USA Volleyball High Performance Frequently Asked Questions

What should I expect after my son or daughter completes a High Performance tryout with USA Volleyball?

Once all tryouts have taken place for a specific gender, we will post results on our website using the athlete’s month and day of birth, and the last four digits of their social security number, or the number provided on your tryout application. (example: June 1st, SS# ends with 9999 = 06019999).

What program could my son or daughter be invited to participate with in 2007?

• Important Information for all boys and girls age groups
• Girls Born in 1992, 1993 or after: “Select Age Group”
• Girls Born in 1990 or 1991: “Youth Age Group”
• Girls Born in 1988 or 1989: “Junior Age Group”
• Boys Born in 1991, 1992 or after: “Select Age Group”
• Boys Born in 1989 or 1990: “Youth Age Group”
• Boys Born in 1987 or 1988: “Junior Age Group”

Important Information for All Boys and Girls Age Groups:

• College coaches work many of our tryouts as court coaches and are often there to observe the athletes.
• Target release date for girl’s tryout results: May 11, 2007.
• All camp fees include training, room and board and local transportation for the athlete. The first day and last day of camp is both a travel day and training day.
• Player to coach ratio of 8 to 1 at all camps.
• Developmental A2 Camps are operated by American Athlete.

Girls Born in 1992, 1993 or after: “Select Age Group”

National / A1 Level (SA1): 40 girls will train from July 16-21, 2007 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The 40 girls will be divided into 4 teams and compete at the High Performance Championship, July 22-25, 2007 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. This is an international event with teams from outside of the United States attending. FIVB rules will be followed.
Head Coach: Rod Wilde (University of Wisconsin, Assistant Coach)
Fee: $950.00

A2 Level (SA2): 36 girls will be invited to a training camp at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., from July 10-15, 2007.
Fee: $625.00

Developmental A1 Camp (SDA1): 6 camps will be offered at the Select age group with roughly 30–60 athletes per camp. Camp dates and locations are listed below:
Fee: $575.00

July 5-9, 2007: University of San Francisco (Calif.)
July 7-11, 2007: Kalamazoo College (Mich.)
July 11-15, 2007: Austin Sports Center (Texas)
July 28-Aug 1, 2007: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (Colo.)
July 28-Aug 1, 2007: U.S. Olympic Training Center, Lake Placid (N.Y.)
July 29-Aug 2, 2007: University of Texas-Corpus Christi


Developmental A2 Camp (SDA2): 5 camps will be offered at the Select age group with roughly 30-60 athletes per camp. Camp dates and locations are listed below:
Fee: $575.00

July 11-15, 2007: Davidson College (N.C.)
July 11-15, 2007: Kalamazoo College (Mich.)
July 16-20, 2007: Quincy University (Ill.)
July 19-23, 2007: Missouri Southern State University (Mo.)
July 21-25, 2007: University of Puget Sound (Wash.)

Girls Born in 1990 or 1991: “Youth Age Group”

National / A1 Level (YA1): 18 girls will train at the United States Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., from July 14-29, 2007. Out of those 18 athletes, 12 will be selected to compete at the World Championships in Mexico as our Youth National Team. The World Championships will run from July 31 – August 11, 2007.

Head Coach: Shelton Collier (Wingate University, Head Coach)
Assistant: Anne Kordes (St. Louis University, Head Coach), Frank Lavrisha (Regis University, Head Coach)
Fee: No Cost

A2 Level (YA2): 60 girls will train from July 16-21, 2007 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. The girls will be divided into 5 teams and compete at the High Performance Championship, July 22-25, 2007 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Fee: $950.00

Head Coach: Jim Stone (Ohio State University, Head Coach)

Developmental A1 Camp (YDA1): 6 camps will be offered at the Youth age group with roughly 30–60 athletes per camp. Camp dates and locations are listed below:
Fee: $575.00


July 5-9, 2007: University of San Francisco (Calif.)
July 7-11, 2007: Kalamazoo College (Mich.)
July 11-15, 2007: Austin Sports Center (Texas)
July 12-16, 2007: Nova Southeastern University (Fla.)
July 28-Aug 1, 2007: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (Colo.)
July 28-Aug 1, 2007: U.S. Olympic Training Center, Lake Placid (N.Y.)


Developmental A2 Camp (YDA2): 5 camps will be offered at the Youth age group with roughly 30-60 athletes per camp. Camp dates and locations are listed below:
Fee: $575.00

July 11-15, 2007: Davidson College (N.C.)
July 11-15, 2007: Kalamazoo College (Mich.)
July 16-20, 2007: Quincy University (Ill.)
July 19-23, 2007: Missouri Southern State University (Mo.)
July 21-25, 2007: University of Puget Sound (Wash.)

