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GRANDLAKE VOLLEYBALL POLICIES

The following guidelines must be read and followed by all players , coaches and parents who are associated  with the  Grand Lake Volleyball club.   Any questions or comments should be directed to Todd Henkle. 

Playing time: Our philosophy is “ if you pay , you should play” . The amount of playing time is positively NOT GUARANTEED at all. Each coach should make every attempt to play every player during pool play  in all tournaments.  Equal amount of playing time will never happen and it’s the coaches decision who plays when and how much. During the  tournament play-offs  coaches are playing to win as many matches as possible therefore some players may be limited for playing time. Factors that may decide playing time: the players skill level, attending practice regularly, attitude, the players positions, notifing coaches of absenteeism, late payment of fees, not being a team player.  Players may be required to play a new position for your team, example: setters may play Libero, middles may play OH. LF  may play  RF.  Players need to be flexible with new options.  All coaches will have the final decision on playing time, team composition, player positions, line-ups, etc.  This issue will never be discussed.  

Practices: Each player is paying for instruction and  the opportunity to improve their volleyball skills. Club level teams will practice once or twice a week and open teams two to three times a week. Each missed practice is costing the player valuable instruction time and hurting the team concept as a whole. Open team players are required to attend practices and all tournaments. All open players will need to make a personal commitment to their team ,the club and their coach.  A few exceptions for missed practices are grades and school functions, family issues, medical reasons. 

Hair appointments, shopping, nap time, “dates”are all unexcused. All players will have a practice schedule at least a month in advance to make adjustments. Any player that persists in missing practices will have limited playing time during tournaments and will not play next year!   Practices are  where the individual skills, fundamentals, team playing are learned!

The use of any illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products is strictly prohibited for any player of Grandlake Volleyball Club.

Any player found to use any of these items would be dismissed from the club. We have zero tolerance on this issue!! Any player that is dismissed will receive no refund.

Team selections:  Try-outs will decide what players will be on which team. Players that have coaches on the grandlake staff will get priority over an equal player from outside of the staff.  Example: a coach from Parkway has 2 players and there are 2 players from Indiana and they are equal in skill, we will keep the Parkway players over the Indiana players since they have no coaches on the Grandlake Staff.  Our coaches are coaching to help improve their own volleyball program. All players are welcome to try-out and are eligible to play in our club. It is recommended that players attend both try-outs.  The coaches will decide which players are to be put on which team.   We will try to make adjustments for players from the same school to be on the same team if possible. For car pooling purposes ,players must notify the coaches at the try-outs if this is an issue.  

Phone Chain: All teams should have a phone chain, or email chain. Each player is responsible to call their coach if they are going to be tardy or unable to attend a practice or a tournament.  This is mandatory!  Coaches need to know how

many players are attending a practice. Players need to call as soon as possible or at least 1 ½ hours prior to their scheduled time. Practices may be  unproductive if only 3 or 4 players attend.

Players, Coaches and Parents are to act in a sportsmanship manner to all opponents, coaches , other parents and officials. Players and Parents should show respect to their coaches. All are representing your high school, community, family and our club.

Lines of communications:

1.   Any problems or issues or questions on improvement about yourself or  team should be addressed with the athlete and the coach first.  Open communication between the coach and the player is top priority.

2.   If a problem still exists, then the player, parent and coach should  schedule an appointment to discuss the matter.

3.   If the problem cannot be resolved, then the athlete and parent should schedule an appointment with the director.

All parents and coaches will discuss issues in an adult respectable manner. Under no circumstances will any verbal abuse be allowed.  Club ball should be an enjoyable experience for the players and coaches. If any parent feels they know more than a coach, you are welcome to become a coach. If any parent verbally or physically attacks a coach , their daughter will be immediately dismissed without a refund and will not be eligible to play next year.