The Art of Coaching Volleyball

Volleyball tryout checklist

Volleyball tryout

• 1) Create a tryout plan.

• 2) Ask yourself: what are you looking for? 

• 3) Notify all staff members of his/her role.

• 4) Have a written down tryout procedure

• 5) Separate skill levels quickly 

• 6) Have head coaches involved in picking their own teams

• 7) Make sure that you have enough balls 

• 8) Minimize standing around.

• 9) Have a way to identify athletes

• 10) Have a way test do jump testing.

• 11) Schedule an alternate tryout method. 

• 12) Parent meeting separate but same time as tryouts

• 13) Devise a method for notifying players/parents about the roster. 

• 14) If your club meets with players right after tryouts make sure that the club director plus a coach are both present for those that didn’t make the team to answer questions or provide comfort. Have other tryout info available so they may turn out for other clubs that day.

• 15) Start and end tryouts at their designated times.