2026 Salty Season Tryout Info
The Salty Volleyball Club will field five teams this year. We hope to guarantee a great experience for our student-athletes, and equip all of them with the necessary gym time, quality coaching, and a top-notch training and tournament environment.
Salty 18s - Salty 17s - Salty 16s - Salty 15s - Salty 14s
In addition to those 5 rostered teams, we will offer 10 "training player" spots for players between the ages of 14 to 16. Each training player will be able to attend all of the scheduled practices, and they’ll also be the first to be asked to fill in at tournaments in the case that a rostered player cannot attend. This is something we were able to offer last year as well, and it was a valuable feature for the participants, teams, and the club.
Tryout Dates, Times, and Location:
Salty 14s: November 2, 2025 - 2:00-4:30pm - Boyden-Hull Jr./Sr. High School
Salty 15s: November 9, 2025 - 2:00-4:30pm - Boyden-Hull Jr./Sr. High School
Salty 16s: November 9, 2025 - 2:00-4:30pm - Boyden-Hull Jr./Sr. High School
*If you’d like to be considered for a “training player” spot, please attend your age level tryout.
The tryout registration fee will be $15 (plus processing). The USAV Iowa Region tryout membership costs another $15.30, but this will be subtracted if/when you upgrade your membership to a Junior Player.
Contact Owen Hoegh (ohoegh@gmail.com) if an alternative tryout date is needed, or if you have questions about the age group your daughter belongs in.
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How the teams will be formed:
The 17s and 18s teams will be formed through invitation. Roster spots will be offered through email, and each team will have 9-10 players that accept those spots. There will be no tryout for the 17s and 18s teams.
The 14s, 15s, and 16s teams will be formed through a tryout process. Tryout dates, times, and locations are found above. Each team will have 9 or 10 players with skills that complement one another, with the hope of achieving positional balance and flexibility. It can be expected that each of those teams will have 1-2 setters, 3-4 pin hitters, 2-3 middles, and 1-2 defensive specialists. There will be more positional freedom when constructing rosters for the younger levels.
After the tryouts have been completed, invitations for players to join a team (or to be a training player) will be sent through email. We don’t expect that we’ll be able to find a team for every player at the tryout.
If you know that other commitments (school, other sports, church, family, etc.) would not fit with the full tournament schedule (a tentative schedule can be found below), please consider trying out anyway. You will be able to indicate whether you’re interested in a roster spot or a training player spot both before and after the tryouts have been completed and invitations are sent.
Players will have until 11:59pm on the Tuesday after their tryout to accept or decline the offer.
USAV Age Definitions
Season at a Glance
Tentative Tournament Schedule:
Estimated Season Fee: (final calculation to come after club costs are known)
Salty 14s, Salty 15s, and Salty 16s: $2300
Salty Training Player: $850
Practice Locations: Boyden-Hull Jr./Sr. High School, Granville Gym, Ranschau Gym, Hull Community Building, NCC LLRC in Sheldon
Practice Times/Days: Locations: We will have two practices per week, beginning in January. A few open gyms will be offered in December.
Thursdays from 7-9 pm
Sundays from 1-3 pm (if not attending a tournament)
Call
507-398-2627