2012 AGE CLASS MEETING Winnipeg, MB: January 14 Brandon, MB: January 15 Presenters: Mitch Davidson & Jamie Woods
Divisions **NEW** 13U (born in 1999 or later) 14U (born in 1998 or later) 15U (born in 1997 or later) 16U (born in 1996 or later) 17U (born in 1995 or later) 18U (born in 1994 or later) 21U (born in 1991 or later)
Registration Clubs, teams, players, VM tournaments, provincial /national championships registration done through NRS Clubs, teams, and players must be registered in NRS by Friday, March 9 Late registrations = $150 late fee Min. 8 Max. 15 players per team 2 or more teams must be entered in order for a club to register more than 15 players
Registration 2 NRS will not prevent you from adding more than 15 players on 1 team VM will monitor all registrations Ensure your teams have no more than 15 players Individual registration form now available on website Not to be submitted to VM Must be presented upon request Or risk player ineligibility
Registration 3 Players can only register with 1 club Within a club players can play on more than 1 team of differing age categories Teams can only be registered in 1 age category Teams may play up an age category but cannot move between tiers Teams may not play DOWN an age category in VM sanctioned tournaments
Overage Players Teams may only register a player who was born before the year specified in the teams competition category under specific circumstances Athletes who were born 1 year earlier than the year specified in the 18U competition category are eligible for 18U Must be in first year of grade 12 Must have NOT been held back in any grade 18U teams may have no more than 2 overage players
Overage Players Cont d Under any other circumstance (than the one mentioned on last slide) Request to register overage players will be considered on a case-by-case basis Request letters must first be sent to VM To play up in nationals requests must be sent to Volleyball Canada after approval by VM James Sneddon: jsneddon@volleyball.ca VM will only honour requests under very special circumstances. For example, The athlete has nowhere else to play (restricted location) The team is short players
Club Registration All teams are considered clubs Any group of 2 or more teams in different age categories under the same club have the advantage of allowing athletes to play up within their club Any player can play up an age category within their club Exception: Tier 2 players cannot play up on a tier 1 team within their age category
School Based Teams School based teams not intending to register for provincial or national championships Must still register as a VM RECREATIONAL MEMBER in order to compete in sanctioned club tournaments Fee: $35 + $5 (facility fee) + GST per athlete/coach/manager
Age Class Rules All participants must be registered members of VM VM adheres to Indoor Volleyball Rulebook Available at VM office for $17 Transfers Once a player is registered with a team and has signed the individual registration form she/he cannot transfer w/o consent from VM Transfer procedure outlined in Age Class Handbook Rosters are final after March 23
Manitoba Tournaments Mikasa MVA 200 Official Volleyball National Tournaments 14U: Tachikara SV-5W Gold 15U- 18U: Tachikara SV-5WI-International
Volley Jam Registration Now open through NRS under PTA Events on left side menu 12 teams max per category (14U, 15U, 16U, 18U Boys and Girls) Deadline: March 2 New for this year Meet and greet social event on the Saturday evening
Coaching All assistant and head coaches must be certified level 1 Exception: 16U T1, 17U, and 18U T1 head coaches must be certified level 2 at least Exemptions Coaches w/o certification must complete exemption form (New Coach form) by March 23 New** coaches are now entitled to a max of 2 exemptions (under certain circumstances) Ex. If a coach was exempt last year while working towards level 1 then (if required) they may be exempt this year so long as they re working towards level 2
Coaching Clinics Level 1 and 2 clinics are coming up! Go to the development tab (then click coaches ) on our website to view a list of 2012 coaching clinics 2012 Level 1 Clinic Dates Jan. 21-22 Feb. 11-12 March 10-11 April 14-15 2012 Level 2 Clinic Dates Jan. 28-29 Feb. 25-26 March 17-18
Rankings Rankings will be based on sanctioned tournament results only See age class booklet about sanction program Full points will only be received by teams who participate in the age class they re registered in
