Mission:To create a competitive, affordable volleyball environment that promotes excellent skill development, strong Christian character and leadership.
Our Vision: It is our ultimate vision that our athletes develop exceptional fundamentally sound volleyball skills while learning the value of serving others both on and off the court.
S- Set the Example: Developing self-control. Athletes will learn to developself-control in even the most heated competition.
E – Encourage: Athletes will learn to hold others, teammate and their opponents, in higher esteem than themselves, and to encourage and build them up
R – Responsibility: Developing and exhibiting exceptional unity and teamwork. All players will learn to work together as a team, valuing the contributions of others and seeking to benefit the team rather than themselves.
V – VISION: To develop and encourage in our athletes the character qualities of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility and self-control.
E – Excellence: Developing and exhibiting a strong work ethic. Athletes must learn to give their best efforts, and work hard on and off the court,
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Our Goals for our athletes:
USAV, JVA, AAU Affiliated:• Member of the Florida Region of the United States Volleyball
Association. This organization oversees and sponsors Adult and Junior play throughout the United States as well as governs the US Junior Olympics. All players, coaches, staff and official chaperones are required to be members of this organization. All coaches and staff pass a background check before being cleared to be a part of our Vision Coaching Team.
• member of the Amateur Athletic Union, which is a nation wide non profit organization dedicated to promoting athletics and fitness in youth.
• Junior Volleyball Association
Vision Leadership Team
Executive Director and Founder—Stephanie Wyatt
Director of Player Development- Israel Delgado
Assistant Director/Communications-Kris Gibson
Director of CPT- Nick Cheronis
Treasurer-Mary Hall
Tournament Scheduling/ uniforms-Michelle Santoni
Parent Advisory Board • Nance Lempinen -Leedy- Parent /Team Parent
Coordinator
• Amber Livingston- Silent Auction
• Shelley Stirz- Service Project Coordinator
• Lori Cheronis- tournament scheduling
• Tammy Price
Player ExpectationsPLAYER EXPECTATIONS
I will uphold the Christian values and mission of Vision Volleyball club
I will always show respect and honor my coaches, teammates, referees, and the opposing team.
I will take full responsibility for my mistakes and errors, knowing that everyone makes mistakes
I will be loyal and speak directly to a coach or teammate if I have a concern or issue
I will contribute to the whole- attending all practices, tournaments and team-building activities
I will Contribute to a positive atmosphere on my team
I will give maximum effort at all times and COMPETE
Parent ExpectationsI will support and uphold the Christian values and mission of Vision Volleyball club
I will contribute to the positive atmosphere Vision desires to create on each team
I will be loyal to the club and refrain from public negative comments about another player or coach, director or official
I will show respect to all officials, coaches, parents or athletes of our teams or the opposing team
If I have a concern I agree to contact the Coach a minimum of 24 hours after the match
I will encourage and support the athletes at all times
Playing Time ConsiderationsPlaying time is not guaranteed for any player at any level
Every effort will be made to give all athletes court time at tournaments.
Playing time will be evaluated based on three areas: ATTITUDE, EFFORT, OUTCOME
What Vision offers:◆Excellence in Coaching ◆ All of our Head coaches have experience at a minimum in High
School Programs and have a passion for training athletes in the sport of volleyball.
◆A Positive Skill Building Environment◆Camps and Skill Schools◆ Strength and Conditioning◆ Private and group lessons
◆Structured Practices
◆Competitive Tournament Schedules ◆Based on the abilities of each individual team
◆Assistance with Collegiate Recruitment - through our College Prep Teams
• Play United League
Partnered with area clubs to create a competitive league and championship. (Top Select, Winter Park Volleyball Club, Toreros, 352 Elite, Lake Nona Volleyball Academy, 5 Stars Volleyball Academy, Ocala Power
• College Prep Team since inception 4 years ago
• 20 athletes have signed college scholarships
CoachesALL Coaches are USAV IMPACT Certified many are Cap I and Cap II certified
Combined Vision coaching Experience at a college, high school or club level of over 125 years
2016/17 Under Armour Head Coaches
10’ s : Perry McDonald
11’s :Darrel Card
12’s: Israel Delgado
13’s Stephanie Wyatt
14’s: Anthony Dacanay
15’s: Enrique Wiseman
16’s: Israel Delgado
17’s: Iris Carpio
18 ’s: Vision CPT: Nick Cheronis
Teams- team placementAthletes will be placed with other athletes of similar skill level based on the requests of their families and club recommendation.
Under Armour teams will consist of 10-12 players. This team will play a very competitive USAV schedule with a maximum of 3 National qualifiers.
Fire Level teams will consist of 10-12 players. They will play a combination of 1 and 2 day tournaments throughout the Florida region.
Ignite Level teams(ages 8-13) will consist of 10-12 players. The will play four 1 day and one 2 day tournament.
