by COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 11, 2016) – The annual U.S. Women’s National Team Open Tryouts will take place Feb. 19-21 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Indian Country’s own Lauren Schad (Cheyenne River Sioux) was listed as one the invitees.
The tryout will evaluate approximately 231 athletes from 88 colleges from across the country for spots on the U.S. Women’s National Team and the U.S. Collegiate National Team program.
A vast majority of the current U.S. Women’s National Team athletes have participated in past open tryouts including Schad who participated last year. Lauren also participated as part of the USA Volleybal coaches clinic a few weeks ago.
U.S. Women’s National Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly and his staff will direct the entire tryout process, which can be viewed online by clicking here. The tryout will involve four sessions with three waves per session. Friday’s first session goes from 2-8 p.m. MT, while Saturday’s sessions are at 8 a.m. (focus on serve/receive and individual work) and 2 p.m. (middle-centered and out-of-system focus). The tryout concludes on Sunday at 8 a.m. with tournament style play, along with 16-18 athletes selected by the staff to participate in a “USA” training session.
Schad, a MB/OH for the University of San Diego, will be a senior next season.
Selections for the U.S. Collegiate National Teams will be made by the end of March.
For a complete listin, click here: http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2016/February/11/Annual-Womens-Open-Tryouts-Allows-for-Dreams
