Pathways: provincial teams to university

Basketball Saskatchewan Provincial Teams (13U-17U)

2027 program: 17U born 2010-2011; 16U born 2011; 15U born 2012-2013; 14U born 2013-2014; 13U born 2014 (boys and girls)

Two tryout weekends per age group: an open SuperCamp (2027: April 17-18, boys in Martensville, girls in Regina; $125; registration Nov 1, 2026 to Apr 10, 2027), then invitations emailed Apr 20 for final tryouts Apr 24-25, 2027 (no extra fee). Players must attend both weekends to be considered. 17U and 15U teams play the 2027 National Championships in Regina.

BC Summer Games Volleyball (zone teams)

15U indoor; 17U beach

Athletes are chosen through Volleyball BC's Team BC Zone Program (15U indoor) and 17U beach zone tryouts; Greater Vancouver falls in Zones 3, 4 and 5. Next Summer Games: Penticton 2028.

Canada Basketball Targeted Athlete Strategy (TAS) and age-group national teams

Youth age-group athletes (Train to Train / Train to Compete stages); national teams U16, U17, U18, U19, U23, Senior

TAS athletes are identified and assessed using the Gold Medal Model at identification camps; boys register through Canada Basketball's Men's High Performance Athlete Identification Program form and are contacted when a camp is scheduled for their age group; girls contact Women's High Performance. Selected athletes receive an Individualized Performance Plan.

Canada Basketball U15 and U17 National Championships (provincial teams)

U15 and U17

Provincial and territorial teams compete each summer (2026: Aug 2-8; women in Sherbrooke, QC, men in Regina, SK). Canada Basketball states one objective is to facilitate the identification of athletes and coaches for National Team programming; athletes qualify by being selected to their province's or territory's team.

Canada Summer Games Volleyball (Team BC)

Listed by Volleyball BC as a multi-sport games goal of the Team BC pathway (indoor and beach); selection details not published on the Team BC pages.

Équipes du Québec (15U and 17U), Programme d'excellence

15U and 17U, boys and girls (14U also mentioned)

Basketball Québec's excellence program states the Équipes du Québec bring together the twelve best Québec athletes aged 15 and under and 17 and under; the page does not publish tryout dates or fees (contact the federation). Selected 15U athletes can receive a $1,000 tax credit and 17U athletes $2,000. Teams compete at the U15/U17 National Championships.

NAIA eligibility (PlayNAIA)

Graduating high-school students and college transfers; 4 seasons of competition

UBC points athletes to the NAIA's PlayNAIA site for eligibility rules and summarizes them: first-year (direct-entry) athletes need an overall high-school GPA of at least 2.30 on a 4.00 scale and must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours when they compete. Athletes may compete for four seasons within 10 semesters of attendance.

NCAA Eligibility Center

From Grade 9 (NCAA prospect status starts with Grade 9 classes)

Students register a free profile with the NCAA Eligibility Center and upgrade to an Academic & Amateurism Certification account (SFU advises Grade 10); counsellors send Grade 9-11 transcripts and later the final transcript with proof of graduation. For Division II, SFU lists 16 NCAA-approved core courses and a minimum 2.2 core-course GPA, and Canadian students find their approved courses in the NCAA international guide.

RBC Training Ground (volleyball)

14-25

Free athletic testing and scouting for Canadian athletes aged 14-25 by nine Team Canada sports including volleyball; listed on Volleyball Canada's camps and clinics page.

Team Alberta Beach Volleyball (15U/16U and 17U/18U)

15U/16U and 17U/18U, boys and girls (birth years not listed)

Team Alberta Beach selects up to 14 teams (28 athletes) in the 15U/16U and 17U/18U age classes, boys and girls. Selection camps are open to all age-eligible athletes: in 2026 registration opened April 1 (Sportlomo) and the selection camp was June 19-21 in Calgary; a GMTM profile is optional but recommended. The 2026 summer: training camp August 2-7, Youth Beach Provincials August 8-9, a second training camp in Toronto August 10-11 and Volleyball Canada Youth Beach Nationals in Toronto August 14-16. Athletes can be on both Team AB Beach and the indoor Canada Cup teams. Competition fee $2,400 (training, travel, lodging, meals, uniform, gear); KidSport, Jumpstart and the Hugh Hoyles Scholarship (up to $750) can help.

