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Tanya Cable
Agenda
•Welcome & Intro of Board
Tanya Cable
•Club Statement/Player & Family Commitment
Chris Jones
•Type of Teams/Fees/Practices & Tournaments
Don Stephens/LeAnn Lane
Chris Jones
•Fundraising
Leslie Humphries
•Tryouts and Team Placement
Lindsey Devine
•Parent/Player Contract
LeAnn Lane
•Registration/1st Team Meeting
Tanya Cable
•Parent Volunteers
Liz Blakely
•Apparel
Karen Frohlich
•Questions
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
Tanya Cable
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
Chris Jones
Club Statement/Player and Family Commitment
The Kingsport Volleyball Club (KVC) shall:
•Provide an opportunity for girls to develop their individual and team
volleyball skills.
•Offer opportunities to play on either travel or non-travel teams.
•Form teams based on ability, age, and position via coaching
evaluation.
Individual player improvement, team success, and the success of
KVC are dependent upon commitment from players and their
families. It should be understood that participation in this club
requires a commitment of time, effort and finances. Players and
their families should enter into the program well aware of these
requirements.
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
$0
$305
Travel Expense
$2000+
Estimate
$740
Club Fees
$4000+
Estimate
$1,245
0-2
7 minimum 12 minimum
Number of Tournaments
Qualifier
Club
Non Travel
Mar
Mar/Apr
Time
Skill Level
May/June
13 - 17
13 - 17
4th – 7th
Typical Age/Grade
Don Stephens
Don Stephens
Type of Teams/Fees/Practices & Tournaments
Non-Travel Girls Teams:
Who may participate:
•Primarily for grades 4-7 (USAV age 13 & under)
•Players with minimal skill level
•Players not able to commit to the rigors of travel teams
Primary Purpose:
•Fundamental skill development
•Introduction to KVC and competitive volleyball
Fees:
Tryout Fee:
Additional Annual Fee to Play:
$25 ($50 after October 11, 2014)
$305 (local tournaments are an additional cost)
Included in this fee:
•One 2-hour practice per week
•Possible scrimmages
•Season will run Nov/Dec thru March
•Officiating Clinic
•SRVA registration
•Gym Costs
•T-shirt Uniform with number
•Coach’s salary
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
Don Stephens
Type of Teams/Fees/Practices & Tournaments
Travel Club Teams
Who may participate:
•Girls USAV ages 13-17 (18s team will be considered if enough players).
•Girls with evaluated skill levels required for competitive travel teams.
•Girls/parents willing to commit to the time and financial obligations of a travel team.
Notes:
•Team placement will be made by the coaching committee after observation of the tryout process.
•Parents and coaches of each team will determine tournament dates.
•Schedule may conflict with other winter/spring sports.
Fees:
Tryout Fee:
Additional Annual Fee to Play:
Jersey/Running Tempo Shorts:
$25 ($50 after October 11, 2014)
$740 base for 7 tournament days
$45 (New Jersey for 2014)
Note: These fees do not include player travel, lodging or meal expenses or any expense for a
National Qualifier tournament. These costs could total an additional $2,000+
Included in this fee:
•Two 2-hour practices per week (1 weeknight + Saturday, or 1 weeknight + tournament day)
•7 tournament days
•Season will run Nov/Dec thru Mar/Apr (could be later depending upon tournament dates)
•Officiating Clinic
•SRVA registration
•Gym Costs
•1 Practice T-shirt
•Coach’s salary (+7 nights travel expenses for away tournaments)
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
Don Stephens
Type of Teams/Fees/Practices & Tournaments
Travel Qualifier Teams
Who may participate:
•Girls USAV ages 13-17 (18s team will be considered if enough players).
•Girls with evaluated skill level necessary for qualifier teams.
•Girls/parents willing to commit to the time and financial obligations of qualifier teams.
Notes:
•Placement will be made by the coaching committee after observation of the tryout process.
•Parents and coaches of each team will determine tournament dates.
•Schedule may conflict with other winter/spring sports.
