Borderline Volleyball Club

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Parent and Player Policies

Our purpose is to provide a competitive program for additional volleyball practice outside of the regular season. It is open to athletes who may not have made the school team and other school districts. Our goal is to offer highly competitive USAV National teams for ages 13 and older, but will dependent upon interest. The twelve and under age group will play in AAU tournaments.

Borderline Volleyball Club is able to keep our costs low because we do not pay to use the Bedford facilities. However, this also limits our season. We can only use the gym when Bedford school teams are not using it. Therefore, weekday practices cannot begin until April and only after all spring sports teams can move outside.

General

Participation at all tournaments and practices is expected. If there is a conflict please notify your head coach as soon as possible!
Don’t just be on time for practices and games, be EARLY! Please arrive at least 15 minutes early, so you can be ready to warm up. In addition, be early to pick your daughter up at the end of practices. Please come into the gym to pick her up, or if she drives please remind her to walk out with a group. The coaches will do their best to make sure the girls are safe, but we would appreciate your additional reminders.
As a parent, please conduct yourself in a way that brings credit and honor to you, your daughter, and Borderline Volleyball Club. Once your daughter becomes a part of Borderline, you also represent our club. Unsportsmanlike behavior and comments cannot be tolerated. Show respect toward all officials, line judges, coaches, players, parents, and other club teams throughout the season.
During a game, it is the coach’s job to give instructions. Please support the all the girls with encouragement!

Tournaments

Each facility has rules and regulations. Please follow them to the best of your ability, even if others do not!
Crock pots and coolers are not allowed in most sites. Plan on having a picnic or tailgate party. Please clean up your area!
AAU/USAV saves money by using team players and coaches as referees. Please be respectful and understand that they are doing their best!
Players will learn and share in all team officiating responsibilities: score keeping, line judging, and refereeing. Players are expected to be alert at all times during officiating responsibilities. Every player is required to stay until excused by the coach.
Parents are responsible for their child at all overnight tournaments.
Please support your daughter and her team in a positive way. Remember, they are all trying to do their best!

Coaches

Our coaches have years of coaching experience. Their expectations and rules are very similar to what is expected for high school varsity level players.
Coaches run practices for each team. Their job is to instruct all the girls on correct techniques, organize drills, and supervise practices. The coach will focus on team skills as well on individual skills.
Every coach has his or her own style. Some may be vocal during the game, while others may take on the role of observer and make corrections during practice. Please support your coach and be respectful.

24 Hour Rule

If you have a concern about Borderline, please wait 24 hours to think things over, and then, contact a board member. This allows us to handle things in a rational manner. Remember the players, coaches and Board Members are doing what they think is best!

Play Time

During Pool Play it is our goal for all girls to play equally depending on each player’s position. When it comes to semi-finals and finals in a tournament, it is the coach’s prerogative that determines who plays. Remember most of the learning takes place during practices. The girls practice attack skills and defense during every practice. Typically, playing time is determined by attendance, attitude, effort, performance, the team's needs, and the discretion of the coach. Athletes are encouraged to ask their coach what they need to work on in order to get more playing time.

Team Goals

Once teams are selected, we want the girls to play together the whole season. However, it may be necessary to move players around to different teams to fill positions so all teams may participate.

Borderline Volleyball Club Board

Please remember we are all unpaid volunteers who donate our time because we believe in our volleyball program! If you have any questions, please ask. Each year we make changes in order to make things better, so we do listen to your suggestions.

Clinics and practices focus on this skills progression

Beginning Player

Correct passing/setting form
Serving overhand consistently
Hitting footwork/arm swing
Introduce blocking
Positions/Responsibilities
Begin making position switches

Advanced Player

Consistent defense and setting
Setter calling position sets
Dynamic hitting skills
Position Blocking
Serves-floater, jump-serve
Rotations/Transitions
Specific Attack/Defense Positions

2012 USAV Coaches

13s Emily Fahrer

Emily played three years on the varsity team at Bedford High School. The team made it to the final four each year. She was the setter for the State Champion team in 2005! She went on to play a year at Michigan State University. After graduating from MSU with a degree in Kinesiology, Emily decided to continue her education at The University of Toledo. Emily has worked several volleyball camps and recently helped coach at the high school level.

14s Lauren Keiser

Lauren Keiser played on the Bedford varsity team for three years. During this time Bedford made it to the quarter finals each year. She earned first team all-state honors her senior year. She received a scholarship and was a starter all four years at UNC Greensboro while studying sports medicine. While playing in North Carolina, she coached at local volleyball clubs. She decided to continue her education back in our area, so she continued her coaching for Borderline and recently helped coach at Ida.

14s Ashley Foster

14s Assistant Coach

15s Gabe Giarmo

Gabe Giarmo began coaching at Northern Michigan University in 2004 as a student assistant. He coached there until after the 2008 season. Primarily, he worked with middle hitters and primary passers. In 2008, Gabe moved to Ann Arbor where he coached for M-Juniors Volleyball Club as the 16's coach. In the fall of 2010 he began coaching at Ida High School as the Junior Varsity coach and continues in that position. Gabe has worked under three excellent college coaches; Jim Moore- University of Oregon, Mark Rosen- University of Michigan, and Dominic Yoder- Northern Michigan University.

16s Bree Russow

Bree played high school volleyball at Bedford, winning Bedford’s first State Championship her senior year! She received the honor of being on the first-team, All State. She received college scholarships and went on to be a four year starter! She played two years at Saginaw Valley State, and two years at Eastern Michigan University. She majored in Communications and minored in Athletic Coaching. After graduating, Bree went on to be the 2nd assistant coach at Syracuse University. Most recently, she has coached at Borderline, Eastern Volleyball Academy, HVVC, Bedford, and currently coaches at Ida High school as the Varsity Coach.