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1 Velocity Boys Volleyball Club for Our Goal To form a volleyball club program primarily to enhance player and team development by competing against top club teams in our area. Similar to previous club seasons, we want to form three teams, one 18U and two 16U teams if feasible. We would start in early-september and end in mid-february, about two/three weeks before spring high school VB tryouts. We would practice 3 times (Tuesday & Thursday evenings and Sunday late afternoons) a week. Practices will be reduced to 1-2 times a week once tournaments start, and time slots will shift to later in the evenings during the weekdays. We will play a strong schedule with 8 weekend tournaments similar to previous season against top volleyball clubs in our region. > 2/3 double-day weekend tournaments (Sat & Sun) at the Palos Courts Power League > 1 regional qualifier tournament (Sat, Sun & Mon) at Chicago McCormick Place over MLK Holiday > 4/5 additional single-day local tournaments; all total about matches and practices Club Fees* $1,450 per new player (about 40-60% less than other clubs) $1,275 per returning roster player from Velocity club season (use existing uniform; new T-shirts) $1,150 per new 14- or 15-year-old on 16U team. *Based upon 12 players per team; might adjust higher if less than 12 to cover team expenses. The fees for new players will include a full uniform package (2 jerseys, shorts, long-sleeve hitting shirt, 3 T-shirts, backpack, kneepads and volleyball). Fees does not include any transportation cost, meals and parents entrance fees. Parents are responsible for driving players to and from all practices and tournaments. Players & Teams Ideally each team will have roster players. Players on a HS fall sports team are allowed on our club team. Athletes can finished their HS fall season sport before attending Velocity club practices/matches full-time. Any player wishing to participate on a HS winter sports team and our club team at the same time will need to talk with our club director in advance of tryouts. Velocity Boys Volleyball Advantages > Continue to play and develop together with your high school teammates > Convenient practices at Niles West or Niles North > Much, much lower cost compared to other volleyball clubs in our area > A highly competitive schedule against top clubs in the Great Lakes region Open Gyms & Tryouts We scheduled two open gyms on Tuesday, 8/29 7-9pm and Thursday, 8/31 7-9pm at Niles West Fieldhouse. Come meet your coaches and bring your questions about club volleyball to our open gyms. Tryouts will be held on Tuesday, September 5, 6:30-9:00pm at Niles West, with on-site registration starting at 6pm. All new prospective players must complete an online $10 limited tryout membership with Great Lakes Region of USA Volleyball to attend ANY club tryout. Registration starts on Sept 1 (do not register early), you ll need a credit card to register online at: Afterwards, please make a printout of your limited tryout membership card (or a copy of your previous year membership card), filled-out Velocity registration form, check for $10 tryout fee, and a filled-out medical release form to attend our tryouts. There aren t any exceptions to this policy. Questions should be directed to Coach Wong at dogwong@comcast.net.

2 New USA Volleyball Junior Club Players Registration for USAV (USA Volleyball) membership starts online on September 1, 2017 Please do not register before September 1. To attend ANY club tryout, new prospective athletes must be registered with the Great Lakes Region of USAV for the Registration starts online on September 1, New players should select the $10 limited tryout membership. Please note you will need to go back later and update to a full membership ($55) when you are selected onto a club. It is important that you complete ALL fields in the Player Info tab (General Information, Educational Information and Apparel information). When you are finished, please make a printout of your online membership card and bring it with you along with filled-out Velocity registration form, $10 check for tryout fee, and a filled-out medical release to our tryouts. Specific step by step instructions for registration will be posted on the Great Lakes Region website A credit card is needed. This online process is a bit long. Please be patient and follow all of their instructions. USA Volleyball Age Definition USAV Webpoint application will place your athlete in the proper age group. The following is for reference: 18 and Under: Players born on or after September 1, 1999 (primarily Seniors) 17 and Under: Players born on or after September 1, 2000 (primarily Juniors) 16 and Under: Players born on or after September 1, 2001 (primarily Sophomores) 15 and Under: Players born on or after September 1, 2002 (primarily Freshmen and 8th graders) Returning USA Volleyball Junior Club Players Your old membership is valid for any tryouts until October 31, Afterwards you will need to renew your USA Volleyball membership to full status for for $55. You will need to bring a copy of your old membership card along with Velocity registration form filled-out, $10 check for tryout fee, and a new medical release filled-out to attend tryouts at Velocity. Checklist for Tryouts (all dates and times tentative) All prospective athletes must have the first 2 items to attend any USAV Club Volleyball tryouts: 1. Printout of USAV membership card new limited tryout card or last season full membership card 2. New USAV Medical Release Form filled-out 3. Velocity Registration Form filled-out, plus a $10 check payable to Velocity Volleyball Club if you are attending tryouts at Velocity on Tuesday, September 5, 6-9pm at Niles West HS.