Fees:
Tryout Fee:
$25 ($50 after October 11, 2014)
Additional Annual Fee to Play:
$1,245 base for 12 tournament days
Jersey/Running Tempo Shorts: $45 (New Jersey for 2014)
Note: These fees do not include player travel, lodging or meal expenses or any expense for a
National Qualifier tournament. These costs could total an additional $4,000+
Included in this fee:
•Two 2-hour practices per week (1 weeknight + Saturday, or 1 weeknight + tournament day)
•Coach may require 3rd weekly practice
•12 tournament days (ex: Monument City, Richmond-2 days; 2 Southern Region tournaments-2
days; Roanoke -2 days; Qualifier-3 days; Kentucky – 1 day)
•Season will run Nov/Dec into May/June
•Officiating Clinic
•Gym Costs
•1 Practice T-shirts
•Coach’s salary (+ 12 nights travel expenses for away tournaments)
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
LeAnn Lane
Tournaments Attended in the Past Few Years
Monument City Classic – Richmond, VA
Beast of the Southeast – Atlanta, GA
MAVA - Louisville, KY
Hi-Neighbor – Asheville, NC
Shamrock – Roanoke, VA
Southern Classic - Palmetto Region– Clemson, SC /Anderson, SC
Peachtree – Atlanta, GA
Smokey Mountain – Knoxville, TN
K2 – Sevierville, TN
Additional Tournament
Big Sandy – Huntington, WV
(not included in fees)
Choo Choo City– Chattanooga, TN
Eastman – Kingsport
Alliance/A-Game – Nashville, TN
NETVC - Bristol
NETVC – Bristol, TN
Eastman - Kingsport
USAV Southern Regionals – Atlanta, GA
USAV Big South National Qualifier – Atlanta, GA
USAV Nationals – Miami, FL (location varies by year)
AAU Nationals – Orlando, FL
PLAYER TRAVEL, LODGING, AND MEAL EXPENSES FOR THESE TOURNAMENTS
ARE NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR KVC FEES.
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
LeAnn Lane
Type of Teams/Fees/Practices & Tournaments
Tentative Practice Locations
John Sevier Middle School
Colonial Heights Baptist Church
Colonial Heights Christian Church
Higher Ground Baptist Church
Robinson Middle School
John Adams Elementary
Church Hill Middle
Other area churches/schools
Tentative Practice Times
(Mon – Fri): 5:30pm-7:30pm or 7:30pm-9:30pm (older teams should expect Wednesday
practice)
Saturday: 9am-11am, 11am-1pm, 1pm-3pm, 3pm-5p
1st Practice in 2014: Nov 15th (nontravel) Week of Nov 17th
No practice during the week of Thanksgiving: Nov 22-30
No practice during Christmas Break: Dec 20 - Jan 5th
1st Practice in 2015: Jan 6th
Specific Practice information will be given on ‘Meet Your Team’ day Sunday Nov 9th
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
Chris Jones
Fee Schedule 2014 - 2015
Team
Tryout Fee
($25 by Oct 11;
$50 after
Oct 11)
Payment Due
Payments Due
1st Team Meeting
Nov 9
Jan. 1,
2015
Non-Travel
$25 or $50
$155
$150
Club
$25 or $50
$320
$140
$140
$140
$740
Qualifier
$25 or $50
$525
$240
$240
$240
$1,245
Feb. 1,
2015
Mar. 1,
2015
Total Fee (not
including tryout fee)
$305
Late fee for each monthly payment made after due date: $15/month
Payments should be mailed to : Kingsport Volleyball Club
PO Box 7693
Kingsport, TN 37664
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
Leslie Humphries
Fundraising
There will be fundraisers that are optional for players and their parents. These fundraisers
provide an opportunity to raise money that can be applied against a player’s club dues.
Food City Cards
• Cards can be pre-purchased in $50 increments
•
5% of the amount of cards purchased will be applied to any
outstanding balance of your player's last payment due.
•
FC Community Cash Card Orders are taken periodically during the
season; an email with instructions will alert you to the order
process and deadlines.
•
Food City Card directions and order form are available on web site
Web Site Ads
• Ads are placed on the KVC Website
•
Business Card Sized Image ($75)
Anything above $75 will be a donation to the club’s general account.
•
All ad sales must be Postmarked between Nov 14th and Dec 13th
•
Forms will be available at the Team Meeting
•
Web site Ad forms will be available at the Nov 9th Team Meeting night and on
the website thereafter.
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
Lindsey Devine
Tryouts and Team Placement
Tryout Schedule
Attend
all 3
Attend
Both
mandatory
•
Tryouts are
•
The KVC coaching staff will evaluate the skill level of players during a series of tryouts.
•
Players will be placed on teams according to: Ability, Age, Position
•
Players should attend all (not just one) tryout dates per skill level
•
Players may attend more than one skill level tryout
•
Placement on a team is not guaranteed – some cuts will likely be made
•
*
Target number of players per team: 9 Maximum: 10
Selected players may be invited to older club and/or qualifier tryouts.
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
LeAnn Lane
Parent/Player Contract
2014-2015
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PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
Tanya Cable
Registration
1. Registration & Tryout Forms:
• KVC Online Tryout Form $25 or $50 Registration (Discounted to $25 if postmarked by October 11,
2014)
• SRVA Requirements (Register online at www.srva.org) Print tryout form, Membership form and Medical
Release form.) Have the Medical form notarized.
