And keep the charge of the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, …. that you may succeed in all that you do and wherever you turn. I Kings 2:3
The goal of this program is spelled out in the verses at the top of this page: Compete, Practice and Play as a team to the glory of God. These are important concepts on the volleyball court and every facet of everyday life.These are the priorities that we like to instill within the volleyball program. They are:
1GOD
2FAMILY
3SCHOOL
4VOLLEYBALL
We
look for the cooperation of all involved parties to help the team/athletes
achieve excellence!
Unexcused
absences are unacceptable. Unexcused
absences can and will include things like: jobs, appointments, boyfriends,
vacations, injuries (Injured athletes should attend practice, but they
are not required to “practice”.), etc.
Be
ready for practice on time (EARLY)! Being
late will be considered unexcused.
External
body decorations (tattoos, new earrings which cannot be removed, hickeys, etc.) of any kind in practice or games
will affect one’s playing time until the situation is remedied.
(Spirit week practices will be given some latitude.)
All
absences, excused or otherwise, will require a note from a parent, or the
absence will be considered unexcused.
Detentions
will require lots of endurance (if you
know what I mean). Too many
detentions (2 or more) over the course of the season will be considered as an
unexcused absence.
The
volleyball program follows the following priority.
1.
PROGRAM
2.
TEAM
3.
INDIVIDUAL
All
coaching decisions about players are also based on this priority system.
We
are the Blazers. We support our team. This means that the nonplaying
team on the day of an event/tournament is to support the playing team even if
the nonplaying team will not be competing that same day in the same
event/tournament. The dates that
are mandatory to attend are noted on the schedule in blue print – city,
conference and state.
Practices
during the school year can be assumed to be held immediately following classes
from 3:15 – 5:00ish for Freshman and JV’s and Varsity will practice from
4:30-7:00ishpm. Homerooms are
required prior to varsity practice. All
times are subject to change.
A
preseason schedule is available.
Varsity
players will be asked to assist in the Kiddie Camp and grade school tournament(s).
Preparation
for the upcoming seasons will be very important. This includes things like physical conditioning, mental
preparation, attending camps & open gyms, attending the State Tournament,
and commitment to TEAM.
Our TEAM CAMP held prior to the season is STRONGLY recommended to all returning players. New players to the program may attend under the coach’s approval.
Open gym times through the summer (June & July) Thursdays 7:30-9:30PM are also strongly recommended.
Upcoming
Senior players will be asked to assist with the summer grade school camps.