Thursday, December 16, 2010, 8:00 - 9:30 PM

The tryouts will be held at Birmingham Community Charter High School in the small gym. The dates are confirmed. ALL girls 13-18 are welcome to attend. The tryouts are free. We still have room for at least 2 more players so don't be shy about coming out!

The address for Birmingham CCHS is 17000 Haynes St., Lake Balboa. It is just north of the intersection of Balboa Bl. & Victory Bl. Go to the small gym. It is located on the eastern side of the campus just north of the football stadium. Parking is available in the southern lot off of Victory Bl. or the northern lot from Balboa Bl. (entering through Haynes).

We will be forming our team soon so watch the website for updates and all of the info on our upcoming 2011 Girls Junior Olympic Volleyball SCVA club season. Our committments start on December 18.

Questions? Go to the My Site News tab for all basic club info.

The tryouts are free. (What nice people!) The first month (December) will be $525 with 5 monthly payments of $175 (January through May). The total cost is $1,400. When you consider that this is an 8 month activity that meets 2 to 3 times weekly with 16 or more tournament dates, the cost is UNDER $19 per day.

We also offer a $60 discount for early enrollment if you are able to make a lump sum payment of $1,340 by December 18, 2010.

This club runs just a little above our basic expenses. We play in all of the same tournaments as the high priced clubs but don't worry, they can't hit you with their wallets! Many other clubs charge WAY more money for the same service ranging from $3000 to $6000 or more for membership.

The tryouts for the SCVA Junior Olympic season start in November of 2010 but the season end sin June of 2011. We play a lot of volleyball! In past seasons we have played in up to 18 dates with over 50 matches and 122 games for our 18-and-under teams.

If there are ever conflicts with a school sport or event our policy has ALWAYS been: DO THE SCHOOL'S GAME OR EVENT!!!! That's WAY more important! The reason you're here with us is so that you can be better for your school team!

Be prepared to drive and/or carpool! Tournaments are usually held two or more times per month on weekends. The sites are usually within a drive of an hour and a half ranging anywhere from Torrance to San Diego. Most of them will likely be in Anaheim. Yup, SCVA considers these LOCAL tournaments but you must bear in mind that we are in the same region as teams from Santa Barbara, Bakersfield, and San Diego! They REALLY have to get up early to roll in the mornings so our travel times aren't so bad!

The sites are set up by team divisional rankings, not the club's geographical location. SCVA determines the sites and notifies the individual clubs approximately 4 days in advance. The exact information will appear on both our website and SCVA's. Check our links to see the SCVA website.

We've just received an update about tryout date guidelines from the SCVA. In the letter they acknowledged that some clubs do not cooperate with the requested dates. These dates are in effect in order to give everybody a chance to make a smart and informed decision about club volleyball.

These are the earliest dates ANY club may conduct tryouts :

Girls 14 and under, October 1, 2010.

Girls 16 and under, November 7, 2010.

Girls 18 and under, November 14, 2010.

The earliest committment dates to make ANY payment and sign up with a club are:

Girls 14 and under, October 11, 2010.

Girls 16 and under, November 15, 2010.

Girls 18 and under, November 22, 2010.

The Valley Oaks Volleyball Club will be in full compliance with all SCVA requirements. Please don't be buffaloed or pressured into expensive and unethical decisions by other clubs. Again the entire staff of the Valley Oaks looks forward to meeting you and your daughters at our upcoming tryouts. Check back on the site for developing details.