This is YOUR chance to be the next Foluke Akinradewo, Logan Tom, Jordan Larson or the new Stacy Sykora just to name a few.
Per USA Volleyball:
USA Volleyball is gearing up for the U.S. Women’s National Team Open Tryouts taking place Feb. 21-23 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
Quick Details on Tryout:
Record numbers: 247 athletes from 107 colleges and universities are participating.
What’s at stake? Tryouts are for spots on U.S. Women’s National Team and/or U.S. Collegiate National Teams program (formerly U.S. Women’s Senior A2 Teams). For complete tryout info about eligibility and teams, check out our complete press release here: http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2014/February/18/Womens-Open-Tryouts-to-be-Video-Streamed
Hashtag: We will be posting photos, quotes and notes on social media using the hashtag #USAVTryout. Our handle is @USAVolleyball on Twitter and Instagram and @USAVball on Facebook.
Athlete Blogs: We plan on highlighting the best athlete blogs from the tryout on our site. Click here to access the blog entries.
Karch Kiraly: Three-time Olympic gold medalist and U.S. Olympic Hall of Famer Karch Kiraly and the U.S. Women’s National Team staff will lead the tryout process
Past success stories: Pepperdine’s Kim Hill took part in the 2013 tryout and was selected to train with the National Team. She went on to have a successful rookie season playing in 95 of a possible 118 sets against the top teams in the world. Other athletes were selected to take part in training sessions at the National Team Center in Anaheim last summer.
Next Steps: Selected athletes will be notified by early March. USA Volleyball will announce the selections by the end of March once all roster spots are accepted and confirmed.
Live Streaming: On Friday, Feb. 21, at 2 p.m. MT, we will begin live streaming the tryout for fans across the world to watch.
VIDEO SCHEDULE (All MT): Friday 2-8 p.m. | Saturday 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. | Sunday 7:30 -10:30 a.m.
Good luck to all Tryout Participants!
May this be a step in making your dreams come true and become the BEST volleyball player that you can be.
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