CLUB TRYOUTS @ SMBC WEST
SMBC West is based in Thousand Oaks, CA, and is the premier boys volleyball club in Ventura County. SMBC West is a flourishing program with highly successful, experienced coaches and highly skilled athletes. Come experience for yourself what the West has to offer - join us at Club Tryouts!
Sign ups for Fall Club Tryouts for 2025 are now open -- see link below. To learn more about SMBC West, click here.
CLUB TRYOUTS (BOYS) ~ AUGUST 23, 2025
Club Tryouts for SMBC West Boys travel teams open August 23-24, 2025, for all age divisions (13's-18's, 6th-12th grade boys). Pre-register online using the link below.
AUGUST 2025 ~ PRE-TRYOUT SESSIONS
SMBC West offers Pre-Tryout Open Gyms (15's-18's, 9th-12th graders) and Clinics (13's-14's, 7th-8th graders) in advance of Club Tryouts in August.
Club Volleyball Tryouts (Fall) for 6th-12th grade athletes (13's-18's age divisions) opens on August 23, 2025. Please see below for further details on age groups, time slots, etc:
Primary Tryouts (15's-18's) - Saturday August 23, 2025
16's Only ... Sat August 23 2025 ... 9:00a-10:30a ... @ 2360 Townsgate Road
15's Only ... Sat August 23 2025 ... 11:15a-12:45p ... @ 2360 Townsgate Road
17's & 18's ... Sat August 23 2025 ... 1:30p-3:30p ... @ 2360 Townsgate Road
Primary Tryouts (13's-14's) - Sunday August 24, 2025
13's & 14's ... Sun August 24 2025 ... 1:30p-3:00p ... @ 2360 Townsgate Road
*It is highly recommended all athletes attend the Primary Tryouts. Space is not guaranteed to remain by Make-Ups.
Make-Up Tryouts - Sunday August 24, 2025
All Ages ... Sun August 24 2025 ... 3:30p-4:45p ... @ 2360 Townsgate Road
*You do not need to register twice. Your registration includes access to the Make-Up Tryouts, as well.
*Fall Tryouts are to secure positions on teams either for the entire boys club season (Sept-Jan, plus May-June) or for the Fall Season only (Sept-Jan). This delineation is team-specific. Boys teams committed to the entire club season will take a multi-month break in Spring while the Boys High School season takes place (Feb-Apr, apx).
AGE DIVISION DEFINITIONS
2025-2026 CLUB SEASON
18’s Division
Born After 07/01/06
17’s Division
Born After 07/01/08
16’s Division
Born After 07/01/09
15’s Division
Born After 07/01/10
14’s Division
Born After 07/01/11
13’s Division
Born After 07/01/12
Club Volleyball Tryouts (Fall) for 6th-12th grade athletes (13's-18's age divisions) opens on August 23, 2025. Please see below for further details on age groups, time slots, etc:
Primary Tryouts (15's-18's) - Saturday August 23, 2025
16's Only ... Sat August 23 2025 ... 9:00a-10:30a ... @ 2360 Townsgate Road
15's Only ... Sat August 23 2025 ... 11:15a-12:45p ... @ 2360 Townsgate Road
17's & 18's ... Sat August 23 2025 ... 1:30p-3:30p ... @ 2360 Townsgate Road
Primary Tryouts (13's-14's) - Sunday August 24, 2025
13's & 14's ... Sun August 24 2025 ... 1:30p-3:00p ... @ 2360 Townsgate Road
*It is highly recommended all athletes attend the Primary Tryouts. Space is not guaranteed to remain by Make-Ups.
Make-Up Tryouts - Sunday August 24, 2025
All Ages ... Sun August 24 2025 ... 3:30p-4:45p ... @ 2360 Townsgate Road
*You do not need to register twice. Your registration includes access to the Make-Up Tryouts, as well.
*Fall Tryouts are to secure positions on teams either for the entire boys club season (Sept-Jan, plus May-June) or for the Fall Season only (Sept-Jan). This delineation is team-specific. Boys teams committed to the entire club season will take a multi-month break in Spring while the Boys High School season takes place (Feb-Apr, apx).