Team Alberta Volleyball 17U (indoor)

2027 program: born September 2009 or later (one girls team, one boys team)

Volleyball Alberta's Team Alberta 17U picks one girls team and one boys team (14 athletes each in 2026) to train and play at Canada Cup. For 2027, athletes born in September 2009 or later are eligible; those in the 16-month window at the matching grade get priority. There are no open tryouts: athletes apply through GMTM (profile, video, testing numbers; portal open December 1, 2026 to late May 2027), attend an ID camp (March 6-7, 2027, location TBD) and a final selection camp (May-June 2027; invitations mid-April and one week after 17U nationals). Physical testing standards are a guide, not the only factor. 2027 dates: training centre in Edmonton July 4-18, Canada Cup in Montréal July 19-25. Fees: $2,600 registration (training, Canada Cup travel, lodging, meals, uniform and gear) plus $1,000 residence fee if needed; the Hugh Hoyles Scholarship Fund (next intake April 2027), KidSport and Jumpstart can help.

Team BC Beach 17U Zone Program

17U

Regional tryouts in June (Zones 3 and 4 at Coquitlam Town Centre beach courts; Zone 5 TBA); zone teams train June-July and play beach volleyball at the BC Summer Games.

Team BC Beach 20U

20U (born 2007 or later in the 2026 cycle)

Tryouts in June at Kits Beach (women) and Spanish Banks East (men), Vancouver; top 8 athletes or pairs are offered places; schedule includes the Vancouver Open and Canada Cup Beach.

Team BC Red & Blue 16U/17U

16U/17U (born 2009 or later in the 2026 cycle)

Super Regional selection camps in June (Lower Mainland at Harry Jerome Sports Centre, Burnaby; Fraser Valley female at Walnut Grove Secondary, Langley), then a High Performance Camp in Kamloops; teams compete at the Canada Cup in July.

Team BC Select 18U

18U (born 2008 or later in the 2026 cycle)

Identification by invitation, paid video submission or self-identification after club provincials; invitation-only selection camp at Harry Jerome Sports Centre, Burnaby, in June; training camp in Kamloops and Canada Cup in July.

Team BC West Coast Cup 14U Camp

14U (born 2012 or later in the 2026 cycle)

Regional tryouts in May-June (Lower Mainland at Harry Jerome Sports Centre, Burnaby; Fraser Valley at Walnut Grove Secondary, Langley); selected athletes attend an overnight high-performance camp in Victoria in August.

Team BC Zone Program 15U

15U (born 2011 or later in the 2026 cycle)

Zone selection camps in late May-June (Zones 4 and 5 at Harry Jerome Sports Centre, Burnaby; Zone 3 at Walnut Grove Secondary, Langley); selected zone teams train June-July and play the BC Summer Games (2026) or BC Cup (2027).

Team Ontario (U15 and U17)

U15 (turning 14 or 15 in the current year); U17 (turning 16 or 17 in the current year); also U14 boys and girls development teams

Regional tryouts typically begin in early April ($30 per location); top athletes advance to weekend Mini-Camps, then a final tryout by email invitation. The 12 selected athletes per team pay $850 for Nationals (alternates $500); overall program cost is stated as $1,000-2,000. Teams compete at the Canada Basketball U15/U17 National Championships; U17 teams also at the Canada Summer Games.

Team Ontario Volleyball Regional Program

2026: girls born 2012, boys born 2011

The Team Ontario Regional Program is the first entry point into the Team Ontario volleyball pathway: an overnight high-performance camp in indoor and beach volleyball. In 2026 it was for girls born in 2012 and boys born in 2011; athletes must meet the minimum age. The 2026 camp ran July 26-30 at the University of Guelph, and every selected athlete then played the Ontario Summer Games (July 31-August 2, Waterloo); in other years the camp ends with an in-house tournament. Fees (marked TBC): girls $1,350, boys $1,150 + HST. Selection is explained on Team Ontario's separate Athlete Identification page.

U SPORTS academic eligibility (UBC Athletics summary)

Post-secondary students; up to 5 years of competition

U SPORTS athletes must be registered in at least three courses (9 credit hours or equivalent) in each term they compete and may compete for up to five years; athletes who have used up their eligibility in the NCAA, NAIA or CCAA are not eligible. At UBC the Varsity Office confirms every athlete's eligibility, and prospects are told to contact the recruiting coach and complete the prospective athlete form.

Volleyball Canada Beach NextGen (full-time)

Full-time training group at Volleyball Canada's Beach High-Performance Centre in Toronto; athletes are chosen at an annual selection camp in December and train January to December.

Volleyball Canada Beach Summer Development Program

Online video application followed by an annual selection camp in May; four-month summer program in Toronto feeding the beach national team system.

Volleyball Canada indoor national team programs (NEP, Youth, Junior)

Volleyball BC's High Performance Plan names Volleyball Canada's NEP, Youth and Junior national team programs as the next step after Team BC; selection is run by Volleyball Canada.