2025 BOY’S SUMMER TRYOUTS
SUNDAY – May 25th: 3-5p
Boy’s Summer Season Info
Season will go from May 25 – July 7th.
IMPORTANT! You can only attend Open Gyms if your HS season is over. So if you were on Freshman/JV, you should be good to participate. Varsity can only attend if their season is over.
TEAMS:
- 18 National: Coach Kris Pérez
- 17 National: Coach Tori Nelson
- 16 National: Coach Katie Schneider
- 14 National: Coach Gregg McConnell
PRACTICES:
- 3 Practices a week (Time/Days TBD)
TOURNAMENTS:
- AAU Nationals in Orlando, FL
- Possible SoCal Tournament (pending)
- Local 1 day tournament/s and/or scrimmages
The boy’s will receive 2 jerseys and a practice shirt.
OPEN GYMS PRIOR TO TRYOUTS:
- Sunday, May 4th – 5:00 – 6:30pm
- Sunday, May 11th – 5:00 – 6:30pm
- Sunday, May 18th – 11:00 – 1:00pm
- Friday, May 23rd – 6:30 – 8:30pm
- Saturday, May 24th – 1:00 – 3:00pm
TRYOUT STEPS
It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you read and go step by step. Failure to compete each and every step will make tryouts harder for all of us. It’s important that tryouts go smoothly, so please follow directions as outlined below.
STEP 1: REGISTER WITH AAU
In order to participate in tryouts, your son will need to be registered with AAU and assigned to Ignite Volleyball Club. Not only are we required to make sure you have registered, but it’s important in case they get injured as membership with the region covers as secondary insurance. You can register here: JOIN AAU AS AN IGNITE ATHLETE. Please follow the instructions as presented in the step-by-step guide.
IF YOU REACH 18 BEFORE 9/1/2025, you MUST PURCHASE AN ADULT MEMBERSHIP!
STEP 2: DETERMINE ATHLETE’S AGE GROUP
This is super important! Please make sure you do this PRIOR to making plans for tryouts. Please do not assume the age – the only way to determine what age group your son should try out for is to use the USAV AZ Regions tool. However, for recruiting purposes and making sure they play the level that makes best sense for your athlete, please use the guide below. For example, if your athlete is a younger 8th grader, and the region tool shows 13’s, but we would prefer them to play 14’s. Another example is if your athlete plays 13’s this year but should have played 14’s because of their grade, then when they are a freshman in HS, they’ll have gone from playing 13’s all the way to 15’s.
10 & Under `11-12’s 13’s 14’s 15’s 16’s 17’s 18’s
4th & Under 5-6th 7th 8th Fresh Soph Junior Senior
STEP 3: REGISTER FOR IGNITE TRYOUTS
What to expect at Tryouts: Athletes will play on court (so come ready to play!), get to know coaches, etc. Parents can stay and attend an informational meeting with our Directors where we will talk through what to expect this season at Ignite and answer any questions.