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2009-2010 Club Information


Table of Contents 
(click on the links below to find out information concerning each subject)

  Staff and Coaching Philosophies
  Club Amenities
  Skyline and SPV Comparison Chart
  Tryout Information
  2010 Age Definitions
  Practice Information
  Tournament Information
  Club Policies
  2010 Tentative Schedules, Dues and Payment Plan
  2010 Skyline Coaching Staff

Staff and Coaching Philosophies

Skyline Juniors enters its 11th year stronger and more determined to lead the USA in volleyball. As we head into the 2009-2010 season, 8 of our staff members have collegiate coaching experience and twenty seven have collegiate playing experience. Each team will have a head coach and an assistant coach plus each will share experienced roamer coaches.  

Coaches are selected based on their playing experience, knowledge of the game, coaching capability, enthusiasm, and temperament, and have passed an extensive background screening. One main quality that we look for in our coaches is a belief in coaching by encouragement rather than intimidation. We believe the success of our club is only as good as the development of our coaches. All of our coaches are IMPACT certified, and many have CAP certifications. All coaches regularly participate in on-the-court training during clinics, camps, and other coaches’ training events.

Expectations of Coaches

Each coach’s main objective is to provide our athletes with as much quality individual and team training as possible in a positive and encouraging learning environment. They are required to plan and organize their team's individual practice sessions, administer instruction at tournaments, and develop the composition and organization of the team. Our coaches strive to be to be excellent role models for the players and all others with whom they may come into contact The staff of Skyline Juniors and SPV will provide all the administration for tournaments, travel, and finances within the club so our coaches can concentrate on coaching and their own professional growth.

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Club Amenities

Junior’s volleyball is a major investment in your child's life. Perhaps the most satisfying is to see your child play for the college or university of their choice. No junior’s club program is complete without informing both players and parents about the important topic of scholarships and college recruiting.

College Recruiting Experience

Our coaching staff has extensive experience with college recruiting at every level of college athletics, from NCAA Division I, II, and III and NAIA to Junior College, and our coaches that have worked at the college level have been active recruiters themselves. As a result, we not only know effective ways to market Skyline athletes and the pitfalls players and parents should avoid, but we’ve also developed an extensive network of relationships with top college coaches in the country.

Recruiting Workshops

Skyline offers Recruiting Workshops for both players and parents that cover the “do’s” and “don’ts” of timely and effective communication with colleges and universities. Topics covered include different ways parents may videotape matches and how to construct recruiting videos. We set aside time to video athletes’ skills and design proper introductions for these tapes, and provide examples of various ways athletes can set up their profiles to make them appealing to college coaches. We recommend the recruiting workshop for all Skyline athletes regardless of the sport they may pursue in college. In addition to the workshops, our recruiting coordinator holds individual and group meetings throughout the season for further help and instruction.

Online Recruiting Database

Skyline has one-of-a-kind recruiting database. The database is organized to collect important information about each athlete and may be used as each athlete’s ’online Contact Management Software for college coaches. Included behind the athletes’ personal login are recruiting timelines, college comparison spreadsheets, articles on “Visits to Colleges,” templates for letters to college coaches, sample emails to colleges, and a comprehensive college search engine. Our program also allows our coaches and staff to download each athlete’s information court-side from their PDA. These features and the database constitute an exceptionally powerful recruiting program that is unique to Skyline. No other club can boast comparable programs.

 

Player Media Guides and Online Profile Pages

Each year, Skyline develops media guides for the 16's, 17's, and 18's age groups containing information about each player such as awards, accomplishments, playing experience, vertical jump, a personal section, and the athlete's plans for her athletic career. The profile page from the Media guide will be posted on our website enabling each player to send it to the college coaches of their choice via email or by letter. We distribute the media guides to college coaches at tournaments we attend, but it will be the athlete's responsibility to purchase (from DSJVA) copies to supply schools in which they are interested.

