2024/25 Club (Rep) Team Tryout Process

Thank you for your interest in our Club/Rep teams!  We hope that the following information will be helpful in understanding the rep team tryout process for the 2024/25 season.

Ontario Volleyball Tryout Policy

2024/25 Age Categories
All Clubs in Ontario are governed by the Ontario Volleyball Association's (OVA) Tryout Policies which has been summarized in the tables below.  Full policy details can be found at the links.
Dates
Description
Age Category
12U/13U (6x6)
Age Category
​14U-18U
June 1-21
Re-Signing Period for 2023/24 Leaside Club Athletes only
✓
✓
July 1 - Aug. 31
Open Commitment Period (for all athletes 14U-18U)
n/a
✓
Sept. 6
Open Tryout Process Begins 
(Tryout schedule to be confirmed on our website)
✓
✓
Re-Signing Period for 2023/24 Leaside Club Athletes
  • During this time, clubs are permitted to send re-signing offers to athletes who would like to return to their club for the upcoming season.
  • Any athletes that are re-signed are no longer permitted to attend any tryouts for other clubs.
Open Commitment Period (for all athletes 14U-18U)
  • Clubs are permitted to offer any athletes a spot on their team(s).  
  • Athletes that commit to a club are not permitted to have open commitments with more than one club and must not attend tryouts in September.
Open Tryout Process Begins (for all athletes 12U-18U)
  • Clubs are permitted to present offers to athletes who attend tryouts.
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Age categories for our 2024/25 teams are summarized below.  

How It Works

Athlete age eligibility is determined by an athlete's year and, in some cases, month of birth.    If your athlete is born between September 1 and December 31 of a given year, they are eligible to play at their chronological age category as well as the age category younger.  This is called the "Extended Age Class".

Step 1:  Determine your athlete's "Chronological Age Class" based on their Year of Birth
Step 2:  If your athlete is born between September 1 and December 31, they are additionally eligible to compete at the younger age category as per the Extended Age Class.  (Athletes born between January 1 and August 31 are ONLY eligible to compete at their Chronological Age Class.)

For example, an athlete born September 15, 2009 is eligible to play at their chronological age category of 16U OR, at the younger age category of 15U.  However, an athlete born August 15, 2009 is only able to play at their chronological age category of 16U.
Age Category
OVA Competition Stream
Chronological Age Class
Extended Age Class
12U
6x6
2013 or younger
Born between September 1st 2012 and December 31st 2012
13U
6x6, &
TLS (depending on level of team)
2012
Born between September 1st 2011 and December 31st 2011
14U
TLS
2011
Born between September 1st 2010 and December 31st 2010
15U
15U
2010
Born between September 1st 2009 and December 31st 2009
16U
16U
2009
Born between September 1st 2008 and December 31st 2008
17U
17U
2008
Born between September 1st 2007 and December 31st 2007
18U
18U
2007
Born between January 1st 2006 and December 31st 2006
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