Policy Enforcement:
The Club has a number of options available to deal with violations of club policy. The directors are the primary arbitrator of club policy. Head Coaches have the authority to exercise these options only when the directors are not reasonably available.
Methods of enforcement (in order of severity):
Game Suspension: This should be the next game(s) that the player attends.
Increased refereeing duties: A player may be required to officiate in all the team's assignments for the next tournament.
Match Suspension: This should be the next match (es) that the player attends
Team Demotion: For example- A 16- player continually misses practices because of outside commitments. This would show that the player is not committed to the level of team for which they currently play. They may be moved down to the lesser commitment on the 16- team.
Team Dismissal: A last resort for chronic problems.
Club Ban: The player would be banned from any Articatz VBC participation. Usually the result of personal conduct violations.
Attendance and Rules of Practices
Depending upon the team for which a player participates, the attendance policy can vary. We will work around outside commitments as best we can but when you become a junior in high school and have aspirations to compete on a collegiate level you need to think about your practice participation.
Playing Time
Playing time is not guaranteed. Playing time is a privilege and not a right. However, it is usually in the best interest of the team for everyone to receive an earned amount of playing time. In other words, work hard with a good attitude and you will play. In all circumstances having to do with playing time as an issue, the coach is considered the VOLLEYBALL EXPERT. It is not appropriate to question the coach on his or her decisions concerning playing time. They are doing what is best for the team and the club and will be treated as doing such.
Concern & Complaint
We encourage parent participation in most aspects of our club, and we have great respect for the efforts of all the player guardians. However, the following policy is to protect everyone from himself or herself (both parents and coaches).
Tournaments and game days are very stressful and emotional time for everyone. It is very easy to over-react to any situation. However, the harshest penalties will be reserved for anyone who violates this policy. Please realize that the athlete will be held responsible for their parent's actions. This means that if a parent breaks any club rule, their child can and will be "sat" from play.
Over the course of a season, disagreements occur between players, parents, and staff. Please observe the following guidelines in resolving these issues:
Observe the 24 hour rule: Wait 24 hours then appropriately ask the coach your questions. Do not jump the chain of command to the director unless the coach and site coordinator have been asked (realize that the directors will be dealing with the entire club, so give them time to address the issue).
We instruct our coaches not to discuss "coaching decisions", which include, among other things, specific match decisions (who played when, who was subbed out and when, etc.). The amount of time any given athlete is on the court is the result of a complex determination, in that coach's opinion, of the athletes' ability, the athlete's potential, the team's needs at the moment, and the team's needs in the future.
We will not ask our coaches to defend his or her thought process or conclusions in making these determinations, and it is improper for a parent to request that.
Unless the matter absolutely requires immediate attention, refrain from voicing your concerns on a game day. Violations of this guideline will be dealt with most severely because this can result in the most emotional of confrontations. If you are not sure whether an issue requires immediate attention, ask a staff member not directly involved.
The club will not tolerate hostile, aggressive confrontation between a parent and any official, a parent and any coach, a parent and any athlete, an athlete and another athlete, or a parent and any other parent, regardless of whether the coach, athlete, or other parent is a member of Articatz VBC or not. Violation of this policy may result in the athlete being dismissed from the club.
It is not appropriate for an athlete or parent to complain to any other Articatz VBC members. Asking un-involved persons to take sides in an issue is unfair to those third parties and the club.
Competitive team athletics, by its very nature, creates situations where everyone may not be happy all the time. Any member, who is asked to listen to express an opinion about matters between two other parties in the club, is strongly encouraged to suggest the complaining party take up the matter with the head coach then the Site Coordinator(s) and refuse to listen to the matter further.
Address the source. Discuss the matter with the player or parent first. This includes parents discussing the matter with their own child. Sometimes the player does not share a concern.
Chain of Command: If an issue has not been resolved to your satisfaction after discussing it with the athlete then assistant coach and finally the head coach, then the issue can be discussed with a Site Coordinator(s) or ultimately with a club director.
Parent Spectators: Far more than the winning and losing are the lessons learned in the process of tournament play. We ask that your role from the sidelines and stands match that which we are developing through our program.
Thanks for being part of Articatz Volleyball Club by conducting yourself within these guidelines:
Just one word on criticizing players, coaches or referees. DON'T. Criticizing the referee only hurts your team and the class organization that you are a part of. Please represent Articatz VBC well by keeping rude, loud and unwelcome comments to yourself.
Leave the coaching to the staff. This is a game for the players. Coaches are on the bench to guide the players through the stress of the game. The players need only receive feedback from one person, the coach.
Set an example. Do not break any tournament rules, by smoking in the undesignated areas, leaving a mess or drinking where it is not permitted.
Remember that it is a GAME. Therefore, it is supposed to be FUN. Please remember that your attitude in the spectator area can affect the mood and success of the team. Any spectator who persists in inappropriate behaviors may be asked to leave the gym.
Player and Coach
Sometimes one of the most difficult lessons to learn is how to relate to the coach. The coach is the person in charge.
The player's job is to be attentive, and to understand thoroughly what the coach is trying to accomplish.
A coach wants spirited players, young people who are willing to sacrifice for the team. A coach does not want temperamental players who second-guess every move, and inwardly gripes about conditions that do not suit them.
You are here to be part of the team and you want the team to be as strong as it possibly can. You may not agree with the way the coach is using his personnel. There is one way to change his mind; show him on the practice floor, with a little more determination and by working even harder.
Player
If you want to become the best, you have to work hard.
Every time you walk into the gym, you must take responsibility for motivating yourself. You must always be ready for a concentrated effort at practice.
There is always something that you can do to make the team a little more successful. You should, in fact, take pride in not letting your team fail.
The very nature of volleyball demands cooperation at the highest level.
It is mandatory, that for whatever period of time you are practicing, only 110% effort will do.
When practice time approaches, you will go all out, work hard or stay home!
At Articatz VBC, we think it is good for the development of players to occasionally play with a new group of players and coach.
We reserve the right to make decisions to move players among teams to do what we think is best for the greatest number of individuals and the club.
In more extreme circumstances, most moves would arise when a team is in danger of forfeit from lack of participants. We really don't ever want to do this, but, again, our first responsibility is to the club and the greater number of players. In the case of moving players to avoid a forfeit, we would hope that a team with extra available players would have several individuals who would want the opportunity for extra playing time before resorting to this measure.
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