In this doujin that I'm reading, a character - Hinata - comes to his new
friend's volleyball practice. When an excited Hinata asks if he could join in
their practice, the club members crowd around him, curious as to why he's
there (left panel). Among their various questions, one member asks
来{らい}年{ねん}受{じゅ}験{けん} which I believe translates roughly to "Taking the exam
next year?" Considering that this is a middle school volleyball club and they
mistake Hinata for an elementary school child, I assume it means that he's
asking if Hinata plans to come to their middle school next year. But why is he
talking about an exam?

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来年受験 - What does taking an exam in the coming year mean in this context?