 

Team Bonding Training

In order to facilitate team cohesion and purpose, Skyline coaches organize specialized team training in early January. This training will consist of six (6) practices in three (3) days. The teams will be given difficult tasks and will be required to find solutions as a team. They will also set individual and team goals for the season.

 

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Skyline and SPV Program Comparison

Explanation

  

2-3 per week

Practice Days

2 per week

5:00-7:30 or 7:30-10:00

Practice Times

6:00-8:00 or 8:00-10:00

SportsPlex / Greenhill

Practice Site

SportsPlex / Greenhill / Frisco Fieldhouse USA

2-3

# of Coaches Per Team

1 Head Coach + additional practice coach(es)

9-11

# of Players/Team

9-11

3 Qualifiers + Regionals

Qualifiers Attended

1

Expenses including Hotel, Airline Deposits
& Post-Season for 14s-18s
(does not include food or balence of airfare)
Note:  12’s and 13’s hotel expenses will not be
covered in dues as they will stay with parents.

Dues Include

All expenses except hotel and food.
All teams stay with parents

14s-18s: Post-Season Included
12s-13s: Not Included

Post-Season Included in Dues

no post-season included

TBA at October Information Meeting

Approximate Fees

TBA at October Information Meeting

15's,16's, 17's 18's - $1,000
12's,13's,14's - $900

Initial Installment
of Dues

TBA

See payment plan, due the 15th of each
month, 1st payment due
TBA

Monthly
Fees Due

See payment plan, due the 15th of each
month, 1st payment due
TBA

3 t-shirts, 3 game jerseys, 3 pairs of spandex
, 1 bag,   warm-ups, and socks

Uniforms

2 game jerseys, 1 pair of spandex,
1 t-shirt,  and 1 bag

9-12

Maximum #
of Tournaments

8

2-4 day tournaments

Tournament Length

2 day and one 3 day tournament

14s-18s: End of June or first of July
12s-13s: First of May...July if qualifies

End of Season

End of April or first of May
(unless team qualifies for nationals)

USA

Travel Area

Texas Only

YES

Tryouts Required

YES

$75

Tryout Fee

$75

Practices & Tournaments are Mandatory

Commitment Level

Work with school commitments and other sports

Not Guaranteed

Playing Time

Guaranteed

Included

Recruiting Workshop and Media Guides

Recruiting Workshop

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2009-2010 Volleyball Tryouts
 
2009-2010 Tryout Flyer
See Club Information Flyer

Please come 30 minutes early for registration and paper work. 
Each athlete needs to be accompanied by a parent/guardian to fill out the necessary paper work.
There is a $75.00 non-refundable tryout fee (
you only have to pay once...$75 for all tryouts).

If you are still in playoffs, it is a a courtesy that we do not allowed you to "physically" tryout until your school season is finished. However, we would like for you to still come to the tryout and fill out the necessary paperwork. We also ask that you notify us in advance, so we can try to come watch one of your matches or practices.  If you have a video, you may bring that and we will get that to the coaches the night of the tryout.
 

TRYOUT DATES/TIMES FOR TRAVEL AND SPV TEAMS IN THE DALLAS AREA

10s - 13s


Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009
Time: 8:30-11:30am

Site: Sportsplex
 
Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009
Time: 1:30-4:30pm

Site: Sportsplex

14s


Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009
Time: 6:30-9:30pm

Site: Sportsplex
 
Monday, Nov. 9, 2009
Time: 7:30-10:00

Site: Greenhill School

15s


Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009
Time: 1:30-4:30pm

Site: Sportsplex
 
Monday, Nov. 9, 2009
Time: 7:30-10:00

Site: Greenhill School

16s

Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009
Time: 6:00-9:00pm

Site: Sportsplex
 
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009
Time: 6:00-9:00pm

Site: Sportsplex

17s & 18s

Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009
Time: 6:00-9:00pm

Site: Sportsplex
 
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009
Time: 6:00-9:00pm
 
Site: Sportsplex

Age / Born on or after
13's / Sept. 1, 1996
12's / Sept. 1, 1997
11's / Sept. 1, 1998
Age / Born on or after
14's / Sept. 1, 1995
Age / Born on or after
15's / Sept. 1, 1994
Age / Born on or after
16's / Sept. 1, 1993
Age / Born on or after
18's / Sept. 1, 1991
17's / Sept. 1, 1992
 
