LADY KNIGHTS VOLLEYBALL

2026-2027 VOLLEYBALL TRY-OUTS

You must have a physical AND forms completed on RANK ONE

7th Grade is August 13th-14th and 17th-18th

· We do not have make-up days for volleyball tryouts. Athletes must attend every day of tryouts, unless they are not requested back.

7th grade

Student drop off time: 6:45 AM.
Tryouts start promptly at 7:00 AM, meaning the athletes should be dressed and ready to warm-up at that time.
Girls not in the Girl’s Athletics class, will be dismissed from tryouts at 8:30 so that they can change and attend their 1st period class as normal.

Common Questions

Q: What should I do if I am not in the 7th or 8th grade Girls’ Athletics class and want to play volleyball?

· For volleyball tryouts, you must attend the before school portion of tryouts (7th graders) or after school portion of tryouts (8th graders). If you make the team, the coaching staff will request to move you to the Girls’ Athletics class.

Q. What should I wear to tryouts?

· Solid color athletic t-shirt (no writing unless it is a CISD school/spirit shirt)

· Finger-tip length gym shorts (NO Spandex or Nike Shorts)

· Tennis shoes (not converse, vans, or any other flat shoe with laces)

· Knee pads, if you have them.

· Hair pulled back

· JEWELRY OFF

Q. How do you pick who makes the team?

· Each person will be scored individually on various volleyball skills. The skills are listed below:

- Passing
- Setting
- Overhand Serving
- Coachability (athlete responds to criticism and feedback in a positive manner)
- Speed and Agility
- Volleyball drills/Scrimmaging: Coaches observe each individual on skill performance during volleyball drills and a volleyball game.

Other Tryout Information

8th Grade – We will have the 1st cut on Thursday after tryouts and Final cut on Friday.
7th Grade - We will have a 1st cut on Friday after tryouts and a 2nd cut on Monday, Final cuts on Tuesday.
Athletes will check the Knox Volleyball home webpage for a post “Volleyball Tryouts”, around 7:30PM for the first round of cuts.
Athletes will be assigned a number for tryouts. If your athlete is being requested back for an additional day of tryouts, then their number will be posted.
If you do not see your athlete’s number, they will attend school as normal.
We will have two teams per grade level.
7th grade PRACTICES: will be held before school
8th grade PRACTICES: will be held before school
Volleyball games on Thursdays
- B teams play at 5:00 PM & A teams play at 6:00 PM
2 Volleyball tournaments per team, dates TBD.