3 Club Volleyball Q&As be an informed player! How many practices and matches will we play? Velocity boys program will hold 2-hour practices 3X a week in September and October. Once tournaments start, we will reduce our practices to 1-2 a week. Overall, we will have approximately practices and matches. In season, our 18U team played very well and advanced to playoffs in every tournament, and finished their season playing 55 matches. Where are Velocity practices held? All of our practices will be held conveniently at Niles West HS or Niles North HS. Last season all practices were held at North. Tryouts, cuts and rosters? Velocity will hold its tryouts on Tuesday, Sept 5, 6:30-9:00pm (registration at 6:00pm) at Niles West. We try to provide all athletes an opportunity to play club volleyball. In the past eight years, we have not make any cuts. We do hold the right to make cuts if needed to adjust the roster(s) to a manageable program. Our goal is to have players per team, ideally Why don t Velocity play at the St Louis Qualifier, or travel to play in another city? The St Louis tournament is too far away (6-hour drive one-way), plus the cost of 3-night hotel stay and travel does not justify participation when there are ample quality tournaments locally. Many clubs sign up for St Louis Qualifier as a fall-back tournament if they do not qualify for the Nationals at the Chicago Qualifier (Boys Winter Championships). How long is the boys club volleyball season at Velocity? We start with tryouts on the first Tuesday after Labor Day (September 5, 2017) and will end in mid-february, about 2-3 weeks prior to the start of the high school boys volleyball spring season. Where are the boys tournaments being held? Velocity will play at the Palos Power Series in Palos Heights, SYNC tourneys in Schaumburg, Adversity tourneys in Vernon Hills, and the Chicago Qualifier at McCormick Place. We might register for other tournaments within a 90-minute drive. Velocity will not schedule to play at any tournaments on the weekend prior to finals week in December. How do players get to practices and tournaments? Similar to other clubs, Velocity does not provide transportation for players to and from practices or tournaments. It is the responsibility of each family to arrange for travel. A team contact sheet with addresses and phone numbers will be provided to assist all families with transportation. Directions to tournaments will be provided via s a few days in advance. What are club tournaments like? All of our tournaments are held on weekends, either on a Saturday or Sunday. Usually each day we will play 3 or more matches. Some one-day tournaments will have single-elimination playoffs after pool play. The Chicago Qualifier at McCormick Place will be held over MLK Holiday and matches will be held on 3 days Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Why doesn t Velocity offer a 17U or 15U boys team? Since all local tournaments available (except the Chicago Qualifier) are 18U and 16U, there isn t any benefit since all 17U teams will play in the 18U division and all 15U teams in the 16U division. Having a separate 17U or 15U team would be important only if we (players and parents) elect to qualify for Nationals. Can I play another sport during club volleyball season? Yes you can combining a high school fall sport (football or soccer) and club volleyball is possible and more conducive than a winter sport (basketball or wrestling) because majority of our tournaments will be held in winter months. It can be very difficult to play two sports at one time. Players should have an open and honest family discussion about time management and conflicts before our tryouts.

4 Volleyball Clubs Comparison Chart be informed! Open Tryout Club Addl Club Gyms Fee Fees Fees Tournaments Velocity 2, free $10 $1,450 New + None 8-9 Tournaments local, including Chi Q** $1,275 Return D1? $25? T&H*^ 8-9 Tournaments, St Louis Q & Nationals Sports Perf? $25? T&H*^ 8-9 Tournaments, St Louis Q & Nationals Vortex? $35? T&H*^ 9-10 Tournaments, St Louis Q & Nationals Adversity? $40? T&H*^ 9-10 Tournaments, St Louis Q, Calif Q & Nationals * Travel and Hotel fees for St Louis Qualifier (6-hour drive one-way, plus 3-night hotel stay) or to Indianapolis in February. Many clubs will register to play at St Louis in case they don t qualified for Nationals at the Chicago Qualifiers. Some clubs will also travel and play in the California Qualifier over holiday break. Please contact each club and verify all their fees to get an accurate total cost of participation. ^ Plus, general families will have to pay additional fee to play at Nationals, plus travel & hotel for 4-night stay minimum. est = estimated since their fees are not posted online. + Uniforms fee is included for all new players on Velocity. Our uniform package consists of 2 jerseys, 1 shorts, 1 long sleeve hitting shirt, backpack, Molten official game ball, knee pads, whistle and 3 T-shirts. Returning player s fee is about $175 less and will get new T-shirts. ** Our teams will play in the Chicago Qualifier, possibly all 3 Palos Power Series (double weekend tournaments), and 4-5 single day tournaments. Velocity will not play in the 3rd Palos Power Series if held on the weekend prior to high school final exams to assist student-athletes in their academic preparations. Our players will have an opportunity to play in approximately matches (8-9 tournaments) and practices. Taking in consideration our practices and tournaments played, and uniform package, Velocity is the most cost effective boys volleyball club in Illinois, bar none. Because we partner with District 219 for their facilities at a lower fee, we are able to pass on savings directly to players/families. Our structure is different from majority of other volleyball clubs and thus our goal is different to provide an affortable opportunity for our athletes to play club volleyball against the highest level of competitions in the best tournaments (Palos Power Series and Chicago Qualifier). All websites list the reason to chose their club is their coaching staff. We match our coaching staff against any other club: Alvin Lee 2nd year with Velocity; 4 years high school player; 4 years collegiate club player Kha Tran 9th year with Velocity; CAP 1 Certified; coached all levels from 14U-18U; CSL All-Conference player at Niles West George Wong 7th year with Velocity; coached all junior levels from 15U-18U and 20+ years at HS During your volleyball tryouts, you should ask the following questions: a) Who will be my coach and what is his coaching experience? b) Which team will I qualified for some clubs will have multiple teams/tiers within each age group? c) How many players are on our team and what position will I be able to play? d) What are the total fees and the list of tournaments? Remember almost all clubs will not include travel and hotel cost to out-of-town tournament(s) in their total fees.

