Niagara Frontier feels that participating at your grade level allows more of our players to participate on teams with their peer groups. This also places players on teams with similar "years" of experience and maturity levels.
All players must tryout at their academic GRADE LEVEL for the current academic year (2024-2025). The staff will notify any players who fall into an alternate (older) division based on USA Volleyball restrictions.
The club directors may allow individuals to attend an alternate age group at the second tryout as per the club's "Play-Up" policy in the Club Handbook. This policy also governs players who may need to tryout at a grade level below due to their USAV age. Please notify Coach Rocco or Coach Dan prior to Tryouts if you feel you should be placed on a team "older" or "younger" than your current grade level for any reason (date of birth or skill level). If you attend the wrong tryout, you risk not getting the fairest evaluation at tryouts.
Rocco Lucci - Girls Director
Dan Johnson - Boys Director
| Grade Level | H.S. Grad Year | NFVB "Grade-Level" Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 12th Graders | 2025 | Teams with players who are in the 12th grade during the current academic year |
| 11th Graders | 2026 | Teams with players who are in the 11th grade during the current academic year |
| 10th Graders | 2027 | Teams with players who are in the 10th grade during the current academic year |
| 9th Graders | 2028 | Teams with players who are in the 9th grade during the current academic year |
| 8th Graders | 2029 | Teams with players who are in the 8th grade during the current academic year |
| 7th Graders | 2030 | Teams with players who are in the 7th grade during the current academic year |
| 6th Graders | 2031 | Teams with players who are in the 6th grade during the current academic year |
| 5th Graders & Under | 2032 and beyond | Teams with players who are in the 5th grade during the current academic year |
Tryouts for any players in 6th grade or younger will now be facilitated by the TCP Academy. Info on those programs can be found at The Champion Project Academy
Please note that The Champion Project Academy offers two levels of participation.