Ohlone Juniors Volleyball Club Girls Volleyball Season Informational Sheet (Updated 10/25/17)

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1 Ohlone Juniors Volleyball Club Girls Volleyball Season Informational Sheet (Updated 10/25/17) The season will be the 6th season of Ohlone Juniors Girls Volleyball. We will field six (6) teams, four of which will compete in separate age divisions and governing bodies, the Northern California Volleyball Association (NCVA) and the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). The six teams will be: s: A 10-and-under competitive development AAU Rec League team competes in the AAU League 12s Division with special 11-and-under rule modifications s: A 12-and-under competitive development AAU League team competes in the AAU League 12s Division s: A 13-and-under competitive development AAU League team competes in the AAU League 14s Division s: A 14-and-under competitive power NCVA League team competes in the NCVA Power League 13s/14s Division s: A 15-and-under competitive power travel team competes in multiday special regional tournaments as well as the northern California region s junior national qualifier tournament in the 15s Division - Development team: A 14-and-under practice only team catered to girls ages 12 to 14 possible scrimmages with other clubs with similar programs, but not guaranteed Season Age Definitions 15-and-under division - Players born on or after September 1, and-under division - Players born on or after September 1, and-under division - Players born on or after September 1, and-under division - Players born on or after September 1, and-under division - Players born on or after September 1, 2007

2 Ohlone Juniors 10-1 Competitive Development AAU Rec League Team Head Coach: Tasha Harger Assistant Coach: Deyanira Bautista The purpose of this team is to provide the youngest aspiring girls volleyball players with an opportunity to play as well as to provide a starting point to learn the game of volleyball at the youngest divisions. This is a competitive developmental program that spans approximately 5 months. There will be no tryout for this team. Instead this team will be filled on a first come first serve online registration sign up. Registration will remain open through December and/or until the capacity of 12 registrants is reached. Practices tentatively begin Wednesday, January 3, 2018*. Practices will continue every Wednesday* (with the exception of any scheduling conflicts with the gym or the coaches schedule) at 7:00pm until the final tournament of the season. The competition schedule includes 4 tournament dates, each of which will consist of multiple matches a day with play beginning at 8:00am and ending by 3pm. Refer to the schedules below for specific dates of each tournament. Locations of each tournament are to be determined, but travel for the AAU Rec League is expected to be minimal with all tournaments located in the south bay area. We anticipate travel times of minutes max. Because this team is a competitive developmental program, the team will be ran in accordance with our philosophy that development of a player is the most effective when applied in game situations. Playing time on this team will be distributed as evenly as possible throughout the season in order to allow each player the opportunity to apply the skills learned during practices in competition and game situations. The registration fee for this team if you choose to accept an offer to join is $ This fee is separate from the required AAU Volleyball membership of $ Participants on this team will also receive two (2) jerseys, one (1) pair of shorts, one (1) club T shirt, one (1) hooded sweatshirt, one (1) pair of sweatpants, and one (1) backpack. Recommended qualifiers for this team: girls age 10 and under (as laid out by the AAU Volleyball age divisions list for the season). No experience is necessary for this team. Girls will be introduced to the basic fundamentals and strategies of the game of volleyball.

3 Ohlone Juniors 12-1 Competitive Development AAU League Team Head Coach: Maggie Del Grande Assistant Coach: Hailey Amaral The purpose of this team is to provide young, aspiring girls volleyball players with an opportunity to play competitively at the youngest competitive division as well as to provide a starting point to learn the game of volleyball. This is a competitive developmental program that spans approximately 5 months. THERE WILL BE NO TRYOUT FOR THIS TEAM. Instead, this team will be filled on a first come first serve online registration sign up. Registration will remain open through the beginning of December and/or until the capacity of 12 registrants is reached. Practices tentatively begins Monday, December 11, 2017*, but we will adjust accordingly to player s and coach s schedules based on who is around during the holiday season. Practices will continue Mondays and Wednesday at 7:00pm* through December (except on holidays) and will resume in 2018 on January 3. Practices will continue every Monday* and Wednesday* night (with the exception of any holidays or scheduling conflicts with the facility or with the coaches) until the final tournament of the season. The competition schedule includes 6 tournament dates, each of which will consist of multiple matches a day with play beginning at 8:00am and ending by 3pm. Refer to the schedules below for specific dates of each tournament. Locations of each tournament are to be determined, but travel for the newly established AAU League is expected to be minimal with all tournaments located in the south bay. We anticipate travel times of minutes max. Because this team is a competitive developmental program, the team will be ran in accordance with our philosophy that development of a player is the most effective when applied in game situations. Playing time on this team will be distributed as evenly as possible to begin the season in order to allow each player the opportunity to apply the skills learned during practices in competition and game situations. As the season progresses, coaches will make determinations as to which players have earned playing time based on the work put in during practices as well as results and statistical analysis recorded by the coaches. Playing time towards the end of the season will not then be evenly distributed in the best interest of the team s success. The registration fee for this team if you choose to accept an offer to join is $ This fee is separate from the AAU Volleyball membership of $ Participants on this team will also receive two (2) jerseys, one (1) pair of shorts, one (1) club T shirt, one (1) hooded sweatshirt, one (1) pair of sweatpants, and one (1) backpack. Recommended qualifiers for this team: girls age 12 and under (as laid out by the AAU Volleyball age divisions list for the season). Experience on organized competitive teams (school or club) is preferred but not necessary. Girls will learn basic fundamentals and strategies, receive the opportunity to refine existing skills of the basic fundamentals, and may receive an introduction into advanced team strategies including defenses, offenses, rotations, and transitions.

