2015-2016 CLUB SEASONINFORMATIONAL MEETING

Top Select Mission Statement:

We strive to provide the best available resources that will allow our players to reach their full potential as student athletes. Our program will stress, and reward, the development of values, character, self-esteem, and discipline that we believe will serve as a stepping stone to higher education for our athletes through the sport of volleyball. At Top Select we are not just about volleyball, but more about teaching life lessons through volleyball. We focus on building character and teaching life skills. We know for a lot of our players volleyball is something they will only be involved in for a short time; most of them will play in their teens and possibly early 20s (unless they go on to coach, in which case we hope they keep it in the family and coach with us, but their character will be something they will rely on every day of their lives. We firmly believe that you cannot achieve success with talent alone; it takes other qualities like discipline, dedication, integrity, and the willingness to learn and work with others. We want to stress the importance and development of these qualities as they will serve our players well through their whole lives.

Visit our website at

www.TopSelectVolleyball.com

WELCOME

• This is the 8th year for the club, the 4th year for the Winter Haven Branch! We have had another busy Summer and Fall with EXCITING NEW developments toward building the best Elite Volleyball program in Florida.

WHAT IS NEW AT TOP SELECT?

• New Orlando Location– 1101 N. Keller Rd., Maitland – Opened last year. It has 2 courts, offices, pro-shop and sports conditioning training space

• Coaches – We have a few coaches who will be new to our program this year. Later in this presentation we will provide tentative coaching assignments.

• Sports Performance Training –

• Winter Haven--We will continue to provide fitness conditioning and training at no extra cost before or after practices.

• Orlando— There is a new in-house sports and conditioning trainer/coach. Eric will be available for any player or adult for group or private lessons. There are fees involved with Eric’s program, but anyone can go.

• Orlando Health- Ashley Butler will be available for players who experience injuries during our season. Players and parents can drive out to Orlando Health to meet with her, or can call her and describe the injury at no charge. She can help find an orthopedic surgeon that can get the player in for a visit the next day.

• Player evaluations-We will be completing player evaluations throughout the season and will make the information available to the parents. This is designed to help each player improve as a player and will also help parents know their daughter’s strengths and weaknesses in the sport.

• Coaches evaluations- We will be evaluating our coaches throughout the season to help improve our overall training program.

TOP SELECT WEBSITE• Calendar feature- select team, text changes feature

• Dibs volunteer registration

• Register to volunteer for all different possibilities

• ON LINE forms= MINIMAL paperwork!

• Private lessons for Winter Haven will be scheduled with Ashley Hass Ashley@topselectvolleyball.com

• Recruiting player pages.

• You’ll be receiving an invite to create and account sportNgin (sports engine)

TRYOUTS• Registration is open!

• Tryouts will be held at the Auburndale Community Center: 405 Bennett St, Auburndale, FL 33823

• Costs –

• 8-12U: $25

• 13-14U: $50 pre-registered, $60 day of tryouts.

• 15-18U: $50 pre-registered, $60 day of tryouts.

• Uniform sizing will be done at tryouts

• New EASY Registration for all teams Process:

• 1. Read PARENT HANDBOOK

• 2. Purchase an AAU membership (check Top Select website for info): www.aausports.org

• 3. Get a sportNgine account (https://login.sportngin.com/)

• 4. Register and PAY ( OPEN NOW)

• 5. Show up at the designated times with a printed copy of your AAU card.

• Team placement day (tryout day) – pay $400 deposit

• At 1st practice, the following must be submitted:

• birth certificates

• Credit card release

• USAV membership card - Printout

• USAV Medical Release Notarized

8-14U Tryout day Process

• Tryouts will be Sunday, October 18.

• Please make sure you are pre-registered.

• Check in will be at 12:30p

• Tryouts will be 1:30-2:30p

• Players who make a team will pay $400 deposit

• After deposit, players will do uniform fitting.

15-16U Tryout day Process

• Tryouts will be Sunday, October 18.

• Please make sure you are pre-registered.

• Check in will be at 2:00p

• Tryouts will be 3:00-5:00p

• Players who make a team will pay $400 deposit

• After deposit, players will do uniform fitting.

