No Scrimmage & Possible Practice Change ~ Please Respond!

There will be no scrimmage on Friday, so we are going to try to have this weeks practice on Friday from 4 - 5:30. Then the girls and guys' teams will practice from 5:30 to 6:30 and those that need to, can get home in time for the OU football kickoff.

I need to know who can make this or who can't. Please reply asap. We need to have a full practice this week because we will start pool play next Friday.

If I don't hear from you via email by Wednesday, I will be calling or texting you.

There will be no practice on Thursday.

Tisha

Volleyball Info and Christmas Wishes

Gold and silver teams:

Please clear your schedule for a scrimmage with Excalibur in Pink on the afternoon of Jan. 4th. We will still plan to have a regular practice that evening at 6:30 at Union Valley, especially for the brass, bronze. Stay tuned for any time changes and such, because we may shorten the evening practice for gold and silver depending on how much time we have to scrimmage.

Have a great Christmas and try to get in some hitting or workouts between all your celebrations.

Attention Janelly, Caleb Deering, Noah Deering, Ethan Eck:

I have money ($20.00) that you gave me for your shirts. If you would like, I will apply that to your January balance and you will each only owe $5.00 at the January 4th practice.

Attention: Braylen and Adam: You paid me $20.00 for a shirt and are fully paid up for the season, so I plan to refund that money to you at the next practice. If you remember and I don't, please feel free to remind me.

Tisha

Odds & Ends Everyone Should Know

Hi,
I hope this letter finds you all well. I'm glad that our players have all been pretty healthy so far this season. Thank you all for bringing your players to practices on time and for picking them up on time. All the players have had great attitudes and are very teachable. I have a few things that need to be addressed.

1. We can no longer order our jerseys. For those of you that have paid for a new one this year, we will be trying to locate you one to borrow from players that have graduated or have sized-up in the last year or so. That means that you will receive your money back that you have paid me for them. Also, you won't get a choice of numbers, but will have to take what I can find. Next year the whole club will be getting new jerseys and may even pick a new name and new colors.

If anyone has a small jersey that can be borrowed, please let me know. We only need 4.

2. There have been some misunderstandings about jerseys. Jerseys are for the players. They are a special privilege to wear the Incredibles name and we reserve it for players only.

3. Many parents have been dropping younger siblings off at practices. Please, if you want to bring your younger children, stay with them or ask another parent to supervise. We can't have unsupervised children exploring around the churches.

4. The bronze and silver team would like to call an extra practice if their whole team can make it. Please, check your calendar for Dec. 21 and see if you can practice that evening. It would probably be from 7 - 8:30. Let me know at this Friday's practice if you can make this practice. If we can't have 100 percent, we probably won't practice.

5. If you have to miss a practice, that is completely understandable; there is life outside of volleyball. But it would be so helpful to the planning of practices if you could inform us when you are going to be absent.

Thanks again for your continued support. Working with your kids has been a joy.

Tisha

Wichita Falls Tournament Planning

I'm trying to get some more information together to give you about the tournament in Wichita Falls on April 12th and 13th. But in order to figure out the cost for each player, I need to know if you will be going as a family, or if your player(s) will be going and sharing hotel rooms with other players. There will be plenty of supervision for those that don't have parents going. Right now, this is only for the gold and silver teams.

Here's the info that I need from you.
1. My player is planning or is not planning to go. (I know cost will be a factor, but to figure cost I have to know how many will be going)
2. My player will need to share a hotel room with others/ Our whole family will be going and will need a hotel room for (number of) people.
3. My player will need transportation/My player has transportation.

Please, let me know as soon as possible. We want to try to get the best deals that we can, so the earlier the better.

Tisha

Referee Training

Next Tuesday (12/11), from 6:45 to 8:00 we will have a special guest coming to practice to teach everyone how to line judge, score keep and down judge.

I need to know which area your player would like to learn. I will do my best to honor your requests, but cannot promise that I will be able to do that.

Please let me know by email, or I will have a sign up at Friday's practice.

Tisha

Updated Practice Schedule

Here is the team schedules for the practices until league matches start in January. Please, pay close attention because it won't be the same every week.

Dec. 4, Tuesday - Methodist gym
Brass & Bronze - 6-7:30
Silver & Gold - 7:15 - 8:45

Dec. 7, Friday - Union Valley gym
All teams 6:30 - 8:00
Girls' team & guys' team: 8-9

Dec. 11, Tuesday - Methodist gym
Brass & Silver - 6:00 - 6:45
6:45 to 8:00 All teams will be learning to line judge, score keep and down judge. There will be someone from league coming down to teach us how to do all these jobs correctly. Please, be there on time.
8:00 - 8:45 - Gold & Bronze

Dec. 14, Friday - Union Valley gym
All teams 6:30 - 8:00
Girls' team & guys' team: 8-9

Dec. 18, Tuesday - Methodist gym
Brass & Bronze 6:00 - 7:30
Gold & Silver 7:15 - 8:45

Jan. 4, Friday - Union Valley gym
All teams 6:30 - 8:00
Girls' team & guys' team: 8-9

Jan. 8, Tuesday - Methodist gym
Brass & Gold 6-7:30
Bronze & Silver 7:15-8:45

Once we get the match schedule, then I will send out the practice schedule for January and February.