Club Seal Application

Club Directors-

Last email from me (today), I promise. 

Below please find the link to apply for the 2013-14 Club Seal. The Club Seal program is for those clubs who wish to be identified on the Badger Region website (and in their own materials) for running their club as a registered business entity and for following proper policies and procedures. 

Gold Seal and Silver Seal clubs will be identified with a seal next to their name on the Region's club listing, will receive a seal for their own literature, and will receive a banner to promote their club at events or facilities. 

Here is the link to apply for a seal for the 2013-14 season: http://badgervolleyball.org/club-seal-application/

A full list of requirements is on the page. 

Please feel free to contact me with any questions. 

Thanks and have a great long weekend!

Jen

POLICY: 2013-14 Tryout & Commitment Dates

Club Directors-

In an email sent out on Aug. 16, 2013 at 12:04 p.m., the 2013-14 Tryout Policy and Commitment dates were sent out from the Badger Region Policy Communication Email (policy@badgervolleyball.org). Please email Jen at jarmsondyer@badgervolleyball.org or visit the website at www.BadgerVolleyball.org if you did not get this email, or have misplaced it. 

Please find a PDF document with the 2013-14 Tryout and Commitment dates. For the visual, there is also a calender included. 

Individual Word documents of both the policies and the calendar are included in read-only format for those who wish to include this information in other publications or on their websites as text.

Jen

Nonprofit Information

CDs-

I know some of you are non-profits and may find this information useful. 

I just attended a webinar based around the website www.strongnonprofits.org - I encourage you to check it out. Most resources are free and the items in the governance section would be useful to your boards but I think you can find useful information in every section. 

Jen

USOC Safesport Webinar Notes - #1 - Understanding the Facts

CDs-

I just finished a webinar on child abuse sponsored by the USOC, it's the first in an ongoing series. Attached are my notes (for the blog, email jarmsondyer@badgervolleyball.org) for the notes to be re-emailed to you. This issue is NOT going to go away until we're all educated, so I encourage you to at least read through the notes. I understand it's not a comfortable topic, but we need to be proactive. 

There is another webinar on Tuesday that I encourage all of you to attend if you can - it will feature Dr. Anna Salter, who I saw give a presentation in Louisville and it was disturbing and very very good and important to see why we need child protection policies in place. It's on Double Lives and how offenders fool us. All of the information is at the end of the document. 

Jen

New Board Members

JCDs-

I wanted to let you know that there have been two new appointed members to the Badger Region Board of Directors, after a vacancy from the last election with BJ Bryant from WVA moving to the Executive Board into the Secretary position from his at-large position, and Dave Schmidlin (Metro Milwaukee) resigning due to a relocation for a new job. 

The new board members are as follows:

Metro Milwaukee: Anne Slattery, club director, Midwest Penguins

At-Large: Todd Lyon, club director, I Am Volleyball

Their contact information can be found on the BOD page: http://badgervolleyball.org/board-of-directors.php

To find your BOD rep (this is in the process of being reformatted), click on the excel link at the top of the page: http://badgervolleyball.org/junior-girls-clubs.php This excel is broken down by areas of the state, which correspond to the area reps. 

The email with the link to the SurveyMonkey poll on the proposed 14 and Under Commitment date will be forthcoming. Thank you to everyone who attended the meetings over the last week and a half. It was great to see so many of you!

Thanks

Jen

BOD noms, Sitting VB, HP Coaches, Non-Profit Info

CDs-

Four things for this snowy Tuesday:

1) I just sent out a call for nominations for the Badger Region Board of Directors through Webpoint from the email address BadgerRegionVolleyball@gmail.com. Please see the blog post for more information, including qualifications. The deadline for nominations is next Tuesday (Mach 12) at noon. http://brvolleyblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/board-of-directors-call-for-nominations.html

2) Next weekend at the Badger Region Championships we are doing some awesome things with Sitting Volleyball. Don't think it applies to you? If you've ever been kicked out of your gym space for basketball or some other reason and had to cancel practice, it absolutely applies to you. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bT73KlKCpsE/UTUgJeK169I/AAAAAAAAAg8/0bxnJAhrJNk/s1600/02-23-2013+Final+Sitting+Flyer.jpg and also see the main page of the Badger Region website.