17-18U Tryout day Process

• Tryouts will be Sunday, October 18.

• Please make sure you are pre-registered.

• Check in will be at 4:30p

• Tryouts will be 5:30-7:30p

• Players who make a team will pay $400 deposit

• After deposit, players will do uniform fitting.

WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER TRYOUTS• Parent Meeting: We will have a parent meeting for each team at the beginning or end of a

practice in December. Dates/times will be communicated as soon as we have them.

• Set up player account: You will be sent a link to set up an account for your daughter through the website.

• Practice Gear: For practice, players must wear black spandex and the designated Top Select t-shirt (as soon as they arrive). Until they arrive, players should wear a plain black shirt (w/o a logo from any other club).

CLUB INFORMATION

• Practice

• We are working on the practice schedule for November and December. We will have the tentative practice schedule at tryouts.

• We will NOT have practice week of Nov 23-27 Thanksgiving

• TS Orlando will have small group clinics the week of Thanksgiving

• 15U-18U- will start practices 1st week in December due to HS Season

• We will break for Christmas holiday Dec 18 th

• Winter Camps/clinics/ small group lessons for all age groups in Orlando

TOURNAMENTS8-14U

• 2 USAV tournaments

• Molten PreQ Feb 27-28

• Reg. Champ. April 30-May 1

• 4 United League Competitions

Jan 9, Feb 6, March 5, April 16 or 23

3 AAU tournaments

Jan, Feb, April

• **Possible 3 Power League Competitions

**tentative

15-18U

USAV

• Jan 16-17 (18U): MLK

• Jan 23-24 (15-17): Chill Blast (Orlando)

• Jan 30-31: (18) Daytona Beach 100

• Feb 13-15: (15-18) Gasparilla (Tampa)

• Feb 20-21 (17U, 18U) : Tribe Select (Orlando)

• March 18-20: (15-18) Disney Qual (Orlando)

• April 22-24 (18U): (Puerto Rico)

• April 29-May 1 (18U): Regional Qual (Orlando)

• April 30-May 1 (15-17U): Regional Champ (Orlando)

United League (15-17U)

Jan 9, Feb 6, March 5, April 16 or 23

Power League

• 1 weeknight in Jan, Feb, March

12/13U 14U 15U 16U 17U 18U

January 9-United league x x x x x

16-17 MLK-OVA x

23-24 Chill Blast x x x

30-31 Daytona x

Power League x x x x

AAU x x

February 6-United League x x x x x

13-15 Tampa x x x x

20-21 Tribe Select x x

27-28 Molten x x x x

Power League x x x x

AAU x x

March 5-United League x x x x x

18-20 Disney Qual x x x x

Power League x x x x

AAU x x

April 9 OVA Sizzler x x x x x x

United League x x x x x

16-17 Big House or Tampa

22-24 Puerto Rico x

29-5/1 USAV Qual x

30-5/1 Regionals Orlando x x x x x

Totals 9 9 11 11 10 11

UNIFORMS

• Uniform sizing will be done at tryouts/team evaluations

• We will continue being one of the select volleyball programs in the Nation to be Nike Elite volleyball!

• White kneepads, socks, backpacks, warm up shorts, pants and jacket

• Most teams will have Two jerseys-White SS and Black SS

• Shoes are available for extra purchase

• Credit will be given for reusing backpack and warm ups. Credit can be used towards any future clinic, camp, lesson, or tuition. Credit is usually issued around February 1st.

Costs:8-14U: The tuition is estimated at $1,350.15-17U: The tuition is estimated at $1,750. 18U: The tuition is estimated at $2,050. If the team would like to add a qualifier out of town, there will be an extra $250/player.There is a discount for paying in full. Fundraising committee is available for those who would like some financial assistance.

Additional costs not included in tuition

Mandatory club fundraiser Dig pink t-shirt USAV membership Travel• Adult banquet tickets Yearbook

Spectator tournament entry fees

Teams that qualify have the extra tournament expense

Shoes if not provided by club uniform

QUALIFYING TEAMS• If your daughter’s team qualifies for the Junior Olympics, you will be obligated to pay the

extra expenses for the event.

• Junior Olympics will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana for the 2016 club year.

