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No. The Sports Connection Facility in Ballantyne is a Family Fun Center with Bowling, Laser Tag, Games, Inflatables and a Cafe. The Indoor Volleyball Courts are at our Granite Street and Northlake facilities.
Historically tryouts for our CJV Travel Teams have been in the Fall AFTER most middle school and high schools have finished their volleyball seasons. We have decided to have our Travel Team tryouts the end of July/early August, BEFORE most schools begin their volleyball seasons. This allows player to enter their school seasons with an idea of what their next season holds, as opposed to being stressed about club tryouts during their playoff season. It also allows our admin team to complete rosters, payments, and other important tasks before the season begins, which means players/parents have more time to complete them as well!
Carolina Juniors understands that tryouts can be a stressful time for athletes. To encourage each player to do their best, we hold closed tryouts. This means that tryouts are closed to all spectators until the time of pick up. We feel by taking away the added stress of being watched by spectators, participants tend to perform better and have more fun on the court.
Here at Carolina Juniors, we strive to train athletes to become great volleyball players while building relationships and self confidence. Our countless top tournament finishes, coach accreditations and accolades, and numerous positive experiences all justify our club as being one of the top volleyball clubs in the SouthEast region. In our continuous effort to improve on our strong foundation, we have added new indoor courts at our Northlake location and new floors at our South location and new outdoor sand courts. We also will continue to use the Hudl software to further assist our coaches in managing their teams, as well as the latest recruiting platform SportsRecruits for select teams. At the start of each season, we also bring in Gold Medal Squared to host a team camp. More information on all our programs and club, including our CJV Brochure, Club Scoresheet, CJV Tryout Guide, and Why Summer Tryouts PDF files, can be found on our website at CarolinaJuniors.com. We hope to be your top choice for your volleyball future!
Most CJV coaches are local college, high school or middle school volleyball coaches or current or former college players. We also have some of the area’s best high school and club players working with team & training programs. CJV is always looking for additional paid and volunteer coaches to help with the club. If you or someone you know is interested in coaching, please have them fill out a coaching application.
There are a total of three Sports Connection facilities in Charlotte, NC! Our two volleyball centers are based out of our South (Granite St) and North (Northlake) location. Our third location is our family entertainment center, located in the Ballantyne area. There are no volleyball/sports areas in this location.
South Location
10930 Granite St
Charlotte, NC 28273
North Location
8626 Hankins Road
Charlotte, NC 28269
Practice times and days will vary based on what team/program you are playing with. Most practices will be sometime from 4-10 PM on Mondays through Thursdays, Fridays 4-8 PM or Sundays 1-9 PM. South teams will practice at the Sports Connection-Granite Street, North teams will practice at Sports Connection-Northlake. Local level teams can click on Teams for more specific practice information once you are selected to a team. Travel level teams should communicate with their coaches about their practice schedule.
Campers may TRANSFER from one week to another, at no charge, provided we are notified (preferably by email) 10 or more days before the start of the original camp date and there is room available in the new camp date. Changes made less than 10 days before the start of the original camp date will result in a transfer fee of $40 per week. CANCELLATION of the camp at anytime, will result in an $80 fee per week. The remaining balance will be issued as a Sports Connection CREDIT to be used for another camp or program at Sports Connection, or the balance can be put on a Sports Connection GIFT CARD to be used at any time in the future. There will be no transfers or credits allowed without at least a 4 hour notification before the start of the first day of camp.
Carolina Juniors Volleyball (CJV) is a division of Sports Connection in Charlotte, NC. CJV was started 20 years ago when the directors of the three local USAV-Travel Clubs joined the Sports Connection in an effort to create one unified volleyball club to allow the best talent to be able to play together.
CJV continues to be the Premier Volleyball Club in North and South Charlotte with over 2000 girls ages 3-18 and the most successful high school, middle school and collegiate coaches in the area. In addition to continuing to sponsor the most competitive teams in USAV competition from the area, CJV also has developed many other TEAM & TRAINING PROGRAMS to allow ALL levels of players to learn, practice and compete while striving to reach their full potential in the sport of volleyball.
Click Here for a Complete History of the Carolina Juniors Volleyball Club.
If Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are cancelled due to bad weather, all CJV practices will also be cancelled. Any cancellations will be posted on the homepage of our website. Please refresh the page to ensure you receive the latest information.
The Travel Team fees are determined by how many and which tournaments your coach chooses for the team to attend. Team Fees range from $595-$4295 . Depending on the age and level of the team, either 1/3 or 1/4 of the team fee is due within 48 hours of when offers are accepeted. More details and cost estimates will be available at tryouts and on the CJV website. Fee Includes: Tryouts, Practices, Clinics, Uniforms, Coaches Salaries and Expenses for Practices and All Tournaments, Equipment (Volleyballs, Courts, Nets, Practice Equipment, etc.), Overhead (Administration, Websites, Insurance, Credit Cards, Accounting, Staff), etc. Additional Costs Include: USAV / AAU Membership ($45-60/player), Individual Player’s Travel Expenses, Possible Extra Tournaments and Other Optional Team Expenses. Some teams may choose to do fundraisers during the season.
CJV encourages all parents to be active, positive members of the team. Each Travel Team should have a couple of “Team Parents” to help with phone calls, organization, car pools, chaperoning, fundraisers, etc.Parents role for teams tournaments include transportation, food, drinks, cheering and moral support. Parents should never heckle players, referees, coaches or show poor sportsmanship in any form. For our Gold/Silver/Bronze programs, we ask that parents direct ALL questions and concerns to the CJV directiors by email at [email protected].