3) The first tryout for Badger Region Girls High Performance is Friday, March 15 at the Delta Center (the night before the first weekend of Badger Region Championships) and court coaches are still needed. Please contact Paul Schlomer (pschlomer@edgewood.edu) and pass the word to your coaches. More information on BRHP: http://badgervolleyball.org/junior-high-performance.php

4) I know that many of you are non-profits and many more are looking into it. File this email away for the summer when you have more time to delve into it (I'm not dumb, I get it), but keep in the back of your mind these non-profit seminars and resources from Wegner CPAs, many are free and they're fantastic. At least get on their mailing list. Colleen and I attended a social media seminar that was great and there are many more applicable topics. I am about to start a grad classes in non-profit management and the Badger Region Board and office are currently working with the Helen Bader Institute For Non-Profit Management at UW-Milwaukee, so be on the lookout for more non-profity emails in the coming months. That you can file and read on vacation. http://www.wegnercpas.com/non-profits/resources?utm_source=Copy+of+More+Than+Money+-+Winter+2013&utm_campaign=More+Than+Money+newsletter&utm_medium=email

Be safe!

Jen/Colleen/Deb/Terry

Badger Region Championships Update

The 2013 Badger Region Championships look to be our largest event ever. That being said, we still have room and we hope that if you are not already entered that you will rush right over to AES   https://advancedeventsystems.com/Splash.aspx   as registration closes on February 13 for both the March 16/17 and April 6/7 dates.

For dates, ages & site, please check out http://badgervolleyball.org/junior-events-region-championships-and-qualifier.php

**For those teams that are entered and have not yet sent in their entry fees, we would also appreciate you taking the time to get this done. 

If you are entered, please make sure to import your team roster into AES from Webpoint using the USAV Data Import tab (you will need your 5 digit club code). If your roster is not entered into AES, your players names will not be put on the Championships Event T-shirt. You may not feel as though this is a big deal, however the players and parents do (we can unfortunately confirm this..). 

Please, also make sure to keep your team results updated as this will help us in the seeding of the events. As you can imagine, this is no easy task.

Thank-you,

Your Badger Region Staff

Terry, Jen, Colleen & Deb

USAV Service Award Nominations - Due Feb. 15

CDs-

Please see below for information regarding nominations on the USA Volleyball National Service Awards. Badger Region has been represented the last two years with outstanding Male and Female Coach (Dave and Jeanne Calteux from West Allis Lightning) and Outstanding Program Director (Anne Slattery from Midwest Penguins). If you have someone you would like to nominate in the following categories, please complete the nomination or contact me and I will assist. Outstanding Program Director, Female Coach, Male Coach, Parent, Clinician, Service (not eligible for any other position), Referee and Scorer.

Thanks for your assistance with helping us recognize outstanding people in Badger Region, and helping Badger Region gain more national recognition!

Jen

 

(For the attachment, check your email from 4:15pm on 1/29/13 or email Jen)

2013 Welcome Letter and Resources

Dear Coaches-

We are excited to have you part of the Badger Region for the 2013 season! Below we have listed some resources which you might find helpful, including materials on refereeing and scorekeeping that you can review on your own and with your teams beyond the training that you’ve already had with your club.

Please let us know what we can do to help support, promote and improve your teams and programs this season. Continued luck for those who have started and best of luck for those who are about to begin!

The Badger Region Staff

Jennifer Armson-Dyer, Director of Operations, jarmsondyer@badgervolleyball.org

Colleen Houk, Operations Manager, colleen@badgervolleyball.org

Deb Stadick, Program Director, deb@badgervolleyball.org

Terry Paulson, Tournament Director, badgerregiontd@wi.rr.com

USA Volleyball Referee and Scorekeeping Training – Junior Modules

Other Resources:

Badger Region Volleyball
Badger Region VolleyBlog
Badger Region Volleyball Facebook
Badger Region Adult Facebook
Badger Region Boys Facebook
@BadgerRegionVB Twitter
The Talent Code
Cheese and Volleyball Blog
AVCA Website
PrepVolleyball.com
The Art of Coaching Volleyball Newsletter
USA Volleyball Grassroots: Coaches
USA Volleyball

Additional Information from USA Volleyball:

FREE WEBINARS – For the fourth year in a row, USA Volleyball will host and record webinars on topics to help players, coaches and parents, including our USA Team Great player series – including Tara Cross-Battle, Tom Hoff, Lori Endicott, Gabe Gardner and more. There are also new general topics like – injury prevention, sitting volleyball, motor learning, increasing the contacts per hour, sports parent tips and more. CAP certified coaches may purchase CAP re-certification credit after attending these live free webinars. Contact the USAV Education Department for more information. Just head over to the grassroots page and click on FREE Webinars on the lefthand sidebar to view the many topics when time allows.

