Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club

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Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club

• 2008 Season Parent Informational Meeting

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What is Milwaukee Sting?

• Non-profit (501-C), tax-exempt organization in WI
  that develops and promotes girls volleyball.
• Board of Directors Introduction
• In the 2008 season we will be offering 20 girls
  teams
• 11s through 18s
• National and Regional level teams

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History

• One of the oldest clubs
  in WI entering our 19th year
• Top club in a number of aspects.
• Past Season
• 10 teams to Nationals
• 14-1s Gold National Champions!
• 18-1s Silver!
• 4 teams placed in top 10 of division
• Past Years - Success!

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Sting Philosophy To field the most competitive
teams possible.

• Teams
• Change from year to year
• Performance vs.
  Developmental
• Playing time
• Gold Black - White
• Top coaches in the state
• Tryout process
• Play like you practice Intensity
• Teach proper technical skills, game like
  situations and mental toughness.
• Tournament schedule challenges each team at their
  level to reach the next level

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Results

• Year after year top finishes
• Consistently rank as one of the top clubs in the
  country with a 1 ranking in 2002
• Former players Scholarship
• College coachs remarks about Sting.
• Do we only focus winning NO
• We focus on training our athletes and coaches to
  be the best they can be
• Winning is the byproduct
• Our club motto is Strive for Perfection, Attain
  Excellence

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All-Americans at Nationals

• You had to qualify for Nationals.
• You had to end up in the last few teams at the
  end of Nationals.
• You had to play exceptionally well.

Sting Produced 61 Players!
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Coaching Staff
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Coaching Staff
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Exposure - Do You Need to Play Club to get a
College Scholarship?

• There are exceptionsbut few
• Exposure to college coaches High School
  College Season
• Recruiting at tournaments college coaches look
  for Sting teams
• High standards every year Gives Sting athletes
  the advantage over players from other clubs

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Some Colleges Players Went
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Benefits to Sting Members

• Best training skill acquisition
• Toughest competition
• College exposure - scholarships
• Life Lessons
• How to compete
• Mental toughness
• How to lead / follow
• Time management
• Responsibility
• Self discipline
• Problem solving
• Goal setting
• Team work
• Communication

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Common Rumors

• If you play for Milwaukee Sting you cant play
  other sports - FALSE
• Milwaukee Sting is the most expensive - FALSE
• All practices are at Waynz World - FALSE
• You need to be 6 tall to play for Sting FALSE
• DONT BELIEVE ANYONE BUT OUR STAFF! If you have
  a question about Sting, please ask us!

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How do I become a member of Milwaukee Sting?

• Tryouts Pre Register!
• Team Selection
• Is a two or three team a bad thing?
• How do I find out if I made a team?
• Be prepared when you are given an offer Prior
  to any tryout you should discuss with your
  daughter the different possibilities.

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Badger Region Tryout Rules

• First tryout date cannot be
  before November 10th.
• NEW in 2007 Two commitment
  dates
• November 15th If an offer is given and not
  accepted by 900 pm on the 15th the club can pull
  this offer from the player
• November 19th All offers that have not been
  accepted can by pulled if not accepted by 600 pm
  on the 19th.

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For Example November
Sting Tryout
Sting Tryout
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Investment

• Dues vary from 900 - 1,250 and include the
  following
• USAV membership
• Uniforms
• Gym rentals
• Practice equipment
• Coaches stipends
• Director and program coordinator salaries
• Administration costs
• Tournament entry fees
• Extra Costs
• Travel cost for player and coaches
• Warm-ups

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Payment Schedules

• Payment of dues are scheduled as follows
• Half upon acceptance of offer
• Remaining billed monthly
• All other expenses are estimated for the season
  and divided on a monthly basis. Each team will
  be provided with a monthly payment schedule. Any
  overpayments will be returned at year end.
• Fund Raising

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JVDA

• Junior Volleyball Directors Association (JVDA) is
  a national association
• JVDA Platform
• Lower the cost of club volleyball participation
• Grow volleyball participants by developing and
  promoting programs for Youth
• Develop Intra-Regional Competition across the
  Country
• Act as a lobby for Junior Volleyball Issues
• A bulk of the Open level clubs participating.
• See separate FAQs on JVDA.

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Planned Enhancements to the Sting Program!!!!

• New Full Time Club Director
• Oversee entire club while ensuring short and long
  term goals are met
• Will be an expert coach to assist in the
  further development of current staff
• Will ensure uniform training of all athletes
• Oversee all athletes to ensure they are being
  trained at the highest level possible
• Provide recruiting assistance
• Develop youth program
• Dedicated Practice Facility
• Plan on being in a building by the end of the
  season
• Will allow for additional strength and quickness
  training
• All teams will be able to practice under one roof
• Additional specialty training can take place in
  this facility

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Milwaukee Sting

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