Southwind Volleyball Club Fall Leagues (2009)

Southwind offers players in the 6th thru 8th grades an opportunity to continue developing their volleyball skills and prepare for the Junior Olympic season by participating in Fall Leagues. Players will meet twice a week for one and a half hours of training and compete one night a week in the Johnson County Parks and Recreation District.

The fall league is intended for athletes whose schools do not provide a volleyball squad to participate on as a team member. For athlete's who attend public schools and are members of their school squad they are NOT allowed to participate in our fall league according to the KSHSAA. Athlete's who participate in the CYO leagues they are allowed to participated in our league, CYO athlete's are allowed to participate in two sports at the same time and compete in both including the same sport.

Participants will be instructed and drilled over the basic skills of the game. Strategies of the game will be introduced with emphasis on fundamental skills. Each team is limited to 8/9 players so early registration is encouraged to ensure a position on a team. At the first practice/player assessment there is short parent meeting to cover the parent/player handbook, any additional information, and answer questions.

The fall league is managed as though it were the primary sport since during the fall months at the public and private schools it is the primary sport. Since it is considered the primary sport athlete's participating in the fall league are expected to manage their schedules to allow them to attend their team's practice times and locations as well as their competition schedule. The fall league will not accomadate the player's schedule, athlete's who participate are expected to be flexiable and adjust their schedules accordingly. Practice schedules and locations are determined by the team the athlete has been placed on. Athlete's will be placed on teams according to skill level and although player's grade will be taken into consideration the primary focus will be placing athlete's on teams that are best suited to their skills. In effect players from different grades may be on the same team.

Fall 2009: Practices/Tryouts will begin the week of August 17th with a full week of player asssesments/tryouts. All players, who register, will be placed on a team after the first couple of assessments/tryouts. Assessments/tryouts will consist of 4 days of practice Monday - Thursday, players are expected to attend all four days of assessments/practice. Teams will be established based on skill level of the athletes. Teams will practice twice a week for one and half hours. (see calendar page for tentative assessment/practice times as well as competition days) Cost per player $255.00 - $265.00.

Competition nights are as follows: 6th grade teams will compete on Friday evenings while 7th and 8th grade teams will compete Sunday afternoon and evenings.

Practices are held at MidAmerica Nazarene University Land gym with competition taking place at Okun Fieldhouse.Players are expected to attend their team practice times but will be allowed to make up practice with another at a different time or night. However, playing time will be affected if an ahtlete is unable to attend their team practice and have to make up a practice at another time or day. (Southwind Volleyball Club is currently searching for its first home, practice location may change if Southwind moves into its own facility.)

There will be a short parent meeting the first day of assessments/tryouts. Plesase download the player/parent handbook and bring with you to the meeting. The parent meeting will take place the first 20 minutes of the assessment/tryout period. Download handbook here.

Each participant receives a Southwind Volleyball T-shirt/team jersey.

For more information and registration form click here.

Before participating in any training sessions players must have the following forms turned in to Southwind Volleyball: Registration form, Medical Release Form and Model/Web Release form.

Location of competition facility: Okun Field House, 20200 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS

Southwind reserves the right to decline player registration for participation.

(Refund Policy: 4 weeks prior to league 75% refund. 3 weeks prior to camp 50% refund. 2 weeks prior to camp 25% refund. 1 week prior to camp no refund.)