KEY FREE VIDEOS - We also have videos, like “Maximum Contact Net System” and “Learning Volleyball Through Games”, “Youth VB, Sport for a Lifetime,” skill and historical videos and many more. Grassroots lefthand side bar and click VIDEO.

GROW THE GAME TOGETHER BLOG UPDATES – One of the most widely read blogs on the United States Olympic Committee’s Team USA Website! Great info for players, parents, coaches, club directors and more – the blogs are found under the grassroots button, cross-linked at ‘Growing The Game Together Blog.’ These last four years of ideas and insights can be found at: http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Grassroots/Grow-The-Game-Blog.aspx. – We recently put the blog together into two FREE books – One for Coaches and Club Directors and the other for Players and Parents, so download and read when you have some free time.

GROW THE GAME TOGETHER NEWSLETTER - Sometimes at the club level, the coaches and club leaders are inundated with information overload. USA Volleyball sends out multiple information pieces to the regions to help them conduct a smooth operating organization for all their members. We also have excellent connections for research and informative articles, webinars, books, videos, blogs and other useful coaching and leadership information that we like to share. We will be collecting, sorting and sending you bi-monthly a compiled version of the most important material we find. This is a USA Volleyball member benefit to help you as a coach and director at the club level. Feel free to help us grow the game together by forwarding this information to those in the volleyball family who are not members of USA Volleyball. We love to hear from our coaches and club directors, so feel free to send along your own finds, needs and ideas to mvp@usav.org - As a new coach, if you have not seen the newsletter, or want back issues, email patty.fadum@usav.org and we will get you caught up.

LIBERTY MUTUAL RESPONSIBLE SPORTS PROGRAM – Volleyball specific material for Responsible Coaches and for Responsible Parents is being created, to tie into the great material already online with Responsible Sports… CLICK HERE for more info.

FREE VOLLEYBALL MATERIAL – Check with your USAV Region to get some of material in hard-copy form, or contact USAV Region Services for help. Electronic downloads are available for many of these FREE items, and can be downloaded from the USAV website by click on the links below.

* USAV YOUTH VOLLEYBALL COLORING BOOK (PDF Download 32 pages)

* USAV MINIVOLLEY BOOK (98 pages) or the MiniVolley book in Spanish, CLICK HERE

* FIVB CoolVolley BOOK

* USA VOLLEYBALL – DID YOU KNOW? BROCHURE – filled with info about USAV for parents and coaches

* SKILL POSTERS and more - FREE to download …Note that 16x20 sizes can be run off one at a time from Costco/Sam’s Club for about $6, while the larger 20x30 (which you might want in the gym) costs about $9. You can also print these at home/school on an 11x17 inkjet printer. Each discipline, volleyball, beach volleyball and Paralympic sitting volleyball has a skill series of all six skills.

* COMPASSION POSTER CREATIONS - “Aim High”, “Perseverance” and other FREE inspirational themed posters can be customized for injured or ill athletes. Each will include photos of USAV Olympic and Paralympic players, a picture of the athlete needing support, and inspirational phrases. Contact us at mvp@usav.org for more information.

* CARRON 4 ON ONE ROPE YOUTH NET - For both school and club use, to either go down the middle of your club/school team training court for the start of practice, or for the entire practice and competition for minivolley teams of 2, 3, or 4 per court – from sideline basket to sideline, as we discussed in the youth section of IMPACT. Each system is four 15 foot nets on one rope, custom made for USAV, costing just $100 each, shipping included. Email patty.fadum@usav.org to place an order – you will be billed by PayPal.

* USOC/USAV “Olympic Journeys Begin Here” BUMPER STICKER – Display this proudly to support the United States Olympic and Paralympic teams in their countdown to London 2012. Get one from the USA Volleyball Facebook page free of charge (you just have to mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope!), or ask your RVA Commissioner for some for your team or club (supplies limited).

* USAV COURT NUMBER SIGNS – Great if you need court signage for your practice or event. Contact your Region for a RVA custom set, or print out your own set. Click on the following links to the USAV website: 11x17 one-sided paper print or normal 8.5x11 one-sided paper print. Print twice, and fasten with tape in the space at the top of the net outside the antenna.

