Hotels

Thanks to Mr. Garry Dickover for sharing his “Family & Friends” link for his group of properties.
http://www.ihgfriendsandfamily.com/YLON6PJ

Please use the full WEB address to get the special rates (one could also copy and paste the URL into their browser). On the right one will see a box for reservation information and the dates of travel. To the left one will see a link to “Print”  the voucher that will be needed upon check in.  Again, thank you Mr. Dickover.

Sheraton Hotel in Dallas, TX will be the team hotel for the Junior Olympic National Championship tournament.  You are welcome to use the above link provided by Mr. Dickover or book independently.  The teams are required by USA Volleyball to stay at hotels approved via the “stay and play policy”. The hotel address is 400 N. Olive Street.

Photography

Parents have used Robert Garcia Photography for action shots of their sons whilst playing at ASC.  You may contact this service directly at 714-546-6259 or via email Lights_magic@yahoo.com.  We do not endorse any specific photography service nor does our program have any affiliation with this company.

We are set to participate in the first tournament of the summer season this coming Saturday.  Please visit our Travel page for information on lodging, address for meeting location and address for playing venue.

Also, we are attempting to add hyperlinks on the Travel page that will allow our families to reserve accommodations at the team hotel in Santa Ana, CA at our Vegas Volleyball preferred rate.

First Tournament 5/26/12

• Depart Friday, May 25 at 4 PM from AVIS (address on Travel page)
• Return Saturday, May 26 immediately following completion of competition
• Athletes should plan to purchase their own dinner on Friday and a late lunch on Saturday.  Breakfast is provided at the hotel Saturday morning. We try to eat at Panera, Chipotle or something similar.
  
• Uniform jerseys will be distributed Friday night at the hotel.

**NOTE to parents & athletes: The first tournament is a great opportunity to acquaint our newer athletes and reacquaint returning athletes with the experience of travel, hotel stays, the level of competition, etc. This weekend is a great low pressure introduction to the whole experience.  We look to evaluate where our athletes are starting from so we can determine the best course of training and effectively measure improvement over the course of an athlete’s time within our program.  This isn’t simply about 4-5 weeks but rather an athlete’s multi-year career within the VVC program. Our best success stories have been athletes that invested their efforts for 2-3 seasons.

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Parents, please find a new tab for Travel that gives pertinent information regarding our new Lodging partner.  In the coming days, we will post a link on our page for one-click reservations at our new hotel “home away from home” Hampton Inn & Suites. Until the link is available and active, you can contact Ms. Patrice St. Clair directly for reservations.

Also, the information on our Travel page is important as the AVIS location is our drop off and pick up on every trip. And the Hampton Inn is where we will stay on trips to southern California.

Our first trip is this week and we will depart on Friday afternoon from AVIS.

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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.  ~Colin Powell

WE are very excited to get to work this week!

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Thank you to all those that attended our tryouts. We are proud of the family we have built together over the past 5-years.  We look forward to our family growing and strengthening.

Please visit our Teams page to see the rosters for Summer 2012. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Rios via email (rrios@vegasvolleyball.org) or phone (702/ 481-0816).

All paperwork (follow link for list) is due on Tuesday night, including club dues. We will be traveling this Friday for our first tournament on Saturday.  There is a lot to get done.  Let’s get to work!

Schedule is on the Calendar page.

• 18 & 17 practices begin at 5 PM
• 16 teams practices begin at 7 PM

Thank you and…

Go VEGAS!

Happy Friday to everyone! Tomorrow is our last tryout for the 2012 Summer Season.

• Saturday, May 19 from 9 AM – 12 PM at Spring Valley HS in the main gym.

Please come prepared with all the documents requested in the previous post so we can finalize all the administrative tasks required to facilitate the season.

Email Coach Rios with any questions: rrios@vegasvolleyball.org.

Also, remember our Summer Camp in July…see Camps tab for brochure.