TRYOUT DATES/TIMES FOR SPV TEAMS IN THE FRISCO AREA

11s - 13s


Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009
Time: 7:00-9:30pm

Site: Fieldhouse USA

14s


Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009
Time: 7:00-9:30pm

Site: Fieldhouse USA

15s


Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009
Time: 7:00-9:30pm

Site:Fieldhouse USA

16s

N/A

17s & 18s

N/A

Age / Born on or after
13's / Sept. 1, 1996
12's / Sept. 1, 1997
Age / Born on or after
14's / Sept. 1, 1995
Age / Born on or after
15's / Sept. 1, 1994
Age / Born on or after
16's / Sept. 1, 1993
Age / Born on or after
18's / Sept. 1, 1991
17's / Sept. 1, 1992

Tryout Sites

 SportsPlex at Valley View, 5702 Alpha Rd. Dallas, TX 75240 (map)
Fieldhouse USA in Frisco, 6155 Sports Village Rd. Frisco, TX 75034
(map)
Greenhill School in Addison, 4141 Spring Valley Rd. Addison, TX 75001 (map)



 
Tryout Information
Everything you need to know to be ready for tryouts
     
1. At least 1-2 weeks prior to Tryouts.  Go to the North Texas Regions website and register for your 2009 USA Volleyball membership.  Junior athletes MUST be registered and recorded as paid prior to attending any tryout.
    http://ntrvolleyball.org/juniorreg.htm
  a. Follow the instructions and fill out an online registration.
  b. During the registration, choose “Undecided” when asked to “choose a club”. 
  c. After you have accepted an offer from a club, then you can go back and select a club.
  d. Once the region office has received fees, they will update the record to reflect payment. Parents will receive an automated email stating their child is a member. Parents should print that email and take to tryouts or they may log in and print a membership card.
     
2. Fill out the Skyline Tryout Forms
  a. Athlete Information Sheet
  b. USAV Medical History and Release Form
  c. Skyline Assumption of Risk
     
3. Bring $75 to cover the cost of tryouts (one-time fee for all tryouts)
     
4. Come early to turn in paperwork, get your number, and register.
     

     
If you are still in High School playoffs...
  It is a courtesy that you are not allowed to tryout until your High School season is finished. However, we would like for you to still come to the tryout and fill out the necessary paperwork. We also would like the athletes to sit and watch during the tryouts. We also ask that you notify us in advance, so we can try to come watch one of your matches.  If you have a video, please try and get it to us prior to tryouts.
   
If you are still in your Junior High season...
  The above policy is a courtesy to the High School coaches to limit the chances of a high school athlete getting hurt and it effecting their schools chances in the State playoffs.  You are allowed to tryout during your Middle School Season.  If our tryouts directly conflict with one of your 7th or 8th grade team matches, please let us know in advance so we can try to come watch one of your previous matches.
   

Tryout Procedures

Due to our commitment to quality, Skyline Juniors’ current plan is to carry 13 teams this year. The level of teams and the number of teams in each age group will be determined at tryouts. SPV will plan to carry one 16’s, (1 Dallas & 1 Frisco), one - three 14’s (2 Dallas & 1 Frisco), two 13’s (1 Dallas & 1 Frisco), two 12’s (1 Dallas & 1 Frisco) and one 11’s (Dallas). At the end of each tryout day, we may invite a number of athletes to join a specific team. An athletes’ spot on a team is confirmed once she or he has signed the acceptance agreement and paid the team’s non-refundable installment (please see payment plan for amount due). All offers will be made in accordance with the USAV-North Texas Region Offer and Acceptance Policy. This installment acts as the athlete’s commitment to join and is the first payment to Skyline Juniors or SPV. Additional payments will be due according to the enclosed schedule.

