Our travel teams have provided an affordable opportunity for New Haven area players to compete against club teams across New England since 2015. Although we do give preference to players from New Haven, as we are a New Haven Youth and Recreation program, our travel programs are open to anyone in the area.
Our offerings for travel teams are as follows.
Girls Travel Program
Girls 18U
Our girls 18U travel team is our longest standing age group and is largely for girls in grades 11-12 who are looking to improve and play competitively after their high school season is over. Our season runs from tryouts the week before Thanksgiving in November to the last scheduled tournament in late April or early May. The 18U program dues for the 2025 season will be $350, alongside a $60 USAV full-season membership. The $350 fee exclusively covers NERVA tournament registration and uniform costs for each player. While we strive to make our program one of the most affordable competitive travel programs in New England, we also understand that a $350 payment may be difficult for some families, and do have payment plans available for families whose players successfully make the team.
Our 18U team has the most competitive play schedule of our girls teams, as the cost of larger tournaments is offset through fundraising through our summer clinics. Any proceeds from our summer programming go directly toward adding convention center tournaments to our schedule. Please see the Girls 18-1 page for a detailed look at the 2025 tournament schedule.
Girls 16U
Our girls 16U team is a brand new addition for the 2025 season. This group will be largely for players in grades 9-10 who are looking to improve and play competitively after their high school season is over. Our season runs from tryouts a week or two before Thanksgiving in November to the last scheduled tournament in late April or early May. The 16U program dues for the 2025 season will be $350, alongside a $60 USAV full-season membership. The $350 fee exclusively covers NERVA tournament registration and uniform costs for each player. While we strive to make our program one of the most affordable competitive travel programs in New England, we also understand that the $350 payment may be difficult for some families, and do have payment plans available for families whose players successfully make the team.
Our 16U team has one a fairly competitive play schedule, as the cost of larger tournaments is offset through fundraising through our summer clinics. Any proceeds from our summer programming go directly toward adding convention center tournaments to our schedule. Please see our Girls 16-1 page for a detailed look at the 2025 tournament schedule.
Girls 14U
Our 14U travel team is a new addition to our program as of the 2023 season, and is intended for girls in grades 6-8 who are looking to learn and improve their fundamental volleyball skills before their next (or first) school season. Our season runs from tryouts the week before Thanksgiving in November to the last scheduled tournament in late April or early May. The 14U program dues are $300, alongside a $60 USAV full-season membership. The $300 fee exclusively covers NERVA tournament registration and uniform costs for each player. While we strive to make our program one of the most affordable competitive travel programs in New England, we also understand that a $300 payment may be difficult for some families, and do have payment plans available for families whose players successfully make the team.
Our 14U team has a generally less competitive play schedule than our 18U team partially due to the level of experience many of our girls have. However, beginning in the 2024 season, we will be looking to add a convention center tournament to the schedule – pending our summer fundraising efforts. Any proceeds from our summer programming go directly toward adding convention center tournaments to our schedule. Please see the Girls 14-1 page for a detailed look at the 2025 tournament schedule.
Boys Travel Program
Boys 18U
Having had a successful inaugural season in 2023-2024, we are proud to be offering another season of a competitive travel option for high school (grades 9-12) boys in the area! The season will run from late-October to early March, and program dues will be similar to the dues for the girls travel teams (approximately $375, although this number may change slightly as we finalize uniform and tournament registration costs).
We hosted summer clinics in 2023 to begin generating interest from boys in the community, with proceeds from those clinics going toward adding convention center tournaments to the team schedule. Similarly, this summer, any proceeds from our clinics have been put toward offsetting the cost of larger convention center tournaments for our boys team. Please see our Boys 18-1 page for a detailed look at the 2024-2025 tournament schedule.