There are three girls teams at Downingtown East-
There are typically around 12-16 girls on the freshman team (with some potentially as practice players), 12-14 on the JV team, and 10-14 on the Varsity Team.
This will be the main way reminders and schedule changes will be communicated. It also allows players/parents to contact Coach Caitlin easily. Click here to join- https://www.parentsquare.com/groups/join/ebs1bf5fwi
Tryouts: Monday, August 17th & Tuesday, August 18th, 2026 with preseason starting for players who make the team Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of the same week, with a scrimmage Saturday.
*Exact times to be updated soon!
To tryout you MUST have a sports physical completed after May 1st, 2026 and uploaded into the Family ID website- https://www.familyid.com/organizations/downingtown-high-school-east The sports physical form can be found on the Family ID website on the bottom right-hand side- it is called PIAA Section 6 or by clicking this link- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f4iVjlAKOynb3DZl5-6PHqOjAlQ8G1Xy/view . You will not be allowed to try out without the physical completed. You can schedule this "sports physical" appointment at your family doctor and even CVS MinuteClinic and Urgent Care offer same day appointments.
Preseason: starts Wednesday, August 19th and goes through Saturday, August 22nd (please see our Google Calendar for up to date times closer to the season)
Scrimmages/Preseason Practices Monday-Friday after school the following week with a Varsity scrimmage tournament on Saturday, August 29th at Central Dauphin High School.
Starting June 9th and ending the first week in August come out and play volleyball in an open gym setting at Downingtown East High School. Any players trying out for the East girls volleyball team entering grades 9-12 are welcome to attend.
Cost- Free!
We have secured a summer lifting/conditioning program again! PHAST will be running these strength and conditioning sessions at Downingtown East High School from 3:30-4:20 pm every Monday and Wednesday night. (Visit the PHAST website here to learn more about the trainers- https://philadelphiaareasportstraining.com/ )
Starting date will be June 9th. Sign up for the sessions by clicking here- Google Form
These workouts should be done in place of the workouts on the summer workout calendar these days.
Cost- $120
Mark your calendars! Preseason/tryouts will start Monday, August 17th, 2026!
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Preseason will occur directly after tryouts on August 16th. Players who make the team should expect to commit Monday-Saturday until the end of October. Some Saturdays will be free depending on the game schedule.

This was our 2025 Fall Schedule for JV and Varsity. All times are Junior Varsity start times with Varsity directly following. The Freshman team will have a separate schedule that will be communicated after tryouts.
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