Practices

  • Practices will be held primarily at Rocky Bayou Christian School and Choctaw High School.   We will potentially use some other local gyms in Destin/Niceville/Shalimar/Fort Walton Beach depending on availability. Boys will have a couple of alternate locations that split the difference for travel between Pensacola and FWB areas.

  • Each team will practice at least twice a week.  Additionally, we will provide a 3rd position/skill training session on Sunday afternoons of non-tournament weeks. All 3 practices are considered mandatory.  Position training is led by former NCAA D1 players/coaches.

  • Our training method which combines position training, individual team practices, and combined team practices on a weekly basis over a 5-7 month period has produced proven results as evidenced by our highly ranked Gulf Coast Region teams and consistency in helping our 18u players  get to the collegiate level.

Parent Information

Sharks will continue to hold tryouts in the Fall when the school seasons end. We believe the school season is an important season for player development. We believe it’s best to place players on teams after that development has occurred to properly place all athletes.

Parents please see the draft tournament schedule for all ages groups as well as the parent meeting slides.

Grassroots

  • No tryouts. Grassroots players will bring all their forms below to their first practice.

  • Who is this for? This is a low-cost developmental program primarily for girls in 3rd-5th grade with 1-2 practices per week and 3-4 half-day tournaments. Inexperienced 6th graders can also choose to play grassroots but should tryout first for 12u if able. 5th graders with experience and/or looking for more of a challenge and full tournaments should tryout for 11u/12u as well.

  • Sign-up for grassroots using the same directions below except you only need a developmental player membership (use same link) and send your full season payment of $500 instead of the tryout fee.

2024 – 2025  Tournament Schedule

Date Event, Location Stay & Play? 12U Navy 13U-17U Navy Teams 18U Navy 14U-16U Silver Teams Boys Navy Boys Silver
12/7-12/8 JJVA Boys Jingle Ball Holiday, Jacksonville, FL  X
12/14-12/15 Port City Volley Jolley, Mobile, AL X X X X X X
1/4-1/5 Hall of Fame, Foley, AL X X
1/11-1/12 JJVA Tropical Ice, Jacksonville, FL X X X
1/11-1/12 Pounders Open, Foley, AL X
2/1-2/3 Florida Fest Girls 18U & Boys National Qualifier, Orlando, FL YES X X
2/8-2/9 Bama Brawl, Montgomery, AL X X X
2/15-2/16 Gulf Coast Classic, Foley, AL X
2/21-2/23 Southeast 18U National Qualifier, Atlanta, GA (GICC) YES X
2/22-2/24 Sunshine National Qualifier (12/13/14/15), Orlando, FL YES X 13U, 14U, 15U 14U, 15U
2/28-3/2 Sunshine National Qualifier (16/17/18), Orlando, FL YES 16U, 17U X 16U
3/8-3/9 Wavefest, Foley, AL X X
3/15-3/17 Music City National Qualifier, NOLA YES 13U-18U Only X
3/28-3/30 Big South National Qualifier, Atlanta, GA (GWCC) YES X X X X
4/12-4/13 Battle of the Bay, Foley, AL X X X
4/26-4/27 12U-18U Gulf Coast Region Championships, Mobile, AL X X X X
5/24-5/26 Sugar Bowl AAU Grand Prix, NOLA X X
6/13-6/16 AAU National Championships, Orlando, FL X 13U
6/17-6/20 AAU National Championships, Orlando, FL 14U X
6/21-6/24 AAU National Championships, Orlando, FL 16U, 17U
6/25-6/28 AAU National Championships, Orlando, FL 15U

