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JUNIOR OLYMPIC CLUB – YOUTH DEVELOPMENTAL TEAMS
(Girls, Grades 3-6 during the 2007-08 school year)
Description: This program will introduce young volleyball players
(no previous volleyball experience necessary) to the club team experience.
Instruction: Each team will have a Minnesota Select coach. Also, a
current MN Select player (junior or senior in high school) will serve as a
mentor to each team.
Season Length: Practices will begin the week of Monday, November
26th and continue through the week of Monday, March 10th, approximately 4
months. There will be no team practices the week of December 24th through
Tuesday, January 1st.
Practice Schedule: Each team will practice once a week at the same
time each week, either 5:30-7:30pm each Tuesday or 5-7pm each Friday. Also,
January – March, individual participants may elect to practice their skills
5-6:30pm each Wednesday. When registering for the tryout, you will be
asked your practice night preference (Tuesday, Friday or either).
Tournament Schedule: Club-wide ‘Jamboree’ on Saturday, December
29th. Teams will compete in five half-day tournaments on weekends in January - March.
Weekends these teams will compete are: 1/5 or 1/6, 1/19 or 1/20, 2/2
or 2/3, 3/1 or 3/2 and 3/15 or 3/15.
The
tournaments could be either Saturday or Sunday and either morning (8am-2pm)
or afternoon (2:30-8:30pm) shift. Tournament schedule details are
generally published 3-7 days prior to competition.
Location: All team practices and most tournaments will occur at
Ralia Sports Center (www.raliasportscenter.com).
Ralia is located two miles north and one mile west of the intersection of
Highway 169 and interstate 694/94.
Registration: Registration will be available on or around October
15th on our website.
Team Placement: We will form teams with approximately 10 girls
similar in age and ability. A tryout to determine team placements will
occur on Saturday, November 3rd, 9-11:30am.
Tentative Cost: $500. This includes instruction, gym rental, USA
Volleyball registration fees, tournament fees, a uniform package and
administrative expenses. Cost to participate in optional Wednesday training
is an additional $120.
For more information about this program, visit www.mnselect.com throughout
the fall or contact us! |