* VOLLEYBALL TEST FOR ALL - Download a great test & answer sheet, to use as a teaching tool at clinics.

* Click on these links to access numerous resources for the New Coach and Club Director.

I'm a New Coach" Tab

Start a New Club" Tab

The Team Around the Team London 2012 Video

As valued adult leaders of our sport, we also wanted you to make sure you are aware of:

Some important recent blogs –

What Can a Player Control http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2012/February/03/What-Can-a-Player-Control.aspx

The Best Videos to Use to Teach the Game - http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2011/December/14/Videos-and-Principles-Worth-Many-Thousands-of-Words.aspx and many more at http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Grassroots/Grow-The-Game-Blog.aspx

LONGEST RALLIES AWARDS - Since good education begins with the end in mind, to show what is possible and to be worked towards, check out this compilation showing the longest rallies in all areas of our game, beach and sitting included. If you have a rally (can you beat the #1 listing, 30 net crossings and 78 contacts!?) that beats an award area, send the link tomvp@usav.org and we will add it! http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Grassroots/Longest-Rallies-Awards.aspx

The Parent Information Brochure about USAV - Free download by clicking here: http://www.teamusa.org/~/media/USA_Volleyball/Documents/Resources/USAVAParentsGuide1028112.pdf

Thank you for helping us grow the game!

Stadick Named Program Director

CDs-

I'd like you to help me welcome Deb Stadick to our staff as the Program Director. You can read more about Deb here: http://brvolleyblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/stadick-named-program-director_9.html

Deb's primary areas of focus right now are boys, adults and beach but she will also be working on community outreach, sitting, youth and coaching education, among other things that we all come up with to help us all grow the game.

Deb's email is deb@badgervolleyball.org

In addition to the main Badger Region Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/BadgerRegionVolleyball?ref=hl) she has also created a Boys Page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Badger-Region-Boys-Volleyball/434016096671327?ref=hl) and an Adult Page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Badger-Region-Adult-Volleyball/192409907460550?ref=hl) and a Twitter Account (BadgerRegionVB). I ask that you help us promote these pages and get the word out.

She will also be in contact with you on ideas on what you would like as well as some programming ideas that we already have for her, including working with Sitting Volleyball and potentially Special Olympics for the upcoming Badger Region Championships.

Thanks

Jen

2013 Team Codes

CDs-

Team codes for the 2013 season can be found on this page: http://badgervolleyball.org/junior-team-codes.php

These will be needed to enter results on AES.

This file will be updated (and date indicated) when new team fees are received. As of 4pm today, these are all of the team fees we have gotten in the office. We will update the file prior to next weekend, so if you have not yet paid your team fees, please get them in before next Friday to make next weekend's cut.

Jen

Ref/SK reporting form, age waiver confirmati​on, other info

CDs-

- The verification form for when you had your club ref/scorekeeper training clinic is online here: http://badgervolleyball.org/risk-verification-form.php (and also on the handbooks and forms page under club director forms)

*** THIS IS MANDATORY for both the training and the reporting. Failure to do either will result in sanctions. This training and reporting must be completed prior to your first competition so that your team knows its duties. Information can be found in the junior club director handbook.

- Anyone who has submitted an age waiver without problems (you've been contacted if there are problems) prior to yesterday, your player has been placed on the roster. The confirmed form will be sent to you via email, there's just a large stack of them.

- A reminder that your team fees need to be paid prior to competition. The form can be found on the handbooks and forms page. Information is in the Junior Club Director handbook.

- The region office will be closed after end of business today until Jan. 2. We will have access to email during this time.

Thanks for all you do and Happy Holidays to you and your family ... volleyball and otherwise!

Jen

Some Info / Reminders

CDs-

A couple of quick things:

- A big thank you to Terry Paulson and the folks at AES, along with the tournament directors, for their work on getting the online tournament registration up and running for this year. We've heard good feedback from many club directors on this process already.

- PLEASE take some time to go through the Junior Club Director handbook. Even if you're experienced in running a club, it's a good refresher. Many many questions we get are answered by the handbook. You're responsible to know the content of this handbook - may even learn something: http://badgervolleyball.org/handbooks_16_1062211322.pdf

- A reminder that while we love you all and want to help you in as many ways as we can, we can't do everything ASAP as many of you ask us to do. We know you're busy and ask you to realize that we are as well, and will get your emails/requests/information handled as quickly as we can. Things that aren't time sensitive will likely get pushed a bit. Thank you for your consideration in this. At last count we have 129 clubs registered with Badger Region this year, up about 15-20 from last year, so we welcome and thank you!

