2011 JJVA Beach Volleyball Season
Information meeting May 01, 1pm at South Beach Park. 2500 South Beach Parkway, Jacksonville Beach Fl, 32250 (Behind the Fire Station)
Beach Volleyball Staff
Melissa Moore – Coach
Jay Miller – Coach
Enrico Discacciati – Coach
Will Berdechia - Coach
Kent Ammons – Head Coach/Beach Director
Resume Credentials
- BA in Sports Leadership from University of North Florida, Clay County Fire Rescue Employee, state certified EMT/Fire Fighter, CPR certified
Volleyball Credentials
- Two time indoor Junior All-American for club Florida (2001 + 2002)
- Represented USA in beach volleyball for first ever Junior (18 and under) Olympics in Sydney, Australia (1999)
- Represented USA in beach volleyball for first ever Junior (20 and under) FIVB World Tour in France (2001)
- Over ten years of coaching experience on both indoor and beach volleyball
Introduction to Beach Volleyball
Beach volleyball is now the fastest growing sport in the nation! The combination of speed, agility, strength, and finesse makes beach volleyball an all-around beneficial sport that can be used as a great cross training activity for indoor volleyball. Two-person beach volleyball has grown to be much more than a recreational sport. Some of the best indoor players grew up playing beach volleyball. Coincidence? I don’t think so.
Why be a part of “Sand” Volleyball?
- NCAA just approved sand volleyball as a collegiate sport!!!
- With the success of USA’s men and women’s teams in Beijing, beach
Volleyball has become one of the most watched and played sports in the world.
- Sand volleyball will also improve indoor abilities. Playing in the wind and exposure to the elements can give players an edge that will benefit them in indoor volleyball and almost any other sport. Here you can achieve that edge while learning a great new sport and all the while improving your indoor game by increasing speed and agility and mental toughness by dealing with variables that are non-existent indoors.
Player Responsibilities
- Attitude, attitude, attitude!
- Support all members of JJVA including your teammate, yourself, your coaches and officials
- Give 100% on and off the court. Even though we are on two person teams, we are all a part of a larger club. Support your other JJVA teams that are competing when you are not.
- No arguing on or off court, questions are encouraged to be asked, this is a new sport for everyone, we are all beginners regardless of indoor qualifications.
- Belittling will not be tolerated, no exceptions. Anybody not willing to abide will be subject to some of my world famous physical encouragement.
Parent Responsibilities
- Finding or having transportation to practice and tournaments
- Support their child, child’s teammate, and the rest of JJVA members along with all decisions made by coaching staff and officials.
- Let the coaches do the coaching. Only certified coaches are allowed to coach during USAV events. Players can get penalized and the club may even get fined.
Coaches will be:
- USAV certified
- Background checked
- BEACH IMPACT certified
- Highly trained in beach volleyball specifics and training implementation.
- Ensure each player is getting proper training and playing time.
*Coaching is only allowed during timeouts and in between matches. Understand that there will not be a coach on each court for each individual team like indoors. The player to coach ratio is no more than 8:1, therefore no coach can be in two places at one time. All effort will be made to circulate between teams during play by the coach(es). Coaches may also be participating in the pro tournament play. The price for coaching for weekend tournaments is not included in the membership fee. Practice is when we learn the game, the tournaments is when we apply what we have learned in practice.
Practices:
Practices will consist of 2 hours:
5 minutes for court set (if needed)
10-15 minutes warm-up/warm-up game/stretch (be creative make it fun)
60-70 minutes of drills co-operative and competitive/possible scrimmage
10-15 minutes of conditioning and cool-down/stretch
5 minutes net and court dis-assembly (if needed)
IMPORTANT: Everyone that has signed up needs to come to the Jacksonville Beach practice location on Monday, May 16th at 5pm. This day will serve as an evaluation of skills by the coaches. The teams will be split up by skill level first, then by age. So it's vital to have everyone there so we can make similar skill and age level teams so that practices will flow. No team should have more than 8 players per coach.
Practice Locations and Times:
Jay Millers’ team: If you are selected to play for Jay practice time will be 5pm-7pm. You can expect to play for Jay if you are 15 or 16
Kent Ammons’ team: If you are selected to play for Kent, practice time will be 3:45pm-5:45. You can expect to play for Kent if you are 17 or 18.
All practices this year will be held at Jacksonville Beach two blocks South of the pier unless otherwise specified. 333 1st Street North, Jacksonville Bch, FL 32250 Directly in front of “The Atlantic”
*Remember, these times are not specific to you directly as teams are made by skill level first and then age.
Travel Accommodations
Each family will be in charge of their own travel and hotel accommodations for each tournament scheduled through the beach volleyball club. Recommendations will be made for directions and hotels to and around the event, but are not mandatory.
*Since you are making your own travel plans, please be sure to scout out where you will be playing the following morning. IF YOU ARE LATE TO AN EVENT AND ARE FORCED TO FORFEIT YOUR SPOT, JJVA IS NOT RESPONISABLE.
