Putnam Valley HS

Volleyball

2014 Tryout Information
Dates:
Tryouts will be held on Monday August 18
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through Tuesday August 19
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from 8 to 11.
Participation in these tryout dates is mandatory. For those athletes who make a team, pre-
season practices for both teams will be Wed Aug 20
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-Fri Aug 22
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from 8-11, and Mon Aug
25
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-Fri Aug 29
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from 8-11. There will be a family meeting and bbq Wednesday Aug 20
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at 6:30
at the town park. Varsity will have an additional practice on Sat Aug 23
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from 8-11, and from
6:30 to 8:30 pm Mon-Thurs Aug 25
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Aug 28
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. THERE WILL BE NO PRACTICES LABOR DAY
WEEKEND, INCLUDING LABOR DAY. Beginning Tuesday Sep 2, all practices will be 3:15 to
5:15 for JV, and 3:15-5:45 for Varsity. The game schedule can be found at
sportspak.swboces.org
Requirements:
Athletic participation form turned in after July 18
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Current (less than one year) physical on file with the health office
**Athletes without the appropriate paperwork completed cannot participate in ANY pre-
season activities, including tryouts.
Schedule:
Monday Physical testing
Tuesday Volleyball skills and competitive drills

Team Sizes:
Varsity Team will be capped at 12
Junior Varsity Team will be capped at 15

Shoes:
If you do make a team you need to have appropriate court shoes. Running shoes are not built
for the lateral movement of court sports like volleyball and can lead to ankle sprain and knee
injury because of the wider heel base of most running shoes.

Practice Uniforms:
All athletes will dress in a practice uniform, which includes a practice shirt and any spandex. We
think this is an important part of program identity and unity. Thanks to our fundraising efforts
last year, the program will provide you with two practice T-shirts, which will be distributed once
teams are established. The program will also purchase team sweats and volleyball backpacks,
which will be for the girls to keep. These will be ordered once teams are established and will
take 2 weeks to arrive.
Athlete Evaluation
Physical and volleyball skills testing results will be compiled to help coaches make
decisions about who will play in the program and at what level. In addition, success in
volleyball is significantly affected by the ability of a group to work as a team. Athlete
attitude and effort displayed throughout the testing process will also be considered.
Physical Testing (Monday)
Timed 2 mile run
Vertical block jump
Sprint
o Endline to endline
o Done twice we take the better score
Agility
o Timed test in a simple agility exercise
o Done twice we take the better score
Push-ups/sit-ups
o Number of complete full body push-ups done in 30 seconds
o Number of complete sit-ups done in 30 seconds
Volleyball Skills Testing (Tuesday)
Underhand self-pass
o Number of successful underhand self-passes in 30 seconds
o Done twice we add the scores together
Underhand pass to a target
o Pass 5 balls underhand to a target
o Passes are ranked as a 0 (error) a 1 (pass within the court) or
a 2 (pass to the target)
Overhand self-pass (same as underhand)
Overhand pass to a target (same as underhand)
Overhand Serving
o The number of successful serves out of 10 attempts
Competition Drills (Both Days)
Variety of game speed drills that allow coaches to watch communication
skills, competitiveness, and ability to work with teammates.
Individual player meetings with coaches to discuss participation and
individual goals.

Please email Coach Mazza at PutnamValleyVB@gmail.com with any questions. See you
on the 18
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be ready!