Badger Region Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BadgerRegionVolleyball

Badger Region VolleyBlog: http://brvolleyblog.blogspot.com/

Badger Region Club Director Update Blog: http://badgerregionvolleyballclubdirectors.blogspot.com/

Have a great week!

Jen

Badger Region Impact Clinics--Final Additions

The following Badger Region Impact Clinics have been added to Webpoint for registration.

Impact Only-Saturday, November 10th (9:00am-1:00pm) @ Mercer High School Library, Mercer 

Impact Plus-Saturday, December 1st (8:30am-3:00pm) @ Dodgeland High School, Juneau
Impact Plus-Saturday, December 8th (9:00am-3:00pm) @ Bannach School, Stevens Point

We do not have any plans for adding additional clinics for the remainder of 2012. If need be, we may add an Impact Only Class in January.

POLICY: Ref/SK clinic, age waivers

Club Directors-

Please see below for one NEW policy (ref/sk clinic attendance), and a clarification to a policy that has been asked many times (age waivers), I want to make sure we're all on the same page with this.
 

1) Club-Hosted Referee/Scorer Training Clinic Attendance To Teach Your Club

For the 2012-13 season, the in-person attendance requirement for a returning (NON-FIRST YEAR) club representative at a referee/scorekeeper clinic is optional. Club programs are still REQUIRED to teach players and coaches’ proper procedures and report the completion of the training to the Badger Region office (online reporting form will be sent out at a later date). Club programs may continue to request that a certified clinician provide a ref/score clinic for their club members (please contact Jim Momsen at BadgerRefChair@yahoo.com for this option).

 

The policy will be revisited for the 2013-14 season as rules are updated and new multimedia training options become available. We strongly encourage the use of http://www.volleyballreftraining.com/training_materials_junior.php for teaching materials, including videos and information on junior referee and scorekeeper training.

 

Policy Rationale:

It was requested by several club directors that this ref/score training option be considered. It would eliminate requiring an experienced club representative to attend a clinic when rules haven’t changed. Further, it is an essential requirement that all clubs be held responsible for training their players and coaches to properly apply the procedures and techniques for refereeing and scorekeeping.

 

Note: For the 2012-2013 season, USAV is allowing the libero to serve in all of its sanctioned events, including Qualifiers/Jr. Nat. Championships. Tracking the libero’s service position and which points were scored when the libero served is done the same way as last season as the Badger Region approved the libero service rule adaptation the season prior.

 

The USAV text of the rule and associated scorekeeping techniques are posted on the Badger Region website on the forms page under Ref/SK: http://badgervolleyball.org/forms.php

 

2) Age Waiver Policy for Junior Players

This policy has been discussed at the last two junior club director meetings, yet we are still getting questions on the age waiver policy.

Age Waivers

A waiver may be granted by Badger Region for a player to play in a lower division in regional tournaments only IF the age waiver would allow a player to be on a team with their peers of the same grade. No consideration will be given to ability or stature of the player.

 

REMOVED FROM THE OLD RULE: AND the Club requesting the waiver does not have a team at the age level of the player requesting the waiver.

 

MEANING: A player may play down with their grade even if you have a level they're supposed to play at based on their birthday.

 

The procedure to request an age waiver is as follows:

- The Club Director must submit an Age Waiver Request Form to the region office (found on the forms page of the website). This form must be completely filled out, clearly stating the reason for the request. A copy of the player’s birth certificate, proof of grade in school and the team’s (projected) tournament schedule must be attached.

If granted, a copy of the approved Age Waiver Request Form will be returned to the Club Director. A copy should be given to the player’s coach and available if requested by a Tournament Director. Age waivers are granted for in-region, non-qualifying tournaments ONLY. If playing out of region, it is the responsibility of the club to check to see if this player will be allowed to play, and up to the discretion of the tournament director to accept or deny.

 

*Please do not have the parents send these in, and PLEASE fill out all of the fields. If you leave out uniform name or team name, it will be returned to you to complete before processing, delaying the approval.
 

Thank you for your prompt attention to reading this email.
 

Please direct all questions to the appropriate contacts or the Badger Region office at 414-443-1011.
 

