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31 January - Power 2 Even
7 February - Power 2 Odd
12 February - Leave for Omaha Presidents Day Tournament
What to Expect on Your First FRVBC Travel Tournament
by Tammy Hall - Former FRVBC Parent
So your athletes are going on their first out of town volleyball trip with FRVBC and you couldn’t be more excited.
Of course, you are going, too, and it’s going to be a little mini-vacation for you and your athlete. You and the other parents have all the plans in place - what sights to see and which places you’ll eat at before or after the matches. You and your athlete can talk about the match and you can let them know what they did well and what they need to do better. That is what you have done in the past, right, so why should this be any different?
But this is FRVBC, and things are done a little differently here. So toss those expectations out the door.
As a parent of a former Front Range athlete, the first time my athlete went out of town with her team was a learning experience for both of us. It was unlike any of the trips she had ever taken before with her teams. The team took care of everything; she would have been perfectly fine and safe even if I had not been there.
Although the FR trip was different, I was pleasantly surprised. I recognized that this club was not only teaching skills on the court but also giving my athlete the maturity and ability to deal with adversity, her teammates and her coaches independently and effectively. If your athletes have aspirations to play in college, learning these skills before they leave home is a huge advantage.
Here is what you should expect on your FRVBC travel event:
- Do not expect to spend much time with your athlete. They all will be busy all day with team meals, meetings, matches and scouting. When they have free time, they will be hanging out with their teammates.
- Do not expect to talk to your athlete after each match. Don’t be offended if they avoid you. They may have even been instructed not to talk to their parents until they are done playing for the day. If you seek them out to talk with them before that time, you will probably either be ignored or get “the look”.
- Do not expect your athlete to rely on you for their needs. The team mom is there to help them with anything they need. If your athlete calls you for something that they can take care of themselves, encourage them to do so through their team mom and coaches.
- Do not expect to be able to call your athlete anytime you need to. They will only be allowed to use their cell phone for a few hours each day. If you really need to get in touch with them, you will be able to contact the team mom.
- Do not expect everything to be great. There will be loses, adversity and frustration for your athlete and you. Encourage your athlete to deal with these issues themselves. Let them be their own advocates. If they are having problems with their coaches or teammates, counsel them on how to deal with the situation on their own. Do not become part of the problem. Sharing your frustrations with your athlete or other parents may help you feel better but it only creates more adversity,
Although these expectations may make you feel a little uncomfortable, you should know that this is a great learning experience for your athlete, even if it is hard as parents to feel that our athletes don’t really need us. However, please know that isn’t the case at all. Your athlete appreciates that you are present even though you may feel ignored at times. It is comforting to your athlete seeing you across the court and knowing you are there if they truly need you.
Most importantly, enjoy the experience. This time in your athlete’s life is fun and exciting for both of you and it will be gone before you know it.
We are very grateful to Tammy Hall for this contribution. Tammy is the mother of FRVBC alumna, and Kansas Jayhawk, Janae Hall (right). Janae helped 18 Black to a gold medal at Colorado Crossroads in 2011, which qualified the team for USA Volleyball’s Junior Olympic Championships. The team also placed second that summer at the Northern Lights National Qualifier. In 2010 she helped the FRVBC to a fifth-place finish at AAU Nationals. This year Janae participated in the NCAA Division 1 Final Four Tournament in Omaha. |
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Omaha President's Day Tournament Travel Information |
We will depart Front Range at 7am on 2/12/16. So you must be here by 6:45am. All players are required to ride the bus to Omaha. There will be mandatory bus stops along the way for the drivers. Some of these stops, the only people allowed off off the bus is the bus driver. There will be one stop along the way where everyone is allowed to get off and grab some food. On the bus, it is suggested that the players pack a lunch bag with snacks, sandwiches and water because it is a long ride. We will arrive in Omaha around 5pm as long as there are no weather or traffic issues. Hotel informations is
Hilton Garden Inn Omaha Downtown
1005 Dodge St
Omaha, NE 68102
402-341-4400
On our way home, we will leave the convention center once everyone is finished playing. If players are leaving with their parents, they will need to make sure their coach and chaperones know. On the bus ride home we will order pizza and will make one stop along the way. We will have the players call parents to come and pick them up at Front Range when we are about an hour out. We have in the past made it made it back to Denver around midnight but sometimes later.
Over the next few newsletters we will be sharing the top 50 recruiting tips from the NCSA Athletic Recruiting website. If you can't wait the full list can be found at here.
21 If offered a scholarship, always ask for it in writing. Nothing is guaranteed until the athlete signs on the dotted line on Signing Day, but a written offer will provide some assurance.
22 A “4-2-4 transfer” is a student-athlete who started their collegiate career at a 4-year program, transferred to a 2-year program and then ended up at another 4-year program. The most important thing to know when a student-athlete is a 4-2-4 transfer, is that they MUST graduate from the 2-year program in order to transfer to another DI program.
