2018-2019 Season October 23, 2018 Kelle

Mission Statement Waconia JO Volleyball is dedicated to providing a competitive volleyball club.  We are focused on training our athletes to play to the best of their ability by emphasizing fundamentals within a competitive environment.  At the same time, our players will learn the meaning of team, a strong sense of sportsmanship and the enjoyment of playing the game they love.  Kelle – UPDATED 20171015

Goals To provide the opportunity for athletes to experience volleyball at various skill levels as they grow and learn. To advance their skill, knowledge, and understanding of the game to the best of their ability. To promote teamwork, respect, sportsmanship and other life skills. To provide a club opportunity at an affordable price. Kelle – UPDATED 20171015

JO Board BOARD CO-CHAIR Kelle Grengs BOARD CO-CHAIR John Weber FINANCE CHAIR Kris Larson COACHING COORDINATOR John Weber BOARD COORDINATOR Josie Precht PRACTICE SCHEDULING CHAIR Ryan Dykstra TOURNAMENT CHAIR Scott Grengs ASSETS MANAGER OPEN FUNDRAISING CHAIR Lisa Larson ISSUE RESOLUTION CHAIR Renae Stuewe COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR Shelly Byers ADDED 20171022

2018 – 2019 JO Tryouts When: Sunday, November 4, 2018 Where: Waconia High School, 1650 Community Dr, Waconia * 11's and 12's:  10:30-12:00pm (check in begins at 10:10am) * 13's and 14's:  1:00-3:00pm (check in begins at 12:50pm) When: Sunday, November 11, 2018 * 11's and 12's:  10:30-12:00am (check in begins at 10:10am) * 13's and 14's:  1:00-2:30pm (check in begins at 12:40pm) * 15's and Up:  3:00-5:00pm (check in begins at 2:40pm) You are encouraged to attend both dates where applicable. John – UPDATED 20171015

2018 – 2019 JO Tryouts What to do before tryouts Register for Tryouts online Go to www.waconiajovolleyball.com Select More+ to see Tryouts tab OR From the Homepage, scroll to ‘Tryouts’ section at the bottom of the website Click the Register button. Log in, or create an account if needed, and follow the registration steps John – UPDATED 20171015

2018 – 2019 JO Tryouts What to bring to tryouts Check for $85 (tryout fee of $35, if not paid online at time of registration, commitment fee $50) (Payable to Waconia JO Volleyball) $50 will be applied to your club fees. If an athlete doesn’t make a team, your $50 team commitment fee will be refunded. Deposit will not be returned if you decide not to commit to a team that you were placed on and leave the club. Full water bottle Appropriate attire (no tank tops) Appropriate footwear (volleyball shoes preferred, no street shoes) Sign up & tryout based on your daughters age as of September 1. It is possible that an athlete may be placed at a higher age level based on team needs and ability. No athlete will be placed on a team at an age level below their defined age group. John- UPDATED 20171018

Age Requirement Chart John – Added 10/23/2017 To determine the correct age division, find the Month of Birth in the left column and then the Year of Birth in the same row. The heading of the column matching the Year of Birth is the correct age group.   17 & Under 16 & Under 15 & Under 14 & Under 13 & Under 12 & Under 11 & Under Sept 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Oct Nov Dec Jan 2008 Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug John – Added 10/23/2017

2018 – 2019 JO Tryouts The goal of tryouts is to establish teams with the right mix of talent, positions and attitude while maintaining a manageable number of athletes on each team. We will do our best to place all athletes on a team, however, cuts are possible. If cuts are necessary, it will be based on tryout evaluations, team needs and positions available for each team. John – UPDATED 20171016

Practices Practices Each team will have 1 to 2 practices per week. Each practice will typically be 1.5 hours each. There may be times where practices are overlapped/combined with other teams based on court availability. Locations (others may be added if they become available) All Waconia schools Safari Island Cologne Academy General Practice Times Mon – Fri, starting as early as 5:30pm and might go as late at 9:30pm Sundays, later in the day, typically starting 5:00pm or later. Practices Start 11’s and 12-2’s Start mid-February 12-1’s, 13 & up Start December Ryan – UPDATED 20171015

Tournaments 11’s & 12-2’s 12-1’s & 13’s 14’s and up Fees cover 5 weekend tournaments (Feb – April) 12-1’s & 13’s Fees include 5 Power League dates at Midwest Volleyball Warehouse, plus 5 weekend tournaments. (Jan – April) 10 tournaments include Big City Luau and Presidents Weekend 14’s and up Fees include 10 weekend tournaments. (Jan – April) For this year, input from team parents will help develop their tournament schedule BRING YOUR CALENDARS to the Team Mtgs. Nov 14th Scott – UPDATED 20171015

Code of Conduct Waconia JO Club: Code of Conduct Issue Escalation - Will be distributed and reviewed during the parent/player team meeting. Issue Escalation -First Step: Player, Coach -Second Step: Player, Parents, Coach -Third Step: Player, Parents, Coach, Resolution Chair -Final Step: Player, Parents, Coach, Resolution Chair, Board Issue Resolution Process, contact: Renae Stuewe Waconia JO Resolution Chair waconiajoresolutionchair@gmail.com April – UPDATED 20171015, Confirmed from Renae 20171016

Coaches We have returning coaches committed to the club and are currently looking for additional head coaches and assistant coaches for the upcoming season. We will be having a coaches meeting prior to the start of the season to go over the goals of the club and get our coaches prepared for the upcoming season. April – UPDATED 20171015

