WELCOME TO GREAT BAY VOLLEYBALL 2016

Michael McDonnellDirector

General information about the club

– We are a nonprofit and essentially a volunteer organization in our 10th year of operation.– Membership has increased every year (~80 to over 200 members).– Coaches, for all intents and purposes, DONATE THEIR TIME.– No one has ever drawn a salary from Great Bay and all coaches have been paid the same –

Head and Assistants.– We do this because we love coaching and we love teaching.

• Board of Directors– Mike McDonnell– Dan Brodeur– Jenn Kuehl– Steve McEntire– Rick Veno

• Special Advisors to the board– Kristie Holtz– George Pendleton

Travel Team Expectations and Profile

– Players who are looking for Exposure to College recruiters

– Players who wish to elevate and expand their game

– Players who HAVE TIME to commit to a travel schedule• Will likely participate in New England Qualifiers and the Open League.• Will travel to at least one travel/overnight tournament (Hartford, CT Winterfest 3 Days).• Will likely travel to a tournament like Boston • Could travel to the NEQ, USAV Nationals, or AAU Nationals

– If your daughter is involved with multiple extracurricular activities, we do not recommend she accept a position on a travel team.

– Coaches could approach players at tryouts or call/email them at home and will ask the player to check with parents about a position.

Open Option Teams– May travel to Out of Region (OOR) Tournaments and will likely

play in New England Qualifiers (depends on acceptance).

– Commitment is similar but not quite as taxing

– Could travel to out of region tournaments if the coach believes they would be competitive and the experience would be beneficial

– All OOR tournaments are an additional cost (above the team fee)

– We will get consensus from the parents and act as your agent.

Club Teams

– Less demanding on time by nature but demands from coaches about learning and attendance are the same.

– More developmental and a longer learning process.– 5 Regular tournaments a year, generally no OOR

Travel.– Occasionally we have Club teams earn their way

into open.

Training Academy

– An opportunity for players to improve without the commitment to team and travel

– Divided loosely by age and skill (no strict parameters).

– Very popular and successful– Developing each year with more emphasis on

competition

Trying out for Multiple Clubs

– We have led the way in supporting club choice• Please look at our Club Affiliation Policy

– We like what we do and we think we do it pretty well!

– If you are choosing another club, all we ask is that you PLEASE let us know.

– Our job is to let you know as soon as we can if your daughter has made a team.

Playing Time– Travel team is left strictly to the coach – however we believe

everyone is there to play. If players are not making practices, they will certainly play less.

– If players are not ready to play, we will try to preserve confidence.

– Occasionally we take players in development (fully disclosed) on travel teams.

– As levels and age groups decrease, we encourage more equal playing time but do not obligate our coaches to a specific priority (Common Sense being our best gauge).

Recruiting

– Please do not ask us where your daughter should play – tell us what she wants to study and we will try to help match a college with her academic endeavors

– Make no mistakes – WE ARE NOT a recruiting agency. We will do our best to create exposure but you are ultimately responsible for getting your daughter’s profile and image in front of college coaches.

– We can do film on a limited basis and only if we have the resources (coaches have time).• We are more likely to hand you the SD card!

• There are some great tools on the website and we will do our best to keep you informed of showcases and playdates.

Fees

– Fees will increase slightly this year (posted on site).• Small increase from The Rim in both practice and tournament

fees.

– Great Bay’s budget is based on Team Fees• Once you are placed and accept a position on a team, you are

obligated for the team fee.– We generally cannot handle refunds but do our best to be

fair.

Continuing This Year

– Payments• Check, MC or Visa online• Refunds of NERVA/USA fee are not possible

(unfortunately).• USAV is considering a “tryout fee”

– Conditioning offerings from APC – Exeter HospitalSee Flyer

Thank you!

Questions?