GIRLS NAVY TEAMS

Date Event, Location Stay
&
Play		 12U 13U 14U 15U 16U 17U 18U
12/14 - 12/15 Port City
Volley Jolley
Mobile, AL		 NO X X X X X X X
1/11 - 1/12 JJVA Tropical Ice
Jacksonville, FL		 NO X X X X X X X
2/1 - 2/3 Florida Fest
Girls 18U & Boys
National Qualifier
Orlando, FL		 YES X
2/8 - 2/9 Bama Brawl
Montgomery, AL		 NO X X X X X X
2/21 - 2/23 Southeast 18U
National Qualifier
Atlanta, GA (GICC)		 YES X
2/22 - 2/24 Sunshine National
Qualifier
(12/13/14/15)
Orlando, FL		 YES X X X X
2/28 - 3/2 Sunshine National
Qualifier
(16/17/18)
Orlando, FL		 YES X X X
3/8 - 3/9 Wavefest
Foley, AL		 NO X
3/15 - 3/17 Music City
National Qualifier
NOLA		 YES X X X X X
3/28 - 3/30 Big South
National Qualifier
Atlanta, GA (GWCC)		 YES X X X X X X X
4/12 - 4/13 Battle of the Bay
Foley, AL		 NO X X X X X X
4/26 - 4/27 12U-18U Gulf Coast
Region Championships
Mobile, AL		 NO X X X X X X X
5/24 - 5/26 Sugar Bowl AAU
Grand Prix
NOLA		 NO X X X X X X
6/13 - 6/16 AAU National
Championships
Orlando, FL		 NO X X
6/17 - 6/20 AAU National
Championships
Orlando, FL		 NO X X
6/21 - 6/24 AAU National
Championships
Orlando, FL		 NO X X
6/25 - 6/28 AAU National
Championships
Orlando, FL		 NO X

GIRLS SILVER TEAMS

Date Event, Location Stay
&
Play		 14U 15U 16U
12/14 - 12/15 Port City Volley Jolley
Mobile, AL		 X X X
1/11 - 1/12 Pounders Open
Foley, AL		 X X X
2/8 - 2/9 Bama Brawl
Montgomery, AL		 X X X
2/22 - 2/24 Sunshine National Qualifier (12/13/14/15)
Orlando, FL		 YES X X
2/28 - 3/2 Sunshine National Qualifier (16/17/18)
Orlando, FL		 YES X
3/8 - 3/9 Wavefest
Foley, AL		 X X X
3/28 - 3/30 Big South National Qualifier
Atlanta, GA (GWCC)		 YES X X X
4/12 - 4/13 Battle of the Bay
Foley, AL		 X X X
4/26 - 4/27 12U-18U Gulf Coast Region Championships
Mobile, AL		 X X X

BOYS NAVY TEAM

Date Event, Location Stay
&
Play
12/7 - 12/8 JJVA Boys Jingle Ball Holiday
Jacksonville, FL		 NO
12/14 - 12/15 Port City Volley Jolley
Mobile, AL		 NO
1/4 - 1/5 Hall of Fame
Foley, AL		 NO
2/1 - 2/3 Florida Fest Girls 18U &
Boys National Qualifier
Orlando, FL		 YES

BOYS SILVER TEAM

Date Event, Location Stay
&
Play
12/14 - 12/15 Port City Volley Jolley
Mobile, AL		 NO
1/4 - 1/5 Hall of Fame
Foley, AL		 NO
2/15 - 2/16 Gulf Coast Classic
Foley, AL		 NO

2024 – 2025  Tryout Information

All athletes must complete the following steps before tryouts.

register for USAV Junior Membership

There is a tryout membership available for players that aren’t sure if they’ll make a team. That tryout membership fee does NOT get credited towards the full membership fee if you are selected though.  If you’re confident you will make a team then it’s better to just get the full membership links below.

bring forms with you to try outs
pay the try out fee of $40

IMPORTANT: In the notes of the paypal payment include: Player name, birthdate, current school grade, age group (per age chart linked above), and USAV membership number. This will greatly decrease the time it takes us to check-in the day of tryouts.

Tryout Dates & Times

Show 15-30 minutes prior to your tryout time if you are new and need to try on uniform items

Boys Try Outs:

Sunday, October 20th @ Choctaw HS
3:00-5:00PM

Girls 11U-14U Tryouts:

Sunday, October 27th @ Choctaw HS
11U/12U: 2:00-3:30PM
13U: 3:30-5:30PM
14U: 5:30-7:30PM

Girls 15U-18U Tryouts:

Sunday, November 3rd @ Choctaw HS*
15U: 2:00-4:00PM
16U: 4:00-6:00PM
17U/18U: 6:00-8:00PM
*If any local teams make the state finals then a makeup tryout will be available when their season ends.

*If you are unsure which age group you are required to play click here for the USAV 2024-2025 age chart

Use the link for region news and events.

Use the link for AAU membership registration.

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