1. Season
October 23, 2018
Kelle

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 2018 – 2019 JO Tryouts What to do before tryouts
Register for Tryouts online
Go to
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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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
April – UPDATED , Confirmed from Renae

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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 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

16. 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

17. 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, will need to be submitted at the time of the first payment date, Nov 14, 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

18. JO Budget
Brian

19. JO Budget
Brian

20. Fundraising Committing to ONE Fundraising Event
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

21. 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

22. 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 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

23. 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 to get an idea of what they carry.
Shelly – UPDATED

24. 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.
(This link will be posted on the website too.)
Shelly – UPDATED

25. 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

26. 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 , 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

27. 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 sent from Waconia JO Volleyball once the team registration link is open.
After receiving the , please complete the online team registration as soon as possible.
Kelle

28. 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
For additional information visit the website at
Kelle

29. Questions
Kelle