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Club Administration

The biggest challenge for us in the summer season is the large load of administrative work that must happen in a very, VERY short window.  We must have the following for EVERY athlete, including returning players:

• Color photocopy of Government issued ID with a photo (for teams going to JO’s only)
• Junior Registration 2012 (Forms page of our website)
• Medical Release 2012 (Forms page of our website)
• Player Agreement for your respective team QS / National or Regional (Boys page of our website or found below)
  • VVC Player Agreement – QS National Teams Summer 2012
  • VVC Player Agreement – Regional Teams Summer 2012

We must order uniforms, make arrangements for logistics, etc.  We appreciate your immediate attention.  Please bring these items to Tryout #2 (Thursday) or Tryout #3 (Saturday).  Our ability to be organized is directly related to receiving the paperwork and dues ASAP.

State Championship

Tonight the NIAA State Championship match will be played at 6 PM at Chaparral HS.  Kudos to Coach Jay Renneker for hosting a wonderful tournament.  The Coronado Cougars will play the Silverado Skyhawks.  As neither program has ever won the state title, tonight’s winner will claim their school’s first Boys Volleyball State Championship.  Best wishes to both programs and the coaches!  We are fortunate to have amazing VVC athletes on both teams.

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State Tournament

The NIAA Boys Volleyball State Tournament is the culmination of another season. We should be so thankful that Nevada is one of only a handful of states in our country that sponsors boys volleyball in high schools.

The State Semi-finals begin tonight and will be hosted at Chaparral High School.

5 PM ~ The first match features Mitchell Tingey and the Palo Verde Panthers playing Curtis Hadland and the Silverado Skyhawks. 

7 PM ~ The second match features Brandon Dau and the Coronado Cougars playing Tanner Maxwell and the Shadow Ridge Mustangs.

Also, we have included the link to all the volleyball stories focused on Boys Volleyball in our local media outlet.  It is easy to have a variety of reactions to the coverage, writing, volleyball expertise, etc.  We are trying to just remain grateful that we have any attention and publicity for our wonderful VVC athletes and coaches. 

Nevada Preps Boys Volleyball Stories 2012

VVC Tryouts

Finally, this week means the end of the high school season and the beginning of the 2012 SUMMER CLUB season.  We had our first tryout last Saturday. Athletes from new high schools attended! And, it is always so impressive and amazing to see the athletes so quickly rise to meet the expectations of Vegas Volleyball. We are fortunate to have the best athletes from Las Vegas in our program.

Thursday, May 17  5 PM – 9 PM @ Henderson International ~ Tryout #2

Come join our volleyball family! VEGAS VOLLEYBALL CLUB…where the best come to get better!

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Please visit our BOYS page to view information about club dues and competition dates for the 2012 Summer Season. You will find information about our Quiksilver (QS) National Teams and our Regional Teams for 18/17/16.

Our first tryout / practice is this Saturday, May 12 beginning at 9 AM in the gym at Spring Valley HS.

Summer Flyer 2012

Also, you can visit our CALENDAR page for our complete 2012 Summer Schedule.

And don’t forget to SIGN UP for our 2012 Summer Camps! You can download Camp Registration by visiting CAMPS page.

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It is playoff time and no surprise that VVC guys are leading their teams in the post season.

Two articles in the local media about the first round matches played yesterday:

Sunrise – Nevada Preps 05/08/12

Sunset – Nevada Preps 05/08/12

VVC Athlete Highlights:

• Lorenzo Capanollo (Valley) had 8 kills.
• Jack Heavey (Valley) had 7 kills.
• Matt Ballaro (Valley) had 6 kills.
• Connor Stephenson (Coronado) had 34 assists and 5 blocks.
• Brandon Dau (Coronado) had 9 kills.
• Tyler Cucullu (Coronado) had 9 kills.
• Curtis Hadland (Silverado) had 11 kills and 4 aces.
• Kyle Henriksen (Cimarron) had 11 kills.
• Jason Han (Bishop Gorman) had 8 digs.
• Chet Durkin (Centennial) had 37 assists.
• Tanner Maxwell (Shadow Ridge) had 9 kills and 8 digs.
• Cody Tesoro (Shadow Ridge) had 19 digs.

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