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POWER VOLLEYBALL ACADEMY CLUB NEWSLETTER

DECEMBER 2007

Hi Everyone,

Hope you had a chance to watch the championship NCAA match. Penn State rallied in the
5th game to win the title. What a great match.

For future great matches and championships, here is some club news and information to put
on your calendars and to keep in your memory file.   This is long, like I said, so read carefully.

1. Website

Very shortly you will see a remodeled website, then what is currently online.   We are in a
website designer transition and changing technicians. Within the next coupIe of weeks aII of
the updated information, with teams, directions, tournaments wiII be posted for all teams.
Thank you ahead of time for your patience as we work through some growing areas. I am
excited about the new changes that are coming.

2. January 3rd & 4th

2008 New Year's Clinic @ the Hollis Center from 9:00 - 2:00p.m. each day.
Lunch is included in the cost. Please see the attached flyer for all the information. Coach
Ramos and I will be leading this with some of our other staff coaches as well. This is open
for girls and boys playing club or not, if you know people who would be interested that
played on your teams, please pass the flyer along. Register before 12/31 and save. Space
is limited.

3. January 16 (Wednesday)

Mandatory Ref Clinic for all Players and Coaches. This will be held at Deltona High School
Gymnasium from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. We are joining Volusia Volleyball Club that night, (this is
the Volleyball Club for Deltona High girls) All girls and coaches will need to know how to be
an up ref, down ref, scorekeep and line judge. Every team has reffing responsibilities at
tournaments. Some rules, signals, and scorekeeping are different in club, then the regular
high school season. (i.e. Liberos are not allowed to serve in club) All girls will need to have a
whistle w/ a black, gold, white or combination of the colors for a lanyard at the clinic and
brought to each tournament. Please be at Deltona High by 6:20p.m., park in the student
parking lot. Gold and Black teams will be sent directions and they will be up on the website
too.

4. January 18th (Friday)

Black and Gold Scrimmage Night & Club Parent Meeting @ the Hollis Center.
Schedule:
5:00 - All Black and Gold Setters
5:30 - 7:15/7:30 All teams scrimmage, Parents may watch
7:15/7:30 - 8:15/8:30 Parent/Athlete Meeting

This will be a great night as all the teams will be competing against each other. Immediately
following we will have a club parent meeting to go over club season in general, upcoming
tournaments, nutrition, and other important information as well as answering any questions
that you may have.

5. Nutrition

On the lines of nutrition, during club season, please do not drink sodas, energy drinks, high
sugared drinks {i.e. gatorade, powerade, etc.}, even caffeinated beverages. So what is left to
drink you ask? Increase your water intake. (A rule of thumb, drink half of your body weight in
ounces of water each day. If you weigh 100lbs., drink 50 oz. of water per day, etc.) You will
feel better and have more energy. Also, stay away from fried and fast food. What we put in
our body will either give us energy or take it away. Something I am learning is to try and eat
more God made foods, rather than man made foods. You will understand more of this at the
Parent Meeting.

6. January 26th & 27th, Saturday/Sunday

AAU Classic @ the Orange County Convention Center (near Sea World)   This is for all
teams. *** The AAU committee has asked each coach to have a copy of each players birth
certificate on hand. We will need you to turn in a copy of your birth certificate by Jan.18th at
the parent meeting. Gold teams, give your copies to Coach Ramos, Black Teams, give it to
me. More information will be given about this tournament at the Parent's Meeting. There will
be a spectator admission fee and parking fee. Begin to think of people to join for a carpool.

7.Tournaments in general

Specifics about each tournament usually comes out a week before hand. i.e locations, pool
play and other information. As soon as I get the information, it will be posted on the website,
all the coaches will receive it and teams will be informed. Directions to all venues will be
posted on the website. Just a reminder, one day tournaments will start at 9:00 a.m. and a
coaches meeting at 8:30 a.m.. Two day tournaments will start at either 8:00am for the
morning wave or 2:00pm for the afternoon wave and and they will finish about 7:00/8:00 p.m.

8. PVA 15's Tournament - February 2nd

We will be hosting this tournament @ the Hollis Center. 14 Black, 15 Black and 15 Gold will
be playing here that day. Since we are hosting, we will need parents to help with admission,
concessions, tournament store, set up and clean up. There will be a sign up list at the
parent meeting.

9. Weighted vests

We have jump and strength training twice a week during our practices for Black Teams. Gold
teams are more than welcome to take advantage of that on Fridays $15 for the entire
season, if you want to come to the Hollis center. We are going to possibly try to work
something in during Gold's practices. The trainer, Doug McDaniel's, daughter Nikki, wears a
weighted vest during our beginning running and footwork exercises and the jumping part.
Using this will help increase speed as well as your vertical jump. I know other girls have
inquired about it. Here is a website I found with tax included and free shipping, if you are
interested in purchasing one to use. This is not required, but optional. It would be great to
use at home when you run. This one has free shipping and tax is included.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EWE2YO?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=dealtime-sg-ret-20&li
nkCode=asn

10. Uniforms and Shoes

Should be here before the 18th of January. When the t-shirts come. All girls will be expected
to wear and be matching at practices, white shirts on first practice of the week and black on
2nd practice of week.

Parents, I have attached a Power Wear form for your orders. When you go to tournaments
you will want to wear Power apparel. Please turn this in before the Dec. 21st if you want to
order anything. Gold turn into Coach Ramos, and Black to me. We will have things there by
the parent meeting, I will order a few extra that can be purchased then too. This is
encouraged but not required.

11. Board of Directors

Parents, if any of you or people you know would like to serve on our Board of Directors this
year, our next meeting will be Thursday, January 10th @ 6:30 @ the Boston Gourmet Coffee
House in DeLand. The purpose of the Board if for accountability, fundraising, future growth
and goals. This is open for all parents and coaches, or anyone else that may be interested.
If you are interested in being a part of this please email me with your intent to serve. We
meet every other month.

12. AAU Nationals

@ Disney Wide World of Sports & Convention Center
June 11th - 15th 10U - 15U championships
June 15th - 19th 16U - 18 U championships

Please put these dates down on your calendar and more information will be given at the
Parent's meeting. We would like to send 1 - 3 power teams by combining girls from both
Black and Gold teams. More details to come.

13. Payments

Payments for both Gold and Black Teams are due this week.
Gold turn in payments Monday, 12/17
Black turn in payments Tuesday, 12/18

14. Practices

Watch the website for dates, places, and times.

If there are questions. please do not hesitate to ask.

Take Care,

Maria Hardwick , PVA Director,    386-785-5174

“God does not give us a
spirit of fear, but rather
one of POWER, of LOVE
and of SELF-DISCIPLINE.”
II Timothy 17