Top Travel Team Option

If you are being considered for one of our top teams, each need to review the information below.  This is in no way to take away from any other teams in Club South, be a regional or another national team. k Teams will continue to h

As you know every year it seems that Club South just seems to get bigger and bigger. Just a few short years ago we started with 6 teams and have now grown to an organization with over 500 athletes and 30+ teams. we have won two national qualifiers and have the best finish at nationals that a team from South Carolina has ever had. The unprecedented growth has not come without growing pains. We are presented with difficult and complicated situations every year that force us to make tough decisions.
 
At the end of every season the coaching committee sits down and we reevaluate the past year and decide what we need to change or how we could have done things differently. It is our goal to help the season go as smoothly as possible. With the increase in the level of success there is also the increase in the expectation level. It is almost a given now that we expect every top team to win regionals and go to nationals every year. In order to stay competitive nationally we have had to change the way that our national team program is run. Tougher practices, longer season and more travel tournaments are some of the changes that have been considered. We also have changed our national team commitment to keep pace with the raised expectations that have come from our increased success on the national scene. This comes from a number of problems that we faced in previous years from families making commitments in order to get on the top team, then failing to adhere to that commitment during the season.
 
We have created the commitment in its current form to be as fair as possible to all the players that will make a Top National Team this year. We want to give these athletes every opportunity to become competitive college athletes. We do not want to limit any athlete who wish to pursue other activities but we have to remain true to the other girls on the team that are committed to each other and the goal of a regional and national championships. The commitment agreement states clearly that any athlete on the top team will be expected to attend 90% of the practices and all tournaments ( three of the tournaments being mandatory, Palmetto Regionals, the National Qualifier, and the June National Tournament.)
 
We cannot state this clearly enough. we are not going to punish any athlete who wishes to participate in other school sports. School sport conflicts are excused, but only school sports, not outside club sports.  We do expect you to clear your schedule for the mandatory tournaments mentioned above, regardless of school sports. We are not saying do not participate in other sports, we only ask for our top team, volleyball comes first during season.

 There are many options at club south that will still be available that will not have the commitments that a top team would have. The top national program is an elite program that requires a high level of competition and commitment. If we want to compete for national championships,  this is the direction that our national program must go. We appreciate every family that plays for Club South. It is our goal that every athlete reach her potential and the goals that she has set for herself.

It is not fair to the other girls on the team if we allow these requirements to be ignored. If you cannot agree to these requirements then unfortunately we will not be able to consider you for one of the top national teams. Please note, we are graduating over 96% of our seniors who come out of our Top National teams to play in college with scholarships valued upwards of $50,000!!  It is our goal to make this 100%. We need committed athletes to accomplish this goal.

All tournaments, including post season, will be charged each person on the team, regardless if they can attend. 

 
We are looking forward to a great season and a wonderful future.

National Coaching Committee
 
  Team Comparison and Info
  Top Team National Team Regional Team
Lump Sum Price $1,500 $950 $700
Installment Option Deposit of $200 and 5 pmts of $265 ea Two pmts of $200 and 3 pmts of $195  Deposit of $200 and 4 pmts of $65
Season period mid Dec to late June Jan. to mid April Jan. to Mid April
Avg Practices per Wk 2 to 3 2 to 3 wk 2 per wk
Tournaments These are estimated and tentative- could change
Mid Jan.  Richmond, Va  3 days Possible 3 days in Atlanta regional 1 day tournament
Early Feb regional 1 day tournament regional 1 day tournament regional 1 day tournament
Mid- late Feb Multi Day 2 day tournament Atlanta regional 1 day tournament regional 1 day tournament
Late Feb Possible 2 day tournament in Gatlinburg for 14 >    
March 7-8 Multi Day 2 day tournament Upstate Multi Day 2 day tournament Upstate regional 1 day upstate
Mid to late March regional 1 day tournament regional 1 day tournament regional 1 day tournament
April 3-5 Championships in Charlotte Fri. pm-Sun Championships in Charlotte Fri. pm-Sun Championships in Charlotte Fri. pm-Sun
Mid April Nat. Qualifier Baltimore Md, Fri-Sun Nat. Qualifier Baltimore Md, Fri-Sun Nat. Qualifier Baltimore Md, Fri-Sun
After Baltimore Take 2-3 wks off End of Season End of Season
Late May Louisville Ky 2-3 day tourney    
  Teams will attend one of these two below    
Mid June AAU Nationals in Orlando    
Late June USAV Nationals in Miami