Grade school teams will begin practices mid to late September. 

High school teams will begin practices in early November after high school season ends.

The season runs through mid May - mid June depending on your team placement.

During the first 4-6weeks of practice, coaches will throughly evaluate players at each age level. Players will be assesed on fundamental skills (passing, serving, hitting), athletic abilities and developmental potential. We form teams based on these evaluations.

Players may get moved up or down at any point based on coaches' evaluation during the season.

Club fees cover the cost of facilities rental, training, coaches' salaries and tournament entry fees (qualifiers and national events are not included in club fees and will be invoiced separatley for those teams attending). Travel expenses for out-of-town events are not included in the fees. Families are responsible for their own travel and hotel expenses for those events. The uniform package (approx. $300) and USAV/AAU membership (approx. $100) are not included in the fees.

During the first few months of the season TAV practices 3 days a week. Once teams start competing in events teams practice twice a week. Practices are held at Trinity High School in River Forest. We may also have addtional satelite practice locations as needed. We do use school facilities, so our schedule may change based on gym availability.

All teams will have between 23-26 tournament days. Teams will be entered in the Windy City Power League which will be approx 8 of those tournament days. The majority of tournaments will be local (within 1-1/2hr driving time). All teasm will have at minimum one overnight travel event. Select teams will participate in National Qualifiers. AAU’s in Florida will be on a team/team basis depending on interest.

If you have addtional questions or need addtional information, please go to the CONTACT TAV page and fill out the contact form with your questions.