Plans for Xplosion VBC in 2015/2016

Plans for Xplosion VBC for the fall of 2015 and upcoming club season of 2015/2016

1. Tryouts and forming teams.

2. Create more opportunities for our coaching staff to grow, develop, and pursue their passion as a volleyball coach.

3. Anticipated club season start and end dates

4. Projected club dues

More about forming teams for the upcoming club season......This summer we will begin forming our teams.  I will build teams based on the coaches we get this summer and return from club season last this year.  Both myself and the club coach may ask players to their team.  If you are interested in playing for Xplosion vbc please email coachjamesh@gmail.com the sooner the better and just simply say you are interested in playing club with Xplosion and plan on attending a small group, private lesson, or clinic this summer to get to know coach James and talk about club volleyball.

Will we have tryouts in the fall? Probably.  Some team rosters might be complete by the end of the summer and some may not.   My goal is to secure the majority of our coaches and players this summer.  I think we will add a few coaches to our staff later in the fall and those coaches will need tryouts for their teams.  As long as I have a coach who will do a great job…I will try to field a team for them to coach. I think this will allow between 6 and 12 teams for the upcoming club season (which is smaller than the 14 teams we had last club season). I want to focus on competitive volleyball training and have club members who want excellent training and players who are driven to be great teammates and volleyball players.  I think instead of growing the club and stretching our coaching staff thin it will be better for our club members and coaches to have fewer teams than we did last year and possibly add assistant coaches to some of our teams.  This way some of the veteran coaches can mentor the coaches who want more preparation before they have their own team of players in the future. 

2.       More about creating opportunities for our coaches to grow..... My time in the recent club season went into club management, facility management/upkeep, and training the players. I did not have more time in the week to spend with the coaches and provide additional support for them. The coaches are one of the most important components to a great club.  There’s no doubt about it. I want to support our coaches and recruit new coaches to the club who really enjoy coaching and want to grow the game of volleyball.  If that means the club has to pay for online resources the coaches are interested in we will.  Perhaps we will send the coaches to coaching seminars and/or bring in various college coaches or USA volleyball coaches to lead coach development sessions….I realize the club cannot move forward without coaches who have a passion for the game and who want to improve themselves.  I want to have a great support system for the coaches and I think coach development will be the most important factor to growing a competitive club in the future. 

3. Anticipated start and end dates of the season.. Every year I am looking for ways to improve the club.  One way I think we can improve the club experience for our members is to begin the season closer to the beginning of November.  Each year we have started training a little earlier and our practices in December and January have been excellent.  Our goal here is to make the most out of training from November to around spring break, and allow our players who want to continue training and playing volleyball after spring break the opportunity to do so as well.  For our 16s to 18s I think these girls will enjoy April, prom, and possibly a few weeks off before they begin summer training with their high school programs.....or...for the girls who want to play in major recruiting volleyball tournaments in April or the summer we can edit or form new teams and find some excellent tourneys to attend with players who are 100% committed to playing in April.

For our players who are still competing in high school volleyball in November they will not be expected to join their club teams until their school volleyball team has concluded their season.

For our younger players...as we conclude the club season tourneys around spring break it will allow these girls to play in some local leagues in April and into summer together or take a little time off from April to May before summer league's really get going that you may participate in.

4. Projected club dues...Our club dues start around $800.  Our older girls who travel to major tourneys and play in big events can expect between $1200 and $1300.  Our club dues package includes two mizuno jerseys including one long sleeve national jersey, a pair of mizuno spandex, and three t-shirts that can double as extra game jerseys. Our dues also include approx. eight tourneys.  Most teams can anticipate four tourneys in the Springfield area and four to five out of town in cities like St. Louis, KC, Fayetteville, Little Rock, Tulsa, Omaha, Memphis, and occasionally our strongest teams may travel to a city like Louisville, Chicago, or Dallas for a national championship or USAV qualifier type of tournament.
This years club dues will be similar to last year...Last years club dues: Can be found here



Thanks, 
James Hanger  
Club Director

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