5 Velocity Volleyball Club Registration Form (Please PRINT neatly all information and bring with you to our tryouts) Player: Address: Date of birth: Tryout # (Velocity will assign): City, Zip: Player s cell: School: Grade: Club volleyball experience: No, Yes, club name 1st position (check one): Outside hitter, Middle hitter, Right side, Setter, Defensive specialist 2nd position (check one): Outside hitter, Middle hitter, Right side, Setter, Defensive specialist Mother/Guardian: Mother s cell: Mother s Father: Father s cell Father s How did you hear about Velocity VBC? Online search, Referral, Informed by HS coach, Other Glenbrook Athletic Club/Velocity VBC Waiver and Release Form I acknowledge that volleyball or any sporting event is an extreme test of a person s physical and mental limits and that my participation in a volleyball event can cause potential death, serious injury, or property damage. With a full understanding of the potential risks, I HEREBY ASSUME THE RISKS OF PARTICIPATING OR OFFICIATING IN A VOLLEYBALL EVENT. I hereby take the following action for myself, my executors, administrators, heirs, next of kin, successors and assigns: a) I WAIVE, RELEASE, AND DISCHARGE from any and all claims or liabilities for death or personal injury or damages of any kind, EXCEPT THAT WHICH IS THE RESULT OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE AND/OR WANTON MISCONDUCT OF PERSONS OR ENTITIES LISTED BELOW, which arise out of or relate to my traveling to and from or my participation in any volleyball practice or event, THE FOLLOWING PERSONS OR ENTITIES: Glenbrook Athletic Club/Velocity VBC and its officers, directors, board members, employees, representatives, coaches, practice sites and facilities, and agents of any of the above as well as USA Volleyball and its Regional Volleyball Associations, tournament directors, sponsors, and tournament facilities, and the officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents of any of the above; b) I AGREE NOT TO SUE any of the persons or entities listed above for any of the claims or liabilities that I have waived, released or discharged herein; and c) I INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS the persons or entities mentioned above from any claims made or liabilities assessed against them as a result of my actions. In consideration of the rights and privileges granted to me by my membership with the RVA, a USAV Group D Member, by signing this membership form, I certify that: 1. I have read and understand the Waiver and Release of Liability. 2. I understand that I have given up substantial rights. 3. I (or my parent or legal guardian) am at least eighteen (18) years old. 4. I agree and consent to abide by the Waiver and Release of Liability set forth herein. Participant s signature: Date signed: If applicant is under 18 years of age, a parent or guardian must execute, in addition to the foregoing Waiver and Release, the following, for and on behalf of the minor. The undersigned parent and natural guardian or legal guardian on the applicant ( [minor s name]) executes the foregoing Waiver and Release for and on behalf of the minor named herein. I hereby bind myself, the minor and all other assigns to the terms of the Waiver and Release. I represent that I have legal capacity and authority to act for and on behalf of the minor named herein, and I agree to indemnify and hold harmless the persons or entities named in the Waiver and Release for any claims or liabilities assessed against them as a result of any insufficiency of my legal capacity or authority to act for and on behalf of the minor in the execution of the Waiver and Release. I have also received the USAV Participant Code of Conduct and have reviewed the Code with my child regarding the stipulated conditions and their ramification. I fully consent to my child s participation in RVA/USAV events. Parent/Guardian name: Signature: Date signed:

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