Metrowest Juniors Volleyball Club

Metrowest Juniors Volleyball Club

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Season
Metrowest Locals: late November thru early May
Metrowest Inter-regional: late November thru mid June (or early July)
The practice locations will be in Wrentham, Ma. at King Philip Regional High School (Rte 140), and the Mansfield Sportsplex in Mansfield, Mass.

Program Structure

Metrowest will be offering a number of teams in several categories and age divisions this season. Teams are organized by age divisions as follows:

18 and under division
17 and under division
16 and under division
15 and under division
14 and under division (includes 13's)
12 and under division (includes 11's - 9's)

Please see the Tryout page for age definitions (by year of birth). Age divisions are determined as of Sept 1, birthyear.

All players are responsible for their own transportation to and from all practices and tournaments within the New England Region. All teams travel to tournaments. Some transportation for out of region travel is provided by the club for the travel teams.

The LOCALS teams compete against other New England Juniors clubs. Travel to the other clubs' sites is required 5 times during the length of the program. Some sites might include: Brockton, N. Quincy, Newton, Chelmsford, New Bedford, Tewksbury, Lowell, Barnstable, Greenfield or Worcester. Tournaments for Local teams are scheduled as geographically close to home as possible. Most sites are within an hours drive. Ocassionally teams may have to drive to RI, NH or CT.

The upper level Local teams must travel to the "A Division" tournament sites, regardless of location (possibly Western MA, NH, RI, or CT).

Local teams will practice 2 hours, 1 time per week. Please be prepared on competition days and plan for approx. 4 - 6 hours. All dates for local level teams are SUNDAYS ONLY.

There should be a clear understanding that the mainstay of the locals program is in skills training during practice sessions . Competition is secondary at the locals level. Tournaments are for fun! It provides an opportunity to meet new people and gain tournament like exposure.

Players may be moved within the club to various teams (if required), to adjust for skill level, as determined by the club coaching and administrative staff. Each local team will have a maximum of 10 players per team. Equal participation and training time is guaranteed at all practice sessions, but not always guaranteed at tournaments.

Equipment

All players will be responsible for furnishing their own practice clothing, including knee pads. Each player will be furnished with a high quality indoor volleyball which should be brought to each practice session and tournament. 12 & unders will use the club's "volleylite" volleyballs (but will not be given volleyballs). Balls should be clearly marked for the players own protection. The Club is not responsible for the loss or theft of any items and will not be replaced.

Travel Teams

The INTER-REGIONAL Travel Teams compete at the highest level possible. Travel teams are extensively uniformed and compete in tournaments with hired officials. These teams will compete both inside and outside the New England Region. The travel teams require a high commitment level and are limited to 10 players per squad. They will practice at least 1 time per week (twice per week after mid-season). The tournament schedules for these teams often include both Saturday and Sunday responsibilities. Ocassionally, three day weekends are required on holiday weekend tournaments.

Post season travel options:
End of season trips such as East Coast Championships require traveling on the Friday before the competition and returning late on Monday evening Memorial Day weekend. The Jr. Nationals or a Florida trip is a week long competition in the summer months (see fees page for more information).

Transportation

All transportation is the responsibility of the player unless otherwise stated by the club. For example post season transportation would be provided for the East Coast Championship option (if selected) using vans. Other trips that require airfare arrangements, are made through the club to assure group rates. This allows the use of credit cards for airfares. Airfare rates have not been included in the price structure of the program (see fees page for more information).

Hotel Accommodations

Hotel accommodations will be made for the travel team players by the club. Parents traveling with the team are responsible to make their own accommodations.

TRAVEL TEAM PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Since its creation in 1987, Metrowest Juniors VBC has competed in the New England Regional Championships, while the travel teams have continued on to the East Coast and other National level Championships. Our travel teams compete at many inter-regional tournaments, past and present competition include the following:

Synergy MLK Invitational - Philadelphia, PA
RI Blast Invitational, Smithfield, RI
Big South Qualifier, Atlanta, GA
The Great Noreaster Invitational, Albany, NY
LIBA - Long Island Big Apple Invitational - Long Island, NY
PRIMO Invitational - Rochester, NY
UNH Invitational - Durham, NH
Baystate Invitational Tournament- MA / CT / NY
Northeast Qualifier - Baltimore, MD
New England Region Championships
East Coast Championship - Penn State, PA
AAU Championships - Orlando, FL
Mizuno Volleyfest - Orlando, FL
USAV Girls Junior National Championships