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Schedule Change!
The Little Spikers League
start date has been postponed. The league
will now begin on Wednesday, January 18 and run
through Monday, February 13, 2012.
Register at
www.signuptoplay.com.
See our
flyer for more info.
The National Qualifier
schedule is confirmed. Click
here.
The 4th annual food drive to benefit Community
Food Share was held Sunday, December 4th,
2011 and the result was incredible! Parent,
players and spectators brought 745 pounds of food!
Thank you for your remarkable generosity! Bromley
Heights Charter School collected several hundred
pounds of food as well. Our goal of 1000 pounds of
food was reached and even exceeded!
Flatirons Volleyball Club will be
running the Monarch Gold Crown teams for 2012.
Gold Crown is a program for 6th, 7th and 8th grade
girls. The teams are divided according to the
local high school they will feed into. The
competitive season begins the first of October and
consists of two matches per week, typically held
at the Gold Crown Foundation Facility in Lakewood
on Sundays. Detailed information can be viewed at
www.goldcrownfoundation.com.
Click on
Volleyball.
If you’re interested in playing
Gold Crown volleyball, please email us with your
request to be on the mailing list:
monarchgcvb@aol.com
Tryouts and
practices take place in August 2012.
Coaching at Flatirons VBC
Our wonderful coaching staff is in place for the
2012 season. If you are interested in coaching, we
still want to hear from you.
Email Director
Susan Cancilla at
flatironsvbc@aol.com or call
(303)
543-7605.
Membership in USA Volleyball
is required before any participation in Flatirons’
open gyms, clinics or tryouts. You may register
for membership online at
www.rmrvolleyball.org. Be sure to designate
your club affiliation as “Undecided”. The cost is
$55.
Click
here for
detailed instructions.
Contact Us
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New to Club
Volleyball?
Read on to find out what
Club Volleyball is about . . .
Club
Volleyball is a competitive experience for junior
athletes. There are over 100 volleyball clubs in
the Rocky Mountain Region. These clubs are members
of and are governed by USA Volleyball.
Who plays club volleyball?
In
the state of Colorado, more girls compete in the
sport of volleyball than in any other sport. Girls
start playing as young as 10 years of age. The
younger players play for three main reasons:
1. They like the sport
2. Their
friends are playing on the team
3. They
possess some skill and want to learn more
The oldest players, primarily comprised of high
school juniors and seniors, typically play on
their high school Varsity team. These athletes
play for several reasons:
1. The love the
sport
2. They plan to play in college
3. They are highly skilled and want to compete
at the next level
A few clubs field teams
for boys.
Why do girls like
volleyball?
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Girls can
be aggressive while
maintaining their femininity
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All six
players must communicate and
work together in order
to succeed
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Non-contact sport
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Plenty of
college scholarships are
available
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Fun
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Great
means for staying fit
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Volleyball is a challenging
sport
How
to find a club
What do I look for in a
club?
The
club season
The
majority of clubs hold tryouts
in October and November. The
regular Rocky Mountain Region
competitive season begins in
January and ends in May. The
Junior Olympic Championships are
held at the end of June through
early July.
Time
Commitment
A
commitment to club sports is a
significant time commitment. The
number of practice hours starts
at 4 per week and goes as high
as 15 hours per week. In
addition, there are clinics,
individual training sessions,
team bonding events, tournaments
and travel to and from these
happenings.
The
Rocky Mountain Region of USA
Volleyball hosts Power
Tournaments on Sundays. These
tournaments begin at 8:00 AM and
end around 4:00 PM. Sites are
located as far north as Greeley
and Ft. Collins, South as far as
Pueblo, East as far as Ft.
Morgan/Sterling, West to Grand
Junction. Most sites are in
Colorado Springs.
Teams
typically compete every other
Sunday at a Power Tournament.
Traveling teams
and local teams
Some
clubs offer opportunities to be
on a traveling team while others
offer only local competition.
National Qualifying
Tournaments provide bids to the
Junior Olympic Championships.
These tournaments are held in
California, Texas, Washington,
Denver, Spokane, Indianapolis,
Atlanta, Reno, Minneapolis and
Baltimore. The top finishers
secure a bid to the
Championships.
Cost of club volleyball
The price for playing
club volleyball varies from club
to club.
Recreational
clubs are priced as low as $800
per season. These clubs usually
do not travel out of state. The
most expensive clubs in Colorado
can cost as much as $10,000 per
season. This fee would not
include travel outside of
Colorado.
Why
play club volleyball?
Volleyball clubs
train athletes to:
-
increase
the chance of making your
high school team
-
provide a
chance to compete with clubs
from other states
-
have an
opportunity to compete on a
college team
-
enable
the very best athletes to
compete on the Olympic team
-
learn
life lessons too numerous to
list
-
experience the joy of
working as a team to
accomplish goals
What
sets Flatirons Volleyball Club
apart from other clubs?
Flatirons Volleyball Club
was founded by educators. Our
philosophy is to teach
volleyball skills by hiring the
strongest coaches to provide
professional training.
What does Flatirons
Volleyball Club look for at
tryouts?
Coaches
look for athletic girls who
enjoy the challenge of the sport
of volleyball and competing on a
high level team. They look for
team players who show the
ability to communicate in a
positive manner. Hustle and
willingness to move to the ball
are extremely valuable skills.
And the ability to perform
volleyball skills is a plus but
not the most important asset.
Tryouts are open to
girls who want to learn and
compete with the best players in
the state.
Additional
information:
www.flatironsvbc.com
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