Volley Starters (ages 5-12) They will train and play local scrimmages only.
Practice ScheduleAll Under Armour teams will practice/condition 5-6 hours per week. Practices will be held at Abundant Grace, The Rock School, Oak Hall School, St. Francis and Westwood MS.All Fire and Ignite Teams will practice 4 hours per week10”s will practice 3.5 hours per weekPractice schedules will always be posted on the websiteAll Under Armour and Fire Teams will begin practice in NovemberIgnite teams will begin in JanuaryVolley-Starters will begin in March
Team Schedules
• These are proposed schedules ONLY, they are subject to change. The schedule will be finalized after the team has been selected and the athletes have committed to the team.
College Prep Team Schedule
• Top Select Tournament Dec 10-11
• MLK/Orlando-Jan 14-16
• Florida National Qualifier/ Jax -Feb 18-20
• Beast of the Southeast , Atlanta Feb 24-26
• Florida Regional Qualifier/Jax -Mar 18-20
• ** if qualify USAV Nationals Dallas Tx. –Apr 21-23 (additional cost will be assessed)
Under Armour 12-17’s Schedule
• TopSelectTournamentOrlandoDec10-11• Daytona100DaytonaJan28-29• OTInvitationalOrlandoFeb11-12•MarchMayhemTampaMarch18-19• BigSouthQualifierAtlanta,GAMarch31-April2• DisneyShowcaseQualifier,OrlandoApril7-9• JJVASpringClassicJacksonvilleApril29-30• PlayUnitedNationaltournament– June17-18• AAUNationalsOrlandoJune22-28(TBD)• USAVJuniorNationals–MinneapolisMNJune24-July3(ifqualify)• **Schedulesubjecttochange
• Orlando – Dec 10-11
• Play United League – Jan 7
• JJVA Winter Blast Jacksonville – Jan 21-22
• Play United League- Feb 4
• Play United League-Mar 4
• March Mayhem Tampa- March 18-19
• Play United Championships/Big House- April 29
• **Subject to changes
Fire Teams 12-17’s and UA 11’s Tournaments
Ignite 12-14 & 10 UA Teams
• Play United League –Jan 7
• Play United League-Feb 4
• Play United League-Mar 4
• Play United Championship-April 22
• ** subject to changes
2016-17 Fee Structure
• Ignite Teams $975
• Fire Teams- $1750
• Under Armour Teams-$2750
• College Prep Team $1975
Overview of FeesGeneral Operating Expenses1. Corporate Insurance
2. Licensing & Fees
3. AAU & USAV Club Membership Fees
4. Administrative costs
5. Advertising/Marketing
6. Equipment (Net Systems, Balls, Carts, etc.)
7. Facility Rental Fee
8. Website
Team Specific Fees Include:
• Actual Coaches and Asst Coaches Salary• Actual Coaches Hotel Expense• Coaches Per Diem Expense • Coaching Registration• Coaches Background checks• Coaches uniforms
• Player Uniforms Package
• Tournament Entries
• Facility Rental hours
• **** it does not cover any travel , food or hotel cost for the athlete
Commitment/PaymentSchedule
11UA -17 Under Armour, and Fire Teams, CPT
◆ Deposit of $500 due upon commitment to team via PAYPAL
◆ 1st payment December 1◆ 2nd payment January 1, ◆ 3rd payment February 1
10 UA, 12-14 Ignite Level teams
◆ Deposit of $250 due upon commitment to team◆ 1sr payment December 1 ,◆ 2nd payment January 1◆ 3rd payment February 1
Club Comparison in North and Central FloridaPinellasHeat:$3,000to$3,800JJVA:$1800-$3800OVA:$2700to$4000CapeCoast:$2,850club-wide
TampaOne:$2500-$3500TreasureCoast:$3000club-wideOcalaPowerUnited$1575-$2850
• FeestructurefortheseteamsdoesnotincludeNationals/additionalfeesof$750-1500
• VISIONFEES$975--$2750IncludesNationaltournament
Team Placement◆ Within 24 hours after callback those players selected for the
National teams will be contacted by phone.
◆ Each player will have to accept/decline their team assignment upon notification.* deposit is due via Paypal within the following 24 hours.
◆ All other team rosters will be released via website within 3 days of callbacks. Deposits will be due at team commitment meeting◆ Team commitment meetings ◆ Ages 10-14 October 24 6-9pm◆ Ages 15-18 November 7 6-9pm◆ Meet the Director, and Coaches ◆ Go over practice and tournament schedules◆ Uniform fittings
Vision Volleyball club is a 501C3 non profit tax exempt organization
Sponsorship information is available on our website.
All sponsorship contributions may be applied to athletes fees.
http://www.visionvolleyballgainesville.com
Under Armor Sponsored Club
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