2025-26 IGNITE VB Tryout/Evaluation Info
Get excited!!! It’s almost time for club tryouts!!! We are looking forward and ready to IGNITE some awesome players and teams during this great VB club season!!! Tryouts are also used for team placement. We do have cuts, but we try very hard not to cut in our younger age groups considering this may be the first time these players play competitive volleyball. Please click the following link to determine which age group you fall under for your tryout date & time posted below. Please attend the appropriate age group tryout. We will determine if players need to be moved among age groups.
2025-26 USAV Age Definition Chart
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REGISTRATION:
ALL AGE GROUPS, Please click on and complete the following link:
Registration Link
The registration link will take you to our SportsEngine registration. The tryout fee is $50 plus the SportsEngine processing fee. If you have any technical issues with the registration process or website, please send a text to or call our Website Coordinator at (225) 802-9998. Any club or other questions, please email ignitevb@gmail.com.
ONLY 10-14s AGE GROUPS, Please also click on and complete the following link, as well:
USAV Bayou Region Tryout Membership Link
The USAV Bayou Region Tryout Membership needs to be filled out as well. Scroll down and select “Purchase Membership” and it will bring you to their SportsEngine tryout membership registration. It will cover your child for the tryout session under USAV. The tryout membership fee is $10 and will be taken off the USAV Membership for the season if your child makes a team.
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TRYOUT DATES AND TIMES:
Tryout Check-in: 15-30 min before tryouts begin; see exact time below.
Orientation: The parent/player meeting will begin at the start of the tryout time.
Location: Parkview Baptist High School (5750 Parkview Church Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70816)
15U & 16U
Saturday, July 26th
Check-in: 8:30-9:00am
Tryouts: 9:00-11:00am
If a 2nd evaluation is needed for the 15U &/or 16U age group, it will be Monday, July 28th from 7:30-9pm.
17U & 18U
Saturday, July 26th
Check-in: 11:45-12:00pm
Tryouts: 12:00-1:30pm
MAKE-UP TRYOUTS for 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U will be:
Monday, July 28th with check-in from 7:30-7:45pm and tryouts from 7:45-9:00pm at Parkview Baptist School
Please follow all instructions with forms to be filled out through the link provided. All procedures will be the same as the main tryouts. Please keep in mind for optimal showcase of the players’ skills and knowledge, it is HIGHLY recommended the player make every effort to attend the original tryout above. The makeup tryout is harder for us to compare your child to other players when placing them with their appropriate skill level.
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10U, 11U, 12U
October
Check-in:
Tryouts:
13U & 14U
October
Check-in:
Tryouts:
If a 2nd evaluation is needed for the 13U &/or 14U age group, it will be in October around the tryout date.
MAKE-UP TRYOUTS for 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U will be:
in October at Parkview Baptist High School Gym. Please follow all instructions with forms to be filled out through links provided. All procedures will be the same as the main tryouts. Please keep in mind for optimal showcase of the players’ skills and knowledge, it is HIGHLY recommended the player make every effort to attend the original tryout above. The makeup tryout is harder for us to compare your child to other players when placing them with their appropriate skill level.
TEAM PLACEMENT:
Players will be notified by email if they have made a team by the following Wednesday of tryouts. This email may or may not come from the player’s coach. Team placement for players WILL continue beyond tryouts to ensure we have placed all players with their appropriate experience and ability level.
CLUB POSITION ACCEPTANCE:
Players will receive an invitation email to join our club. Players will accept and secure their positions by following the instructions given through email regarding making first payments online on the date and time required.
1ST OFFICIAL TEAM PRACTICE:
Players will be notified by email of the date, time, and place. **Practices this year will be held at both Parkview Baptist School and the Ignite VB Club Facility.