2025-2026 TRYOUTS

Fall Tryouts
 

(Early) Re-Signing & Club Approval Process
Note: Clubs are not obligated to (early) re-sign athletes or run tryouts.

June 9-11: Early Re-Sign 17U-18U age groups only to your club from last season using a VA Letter of Intent (LOI) Form. Resigned athletes to be posted on club website or social media page by Monday, June 16. Upon receipt of LOIs, athletes must register in the Club’s portal as a Youth Competitive Player by Friday, August 29 (2025-26 membership opens August 6). Clubs must apply for preapproval* for the upcoming season to Re-Sign 17U-18U athletes early; clubs can also wait until September to Re-Sign 17U & 18U athletes.

August 6-26: All returning clubs must register in Sportlomo by August 26. Clubs must register by Aug 26 to Re-Sign athletes from the prior season and/or to participate in the Fall and Winter Tryout Period.

September 2-4: Opportunity to Re-Sign 17U-18U age groups only to your club from last season using a VA Letter of Intent (LOI) Form. Upon receipt of LOIs, athletes must register in the Club’s portal as a Youth Competitive Player by September 5 at noon. Additionally, club administrators must add signed LOI athletes to their team’s roster sheet in their Sportlomo Club portal and post names on club websites or social media page by September 6.

September 6: Club Open House (Information Day). Facilitated in one large space separately in Calgary & Edmonton, and by  request/need in other regions (Lethbridge/Grande Prairie). VA to arrange and pay for the facility. Attendance at this event is optional, and a minimum number of clubs must register. Clubs may also choose to host their own open houses (this would 
not be arranged or paid for by VA). 

September 8-10: Opportunity to Re-Sign 15U-16U age groups only to your club from last season using a VA Letter of Intent (LOI) Form. Upon receipt of LOIs, athletes must register in the Club’s portal as a Youth Competitive Player by September 12 at noon. Additionally, club administrators must add signed LOI athletes to their team’s roster sheet in their Sportlomo Club portal and post names on club websites or social media page by September 13.

September 15-17: Opportunity to Re-Sign 13U-14U age groups only to your club from last season. Upon receipt of LOIs, athletes must register in the Club’s portal as a Youth Competitive Player by September 19 at noon. Additionally, club administrators must add signed LOI athletes to their team’s roster sheet in their Sportlomo Club portal and post names on club websites or social media page by September 20.

September 30: New clubs for the upcoming season must register in Sportlomo by September 30.

Fall Tryout & Signing Process
Athletes must have the minimum membership requirement, Youth Development Player-Tryout role for the current season and complete the Volleyball Alberta membership consent package prior to tryouts. 

17U & 18U Signing Period (all signings are to the club’s age group and team): Clubs may offer LOI’s starting on Sunday September 7 and ending September 21*. Athletes register to their club as a Youth Competitive Player by September 21. Club administrators must add signed LOI athletes to their team’s roster sheet in their Sportlomo portal by November 19. *ASAA policies stipulate tryouts may only occur on Sunday Sept 7 and Sunday September 14. Clubs may offer LOI’s without hosting a tryout (e.g. identification via school games/tournaments, previous skills sessions/open gyms, etc.) *

15U & 16U Signing Period (all signings are to the club’s age group and team): Tryouts may be held starting on Sunday September 14 and ending September 28**. Athletes register to their club as a Youth Competitive Player by September 28. Club administrators must add signed LOI athletes to their team’s roster sheet in their Sportlomo portal by November 19. **ASAA policies stipulate athletes who play on their School’s Senior Varsity team are not eligible to participate in tryouts after September 14** 

13U & 14U Signing Period (all signings are to the club’s age group and team): Tryouts may be held starting on Sunday September 21 and ending October 5. Athletes register to their club as a Youth Competitive Player by October 5. Club administrators must add signed LOI athletes to their team’s roster sheet in their Sportlomo portal by November 19. 

12U Signing Period (all signings are to the club’s age group and team): Tryouts may be held starting on Sunday November 2 and ending November 9. Athletes register to their club as a Youth Competitive Player by November 16. Club administrators must add signed LOI athletes to their team’s roster sheet in their Sportlomo portal by November 19. 

Winter Tryout Process
• Clubs are not obligated to offer Winter Tryouts. Teams may be fully selected by Re-Signing and Fall Tryout period. 
• Athletes must have the minimum membership requirement, Youth Development Player-Tryout role for the current season and complete the Volleyball Alberta membership consent package prior to tryouts.

• 12U-18U Tryouts can all begin on Sunday, November 30, 2025. 
• Initial offers must be honoured for a minimum of 48 hours. Offers provided on Wednesday, December 3 or later are honoured for a minimum of 24 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.
• Upon signing an LOI, athletes must register in the Club’s portal as a Youth Competitive Player within 7 days. Additionally, club administrators must add signed LOI athletes to their team’s roster sheet in their Sportlomo Club portal as soon as possible.