Mission Statement
Wrecking Crew Volleyball Club is committed to each individual player;
we are dedicated to the education, development and optimization of each player to increase their skills and performance.
We will provide a positive learning atmosphere with opportunities for dedicated player to pursue volleyball beyond the high
school level.
Wrecking Crew Volleyball Club is affiliated with the United States Volleyball Association which is the national sports governing
body for amateur volleyball. We are registered and part f the USAV North Texas Region. This year we will have
teams competing in 12 and under through 17 and under. We practice in East Texas (Hallsville, Henderson, Gilmer, Longview,
and Springhill) twice a week. Our club serves players throughout the East Texas area. The primary object of Wrecking
Crew Volleyball Club is to offer young women an opportunity to receive high quality instruction in skill development and team
strategy. We also feel it is important to instill in them a passion for the game and the importance of great sportsmanship.
We strive to help our athletes improve their skill development to help them excel at the high school level beyond. Our
teams participate in a competitive schedule of tournaments.
Wrecking
Crew Volleyball Club offers a program with its own executive staff, which manages
the overall operation and administration of the club. Our coaching staff is high committed to the success of each individual
player and team. Our coaches are selected based on their volleyball knowledge, playing and coaching experience, maturity,
and temperament. We have confidence that our coaching staff is one that will succeed with noticeable merit!
Club Policies
As a Wrecking Crew volleyball player, you should be willing to commit to becoming the best volleyball
player you can be. It requires many hours of hard work, a willingness to learn and listen, dedication to your team,
respect for your coaches and most importantly, a POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
- Be Respectful
- Be on time to practice,
tournaments and team meetings
- Attend every practice and give 100% to your workout
*If you
do not attend practice and you do not notify your coach you will be charge a $30 fine and your playing time will be limited
at the next tournament! We will only allow each player to miss one practice that is not an
emergency.
*If you are late to a tournament you will be fined $25 for every five minutes
late! If you have to miss a tourney and do not notify your coach within a week before hand you will be fined
$75!
- It is your responsibility to put up and take down the nets.
Please take the time to hang the nets neatly. Remember, we are fortunate to “borrow” them. We can
not afford to loose that privilege.
- All players will call lines and keep score. You
are expected to remain with your team to complete these duties at a tournament, even if you are not working that match.
If you choose to leave anyway you will be fined a $30.
- You are required to notify your coach
if you expect to miss a practice or match. Expect to follow your individual team’s policies regarding disciplinary
action for absenteeism. (Please remember if you have a no call or show you will be fined $30 and this will have
to be paid in order to compete at the next tournament. You only get one time to have a no call or show and then we will
dismiss you from the team)
- Wear only team issued uniforms to practice and tournaments. Your appearance
is good advertisement for our club!
- The use of illegal drugs, tobacco, or alcohol is prohibited. Noncompliance
with this rule will result in expulsion of the Wrecking Crew program.
- Tournament playing
time is not guaranteed.
- HAVE FUN!
Registration and Eligibility
Due to insurance requirements, all Wrecking Crew individual players and teams
must be registered with the United States Volleyball Association (USA Volleyball) in order to participate in sanctioned practices,
try-outs or games.
12
and Under A player born on or after September 1, 1998
13 and Under A player born on or after September 1, 1997
14 and Under
A player born on or after September 1, 1996
15 and Under A player born on or after September 1, 1995
16 and Under A
player born on or after September 1, 1994
17 and Under A player born on or after September 1, 1993
Season
Length and Tournaments
The
open volleyball season for Wrecking Crew begins after the state finals for high school volleyball and concludes in March.
Obviously the more tournaments players
attend, the better their chance to improve their play by being exposed to the best competition in the state. Tournaments
will also bring players and parents in contact with college coaches who regularly scout major tournaments. Wrecking
Crew Volleyball Club will participate in somewhere between 5-6 tournaments during the season, depending on the age level.
Most tournaments last only two days and
are held on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday you will play your pool play and maybe one bracket game.
You will return on Sunday and finish out bracket play. We will have 3-two day tournaments and 2-one day tournaments.
One Day tournaments are held on Saturday.
Because of long tournament days, food and drink in coolers are recommended. All
food and drink (even if it is in a cooler) must be kept outside the gym area at all playing sites. Athletes are asked
to bring nutritious food as sandwiches’, fruit, vegetables, and fruit drinks, and water. This system has proven
to be more effective than running out for fast food between matches because most tournaments there is rarely enough time to
leave the gym for extend periods. Participants are usually playing, helping with refereeing duties, or receiving a small
break for a rest and eating.
PRACTICES
The Wrecking Crew coaching staff will determine practice days and times. Due to
school activities and gym availability, practices will be held on Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons. On occasion,
practice times and places are changed on short notice due to unforeseen conflicts. Every effort is made to follow schedules
as closely as possible. Please be cooperative if schedules are changed.
Players are expected to arrive for practice by the designed starting time.
Athletes should be at practice early enough to help with the court preparations and to begin stretching and warm-up.
