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Parents/Players please read below from HOA

TO ALL PARENTS OF JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS
- - - updated 2011-09-02 16:48
This summer has been more than ever a period of rumors on illegal recruitment. We are getting more and more the impression that some clubs have violated the non-recruitment period that ended September 1. We hope that parents of volleyball players who have been recruited during that period, ask themselves the question if they want their daughter to play for a club that has no hesitation in violating rules, that are created to protect the interest of the volleyball community as a whole. We like to think that the last thing parents want to do is to teach their children the lesson that it is ok to lie and cheat to be part of a sports club. What can you expect, as an individual from a club like that? Do you want to be part of a club that is willing to violate rules and run the risk of sanctions that may affect your daughter for their short term interest? Are they going to be loyal to you when they no longer need you?

We also want to make clear that it has never been the intent of HOA that there be commitment letters written between clubs and non-returning players, in the period before the actual tryout dates. We hope no parents feel pressured to participate in these actions. Even though we have now entered the period in which clubs can actively recruit players, we are not in a period of commitment yet.

HOA does not recognize any agreement between players/parents and clubs that exist before the actual tryout period. After the tryouts, the club can use the HOA Letter of Commitment as an official agreement. That is the only document, IF SIGNED AFTER THE FIRST ALLOWED TRYOUT DATE, we recognize.
If you are being asked to sign this form earlier and date it back, you are dealing with a club without any ethics in regards to HOA rules and the integrity of the sport of volleyball.

If we can all cooperate, all individuals involved, club reps, coaches, parents and players can all have a great season.

Steps to A Successful Tryout (Word Format)

Please read all the information on this page carefully to understand the age requirements, tryout costs associated with Club Bear Volleyball and the registration paperwork due at the time of tryouts. HOA has changed how players register for club tryouts this year - some forms must be filled out on the HOA website. Step-by-step directions are provided below. Other forms required by Club Bear can be found at the bottom of this page. Call or email Sue Daugherty if you have questions.

Club Bear Volleyball Tryouts

Ages: 10 - 18
Tryout Cost: $10.00 Per Player
Club Bear Fees: $395 - $725
Gold and Silver Teams
All Positions Open
9 - 10 Players Per Team

Club Bear tryouts for ages 14 and under players will be held Saturday, November 5, at Willard Middle School, 205 S. Miller, Willard, MO.

10's & 11's and under: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

12 and under: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

13's: 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

14's: 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Directions to Tryout Location in Adobe PDF format.

Club Bear tryouts for ages 18 and under players will be held Saturday, November 12, at Willard Middle School, 205 S. Miller, Willard, MO.

15's: 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

16's: 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

17's & 18's: 3:30 p.m. -6:00 p.m.

Directions to Tryout Location in Adobe PDF format.

Check USA Volleyball age and eligibility requirements to determine appropriate age division for tryouts.

Pre-registering for Club Bear tryouts will expedite the registration
process. Click the link in red below to pre-register on-line.

Pre-register for Club Bear tryouts here!

$10.00 Tryout Fee Payable the Day of Tryouts

Information Required for Club Bear Tryouts

New for the 2011-12 season, ALL registration for membership into USAV clubs will require individual players go to the Heart of America website, hoavb.org, go to hot topics, drop down to Individual Registration, choose either past member if you played with any club last season or if you are new to USAV choose new member. Follow prompts, once you have completed all information and pay your membership fee online you will be a USAV member. You will be able to print off your membership card and you MUST bring a copy of your membership card with you to all open gyms and tryouts, it will be your liability insurance so that a player will be able to participate. No one will be allowed in open gyms or tryouts without this card.

Secondly,you will need to print and complete the Medical Release Form (hoavb.org, go to forms, under other forms, print the Junior Medical Release Form or you can click on the link below to access a copy.

Last click on the link below to print a copy of the Club Bear Player Information Sheet, complete and bring to tryouts. No birth certificate or shot record will be required for tryouts.

Bring the following with you for a successful tryout:

1. Completed Online Membership and Print Membership Card (hoavb.org)

2. Completed Junior Medical Release Form (hoavb.org or clubbearvb.org)

3. Completed Club Bear Informational Sheet (clubbearvb.org)

Click on the links below to access the forms for Club Bear in a pdf format.

Medical Release Form

Club Bear Player Information Sheet

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