Pre Club Tournament
March 8/9th
Pre club
March 8/9th tournament!!!
We will not find out exact times or specific locations for March 8th until March 4th.
Regardless of the outcome of March 8th you all will play March 9th
March 8th will be 6 sets of volleyball to 25pts.
March 9th is typically guaranteed 2 matches and if you win you keep playing.
Usually the location is Maude Cobb convention center however they have used area schools around the center so if booking hotels please know that it’s possibly you are not at the same location both days. It will be close though.
This preclub team is mainly an opportunity to get a look at what a club team would entail and how they are coached throughout a tournament.
In preclub depending on skills not every player will get a chance to serve.
All players will play at least 2 rotations.
Volleyball isn’t measured by time so please do not count minutes and then call about how your player only played 10 min all weekend.
If we start the game and we play a team that is significantly better than us we may not make it around to all the rotations.
If this happens the coaches will try to start the next set ins rotation that gets the other players in. However, it’s more beneficial to the players right now to teach them something and stick to the plan.
Changing things in the middle of the tournament can confuse new players. They will already be nervous anyways.
There is an app for the tournament! It’s called VSTAR . On this app you’ll be able to track the tournament results as they happen.
This will allow you to look at future games and where the team may end up on Sunday.
On Sunday the teams are split into brackets.
They will either go to
Gold bracket
Silver bracket
Or
Bronze bracket
There will be winners within each bracket.
Sundays is when your team will be paired more along side teams that are similar in skill level.
If you have any issues with anything at the tournament as far as IVC and or coaching goes we do have a 24 hour rule.
Do not speak to the coach after a tournament if it’s to criticize in anger something about their coaching choices.
Remember club sports are equal training not equal play time during a tournament. However with this being pre club we will be doing our best to ensure girls are getting into the game.
Things to know about volleyball rotations and subs:
The coach gets only 12 subs per set.
Not everyone can go in for everyone…like basketball or softball.
Example: if number 10 goes in for number 2 then that’s the only player she can go in for that entire set.
General concepts:
If you are placed on a team of 9 girls there’s 3 players that get to play all the way around.
If you have 10 players there’s 2 that get to play all the way around.
If there’s 11 then there’s 1 that gets to play all the way around.
12 players means everyone has a substitute.
The Libero can go in and out for any player on the back row without counting as a substitute but can only serve for 1 player per set!
Lastly please do not approach the refs or the score table in an angry manner. You will not be allowed back to IVC if you are reported for ugly fan behavior. The kids usually take score and line judge so we will give grace to them since they are young and do make mistakes.