3) BRVC Membership Form

BRVC PLAY DAYS GUIDE

This guide describes the process used to place girls on their teams.  Keeping with the philosophy of the club, all girls will be placed on a team.

THE PURPOSE OF PLAY DAYS
The Bluegrass Region Volleyball Club uses play days to allow girls to get back into the swing of volleyball and so the BRVC coaching staff can assess each player's skills and abilities and then assign each player to the team where she will have the best chance of individual success and be most capable of making a significant contribution to her team's success.

PLAY DAYS OVERVIEW
Day 1 (No formal evaluations will take place on this first day)

• Wednesday, December 3 at the Woodford County Middle School Gym
• 6:00-7:30 for grades 5-9; 7:30-9:00 for grades 10-11
• Girls need to bring the following completed forms: Medical Release Form, PioneerVB Membership Application Confirmation, and BRVC Membership Agreement
• Parents need to pay the $40 non-refundable fee, which will go towards the club fee if the athlete accepts the team to which she is assigned
• After stretching, girls will participate in drills run by BRVC coaches

Day 2 (Formal evaluations begin)

• Friday, December 5 at the Woodford County Middle School Gym
• 6:00-7:30 for grades 5-9; 7:30-9:00 for grades 10-11
• After stretching, formal evaluations will begin
• Girls will participate in the following drills run by BRVC volunteers as the BRVC coaches evaluate:
• Vertical jumping and agility
• Passing
• Hitting
• Serving
• Queen of the court

Day 3 (Formal evaluations continue)

• Wednesday, December 10 at the Woodford County Middle School Gym
• 6:00-7:30 for grades 5-9; 7:30-9:00 for grades 10-11
• After stretching, formal evaluations will continue
• Girls will be able to participate in the drills, run by BRVC volunteers as the BRVC coaches evaluate, that are specific to one or two of the following positions; these drills will be followed by queen of the court:
• Defensive specialist
• Setter
• Hitter

Day 4 (Girls meet their teammates—Practice times will be set by team assigned either 6:00 or 7:30)

• Friday, December 12 at the Woodford County Middle School Gym
• 6:00-7:30 or 7:30-9:30 will be announced by team
• Since teams will be announced on the BRVC website on Thursday, December 11, the purpose of this days for girls to have their first practice as a team
• $155 is due of girls accepting a spot on a middle-school-aged team (grades 5-7)
• $180 is due of girls accepting a spot on a high-school-aged team (grades 8-11)

COACH EVALUATION
An important part of the play day process is having BRVC coaches evaluate each athlete to measure her attitude, effort, ability, and communication skills.  Consider the following questions that coaches may ask themselves:

• How does the athlete respond to pressure situations?
• Is the athlete's interaction with others positive or negative?
• Does the athlete play hard all the time?
• Is there communication between the athlete and others?

Relax, have fun, and let’s play ball!

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