Southwestern Youth Association Sports

About SYA MS Travel and HS Select Volleyball

 

Spring 2024 Travel League Tryouts for the Middle School Travel team(s) will be held on Feb 24th at location Bull Run ES. There is no make-up night. Session times are listed below:

  • Players with Last Names beginning A-J: Check-in begins at 1:55PM, assessment is 2:00PM - 2:45PM
  • Players with Last Names beginning K-M: Check-in begins at 2:45PM, assessment is 2:50PM - 3:35PM
  • Players with Last Names beginning N-Z: Check-in begins at 3:35PM, assessment is 3:45PM - 4:30PM

 

Spring 2024 Select League Tryouts for the High School Select team(s) will be held on March 2nd at location Bull Run ES from 11am to 1:0pm. There is no make-up night. Session times are listed below:

  • Players with Last Names beginning A-H: Check-in begins at 11:00am, assessment is 11:15am
  • Players with Last Names beginning J-Z: Check-in begins at 12:01pm, assessment is 12:15pm
  • Please be on time, we have a tight schedule! Please do not ask to switch times. Safety restrictions require that we limit the number of players in the gym at one time.

REGISTRATION OPEN! 

Please Note:

  • A non-refundable $25.00 tryout fee is assessed during tryout registration
  • Please attend your assigned session!
    • Middle School players that do not make the MS Travel team have the option to be placed on a house rec league team. You WILL NOT be placed on a house rec league team automatically. You MUST:
      • also complete a separate registration for the house league (if you make the travel team, your house registration funds will be moved to the travel registration and you'll pay the remaining balance).
      • attend House League evaluations (see House League page for details).
  • SYA Volleyball offers a High School Select team in Fall and Spring seasons. 
  • Due to gym space limitations there will NOT be a make-up date for travel tryouts.

OVERVIEW:

Travel volleyball gives High School and Middle School players an opportunity to play competitive volleyball at a higher level than recreational league volleyball. The program is ideal for skilled middle school players and experienced high school age players looking to increase their skill level and prepare for their high school team tryouts. Matches are played in the Dave Lacey Travel League, competing against other youth volleyball programs in Fairfax County. This league is not for club-level players or teams. There is both a fall and spring season for the travel league.

                 

Spring Season:

  • Limited to middle school (7 / 8 Graders) teams only
  • High school (9 - 12 Graders) - Select Level
  • MS Travel Tryouts for Spring 2024 are on Feb 24, 2024 at Bull Run ES, Centreville.
  • HS Select Tryouts for Spring 2024 are on March 2, 2024 at Bull Run ES, Centreville. Time will be posted soon.
  • Practices start on March 18th with matches starting last week of March*
  • Single elimination playoffs in May*

Fall Season 2024: TBD

* Specific dates and times will be posted for the upcoming season when finalized.

NOTE: The middle school travel team is restricted to players who are in the 7th or 8th grades only. Experienced 6th grade players may NOT play up on the middle school travel team, but are encouraged to be assessed for the middle school house league.

FORMAT:

The SYAV Travel program typically fields the following middle and high school teams:

  • MS (grades 7 – 8) (Fall and Spring)
  • HS (grades 9 – 12) (Fall and Spring)

MS Travel players are chosen based on demonstrated volleyball skills, team-work, athleticism, and coach-ability.

Individual playing time is influenced by positional needs, skills, effort, attitude, and practice attendance. There is no requirement for coaches to play any student athletes for a minimum amount of time during matches. As practiced by most competitive volleyball programs, MS Travel playing time is determined by Head Coaches as part of game strategy.

The unbalanced nature of playing time should be considered prior to attending a tryout or accepting a position on a team.

Teams are formed after an open tryout. Practices are held at least twice a week in Centreville/Clifton area gyms. Matches are played once a week on Wednesdays. Matches are typically played in Vienna, Springfield or Centreville. (The SYAV travel team’s home site will be Liberty Middle School in Clifton.)

Other youth volleyball programs* in the league are from McLean, Chantilly, Vienna, Springfield, Manassas, Fort Hunt, Haymarket, and Braddock Road areas.

*Programs may change season to season.

CONCUSSION TRAINING:

SYA requires players, parents, and volunteers to complete a Concussion Training course each year. Click here for more information.

 

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Office Location:
5950 Centreville Crest Lane
Centreville, VA 20121
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 471
Centreville, VA 20122
Phone: (703) 815-3362
Fax: (703) 815-2180
E-mail: admin@syayouthsports.org