4 Ohlone Juniors 13-1 Competitive Development AAU League Team Head Coach: Tasha Harger Assistant Coach: Deyanira Bautista The purpose of this team is to provide young, aspiring girls volleyball players with an opportunity to play as well as to provide a transitional platform between the 12s division of club competition and the introduction to junior high level volleyball at the 13s/14s division (higher net height, heavier ball, etc.). This is a competitive developmental program that spans approximately 5 months. Practices begin Tuesday, December 12, 2017*, but we will adjust accordingly to player s and coach s schedules based on who is around during the holiday season. Practices will continue Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:00pm* through December (except on the holidays) and will resume in 2017 on January 2. Practices will continue every Tuesday* and Thursday* night (with the exception of any scheduling conflicts with the facility or the coaches schedules) until the final tournament of the season. The competition schedule includes 6 tournament dates, each of which will consist of multiple matches a day with play beginning at 8:00am and ending by 3pm. Refer to the schedules below for specific dates of each tournament. Locations of each tournament are to be determined, but travel for the newly established AAU League is expected to be minimal with all tournaments located in the south bay. We anticipate travel times of no more than minutes max. Because this team is a competitive developmental program, the team will be ran in accordance with our philosophy that development of a player is the most effective when applied in game situations. Playing time on this team will be distributed as evenly as possible to begin the season in order to allow each player the opportunity to apply the skills learned during practices in competition and game situations. As the season progresses, coaches will make determinations as to which players have earned playing time based on the work put in during practices as well as results and statistical analysis recorded by the coaches. Playing time towards the end of the season will not then be evenly distributed in the best interest of the team s success. The registration fee for this team if you choose to accept an offer to join is $ This fee is separate from the Ohlone Juniors tryout fee of $ This is also separate from the AAU Volleyball membership of $ Participants on this team will also receive two (2) jerseys, one (1) pair of shorts, one (1) club T shirt, one (1) hooded sweatshirt, one (1) pair of sweatpants, and one (1) backpack. Recommended qualifiers for this team: Girls age 13 and under (as laid out by the AAU Volleyball age divisions list of the season) are encouraged to tryout. Experience on organized competitive teams (school or club) is preferred. Girls will receive the opportunity to refine existing skills of the basic fundamentals, and receive instruction into advanced team strategies and fundamentals including defenses, offenses, rotations, transitions, serve reception formations, digging and blocking.

5 Ohlone Juniors 14-1 Competitive Power League Team Head Coach: Hannah Finnigan Assistant Coach: Malia Silva The purpose of this team is to provide young, aspiring girls volleyball players an opportunity to play, provide a transitional platform between our competitive development teams and the 14s power league division, and prepare players for the challenges of high level volleyball and future club and high school endeavors. This is a competitive power program that spans approximately 5 months. Practices begin Monday, December 11, 2017*, but we will adjust accordingly to player s and coach s schedules based on who is around during the holiday season. Practices will continue Mondays and Wednesdays at 7:00pm* through December (except on the holidays) and will resume in 2018 on January 3. Practices will continue every Monday and Wednesday* night (with the exception of any scheduling conflicts with the facility or with the coaches) until the final tournament of the season. The competition schedule includes 7 tournament dates, each of which will consist of multiple matches a day with play beginning at 8:00am and ending by 6pm. Refer to the schedules below for specific dates of each tournament. Locations of each tournament are to be determined, but travel is typically required for the Power League division teams. Locations may change during the week going into the tournament date. The NCVA works with whatever facilities are available to them (high schools, colleges, community centers, convention centers, etc.), and that may require travel times of 30 minutes or 2 hours or more. Because this team is a competitive power program, the team will be ran in accordance with our philosophy that development of a player is the most effective when applied in game situations. Practices will be structured in a way that skill development and team strategy will be mindful focuses in game-like drills and/or short scrimmages. Although coaches will attempt to play as many players as possible, PLAYING TIME ON THIS TEAM IS NOT GUARANTEED AND WILL NOT BE DISTRIBUTED EVENLY. As the season progresses, coaches will make determinations as to which players have earned playing time based on the work put in during practices as well as results and statistical analysis recorded by the coaches during practice and tournament matches. All decisions that the coaches make regarding playing time will have the best interests of the team s success in mind. The registration fee for this team if you choose to accept an offer to join is $ This fee is separate from the Ohlone Juniors tryout fee of $ This is also separate from the NCVA membership required for the season. The cost of the NCVA/USA Volleyball membership is $ Participants on this team will also receive two (2) Nike jerseys, one (1) pair of Nike shorts, one (1) Nike club T shirt, one (1) Nike hooded sweatshirt or jacket, one (1) pair of Nike sweatpants, and one (1) Nike backpack. Recommended qualifiers for this team: girls age 14 and under (as laid out by the NCVA/USA Volleyball age definitions chart of the season). Experience on organized competitive teams (school or club) is preferred and recommended. Girls will receive the opportunity to refine existing skills of the basic fundamentals, and receive instruction into advanced team strategies and fundamentals including defenses, offenses, rotations, transitions, serve reception formations, digging and blocking.

