The Select program is designed for athletes who have foundational understanding of volleyball and are looking to play in a more challenging, yet still friendly environment. Boys will play official matches against boys only, and girls play official matches against girls only. This program will provide a more intense level of practice as well as higher level of competitive gameplay using USAV rules while still valuing sportsmanship, teamwork and continuous improvement. To ensure balanced teams and a higher level of play, tryouts are required followed by a selection process where friend requests are not honored.

TRYOUTS

7/8 GIRLS-Sign up for tryouts is FULL

  • Tuesday 9/10 – two sessions of tryouts -5:45-7 & 7-8:15. Required and only come to one. ALL ATHLETES trying out must sign up for a session. Session sign up will be sent to those registered a week prior to tryouts. Anyone not registered will be turned away.
  • Saturday 9/14 – call backs/invitation only. DO NOT ATTEND if you are not called back, 9am-10:30am / location TBD will be given to the athletes called back.

Process for 7/8 Girls Select: For Fall 2024 season, athletes will be drafted onto teams with the goal of making it as balanced as possible. Friend requests are not honored. Those that are not offered a spot who are registered for House, will be placed on a team. Those that are not registered in House already, are not guaranteed a spot in House if they don’t make a Select team, but can sign up on the waitlist.

7/8 BOYS– click here to sign up for tryouts.

  • Thursday 9/12 – time TBD @ Fox Mill ES TBD. ALL ATHLETES must be registered to tryout for Select. Anyone not registered will be turned away.
  • Saturday 9/14 – only if needed: make up and/or call back session, time & location TBD.

Process for 7/8 Boys Select: Tryouts to assess and give offers given by Saturday 9/14. Friend requests are not honored. Those that are not offered a spot who are registered for House, will be placed on a team. Those that are not registered in House already, are not guaranteed a spot in House if they don’t make a Select team, so signing up for House simultaneously is recommended.

SELECT PRACTICE – Attending weekly practice is mandatory. Length is 1.5 hours in Reston or Herndon. Based on gym availability, weeknight practices may start as early as 5:30pm and go as late as 9:30pm. Times are dependent on multiple factors, including permits, coach availability and space availability. During registration clearly indicate days available for practice (coach and/or athlete), to prevent schedule conflicts. We will do our best to work with your family’s schedule but our primary focus is to balance teams.

MATCHES – 1.5 hour long regardless of games won.

FALL 2024 OUTLOOK

  • Boys – Regular season matches begin mid-September and will continue until the end of October/beginning of November played throughout Fairfax County in the NOVA Boys league (vs other leagues).
  • Girls – Weekend play starting 9/21 will consist of scrimmages and clinics with guest clinicians focusing on game-like play and technical skills.

SPRING 2025 (TENTATIVE SCHEDULE): Regular season matches begin early April 2024 and continue until mid- May. The Select season may go longer depending on the other teams in our league.

PLAYING TIME POLICY FOR SELECT

Select does not have an equal playing time policy and games are match play (best 2 out of 3). ALL ATHLETES ACCEPTING A SPOT ON THE SELECT TEAM automatically agrees to the SELECT PLAYING TIME POLICY as detailed below:

Select Team (and League) will follow USAV rules where positional substitution is used. Some positions naturally have more playing time than others. RVB Coaches decide which players substitute on and off the court taking into account individual, team and game dynamics. Individual playing time is influenced by positional needs, skills, effort, attitude and practice attendance.

There is no equal playing time nor minimum amount of time required for coaches to play any athlete during matches.

If there are any playing time concerns, the athlete is allowed to discuss matters with the team coach, but must wait after 24 hours have passed from the last match played. If parents desire to engage with the coach regarding any matters related to their athlete, it must be after the athlete has already had an initial conversation with the coach. Note, when parents are conversing with the coach, the athlete must also be present and be an active participant in the meeting with the coach as it is the athlete’s experience that is being discussed.

Coaches will communicate any issues that impact playing time to the athlete. Keep in mind that coaches are not required to provide minimum playing time -that only exists in our House / Recreation League.

The Volleyball Director or a representative appointed by the RVB Director can be contacted, if needed. Click here to read the Select Team policy for athletes and families.

RULES OF PLAY

Select division will follow traditional volleyball rules created by USA Volleyball (USAV). Click here for the rules.