Tryout Schedule

2011 HP Tryouts dates and sites TBD

Location Information

Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA
600 1st St. SW
Mt. Vernon, IA 52314
www.cornellcollege.edu
Tryouts will be in the Richard and Norma Small Multi-Sport Center.  Check-in will be by the gymnasium.  Mount Vernon is located at the intersection of Highways 1 and 30, just 12 miles east of I-380 and 20 miles north of I-80. 

Drake University, Des Moines, IA
1421 27th St.
Des Moines, IA 50311
www.drake.edu
Tryouts are in the Knapp Center, which is on the corner of 25th St. and Forrest.  Enter through the Northeast door, onto the gym level.  Check-in will be in the NW corner of the Knapp Center.

Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, IA
641 W. 4th St.
Storm Lake, IA 50588
www.bvu.edu

USAV National HP Tryouts

USAV Web Site - HP Section

Tryout Registration

To pre-register, forms need to be received by the Region Office prior to the tryout date. Walk-ups will be accepted, but we cannot guarantee a tryout shirt.

HP Tryout Registration Form (PDF) (WORD)

What to Bring to Tryouts
• If possible, register and pay in advance by sending the tryout application form to the Iowa Region office or emailing it to Colleen Platt (colleen@iavbreg.org)
• If you are registering at the door, bring the tryout application form, including a medical release, and your $25 fee (cash or check).  If we do not have a medical release for you signed by a parent, you will not be able to take part in HP tryouts.
• We will give you a numbered shirt to wear for tryouts.  You wear your own shorts, shoes, kneepads, etc.  If you attend more than one tryout, you must wear your shirt to every tryout.
• Everyone must check-in at every tryout they attend.

What to Expect at Tryouts
• The Iowa HP programs works hard to keep the tryout as neutral and unbiased as possible.  Please don’t feel bad if your club coach or high school coach doesn’t spend a lot of time talking to you—we don’t want to give the impression that we are favoring one person over another.  Our goal is to choose the best players according to their performance at the Iowa HP tryout.  If you feel that you did not perform to your best potential at a tryout, you can attend as many additional HP tryouts as you desire for no additional cost.
• After you check in, you will do some fitness testing, including height and reach, and vertical jump testing.
• On the court, players will be mostly divided by age group, and sometimes split by position as well. 
• Players will go through a series of drills that demonstrate their proficiency in ball handling, their ability to communicate and lead on the court, and their skill in the positions they play.  Players will also compete in game-like situations.
•  Evaluators watch players during drills and 6 on 6 play, and evaluate them according to the criteria used by USA Volleyball to choose a High Performance athlete.
• From the tryouts, 30-40 players in each age division will be selected to attend the Iowa HP Camp in June.  At that camp, 10 players in each division will be selected for the travel teams, and will compete at the USAV HP Championships in July.