Athletes should wear appropriate practice attire: volleyball shoes, athletic socks, athletic shorts, and t-shirt. Jewelry
and gum are not allowed at practice, and food and drinks are not allowed in the gym.
If a player must miss a practice, a telephone call to their respective
coach is required at least three hours before the schedule practice. Try to inform the coach as early
as possible so they can adjust the practice plans. Each practice session is very important to the development of the
athlete and the team. Please remember if you have a no call or a no show you will be fined $30 and this will
have to be paid in order to compete at the next practice or tourney.
COAHES’ RESPONSIBITIES
- Relay information from the club director
to the team concerning practices, tournaments, rules, uniforms, etc.
- Responsible for relaying to the team
mom each tournament schedule. Sometimes, this information may not be available until the day before the tournament.
- Inform players and parents of rules concerning practices, tournaments, curfews, accommodation, etc.
- Make
sure the following items go to each tournament:
A. Registration Forms
B. Roster with registration number
C. Medical Release
D. First Aid Kit
E. Tournament and Hotel Info F. Birth Certificates
G. Emergency phone numbers
H. Player Handbook
TEAM MOM
When a Wrecking Crew team travels to a tournament
they will have designated female chaperones. Each chaperone will be registered with the USA Volleyball when required.
Other than during play, coaches are not responsible for supervision of athletes at tournaments. Team mom’s will
coordinate team activities and work with the coach. Parents are encouraged to volunteer their services to help with
the responsibilities during the season.
TEAM MOM RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Relay information from the coach to the players
concerning tournaments schedules, uniforms, departure times, room assignments, etc. Inform the team of meal schedules
and food availability. Encourage players to carry nutritious foods for the entire weekend such as fruits, vegetables,
crackers, juice, and Gatorade. Players should avoid carbonated drinks, greasy high fat foods and sugary foods.
2. The
team’s contact person regarding information to and from the director and coach.
3. Maintain team notebook
and submit tournament results to director.
WRECKING CREW VOLLEYBALL CLUB 2009-2010 INDIVIDUAL FEES
The dues for participation cover all
expenses associated with the operation of Wrecking Crew Volleyball Club. The majority of the expenses are listed below:
Tournament Fees
Equipment
Uniforms
Coaching Salaries
Administrative Expenses
USA Volleyball Registration and Insurance
The following are the fees for the 2010-2011
season of Wrecking Crew VBC:
- All team will have a set fee of $740 (12
and under through 17 and under)
WRECKING CREW VOLLEYBALL PAYMENT SCHEDULE 2010-2011
PAYMENT 1-$220.00-DUE ON NOVEMBER
21, 2010
PAYMENT 2-$220.00-DUE ON JANUARY 09, 2011
PAYMENT 3-$220.00-DUE ON FEBRUARY 06,
2011
Individual fees go largely
to pay tournament entries. Most tournament fees must be paid between December and January. All payments MUST be
made on time, or the player will not be allowed to practice or participate in tournament play. Also, there will be a
$10.00 late charge.
All
payments are made to: Wrecking Crew VBC
1109 Apache Ct
Longview, TX 75605
THERE WILL BE NO REFUND OF ANY DUES OR MONEY PAID TO WRECKING CREW.
UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT
Uniforms will not be issued unless all dues are current. All players may keep the
uniform they are issued, as it is included in their season fee. Players will receive a basic uniform consisting of shirts
and shorts. Each successively older age group may receive additional items. Players on every team may order and
pay additional uniform items if their individual fee does not cover these items in the basic uniform package. Players
will need to supply their own shoes and kneepads. Volleyball playing shoes should only be worn inside the gym.
Bring other shoes to practice and tournaments to wear outside the gym.
All uniforms must have the Wrecking Crew logo and receive prior approval by the Director.
All Wrecking Crew players will represent
the club appropriately by tucking in all shirttails during play.
PLAYER/PARENT AND COACH RELATIONSHIPS
General Guidelines:
Parents and coaches are key components to any successful youth program and that is certainly true. Wrecking Crew Volleyball
Club can teach positive character traits, such as cooperation, self-discipline and work ethic, but it is difficult to attain
the desirable traits if the adults around them fail to set the proper example. Parents and coaches must refrain from
criticizing opposing players, other parents, and especially any player on the team.
As spectators, a parent’s enthusiasm may make him/her prone to give
instructions to the players that are contrary to those of the coach. This can cause confusion for young players.
Parents, please encourage all the athletes to follow their coaches’ instructions, and leave the coaching to the coach.
Because they often have different agendas
there is rarely a perfect fit between the goals and priorities of the coach with the goals and priorities every parent on
a team. However, due to their mutual interest in the player’s development as an athlete and a person, coaches
and parents can come to a better understanding of each other’s perspectives. One thing parents can so to ally
themselves with the coaches is to teach their daughters how to cope with some of the inherent frustrations that arise when
one is a member of a team.
Parents
should instruct their daughters in behaviors that communicate to the coach that they have a high level of commitment to volleyball.
The most effective way to facilitate communication with the coach is to display a high level of commitment to the activity.
Any astute observer of teams in training comes to understand that those players who display the greatest zeal for the activity
are the ones who receive the best attention from their coaches