Youth Indoor Phoenix is the performance program to prepare NSW representative teams for the Australian Youth Volleyball Championships (AYVC) which will be hosted in Bendigo, Victoria from 18-22 September 2023.

Youth Indoor Phoenix is a state-wide age-specific program (Under 14, U15, U16, U17, and U18) that aims to target the highest-performing male and female athletes living within NSW. 

Selected athletes and coaches will go through a 3 Phase process including:

Trials: Open to any athletes born 2006 only.

Squad Phase: A group of selected athletes and coaches undergo NSW-based centralised and localised development and training opportunities.

Team Phase: The Squad group is narrowed to only athletes and coaches required for the AYVC. Selected athletes and coaches undergo further centralised development and training prior to traveling to and competing at the AYVC.

*Addition of a few Shadow Athletes which are official training partners and potential replacement athletes in the case of injury or illness of a team athlete. 

Important Information

Trials will be composed of two sessions - playday and trial day

Location of trial and playday: Netball Central

Time and date :

Trial day - 5pm - 7pm, 17th of June

Playday -  3pm - 7pm, 24th of June 2023

**We expect everyone to attend the trial day. Only successfully selected athletes will be invited to attend the playday. 

Who:  Athletes born 2006 only.

Trial Cost: $30 + Transaction Fee (does not contribute to program cost if you are successful)

What to wear: Volleyball NSW will not be providing trial uniforms, please wear something appropriate to move and play in.

Information package about the Youth Indoor Phoenix program will be released on our website once it is finalised, please check there for more information > Youth Indoor Phoenix Website

Youth Phoenix Program

Once selected, athletes will be selected into Squad/Team phase with training every Saturday starting from the 1st of July until the commencement of AYVC on the 18th of September 2023. 

Training camps will also include Phoenix play days. 

AYVC is set to take place yet again in Bendigo, Victoria from 18-22 September. The traveling team will depart Sydney 17th of September and return on the 22nd September 2023.

Athletes must be full members of Volleyball NSW. You will need to be logged into your (athlete) account to access the trial registration form through the links below.

Key Contact:

Filip Zapala - Pathways coordinator 

Email: filip.zapala@volleyballnsw.com.au