Jennifer Armson-Dyer, Director of Operations, jarmsondyer@badgervolleyball.org

Colleen Houk, Operations Manager, colleen@badgervolleyball.org

Jim Momsen, Referee Chair, BadgerRefChair@yahoo.com

Nancy Paulson, Scorekeeper Chair, paulsonn@wi.rr.com

Policy Communication, THS Trip & Information

CDs-

Two things:

1) I have set up a Policy Communication email - policy@badgervolleyball.org - please allow this email address through your email filters if you have them. This is the official address that any new or changed policy communications will come through. IT IS IMPORANT THAT YOU READ THESE EMAILS. Yes, all of our emails are important, but these are very important and should be read as promptly as possible. They will also be posted on the club director blog: http://badgerregionvolleyballclubdirectors.blogspot.com/. The first will be coming this afternoon or tomorrow, pending final review.

 

 

2) Myself and BJ LeRoy (NE rep) will be visiting the operations of THS next Tuesday and Wednesday. If you have questions/comments/concerns/customer service issues involving THS, please get BJ or myself this information by Monday. This is not a philosophical discussion of the Stay and Play policy - this deals with the vendor who sets up and manages that policy (Tournament Housing Services) and they job they do providing this service.

 

 

Thanks

Jen

USAV Impact Clinic Registration is Open

2012 Badger Region Impact Coaches Clinics-Current Schedule

Posted Dates available for registration on Webpoint.

Impact Plus Clinics (6 hours-classroom and court)/ Cost: $50

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1)      <!--[endif]-->Saturday, October 27^th (Pewaukee High School-Auxiliary Gym) (8:30am-3:00pm)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2)      <!--[endif]-->Sunday, October 28^th (Sports Advantage Center, Ashwaubenon) (8:30am-3:00pm)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3)      <!--[endif]-->Saturday, November 17^th (Madison Edgewood College-Todd Wehr Edgedome) (8:30am-3:00pm)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4)      <!--[endif]-->Saturday, December 8^th (Sports Advantage Center, Ashwaubenon) (8:30am-3:00pm)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->5)      <!--[endif]-->Saturday, December 8^th (University of WI-Eau Claire-McPhee PE Center) (8:30am-3:00pm)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->6)      <!--[endif]-->Sunday, December 9^th (Center Court Sports Complex, Waukesha) (8:30am-3:00pm)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->7)      <!--[endif]-->Sunday, December 16^th (Sheboygan YMCA-East Gym) (9:00am-3:00pm)

Impact Clinic (4 hours-classroom only)/ Cost: $30

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1)      <!--[endif]-->Wednesday, January 23^rd (Sheboygan Falls YMCA-Conference Room) (6:00pm-10:00pm)

Lunch will not be provided at any of the sites so please “Bring Your Own” or your clinician may ask you to chip in for subs or pizza. They will contact you prior to the clinic.

 **More Dates to Follow 

Registration will be done only via Webpoint.                                                                                                                                    

Login to Webpoint. https://webpoint.usavolleyball.org

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.      <!--[endif]-->Click on Event Registration (Tab on left)/ Region Coaching Clinics

<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.      <!--[endif]-->Click on Register (on right) 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.      <!--[endif]-->You will need to use a credit card to pay for the event.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.      <!--[endif]-->If you need to pay a different way, please contact the Badger Region office at colleen@badgervolleyball.org

<!--[if !supportLists]-->5.      <!--[endif]-->Directors: if you want to pay for all coaches at the same time with a check, please contact Colleen                                                                                                           

**Suggestion: Consider having coaches register/pay and then get reimbursed by their club. 

Membership clarification

CDs-

Even though I talked about this at the meeting, we are still getting a lot of questions about this. Memberships from 2011-12 are good until Oct. 31, 2012. That means that anyone who has a membership from last season is still covered by that membership until Oct. 31 - this includes tune-ups and tryouts for the 14 and unders.

14 and unders can get the $10 tryout membership if they so choose, and then upgrade for $37 to the full membership. Or they can wait until Nov. 1 and purchase a full membership for $47. Either way, the cost is the same - they're not paying more if they override their current membership and then upgrade - it's all still $47.

This is the same as it's been in past years for tuneups - nothing has changed. But there are some clubs telling people they need 2013 memberships for October tryouts, and this isn't the case if a membership is already in place.

