Club Policies

PLAYER POLICY

1. Disrespectful, foul or abusive language, use of drugs or alcohol will not be tolerated under any conditions. Players who violate this policy will be removed without refund and will not be permitted to return to the club.

2. The use of cell phones, personal listening devices or video games is not acceptable while a team is playing, working, or at practice. Objects used inappropriately will be confiscated.

3. Player rooms are assigned by the club. Players will stay in the room to which they are assigned. Players must observe the assigned curfew. Members of the opposite sex are never allowed in player rooms. Players who disregard these policies will be required to stay with their parents and will also not be permitted to play the next day. A repeat of the offense will result in dismissal [without refund] from the club for the season.

4. Players are never to be alone in hotel hallways, elevators and public areas.

  5. Players must always travel in pairs. Players will receive one warning.

  6. Players are expected to stay in their own rooms after curfew. Players who disregard these policies will be required to stay with their parents and will also not be permitted to play the next day. A repeat of the offense will result in dismissal [without refund] from the club for the season.

  7. Players are expected to use and leave hotel rooms and facilities in the proper condition. Players who abuse this policy will be required to pay the damages as billed by the hotel or facility against the club.

      8. Players are responsible for set up and take down of equipment. Players are responsible for all team balls at practice. Teams must pay $35 for each lost ball.

9. Players are expected to represent themselves and WCVBC in a positive and honorable manner on and off the court.

10. Players will wear their WCVBC warm ups to all tournaments. Players must use their WCVBC bag and all proper uniform parts at all tournament.

11. Players with concerns or questions must first communicate with their Coach. If the concern continues after the player has communicated with the Coach, the Club Director should be contacted. The Club Director will have final authority in all matters.

12. Players are required to attend all practices. A player may be excused from practice only with prior consent of her Coach and only up to 3 times throughout the season. After 3, a player will be unable to play in matches for duration of time at the discretion of her coach. Players may make up a missed practice with another team with permission of their Coach.

13. Illness that causes you to miss school will be considered an excused absence. Sprains, headaches, pulled muscles and soreness are not considered acceptable reasons for missing practice. All injured players must attend practice.

14. Practices are at specific times. Players must be ready to play at the appointed time. Players must stay until the end of practice. Players who attend less than 1 hour of a practice will be considered absent.

15) ) Players are not allowed to use their cellphones during practice. Cellphones are not to be visible.

15. Players are expected to attend all tournaments. Players who miss more than one tournament will be dropped from the team. To allow for emergencies, each case will be reviewed on an individual basis. PLEASE NOTE: a vacation is not an emergency.

   16. Players who miss a practice prior to a tournament will not play the first match of the tournament but must arrive on site at the same time as the rest of the team.

PARENT POLICY

Parents are an integral part of the WCVBC Club program, parent participation is both desired and needed in order to make WCVBC Club function at the highest level possible.

1. Parents are expected to be positive in their attitudes toward volleyball and emphasize the cooperative nature of the sport.

2. Parents will aspire to encourage hard work and honest effort that will lead to improved performance and participation.

   3. Parents will encourage athletes to participate in volleyball.

   4. Parents should encourage and respect officials and the team working the match. Yelling about the score and specific calls is unacceptable.

     5. Parents are not allowed on the court once warm ups begin and should refrain from speaking with their daughters until after the coach’s post-game talk.

6. Parents should encourage athletes to participate for their own enjoyment.

7. Parents should applaud and encourage sportsmanship and good play during games and matches.

8. Parents should be supportive of all attempts to remove verbal and physical abuse from organized volleyball activities, including language.

  9. Parents are expected to meet the financial obligations incurred by their contract with WCVBC Club.

   10. Parents with concerns or questions should first communicate with their daughter’s Coach at an appropriate time (tournaments and the middle of practice are not appropriate times). If an issue remains unresolved, the Club Directors should be contacted. The Club Directors is the final authority.

  11. Parents are expected to be supportive of every member of their team and of the Coach. Such support occurs not only on the volleyball court, but in travel and rooming situations.

  12. Parents who travel with a team are all considered to be chaperones for the team and should behave and support the team accordingly.

  13. Parents are expected to ensure that players arrive and leave from practice and tournaments at designated times. Teams play and work together - players are not to leave a tournament until excused by their coach.

     14. Overnight tournaments are primarily for the players to spend time with each other and to bond. Parents are NOT allowed to leave the hotel with their child/children to go visit or have dinner without consent from the coaches/chaperones.

  15. All practices are closed to parents. Our insurance covers only players and coaches.

  16. While we appreciate parent help in many ways, we cannot allow non‐registered people on the court. Please do not put the club or yourself into this position. Chaperones should register during player registration on NERVA website.

Tournaments

 Our teams attend a wide array of tournaments which includes the following

• Local one day NERVA run tournaments (hosted and run by the region)

  • Local NERVA sanction tournaments ( Approved by the region but run by NERVA member clubs)

  • Two or three day travel (driving)tournaments  (hosted by out of region (NERVA) entities but sanctioned by USA Volleyball)

  • Three day travel (Fly) tournaments (hosted by out of region (NERVA) entities but sanctioned by USA Volleyball)

All of the above types of tournament are usually scheduled prior to the start of tryouts and are listed as TENTATIVE for a number of reasons. The most significant of these are acceptance into the tournaments.

While we have forged a relationship with a few of the tournament over the years, WCVBC does not have any control over being  accepted into any tournament we register for. We are in constant contact with all of the tournament organizers that we have a "pending status" for and at times will look into finding other tournament for the affected teams should the need arise.

Regional Bid Tournament

All of our teams compete in the local NERVA run or NERVA sanctioned tournament with the intent to qualify for the regional championship bracket. Qualifying for the championship bracket gives these teams the opportunity to win a bid to the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships (GJNC).

Cost of the GJNC

Qualifying for the GJNC will extend the season of those teams to late June to early July. The cost of playing in the GJNC is not covered by the club. It is at the cost of the parents.