Juniors Travel

About HOV Travel

About HOV Juniors

HOV Juniors Travel is a travel volleyball program where HOV teams compete in one to three-day tournaments throughout the Old Dominion region of USAV and surrounding regions. The HOV season begins with tryouts in the fall of each year and includes a number of regional and east coast tournaments extending from January through April-June.

If you are new to USA Volleyball we suggest that you review the HOV Handbook for background information regarding HOV volleyball. Review the HOV Travel Rules for answers to questions pertaining to HOV tryouts, method of team and player selection, and other rules that the CVV Board has approved for the Travel program.

HOV Juniors Mission Statement

To promote volleyball education and growth of USA Junior Volleyball throughout Central Virginia.
To provide the highest possible level of volleyball coaching for every participant.
To expose each participant to the highest possible level of volleyball competition.

WHY HOV?

First off, why not HOV?

We have our own facility which allows us to schedule multiple practices, clinics and camps!
No team is predetermined. We offer equal opportunity tryouts.
Each team has their own court for practice times.
We have a slew of 20 highly trained coaches excited to be a part of your child's volleyball experience.
We offer a coaches mentorship program where some of our highly qualified lead coaching mentors pour into our coaches to offer insight on practice planning, communication with both athletes and parents, skill training, and implementing practice plans to tournament play. (Coach Chris Phillips - D1, D2, NAIA, and men's collegiate coach; Lara Hite, collegiate athlete and coach of multiple volleyball programs within the community. Athena Aronson, collegiate athlete and former Head Volleyball Coach at Brookville High School who went undefeated 4 years in a row in district).
Our Junior Volunteer Program allows for our older athletes (14 years and older) to volunteer within our in-house programs (Volley Kids, Volley Juniors, Volley Juniors Elite, and Middle School Prep) to help supplement their travel cost.
Our teams will be participating in multiple community outreach opportunities throughout the travel season.
All travel teams will have the experience and knowledge of both a head coach and assistant coach.
We offer 2-4 practices a week dependent on the level of team.
Positional clinics will be offered throughout the travel season, as well as camps and clinics throughout the spring, summer and fall to assist in any skills your player may feel they need additional practice.

For more than 20 years, Central Virginia Volleyball Club has been committed to providing young athletes competitive travel program in the central Virginia area. With our growing programs and dedicated coaching staff, our juniors travel strives to provide opportunities for players at all levels to grow and compete at a high level!

Girls Travel Question? Contact Lara Hite | programs@cvvb.org

Boys Travel Question? Contact Colton Fox | colton@cvvb.org

Travel Season Dates to Remember

July until August 26: Register online for Travel Tryouts (must complete before In Person Registration Date) and pay $50 nonrefundable tryout fee. Tryout fee goes to $75 after August 26th.

Girls Tryout Online Registration

Boys Tryout Online Registration

August 13 from 4:45-6pm: Travel Season Parent Informational Meeting

August 20 from 4:45-6pm: Travel Season Parent Informational Meeting

August 26 from 11-2pm: Pre-Tryout Registration (Required) - $50 Tryout fee due and will go to $75 after this date.

September 23: Girls Tryouts 12-18

12's and 13's: 9:30-11:00am

14's Group 1: 11:15 - 12:45pm

14's Group 2: 1:00-2:30pm

15's: 2:45-4:15pm

16's: 4:30-6:00pm

17 and 18's: 6:15-7:45pm

September 30:

10's Tryouts (9-10:30am - parent meeting 10:30-11:00am)

Boys Tryouts (11:30-1:30pm - parent meeting 1:30-2:30pm)

October 14: Team/Parent/Coach Meeting

October 20, 21 or 27, 28: Team community service night at the Haunted Trails at Moose Lodge on Waterlick Road (each team will be designated a time slot and one of the dates above to haunt the trails)

Mid-November: Some younger travel teams may begin either before or after Thanksgiving - High School will not begin until early December

December 1: Team Competition Night/Community Service Night

December 8: Alumni and Family Night where we watch our upper level teams play alumni and all get together for food and games!

December 9: Certapalooza is where all of our younger teams learn the basics of reffing and scorekeeping in our own mock tournament. We play against some of our own teams and will practice these skills prior to us heading off into our tournaments for the season.

Age Groups and Levels

AGE GROUPS

10's (9's and 10's included)

12's (11's and 12's)

13's

14's

15's

16's

17's

18's

LEVELS

BLACK - NATIONALS (financial and time commitment to June)

NAVY - REGIONAL PLUS (5-6 multi-day tournaments)

RED - REGIONAL (3-5 multi-day tournaments)

WHITE - DEVELOPMENTAL (Club - local 2 day and single day tournaments)

10's interclub (1-2 single day local tournaments)

Practice Player (practice only unless needed to play in tournament)

Practice Player Information

Practice players are players who are are able to practice with a team and attend all activities that the team is doing; however they are not committed or expected to travel to the tournaments.

Practice players will be required to attend all practices and functions and will pay the required amount depending on level of team they are playing with.

Practice players may be asked to attend a tournament if the team is missing specific players or positions that make it difficult to complete all rotations. They do not have to attend if they are asked, but the possibility of going is left up to the player and parents. If a player attends more than two tournaments, the players fee will be that of a regular season player and will be billed accordingly.

Practice player fees are found in each age groups packet and is dependent on the level of team the player is a part of.