Jen

Badger Region 2012 Fall Junior Club Director Meeting-Se​ptember 16 - Materials

Good Rainy Afternoon Badger Region Junior Club Director's~

For your reading enjoyment:
I have attached the agenda and supporting materials for the upcoming Junior Club Director meeting on Sunday, September 16 at Center Court Sports Complex (815 Northview Rd, Waukesha)-Banquet Hall. (Contact the office for these materials if you're reading this on the blog.)

Beginning at 8:30 am our vendors (KM Sports, Burghardts Sporting Goods, Mizuno USA & Quality Resource) will be set up with samples and ready for your questions in the Banquet Hall--Bar area. Their products will be available for viewing until 1:30 pm.

The Tournament Director & New Junior Club Director Meetings will both begin at 9:30 am sharp.
Check-in beginning at 8:30 am in the Banquet Hall. There will be coffee and water offered but no food at this time.
**Tourney Director Meeting will be in the Banquet Hall & the New Directors Meeting will be in the Concession area on the south side of the building.

The General Junior Club Director Meeting will begin at 11:00 am sharp.
Check-in will begin at 10:00 am in the Banquet Hall.

There are still some Club Directors that have not returned the attendance form for the meeting. If you have not returned it, I will be sending an additional email to you with the link one more time. If you do not receive the link from me then I have already received your attendance form from you. If I do not receive it back I will have to assume that you will not be attending.

Also, make sure you fill out your club information form: http://badgervolleyball.org/club-information-2012.php

We are looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday.
Go Packers!
Jen, Colleen & Terry

Concussion Information

CDs-

Here is the link to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's concussion website - including the information and signature forms. You will need to collect these this year - this website is also linked in Webpoint: http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/tbi-conc-guidelines.html

A Few Quick Things

CDs-

A couple of quick things:

- Membership registration on Webpoint for the 2012-13 season opens tomorrow. Previous members will get an automated email with a link, their username and how to get their password if they forgot. Memberships technically go until Oct. 31, 2012, but this is just open as a convenience for those who want to register early. I just wanted to give you a heads up.

- All of the registration information has been updated on the website, under 2012-13 Registration. Please update the links on your website accordingly if they don't just direct to our main page. And if you don't have a website, please think about creating a free one at a site like http://www.eteamz.com/

- Attached is a jpg of the USAV age definition chart, for your use on websites and/or publications, flyers, etc. The full listing (I'm better with charts than the words!) is available on the forms page of the website: http://badgervolleyball.org/forms.php - blog readers, let Jen know if you would like this emailed to you - jarmsondyer@badgervolleyball.org.

- Certificates of insurance are now available for issuance. Please fill out the form on the website (same as above) (or re-send the one from last year) with the same information regarding facilities. Please allow enough time for processing.

- If any of this confuses you, please reach out to Colleen or myself! The office will be closed on Monday for Labor Day but we'll be back in Tuesday.

- Don't forget about the club director blog, which is where you can find information when you don't read all the way through my emails, or trash them and then need something later on. Some of you may not have even gotten this far! http://badgerregionvolleyballclubdirectors.blogspot.com/

- If you haven't already, please fill out the club info form: http://badgervolleyball.org/club-information-2012.php

- "Like" us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadgerRegionVolleyball

- HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

New Tryout & Commit Date Policies

CDs-

I've put up language for the new policies for allowable 14 and under tryout dates and commitment dates for all players. It can be found online on the homepage and here: http://badgervolleyball.org/2012-13-new-policies.php

I've also attached it in a word document, and also attached a calendar of the dates for the visual people like myself. Feel free to use any and all of it on your own websites (and for those who don't have a website, go to http://www.eteamz.com/ - it's free to create and maintain) or in your correspondance.

IMPORTANT - Concussion information and permission sheets

CDs-

Please read through this IMPORTANT email regarding a new law that was just passed in Wisconsin regarding concussion information and permission sheets. This is especially important for those of you who are still running or participating in events as this law is now in effect.

I will be working on how to easily get this information out to the necessary parties - most likely linked through Webpoint like the medical forms. ALSO - TDs please be aware that this law also applies to out-of-state participants and we will be looking to include that language in the TD handbook as we delve into the specifics of it.

Jen

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The Wisconsin DPI has published the Sideline to Safety (concussion law) guidelines for youth athletic organizations.  With the publication of the guidelines, the law is now implemented.

