Team Information

Team Information 2009

The 2009 club volleyball season is right around the corner and it’s time to start finalizing some details!!

The teams we will have this season will be determined by our available qualified coaches, available practice facilities (we are not returning to the CAC), and the amount of talent/interest in each age group. To help us with this planning process, please e-mail mark.tanis@cox.net as soon as possible with the following information: name, birthdate, grade, school, height, primary and secondary positions played, & the e-mail address you want us to use for future communications. Please also let us know if you are interested in playing on a national/open team or a club team. Right now, we are confident that we will have the following teams:

* 18 Open Team – will likely go to 5 or 6 multi-day tournaments but will not attempt to qualify for nationals due to the late-season time commitment required for that and the fact that many of these players will be seniors. The focus of this team will be to have fun while attending high-level tournaments where many college coaches do their recruiting. This team will likely practice 2-3 times per week and attend tournaments from January through April. If we do not have enough talent and/or interest for a 17 Open team then those interested juniors should tryout for this team. The player fees will likely be in the $900-1100 range depending on which tournaments are selected and the number of players on the team. The head coach for this team will be Mike Wiegand.

* 16 National Team – will likely go to 2 single-day tournaments, 4 or 5 multi-day tournaments, and the Old Dominion Region Bid Tournament in an attempt to qualify for nationals. This team will likely practice 2-3 times per week and attend tournaments from January through May. The head coach for this team will be Tom Houser. The player fees will likely be in the $1000-1200 range depending on which tournaments are selected and the number of players on the team.

We hope to have a couple of Club Teams in addition to these national/open teams but that will depend on the coaches and practice facilities we are able to secure as well as the number and age and skill level of interested players. Club teams typically practice twice a week and travel to three 1-day ODR tournaments and 2 multi-day tournaments (Shamrock and one other). Club teams typically attend tournaments from January to April and have team budgets of $450-500.gets of $450-500.