The Midwest Penguins will return to regular open tryouts this July for upcoming 2025-2026 club season.  We are past the both the changes that came with Covid and the new Badger Region tryout process that was put in place in the Summer of 2024.

Midwest Penguins Volleyball Club’s stance on the retention policy:
“As we enter our 29th season, we continue to strive to create the most competitive teams through a Fair and Equal tryout process.  We believe that in the Fall season ahead, the athletes will continue to grow in their skills and leadership.  

The tryout process continues to be an important step for the Penguins to create competitive teams for the new club season.  We have outstanding coaches that strive to coach motivated athletes to the next level.

Two of the core values of our club are Integrity and Competitive Fairness. We feel to have a club with Integrity; we need to offer Fair and Equal competition for our potential athletes each season. It is our belief that to offer positions on teams for the next season to only athletes that have played for us the year before, eliminates a Fair and Equal process to both our returning athletes and to any other athletes that wish to play for us.

Therefore, Midwest Penguins Volleyball Club will NOT be offering club wide positions to our returners during the early retention period.

Please know that we love all our Penguin athletes and we want them all to return. We do, however, also believe in the integrity of the tryout process. We invite our returning athletes, as well as any new potential athletes, to join us during our club tryouts this Summer.  

We want to make a fair decision about each athlete and place each athlete on a team for the season through a competitive process that will evaluate their athletic potential, work ethic, and overall teammate skills against ALL potential athletes. 

In doing so, when an athlete’s family makes a decision, 

1. They will have accurate information on season costs

2. They will have a tentative picture of the practice & tournament schedule 

3. They will know who will be coaching their team & other levels

4. They will also have a vision of their potential teammates

This will benefit each athlete and their families, so they are able to make the most informed decision possible. 

Keep in mind, that if you played for another club last year and want an opportunity to tryout and be offered a position onto one of our teams, do NOT accept an early retention period offer from your current club, as you will essentially be forfeiting the right to tryout anywhere else. We would love to see you this fall at the Penguin tune ups and tryouts. 

Fondly,

Janice & Anne