Check out the age chart below.
Find your birth month, follow the row to the birth year, land in the column for the age division.
 

• It is the intent of the Oklahoma Region to encourage players to tryout for as many clubs as they choose.
• It is the Region’s intent that players not be pressured into a verbal commitment due to a coach/club establishing an unreasonable date/time for a decision.
• A decision to join a team/club is an individual decision that should be made by a parent/player alone free from club pressure. Gathering players together after a tryout, stating “this is their team” and asking for commitments should be considered pressuring.
• When a player receives an offer to commit, she/he needs to make a decision within a reasonable amount of time. Delaying a decision affects many other players who are also waiting for an offer to commit.
• Players/Parents should understand that teams/clubs need to know a player’s decision in a timely manner in order to move on to the next player.
• No player/parent should be asked to sign a contract before the region- approved signing dates. Contracts are not binding until the signing date.
• If a player feels pressured into a decision before they have gone to other clubs’ tryouts, she/he should contact the Region Commissioner at okrva@cox.net.

We will begin our call backs as soon as tryouts are over for the age group. Everyone that’s been considered to be on a team will receive a call from one of our coaches.  If the offer isn’t accepted at that time, the coach may give you extra time to respond with in a reasonable timeframe.  We understand other tryouts can be a day or more after Kaizen tryouts, but also know that other’s that have been considered for that team is also waiting for the coaches call.

While we have heard of other programs pressuring athletes to accept their offers on the spot, Kaizen is philosophically opposed to such tactics.   We note that the OKRVA (Oklahoma Regional Volleyball Association) is also opposed to such tactics, and if an athlete feels pressured the OKRVA actively invites the athlete to notify the OKRVA so they may take steps to prevent such high pressure recruiting practices in the future.

Kaizen strives to offer every athlete whose schedule allows a spot on a team, as we do not believe in turning away players if at all possible.  That being said, if a player does not show the potential to be an active participant  - which would be the case if, for example, Kaizen was unable to offer a U18 development team for a beginning player who was unable to compete on the Regional or National level - Kaizen believes it would be doing the athlete a disservice by placing them on a team for which the athlete has not yet developed the requisite level of skill.

Is preregistration required for tryouts? While it is preferred, it is not required. If you do not preregister through the website, allow yourself an additional 15-20 minutes before tryouts to fill out the registration form and get a tryout number assigned. Onsite registration will be taken on a first come/first served basis and your player will not be allowed to begin participation in tryouts until the paperwork is complete.  Additional registrations must be completed prior to this, so be sure to obtain your USAV-OKRVA membership number.

What to bring? Each player should bring proof of their OKRVA  registration to the tryout along with water for breaks. Each player will be given a tryout number to pin to their shirts. Appropriate court shoes and volleyball attire preferred.  Knee pads are optional.

Note: the link to the OKRVA page to obtain regional registration (which includes required liability insurance) insurance is at the top of the page..

What age division am I eligible for? USAV has standard age divisions (age definition above). Players may play up an age division if desired, but an older player cannot play down an age division under normal circumstances. There are waiver exceptions for first year players that can be used by a team to qualify older, inexperienced players in a younger age group, but they are only used in exceptional circumstances. 

What happens if I don't make a team or miss tryouts? An athlete cannot join a team prior to tryouts.  This is intended to provide athletes with an equal opportunity to be selected for a team, and clubs with an equal opportunity to assemble a team.