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To register for FOGG 2024-25 Tryouts:
Athletes trying out for a club team are required to enroll as a member in the Volleyball Registration System. All players trying out will be required to register as a "Youth Development - Tryout" membership and pay the non-refundable fee. A player only needs to be registered once per season to attend tryouts for all clubs.
Once you have registered with Volleyball Alberta, please follow THIS LINK and register for your team tryout of choice on the FOG website.
Once players are selected for a team, the player must select the club and team they are playing for by going to the Volleyball Alberta SportLomo site; by choosing "Register to Your Club", FOG Volleyball, then 2025 Youth Competitive Player - Indoor, and following the instructions on the screen.
September 3-5 (Updated June 28): Opportunity to Re-Sign 17U-18U aged athletes only to your club from last season using a VA Letter of Intent (LOI) Form. Upon receipt of LOI’s, athletes must register in the Club’s portal as a Youth Competitive Player by Friday, September 6 at noon– to be posted on Club websites for Saturday, September 7.
September 8-11: Opportunity to Re-Sign 15U-16U aged athletes only to your club from last season using a VA Letter of Intent (LOI) Form. Upon receipt of LOI’s, athletes must register in the Club’s portal as a Youth Competitive Player by Friday, September 13 at noon– to be posted on Club websites for Saturday, September 14.
October 6-9: Opportunity to Re-Sign 13U-14U aged athletes to your club from last season. Upon receipt of LOI’s, athletes must register in the Club’s portal as a Youth Competitive Player by Friday, October 11 at noon– to be posted on Club websites for Saturday, October 12.
Fall Tryout Process
Sundays are the recommended tryout day for the Fall Tryout Process due to potential conflicts with school volleyball seasons. The Group Tryout process is an option for clubs with limited access to facilities during this timeframe. *As of June 28, the 15U-18U Fall tryouts were shifted one week earlier. Please refer to ASAA and VA’s Joint Memo.
Athletes must have the minimum membership requirement, Youth Development Player-Tryout role for the 2024-2025 season and complete the Volleyball Alberta membership consent package prior to tryouts.
18U Tryouts (all signings are to the club’s age group and team): Tryouts may be held starting on Sunday September 8 and ending September 15. Athletes register to their club as a Youth Competitive Player by September 22. *Updated June 28
17U Tryouts (all signings are to the club’s age group and team): Tryouts may be held starting on Sunday September 15 and ending September 22. Athletes register to their club as a Youth Competitive Player by September 29. *Updated June 28
16U Tryouts (all signings are to the club’s age group and team): Tryouts may be held starting on Sunday September 22 and ending September 29. Athletes register to their club as a Youth Competitive Player by October 6. *Updated June 28
15U Tryouts (all signings are to the club’s age group and team): Tryouts may be held starting on Sunday September 29 and ending October 6. Athletes register to their club as a Youth Competitive Player by October 13. *Updated June 28
14U Tryouts (all signings are to the club’s age group and team): Tryouts may be held starting on Sunday October 20 and ending October 27. Athletes register to their club as a Youth Competitive Player by November 3.
13U Tryouts (all signings are to the club’s age group and team): Tryouts may be held starting on Sunday October 27 and ending November 3. Athletes register to their club as a Youth Competitive Player by November 10.
Winter Tryout Process
Clubs are not obligated to offer Winter Tryouts. Teams may be fully selected by Re-Signing and Fall Tryout period.
Clubs must register and be approved prior to the Winter Tryout Process, in accordance with VA Guidelines.
Athletes must have the minimum membership requirement, Youth Development Player-Tryout role for the 2024-2025 season and complete the Volleyball Alberta membership consent package prior to tryouts.
12U-18U Tryouts can all begin on Sunday, November 24, 2024.
All offers must be honoured for a minimum of 48 hours. Athletes can request an extension to any deadline, but that would be at the discretion of the club and must be documented. The maximum number of offers that can be distributed at any given time is equal to the number of athletes a team is committing to carry. Financial commitments can be made upon signing with a non-refundable amount that is clearly defined on the LOI.