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West Valley Juniors Volleyball Club

2008 – 2009 Information

2007 16AA Gold Division Champions

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West Valley Juniors Volleyball Club Information

Founded in 1998, West Valley Juniors Volleyball Club is a registered non-profit corporation belonging to the United States Volleyball Association.  The club is comprised of competitive and developmental teams ranging in age groups from 12’s through 18’s. We were formed to focus on players in the west valley and to offer more playing time and experience. We limit team size to between 10 and 12 players to help players receive more coaching. We strive to keep the cost to a minimum so we may offer more opportunities for players.

FEES: West Valley Juniors Volleyball Club works to keep costs to a minimum. The fees collected cover things such as insurance, mailings, USAVB membership (required for all players), equipment and supplies, league team fees and coaching costs. The fees listed above also include the following for each of our players:

Ø Matching Uniform

Ø Warm-up Shirt

Ø Spandex Shorts

Ø Knee pads

Ø Matching Socks

The total cost for each player will be $500 for 16’s and $600.00 for 18’s. In addition to the 6 normal tournaments the club will participate in, the fee for the 18’s will also include the team’s participation in the Fiesta Classic in Tempe. The 16’s teams are also welcome to participate in the Fiesta Tournament, however the cost will have to be assigned to the participating players. There also are opportunities to participate in other tournaments, and if a team wishes to participate in an extra tournament the additional cost will be divided among the team members and dependant on the tournaments they wish to attend.

Payment schedule will be:

Try-out Fee - $100.00

January 16th - $200.00

February 13th - $200.00

March 13^th - $100 for 18’s only

The fee schedule may change due to fund raisers, or if special arrangements are made with the club treasurer.

TRYOUT INFORMATION: Tryouts sessions for 9^th to 12th grades will be on Saturday, November 22^nd from 9:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at Buckeye Union High School’s old (Agee) gym. The athlete must attend their tryout session.

A mandatory parent orientation will be held at Youngker High School on Wednesday, October 29^th at 6:30 p.m. A make-up/refresher orientation meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 19^th at 6:30. At these meetings we will discuss requirements, fees, philosophies, and answer any questions. If you have any questions prior to orientation, please call Carol Jurn, Director, at (623) 386-4423 ext. 273 or Brian Weaver, Assistant Director at (623) 386-6299.

AGE GROUPS

16’s Division: Born on or after 9-1-92

18’s Division: Born on or after 9-1-90

TRYOUT REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:

Ø One parent or guardian must attend the tryouts.

Ø Bring the original and one copy of the player’s Birth Certificate (If you played for West Valley Juniors last year you do not need your birth Certificate).

Ø Bring your players medical history. Family physical name and phone number and a copy of her insurance card.

Ø $100 for the initial team fee due at the tryouts. This fee is non-refundable (It will be applied to start-up fee, refundable if athlete is not selected by the Club).

Team COACHES are:

16’s Jennifer Nunez – Jennifer is currently the Libero for Mesa Community College and seeing much playing time. Prior to attending MCC, Jennifer was the Libero for Buckeye Union High School where she received many awards for her defense including 1^st team all region player honors and Buckeye Union High School Female Athlete of year for 2005. Jennifer has been coaching with West Valley Juniors for 2 years.

16’s Jamie Schultz - Jamie is a graduate of Millennium High School where she was a 2 time all region and all state player and the Southwestern States player of the year in ’05. Jamie was most recently an Academic All American as an outside hitter for the Phoenix College volleyball team that finished 4^th in the country in NJCAA. Jamie was offered a volleyball scholarship at Division 1 Seattle University but was unable to except it do to injury. She has been coaching for 3 years.

18’s Kendra Goodere (Roer) – Kendra is a graduate and 4 year player with Buckeye Union High School. After graduation, Kendra was offered a scholarship to Grand Canyon University where she had a remarkable career as a middle blocker. Kendra completed 4 years at GCU where she still holds career records for block assists and total blocks along with being 7^th all time for GCU in total games played with 428. Kendra has coached 16’s and 18’s for 4 years with various clubs, including West Valley Juniors, Club West, and Grand Canyon Juniors.

Coaches, coaching assignments or other information within this packet is subject to change. Please contact Carol Jurn or Brian Weaver for verification.

Practice Facilities

Because West Valley Juniors is committed to the players in the Buckeye, Verrado, Goodyear, and Estrella Foothills areas, we hold many of our practices in those locations. The nights for practice will be determined by the team and based on court availability and what is practical for all the players and coaches.

Buckeye Union High School – Agee Gym

Buckeye Union High School – New Gym

Youngker High School

West Valley Juniors is currently working to secure additional practice facilities in and around the west valley.

Tournament Locations

Tournaments are held throughout the valley and on some occasions outside the valley in Tucson or even Flagstaff depending on court availability. West Valley Juniors was fortunate last year that many of the tournaments were hosted by us. This meant no travel for our teams and also presented opportunities for fund raisers by opening the concession stands or participating in set-up and tear-down of the facilities. You can read more on that on the back page in the “Fund Raising” section.

Popular locations for tournaments last year included:

Kingdom Courts at 19^th Ave and Peoria

Highland High School in Gilbert

Salvation Army Rec Center in Phoenix

Palo Verde High School in Tucson

Fund Raising Opportunities

A major goal of the West Valley Juniors Volleyball organization is to provide a cost effective means for all girls to enhance and grow their volleyball skills. A way we help do this is by providing fund raising opportunities for all the girls. Participation in these is strictly voluntary, but those that have chosen to participate have paid for their entire season through fund raising. Some have even had money left over at the end of the year!

Examples of some of the fund raising opportunities that may be available again include:

Avon Sales – Avon provides a 40% return on their fund raisers. This was very popular with the girls because it was profitable, and they had fun selling it to their friends and family.

Concession Stand Sales – On tournaments hosted by West Valley Juniors, there was an opportunity to open the concession stands during the tournament and sell popular items. Parents that provided the goods, or worked the stand during the tournaments then split the profits.

Site Set-up and Tear-down – On tournaments hosted by West Valley Juniors, the club is paid a fee to provide the set-up, tear-down and clean up of the facilities. Parents and players that assisted with this were then compensated portions of those fees.