2012 Tryout & Club Information

   
 

Try-Out Information

Registration and Check-In for all sessions
start 30 minutes prior to try-out
 

USA Volleyball Juniors Age Definitions

Monday, November 28th 6:00-8:00 - 15 & Under (girls born Sept 1, 1996 to Aug 30, 1997)
Tuesday, November 29th 6:00-8:00 - 16 & Under (girls born Sept 1, 1995 to Aug 30, 1996)
Wednesday, November 30th 6:00-8:00 - 17/18's (girls born Sept 1, 1993 to Aug 30, 1995)

All tryouts will be at The Long Center located at 1501 N. Belcher, Clearwater, FL 33765

 

Items needed to try-out:
1. 2012 Medical Release Form
2. On-Line USAV Registration
3.
Heat Registration
4. Player Information Form

Tentative Tournament Schedules
updated 10/6

Schedule for 15-1, 16-1, 17-1, and 18-1:
$545.00/mo for 7 months ~ hotels included
1. Power League (Orlando) December 10
2. OVA MLK Invitational Showcase (Orlando) January 14-16 (15’s-18’s)
3. Power League (Orlando)  February 4
4. Tampa United Kickoff Classic (Orlando)  February 25-26
5. Asics OVA Invitational (Orlando)  March 3-4
6. JNQ Big South (Atlanta)  March 30-April 1
One of the following JNQ’s:
7. JNQ Northern Lights (Minnesota) April 13-15 (16’s-18’s)
7. JNQ ShowMe (Kansas City) April 14-16 (16’s-18’s)
8. FRQ (Orlando)  April 28-29
9. Regional Championships (Orlando)  May 19-20
10. AAU Nationals (Orlando) June 19-27*
*exact dates for each age group will be posted soon

Schedule for 12-1, 13-1, and 14-1:
$400.00/mo for 7 months ~ hotels not included
1. Power League (Orlando)  TBA in December
2. OVA MLK Invitational (Orlando)  January 21-22 (10’s-15’s)
3. Power League (Orlando)  TBA in February
4. Tampa United Kickoff Classic (Tampa)  February 25-26
5. Asics OVA Invitational (Orlando)  March 3-4
6. JNQ Big South (Atlanta)  March 30-April 1
7. AAU Qualifier (Orlando) April 20-22
8. FRQ (Orlando)  April 28-29
9. Regional Championships (Orlando)  May 19-20
10. AAU Nationals (Orlando) June 19-27*
*exact dates for each age group will be posted soon

Schedule for 11-1, 13-2, 14-2, 15-2, 16-2, 17-2, and 18-2:
$335.00/mo for 6 months ~ hotels not included
1. OVA MLK Invitational Showcase (Orlando)  January 14-16 (15’s-18’s)
or OVA MLK Invitational (Orlando) January 21-22 (10’s-15’s)
2. Daytona Beach 100 (Daytona)  February 4-5
3. Tampa United Kickoff Classic (Tampa) February 25-26
4. Asics OVA Invitational (Orlando) March 3-4
5. Molten Pre-Qualifier (Tampa) March 17-18
6. Tampa United Slam (Tampa) April 14-15
7. Regional Championship
(Orlando) May 19-20

Schedule for 10-1, 11-2,  12-2, 15-3, 16-3, and 17-3:
$300.00/mo for 6 months ~ hotels not included
1. New Year's Classic (Clearwater) January 7-8
2. Gulf Coast Invitational (Clearwater) February 4-5
3. Tampa United Kickoff Classic (Tampa) February 25-26
4. Spring Classic (Clearwater) March 3-4
5. Molten Pre-Qualifier (Tampa) March 17-18
6. Tampa United Slam (Tampa) April 14-15
7. Regional Championship (Orlando) May 19-20

 Schedule for 10-2, 13-3, 13-4, 15-4, 16-4:
$280.00/mo for 5 months
1. New Year's Classic (Clearwater) January 7-8
2. Gulf Coast Invitational (Clearwater) February 4-5
3. Tampa United Kickoff Classic (Tampa) February 25-26
4. Spring Classic (Clearwater) March 3-4
5. Molten Pre-Qualifier (Tampa) March 17-18
6. Tampa United Slam (Tampa) April 14

FAQ’s about Heat:

Tryouts will be used for to evaluate all players in an age group to place equally skilled players together on a team. The top 9-10 players (according to position) will be on the 1st team, the next 9-10 players will be on the 2nd team, and so on…the exception would be when a family requests to participate on a club team, according to schedule/price, rather than skill level. For example, the player makes the #1 team based on skill, but family chooses the #3 team schedule. (This only works when requesting to play on a lower ranked team, and not the other way around)

Teams practice 2 days/week; at either The Long Center or Athletic House. Practice schedules will either be Mondays/Wednesdays or Tuesdays/Thursdays. Teams will either practice 5:30-7:30 or 7:30-9:30. Practices begin December 5th and 6th.

Club dues are paid on the 1st day of each month; either via mailed check to Athletic House, cash or check hand delivered to AH, or via credit card.

Club dues do not include uniforms, but uniforms tend to last 2 or 3 seasons. Players that have uniforms from this past 2011 club season will not need to purchase new jerseys in 2012.

Players on 14 & younger teams will travel and stay with their parents at tournaments outside of the Tampa Bay area. The only teams that have hotels included in their club dues are the 15-18-1 teams. Pinellas Heat will recommend a team hotel for each tournament outside of the Tampa Bay area.

Airfare is additional for players, coaches, and parents. Pinellas Heat will book the airfare for players and coaches, and then inform the families of the cost of the airfare for their child and their share of the coach airfare.

Any team that participates in a “Q” tournament has the chance of qualifying for the Girl’s Junior National Championships, June 28-July 7, in Columbus, OH; the additional tournament costs are not included in the regular club season dues. Each age group will compete for 4 days at the JNC; players and coaches will arrive the day before the start of competition.

New this year, a Lead Coach will be assigned to a group of teams to assist the coaches, players and parents. The lead coach will assist in structuring practices, drills and be actively involved with coaching all players. This will allow for fundamental development at each level and allow consistent progress for all teams to progress each year.