23 Sports camps are an excellent opportunity for an athlete to build skills, experience campus life, or connect with a coach. But athletes are usually not discovered at camps. They are businesses that most often accept as many students as will pay to attend the camp, and the wide range of athletic ability makes them a bad place for coaches to recruit.
24 Once awarded a scholarship, a student-athlete must maintain it, which requires three things:
- Performing well for the team
- Adhering to the NCAA or NAIA rules and regulations
- Maintaining the required GPA
25 Division I college coaches can’t send “recruiting materials” prior to the start of a student- athlete’s junior year of high school, but college coaches CAN and DO send the following information to student-athletes before then:
- Questionnaires
- Camp Brochures
- General information about the college, generated by the admissions department
26 Come prepared to “unofficial” visits; think of then as a preliminary job interview. If you’re seeking a scholarship offer from a school, prepare some thoughtful questions about the direction of the program or about the school’s academic reputation. This will show the coach you’re interested and did your research.
27 The key to a successful recruiting process is knowing what to do and when and how to do it. When working toward an athletic scholarship, approach your four years of high school like you would the four quarters of a game. Although the pressure seems greatest during the third and fourth quarters, the points scored during the first half can be the difference between winning and losing.
28 Reply to all correspondence you receive. Avoid judging universities based on name recognition. There are over 1,700 colleges at the NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA, and Junior College levels. Don’t ignore any of them!
29 Research, research, research. Determining your best-fit school for you involves much more than just deciding which college you like the most. Not every school you’re interested in will have a need for a student-athlete of your caliber or at your position, so you need to study and contact as many schools and coaches as you can to determine which one is best for you.
30 Visit as many colleges as possible during the summer, holidays, spring break, etc. There is no limit on the number of unofficial visits you may take. Target colleges you’re interested in and that have shown interest in you. Be sure to contact coaches before you set up visits, they are typically happy to meet with an interested student-athlete. Remember, any time you call or email a coach, you gain an advantage over you competition. College coaches appreciate student-athletes who are proactive and mature.
31-40 next week!
Alumnae News
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Congratulations to FRVBC Alumna, Evan Sanders, on her appointment as assistant volleyball coach at the University of Colorado!
Evan moves to Colorado after serving one season as a volunteer assistant at the University of Texas. The Longhorns were the NCAA runner-up and finished the season with a 30-3 overall record.
Prior to her year at Texas, she played professional volleyball around the world, including Albi, France, Markopoulos, Greece and in the Professional Volleyball League for the Florida Wave.
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We are excited to launch our FRVBC Alumni Group on LinkedIn. If you have played with FRVBC or coached with FRVBC, you are welcome to join this group and reconnect with old teammates and network with other alumni. We are excited to help young professionals from our program continue to pursue excellence in their adult lives. Join today: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7022930 |
Front Range VBC Parent Channel
As many of you are aware we have a 'Parent Channel' on Datfish TV that has many videos to keep our parents in the loop with the way we train our athletes. You should be receiving an email each time a new video is placed on the channel. Some of you have had difficulty viewing these so we have also set up a YouTube channel that contains the same videos. The channel can be viewed by clicking here and we suggest you bookmark it once you have accessed the site.
Below is a sample video showing our athletes in the current phase of our conditioning program.
RMR Power 1 Odd Results
| Team |
Venue |
| 17 Silver |
3rd Place in Division 1 |
| 15 White |
4th Place in Division 1 |
| 15 Cardinal |
5th Place in Division 3/4 - Overall 26th |
| 13 Scarlet |
8th Place in Division 2 - Overall 16th |
RMR Power 2 Even - Sunday 31 January
| Team |
Venue |
| 16 Blue |
Division 2 - NORCO Facility |
| 14 Amber |
Division 1 - Momentum Facility |
| 14 Royal |
Division 3/4 - Johnson and Wales University |
| 12 Pink |
Division 2 - Momentum Facility |
Shoe Sale
We have a few pairs of shoes left for sale. The following sizes are available.
Mizuno Wave Lightning ($70.00) - Sizes 6, 7
Mizuno Wave Bolt ($60.00) - Sizes 7.5, 8, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11
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PLEASE NOTE: CHSAA bylaws allow all HS athletes to attend camps/clinics/lessons during their season.
Permission from your Principal need to be sought in cases where HS athletes are seeking to practice or compete with other teams during the HS volleyball season.
FRVBC on Instagram
Front Range Volleyball Club is pleased to announce that we have joined Instagram. Instagram is a free app that allows a user to share photos with followers. We will be posting pictures of our teams throughout the year through this application. Start following us today! Players- please feel free to start tagging yourselves in these photos. http://instagram.com/frvbc Be sure to tag us "@frvbc" when posting pictures at the gym or at competition.
Team Reps and Parents - Photogrid is a free app that enables a user to input several pictures into one collage that can then be shared with others through Social Media. This is a great option for parents and players to make collages of tournaments to send to us to be shared using our FRVBC twitter, facebook, and instagram accounts. Please keep this app in min
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