Varsity Volleyball Tryout Rubric

Poor / Needs Excellent Total Score

Failure Fair / Developing Good/Proficient
Improvement /Advanced 25 pts (5 points in
1 pts 3 pts 4 pts
2 pts 5 pts each skill)

Underhand Passing Failure Poor / Needs Fair / Developing Good/Proficient Excellent /Advanced Total Score
(bumping) Improvement
Cannot make contact Weight on heels, Body in low athletic Body in low athletic
with the ball. Hands were apart, elbows were bent, stance, weight on stance, weight on
body in upright ball was playable for balls of feet, knees balls of feet, knees
position, did not call, teammates, some bent, called mine, bent, called mine,
lift. control of ball. hands together, ball hands together, ball
went towards target, went towards target,
control of the ball. control of the ball,
pass had a purpose.

Overhead Passing Failure Poor / Needs Fair / Developing Good/Proficient Excellent /Advanced Total Score
(setting) Improvement
Cannot make contact Made a triangle, hit Body in athletic Body in athletic
with the ball. Hands were apart, ball off of palms (not position, made a position, made a
body not in athletic fingers), some triangle for hands, triangle for hands,
position, lift, no control of ball. called mine, weight called mine, weight
control of ball. on balls of feet, good on balls of feet, good
follow through, follow through,
control of ball to control of ball to
target. target, pass could
spiked, pass had a
purpose.

Hitting Failure Poor / Needs Fair / Developing Good/Proficient Excellent /Advanced Total Score
(spiking) Improvement
No contact is made Contact is made with Contact is made with Footwork is correct,
with ball. Contact is made with ball, no approach ball in any manner, body weight is
ball, foot work is was made. footwork is good, ball transferred correctly,
incorrect. is hit into the court. arm pull back is low,
contact with ball is
high with an open
 hand, ball is hit into
the court.

Serving Failure Poor / Needs Fair / Developing Good/Proficient Excellent /Advanced Total Score
Improvement
- Player performs - Player performs a - Player performs the
- Player performs no per-serve routine per-serve routine all same per-serve
per-serve routine. sparingly. the time. routine, every-time.
- Player consistently - Player can serve - Player can - Player can
errs (net violation or the ball in play, but consistently serve in consistently serve in
out of bounds). with little zone play and sometimes play and to the
- Serve has little to discretion. to the desired zone. desired zone.
no velocity. - Serve has some - Serve has velocity - Serve has great
- Serve clears net by velocity, but not and can challenge deal of velocity and
10 + ft. suitable for aces at var. level serve can potentially
the var. level. receive passing. disrupt var level
- Serve clears net - Serve clears net serve receive
between 9-6 ft. between 6-3 ft. patterns.
- Serve clears net by
less than 3 ft.

Serve Receive Failure Poor / Needs Fair / Developing Good/Proficient Excellent /Advanced Total Score
Improvement
- Balance is forward - Palms up, platform - Palms up, platform
- Balance prior to before serve, but on straight and in front straight and
serve is on heels. heels. of knees. extended in front of
- Palms facing down. - Palms up. - Balance is primarily body.
- Vertical stance with - Platform close to on toes, but player - Balance is on toes,
no bend at knees, no body instead of may finish the pass out in front of knees.
depth in hips, bent extended in front of on heels. - Knees are almost
platform. knees. - Player is slightly 90 degrees, hips are
- No effort to dive - Player's "ready" below bottom-net strong.
when necessary. position to pass has level when ready to - Player is clearly
- "0" option pass. player's head at pass. ready-to pass below
bottom-net level. - "2" option pass. the bottom-net level.
- "1" option pass. - "3" option pass.

Volleyball IQ Failure Poor / Needs Fair / Developing Good/Proficient Excellent /Advanced Total Score
 Improvement
- player knows 1/3 of -player knows 2/3 of -player knows all
-player knows none the court areas. the volleyball areas of the court.
of the areas of the - player 1/3 of the areas/positions. -player applies what
court. time can process - player 2/3 of the their
-player is unable to information from time can process coaches/teammates
process coaches and/or what the tell them to do every
coaches/teammates teammates and apply coach/teammates tell time.
instruction and apply that knowledge to e them to do and apply -players understand
to the game. game. that to the game. all schemes and/or
-player does not -player 1/3 of the -player 2/3 of the positions which they
understand schemes time understands time understands are told to be in.
and or positions in schemes and/or schemes and/or
which they are told positions in which positions in which
to be at. they are told to be they are told to be
at. at.

Enter Title Failure Poor / Needs Fair / Developing Good/Proficient Excellent /Advanced Total Score
Improvement

Total Score Failure Poor / Needs Fair / Developing Good/Proficient Excellent /Advanced Total Score
(5 points in each Improvement
skill)
Performance qualities
Poor Fair Good Great
1 pts The student does not 2 pts The student is approaching 3 pts The student is proficient most of 4 pts The student is proficient all of the
demonstrate up to the standard level average and is at standard level the time. time.

Hiphop History Poor Fair Good Great

Student demonstrates knowledge on
the history of hiphop to include the
origin, the pillars, reason for
development

Basic Hiphop skills Poor Fair Good Great

ex: step touches, side step, front
step, back step, slides on the ground

Basic Break Dance Skills Poor Fair Good Great

Get downs, floor work, freezes (yoga,
side, baby)

Choreography Poor Fair Good Great

How well does the student pick up
new information? Does the student
demonstrate ability to retain this
information?

Energy Poor Fair Good Great

Is the student willing to try new things
and learn? Does the student put for
effort in class

Behavior
Classroom conduct Poor Fair Good Great
Is the student respecful of rules and
follow directions? Is the student both
physically and verbally appropriate?

Cooperation Poor Fair Good Great

Does the student cooperate and work
well with both the teacher and other
peers in the classroom?