Weather Policy
In case of a canceled practice to due weather conditions, we will go to the JJVA facility and run practice as it would normally go. If the JJVA facility is unavailable, the practice will be rescheduled one time. If the re-scheduled practice is again rained out, that practice will be lost. Practice may still be held in slightly rainy conditions. However, practice will be called for thunder or lightning. Practices lasting longer than one hour in length will be considered a “full practice” and will not be rescheduled. Attending and participating in any beach volleyball tournaments will be the responsibility of the players and parents. Players and parents are responsible for making the following arrangements to attend any such tournaments or events and will not be reimbursed for missed events. You will be given information on where the events are held and how to register for such events.
Disputes
In the event that there is a problem that occurs between players, or player and coach the following steps should be followed.
- The player should discuss this issue with the coach to come to a solution
- If no solution could be made, an appointment should be made to meet with the director
- If the player is still not satisfied, a meeting will be held between the player, parents, coach and director.
Parents: please do not confront a player or coach during practice or tournament play. In addition, note that coaching is only permitted during timeouts and between match play.
Participant Injury Policy
If the participant should receive an injury the coach should be notified immediately to take further action. If in the event a player is injured beyond playing ability, a written letter must be obtained from the athlete’s physician to allow them to play. For those such incidences refunds will be pro rated and given to the player depending on the discretion of the director.
Refunds Policy
The only instance refunds will be given is illness or injury. In which case, the above procedure will take place.
Age Divisions 2010/2011:
18U = DOB ON or AFTER 9/1/92 OR DOB ON or AFTER 9/1/91 ONLY IF attended HS during some part of the current academic year.
17U = DOB ON or AFTER 9/1/93
16U = DOB ON or AFTER 9/1/94
15U = DOB ON or AFTER 9/1/95
14U = DOB ON or AFTER 9/1/96
13U = DOB ON or AFTER 9/1/97
12U = DOB ON or AFTER 9/1/98
10U = DOB ON or AFTER 9/1/00
Note: 10 and 11 year-olds could play up to 12U
Payment
A spot on the beach volleyball program will be reserved when JJVA receives the first months’ payment. You can pay by cash, check, or credit card at the JJVA facility. If you choose to mail a check please send it to and label it “C/O Beach Volleyball” on the envelope and check:
JJVA Inc.
11661 Philips Highway
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Attn: Glenda, Treasurer
Policies and Procedures
For addition policies and procedures please see indoor Handbook.
IMPORTANT: All players must be members of USAV to participate in events. Be sure to go to the USAV website and register online as soon as possible. If you participated in indoor, you may already have the membership, please be sure to bring a copy of your membership or your membership card to each tournament. In addition, you must fill out the USAV medical release form and have it notarized. *NO ONE WILL PARTICIPATE WITHOUT THESE FORMS* The website to these forms are at http://www.usavfl.org/OutdoorFP.htm .
Membership fee includes:
- Coaching
- Practices 2 times a week and one to two tournaments a month
- Maintenance and equipment fee
- Insurance
- Printing and materials
Membership does not include:
- Travel and hotel accommodations
- USAV Memberships
- Parking
- Food and/or drinks
- Additional merchandise, ie. Sandsocks
- Uniform
- Tournament registration
Belongings to bring to every practice
- Water (better to have too much, than not enough)
- Towel
- SunscreenEye protection (hat or sunglasses)
Additional things to bring to every tournament
· Cooler with plenty of drinks, (no soda’s or caffeinated drinks), snacks (fruit, granola bars, nuts), lunch – many tournament sites have no place to get food or drinks with-in walking distance, make sure you have enough to last an entire day at the beach. *Remember, just like a car, when the body runs out of fuel, it stops producing energy. And that can be one of the worst feelings in the world to have that happen in the finals of a big tournament.
· Shade – umbrella or tent
· Socks or sandsocks – the sand can get brutally hot during the summer, this is a must!
· A humble attitude, with the confidence to know you can win.
Teams
- Teams will be made up of 2 participants with no more than 5 teams (10 participants) per coach. Players are encouraged to sign up with a friend/partner they would like to play with for the duration of the season. If no partner can be found to sign up with, the coaches will do there best to match the single player with someone of relative age and skill level. In the event no partner can be found, the last person to register without a partner will take the chance of being unable to participate in the next beach tournament (the is extremely rare since there are only two people per teams). All players will work cooperatively together during practice. Players will not be isolated to specific partners during practice either, as it is a vital part of beach volleyball to be versatile and play well with anyone to achieve the goal at hand.
- For individuals signing up without a partner, players will be evaluated by coaches and paired by skill, compatibility, and age within the first few practices.
- Coaches reserve the right to adjust teams as seen fit.
We at JJVA hope everyone is as excited about this season as we are! This year we should have a solid foundation of returning players and new faces. Have a terrific, safe summer.
See you on the Sand!!!
Coach Kent Ammons
www.jjva.com