Blast Winter Season
Boys tryouts Saturday, October 28th
Location –Boys The Gordon School cost is $50 all players get a tee shirt
Boys Tryouts are finished.
Girls tryout dates and sites. November 18 at Bay View Academy (3070 Pawtucket Ave. Riverside, RI) and November 19th @WheelerVan Norman Field House (640 Prospect st. Seekonk)
Girls tryouts are finished except for the 17s-18 team.
Emails went out to the players who made the team. All others are on the waiting list and you will find out November 28 th at the latest.
We try to have the best coaches. Due to the lack of quality coaches we can not take everyone. We do in house and skill clinics to fill the gap.
Please contact if you have any questions. Diane@blastvolleyball.com
Coach Diane will be running a program for High School girls who want to practice and play but do not have the time to play club. Practice will be on Tuesday nights at Gordon School 6:00-8:00 PM
All boys should sign up for NERVA. These age girls should too. 18s, 17,16 and 15s Teams will play both USA volleyball events and AAU. The club will purchase AAU membership.
The Nerva link is below. Please sign up before tryouts.
https://memberships.sportsengine.com/org/new-england-region-volleyball/affiliation/blast-volleyball
Blast Volleyball is bringing back the Senior Scholarship for 1 player who is a Blast participant. You must be involved in the community, do well in school and be a good teammate. The amount is $600.00. Deadline is June 1st transcript, 1 page essay and a reference letter from your blast coach. Good Luck
Girls and boys Regional Team Tournaments
Tournament information
The Regional Girls and Boys teams will play the AAU championship league plus 1-2 additional tournaments.
Open Teams play a combination of USA and AAU volleyball schedules.
All teams play at least 7 tournament days. Open teams play more.
Girls teams 12U, 14U, 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U. Multiple teams at some groups.
Boys teams 14U, 16U, 18U. Multiple teams at some age groups
Girls and Boys Open Tuition and Tournaments
Tuition will be between $1700 and $3500. Depending on the team length, travel and amount of tournaments.
All non-Rhode Island tournaments could have additional costs for flights/hotels/etc
Open teams will play 9-10 dates with the opportunity to play an extended club season with late spring and summer dates.
Tuition and Uniforms
Tuition: This will include all the standard tournaments, Double day tournaments, practices, coaches, group skill sessions and AAU insurance. and new uniforms for girls. What is does not include is hotel stays if needed, travel expenses if needed, NERVA memberships. The Boys will get new uniforms this year! No cost to players.