We understand the tryout period can be a stressful time for both players and parents. While we hope all players give us a YES right away, we respect your prerogative to discuss your decision. In an effort to give all players a fair chance, we encourage players to respond to coaches within 24 hours of a bid offered to give us an answer, though it is not required.
n order to participate during tryouts, you simply need to pay the CJV tryout fee. You do not need to purchase any USAV or AAU memberships. If you make a team, you will receive a team confirmation email with specific payment due dates and instructions. Your first payment will be due 48 hours after you receive your team confirmation email. 2022-2023 Team Parent meetings will be October 16 at our Granite St location from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Details will be provided in your team confirmation email.
Coaches will begin making calls to players the first day of tryouts, however, most calls will be made on the second day and well into the week. If a player is chosen for a team, at least 1/4 of the team payment is due within 48 hours of the athlete being placed on the team in your DAYSMART account and receiving the team confirmation email. Teams will be announced once they have been completed. While we wish we could provide a spot to every player that tries out, we will have a limited number of spots available. If a player is not chosen to be placed on a Travel Program team, you will receive an email once teams have been completed.
Coaches will begin making calls to players the first day of tryouts, however, most calls will be made on the second day and well into the week. If a player is chosen for a team, at least 1/3 of the team payment is due within 48 hours of the athlete being placed on the team in your DAYSMART account and receiving the team confirmation email. Teams will be announced once they have been completed. While we wish we could provide a spot to every player that tries out, we will have a limited number of spots available. If a player is not chosen to be placed on a Travel Program team, you will receive an email once teams have been completed.
When registering your player for tryouts, parents can choose a primary location and a secondary location to indicate which location they are most interested in practicing at. Parents have the option to choose a primary location only, and not include a secondary location. This indication helps our coaches make decisions when offering a player. For example, if two Semi National teams are interested in a player, they will refer to your location preference to decide which team will offer your player. If a National team and a Semi National team are interested in your player, your player will receive the National offer. Players will receive the highest offer if there are multiple coaches interested.
Please access our Player Fees and Tournament Schedules document to view the tentative tournament schedules and player fees when it becomes available. Since many of the tournaments we normally attend have not finalized their dates yet, and since teams and coaches will we have more time during the pre-season this year to make adjustments, there may be minor changes to the posted tournament schedule.
Each year we have players who decide they do not want to play after we post the teams. This is unfortunate, because other players have been cut from those rosters and are understandably upset. Travel Level Teams are required to pay a $35 Tryout Fee and then will have 48 hours to pay a portion of your team fee and after teams are posted or we will remove you from the team. To withdraw from being selected for a Team submit your request IN WRITING prior to the end of the second tryout. The exact fee schedule will be sent via email a few days before tryouts.
Coaches will place you on the best team based on your volleyball abilities and the programs you register for. There is a possibility your player may not receive an offer from CJV. Players who are trying out for a Travel team will NOT be placed on a Gold team if they do not receive an offer. Players must tryout for Gold in addition to Travel.
Over the past 25+ years, many volleyball clubs have come and gone, but CJV is the only Volleyball Club in the area that has had the same owners, directors, facilities, philosophy, etc since day one. We welcome the opportunity to show you how CJV is second to none when you compare us to any other club anywhere.
Players are asked to tryout/play for their appropriate age/grade group. Coaches may then consider moving a player to an older age group based on positional needs of the team. Players are only moved if it is in the best interest of the player, team and club. It is rare that a player is allowed to play outside of her age group.
Player requests to play with friends will be allowed when possible, but may not be possible in all cases. Local Level Teams will be divided equally and probably practice and play at the same time per age group.
In the 25+ years of the CJV Club, we have never had a season get cancelled…but of course we have never had a pandemic like COVID-19 happen before. We will continue to make every attempt to refund all players as much of their player fee as possible if the season is shortened or cancelled. Some expenses from tournaments, travel fees and other expenses may not be refundable if they are not returned to the CJV Club. All accounting, refunds or credits will be processed at the end of the CJV Club season, which is the end of July.
The CJV club hopes everyone has an enjoyable and injury free season. In the event a player is injured and is unable to continue the season, or chooses to quit the team for understandable reasons, every effort will be made to find a replacement player. The player may be given a partial refund only if a new player is added to the team roster. (Not if a player is moved from another team.) Players quitting, because they are unhappy with their playing time or other personal reasons, are still responsible for their full remaining balances.
If you need to cancel a clinic, you can simply email us at [email protected] and we will process a credit to your account.
If you need to cancel your lesson, and it is more than 24 hours before your lesson, you can simply email us at [email protected] and we will process a credit to your account.
If you need to cancel your lesson and it is less than 24 hours before your lesson, please CALL US at 704-583-1444 immediately AND email us at [email protected]. Lessons rescheduled or cancelled with less than a 24 hour notice will result in a rescheduling / cancellation fee.
Please refer to the email sent out to all tryout participants for arrival information. We are seperating each entrance by LAST NAME. Due to increased spectator numbers during tryouts and limited spectator space, we will have closed tryouts this season. If parents choose to come in with their child to help with check in, we ask they please leave after drop off.
Yes! We offer a variety of open gym sessions to allow players to stay in shape in between seasons. Click HERE to register!
The focus of the CJV program is individual and team improvement through practice and training. Each player will receive equal training in practices, but playing time at tournaments may not be equal. The coach for each team will determine playing time based on ability, attitude, attendance, effort and many other factors. CJV policy is that playing time on Travel Teams will be totally at the coach’s discretion. Playing time on the younger and more developmental teams will be equal. Playing time on the more competitive teams may not be equal in all league games.