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THE INFORMATION LISTED BELOW HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR THE UPCOMING 2023-24 CLUB SEASON!
BEFORE you register to try out with the CHiX, please review the AGE GROUP info & table at: www.aircitychicks.com/info.htm#ages so you understand what age group(s) you are eligible to play in/try out for. When determining what AGE GROUP you are eligible to play in, you can EITHER play in an age group determined by your BIRTHDATE (including year); OR, you can play on a REGIONAL or AMERICAN division team based on the GRADE you WILL BE in when school starts back up in the Fall of 2023. If you wish to play on a NATIONAL division team, you MUST use your BIRTHDATE to determine your eligibility!
AiR CiTY CHiX' tryouts are "open tryouts" for ALL teams in ALL age groups. The CHiX will be extending "early offers" to some of our current club players in June; once these offers have been extended and responded to, we will post the results and indicate what positions are still available. Our early offers will only be going out to players who are currently on our National teams and would be offered for National teams next season.
Tryout fees are $40 per player, per age group. This includes ALL tryout dates for your age group. PLEASE NOTE: we are ONLY ACCEPTING CASH PAYMENT for tryout fees - please try to bring exact change (no coins please). Checks and money orders will not be accepted; and, due to processing fees, we will not accept credit card payments for tryouts.
Attending BOTH of the dates for your age group is NOT MANDATORY, but it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED so that coaches have the best opportunity to evaluate your skills. PLEASE ALSO NOTE: we are NOT ABLE to evaluate players at age groups other than their own and we are not offering any "make-up" tryout dates or tryout dates other than the dates we have posted. The primary reason for this is that coaches need to be able to evaluate players NEXT TO other players who are also candidates for our teams - we simply cannot make these comparisons if players aren't in the gym together.
GRADE LEVEL players are permitted to try out "up" ONE age group from their own age group; but, the CHiX do NOT recommend that other players try out for age groups other than their own.
ALL AiR CiTY CHiX' tryout sessions will be held at BALES ARENA
1321 Research Park Drive #100; Dayton, OH 45432
CHiX' TRYOUT REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS for the 2023-24 SEASON
- ONLINE REGISTRATION for CHiX' TRYOUTS is now CLOSED!
AT OUR TRYOUTS for the 2023-24 SEASON
- AiR CiTY CHiX will be following tryout procedures and policies established by the Ohio Valley Region (OVR) for tryouts pertaining to all of our REGIONAL and AMERICAN teams as these teams will be registering as USAV/OVR member teams. For our NATIONAL division teams, AiR CiTY CHiX will be following tryout procedures and policies established by the Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) as our National teams will be registering as JVA member teams for the 2023-24 club season.
- Tryout CHECK-IN will OPEN 30 minutes before your scheduled tryout begins - please DO NOT come into the gym area prior to your scheduled check-in time. At check-in, you will: 1) PAY your tryout fee of $40, 2) pick-up your TRYOUT NUMBER, 3) have PICTURE taken holding tryout number, 4) have a coach place tryout number on BACK of your shirt
- only ONE additional person (parent or guardian) will be permitted in the check-in line with each player
- once the player has been checked in, parent/guardian will be asked to exit the gym as our tryout sessions are closed to spectators
- Your CHiX' $40 tryout fee covers ALL TRYOUT SESSIONS for a SINGLE age group; if you are trying out for two age groups, you will be required to pay two fees. EXCEPTIONS: 11's and 12's have a joint tryout time so only one fee is required if trying out for both 11's and 12's; 17's and 18's have a joint tryout time so only one fee is required if you are trying out for both 17's and 18's.
- Please DO NOT wear a shirt with a number on it since we will be issuing tryout numbers when you check-in and this will cause confusion for coaches who are evaluating. We also RECOMMEND that players NOT WEAR a DRYFIT/POLYESTER shirt - if we use self-adhesive numbers, they don't adhere well to this type of fabric.
- Please make note of the tryout number you are issued when you check-in on your first day of tryouts, you will need to reference this number again on your offer response form if you receive an offer from us; and, it will be the only identification we use when we post tryout results on our website! Players who are trying out for two age groups will use the SAME number for both age groups.
- We recommend that players, who are attending more than one day of tryouts, WEAR THE SAME "OUTFIT" to all tryout sessions. This will assist evaluators with player idenfitication! Be unique, that will help, too!
- PLAYERS SHOULD BRING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO TRYOUTS: a) personal supply of hand sanitizer, b) filled water bottle
- Please DO NOT BRING a volleyball (we have plenty) or any other unnecessary items.
THE OFFER PROCESS for the 2023-24 SEASON
AiR CiTY CHiX will make "first-round" offers either IN PERSON (in the gym a the end of any tryout session) or by phone or text message. These "first-round" offers are simply the offers made for the first 10 positions on a team; we want to get these offers in your hands as soon as possible! And, please remember, if you do not receive an offer onsite this does not mean you didn't make a team - we do not extend all offers onsite or on the first day, and we may end up with additional openings if players decline an offer! If a player should decline a "first-round" offer, a "secondary" offer would then be made to the next player in line for that position.
