Q:  What will I need to bring with me on the day of tryouts?

A:  Each participant needs to bring proof of registration from the North Texas Region and a completed Medical Release (link on Home Page for Medical Release ). If you have yet to send payment for registration to the region you must bring a check or cash to tryouts. If this is your first time trying out please bring a copy of your birth certificate and be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Q:  How are tryouts conducted?

A:  Players will be divided in to age groups to allow specific skills such as passing, hitting, setting, and blocking to be evaluated. Their will be a limited amount of team play as well. Ten players will be chosen for each team.

Q:  When will I know if I made a team?

A:  Teams will be posted on the club website the week following tryouts.

Q:  When and where are practices?

A:  Practices are on Sunday afternoons 2:00 – 4:00 and Wednesday nights 6:30 – 8:30. There will be no Sunday practice following a Saturday tournament. Practices begin in December.  Practices are primarily held at Hallsville, Longview and Longview Pine Tree Schools.

Q:  How long does the season last?

A:  The season will run from December through April for most teams. The first tournament dates are usually in January.

Q:  How many tournaments will there be and where will they be played?

A:  The number varies depending on the age level, but  five to seven for 12’s, 13’s and 14’s and eight to ten for the 15’s, 16’s, 17’s, and 18’s or about two per month is a good guide. Generally tournaments are in the Dallas area for the younger age groups. The older age group teams will play tournaments in Dallas, Austin, Houston and possibly a couple of other cities which will require overnight stays.

Q:  What will my expenses be in addition to the listed fees?

A:  Travel, meals and hotel expenses are in addition to player fees. The cost of the coach’s room is split evenly between the team members. Each team member is responsible for their share of the coach’s room even if they are absent from the tournament.

Q:  Are team members guaranteed equal amounts of playing time?

A: The club does not guarantee a specific amount of playing time in tournaments, but we ask our coaches to be sensitive to the amount of playing time each player is receiving. The club does promote equal practice time for every player. It is our firm belief that practices build players. How a player does in practice will certainly impact the amount of court time received in tournaments.