Age Level Program Philosophies
12s Philosophy
14s Philosophy
16s Philosophy
17s Philosophy
Practice Attendance Expectations:
Players should make every effort to attend all practices and tournaments. This is very important to ensure that practices and tournaments can be productive and successful. A few exceptions can be made for the following:
Parent Concerns:
If a player or parent has a concern, it is expected that individuals involved will follow the steps below:
12s Philosophy
- Introduce the fundamentals of volleyball.
- Players will be grouped by ability.
- Provide instruction appropriate to the skill level of the team.
- An emphasis will be placed on fair playing time.
- Focus will be placed on the fundamentals of the game, enjoying the game, and building a strong team.
- Playing time may be impacted by attendance at practice.
- Practices will be held at Litchfield MS and HS.
- Will participate in local practices and metro/local tournaments. Transportation is not provided.
14s Philosophy
- Continue development of the fundamentals of volleyball.
- Introduce the concepts of team offensive and defensive.
- Developing a well-rounded volleyball player with emphasis on using skills and previous experience to begin training position specific skills.
- Group players by coachability, athletic ability, and volleyball ability.
- Practices will be held at Litchfield MS and HS.
- Will participate in local practices and metro/local tournaments. Transportation is not provided.
- Everyone will play, but playing time may not be equal.
16s Philosophy
- Provide advanced instruction on the concepts of team offensive and defensive.
- Place emphasis on reaching the highest level of volleyball.
- Playing time will be dependent upon the conditions of each game situation and may not be equal.
- Continue to specialize, placing players in positions suited to their skill and their previous experience as determined by their high school participation.
- Group players by coachability, athletic ability, and volleyball ability.
- Practices will be held at Litchfield MS and HS.
- Will participate in local practices and metro/local tournaments. Transportation is not provided.
- All those interested in participating must participate in a skills assessment and selection to the program is not guaranteed.
17s Philosophy
- This is a team for players with advanced skills.
- Sustained high level of volleyball play.
- Playing time will be dependent upon the conditions of each game situation and may not be equal.
- Practices will be held at Litchfield MS and HS.
- Will participate in local practices and metro/local tournaments. Transportation is not provided.
- The goal of this level is to continue the development of players using their previous position, skill, and knowledge gained from high school participation.
- All those interested in participating must participate in a skills assessment and selection to the program is not guaranteed.
Practice Attendance Expectations:
Players should make every effort to attend all practices and tournaments. This is very important to ensure that practices and tournaments can be productive and successful. A few exceptions can be made for the following:
- school activities
- religious commitments
- special family circumstances/events
Parent Concerns:
If a player or parent has a concern, it is expected that individuals involved will follow the steps below:
- Talk to player first to get a clearer understanding of the situation and determine if further attention is needed.
- If the concern is not resolved after talking to the player, arrange for a meeting with the coach. This should not be done on tournament days and if it is necessary to meet on the day of a practice, all efforts should be made to meet after practice, not before.
- If the concerns are still not resolved, please contact a board member.
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