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2025 Melbourne Vipers Trial Registration
Sun 25 May 2025 18:30 — Sun 01 Jun 2025 21:00
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Volleyball Victoria is excited to announce the trials for Men's and Women's Melbourne Vipers teams competing in the 2025 Australian Volleyball Super League from September to November.
FEES AND PLAYERS ELIGIBILITY
- Any player wanting to be a member of the Vipers must play for a VVL Club AND play enough matches to qualify for finals (50% of regular season games). Exemption applies for athletes at the AVA or active Volleyroos where level of play and training is of a high standard.
- Trialling players must be born in 2007 or earlier (no U18 players). U18 athletes may be considered as training partners. These will be invite only and communicated post trials.
- All players must have a 2025 Full Adult Membership (attained through your VVL club registration)
- Fees have not yet been set for the season and will depend on sponsorships attained. At maximum, squad/training levy will be $300, player Levy will be $450.
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Maximum squad size is 20 players per team with match and travel team size each week limited to 10 players.
TRIAL INFORMATION
Trial Cost: $40 per athlete.
IF YOU ARE UNAVAILABLE TO ATTEND ANY TRIAL, PLEASE COMPLETE THE TRIAL UNAVAILABILITY FORM HERE
TRAINING
The training schedule is currently being finalised.
Training during VVL season will be maximum 1 x per week.
At the conclusion of VVL, training will be 2-3 x per week. Times and locations TBC by coaches.
2025 AVSL SCHEDULE
Our Men’s and Women’s Vipers teams will share the same home and away schedule.
The schedule is still being finalised by Volleyball Australia, however the Vipers schedule is confirmed to have:
3 x home rounds
2 x away rounds
AVSL will run from 20 September to the first weekend November (this is including finals).
SELECTIONS
Melbourne Vipers seek to select the best available Victorian players to play for the Vipers in the Australian Volleyball Super League. A squad of 15+ players will be selected from the trialling athletes, with 5 additional places reserved for Victorian athletes at the AVA, training in the NPP or Volleyroos programs based interstate or overseas in collegiate or professional contracts, where they are interested in competing with Vipers this season. Team selection each round will be a squad of 10. Athletes MUST be available for all rounds.
COACHES
Vipers Women Head Coach - Matt Perry
Vipers Men Head Coach - Josh Cowan
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS
Any athlete that requires an ITC, meaning they were registered to play volleyball in another country before they were registered to play volleyball in Australia, fees are responsbility of athlete. Any questions on ITC must be sent to CEO Cori Wilder - cori.wilder@volleyballvictoria.org.au
QUERIES
For all general program queries, please contact Pathways Programs Manager, Rebecca Carter - rebecca.carter@volleyballvictoria.org.au