- Cost -
$25 per Player (Regular Online Registration)
$30 per Player (In-Person or After Tryout Open Date)
- Location -
LAVA HQ ("HQ")
2360 Townsgate Road, Thousand Oaks, CA
For more info, please contact our Director Matthew Diaz at (818) 395-4495 or via email at matthew.diaz@me.com.
Club Tryouts for the boys volleyball club season are held twice a year. The Primary Tryouts are held in late August; this is for the Fall Season. There is also a smaller Spring Only tryouts in late April or early May.
# - Fall Club Season ... The Fall Season begins shortly after tryouts in late August and runs through the middle of January (usually MLK weekend). The Fall Season begins its spring hiatus thereafter for 15's-18's teams* (high school aged athletes).
# - Spring Club Season ... The Spring Season resumes in early May and runs (on a team-by-team basis) until either Father's Day Weekend or the end of Nationals in late June or early July.
For high school aged athletes, the boys club volleyball season is broken into two parts: the Fall Season (Aug-Jan) and the Spring Season (May-June). Athletes who join teams in the Fall Season are expected to continue into the Spring Season; the commitment to join in the Fall is also for the Spring. In the Spring, we often form new teams and, if available, can fill some positions on existing teams.
*Why Fall and Spring, not one continuous season? For high school aged athletes, the boys club volleyball season is broken into two parts: the Fall Season (Aug-Jan) and the Spring Season (May-June). The boys high school volleyball season starts in February and runs through the end of April, so all volleyball activities at the club level cease during that time.
Athletes who join teams in the Fall Season are expected to continue into the Spring Season; the commitment to join in the Fall is also for the Spring. In the Spring, we often form new teams and, if available, can fill some positions on existing teams.
*Middle School Athletes ... Teams in the 13's or 14's age divisions (middle school athletes) do have a continuous season from Sept-May (apx) with tryouts only during the Fall Season Tryouts (late August). We are often able to add players to these division teams as the year goes along. We also have a year-round youth and juniors boys non-travel training program that runs on a seasonal basis, for non-club players.
AGE DIVISION DEFINITIONS
2025-2026 CLUB SEASON
18’s Division
Born After 07/01/06
17’s Division
Born After 07/01/08
16’s Division
Born After 07/01/09
15’s Division
Born After 07/01/10
14’s Division
Born After 07/01/11
13’s Division
Born After 07/01/12
Club Volleyball Tryouts (Spring) for 9th-12th grade athletes (15's-18's age divisions) will open on May 2026. Please see below for further details on age groups, time slots, etc:
Spring Tryouts - May 2026
16's, 17's & 18's ... TBD 2026 ... TBD ... TBD
13's, 14's & 15's ... TBD 2026 ... TBD ... TBD
*It is highly recommended all athletes attend Tryouts. Space is not guaranteed to remain past the tryout date. If you cannot attend, please reach out to our Director for an individual evaluation as soon as possible.
*Spring Tryouts are to either secure positions on newly formed teams for the spring boys club season (May-June) or to fill open positions on existing teams restarting and continuing from the Fall.
- Cost -
$20 per Player (Regular Online Registration)
$30 per Player (In-Person or After Tryout Open Date)
- Location -
Momentum ("MM")
2400 Willow Lane, Thousand Oaks, CA
For more info, please contact our Director Matthew Diaz at (818) 395-4495 or via email at matthew.diaz@me.com.
For those families who do not wish to participate in a group tryout setting, we offer the option of private individual or small group evaluations. If interested, please contact our Director Matthew Diaz at 818-395-4495 or via email at matthew.diaz@me.com to set up your evaluation.
It is possible space will remain on select teams in the days following tryouts. If interested, please contact our Director.
Have Any Other Questions? Please Contact Our Leadership Team!
Matthew Diaz - Club Director
(email) matthew.diaz@me.com
(cell) 818-395-4495
Hunter Horn - Associate Director
(email) hunterhorn.smbc@gmail.com
(cell) 661-802-1364
Trevor Julian - Division Manager
(email) trevorjulian@gmail.com
(cell) 818-631-7785