2023 Tryout Information (Posted 9/28/23)

9-12 Tryouts: 11/12/23 (Sunday) 12-3:30 pm

9th-11th Tryout form (Link is live for 2023/2024)

4th-8th Tryout form (Link is live for 2023/2024 tryouts)

4th Grade information listed down below:

ATTENTION GIRLS GRADES 5-8TH INTERESTED PLAYING FOR  HAMMERIN' HAWKS VOLLEYBALL CLUB THIS 2023/2024 SEASON: 

(4th graders: Read note below)

WHAT: Club Volleyball ( athlete MUST be a CURRENT student at  WD school, St Mary’s or homeschooled in WDCCD district in Manchester). Practices generally start Nov/Dec. Competitions generally run from Jan to early April but this can vary by team.

TRYOUTS: SUNDAY OCT 15TH, 2023

WHERE: SEEDORF GYM WEST DELAWARE HIGH SCHOOL

TIMES:  8TH GRADE: 12:00-1:15

  7TH GRADE: 1:15-2:30

  6TH GRADE: 2:30-3:45

  5TH GRADE: 3:45-5:00

PLEASE COME AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME LISTED, NO EARLIER-YOU WILL BE ASKED TO WAIT OUTSIDE IF YOU COME TO A TIME NOT AGE APPROPRIATE FOR YOU.

NOTE: All girls wishing to ‘try-up’ one grade level as determined by you filling out the registration form as ‘I wish to try-out for a team I am most qualified for’ MUST attend BOTH sessions (their current grade and the grade above). To be clear, if you do not attend BOTH tryouts but wish to try-up, you will automatically be placed on a grade level team regardless of how you filled out your registration.

SPECIAL NOTE: 4TH GRADE WEST DELAWARE AND ST MARY’S GIRLS ARE ELIGIBLE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR 4TH GRADE LEVEL. A SEPARATE SIGN-UP WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THIS GROUP. THIS LEVEL WILL NOT TRYOUT. THEY WILL ALL PRACTICE TOGETHER AND BE ROTATED ON TEAMS THROUGHOUT THEIR SEASON TO OFFER THE BEST POSSIBLE SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND TEAM LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

More general information can be found at the link below.

http://main.w-delaware.k12.ia.us/hs/sports/volleyball/HHVBC.html

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT

SHEA PUTZ

(sputz@cornellcollege.edu) or

JULIE MATHER (brettjuliemather@gmail.com) 

For more information see

http://main.w-delaware.k12.ia.us/hs/sports/volleyball/HHVBC

2023-2024

4th Grade Hammerin’ Hawks Volleyball

Parents of fourth grade girls who attend West Delaware, St Mary’s or home schools in Manchester and wish to participate in the Hammerin’ Hawks Volleyball club: Please read the information below regarding registration due by Nov 1st, 2023. All fourth grade girls are welcome.

Tryouts: there will NOT be tryouts for the fourth grade level. Girls will NOT be assigned an individual team, but will be rotating teams each weekend of play. This is done to stress the club’s focus on players gaining fundamental skills and an opportunity to advance their knowledge of the game. 

Practices: will begin late November and go through approximately early/mid March and last approximately 1 hr duration. The season will begin with practices 1x/week for about a month then increase to 2x/week. All players will be practicing together. Since volleyball and basketball seasons overlap, the volleyball schedule will not coincide with basketball events as much as possible. Teams will be participating in league play and tournament play of which are yet TBD.

Student Cost: Hammerin’ Hawks Club Fee ($30/student), USA Volleyball/IA Region membership fee ($35/student), Jersey’s (TBD), tournament fees (TBD), potentially $5 per admission to recreation center for practices on an as needed basis (only if middle school/upper high school gyms are unavailable). Students will need to complete reffing certification (no additional cost). 

Coaching & Parent Requirements: 

Amber Jaeger will be the ‘head coach” with multiple parent “assistant coaches” and “parent helpers” required to help coach teams on the weekends and help the girls with reffing and score keeping.

Head Coach: Amber Jaeger will be scheduling and running practices. She will be coaching her daughter’s team for league and tournament play. Amber will get teams signed up for leagues and tournaments and designate teams each weekend of play. She will also help with rotations for each weekend of play. Shea Putz will also be able to help answer questions.

Assistant Coaches: multiple assistant coaches will be needed to coach the other teams each weekend of play. These coaches will coach their daughter’s team with the remaining players on each team otherwise shuffled each weekend. This is the only way multiple teams will work as Amber cannot logistically coach multiple teams throughout the season on weekends. These coaches are welcome to come to practices and help out or learn the game as they wish/are able.

Head Coach & Assistant Coaches: must be USAV certified for insurance purposes. They will need a background check ($14) and a USAV membership ($55) which will be covered by the The Hammerin Hawks Volleyball Club. Head Coach and Assistant Coaches will also need to complete SafeSport certification and IMPACT coaching certification (no cost).

Parent Helpers: multiple parent helpers will be needed to help with reffing and score keeping as the players are the ones doing this with parent assistance. Three adults will be required each match to help the girls (one up ref, one down ref, and one score keeper). Parent help in this area will be necessary to make any of the teams work. Parent Helpers will be required to complete SafeSport certification (no cost) and a background check ($14) and pay a USAV member fee ($35). These fees will be divided among the players and Parent Helpers will be reimbursed.

