NEW PROGRAM starting September 2026!
Smash Volleyball Fall Teams: competitive volleyball for grades 8-10. Tryouts run late September, practices through December. There are a few spots to fill on each team. Please email Nicole at info@smashvball.com for more info
What are Smash Fall Teams?
- for grade 8-10 players who want to play volleyball this fall
- want to play with friends
- for players who didn’t make their school grade 8,9,10 team or who made it, but want to play both
- want competitive games and practices
Additional information about Smash Fall Teams:
- Tryouts held late September to early October. Practices starts after Thanksgiving weekend.
- Capacity for 70-80% of kids at tryouts to be placed on teams with 3-4 teams @ grade 8/9/10 boys, 3-4 teams @ grade 8 girls, and 3-4 teams @ grade 9/10 girls.
- Season length: 7–8 weeks. Once a week practice and playdays on 4-5 Saturdays. No practices or playdays on holiday weekends.
- Team t-shirt included
- Tentative Weekly practice location options: grade 8 girls Tuesday at Ecole Anne-Hebert (7051 Killarney St.), grade 9/10 girls and grade 8-10 boys on Friday evening or Sunday morning at Osborne Centre UBC (6108 Thunderbird Blvd)
- Registration fees: $625
Smash Fall Team Tryouts: Players only need to register for one tryout session. Players that have played on a Smash Development team in 2026 are guaranteed a spot on a team but must still register and attend a tryout session.
Boys grade 8-10: REGISTER
- Sept 27 Osborne Centre, UBC 11:15am-1pm $45 + GST
- Oct 3 Gladstone Secondary School: 12pm-1:45pm $45 + GST
Girls grade 8: REGISTER
- Sept 27 Osborne Centre, UBC 9:15am-11am $45 + GST
- Oct 1 Ecole Anne-Hebert 6:15pm-7:45pm $45 + GST
- Oct 3 Gladstone Secondary School: 12pm-1:45pm $45 + GST
Girls grade 9/10: REGISTER
- Sept 27 Osborne Centre, UBC 1:15pm-3pm $45 + GST
- Oct 1 Ecole Anne-Hebert 7:45pm-9:15pm $45 + GST
- Oct 3 Gladstone Secondary School: 2pm-3:45pm $45 + GST
Once tryouts are completed, an email will be sent to all parents with one of the following subject lines:
- Selected: Please register for Fall Teams. A link will be sent to register with the opportunity to make friend requests and practice day preference. Fall Teams registration is $625
- Waitlist: Please register for the Fall weekly program called Practice & Compete if space allows for more players in Fall Teams, your child will be offered a spot from players registered in this program.
- Not-Selected: Please register for a Fall Weekly Skills & Games program.
Practice schedule:
| team1 | girls gr 8 | Tuesday | 6:15pm-7:45pm | Ecole Anne-Hebert | Oct 13, 20, 27, Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec 1 |
| team2 | girls gr 8 | Tuesday | 7:45pm-9:15pm | Ecole Anne-Hebert | Oct 13, 20, 27, Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec 1 |
| team3 | boys gr 8/9 | Friday | 4:45pm-6:15pm | Osborne Centre UBC | Oct 16, 23, 30, Nov 6, 13, 20, 27, Dec 4 |
| team3 | boys gr 8/9 | Sunday | 10:30am-12pm | Osborne Centre UBC | Oct 18, 25, Nov 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 |
| team4 | girls gr 9/10 | Friday | 4:45pm-6:15pm | Osborne Centre UBC | Oct 16, 23, 30, Nov 6, 13, 20, 27, Dec 4 |
| team5 | girls gr 9/10 | Sunday | 9am-10:30am | Osborne Centre UBC | Oct 18, 25, Nov 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 |
| team 6 | girls gr 9/10 | Sunday | 10:30am-12pm | Osborne Centre UBC | Oct 18, 25, Nov 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 |
Playday Schedule:
| Oct 24 | Magee Secondary | 9:15am-11:30am |
| Oct 31 | Gladstone Secondary | 8:45am-11:30am |
| Nov 7 | Gladstone Secondary | 8:45am-11:30am |
| Nov 21 | Gladstone Secondary | 8:45am-11:30am |
| Dec 5 | Gladstone Secondary | 8:45am-11:30am |
At the playdays we have 3 full courts, so players will be active the whole morning.
Playdays will start with active team warm up skills & drills followed by game play. Coaches will allow time for a short nutrition break.
Why should parents choose Smash Fall Teams?
- equal playing time
- positive coaching
- friend requests accepted