2019/2020 Club Registration

2018/2019 Tryouts

U13 Tryouts at École

Nov 26 – 6:00-7:30pm
Nov 27 – 6:00-7:30pm
Dec 4 – 6:00-7:30pm

U14 Tryouts at École

Nov 26 – 6:00-7:30pm
Nov 28 – 6:00-7:30pm
Dec 3 – 6:00-7:30pm

U15 Tryouts at École

Nov 26 – 7:30-9:00pm
Nov 28 – 7:30-9:00pm
Dec 4 – 7:30-9:00pm

U16 Tryouts

Nov 27 – 7:30-9:00pm
Dec 3 – 7:30-9:00pm
Dec 5 – 6:00-7:30pm – New Location: Manachaban Middle School (724 Chiniki Drive, Cochrane)

If you make a team, the first practice, parent meeting and clothing sizing for all teams is on:
Dec 9 at Bearspaw Christian School

15001 – 69 Street NW, Calgary, AB T3R 1C5

U13-U18 Program

The Cochrane Jaguars are committed to promoting a life long love of volleyball in kids of all ages. We work to provide our athletes with an environment that allows them to build strong skill sets and gain excellent
sportsmanship and work ethics.

Please note that you will need to register your athlete with Volleyball Alberta as a recreational player, the cost is $8.00. You will need to bring proof of registration to the first tryout.

Volleyball Canada’s Domestic Development Committee recently voted to adopt the following Age Categories for the 2019 Volleyball Canada National Championships.  Rationale and recommendations: The expansion of age categories from 12 months to 16 months is due to the research provided in the LTAD 2.0 document published by the Canadian Sport for Life group. The paper lists the 10 Key Factors influencing Long Term Athlete Development, of which “Developmental Age” is listed as point #3. Page 28-30 provides generic information about Developmental Age and demonstrates the flaws of lumping athletes into their birth year for participation in sports. In short, the large physical discrepancies that can occur between youth within the same birth year create significant disadvantages for late developing male athletes and to a lesser degree, early developing females. Therefore, increasing the range of months within a competitive division gives athletes greater flexibility to choose a level that best suits their needs. Some athletes born from Sept-Dec will benefit from choosing a younger division, while other athletes who play at an advanced level would benefit from the challenge of playing up an age category. Athletes, parents and coaches should consider the short term and long term benefits of playing up or down an age category. If playing up provides the needed challenge for improvement, and there exists no significant social/emotional drawbacks in the older age category, the benefits of playing up far outweigh the drawbacks.