Minnesota Select Volleyball Club

2007-08 Club Season General and Tryout Information

Club Philosophy
Minnesota Select Volleyball Club is dedicated to the personal and athletic development of youth through the pursuit of excellence in volleyball. We seek to provide the highest level of volleyball training. To this end, participants in our Junior Olympic program can expect not only outstanding team training but also outstanding position-specific and skill-specific training.  Minnesota Select is also committed to helping its players improve as athletes.   A systematic approach to improvements in explosive power, agility, and physical conditioning are part of each athlete’s training program.  Regarding playing time, Minnesota Select recognizes that participation in competition is a critical part of each player’s development.  Moreover, we believe our coaching staff shares the responsibility to develop an on-court role for each player that lends to the competitive success of the team.  If we didn’t intend to play all team members consistently, it would be wrong to accept their money when they joined the team.  In short, we will work tirelessly to help all Minnesota Select players and teams be their best through developing and utilizing all of their talents. 

We seek to promote integrity and leadership among our players. Our coaches recognize and embrace that they have a unique opportunity to help their players develop skills beyond the volleyball court as well. Players will learn and be reminded often of the value of important principles such as hard work, commitment, perseverance, and teamwork.

All Minnesota Select club teams (12-1 through 18s) will have 3 practices per week.  They will have 2 team practices per week, plus an opportunity for specific training on a third night.   All practices will be held at Ralia Sports Center in Maple Grove.

Note:  Teams will begin practicing the week of November 26th, two times per week with a 30-minute Velocity sessions during their practice.  From January through the end of the season, each player will begin a third additional training session each week.  Players will receive a total of 6 hours of volleyball instruction each week working with multiple coaches and 90 minutes of athletic training with Velocity Sports Performance.

Our Youth Developmental Teams (YDT) will have one practice each week for 2 hours.  These practices will be either Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30pm or Fridays from 5-7pm at Ralia Sports Center in Maple Grove.  Our YDT players will have an opportunity to train on a second additional night each week, Wednesdays from 5-6:30pm (starting in January) for an additional fee.  Our Youth Developmental Teams will not have training sessions with Velocity.

Click here to view a printable version of the practice schedule.

Tentative 2008 Tournament Schedules:

Note:  Tournament schedules are tentative and subject to change.

Minnesota Select Volleyball Club has established itself as one of the top programs in the upper Midwest.  In 2007, Minnesota Select qualified eight teams for USA Volleyball JO Nationals in just its fourth year in existence!  Clearly we’re attracting some of the best volleyball athletes in the area and creating some of the best teams!  Through playing with other top players on top teams, you will be pushed to your maximum potential.

Minnesota Select fees are all-inclusive and based on 10 players per team.  Click here to view a chart showing the distribution of the season fees for each team.  Below is a brief explanation of how fees are distributed.

Fees include:
Facility Rental:  Each team will use Ralia Sports Center for all team practices 2 times per week.  Additionally, players will be provided with a 3rd practice session for skill/position-specific practices.
Velocity Sports Performance, Strength & Conditioning Program:  For the duration of her season, each athlete will have 3 weekly strength & conditioning sessions full-time Velocity staff.  Each athlete will receive 90 minutes of strength, agility, power and conditioning training each week.
Coaching Salaries:  Our staff is extremely knowledgeable about volleyball and understands how to teach and train its fundamentals and strategies. More importantly, they will consistently model and teach principles integral to success in life. In short, they are dedicated to each player’s maximum growth on and off the court.  Each team has 1-3 paid adult coaches provided and some of our younger teams have the advantage of working with a player-mentor.  Additionally, MN Select will provide paid adult coaches during each of the additional training sessions.  Each player will receive 6 hours of volleyball instruction each week working with multiple coaches. 
USAV and NCR Registrations:  Minnesota Select will register all players and teams with USA Volleyball and North Country Region for the 2007-08 club season.
Tournament Entry Fees:  All tournaments MN Select teams participate in charge an entry fee for their event.  These fees range from $85 for a half-day event to $900 for a multi-day event.
Travel Expenses:  Minnesota Select fees cover expenses for all team travel events.  These expenses include (when applicable) hotel rooms; team vans; coach buses; and airfare for all players and coaches.
Administrative Expenses:  These include everyday operational expenses.  This includes:  production and distribution of brochures, production of handouts, administrator staff salary, website hosting, online registration system, etc.
Uniform Package:  All Minnesota Select athletes will receive a complete Mizuno uniform package.  The package includes:  Mizuno volleyball shoes, 2 Mizuno jerseys, 1 t-shirt jersey, 2 pairs of Mizuno bikers/shorts, Mizuno warm-up pants, Mizuno warm-up jacket and 2 practice t-shirts.  Additional items will be available for purchase: bags, kneepads, socks, active ankles, sweatshirts, etc. at the Ralia Retail Store throughout the season.  Note:  Youth Developmental Teams (YDT) will receive Mizuno volleyball shoes, 1 Mizuno jersey, 1 t-shirt jersey, 1 pair of Mizuno bikers/shorts, and 2 practice t-shirts.

Payment:  Families are asked to pay all season fees by check.  Season fees will be collected in monthly checks starting in November through the last month of the team's season (5-8 months).  On the day of tryouts, monthly payments for November and December will be collected. The remainder of the monthly payments (post-dated checks dated the 1st of each month) will be due by January 1, 2008 to cover entire season fee.  Please make checks payable to MN Select. 

Each family will have an account on our online registration system and be able to view their account status at anytime throughout the season.

Click here to view a chart showing the distribution of the season fees for each team.

Minnesota Select Volleyball Club cares about volleyball and cares about our members.  Our goal is to achieve excellence in volleyball and in life.  We value every player within our club and make a commitment to provide the best opportunities for her growth personally, athletically and as a volleyball player.  We recognize that girls in the Twin Cities have choices when it comes to Junior Olympic volleyball. We think there are some very compelling reasons to choose us:

►Outstanding Coaching Staff
Our staff is extremely knowledgeable about volleyball and understands how to teach and train its fundamentals and strategies. More importantly, they will consistently model and teach principles integral to success in life. In short, they are dedicated to each player’s maximum growth on and off the court.