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2020/2021 GCVA Club Tryouts

Your Volleyball Club on the Other Coast
The GCVA was established in 1992. We are a competitive, reasonably priced volleyball club
right in the heart of CLC which have some of the highest ranked teams in the region in several age groups.

We still have spots open for all age groups

12's 3 open spots/Any e-mail coach Alexis

13's 3 open spots/Any e-mail coach Finney

14's 2 open spots Middle Hitter & Setter e-mail coach Finney

151 - 1-2 open spots Need Setter, Middle, Outside e-mail coach Keith

152- FULL

161 1open sports (Middle Hitter) , e-mail coach Kelsie

162 FULL

171 1 open spots (Middle Hitter) E-mail Coach Travis

181 - Need Outside and Middle e-mail coach Keith

You can e-mail the coach or tryout at any camp. The 12u-14u teams normally fill up at the Int. School Boot Camps.

Please practice social distancing and sanitize your hands as often as possible.

We look forward to seeing you!

To Fill any Remaining Spots

You can also try-out at our Camps and Sunday Drill Sessions.
You still must register/pay for Tryouts online. We cannot look at anyone who has not registered/paid for tryouts.
Please e-mail us at vic@gcva.net first, so we can make sure the appropriate coach is available.

Projected Teams for 2020-2021

The number of teams depends on tryouts and gym time - We normally try to fill 14 club teams and 8 little spiker teams (2 little spiker sessions)

CLICK HERE for coach assignment and projected teams:

Travel Teams: Teams that participate In State, and in State and or Out of State National Championship.
Regional Teams: Teams that participate in Houston with a few In State tournaments.
Local Teams: Teams that participate in Houston based tournaments only.

Tryout/Club Fees - Register Online

TRYOUT FEES

$25 Early Registration (before June 15)
$50 Normal After June 15
We will not take any walk up registrations
This fee is separate from the overall payment for the club. This fee is NON-REFUNDABLE.

DEPOSITS

PAID UPON ACCEPTANCE
DEPOSITS * if the season gets canceled before practices start Nov 9 due to COV-19 or actually any other reason, then Deposits/all fees will be refundable (If we have tocancel the season), not if you decide to quit) So if you decide not to play once you accept a spot and the season is not canceled then you loose your deposit.

CLUB FEES

CLICK HERE TO SEE CLUB FEES / DEPOSIT
We will collect the required deposit (See Fee Schedule) when you accept a position on a team.
We are not taking checks at tryouts, Players will be e-mailed by Noon the next day if they made a team/club. The parent then will then notified of the time they have to pay online.
By accepting your spot on one of our teams, you are taking away that position for someone else. Please be aware that once you accept and pay the deposit you are required to pay all fees.
Region Registration FEE is not included in Deposit.

What to Bring

Dress athletically for normal volleyball play.
No Outside Food or Drinks - personal water bottles acceptable.
Deposit (only collected if position is offered after tryouts. NON REFUNDABLE ONCE ACCEPTED)
If you have hand sanatizer please bring you a personal bottle, there will be hand stations at the gym
Player/Parent agreement and waver due once you accept position.
There will be no walk up registrations, you must register online.

USA VOLLEYBALL JUNIOR PLAYER AGE DEFINITION

For use during the 2020-2021 Season

Once a player participates (including but not limited to practicing, training, attending workouts and/or competing) in a club or varsity program for any university, college, community college, or junior college, he/she is ineligible to take part in any regional and national programming, which includes but is not limited to national JNC qualifying and championship events.

18 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2002 OR Players who were born on or after July 1, 2001 and a high school student in the twelfth (12^th) grade or below during some part of the current academic year
17 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2003
Girls 17 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2002 (18 years or younger) who shall neither have completed nor are in a grade higher than the eleventh grade (11^th) during the current academic year will be allowed to participate at the USA Junior National Championships on 17 and under teams. This age waiver is still subject to frozen roster rules. (This age waiver is based on recruiting concerns for girls in the 11^th grade who would otherwise be required to participate in girls 18’s qualifiers and the Girls 18’s GJNC.)
16 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2004
15 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2005
14 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2006
13 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2007
12 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2008
11 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2009
10 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2010
9 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2011
8 and Under Division: Players who were born on or after July 1, 2012

Note: These age definitions are used by domestic club programs and are NOT the same as the age definitions for the International and Domestic High Performance programs.

The Age Definition Policy was most recently revised by the USA Volleyball Board of Directors on June 30, 2020.

The classification cut-off date of July 1 was reviewed by the USAV Junior Assembly and the USA Regional Volleyball Association Assembly and research justified the new cut-off date of July 1.USA VOLLEYBALL JUNIOR PLAYER AGE DEFINITION

For use during the 2020-2021 Season

To determine the correct age division, please find the Month of Birth in the left column and then the year of birth in the same row. The heading of the column matching the Year of Birth is the correct age bracket.

	18 & Under¹	18 & Under ²	17 & Under	16 & Under	15 & Under³	14 & Under⁴	13 & Under⁵	12 & Under	11 & Under	10 & Under	9 & Under	8 & Under
July	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Aug	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Sept	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Oct	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Nov	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Dec	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Jan	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Feb	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Mar	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Apr	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
May	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
June	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
¹ Players who were born on or after July 1, 2002 OR players who were born on or after July 1, 2001 and a high school student in the twelfth (12^th) grade or below during some part of the current academic year.
²Female Only - Players who were born on or after July 1, 2002, (who are defined as 18 & under by the USAV Age Definition) and are in the 11th grade for the current academic year are waivered to compete in 17 & under. (This age waiver is based on recruiting concerns for 11^th grade girls previously required to participate in girls 18’s qualifiers and the 18’s GJNC.)
³Male Only - Players who were born on or after July 1, 2006 OR players who were born on or after July 1 ,2005 (15 years or younger) who shall neither have completed nor are in a grade higher than the eighth (8^th) grade during the current academic year are eligible to play in the 14 & Under division. This exception is based on the net height difference of 7’4 1/8” to 7’11 5/8” between the 14 and Under Division to the 15 and Under Division.
⁴Male Only - Players who were born on or after July 1, 2006 (14 years or younger) who shall neither have completed nor are in a grade higher than the seventh grade (7th) during the current academic year are eligible for a Region approved waiver to compete in the boys 13’s age group.
⁵Male Only –Players who were born on or after July 1, 2007 (13 years or younger) who shall neither have completed nor are in a grade higher than the sixth grade (6th) during the current academic year are eligible for a Region approved waiver to compete in the boys 12’s age group.