Rankings 2 If a team plays up they will still receive points toward their ranking in the provincial championship of the age class they re registered in Pts. earned while playing up can be transferred down for ranking in the age class the team is registered in However, 100pts will be removed from the total points earned when points earned from one tournament are transferred down for use towards provincial rankings in a lower age class
Rankings 3 Points cannot be transferred up Teams must participate in a minimum of two tournaments in the age category that they intend to compete in Provincial Championships Results must be submitted by tournament host no later than 12pm on the Wednesday following the tournament to volley.pc@sportmanitoba.ca All rankings are subject to final approval by the Competitions Committee
Ranking Scale Place Points 1 st 600 2 nd 540 3 rd 480 4 th 420 5 th 360 6 th 350 7 th 340 8 th 330 9 th 300 10 th 290 Place Points 11 th 280 12 th 270 13 th 240 14 th 230 15 th 220 16 th 210 17 th 180 18 th 170 19 th 160 20 th 150 If tournaments are not played in full, more than one team will receive identical point totals. Ex. If teams loose in the quarter final and don t play another game than 5 th -8 th place will each receive points for 5 th place (360pts)
Ranking Example Team X is registered at 15U and plays all but two of its tournaments at 15U Played UP in two 16U tournaments and came 1 st place in both Accumulated a total of 2000 ranking points between all 15U and 16U tournaments played Team X s 15U ranking points = 1800 2000 (100 x 2 16U Tournaments where earned pts have been transferred down) = 1800
Ranking Example Cont d For team X, every one (1) tournament played at 16U = 100pts subtracted from 15U ranking points Team X played two 16U tournaments therefore 200 points are subtracted from their total (2000) to find out their 15U ranking points (1800) Team X s 16U ranking points = 1200 2 first place finishes x 600 = 1200 Pts earned at 15U cannot be transferred up to 16U Since Team X played in two 16U tournaments they are eligible to play in 16U provs.
Provincial Championships Registration deadline: March 16 Entry fee: $285 All coaches must be able to present proper certification **NEW** all teams must participate in a minimum of two (2) tournaments in the age category that they intend to compete in provincial championships All teams that wish to participate in Nationals must participate in provincials Teams must participate in the SAME category at Provincials that they intend to participate in at Nationals
Hosting Provincials Provincial Hosting Application is available on the forms page (under the indoor tab) of our website View the Provincial Hosting Application for info on the benefits of hosting provincials
Phase 3 of Nationals Registration Jan. 23-24 @ 11:00am (Winnipeg time) Jan. 23: 15U/16U Jan. 24: 14U/17U/18U For info on how to register visit our events page then click on Toronto 2012 Event Or visit www.volleyball.ca For the 3 rd phase you will need to enter your roster information when you register
Provincial Teams Western Elites July 27-29: 16U women & 17U men Tryout Dates: April 13, 14 & 15 A training and competition blackout will be in effect during this time for the 16U women s and 17U men s age categories NTTC July 20-22: 19U women & 20U men
Provincial Teams Coaches Western Elites 17U Male Manitoba Black: Ryan Hudson 17U Male Manitoba Gold: Paul Robidoux 16U Male Manitoba White: Marshall Jones/Kris Funk 16U Female Manitoba Black: Chad Whiteside 16U Female Manitoba Gold: TBA 15U Female Manitoba White: TBA NTTC/Canada Games Male: Jim Schreyer Female: Derek Richels *these coaches may approach your athletes
Annual Awards Banquet Date: Saturday, June 2, 2012 Location: Radisson Downtown, Winnipeg, MB
Team Canada Sitting Volleyball Demonstration Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012 9am-12pm & 1-3pm Location: University of Winnipeg Duckworth Centre
Important Dates & Deadlines March 2: Volley Jam registration deadline March 9: Team/Club registration deadline (4:00pm) Performance bond due ($150 for individual teams/$300 for clubs) Individual voluntary withdrawal date (4:00pm) March 16: Team voluntary withdrawal date (4:00pm) Provincials registration deadline March 23: Coach exemption deadline Final roster deadline
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