2025-2026 Season Overview
Flatirons VBC is excited to embark on our 27th season of Junior Olympic Volleyball. Our founders were teachers who were also volleyball players and coaches with the goal of elevating volleyball in Boulder County and the surrounding areas. Our reputation is built upon hiring the very best coaches; they are the backbone of our club. Flatirons Coaches are dedicated and happy to share their passion for volleyball. We firmly believe in the benefit of life lessons which are inherent with team sports, especially volleyball.

 

Tryouts and early season
The Rocky Mountain Region of USA Volleyball has established new rules for the Tryout period.

  • Tryouts for 15’s – 18’s take place beginning July 12, 2025. Contracts may be available in the RMR OCS system July 12 at 10 am.
  • Middle School players are encouraged to participate on a Gold Crown or CYL Team (Note-RMR intends to take over CYL, check RMR website for updates) The Gold Crown Season runs from August until the end of October.
  • Tryouts for 12’s – 14’s take place Sept. 6 – 7.
  • High School players are encouraged to play on their respective school teams.

Practices
Flatirons training begins in November, typically after the High School State Tournament. The emphasis is on building strong fundamental skills. Teams practice three times a week during the training phase of the season.

  • Practices will run either: Mon/Wed/Sat OR Tues/Thur/Sat in early season
  • Sports Specific Performance Training will begin when practices start and will run on an opposite night of your team’s practice. Training sessions will continue through April.
  • Occasionally, adjustments or cancellations might occur due to school gym schedules.
  • Practice site locations
    • Alexander Dawson School – Lafayette
    • Eldorado PK8 School – Superior
    • Beautiful Savior Church/School – Broomfiled

Competitive Season
The competitive season begins in January and runs until the end of April/early May.

  • Tournaments begin and the practice schedule will change – teams will practice 3x a week on tournament weeks. Off weeks with no tournaments teams will practice 2 times a week.
  • Because we rent school gyms, there will be occasional adjustments or cancellations.
  • The post season is for select teams who want to extend their season or qualify for National Championship Tournaments.
  • Power Tournaments are typically held on Sundays starting in January through mid April.
  • Tournaments usually run from 8 am – 4 pm.
  • The Rocky Mountain Region (RMR) Tournament sites are announced the week before the tournament. Site assignments vary from Northern Colorado to Pueblo and everything in between.
     

2025-2026 Proposed Teams and Potential Tournaments
These preliminary plans are contingent upon the number of players trying out and the availability of top-notch coaches.

18 Black
17 Black
16 Black
16 Gold
15 Black
15 Gold
14 Black
14 Gold
14 Silver
13 Black
12 Silver

Silver/Regional teams: 5 RMR Power Tournaments plus the RMR Showdown Tournament over President’s Day weekend.

Gold/National teams:  4-5 RMR Power Tournaments, RMR Showdown or Colorado Crossroads National Tournament plus 1 out of state tournament.

Black/Elite teams:  4-5 RMR Power Tournaments, RMR Classic Tournament (tentative), RMR Showdown, Colorado Crossroads Tournament or an in-state multi-day tournament plus 1-2 out of state tournaments contingent upon dates lining up. The 18’s team season ends in March/April.

Flatirons Practice and Tournament Expectations
Players are expected to attend every practice and every tournament except in the case of contagious illness or family emergency.

  • SPRING BREAK & HOLIDAYS – teams are likely to be competing in tournaments over Spring Break and potentially on holidays. Families need to schedule Spring Break travel AFTER the tournament schedule is announced.
  • Players will likely miss some school days; the expected maximum is 3 days of school.
  • For travel tournaments, players travel with a parent or a trusted adult arranged by the parent. Athletes are not permitted to travel unaccompanied by an adult.

2025-2026 Fees

  • Fees will be included with your contract.
  • Payment plans are available through the SportsEngine system.
  • Fees do not cover travel costs, uniforms, added tournaments, post season, USA Volleyball Membership ($50), possibly AAU Membership ($20) for the 2026 Season or the Registration fee.

Fundraising/Rewards Programs

  • Flatirons VBC participates in the Grocery Gift Card/Rewards programs.
  • Safeway rewards participating customers with 5% of eligible proceeds going back to the player.
  • The King Soopers reward rate is closer to 3% for customers who enroll in their program and submit reports of rewards to Flatirons on a quarterly basis.

Important Info
We’re looking forward to a terrific season and we’d love for you to tryout for Flatirons! It’s important to know that we look for hard working, athletic girls who love volleyball and put their team before themselves.

Tryouts take place over the course of the Summer; please see our Tryout flyer posted on the Flatirons website: www.Flatironsvbc.com

Questions? Email Director Susan at flatironsvbc@gmail.com