• The event will be June 24th-July 3rd.

*SAMPLE PAYMENT PLAN8-14U

• $400 Deposit at team selection

• Dec 2: $237.50

• Jan 2: $237.50

• Feb 2: $237.50

• Mar 2: $237.50

• Total $1350

15-17U (18)

• $400 Deposit at team selection

• Dec 2: $337.50 ($412.50)

• Jan 2: $337.50 ($412.50)

• Feb 2: $337.50 ($412.50)

• Mar 2: $337.50 ($412.50)

• Total: $1750 $2050

NEW FAMILIES TO TOP SELECT

• Why Top Select?• QUALITY over quantity

• GREAT leadership

• What’s in the best interest of the player

• Selected for Excellence Staff

• Sense of community and family

• Kindness and Spiritual undertone to the program.

• Proven track record

• We grow only by word of mouth

• College recruiting assistance is part of what we do.

• Coaches are not isolated entities; they are an active part of the club wide plan

• Club wide training plan

• Teaching more than just volleyball

• Community service

• MANY MANY MORE reasons…

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT CLUB SEASON:

• 10-11 players per team

• Practice attire is mandatory – team punishment will occur if out of uniform.

• All 15-18U teams practice 2 x per week

• All 8-14U teams practice 2 x per week

• Travel Expectations

• Players travel with their parents or designated chaperone

• Own transportation – arrive 1 hour before play time,

• Required study hall – 1 hour per day of tournament

• Teams are expected to remain together as a team for the entirety of the tournament (although they do NOT room together)

• Warm ups are used at all times. No walking around in spandex while off the court

• Team Community service is expected.

• End of year Banquet (Tentative May 7 th)

• Follow Top Select culture and expectations.

PRACTICE

8-14U

• Practice twice per week for 1.5-2 hours starting in January.

• Possible workouts for 45 minutes after practice. Workouts will include agility training, core workouts, and sport specific movements.

15-18s

• Practices will start in December.

• Practice twice per week for 2 hours starting in January.

• Plyo and agility workouts for 45 minutes before or after practice.

Practices are mandatory. Consequences for missing practice or showing up late. Players should be in the gym 15 minutes before scheduled practice time.

One practice per month will be Positional Training. Times for specific positions will be posted on the schedule.

WHAT ARE THE PLAYERS’ AND PARENTS’ COMMITMENT?

• Attendance is EXPECTED!

• 100%- Attendance – every practice and absolutely every tournament- We feel strongly that our players must be student-athletes, and we believe that learning to plan and budget your time is one of the great benefits of athletic training. Education certainly comes first, however, you will know your practice schedule in advance, and therefore, we expect the players to plan their study and homework time around their practice schedule.

• Support the TEAM not just the player

• Parents Volunteer

• Respect coaches

• Discipline on and off the court

• Follow the Top Select Club Culture- the way we do things at Top Select.

• Show sportsmanship-

• Be a great TEAMMATE – All team all the time.

• Do things that make you proud and make Top Select proud.

WHAT ABOUT FUNDRAISERS AND SCHOLARSHIPS?

• Three Types of fundraising

• Club wide- As a young organization, we have immediate needs for the training of our athletes and coaches. The monies raised through the fundraiser will go toward the purchase of equipment, training tools, and additional coaches training.

• Personal Financial assistance

• Club wide driven opportunities through our DIBS program

• Create your own opportunity

• Sponsorships- Players can solicit donations from businesses that support student-athletes. These sponsorships will be posted on the website either in list form or logo and have an individual banner or at the TTF for a year.

• 12/13U

• Head: Madison Wildey

• Asst: Elisabeth Piroli

• 14U

• Head: Laina Blanton

• Asst: Keisha Santana/Siena Kelley

• 15U

• Head: Ashley Hass

• Asst: Zoe Barreto/ Alejandra Sanabria

• 16U

• Head: Genesis Castillo

• Asst: Dayanna Barbosa

• 17U

• Head: Nick Brutus

• Asst: Nicole Boots/ Mafer Bolivar

• 18U

• Head: Chris Williams

• Asst: Phoebe Wu/ Suheily Colon

TENTATIVE COACHING ASSIGNMENTS

QUESTIONS?