If at all possible, we recommend athletes attempt to attend all Skyline/SPV tryouts in their age group. While we understand the need to try out for other clubs to find the one that best suits each person, attending all the tryouts will give us the best opportunity to see each athlete. During our tryout process, the athletes will undergo several evaluations where each athlete is individually rated on his or her skill level in all areas, then evaluated by position. The players are then placed into teams so their overall court skills, attitude, and interaction with others players can be evaluated. Creating game-like situations is a priority throughout the tryouts.

At the conclusion of tryouts, athletes are placed into three categories; those to whom offers will be made, those we are still seriously considering, and those to whom we cannot presently offer a position. Also, we understand parents’ needs and desires are to know how their son or daughter compares to the other athletes so you can plan accordingly. Therefore, throughout the tryout process if any player is pressured to make a commitment to another club prior to our last tryout, please don’t hesitate to contact us to get an evaluation.

As the tryout process proceeds for each age group, we are making decisions and putting together our teams. Within two days after the last tryout for each age group, we post how many spots are available for each team. The page is found by clicking on the “Teams/Rosters” link at the top of our website.

The North Texas Region stipulates an “Offer and Acceptance” policy. Specific dates have been set for the different age groups as to when tryouts may be held, and a deadline date for acceptance has also been implemented once the offer is made. This will allow the athlete time to refuse or accept an offer.

The tryout process can be one of the most difficult things an athlete and parents will do all year long. It is also difficult on the coaches as well. There are many decisions and factors involved when choosing a team. We have tried to make this as comfortable as possible for all parties involved.  Please click here for detailed information from the region.

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Age Definitions

18 and Under:
Players who were born on or after September 1st, 1991 or were high school students in the twelfth (12th) grade or below during the current academic year and are 19 years of age or younger (born on or after September 1, 1990).

17 and Under:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1992

16 and Under:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1993

15 and Under:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1994

14 and Under:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1995

13 and Under:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1996

12 and Under:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1997


11 and Under:
Players who were born on or after September 1, 1998

The age groups will include; 12's, 13's, 14's, 15's, 16's, 17's, and 18's.  The level of teams and the number of teams in each age group will be determined at tryouts.  At the end of each tryout,  we may invite a number of athletes to join a specific team. We will not be able to hold a spot on the team until you have made the initial installment (see payment plan).  This deposit acts as your commitment to join Dallas Skyline Juniors.  At the first team meeting an additional amount will be due. (this amount will be made known at the information meeting, in October, along with a full payment schedule.

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Practice Schedules and Information

2009-2010 Practice Times and Locations

TUESDAYS

Position Practice
for Skyline Juniors
Teams (12-15)
(every other week)

Team Practice
for Skyline Juniors
Teams (16-18)
(every other week)

Practice Site
SportsPlex at Valley View
6:00-8:00 or 8:00-10:00pm

WEDNESDAYS

Team Practice
for Skyline Juniors Teams
Only teams with Thursday
Practice conflicts
(most likely 13s & 14s teams)



 

Practice Site

Greenhill School (Addison)
7:00-9:00pm

THURSDAYS

Team Practice
for Skyline Juniors Teams
(every week)

 

 
 

Practice Site
SportsPlex at Valley View
6:00-8:00 or 8:00-10:00pm

SUNDAYS

Team Practice
for Skyline Juniors Teams
(weeks without tournament)


 

 

Practice Site
SportsPlex at Valley View
2 hour practice

Skyline teams will share the above facilities and practice an average of 2 times a week.
SPV will practice 1 time a week.

There may be a few conflicts throughout the season that may require a different practice location to be utilized.

