mOcean Volleyball Club

Parent Meeting: November 2nd 2011

Club Introductions

• Josh Rohlfing– Club Director

• Adam Wagman– Assistant Club Director

• Club Coaches consist of current and former SOU players and high school coaches

Club Philosophy

• We are dedicated to developing volleyball athletes throughout Southern Oregon and Northern California through a commitment to:– Highly skilled coaching– Dedication to player development– Ability to work with athletes at all skill

levels– Flexibility in scheduling and responsive to

parent and team desires

What mOcean offers

• Highest level coaching in Southern Oregon and Northern California

• Experience and success at all levels of coaching, Middle School to College

• Coaches with high level of playing experience

• Resources for all coaches in the club to improve their skills and knowledge base

• A proven history: More than 22 athletes that have been members of mOcean or the Southern Oregon Volleyball Club competed on college rosters during this past 2 seasons.

What will your Daughter get from club?

• Improve their overall volleyball skills• Improve their knowledge about the

game of volleyball• Have targeted instruction to improve

the skills they are interested in learning (skill specific training)

• Make new friends that share a common interest

• Have an opportunity to travel and play clubs from across the west coast 

Club Costs• Club costs that are paid to the club are

one-time payments. There are no extra costs that will be taken by the club at a later date.

• The club cost of $350 needs to be paid prior to tryout/evaluations as well as the AAU registration cost of $12 (done individually by each family.)

Club Costs• Costs cover:

– Tryout and Evaluation Registration cost– Uniforms – Team Registration– Training Costs (Coaching and Coaching related

materials)– Registration for tournaments– Tournament sanctioning– Facility usage– Equipment– Gym Insurance– Administrative costs

What Local Team Includes

• 4- 5 tournaments (Held Ashland – Grants Pass Area)

• 1 -2 practices a week (Held in Ashland – Central Point Area)

• Uniform: Jersey and Spandex• Coaching from a single coach for the

duration of the season (some extenuating circumstances may arise but will be rare)

Club Costs

• Local Teams:– $350– Additional Registration Fee for AAU

membership of $12. (If you have already registered for another sport for the 2011-2012 season with AAU the membership will cover you for volleyball as well.)

Season Length

• Local: – Practices will begin the first week in

January– Tournaments will start in mid-January– Season will run until mid-March– Last tournament will be the weekend of

March 10th – 11th

What is a Travel/Regional Team

• This is a select level team that gets the opportunity to travel outside of the Southern Oregon Region to gain a higher level of competition.

• Club Philosophy: This level of team will only be created if there is a group of athletes that will benefit directly from the experience of competing against higher level competition. If a given group would not get the benefit of a higher level of competition, then we would have that team play a local schedule. Facilitating a team of this nature has a high level of cost, so we would hope that it would also give a high level of reward/benefit.

What Travel/Regional Team Includes

• 3-4 tournaments locally (Held Ashland – Grants Pass Area)

• 3-4 tournaments out of the area (the area includes Portland – South Bay Area – Reno.)

• 1-2 (2) practices a week (Held in Ashland – Central Point Area)

• Uniform: Jersey and Spandex and Travel gear

• Coaching from a single coach for the duration of the season (some extenuating circumstances may arise but will be rare)

• USA Volleyball registration cost

Club Costs

• Travel Teams– Cost will be $1200.– Other costs to take into account with

participating on this type of team:• Travel to and from tournaments and lodging

costs• Pay for coaches lodging at tournaments• Share in duties at tournaments (duties will

be covered @ parent meetings for Travel teams)

Season Length

• Travel: – Practices will begin the first week in

January– Tournaments will start in mid-January– Seasons will run until Mid-April

National Team

• This level of team is available to the highest level of volleyball athlete. Our club has not offered this level team since the 2009-2010 season.

• Like the Regional/Travel team, this team will be made if there is a group of athletes that would benefit from this level of competition.

• A special rate applies to this level of team due to costs such as air travel.

Practices• Times for practices can vary widely, but the club

works to set certain limits. – Practices will not start earlier than an hour before the

end of athletes’ school day. – Also practices will not run later than 9:00. Typical

practices times are 6:00-8:00 and 7:00-9:00 during weekdays and afternoons on weekends.

• Practice times will vary in length depending on age. – Athletes on teams below 14U will practice about 1:30– Older athletes will have practices that run in length

between 1:45 and 2:15.• The days will vary with an attempt to avoid late on

Friday and Saturday nights and early on Sunday mornings.

Practices

• All will be done to minimize the impact of practice location and time, however there can be no guarantees made about practice location and times.

• Limited gym space can lead to situations where athletes will be asked to practice in a city different than the one in which they live.

Local Tournaments

• Tournaments will typically begin in the early a.m., (between 8:00-9:00), and run the majority of the day (ending at sometime between 3:00-7:00.)

• Athletes are expected to stay for the duration of the tournament and expected to stay and complete all team duties: this usually includes officiating after the team has finished playing.

• Athletes need to stay at the facility and eat at the site.

Travel Tournaments

• Athletes are expected to arrive in the city where the team is playing the day before the event.

• Like local, they are expected to stay with team during the playing day.

• Most Travel Tournaments will be multiple day, between 2 -3 days.

What needs to be complete for Tryouts

• All athletes need to register with the club and make the payment of $350

• Athletes trying out for a travel team only need pay the $350 amount. If an athlete is placed on a travel team, they will begin making payments for travel team.

• Complete the appropriate registration and bring in completed forms (print)– Travel/Regional: USA Volleyball Registration

through Columbia Empire– Local: AAU Registrations

Tryout Information

• 12U – 14U – Sunday November 6th: 2:00 – 5:00

• 15U – 18U – Sunday November 20th: 2:00 – 5:00

Tryout Process

• Athletes will be evaluated and put into basic levels within their age groups

• Evaluations will be based on:– Skill– Position– Knowledge of game– Athleticism