Team Fees – 11s and 12-2s $445 per player Registration Includes: $175 paid at team mtg, Nov 14th $100 Fundraising Fee, Nov 14th This will be explained in later slides $220 paid Jan 15th Registration Includes: 2 paid Coaches 1- 2 practices/week JVA registration fee 4 Tournaments + JVA event Season runs February – April Brian – UPDATED 20171015

Team Fees – 12-1, 13s $745 per player Registration Includes: $325 paid at team mtg, Nov 14th $100 Fundraising Fee, Nov 14th This will be explained in later slides $370 paid Jan 15th Registration Includes: 2 paid Coaches 1- 2 practices/week JVA registration fee 5 League play dates @ Northern Lights Power League 5 Tournaments including Big City Luau, JVA President's Day Tournament and JVA Area Event Season runs December – April Brian – UPDATED 20171015

Team Fees – 14s and up $785 per player Registration Includes: $385 paid at team mtg, Nov 14th $100 Fundraising Fee, Nov 14th This will be explained in later slides $350 paid Jan 15th Registration Includes: 2 paid Coaches 1- 2 practices/week Jersey - player owned JVA registration fee 10 Tournaments including Big City Luau, JVA President's Day Tournament and JVA Area Event Season runs December – April Brian – UPDATED 20171015

Payment Options Two separate payment dates if paying via check. 1st payment Nov 14th With this payment you will be required to pay, via check or cash the $100 fundraising fee. This will be explained later in the slides. 2nd payment Jan 15th NOTE: If paying via check, a post dated check dated Jan 15, 2019 will need to be submitted at the time of the first payment date, Nov 14, 2018. This check will be deposited Jan 15, 2019 Online payment. Online credit card payment is available when you complete your registration after teams are made. * NOTE: Multi-player families will be offered a $50 discount Brian – UPDATED 20171015

JO Budget Brian

JO Budget Brian

Fundraising Committing to ONE Fundraising Event Raffle @ Hopper’s Event – Date January 18th Raffle Ticket Drawing Major prizes include autographed Xavier Rhodes jersey and YETI cooler (both valued at $300!) Raffle tickets and details will be distributed when team practices start. Hopper’s donates 50% of the proceeds of their receipts for that 2.5hours period Stacy - UPDATED 20171015

Fundraising We are contacting local businesses for raffle prize donations – we will let you know who donated to our Club, let’s make sure to support these businesses who support our athletes! If you know anyone who would be willing to support our athletes (items such as $25/50 gift cards, gift baskets, or other prizes), please contact anyone on the JO Board. We will accept donations up to the date of the raffle drawing. lisa - UPDATED 10/8/2018

Uniforms Jerseys will be provided for 11’s – 12’s. You will be charged $40 if you do not return your jersey at the end of the JO season. Jerseys will be distributed once teams have been decided. Jerseys for 14’s – 17’s WILL BE player owned This is a change from years past and we expect to use these jerseys for 2 years. Jersey sizing will be at tryout so please make sure your daughter tries a jersey on and a parent initials the correct size was written down. Black spandex shorts will NOT be provided but are required as part of the JO Volleyball uniform. We are setting up a discount purchase program for the spandex shorts. Shelly – UPDATED 20171022

Apparel Order: Mizuno Discounts TBD* We MAY BE offering a discount, typically 20%-30% off of retail for select Mizuno products that we will offer on our website. You can look at various products here https://www.mizunousa.com/ to get an idea of what they carry. Shelly – UPDATED 20171022

JO Gear JO Gear will be available for purchase Various clothing gear will be available with the Waconia JO logo for purchase. We will have some examples after practice starts. Every player in good standing will receive a long sleeved black WJO tee-shirt/warm up Good Standing means fulfilling their WJO obligations: completed registrations, sign-off on player/parent code of conduct, fees paid in full and fundraising commitment fulfilled. https://waconiajovolleyball.itemorder. (This link will be posted on the http://www.waconiajovolleyball.com/ website too.) Shelly – UPDATED 20171022

Communications JO Website – www.waconiajovolleyball.com Main source for up-to-date information “check often” Download SportsEngine app to your phone for easy access to your team’s information Other social media resources: Facebook – “Waconia JO Volleyball” Instagram – “waconiajovball” Twitter – “waconiajovball” JILL – UPDATED 20171006

Parent Reps Each Team needs to have a “Parent Representative”. During the Team Mtg ( Nov 13th), we’ll be looking for a volunteer for every team. Some of the responsibilities of a Parent Rep include: Communicate team information via email, text or team apps. Coordinate fundraising with committee and team. Help collect Waconia JO Club player payments. Coordinate plans for away tournaments, if applicable. Ie: hotel reservations, dinner plans, etc. Assist coaches as needed. Attend meetings if necessary. Kelle – UPDATED 20171016

Registration Process Tryout registration is just for tryouts not the team registration. Tryout registration Deadline: Nov 1st on-line Walk-ins are welcome but pre-registration is appreciated. We are hoping to have teams posted by Nov 12th. Waconia JO Team registration There will be an email sent from Waconia JO Volleyball once the team registration link is open. After receiving the email, please complete the online team registration as soon as possible. Kelle

Wrap-Up Thank you for attending! We are looking forward to another fun year of Waconia JO Volleyball! If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us at WaconiaJOboard@gmail.com. For additional information visit the website at www.waconiajovolleyball.com. Kelle

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