HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL (mid January to early May)
It is important to note that specifically for HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL this year, we are likely to have many more athletes register than we are able to place onto teams. The league that we play in, ACSL, is currently planning to limit each participating school to ONE team in each of the skill level division and have three of those.
The last few years AHSA has had four HS Volleyball teams and those have been large. Last year we had 48 athletes register. If the league goes forward with this plan, we will not be able to take more than 36 athletes.
So, please know that registering for Volleyball does NOT guarantee placement on a team. Neither will the available slots be filled by skill in a tryout. We have a specific protocol in place that is detailed below that will determine the order of athlete acceptance into the program for this season. Whatever the number is that we are able to take, the balance of the registrants will be wait-listed in the order indicated below and pulled in if there are any cancellations, drops, or opportunities to put together another team.
Of the athletes that are taken, there will be a placement event in mid-late January to determine WHICH team (based on skill level) they are placed on. Tryouts are not used to determine whether an athlete will be placed on a team. Instead, tryouts are used to determine on which team an athlete will be placed. Athletes are eligible to participate in tryouts when they have completed registration by the deadline, and it has been determined that there is space on the team through the Selection Criteria listed below.
TEAM PLACEMENT PROTOCOL
Registration does not guarantee placement on a team. After the sport registration has closed, we make every effort to place all of the registrants on a team. Determining factors include the amount of gym/field/facility space we have available and the number of volunteer coaches willing to coach that season as well as league policies.
In the event that there are more registrants than open roster spots, we will use the following Selection Criteria to determine the ranking order in which athletes will be selected. If there is a tie for one criterion, athletes will be assessed by the next criterion. This process is only applicable to athletes who have met the registration deadline.
1. Student played that same sport on an AHSA team the previous school year, including MS and HS ("Yes" results in higher priority).
2. Number of years a student has played the sport with AHSA (greater number of years results in higher priority given).
3. Grade level (higher grade results in higher priority given).
4. Date/Time registered (earlier results in higher priority given).
5. Random number selection if there is still a tie from the above criteria.
(This would be conducted by an agreed upon method in the presence of two Board Members.)
Even once these teams are determined, they will be large. Volleyball is a highly skilled, position specific sport; thus "playing time" is determined based on a player's specific skill set and the needs of the team in each rotation. Playing time is not measured in "minutes played" and will not be equal.