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Volleyball » Competitive Volleyball - Fall 2026 Season

Competitive Volleyball - Fall 2026 Season

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 Practices / Tryouts / Coaches / Fees

Updated May 20- HCAL updates

Registration is now closed. There is no late registration for Volleyball.Registration numbers look good for Girls Volleyball.Boys Volleyball will form one team for Fall 2026 - Boys Varsity. Please expect cuts.

 

***Subject to change***

Overview

For the fall 2026 Volleyball season, we formed a Girls Varsity, Girls JV, Girls Middle School Beast (A), Girls Middle School Bold (B), and Boys Varsity teams!

 

New this year!

As communicated since January 28, tryouts were in May! One of the advantages to teams being formed in May is that they can start training together over the summer! Please find each team’s Summer Training Schedule on Practices. 100% participation in Summer Training is expected from each team member.

 

Another advantage to teams being formed in May is that they can start training for regular practices as soon as school starts for the year! 

  

Meridian Volleyball Accomplishments

Meridian Volleyball has 6 State titles!

2016, Varsity Girls Volleyball State Champions

2016, 9th - 10th Girls Volleyball State Champions

2017, Middle School Girls Volleyball State Champions

2021, Varsity Boys Volleyball State Champions

2022, Varsity Boys Volleyball State Champions

2023, Varsity Boys Volleyball State Champions

 

Important Dates

Monday, April 13 - Registration ($52.30) opens for 2026-2027 season.

Thursday, April 23  at 9 p.m. - Registration ($52.30) ends for the 2026-2027 season. No late registration.

Thursday, April 23 - Physical forms due.

Wednesday, May 13 - Middle School Girls Tryouts Part 1 (Skills Assessment) and Girls High School Tryouts

Thursday, May 14 - Middle School Girls Part 2 (Team Tryouts) and Boys High School Tryouts.

Thursday,  May 14- Tryout Results posted by tryout number on Tryouts by 10 p.m..

Friday, May 15 - Participation fee invoices issued through MySchoolBucks. Welcome emails sent.

Thursday, May 21 - Participation fees due by noon (Updated due to the Memorial Day weekend)

July 13 - 31 - Summer Training. Each team has a 3-5 day Summer Training session during this time. See Practices

Wednesday, August 12 - Regular practices start when school resumes

Friday, August 14 - Games start (The game schedule will be available in early August)

TBD - Sports photos

Friday, September 4 - Meridian Labor Day Classic Volleyball Tournament: High School Teams Pool Play. (No school)

Saturday, September 5 - Meridian Labor Day Classic Volleyball Tournament: All teams

Friday, September 25 & Saturday, September 26 - Aggieland Tournament for Girls JV, Girls Varsity, and Boys JV, and Boys Varsity. (Travel Tournament - Families should plan on arranging and providing transportation and hotel accommodations for their volleyball player and designate a responsible adult if the parent/guardian is not attending.)

TBD - Adults vs. Students Volleyball Games

TBD - Homecoming Games

TBD - Volleyball Senior Night!

November 7 - Regionals in the Austin area

November 14 - State (only Varsity is eligible to advance to State). Location TBD but anticipated between Austin and Houston.

 

Tryouts

Students interested in participating in 2026 Volleyball are required to participate in tryouts on Wednesday, May 13 and Thursday, May 14. See Tryouts.

 

Practice Schedule

See  Practices.

 

Game Schedule

Update as of May 20, Meridian Athletics is moving to HCAL!

 

In addition to stronger and more consistent competition, several sports will benefit from slightly longer seasons, and teams will have more standardized game days across the league. Below are the designated game days for High School and Middle School sports. While occasional schedule exceptions may occur, these will be the primary competition days.

  • High School Game Days = Tuesdays & Friday
  • Middle School Game Days =  Primarily Thursdays, with some Mondays

Non-league games can be any other weekday evening or Saturday.

 

HCAL’s philosophy emphasizes growth and development at the middle school level. Because of this, Middle School teams will have the opportunity to advance to Regionals, but not State Championships. Advancement to State competition will be reserved for Varsity teams, similar to the varsity lettering model.

 

Varsity Volleyball will have up to 10 league games and up to four non-league games.  JV Volleyball will have up to 8 league games.

 

Varsity and JV Volleyball will be entered into up to three tournaments, including the Meridian Labor Day Classic and the Aggieland Tournament. Middle School teams will be entered into the Meridian Labor Day Classic Volleyball Tournament.

 

Advancement to league playoffs must be earned by each team. The season for each team ends when that team's competitions end.

 

The Volleyball Game Schedule will be available in August and is subject to change. Teams will have about two games a week. A third game in a week or a tournament that week will likely result in a cancelled practice.

 

Coaches

See Coaches.

 

Fees

Please see Fees.

Please send questions to Meridian Athletics.

 

Registration - Now closed.

Monday, April 13 through Thursday, April 23  at 9 p.m.  – Regular registration ($52.30) for the 2026 season. No late registration for students enrolled in Meridian during the regular registration window.

 

Monday, May 18 through 9 p.m. on  Monday, July 20  – Registration ($52.30) for newly enrolled students (For students who enrolled in Meridian after April 23. Please request access from the school registrar.)

 

Check your registration status.

 

Lettering & Letter Jackets

Lettering in an extracurricular activity is reserved for high school students who participate at the highest level, which for Volleyball means Varsity. The following were the Lettering requirements for Volleyball for 2025-2026. 

  1. Participation Level Requirement - The student athlete must participate on the Varsity team in at least a portion of at least 75% of all the team's regular season, Varsity-level, interscholastic games. Does not include tournaments, Adults/Staff vs. Students games, or playoffs.

Student Managers: Must be a member of a Varsity or Varsity-level team and perform all duties well throughout the season as communicated by the coach. Participation Amount requirements also apply.

  1. Participation Amount & Quality Requirement - 
  1. Promptly attending all practices and exhibitions (unless excused in advance by the coach or by a Standing Conflict Waiver, which was approved by the Athletic Coordinator). To be nominated to letter, students cannot have any unexcused absences.
  2. Always demonstrating a positive attitude toward their sport, teammates, and opponents.
  3. Consistently showing that they are working their hardest and showing outstanding effort. 

 

The lettering requirements for 2026-2027 will be similar and they will be published in September.  Visit Letter Jackets & Lettering for more information.

 

Questions

Please send questions to Meridian Athletics.



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