Please let Amber Jaeger know which role(s) you will be willing to volunteer for. Parent help will be required especially to make multiple teams work. 

Registration due November, 1st. : email the following information to  Amber Jaeger at amberannjaeger@gmail.com . Specific club questions can be sent to Shea Putz at sputz@cornellcollege.edu

Student First & Last Name:

Parent Contact First and Last Name(s):

Parent Phone Number(s):

Parent Email(s):

More information will be sent out once the registration process is complete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9-11 Tryout form - Link is live now to sign up 2022 (11/4) - Tryouts moved to middle school (11:30-1:30) Sunday 11/1

 

 

2019 Hammerin' Hawks Scrimmage Picture

Printable DOC Information Document:

2021/2022
Hammerin’ Hawks
USA Volleyball Club
2008 Outstanding Iowa Region Junior Program Award Winner

Junior Outstanding Leader Award Winner (Rayne Cook, Dani Sweet, Mackenzie Harbaugh, Jessie McDonald)

2013 Junior Outstanding Leader  Award Winner: Mick Neverman

HAMMERIN’ HAWKS WEBSITE: www.westdelawarevolleyball.com
Board of Directors: Brett Mather, Shea Putz, Amy Lyness, Angie Peyton, Haley Lyness, Ron Weber, Julie Mather, Cassie Vaske.

Hammerin’ Hawks VBC is an organized club which provides local athletes, within the West Delaware County Community School District, the opportunity to play club volleyball. Each team usually consists of 7-10 players.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
Each year volunteers are needed to coach and help operate our club. The coach’s role involves setting up practice times (usually 1-2 times per week), registering your team for tournaments, making sure all the necessary paperwork is filed properly, and being knowledgeable about the game of volleyball. 

 THIS SEASON:
We plan to provide mentor coaches to help more volunteers become knowledgeable about the game of volleyball and become better prepared to run a team. Ask a board member for more information.

CLUB VOLLEYBALL COSTS;
The cost of the tryout session is $60. $15 of this goes directly towards your child’s team expenses and $45 to the HHVBC. If your child does not make a team or we do not find a coach for your team, we will refund $45. Please do not tryout unless you are serious about playing club volleyball. If your child chooses not to play on the team she makes, the club will keep the $60. The proceeds go to the club to help offset some of the costs (balls, bags, first aid kits, coaches, etc.). The overall cost to participate in club volleyball will vary, depending on the number of players on your team and the number of tournaments that your team enters. It will also depend on how much fundraising your team may do to offset these costs.

 

Approximate Individual Costs will typically range from $170 – $210.
$50. USA Individual Membership Dues. 
$35. Uniform jersey
$85 - $125. Cost for tournament entry fees.

Our club to date has primarily relied on volunteers to run the program. However as a means of improving the program and ensuring we have the personnel needed to accommodate the number of interested athletes, it is necessary to offer compensation to coaches.

TRYOUT PROCEDURES:
Several volunteers will conduct an evaluation session for each age level. The athletes will be evaluated on all skills involved in the game of volleyball (passing, setting, serving, etc.). Each player will then receive a score on each skill necessary to play volleyball. The number of players that tryout, along with the number of people willing to coach will determine the number of teams at each age group.

CURRENT 8th GRADE & UNDER TRYOUTS:
Players who are in 7th or 8th grade and wish to try out for the 8th grade 1’s team must state on their tryout form the position(s) they intend to compete for. Players competing for this team will still try out for all skills however the team will be selected based on their positional scores, not their overall score to form the best all around team. All players will be given an overall score based on all evaluations. These scores will be used to pick each team, with the exception of the 8th grade 1 team. Players in all age divisions must state on their tryout forms the age divisions(s) they wish to try out for. Players will only be able to move up one grade level in this tryout.

HIGH SCHOOL TRYOUTS: (Current High School Students)
Current 8th grade students will NOT be able to try out for this division. Players trying out for the 9 – 12 grade teams must state on their tryout form the position(s) and grade division the intend to compete for. Players in this division will still try out for all the skills however teams will be selected based on their positional scores to form the best all-around team. Also, any high school player wishing to tryout MUST have played in the previous high school season.

PRACTICES:
Practices will start in late November or early December. Each team will practice approximately one to two times per week, with the times and days up to each individual coach. Athletes are expected to make practices / games a high priority. Coaches will do all that they can to ensure that the practices do not interfere with other activities.

SCHEDULE:
Tournaments begin in early January and may go through the middle of April. The coaches and parents will determine the number of tournaments and location of each tournament. The younger age groups typically enter 4-5 tournaments and the older levels 8-10 tournaments.

******15th Annual Hammerin” Hawks Club Scrimmage******
Monday, December 23, 2019
4:00 – 9:00 P.M. Bill Seedorf Gymnasium, West Delaware High School

2021/2022 CLUB VOLLEYBALL TRYOUTS:
Location: West Delaware High School

Grades 7 & 8
Sunday, October 24, 2021
12:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

*****Any 6th grader who wishes to try up one grade level needs to attend both sessions. (NO EXTRA TRYOUT FEE).

Grades 4-6
Sunday, October 24, 2021
4:30 – 6:30 P.M.

Grades 9 – 12
Sunday November 14, 2021
12:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

*****Any high school player wishing to tryout MUST have played in the previous high school season.*****

All athletes need to attend the tryout of their grade group. 

USA VOLLEYBALL WEBSITE: www.iavbreg.org