2009 Metro Men’s Masters Volleyball

Tryouts & Practice Schedule

Tryouts and Practices Practices: June 2009, Stie tbd

The Finals Are:

Saturday & Sunday, July 11 & 12
At Mass Premier Courts - Foxboro, MA

Directions: Take Route 495 South to exit 13A (Route 95 North, Toward Boston) heading North. Take Route 95 to exit 7A (Route 140 South, toward Mansfield). Travel 0.5 miles through one stop light and at the second light turn right onto Forbes Blvd. Follow Forbes Blvd to the next light and turn right on Route 106. Travel 0.7 miles and you will see our facility on the left hand side, right after you have passed under Route 95.

Bay State Games Web Links

The Bay State Games are run by:
Massachusetts Amateur Sports Foundation
55 Sixth Road Woburn, MA 01801
phone: (781) 932-6555
fax: (781) 932-3441

• Main page for the Bay State Games
• Volleyball information on the BSG site

About the Bay State Games

The Bay State Games is the official state games in Massachusetts hosted by the Massachusetts Amateur Sports Foundation. Volleyball is one of several sports that awards medals in this olympic-style festival. 2008 is the 27th year for the Bay State Games.

There is a $15 tryout fee and a finalist fee of $50 if you make the team. You will receive a t-shirt for tryouts and a uniform and BSG jacket as a finalist. 

Volleyball has 5 divisions:
Boys' and Girls' Scholastic: through junior year of high school
Men's and Women's Open: high school senior and up
Men's Masters: over 30 years old

There are 6 teams in each division, each formed by geographic proximity:
Metro, Southeast, Northeast, Coastal, Central, and West

The tournament format is that each team plays each other 2 games in round-robin play. The top 4 teams go on to play in the medal round on Sunday: 1v4, 2v3. The losers of these matches play for the bronze medal, the winners play for the gold.

Summary of Rules for the Bay State Games

• You must live or go to school in the area you are trying out for 30 days before tryouts.
• You must be able to play on the weekend of the games. (Duh!)
• Up to four athletes from the same school can play on the team. (2 for college)
• You can play in more than one sport as long as the finals don't conflict.
• Don't try to 'bend' the rules. If your team uses an ineligible player, you will forfeit all your games.

How to Register

You can register on the BSG site or bring a check to a tryout/practice.

$15 Payable to Bay State Games.