Hamden Hall Volleyball Club (HHVC)

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• Hamden Hall Volleyball Club - Girls Volleyball Travel Teams Tryouts

  9/30/2024
  Our Volleyball Travel Teams (14 & Under, 15 & Under, 16 & Under) are open to players from all schools and communities. 
  

  • Register for one tryout date, however, players are welcome to attend multiple tryout dates. ($45 is the total tryout cost).

   

  • The Beckerman Athletic Center has three courts (one court per age group).

  
  

  • Important: High School players must finish their high school season before trying out.

  
  

  Please click the link below for the cutoff dates for each division:

  https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/7446-3175927/2024-25_Age_Chart.pdf

  
  Click here to register for tryouts
  

   

  Available tryout dates:

  Sunday, October 20, 6:30PM-8:30PM
  Sunday, October 27, 6:30PM-8:30PM

  Sunday, November 3, 6:30PM-8:30PM

  Sunday, November 10, 6:30PM-8:30PM
  ...or by appointment (you will be contacted by HHVC Director Gary Aurora)   
  
  

  The tryout location is:

  Beckerman Athletic Center

  225 Skiff St, Hamden, CT 06517

  (This is NOT the school's main campus.)
  
  

  14u tournaments:

  January 25-26 Nike Winterfest (Hartford, CT)

  February 7-9 Nike Boston Volleyball Festival (Boston, MA)

  February 15-17 Volleyfest (Springfield, MA)

  March 2 Nerva #1 (local site To Be Determined)

  April 12-13 Liberty Challenge of Boston (Boston, MA)

   

  15u tournaments:

  January 25-26 Nike Winterfest (Hartford, CT)

  February 7-9 Nike Boston Volleyball Festival (Boston, MA)

  February 15-17 Volleyfest (Springfield, MA)

  March 2 Nerva #1 (local site To Be Determined)

  April 12-13 Liberty Challenge of Boston (Boston, MA)

   

  16u tournaments:

  February 1-2 NIKE Springfield Invitational (Springfield, MA)

  February 7-9 Nike Boston Volleyball Festival (Boston, MA)

  February 15-17 Volleyfest (Springfield, MA)

  March 2 Nerva #1 (local site To Be Determined)

   

  Hotel reservations are NOT required for the Hartford and Springfield tournaments.

  
  Season Cost:

  Cost 14u: $2,150

  Cost 15u: $2,150

  Cost 16u: $1,850 (The shortened season is designed for those players who play spring sports)
  
  *The $60 USA Volleyball membership is not included in the season cost.*
  
  

   

  Our Coaches:

  14u: Aileen Sokol (3-time All Big East player at Division-1 Providence College)

  14u: Dave Alejandro (Varsity High School Volleyball Head Coach)

  15u: Gary Aurora (Hamden Hall Varsity Head Coach)

  16U: Taylor Depalma (Varsity High School Volleyball Head Coach)

   

  Practice Days and Times:

  Practices will start in December and run throughout the season on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30PM-8:30PM. There will be four Sunday practices scheduled. 

   

  Facilities available to parents:

  The Beckerman Athletic Center has a track above the volleyball court that parents are welcome to use during practices.

   

  Strength and Conditioning for Volleyball Players:

  The Beckerman Athletic Center has a spacious state of the art weight room that will be used for additional programming on Tuesdays and Thursdays for players who want to add a strength component to their club volleyball experience.
  
  

  The tournament schedules are concentrated in the winter season to allow flexibility for athletes participating in spring sports.