Skyline Juniors Practices

We hold position practices every other Tuesday and on Sundays for non-tournament weekendsOur teams will share the two facilities and practice times to allow for an average of 2 practices a week. If a team participates in a tournament on a weekend, then there will be no practice on Sundays.

Attendance at practice is mandatory. It is impossible to develop quality teams with inconsistent practice attendance. If an unusual circumstance exists, it is the athlete’s responsibility to inform his or her head coach immediately of the situation. If an athlete has an unexcused absence then s/he will be required to sit out the first game of the following tournament. Because athletes must learn to organize their time and plan ahead accordingly, homework is not an excuse to miss practice . Further guidelines for absences are given at the beginning of the season by the coach.

SPV Practices

Our Dallas teams will share the two facilities and practice times and our Frisco teams will practice at Fieldhouse in Frisco 2 practices a week . If a team participates in a tournament on a weekend, then there will be no practice on Sundays and the teams will make the Sunday practice up on the Monday following the tournament.

Attendance at practice is highly encouraged. It is impossible to develop quality teams with inconsistent attendance at practices. If an unusual circumstance exists, it is the athlete’s responsibility to inform their head coach immediately of the situation. If an athlete has an excess of unexcused absences, (, then they will be required to sit out the first game of a tournament. We are willing to work with other commitments but we are also dedicated to the teams’ success and that requires every athlete to participate regularly. Further guidelines are given at the beginning of the season.

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Tournament Information

Skyline Juniors tournament participation is mandatory. Tournaments give athletes the chance to compete at higher levels, develop their court skills, and strengthen their knowledge of the game. They also give the athlete a chance to be seen by college scouts. Finally, the success of our team training depends upon all members of the team being present.

Tournament agendas, lodging arrangements and other important travel information will be provided to each player as soon as the club directors have received the information from the tournament directors. We prefer to do most of our communication through e-mail and our website. We will post hotel and tournament information for each team on the website as soon as it is available. All tournament schedules will be finalized in early December.

Skyline Juniors Playing Time:

The team’s head coach is responsible for the composition of the team and determining playing time. Each athlete will receive equal training time and repetitions in practice sessions, but we cannot and will not guarantee playing time to anyone. It is in the best interest of the team that we compete for championships and this involves some players not playing in some matches. The head coaches will make their decisions based on a player's attendance at practices, the importance of an event, the player’s attitude, work ethic, and proficiency at required skills, and most importantly the team's needs. As parents, please understand that our coaches do their best do get everyone playing time, but their primary focus at tournaments is the teams’ success. If a parent wishes to discuss playing time with a coach we require this to NOT BE DONE AT THE TOURNAMENT. It is very disruptive to the team if a parent confronts a coach in this setting. Consequently, if a coach is confronted by a parent during a tournament, that parent’s child must sit out the following match. In short, please save these discussions until after the tournament.

The following procedures are in place to resolve playing time issues or concerns:

      • At any time after practices or matches a player may meet with the coach for a discussion.
      • If questions or concerns remain, then the parents and player may contact the coach to arrange a discussion at least a day after the conclusion of a tournament.
      • If the issue is still not resolved, the club director, coach, player, and parents may meet.

SPV Playing Time:

The team’s head coach will be responsible for composition of the team, and determining playing time. All players will be given the opportunity to play at tournaments. If you feel you must discuss your child’s playing time with a coach we ask this to NOT BE DONE AT THE TOURNAMENT.  Several times we have seen games lost because a coach lost their objectivity as a result of a discussion with a parent influencing their decisions. 

Tournament Transportation:

The club does not provide transportation to non-air travel tournaments. It is the parents’ (and not the coaches’) responsibility to find transportation for their athletes to and from these road travel events. For air travel tournaments, the club provides transportation to and from the hotel, and to the sanctioned events provided the athlete travels on the group’s flight. The athletes are prohibited from riding with anyone other than a coach, club director, or appointed chaperone. (They are permitted to ride with their parent/guardian , or someone their parent designates in writing.) If parents choose to arrange their own travel arrangements for an athlete, then the parents are responsible for getting their daughter to the hotel.