Girls Born in 1988 or 1989: “Junior Age Group”

National / A1 Level (JA1): The current plan is to conduct a 2nd round of tryouts for the top 24 girls May 18-20 at a site to be determined. Tentatively, those invited to this second round will have all their expenses paid to attend the camp except their meals. Between 12 and 15 girls will train at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO from June 25-July 17, 2007. Out of those athletes, 12 will be selected to compete at the World Championships in Thailand from July 18-27, 2007 as our Junior National Team.
Head Coach: Andy Banachowski (UCLA, Head Coach)
Assistants: Karrie Larsen (Colorado State University, Assistant Coach), Ted Wade (Austin Juniors)
Fee: No Cost

A2 Level (JA2): Thirty girls will participate in two separate Junior A2 programs. Ten girls will be invited to travel to Europe to participate in various training and events including the Global Challenge in Croatia from July 17-27, organized by “Bring It Promotions”. The cost of participating with this group will be $1,500 plus airfare to/from Venice. This price includes all ground costs for the 11 days except personal incidentals. This team will be coached by Lee Maes (University of Nebraska, Assistant) and Jill Kramer (University of Alabama, Assistant), both of whom have been involved with numerous USA programs in the past.

Two additional teams of 10 athletes each will participate in the USA High Performance Championships train from July 16-20, 2007 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The 20 girls will be split into 2 teams and compete at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championship, July 21-26, 2007 also in Ft. Lauderdale. Fee: $950.00

Developmental A1 Camp (JDA1): Depending upon tryout numbers, one or two camps will be offered at the Junior age group with roughly 20 athletes per camp. Camp dates and locations are TBD.
Fee: $575.00

Boys Born in 1991, 1992 or after: “Select Age Group”

National / A1 Level (SA1): 30 boys will train from July 16-21, 2007 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The 30 boys will be divided into 3 teams and compete at the High Performance Championship, July 22-25, 2007 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Head Coach: TBD
Fee: $950.00

A2 Level (SA2): 36 boys will be invited to a training camp at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., from July 28 - Aug. 2, 2007.
Fee: $625.00

Developmental A1 Camp (SDA1): 3 camps will be offered for the Select age group with roughly 30–60 athletes per camp. Camp dates and locations are listed below:
Fee: $575.00

• July 16-20, 2007 - Long Beach State University (Calif.)
• July 22-26, 2007 - Quincy University (Ill.)
• July 30-August 3, 2007 - George Mason University (Va.)

Boys Born in 1989 or 1990: “Youth Age Group”

National / A1 Level (YA1): 18 boys will train at the United States Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., from July 16 - Aug. 14, 2007. Out of those 18 athletes, 12 will be selected to compete at the World Championships in Mexico from August 15-26, 2007 as our Youth National Team.
Head Coach: Tino Reyes (Hawaii Assistant)
Assistants: Ken Shibuya (Stanford Assistant), Shawn Patchell (BYU Co-Head)
Fee: No Cost

A2 Level (YA2): 30 boys will train from July 16-21, 2007 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The 30 boys will be divided into 3 teams and compete at the High Performance Championship, July 22-25, 2007 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Fee: $950.00

Developmental A1 Camp (YDA1): 3 camps will be offered for the Youth age group with roughly 30–60 athletes per camp. Camp dates and locations are listed below:
Fee: $575.00

• July 16-20, 2007 - Long Beach State University (Calif.)
• July 22-26, 2007 - Quincy University (Ill.)
• July 30-August 3, 2007 - George Mason University (Va.)

Boys Born in 1987 or 1988: “Junior Age Group”

National / A1 Level (JA1): 18 boys will train at the United States Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, N.Y., from June 22-July 6, 2007. Out of those 18 athletes, 12 will be selected to compete at the World Championships in Morocco from July 7-16, 2007 as our Junior National Team.
Head Coach: Andy Read (LBSU Assistant)
Assistants: Matt Martin (Rutgers Assistant), John Hawks (USC Assistant)
Fee: No Cost

A2 Level (JA2): No A2 level for the Junior age group.

Developmental A1 Camp (JDA1): Junior age boys may be invited to a development camp if they are still in high school. 3 camps will be offered for the Junior age group with roughly 30–60 athletes per camp. Camp dates and locations are listed below:
Fee: $575.00


• July 16-20, 2007 - Long Beach State University (Calif.)
• July 22-26, 2007 - Quincy University (Ill.)
• July 30-August 3, 2007 - George Mason University (Va.)