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.leagueathletics.com/Images/Club/23388/Age dedinition chart 2023-24.png

- Pay the non-refundable $40 tryout fee.

- Report to check in at the Bristol Boys and Girls Club at 20 minutes prior to your tryout time to ensure your tryout will start on time

- Print/sign the Bristol Boys and Girls Club's medical release waiver, turn it in at the registration table at your tryout.  Waiver can be found here.

Once selected for a team:

Register or renew your NERVA membership, cost is $60.

New and Current NERVA members can register on the registration system here:  (sportsengine, more information to follow))

- Print, complete/sign and submit the USA Volleyball Code of Conduct and Waiver and Release form, accessible here: https://www.teamusa.org/-/media/USA_Volleyball/Documents/Membership/2018-Season/2018-COCWaiver_fillable.pdf?la=en (If you do not submit this prior to tryouts, please bring it with you on the day of the first practice.  You will not be able to practice without it.)

Print, complete/sign and submit the USA Volleyball Player Medical Release Form, accessible here: https://www.teamusa.org/-/media/USA_Volleyball/Documents/Membership/2018-Season/2018-Player-Medical-Release-w-ClubTeam-WITHOUT-Notary.pdf?la=en (If you do not submit this prior to tryouts, please bring it with you on the day of the first practice.  You will not be able to practice without it.) 

What to do or have done for tryouts:

NO spectators will be allowed in the field house.

A signed participation waiver must either be on file via email or a hard copy in hand, signed by both parent and player (see below).

$40 non-refundable tryout fee

No walk-ins will be allowed since groups have been arranged in advance and all sessions may be full.

TRYOUT CRITERIA

"Tryouts" are a process of observing and evaluating players in an effort to select players and create teams at Bristol CRUSH Volleyball Club.  This process is the same process used by most high school teams in their player/team selection process, and the evaluation involves many coaches and club administrators, as well as many different criteria.  Although the criteria used to select players and create teams is up to the individual coaches of the teams the selections are being made for, as well as the club administrators, and differ based on age group, they can include any or all of the following:

1) Positional needs for a particular team

2) Overall Volleyball IQ/Knowledge and current volleyball ability

3) Coachability/Attitude

4) Overall Athleticism/Potential

5) Positional Skill and Knowledge