Frequently Asked Questions
10 - 18U Competitive Travel Club Volleyball
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2022-23 Fees are:
15-18U (9-12 grades) - $925
11U-14U (4-8 grades) - $550
For High School, there is an option to attend a qualifier. Qualifier cost is an additional $350.
For Junior High School, we may be able to offer the option of additional tournaments - the cost of those tournaments will be divided up amongst those kids who attend each tournament.
We will never insist on another payment, past the set original fee.
There is also an optional Spirit Store.
EVERYTHING! Your fees cover: Facility fees, coaching fees, administrative fees, tournament fees, uniform costs, etc.
Not covered: Travel expenses, optional spirit wear, optional qualifier (High School aged only), optional additional tournaments.
Yes! We will offer a payment plan. If that payment plan doesn't work for you, please reach out for something a little more tailored to you!
Final payments are due at the beginning of the month of your final tournament. (March or May)
We fundraise as MUCH as we can to help alleviate costs.
We also allow athlete sponsorships from local businesses!
After fundraisers, there may also be left over money that could be applied to your account if needed.
The only fundraiser that has required participation is our annual raffle. Your family will be required to sell a very minimal amount of tickets (in the 2022 season, they were asked to sell two $5.00 tickets.) Other than that all fundraising is optional. You can opt out at ANY time.
Depending on the fundraiser you will receive anywhere from 30-100% of your sales.
If you pay in full, and then fundraise, you'll receive refunds up through the total amount of your paid fees. If you fundraise more than your dues that extra money will stay on your account to be applied to extra tournaments (if applicable) before it is donated to struggling families within the club. If no families need that assistance, the money will stay with the club and be put towards purchasing needed equipment.
We will NEVER tell your child that she can not play because of your financial situation. If you keep open and honest communication going with us at all times, we will make it work. If you ignore us, and don't keep communication open, we will not allow your child to continue.
All coaches have completed background checks, and are SafeSport and Impact Certified to coach your kids. Coaches are constantly researching and self-educating to attain and grow their knowledge.
It is our intention to keep numbers at approximately 10 team members. Teams must have at least 8 members.
Coaches at Capital Area all agree that it is really, very hard to create teams with only 1-2 hours of time seeing them. We will practice a few times, and start building teams.
We build teams based on age, position, and skill. Secondary possible considerations are: same family athletes, carpools, and friends held in a position that keeps the mental/emotional stability of a teammate on a positive level.
We practice 2x a week. Sundays, and an undetermined evening. The coaches will be picking an evening that works best for them, and that keeps the age groups together. No more than two teams will practice at one time.
Tournaments: 7-8 play-dates
****Play-dates: meaning a 2-day tournament is the same as 2 play-dates.
Practices begin shortly after tryouts, and run through the last tournament date. Tournaments begin in January. Coaches choose their tournaments based on their availability, and can run through as late as the end of March.
Starting in October we will host weekly open gym training sessions until the Tryout scheduled in November. The cost will be $10.00 per session, to be paid upon arrival to the sessions. After the February tryout, we will begin practice 2x a week. Sundays, and an undetermined evening. The coaches will be picking an evening that works best for them, and that keeps the age groups together. No more than two teams will practice at one time.
Tournaments: 5-6 play-dates.
****Play-dates: meaning a 2-day tournament is the same as 2 play-dates.
Tournaments begin in March and end in May. Normally, we do not attend tournaments during the junior high school season, but if we have a group of softball/soccer players who want to attend tournaments during December - March, we will work to try to make that happen.
We typically prefer to stay within a 2-3 hour drive of Springfield. Our goal is to avoid forced hotel costs.
Transportation is not provided by the club.
We want your commitment. We need your girl in the gym so that we can deliver on our promises of doing what we can to help your daughter improve and grow.
We are also strong advocates for HEALTHY, well-educated, family oriented, multi-sport athletes. We recognize that not all of these kids have control over their schedule and their ability to get there. If you have a conflict, it is okay. We will never punish your daughter for studying for an important test, attending her school sport practice or competition, or attending Grandma's 101st birthday celebration. Playing time is considered for missed events. Please keep open and honest communication!
As long as parents are not interfering with instruction, 'coaching' from the sidelines, or distracting the athletes, we always allow parents to attend.
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