Big Lake JO Volleyball
2016-2017!!!
Parent Informational Meeting
October 27th, 2016
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Our mission is to develop and grow
volleyball skills in our girls in grades 4th
through 11th grade
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Develop personal responsibility
Time management Skills
Working as a team to accomplish a goal
What it takes to be a good teammate
How to handle success and adversity in positive
ways
◦ How to communicate effectively with adults
and peers
Welcome! What is our mission?
All JO volleyball programs operate
nationally under USA Volleyball
 There are numerous regions
 We are in the North Country Region
 There are those of us who love the sport
and want to offer a program in the Big
Lake area!
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How does Big Lake JO exist?
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What programs we offer
Requirements for the girls
Tryouts
Costs
Fundraising
Contact Information
What will we cover tonight?
We offer teams for girls in grades 4
through 11
 We offer as many teams as we reasonably
can (court, space, coaching limitations)
 We have not had to cut any girls in grades
8 and below (may have to for grades 911)
 Girls can play on their grade team or A
HIGHER grade team (not lower)
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◦ Specific to NCR Volleyball
What programs do we offer?
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Change for 2016-2017
◦ We will only be offering our “competitive”
program going forward for grades 6-11
 Practice twice per week
 Skills night on Wednesdays (not required)
What programs do we offer?
Competitive Teams (Blue)
Practice 2x per week (Sundays,
Wednesdays, Thursdays are our practice
nights for this year)
7-9 competitions, with 1-2 overnight trips
(President’s Day is one)
Focus on TEAM SUCCESS
- Playing time will not be equal (this will
be more prevalent on older teams)
What programs do we offer?
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Tryouts will be held on Sunday, November
13th
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Grades 4-6 will be from 12:00 – 1:00pm
Grades 7-8 will be from 1:00 – 2:30pm
Grades 9-11 will be from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
It’s possible that some girls in an earlier tryout
time may be asked to stay a little longer to be
evaluated for a higher team.
◦ Team placement will be posted on our JO
volleyball website Sunday evening.
Tryouts Sunday, November 13th
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What do the girls need to tryout?
◦ ALL paperwork must be turned in, and filled out
COMPLETELY in order for your child to tryout (this may
be online this year…check the FB page for info in
November!)
 NCR/USAV form
 Health Form
 Big Lake Code of Conduct signed
◦ $75 volunteer check per player, with the player’s
full name in the comment line
◦ $100 tryout fee (this gets applied to your
volleyball registration fee).
◦ Parent contact information filled out online
◦ If this is not complete, the player will not be able to
enter the gym
Tryouts Sunday, November 13th
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A couple of comments on the $75 check…
◦ The check is never cashed UNLESS
 1. The player is placed on a team and “quits”
 2. The family doesn’t fulfill the volunteer
requirement (discussed later)
◦ If a player is cut, the check is returned
◦ In the memo, write your child’s full name
◦ If you don’t want your check handed back,
write “shred” in the memo line as well
Tryouts Sunday, November 13th
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Once you are informed what team your
daughter makes…
We have a MANDATORY meeting that a
PARENT and the PLAYER MUST ATTEND on
Wednesday, November 16th
◦ Times will be specific to teams, and will be posted
after tryouts on the Facebook page. They will be
between 6:00 and 9:00pm (your meeting will be 1
hour)
◦ It is CRITICALLY important that you attend this
meeting.
◦ Missing the meeting will put your daughter’s
placement on a team AT RISK
Mandatory parent and player
meeting, Wednesday Nov 16th
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Why is it SO important?
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Fees will be collected
Clothing will be ordered
You will meet your coach
You will be able to share potential conflicts with the
coach for tournament scheduling
We will cover the Code of Conduct
We will cover how players will complete the
Officiating Clinics
We will collect fundraising materials
We will double-check jersey #s on the team, since
we cannot have any repeat #s
Plus, Brust and Larson will be there… =)
Mandatory parent and player
meeting, Monday Nov 16th
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Costs continue to increase every year
◦ Tournament fees
◦ Registration fees to USA Volleyball and to North
Country Region
◦ Community Education fees
◦ Replacing equipment
We do our best to run as lean of a
program as we can
 It’s a huge focus on what we do
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◦ Maximize the impact of every $
Costs for 2016-2017
This year, we will be collecting all
payments at one time at the mandatory
parent meeting on Monday, Nov. 16
 Credit card will be accepted this year!