Hotel Accommodations:

We distribute hotel information for parents in advance on the web page or by email so parents may make reservations at the same hotel where the teams are staying. Each Skyline Juniors team has a certain number of rooms reserved for the players (except for 12’s and 13’s). In an effort to keep costs lower, SPV players and Skyline 12’s and 13’s will stay with their parents. We cannot guarantee space or make reservations for parents, but we will ask hotels to hold rooms for parents (including SPV and Skyline 12’s and 13’s) until a specified date. If you have not made a reservation by that date we cannot hold the room.

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Club Policies

Drug and Alcohol Policy

In order for the North Texas Region to support any disciplinary actions by the club toward a player, one of these two below procedures must take place in case a playeris in the possession of or involved with any type of illegal drugs or alcohol.

  • Option One: Go immediately to a clinic and have a drug test administered.
  • Option Two: The police will be called to do a report.
  • If the player(s) is found to be at fault, further action will take place depending on the severity of the issue. The player may be sent home from the event, dismissed for a period of time, or released from the team permanently (at the expense of his or her parent/guardian).

    Prom Policy 

    We understand the importance of an event such as Prom; therefore, in the case of Prom falling on the weekend of a National Qualifying tournament and Regionals (only), we have implemented the following guidelines to allow SENIORS to attend their SENIOR Prom.

    • Each SENIOR will be allowed to attend their prom without punishment.
    • They will need to be present the day prior and the day after the (main evening) Prom event.
    • They will need to be present the day of the event until 12 noon (if the tournament is out of town) and 2:00pm (if the tournament is within the DFW area).

    It is not fair to a team that has devoted so many hours in practices only to be disqualified from a tournament or to not be given a chance to qualify for Nationals because a few players are gone. It is also not fair to those who are seeking college scholarship and must be seen by colleges.

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    Dues & Payment Plan

    * All payments must be postmarked by the 15th of each month.

    Parents are expected to keep up with their dues and payment schedules. In order to facilitate payment, we provide account status online for each player, pre-addressed envelopes including the amount of payment and the date the payment is due. Alternatively,membership fees may be paid online with a credit card.

    If a payment is late there will be a $25.00 late fee, and the athlete will not be able to participate in any sanctioned events until a payment is made A $25.00 transaction fee will be assessed for each returned check, andif the problem occurs two times, parents must pay by cash or a cashier’s check.

    If an account is not paid in full, the participant’s name may be submitted to the UIL because she will have violated her “amateur status”. The parent/guardian responsible for the player will also be responsible for any additional costs or expenses incurred by the club while pursuing collections.

    If there is some reason the payment cannot be made by the date specified, please contact Jon or Jodie Rye (for SPV, please contact Kirk Perry or Brent Crouch) and we will try to work out the situation. Please know, once you commit to a team we incur several expenses whether you continue your season with the club or not. It is your responsibility to make sure these payments are made unless there is a season ending injury.

    In an effort to minimize payment problems we attempt to precisely determined fees and dues prior to the season. To this end, , most travel expenses, (hotel, airline deposits, rental vans, and nationals for some teams) for the players are included in their dues amounts. Please notice, however, that we have NOT included airfare for the players into their dues (we have included coaches air travel). Instead, we will provide an Airline Package in November for the Skyline athletes that will give them the option to arrange their own air travel to tournaments.

    Additional fees may occur due to unforseen circumstances such as airline cancellations, inclement weather situations, or if a team misses a flight due for any reason (i.e. such as playing in a match for JO qualifying, or playing in the finals).

    *All monies that are paid are non-refundable

     
    Click in the Teams Below to View Schedule and Payment Information
    Please look at the "Comments" column to see exactly what is included in the dues for each team
     
    National Travel Team
    Schedules & Dues

    Limited Travel Team
    Schedules & Dues

    SPV 14s

     
     
     

     

     

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