Wisconsin Concussion Law Act 172 - Statute 118.293
Summary
The law requires all youth athletic organizations to educate coaches, athletes and parents on the risks of concussions and head injuries and prohibits participation in a youth activity until the athlete and parent or guardian has returned a signed agreement sheet indicating they have reviewed the concussion and head injury informational materials. The law requires immediate removal of an individual from a youth athletic activity if symptoms indicate a possible concussion has been sustained. A person who has been removed from a youth athletic activity because of a determined or suspected concussion or head injury, may not participate again until he or she is evaluated by a health care provider and receives written clearance from the health care provider to return to the activity.

“At the beginning of a season for a youth athletic activity, the person operating the youth athletic activity shall distribute a concussion and head injury information sheet to each person who will be coaching that youth athletic activity and to each person who wishes to participate in that youth athletic activity. No person may participate in a youth athletic activity unless the person returns the information sheet signed by the person and, if he or she is under the age of 19, by his or her parent or guardian.”

Full Text <http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/acts/172>
Further Information
Guidelines for Concussion and Head Injuries <http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/tbi-conc-guidelines.html>
Concussion Resources <http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/tbi-conc-resources.html>
In addition, member schools may find the WIAA concussion information on the WIAA web site at:  http://www.wiaawi.org/index.php?id=430

We have provided a page of questions and answers as well on the WIAA web site.  As we receive questions, we will continue to update that page.  The law does not require or even reference school districts (or youth athletic activity organizers) need to complete baseline (ImPACT) testing. ImPACT is a tool which your physician or trainers may recommend, but it is not a requirement by the law.

While coaches education is a best practice and suggested additional training for coaches should be considered by the school administration. It is highly recommended and it is free at the CDC web site or at https://www.NFHSLearn.com.

We would urge you to provide the information to your community’s youth athletic organizations.  Please inform them that our information is available for FREE and they may use it to conform to the Sideline to Safety law.

Coaches Clinics - June 9-10

Club Directors-

I'm happy to announce that we'll be hosting two low-cost coaches clinics on June 9-10! June 9 will be at the WVA Facility in Appleton and June 10 will be in the Dells - these will be separate clinics with the same format. The details are still being worked out, but the format will be as follows:

Morning (9am-noon): Focusing on the younger ages (12s-14s)
Afternoon (1-4pm): Focusing on the older ages (15s-18s)

Registration will be done via Webpoint. The cost will be $25 for one of the sessions or $40 for the entire day.

The lead clinician will be Salima (Davidson) Rockwell, former USA National team setter, Penn State assistant and current assistant at Texas who also has coached young teams for Austin Juniors and runs the Texas camps. She is working on securing an additional clinician who has experience coaching at both the older and younger age levels as well.

Like I said, the details are still being worked out and once confirmed I will send out more information, I just wanted to get this preliminary email out so that you can alert your coaches and get it on calendars since I know they fill up fast! Please pass it along!!

For those interested in the Dells clinic, we will also have a hotel deal/package in place so please stay tuned for that information as well!

Have a great week!
Jen

May Junior Club Director Meeting

Good Afternoon Junior Club Directors~
Hope you all enjoyed your holiday weekend. There are probably some of you that are still enjoying a vacation week......we are extremely jealous.

As you all know, we will be having our Spring Junior Club Directors Meeting on Saturday, May 5th in Fond du lac. You are required to either be present yourself or get a representative from your club to this meeting. The meeting will begin at 10:00 am and finish up at 2:00 pm. A social for all that would like to stay will be offered afterwards.

Meeting Location Announced:
Converted Sentry building (Sentry sign still visable) at 311 Winnebago Dr. Fond du lac, WI. The social afterwards will be at the Eagles Club (1.5 blocks away).

We are currently accepting agenda ideas. You can reply directly back to Colleen with those at colleen@badgervolleyball.org.

We would also like you to register online for the meeting via Webpoint. It really is amazing how many ways that Webpoint can be used.

1.  Go to:   https://webpoint.usavolleyball.org
2.  Login
3. Click on Event Registration (tab on left)
4. Click on Region Events  (Junior Club Director Meeting will be the only event listed)
5. Register tab will be on the upper right
6. Fill in requested info and please include your Club Name in the Address 2 line. As of right now this the only way that we can think of to get a handle on who will be each clubs representative. You can send two reps from your club but please have both register so that we have a correct count.

There is no charge for this meeting so the fee will show as $0.00.

We would appreciate you taking the time to get registered ASAP.

Go Badger!
Colleen & Jen