• Copy of Insurance Card
Make 2 copies of all
• Copy of Birth Certificate
• Parent-Player Contract
Documents, 3 copies of
• Concussion from
SRVA Membership Form
2. Tryout Fees are non refundable.
3. Team Meeting: November 9, 2014 at RNR at Middle School 1:30 – 3:00, High School 3:00 – 4:30.
Items to bring:
•First payment: Non-Travel $155.00, Club $320.00, Qualifier $525.00
•Calendars: To schedule tournaments. Coaches will have tournament dates.
•Know your apparel information (i.e. jersey number and size, t-shirt size)
•Jersey/Running Tempo Shorts Fee: $45 for all travel teams, This will not apply to non travel players,
only club and qualifier teams. BLACK will be the color.
4. Officiating clinic required for all players–December 13, 2014
All Travel and Non-Travel players will have to attend as a requirement of SRVA.
5. We will be assigning a board member to each team so if you have any needs or requests you may contact
that board member.
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
Liz Blakley
Parent Volunteers
Team Representative
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Serve as a liaison between coach and parents to communicate team information.
Serve, as needed, as a liaison between the KVC Director and the Coach/ Travel Coordinator to communicate tournament
status.
Coordinate parents to provide (healthy) food and drinks to the team at tournament.
Assist the coach, as needed
Serve as a liaison between team and KVC board regarding jersey orders, apparel orders, tournament fees (extra), club events,
and club equipment.
Keep accurate records of money collected from players for uniforms, apparel, fundraising, extra tournaments, and banquet.
Forward all monies to the Club Treasurer.
Coordinate fundraising efforts with the parents and the players.
Must have email access and a cell phone and be willing to communicate with them.
Travel Coordinator
1.
2.
3.
Research and negotiate hotel reservation for tournaments as soon as schedule is known. Select a hotel for value and proximity
to tournament venue. Players normally room with parents, so reserve block of rooms for players and for coach.
Communicate with parents and coach regarding hotel name, location, phone number, price, dates, directions, and reservation
deadline, and group code. Parents and coach will be responsible for securing their room on a credit card in the group block
prior to the deadline.
Work with the Team Representative to communicate directions to players and coach TO the hotel from Kingsport and to the
venue (gym) at each tournament. Arrive early at each tournament and scout out the gym, gym entrance, etc. and relay any
updated directions to the team, coach, ball-keeper.
Ball Keeper
Keeper of the team ball bag and balls and ball cart. Balls need to be at each tournament early and collected at the end of each
tournament. Additional equipment may be included (ball pump and first aid kit) and will need to be kept up with. Occasionally,
balls and cart will be needed at practice.
Team Photographer
Take photos of team during the season; share with the team and forward to the club web site coordinator – Aaron Carroll.
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
Karen Frohlich
Optional Apparel
Dry Fit (Traditional Logo)
Short Sleeve
Long Sleeve
(white)
KVC Shirt (Traditional Logo)
Short Sleeve
Long Sleeve
Hoodie
Crewneck
“Fun” Shirt (Traditional Logo)
Short Sleeve
(colortone)
spiral pink/light pink !!!!
(Black)
(Royal Blue)
(Heather Charcoal Grey)
Spandex
2in inseam low-cut, $23
4in inseam high-cut, $20
(Black)
Other Items
(not pictured)
Duffle bag, Cooler, Ball Cap
(Adjustable)
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
Tanya Cable
Summary
• All information can be found on Web Site: www.kingsportvolleyballclub.org
• Registration & Tryout Forms:
• KVC Online Tryout Form /$25 or $50 Registration (Discount if post marked by October 11, 2014)
• SRVA Requirements (Register online at www.srva.org) Print tryout form, Membership form and Medical
Release form.) Have the Medical form notarized
Make 2 copies of all
• Copy of Insurance Card
• Copy of Birth Certificate
Documents, 3 copies of
• Parent-Player Contract
Membership Form
• Concussion from
Attend
all 3
Attend
Both
•Team Meeting: November 9, 2014 at RNR. Items to bring:
•First payment: Non-Travel $155.00, Club $320.00, Qualifier $525.00
•Calendars: To schedule tournaments. Coaches will have tournament dates.
•Know what jersey number you had last year and your size if you need a new jersey.
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
Questions?
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014
USA VOLLEYBALL JUNIOR PLAYER AGE DEFINITION
For use during the 2014-2015 Season
• 18 and Under Division:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1996 or Players who were born on or
after September 1, 1995 and a high school student in the twelfth (12th) grade or below during
some part of the current academic year
• 17 and Under Division:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1997
• 16 and Under Division:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1998
• 15 and Under Division:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1999
• 14 and Under Division:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 2000
• 13 and Under Division:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 2001
• 12 and Under Division:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 2002
PLEASE NOTE: $25 Early Tryout Fee must be Postmarked on or before October 11, 2014