There is also going to be an INFORMATIONAL PARENT MEETING on Wednesday, October 12th at Fivay High School from 7-8pm.  This meeting is open to ALL parents…regardless if your child will play U8, U18 or somewhere in between, I highly encourage you to attend this meeting.

We will introduce coaches, practice facilities, tournament schedules, tryout info, and oh yeah, fees!!

I hope to see you there and please feel free to send any questions that you may have ahead of time.  I would also appreciate it if you can pass the word of this meeting along to any friends who may be even slightly interested in participation in the program.

Thanks again,

Jason Kucera

Director

We had some very exciting highlights from the weekend.  Keep in mind, that I consider these highlights based on the fact that we are a 2nd year club competing against very established clubs.  We have a lot of girls who are playing together for the first time this year.  With that said, here were some great things from this weekend…

1.  All 9 Wolf Pack teams won at least one match on Saturday.  Doesn’t sound like a big deal, but it is to me.
2.  U17BLACK played in the Gold Championship Match…took 2nd place
3.  U13 made the Final 4 and received a 3rd place plaque
4.  U15 (Sara) made the Final 4 and received a 3rd place plaque
5.  U14 (Nafis) went to the Gold Division after a 2-1 showing on Saturday
6.  U16 AND U16BLACK PLAYED IN THE GOLD FINALS AGAINST EACH OTHER!   and 16BLACK won!!
7.  The Wolf Pack totals for the weekend were 23 wins – 18 losses. Two of those loses were to other Wolf Pack teams too.

Congratulations to all your girls.

FYI…All practices are back to normal this week.

In the meantime, please encourage your daughter to sell pre-sale tickets.  The leaders so far have sold 22 and 21 tickets!!!!  Remember that we asked each player to sell 4 tickets and those who sell 8 get a Wolf Pack hoody. 

Please see the times below so you know when your daughter is scheduled to work at the Car Wash. 

If we are looking at a day of rain and we decide to postpone, any pre-sale tix that you already sold will be honored on the new date.  Hopefully the rain will hold off and we will be able to get it in.  PLEASE keep your eyes on your email on Thursday and Friday so you know the latest news.  I don’t want to have a car wash in the rain since we won’t get anybody in, and people with presale tix won’t bother coming…

Thanks and stay tuned.

The Car Wash is scheduled from 9am-2pm on 12/18 (weather permitting). 

WOW Express in Chelsea Place Plaza, Trinity

Each team will be required to attend for only two hours. 

The team obligations are as follows: 

U13, U15’s:   8:30am-10:30am (includes set up)

U14’s, U16(Delaney):   10:30am-12:30pm

16BLACK, U17’s:   12:30pm-2:30pm (includes clean up)

Please visit the FORUM section of our website.  It’s a new area that was developed for parents to have a place to communicate with each other in an open forum.  There is currently a post on the Forum regarding carpooling.  I encourage everyone to utilize this feature in an effort to make your life a little easier.

Also, I will keep the Events Calendar up to date, but any email I send regarding scheduling will always trump what the calendar says.  Our first practice will be at Seven Springs Middle in Trinity on 12/2 for EVERY team from 630-830pm.  We will then start our regular practices during the week of December 6-10.

We do plan to hold 2 practices over Christmas Break (after New Years).  We have a tournament on January 7/8 so we need to prepare as much as possible before hand.  Any practices that we hold will be between January 3-6.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Coach Kucera

Before you check the teams, PLEASE read the following:

1.  THERE IS A MANDATORY MEETING FOR THOSE WHO ARE SELECTED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH FROM 7:00-7:45PM AT MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL.  YOU WILL BE ASKED TO SIGN A COMMITMENT FORM WITH THE WOLF PACK AND PAY THE FIRST ($125 FOR REG WOLF PACK), AND ($200 FOR WOLF PACK BLACK).

-We are holding a Late Tryout on Tues, 11/30.  Any parents/players who haven’t signed and paid the first payment by 11/29, will NOT have a guaranteed spot in the club.  If you cannot make the meeting but you can sign/pay prior to that, we can make arrangements on an individual basis.

2.  YOU MAY NOTICE THAT SOME OF THE YOUNGER TEAMS HAVE 11 PLAYERS ON THEIR ROSTER WHILE SOME OF THE OLDER TEAMS ONLY HAVE 8 OR 9 PLAYERS.  WE ARE LEAVING SPACE TO POTENTIALLY HAVE PLAYERS MOVE UP.  THEREFORE, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ROSTERS MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY…BUT IF YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED, YOU ARE GUARANTEED TO BE ON A TEAM THIS SEASON.  DON’T WORRY, WE WON’T MOVE PLAYERS “DOWN” OR OFF OF A BLACK TEAM TO A REGULAR TEAM (UNLESS YOU REQUEST THAT WE DO).  THE GOAL IS TO HAVE 10 PLAYERS ON EACH TEAM.

3.  LASTLY, PLEASE UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT THESE DECISIONS WERE TO MAKE.  IT HAS BEEN ALL I’VE THOUGHT ABOUT SINCE SUNDAY.  THE COACHES HAD TWO MEETINGS AND COUNTLESS PHONE CALLS SINCE THEN.  POINT IS, WE THOUGHT ABOUT (AND DEBATED…AND ARGUED) THESE ROSTERS VERY THOROUGHLY.  IF YOUR DAUGHTER DID NOT MAKE THE CLUB, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE UPSET.  I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT SOME GIRLS ARE NOT GOING TO BE THRILLED WITH THEIR PLACEMENTS, BUT WE (9 COACHES) FEEL THIS IS THE BEST SITUATION FOR THE CLUB.  WE HAVE TO KEEP THE INTEGRITY OF THE CLUB IN MIND WHEN MAKING TEAMS.  WE ALSO NEED GIRLS FROM EACH POSITION FOR EACH TEAM. WITH THIS IN MIND, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THE POTENTIALLY NEGATIVE EMAILS THAT YOU MAY BE TEMPTED TO WRITE.

THE GOAL OF THE WOLF PACK IS TO RAISE THE QUALITY OF VOLLEYBALL IN THIS AREA AND TO GIVE GIRLS AN AFFORDABLE PLACE TO PLAY.  WE DON’T WANT TO CUT PLAYERS, BUT WE DON’T HAVE THE COACHES AND FACILITIES TO KEEP EVERYONE.

Thanks again to everyone.  I am thrilled with the diversity of schools represented on each Wolf Pack team.  That was the dream and it’s coming true!!
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There has been a change for the Late (make-up) Tryout for Wolf Pack.  If you cannot make the Sunday, November 21st tryout at Mitchell High School, you can attend the Late Tryout on Tuesday, November 30th from 6-9pm at Paul R Smith Middle School.

Please keep in mind that we will be choosing 90-95% of our players this Sunday, November 21st…the Late Tryout is only for kids who are out of town this weekend or have another reason for not attending.  It’s not intended to be a choice.

Thanks,

Coach Kucera

We look forward to a great tryout.  Please call or email if you have any questions or concerns prior to Sunday.

Coach Kucera

Sorry for the error in the previous post.  The Informational Parent Meeting is on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD…not Tues.

Coach Kucera