6 Ohlone Juniors 15-1 Competitive Power Travel Team Head Coach: Anna Ottavis Assistant Coach: Hannah Finnigan Second Assistant: Jeremy Penaflor The purpose of this team is to provide experienced, high school level girls volleyball players an opportunity to play, provide a transitional platform between our competitive development teams and this special tournaments team, prepare players for the challenges of high level volleyball and future club and high school endeavors, and to get our athletes exposure to college recruiting as well as the level of play that comes with that environment. This is a high level competitive program that spans approximately 7 months. Practices begin Tuesday, December 5, 2017*, but we will adjust accordingly to player s and coach s schedules based on who is around during the holiday season. Practices will continue at minimum Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:00pm* through December (except on the holidays) and will resume in 2018 on January 2. Practices will continue every Tuesday and Thursday night* (with the exception of any scheduling conflicts with the facility or with the coaches) until the final tournament of the season. The competition schedule includes 6 multiday tournament events (18 total tournament dates combined), each of which will consist of multiple matches a day with play generally beginning at assigned waves of either 8:00am or 3:00pm. Ending times will vary based on the format of the tournament and the duration of each match. Refer to the schedules below for specific dates of each tournament. Locations of each tournament are set at the beginning of the season, and travel will be required for this team. Each family will be responsible for their own travel arrangements with the exception of the Far Westerns National Qualifier Tournament in Reno, Nevada, and the SCVA Summer Soiree in Anaheim, California. For these tournaments a team parent is required to make team arrangements for the girls on the team to stay together as laid out by NCVA/SCVA/USA Volleyball policy. Because this team is a competitive power program, the team will be ran in accordance with our philosophy that development of a player is the most effective when applied in game situations. Practices will be structured in a way that skill development and team strategy will be mindful focuses in game-like drills and/or short scrimmages. Although coaches will attempt to play as many players as possible, PLAYING TIME ON THIS TEAM IS NOT GUARANTEED AND WILL LIKELY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED EVENLY. As the season progresses, coaches will make determinations as to which players have earned playing time based on individual s development during practices as well as results and statistical analysis recorded by the coaches during practice and tournament matches. All decisions that the coaches make regarding playing time will have the best interests of the team s success in mind. The registration fee for this team if you choose to accept an offer to join is $ This fee is separate from the Ohlone Juniors tryout fee of $ This is also separate from the NCVA membership required for the season. The cost of the NCVA/USA Volleyball membership is $ Participants on this team will also receive two (2) Nike jerseys, one (1) pair of Nike shorts, one (1) Nike club T shirt, one (1) Nike hooded sweatshirt or jacket, one (1) pair of Nike sweatpants, and one (1) Nike backpack. Recommended qualifiers for this team: girls age 15 and under (as laid out by the NCVA/USA Volleyball age definitions chart of the season). Experience on organized competitive teams (school or club) is preferred and highly recommended. Girls will receive the opportunity to refine existing skills of the basic fundamentals, and receive instruction into advanced team strategies and fundamentals including defenses, offenses, rotations, transitions, serve reception formations, digging and blocking, and variations of all of these.