Please note that the "offer process" can take some time as we extend offers, wait for your answers, and continue to make additional offers. If a player declines an initial offer, we will make "secondary" offers to players from next level teams and/or from the wait list - these "secondary offers" could be made right away or several days AFTER the end of club tryouts (depending on when we receive the decline). We will continue this process until all teams are filled! Please be patient with the process and pay attention to the DEADLINES that are listed below - sometimes we don't get answers from players until close to a deadline.
All in-person or phone offers will be accompanied by a written, email offer. Please make sure the EMAIL ADDRESSES you include on the tryout registration form are addresses you will check! During the tryout and offer process, if you receive a verbal/phone offer from us but DO NOT receive the accompanying EMAIL offer, please check your SPAM folder; if you still don't have it, please then contact club director, Tina Jasinowski at acchicks@gmail.com, to ensure we have your correct email address.
ALL first-round offers for 11's & 12's will be made by 9:00 PM on MON, JULY 10
ALL first-round offers for 13's & 14's will be made by 11:00 PM on MON, JULY 10
ALL first-round offers for 15's, 16's, 17's & 18's will be made by 11:00 PM on TUE, JULY 11
MULTIPLE OFFERS
Players trying out for CHiX teams may only receive ONE offer from us at a time. If a player receives an initial offer from ONE CHiX coach, and a second coach also wants to extend an offer; club director, Tina Jasinowski, will contact the parent of said player and ask WHICH OFFER the player wants to pursue - the other offer will be rescinded. In choosing which offer you want to pursue, you do not have to make a decision on the offer at that time, only which offer you want to keep and which one you want to release.
Players who receive an offer for a "lower" division team in an age group (BLACK, WHiTE or SiLVER) and subsequently get "offered up" to a higher level team during the offer process, will also have to decide which of the teams they want to pursue - they will not be able to keep two offers "open" with us at the same time. If a player is "offered up" from a lower team to a higher team, they will receive that offer from the coach of the higher team and will be told that they must then decide if they wish to pursue the new, higher-level offer or remain with the original, lower-team offer.
PLEASE NOTE: We suggest that you/your family discuss the possibilities BEFORE attending tryouts so that you know the path you want to take - do you want the highest possible offer or do you need to stay on a lower-level team for travel, financial, logistical reasons. Please review proposed practice and tournament schedules, read the coaches' profiles, review the club fees for ALL the teams you are pursuing so that you know what team you would play for and what team you are not interested in - this will help you during the offer process!
Within 48 hours of the end of the final tryout session for each respective age group, TRYOUT RESULTS WILL BE POSTED ONLINE at www.aircitychicks.com/results.htm - these results will list players by their tryout number and within their age group. Status will be indicated as: offered, accepted, waitlist, non-offered. Please remember the number you are issued at tryouts and please note that players CAN move from one status to another as acceptances/declines are received.
ACCEPTANCE DEADLINES for the 2023-24 SEASON
Offers made for CHiX REGIONAL and AMERICAN division teams will include the Acceptance Signing Deadline established by the OVR (Ohio Valley Region); offers made for CHiX NATIONAL division teams will follow the Acceptance Signing Deadline supported by the JVA (Junior Volleyball Association) - these deadlines are listed below. If you are trying out for teams at other clubs and those teams/clubs are OVR/USAV member clubs, they will need to follow the OVR/USAV acceptance deadline listed below; if you are trying out for other teams/clubs that are AAU or JVA member teams/clubs, please note the deadlines established by those clubs/teams. While AiR CiTY CHiX would like to get your response as soon as possible in order to finalize teams and let waitlist players know their final status; we want you to fully evaluate your options before giving us your decision. Please don't hesitate to contact the coach who made your offer or the club director should you have any questions/concerns about your offer.
AiR CiTY CHiX OFFER ACCEPTANCE SIGNING DEADLINES for the 2023-24 SEASON
CHiX OVR REGIONAL division team offers: acceptance signing deadline is Noon on Wed, July 19, 2023.
CHiX OVR & JVA AMERICAN division team offers: acceptance signing deadline is Noon on Wed, July 19, 2023.
CHiX JVA NATIONAL division team offers: acceptance signing deadline is Noon on Fri, July 14, 2023.
HOW TO ACCEPT OR DECLINE A CHiX OFFER for the 2023-24 SEASON
PLAYERS may accept or decline an offer in person or on the phone, but we REQUIRE the PARENT or GUARDIAN of the player to complete our ONLINE OFFER RESPONSE FORM in order to "officially" respond to the offer. You will need to include player name, player TRYOUT NUMBER, team offered, player & parent cell number, parent email address, and your answer on the form.
TRYOUT OFFER RESPONSE FORM:
CLICK HERE TO ACCEPT/DECLINE A 2022-23 CHiX OFFER
A link to this OFFER RESPONSE FORM will ALSO be sent to you in the "offer email" you will receive. During the tryout and offer process, if you receive a verbal/phone offer from us but DO NOT receive the accompanying EMAIL offer, please check your SPAM folder; if you still don't have it, please then contact club director, Tina Jasinowski at acchicks@gmail.com to ensure we have your correct email address.
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