Elite Teams

Elite teams are usually considered by athletes who are looking to train and compete at the highest level in club, and aspire to play in college.

Elite teams are travel teams that hold tryouts in October for the “14 and youngers” and in November for the high school players.

· Elite teams typically practice from 8 to 10 times per month.

· Elite teams compete in all of the regional events, as well as the SCVA Junior Olympic qualifier.

· Elite teams may have a paid assistant coach during the regional season (additional JO qualifiers, and season ending tournaments are not included).

· All players accepting spots on elite teams will also compete in either the Festival or the Junior Olympic Championships taking place the first week in July.

· Elite teams may compete in additional (out of region) Junior Olympic qualifiers.  The additional cost of these out of region qualifiers are not estimated here.

· Last year Coast had 5 teams qualify for the Junior Olympics.

· An SCVA schedule can be found at SCVAvolleyball.org by clicking on Juniors, then Girls and then clicking on Schedule.

· The Elite Team season begins in November for the 14 under teams and December for the 15s-18s, with all teams ending around the first week of July (the exact date will vary according to age group and will be established by USA Volleyball in March).

Note the following price points may be subject to change due to variances in travel and hotel costs for coaches, and/or tournament registration fees.

Dues

Elite- 14 and younger (7 months)

Grand total $3610 Festival * or $3935 Junior Olympics *

Elite- High School (6.5 months)

$3510 Festival * or $3835 for Junior Olympics * #

*Cost does not include airfare, hotel costs, as well as per diem for players at Festival or JOs.

# Cost does not include the Las Vegas Invitational that a few of our 17s and 18s teams may participate in.  The Vegas tournament is priced at $325 and includes van transportation but does not include hotels. *

Regional Teams

The Regional Team Program is a lower cost travel program that provides strong coaching and competition against all of the clubs playing in the Southern California region. Regional Travel Teams may also be ideal for athletes who may have time conflicts with the longer Elite Travel season.

• Regional Teams have tryouts that take place in October for players 14 and younger, and tryouts in November for high school players.

• Regional Teams practice 8 times per month.

• Regional Teams compete in the regional event schedule only.

• A Regional competition schedule can be found at SCVAvolleyball.org by clicking on Juniors, then Girls and then clicking on schedule.

• Regional Team training begins in November for the 14 and younger, and December for the 18s-15s.  Regional competition concludes at the end of May through the middle of June depending on the team’s age division.

• Last year Coast fielded 10 Regional Teams.

Dues

Regional-- 14 and Younger  (7 months)

Total fees $2600

Regional-- High School  (6.5 months)

Total fees  $2500