7 Development Team Coaches: To be determined The purpose of this team is to provide young, aspiring girls volleyball players at the ages of 12 to 14 with an opportunity to play as well as to provide a starting point to learn the game of volleyball. This is a developmental program that spans approximately 4 months. Practice will begin on January 4, 2018* at 7:00pm* and continue on a weekly basis on Monday and Thursday nights* (with the exception of any scheduling conflicts with the facility or with the coaches) until the final practice of the season on April 26*. There is no formal competition schedule for this team, but we work with other local clubs to try and setup informal scrimmages to allow the girls the opportunity to use the skills learned at practice in a more competitive situation. Scrimmages with other clubs are not guaranteed, and locations of each scrimmage are to be determined based on which club we scrimmage with and where they have practices. Typical travel time to each site is usually no longer than 60 minutes. We also have the ability to host scrimmages during our normal practice times and possibly weekends that the gym is available, but in the interest of trying to work with the other teams we may have to adjust the times of scrimmages accordingly. Because this team is an introductory developmental program, the team will be ran in accordance with our philosophy that development of a player is the most effective when applied in game situations. Playing time on this team will be distributed as evenly as possible in order to allow each player the opportunity to apply the skills learned during practices in competition and game situations. There is no NCVA/USA Volleyball membership, tryout pass, or AAU membership required for this team. There is no tryout for this team, and the team will be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis. The registration fee for this team if you choose to sign up is $ Registration for this team will be open in November and remain open through the end of January until a minimum of 10 players is not reached or the max cap of 14 players has been reached. The registration fee is separate from the tryout fee paid when trying out for one of the Competitive teams (12s, 13s, or 14s). Tryout fees cannot be applied to registration fee for this team. Participants on this team will also receive one (1) t shirt, one (1) pair of shorts, and one (1) club sweatshirt. Recommended qualifiers for this team: girls age 12 to 14 with little to no experience on organized competitive teams (school or club) that want to learn the basic fundamentals and team strategies of volleyball or girls looking to increase their level of experience in preparation for their next team endeavor. If you would like more information or have any questions about each of the NCVA divisions go to and access the NCVA Girls Division Handbook for the season. You can also contact the NCVA directly by phone or at or vball@ncva.com. Information regarding the Pacific AAU League will be on their website at If you have any questions regarding Ohlone Juniors Volleyball Club and the specific teams please contact club director Jeremy Penaflor by phone or at or jpenaflor@ohlone.edu.

8 Girls 2018 Pacific Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Rec League Schedule 10-1s Team [12s Division Schedule] Date Event Location February 4, 2018 Tournament #1 To be announced March 11, 2018 Tournament #2 To be announced April 15, 2018 Tournament #3 To be announced May 12, 2018 Tournament #4 To be announced

9 Girls 2018 Pacific Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) League Schedule 12-1s Team [12s Division Schedule] Date Event Location January 27, 2018 Tournament #1 To be announced February 24, 2018 Tournament #2 To be announced March 18, 2018 Tournament #3 To be announced April 7, 2018 Tournament #4 To be announced May 19-20, 2018 Final 2-day tournament To be announced 13-1s Team [14s Division Schedule] Date Event Location January 28, 2018 Tournament #1 To be announced February 10, 2018 Tournament #2 To be announced March 10, 2018 Tournament #3 To be announced April 8, 2018 Tournament #4 To be announced May 5-6, 2018 Final 2-day tournament To be announced

10 Girls 2018 Northern California Volleyball Association (NCVA) Power League Schedules 14-1s Team [14s Division Power League Schedule] Date Event Location February 3, 2018 Qualifier - Day 1 Cal Expo 1600 Exposition Blvd Sacramento, CA February 4, 2018 Qualifier - Day 2 Cal Expo 1600 Exposition Blvd Sacramento, CA March 17, 2018 League #1 To be announced March 24, 2018 League #2 To be announced April 7, 2018 League #3 To be announced May 5, 2018 Region Championships - Day 1 Cal Expo 1600 Exposition Blvd Sacramento, CA May 6, 2018 Region Championships - Day 2 Cal Expo 1600 Exposition Blvd Sacramento, CA 95815

11 15-1s Team [Special Tournaments Schedule] Dates Event Location January 13-15, 2018 (only 2 days) California Kickoff Tournament San Jose Convention Center San Mateo Event Center Santa Clara Convention Center February 17-19, 2018 President s Day Tournament San Mateo Event Center 1346 Saratoga Drive San Mateo, CA March 3-4, 2018 Spring Fling Tournament International Agri-Center 4450 S Laspina St. Tulare, CA April 21-23, 2018 Far Westerns National Qualifier Tournament Reno/Sparks Convention Center 4590 South Virginia St. Reno, NV May 26-28, 2018 Bay View Classic Tournament San Mateo Event Center 1346 Saratoga Drive San Mateo, CA June 28 July 1, 2018 SCVA Summer Soiree Tournament Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA