Toledo Volleyball Club

The 2007 Annual Meeting for TVC has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 14th at 7:00 p.m. at the LCRC.  It will be held in the back locker room area.  All are invited to attend.  Bring your own chair!

TVC 14-1 JVDA Zonal 14 National Open Division Champion
1st of 12 Teams on May 4th and 5th

5th Tournament Championship in 2008!
3 T-Shirts, 1 Medal, ONE NATIONAL BID!

16-3 1st Place in Gold at LCRC

Notes for April 25th

I cannot believe that next week the regional championships start in Columbus.  Several of our teams will be ending their seasons.  Our 11/12 Youth teams are finished.  Where did the season go?  I am still trying to put the finishing touches on the summer camp brochure and the program book is at the printer and should be out next week.  continue

13-1 winning gold at the HVVC 14's Tournament on Sunday

Stacey Cromer and the girls from 17-2 captured 1st in GOLD at Oxford April 20.

TVC 14-1 OVR National Bid Tournament Champions

Katie Felix, Taylor Swint and Shelly DeHenning of 14-1 tryout for the "extraterrestrial high performance team!"

Committment News!

TVC is pleased to announce that two players from the 18-Mizuno team have made their college committments.  Danielle Gerwin has committed to Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio.  Danielle  (DS/L) is a senior at Bowling Green High School.  BW is a Division 3 school that plays in the Ohio Athletic Conference.  Melissa Pierzchala,(OH)  a senior at Northview HS has committed to West Liberty State College, a Division 2 school near Wheeling West Virginia.  Congratulations to Dee and Mo!  Best of luck as you continue your playing careers!

TVC 14-3 Win Gold in Hudson!

16-3 Tournament Champs: Sunday March 30th Dublin, OH

The 15-3 team took First in Gold at Wittenberg!

Take Pride in How Far You Have Come.
And Have Faith in How Far You Can Go!

When I returned home on Sunday night from the Mid East Qualifier in Columbus, I found a card on my dresser with the saying above.  I am a bit of a card hound, I have a stash of cards in a drawer in my office that I have purchased over the years-always knowing that the perfect occasion and recipient will appear.  I remember buying this one a few years ago, and who knows how it reappeared.  But it was very fitting for the weekend in Columbus, and I would imagine fitting for many of our teams. continue

OVR High Performance Tryout Information
Players interested in being considered for the OVR High Performance Teams must pre-register 7 days in Advance.

For additional information, please read the following information.

[Sent by Don Burroughs from the OVR List of Juniors' Clubs and Teams]

Please remind your club's players that the regional HP tryout

registration forms MUST be received a minimum of 7 days prior to any of

the tryouts listed below.  We do not want any on-site registrations as

we want to have evaluation forms prepared before the tryout begins. 

Thank you for your cooperation :)

COACHES

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Coaches for this summer's teams are as follows:

Girls Select Team:

Head Coach: Jon Bennett

Asst Coach: tba

Girls Youth Team:

Head Coach: BJ Trame

Asst Coach: Roger Custodio

TRYOUTS

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March 29 6:30-9:00pm Premier Volleyball Academy, Maumee OH 

April 4 6:30-9:00pm Miami University: Phillips Hall, Oxford OH 

April 11 6:30-9:00pm Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus OH 

April 18 6:30-9:00pm Hiram College: Price Gymnasium, Hiram OH 

* There will be a one-time tryout fee of $50 (includes tryout t-shirt)

* Make checks/money orders payable to “Ohio Valley Region” – NO CASH!

* Bring fees and a copy of your Emergency Medical Form with you to your

tryout.

* All information on the form is REQUIRED!  PLEASE print or type

clearly!  Tryout forms are available at

http://www.ovr.org/juniors/hp/index.php

* Fax the form to 419-629-8103 or email as an attachment to

burroughs@ovr.org

* Form must be received 7 days prior to the tryout you plan to attend.

* Players from these tryouts will be selected to attend the final team

member selection tryout to be held in conjunction with the OVR Regional

Championships in May; exact date and time to be determined later.

PARTICIPATION FEE

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Players selected to be on one of the teams will be required to pay a

$500 participation fee which will cover...

* all training camp expenses

* all travel and lodging expenses to/at/from tournament

* all equipment expenses (retail value over $400)

TRAINING CAMP

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Players selected to be on one of the teams will attend a training camp

for approximately 5 days at a collegiate site in the OVR prior to

leaving for the national HP tournament.  The camp will not start prior

to July 13 and will not end later than July 20.

TOURNAMENT

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The OVR Girls and Boys HP teams will be participating in the 2008 USAV

National HP Championships in Tucson, AZ.  We will leave the morning of

July 22 from Columbus and return the evening of July 27.  Parents are

encouraged to attend and support the teams.

Please help to ensure that players know about the tryouts in a timely

manner so that tryout applications can be sent in early.  Feel free to

copy/forward this email to your club members.

Thanks,

Don Burroughs

OVR HP Director

14-1 Celebrates their Victory in the 14 National Power League

USAV High Performance Tryout Information

www.usavolleyball.org/HighPerformance/08tryoutschedule.asp

Players interested in being considered for a USAV High Performance Team, please check the above link for information regarding the days and times for tryouts.  Over the years, TVC players have been well represented on the various levels with USA High Performance.  Last year, Sara Sage was selected as a member of the Youth National Team and represented the USA at the International Competition in Mexico.

Two TVC players named to prepvolleyball.com’s list of top sophomores.

Congratulations to Jessica Nagy (TVC 16-1) who was named to the Soph 79 list for her efforts this past high school season.  Bailey BredenbeckCorp (TVC 16-1) received recognition in the High Honorable Mention Category.  Congratulations to both young ladies!

THE SOPH 79
Jessica Nagy, 6-1 MB, Airport (Carleton MI) – A do-it-all player who does it all at a very high level, Nagy led Airport to the Class B Final Four by leading her team in virtually every statistical category. For her efforts, Nagy was named First Team All State in Class B.

HIGH HONORABLE MENTION
Bailey BredenbeckCorp, 5-9 S/RS, Perrysburg (OH) – On virtually a new team in 2007, BredenbeckCorp was team MVP and a do-it-all type player. She was first in assists with 395 and second in kills with 182, while adding 203 digs, 40 aces and 35 blocks. She was Third Team All District and Honorable Mention All League.

TVC  15-1 Player Named to the PrepVolleyball.com’s list of top freshman.

Veronica Zimmerman, 5-8 S, St. Ursula (Toledo OH) – Zimmerman set a 5-1 at one of the state’s premier programs in 2007, showing off her sweet hands and uncanny strength for someone so young. “I've never had a freshmen be able to do this in the past but she won the job and handled the position very well,” said Coach John Buck. “Even though she was a freshman she was a leader on the floor and ran the team like a veteran.”  She finished the regular season with 440 assists and guided TSUA to a top four finish in the tough City League.

Commitment News!

TVC is pleased to announce that Megan Ozarzak (TVC 18-1) has made a commitment to continue her volleyball career at Wheeling Jesuit University.  WJU is a Division 2 School that plays in the WVIAC Conference.  Megan, a senior at Northview High School will join the WJU team this coming fall.  She plans to major in Nursing.  She is the daughter of Greg and Elaine Ozarzak. Congratulations Megan!

Skills and Drills Update
If you participated in the recent Skills and Drills clinic over the holidays, please look for your t-shirt in the mail in the next few days.  If you were supposed to receive one and do not have it by Tuesday, please drop me an email.  Thanks for your patience.

mwhills@buckeye-express.com

TVC Players to Continue Play in the OAC

I am pleased to announce that Krista Roe (TVC 18-M) and Erin Wilson (TVC 18EB) have both made commitments to play volleyball next year in the Division III Ohio Athletic Conference.  Krista will be playing for the Mt.Union Purple Raiders and Erin will be playing for the Heidelberg Student Princes.  I have spent the past four years watching the OAC teams play, and I know that both Krista and Erin will do well!
Congratulations to both Krista and Erin! 

FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES

It is our hope that no player who makes a team chooses not to participate because of financial considerations. To that end, we have put in place several fundraising opportunities to help offset fees. Please keep in mind, that travel to and from tournaments is not covered and can be a significant expense.
Deb Trusciniski is serving as this year’s Fundraising Chairman and Coordinator of the “Kroger Cares” Program. She can be reached at 419-389-0742 or coach1214@buckeye-express.com

1. Program Book Ad Sales Each year a program book with pictures of all the teams and travel schedules is produced. This program book is used for college recruiting and passed out at our local tournaments. Ads are sold for the book ranging from a $25.00 listing to a $2,500 back cover ad. The player selling the ad receives 75% of the cost of the ad to offset fees. The remaining 25% goes to TVC to help offset the cost of producing the ads and book.

2. Banner Sales We will be selling banner space at Synergy and the LCRC this year. The banners will be hung in the volleyball area for 6 months. The banner fee is $ 750.00 and includes the cost of producing the banner. The player selling the banner will receive 50% of the sale.

3. Website Ads Logo Ads on the TVC website will be available this year. The ad will appear on the website for 6 months. The cost of the website ad ranges between $250.00 and $1000.00. The player selling the website ad will receive 75% of the ad sales

4. Kroger Cares The Kroger Cares Program is available to all TVC players. Players can purchase a card (or several) for $5.00 each from the club and then their parents can put money on the card and use it for all purchases at Kroger. 5% of the sales will be returned to TVC and the player will receive a check from TVC after March 15th. A nominal ($5-$10) administrative fee will be deducted from your final check. For those who already shop at Kroger, this is an exceptionally simply way to offset fees.

5. Work Opportunities There are opportunities for players to earn money to be used to offset their fees by working at TVC hosted tournaments. Working in the concession stand/parking lot/apparel sales as well as performing other tasks will be available.

You can download/print the Sponsorship Opportunities form here or find it under the Information tab.

Team Openings
Thank you to everyone who tried out for TVC this past month.  We had a great turnout and were able to place over 300 athletes on 35 teams.

At this time, we have the following openings:
12 Blue       2-3 openings
11 Blue       2-3 openings

In order to be considered for the 12 teams, you must be in the 5th grade and/or you must not turn 13 prior to September 1, 2008.  To be considered for the 11 Blue team, you must be in the 4th grade and/or not turn 12 prior to September 1, 2008.

If you are interested in being considered for any of these openings, please contact Michelle Hills at mwhills@buckeye-express.com

2008 Player Information Packet.

Once you have been offered and accepted your position on a TVC team, please download the following forms and information. All forms will need to be completed and brought to your Meet the Team session on Sunday, December 2, 2007 at Synergy along with your deposit of $250.00. (Youth Deposit is $150.00)

1. Contract
2. OVR Medical Form
3. TVC Youth Information
4. TVC Blue Information
5. Practice Schedule
6. National/Mizuno Travel Schedule
7. "Meet the Team" Schedule

TVC players reunite at University of Michigan/Purdue match. Kristen Arthurs (TVC 18-1) Purdue- got together with two of her former TVC teammates, Amanda Gray and Ashley Frazier last weekend when the Boilermakers came to Ann Arbor to take on the Wolverines. Purdue won the match 3-1.