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Tryouts for the 25-26 Girls Club Season

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2025-26 Girls Club Tryouts

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SMASH 25-26 Tryout Schedule - All Girls Teams

SMASH Tryouts will be held at Newton South High School and are OPEN to all players

Sat, July 12th: 16-18U

17U & 18U: 9:00am - 12:00pm @ NSHS

16U: 2:00-5:00pm @ NSHS

Sun, July 13th: 13-15U

15U : 9:00am - 12:00pm @ NSHS

13U & 14U: 2:00-5:00pm 
 

If Needed: Sat, July 19

Additional tryout time for 13-18U if needed. Not planning on using. 

 

Sun, Sep 14th: 8-12U & Additional Teams

8-12's : 9:00am - 12:00pm @ NSHS

Additional Older Teams : 2:00pm - 5:00pm @NSHS

 

If Needed: Sun, Sep 22nd

Additional tryout time for 8-12U and additional older teams if needed.


For the 2025-26 season SMASH will have a third 15U (15's Lava) and a third 16's team (16's eXtreme)! We will consider adding a third team at additional age groups as well. 

How to Register for 2025-26 Club Tryouts

  • Follow the "Register Here" link near the top of this page.
  • Complete all required information + the $60 tryout fee 
  • In the registration form, you'll be asked to describe your volleyball experience, including awards and honors
  • You'll also have the option to include a link to playing video. While not required, sharing a video in advance helps our coaches be more informed before tryouts. 

About SMASH 2025-'26 Club Season Tryouts

  • All tryouts this season will be OPEN tryouts. 
  • NO CLUB is allowed to actively recruit specific players/families prior to them reaching out first. If you are interested in playing with SMASH or have any questions, please reach out or just sign up for tryouts!
  • You will need an active USAV/NERVA season or tryout membership (Required)
  • Arrive 30 minutes early for your tryout time to ensure a smooth registration process

Is there only one tryout with no callbacks?

  • Yes, this season SMASH is holding one 3-hr tryout and making team selections from that tryout. We appreciate the stress and uncertainty that having a callback a week later can create. We've collaborated with top club directors around the country and believe this will be the best system for everyone involved.
  • Because of the complexity of a one-day tryout, any information you can provide in your tryout registration, including a link to playing video, is so appreciated.

What if I cannot make the tryout date?

  • Communicate with us (info@smashvolleyball.com) as early as possible that you are unable to attend. We have a large network of coaches and contacts in the community and will try to gather as much information as possible about your play.
     
  • ONLY for athletes who MUST miss both July tryout dates - we recommend you attend our June Clinic on Sunday JUNE 8TH. 
     
  • Use the registration at the top of this page. You will be given the option to attend the June 8th clinic instead of the July tryout. 

How many spots will be available for each team?

  • At SMASH, all teams are "new" teams every year. We have new players join our club every year at almost every age group! Unless you have confirmation directly from SMASH that a team is full, you can assume there are positions available.

How many teams will SMASH have at each age group?

  • At least two teams per age group. The plan is, as many teams as we have talented coaching for and practice time. This season we added a third 15's team (Go Lava!!). For the 2025-26 season we plan to continue with 15-3, add a 16-3 (eXtreme), and are considering additional third teams at other age groups.
  • If you're on the fence about your chance to make a SMASH team, this is the year to come to tryouts!

I heard there are new tryout rules for New England this season?

  • Yes, and we think they are a step in the right direction! Tryout guidelines should be in place to protect the athlete experience. A few key differences this year we think protect players: 
    • Tryouts/binding-offers may not be made before the second Saturday after USAV Nationals (July 12 this year).
    • Offers made may not expire in less than 48hrs 
  • NERVA tryout policies and other documents can be found here: https://nevolleyball.org/documents/

What are the differences between 'top' and 'second' or 'third' teams at SMASH?

  • At SMASH, all first and second teams from 13-18U will practice three times per week and attend Nationals in June. Third teams will practice 2-3 times per week and will also attend nationals in June.
  • We only have strong teams who train seriously. Unlike other clubs, we consider all of our teams "Elite" or "National" level teams. Our "2nd" teams routinely finish in the top 5 teams in the entire New England region at their age group and attend nationals. These teams benefit greatly from our competitive practice environment, travel out of region, two strong coaches, and are often recruited to play in college.

 

Please reach out to info@smashvolleyball.com if you have any questions

2025-26 Season Age Group Definitions

2025 - 2026 USAV Age Definitions
                     
  18U (1) 18U (2) 17U 16U 15U 14U 13U 12U 11U 10U
July 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
August 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
September 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
October 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
November 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
December 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
January 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
February 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
March 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
April 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
May 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
June 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
                     
1 Players who were born on or after July 1, 2006 and a high school student in the twelfth (12th) grade or below during some part of the current academic year are eligible to compete in 18 & under.
2 Female Only - Players who were born on or after July 1, 2007, (who are defined as 18 & under by the USAV Age Definition) and are in the 11th grade for the current academic year are waivered to compete in 17 & under. (This age waiver is based on recruiting concerns for 11th grade girls previously required to participate in girls 18’s qualifiers and the 18’s GJNC.)