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◦ Provides families with flexibility to pay for JO
on their own terms
◦ Families will be responsible for the extra 3%
fee that the credit card company collects
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Check (one for the entire amount) and
cash still work.
Costs for 2016-2017
 Fees
for 2015-2016
◦Competitive Teams - $450
◦10/11 Teams - $300
Costs for 2016-2017
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To compare…
Minnesota Select 14-1 $4,280
(Maple Grove)
Club Velocity 14s
(Rogers
$850
Monticello 14s
$400
Granite City (St. Cloud)
$550
Saint Michael JO
$1300
Costs in 2015-2016
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We are continuing our clothing packages for
the 2016-2017 season…
◦ All girls will be required to purchase a jersey and
spandex and warm-up top (except for 10/11s)
◦ If you have a jersey and warm-up from last year,
you DO NOT have to purchase one this year!
◦ Everyone will need to purchase a pair of spandex
◦ Competition team girls will be required to also
purchase a warm-up top
◦ Pants will also be offered in a set
◦ This is the 2nd year of our 2-year cycle for clothing
Costs for 2016-2017
Package A –
Jersey, Spandex, Warm-up
Top
$115
Package C –
Jersey, Spandex, Warm-up Top,
Pants
$150 (Open to any player)
Approximate cost of other items
Spandex: $35
Jersey: $50
Warm Up: $50
Costs for 2016-2017
We know Big Lake JO Volleyball isn’t
cheap
 Fundraising helps us keep costs down
AND helps families keep JO affordable
 We need our Big Lake JO families to help
us with concession stand sales for
tournaments we host, and to help out
with the set up and tear down for these
events
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Fundraising 2016-2017
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To help players keep the cost down, we
offer fundraising opportunities!
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Heggie’s Pizza - $5 profit made per pizza
Fruit/Meat sales – profit varies per item
Butter Braids - $4.50 profit per butter braid
Mixed Bags – 50% profit on sales
Fundraising 2016-2017
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This year, our check deposit is $75
◦ Once your family fulfills their requirement, they will
be handed their check back
◦ Checks are not cashed unless you do not fulfill your
volunteer requirements
◦ We will have digital sign-ups for this season!
◦ Tryout Fee: $100
◦ This fee is to help get us signed up for tournaments
early. The tryout fee is applied to your JO player
fees.
◦ Fundraising totals will be calculated on Tuesday,
November 15th and made available for parents at
the meeting on Wednesday. All fundraising profit
gets applied directly to your JO player fee.
Fundraising 2016-2017
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Families with a player who is on a 14s
team (8th grade) and younger WILL
REQUIRE a parent to be with them.
◦ 2 2-hour shifts per player
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Families with a player 15s (9th grade) and
up will help set up and tear down for the
tournaments we host here in Big Lake.
You will have to help out at multiple
events
Concessions 2016-2017
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How do you keep up with what is going on
with Big Lake JO Volleyball?
#1 – biglakejo.weebly.com
◦ Updated as often as possible. Has our calendar and
team pages, as well as resources like Code of
Conduct, officiating help, etc.
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#2 – Big Lake Volleyball Facebook Group
◦ Search “Big Lake Volleyball”
◦ Private Group. Directors will accept you.
◦ Lots of current information and news posted here.
Also a great forum if you have questions
Contact Information
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Justin Larson
◦ 763-232-5511 (text or call)
◦ [email protected]
◦ Contact me through Facebook Messenger (can’t
answer during school hours)
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Alisha Brust
◦ 612-963-4217 (text works best or call)
◦ [email protected]
Contact Information