2025 Season tryout dates are here! RSVP now at this link today! Below you will find resources, Q&A and information regarding our tryouts and club. As a reminder to all current and future prospects: We will have an intensified focus on player and family conduct in 2024-2025. Our top priority is club culture. As we invest in continuously improving our program offering, we will place a premium on player and family conduct. Great teams require great culture and great behavior! Club culture, our values, our mission and more will be covered in our tryout presentation on-site during tryouts.
Here are the basic steps to complete if you are interested in playing for Elite for the 2025 Season:
Feel free to contact us on the basic steps above. Now on to additional information about tryouts and travel volleyball:
Most clubs categorize teams into two types: Travel Teams and AAU “local” teams. For 2025, Elite Volleyball Prep Academy will be focused on Travel Teams including regional and national (Red Teams) playing in club and open classification for tournaments.
In extenuating circumstances, we may offer an AAU “local” team to a group of players. As you consider various clubs, know that travel teams involve significant more time commitment, tuition and travel costs. They also focus on playing at the most competitive level versus balanced playing time for all players. A good proxy for local team costs may be $3k per year including limited travel, with travel teams costing $7-10k per year depending on travel costs.
Elite is focused on continually improving our team talent offering the most court time across our team types vs. any local competition. Our court time is private and contracted which helps us avoid interuptions that are encountered in public space. This also helps keep practice times consistent.
Elite Volleyball Prep Academy offers elite-level travel team volleyball with the most court time and lowest cost in the market. Excluding Nationals, most clubs only practice for 5 months (6-6 1/2 if nationals are attended). Elite practices 10 months no matter what. We believe our coaching, court-time and club programs will maximize your player’s development and exposure.
We amortize tuition over 9 months to help families manage their monthly expenses. Tuition is used to cover equipment, facility rental, staff travel, tournament fees, staff salaries and more. Elite Volleyball invests 100% of our proceeds back into the club with a goal of continuous improvement of our volleyball program including coaches, equipment, facilities and experience.
For the 2025 season we will be adding an additional team tier with more tournaments and open classification competition. Costs for our teams will range from $3k-$5k depending on tier. All proceeds will be reinvested into our program, players and coaches.
Elite Volleyball Prep Academy is not a win-at-all cost or win-first club. We certainly enjoy winning more than losing and aspire to be very competitive in the volleyball space, but our journey is just as important as our outcomes. Our club was formed with an intense focus on creating a positive club culture. This means that no player, staff member, family or otherwise is bigger than the club. It means our conduct as players and families must be the gold standard in our space. Our club must be a place focused on teamwork and inclusion. While all clubs face challenges, it is important for potential athletes and families to think about what type of culture they are looking for and if we are a fit. Governance of behavior and reinforcement of our core values will only be increasing as our club continues its journey. In the end, we are looking to shape leaders to be prepared for high-school and collegiate-level volleyball teams and their cultural requirements therewithin.
If you have questions or need additional information regarding recruiting and other aspects of travel volleyball, please feel free to reach out. Otherwise, we hope to see you on the court.
Our Membership Packet is 100% digital. This “digital commitment” package will provide all necessary agreements and payment links if your athlete is selected to play at Elite. Sent upon team selection.
In the event you make a team you will need to be a registered AAU member. Please visit the link below and navigate to the appropriate ELITE team during selection.
In the event you make a team you will need to be a registered USAV member. Please visit the link below and navigate to the appropriate ELITE team during selection.
It is no surprise that Elite Volleyball Prep Academy strives for elite play. We are currently recruiting players in the Suncoast and Tampa Bay area to perform at the highest levels regionally and compete nationally. Our development program offers position-specific focus on a variety of volleyball skills. We will complete a skills assessment and develop a training program to help your athlete reach their full potential. This will also include strength, stamina and agility training at various age levels.