2020-21 Tryouts

A note about the 2020-21 Club Season:
This season will be unlike any other, due to the uncertainty and unknown that the COVID-19 pandemic has created. We are still planning to have a club season, and are working on details including tryout dates and times, team offerings, tournament schedules, team costs, COVID protocols, etc. There are a lot of questions that we don't have answers to right now, and we appreciate everyone's patience and understanding. We will continue to keep these primary goals at the forefront of all we do: the safety of participants, offering a variety of team levels/schedules to fit all family's needs, and communicating quickly and efficiently when changes happen (and they will happen!). Please stay tuned to our website and social media accounts for updates. We aim to post tentative season details and tryout registration by September 15. Please note that all information is tentative, and dependent on regional, USAV, state, and local guidelines and laws.

Please read our Tryout FAQ before registering for Carolina One.

USAV Age Definitions for 2020-21

Please note USAV Age Definitions have changed for the 2020-21 season. Please double check the linked chart above and let us know if you have any questions. Those born in July and August are impacted by the USAV Age Definition changes.

Registration

View Tryout Registration Information 

Tryout Registration will open September 20

2020-21 Tryout Dates

Greenville

We request that players attend BOTH tryouts for their age group. If you cannot attend a tryout, please notify us prior to tryouts. In most cases, we do allow players to tryout with alternate age groups. Tryout dates will be provided as gym schedules are finalized. Please check back on this page for final dates and times.

Please note that Juniors Teams and In-House teams do NOT have tryouts, but do have an evaluation day so that we can determine the number of players in the programs and the proper team divisions. More information is available on the Juniors team page or In-House League page.

Age Group	First Tryout Greenville	Second Tryout Greenville
In-House Program Evaluation	TBA, early November	None
11U-12U	TBA, Oct 24-Nov 2	None
13U	TBA, Oct 24-Nov 2	TBA, Oct 24-Nov 2
14U	TBA, Oct 24-Nov 2	TBA, Oct 24-Nov 2
15U-18U tryouts will take place at the Pavilion (400 Scottswood Rd., Taylors, SC 29687)
15U	Saturday, 11/7  Time TBA	Sunday, 11/8  Time TBA
16U-18U	Saturday, 11/7  Time TBA	Sunday, 11/8  Time TBA
Makeup Tryouts (12U-14U)  *you MUST email us before attending makeup tryouts	TBA	None
Makeup Tryouts (15U-18U)  *you MUST email us before attending makeup tryouts	TBA	None

*A note about makeup tryouts: We provide a makeup tryout time for players who are unable to attend our regularly scheduled tryout dates. However, we typically do send out team offers prior to makeup tryouts. This means that we cannot guarantee a spot for any player who attends makeup tryouts. If Carolina One is your first choice, we recommend prioritizing our regularly scheduled tryout dates.

Pickens

All Pickens tryouts take place at Pickens Rec (545 Sangamo Rd., Pickens, SC 29671). We request that players attend BOTH tryout dates for their age group. If you cannot attend a tryout, please notify us prior to tryouts. In most cases, we encourage players to tryout with alternate age groups or at our Greenville location.

Age Group	First Tryout Pickens	Second Tryout Pickens
11U-13U	Sunday, 10/25 1-3pm	Wednesday, 10/28 6:30-9pm
14U	Sunday, 10/25 4-6pm	Wednesday, 10/28 6:30-9pm
15U	Sunday, 11/8 1-3pm	Wednesday, 11/11 6:30-9pm
16U-18U	Sunday, 11/8 4-6pm	Wednesday, 11/11 6:30-9pm

2020-21 Palmetto Region Tryout Policy

The Palmetto Region has instituted an "Open tryout period" policy, which applies to all clubs in the Region.

The "Open Tryout Period" is defined as the block of days that players may tryout with no expectations of having to make a commitment to a team/club, nor can a team/club require a commitment from a player.

During this period:

• If the Club offers tryouts after the deadlines below these rules do not apply.
• Teams/clubs may extend offers to players, but can not require commitment until signing date deadline. Once offer is made, may not be rescinded by the club until end of open tryout period or until player has communicated in writing acceptance or declined offer.
• Players have until signing date to make a decision, however, players may accept an offer at anytime during the “open tryout period”. After your decision, you are required to notify all clubs that you participated in a tryout within 1 hrs of your decision.  Failure to do so can result in suspension and/or fine. If you’ve received team offers from all clubs after all your tryouts, your decision should be made within 48 hours of your last offer (if 48 hours falls before the end of the “open tryout period”) to help move the process on for other families and assist Club Directors on managing team needs.
• Clubs are required to make a players-parent contract available to both parties at time of tryouts for them to review.  This should be signed by all parties within 48 hrs of a commitment. Both parties are responsible for keeping a copy of this in the event of dispute during the season.  Appeals will not be considered without signed contracts.
• Club offers and communication of acceptance or decline from players must be dated and in writing, via verifiable electronic communication (e.g. email ,website database,etc). This will be required in event of dispute or complaint. 
• If a player does not provide response to clubs by the deadline dates below, the club is NOT required to hold spot and these rules will not apply.
  
• Clubs who extend a greater number of offers than there are open positions on a team, and subsequently indicating that those limited number of open positions will be filled on a first- come-first-serve basis, is not in the spirit of this rule and is therefore a violation.
• Upon conclusion of the “Open Tryout Period”, offers and commitments may take place with no expectation of a grace period or requirements of rules above.
• Clubs who are found to be in violation may be subject to fines and/or sanction.

2020-21 Tryout and Signing Period

Age Division	Tryout Period Beginning Date (earliest day tryouts can be held)	Tryout Period End Date	Decision Date (no tryouts allowed)
14U and Younger	Saturday, Oct. 24th	Monday, Nov. 2nd	Tuesday, Nov. 3rd, 4pm
15U and Older	Saturday, Nov. 7th	Sunday, Nov. 15th	Monday, Nov. 16th, 4pm

To view the full Tryout Policy, please visit the PVA website.