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CAROLINA REGION USA VOLLEYBALL Junior Club Handbook CONTENTS SECTION PDF PAGE I. Introduction ............................................... 3 II. Registration .............................................. 6 III. 2019 Operating Code .............................. 15 IV. Carolina Region Bylaws ........................ 38 V. Junior Tournament Information ............... 48 VI. Board of Director Information ............... 71 VII. USAV Insurance Information ............... 79 VIII. Directions ............................................ 137 Carolina Regional Volleyball Association HANDBOOK INTRODUCTION This handbook should be your source for answers to most questions about Carolina Region Volleyball. In it you will find most of our Regional rules, regulations, and requirements. Pay particular attention to the Operating Code. There are many requirements listed there that each team must meet to be eligible for competition in the Region. Come to this book first if you have a question; chances are you'll find the answer here. You will also find a list of the volunteers who have agreed to serve and have been elected to the Board of Directors. If you still have a question or a problem, contact the Region Office or please contact the appropriate Board member. We are all working together to make playing volleyball in North Carolina the best experience possible. With your cooperation, we can do it. Another good source for information on the Carolina Region is our site on the Internet. Please add our site to your Bookmarks section and visit us often for updates - https://www.carolinaregionvb.org/. There you will find all our schedules, results, clinic information, directions, tournament information, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). The sections of particular interest for the Junior Program are: Info Tab; Programs (Juniors); Programs (Clubs & Teams); Clinics Tab; Tournaments Tab. Each section will have additional menu items related to the Main category. This handbook is designed to be a source book on Regional affairs for an extended period. By necessity, it contains dated material. Each year, supplements will be published on our website to update any obsolete entries, and additional information may be passed along through emails to Team Reps and Club Administrators. But the basic meat of the handbook, the Bylaws, the Operating Code, and the Tournament Guidelines will remain essentially unchanged. Keep this where you can refer to it often. 2019 Junior Handbook 1-1 Carolina Regional Volleyball Association WELCOME TO USA VOLLEYBALL! As President of the Carolina Region of USA Volleyball, I'd like to take this opportunity to explain just what you can get by joining the Carolina Region. First, you get to meet and associate with a great bunch of people who share a love for volleyball. The primary purpose of USA Volleyball is to promote volleyball. USA Volleyball is the National Governing Body (NGB) for volleyball on all levels, from the national teams down through recreational players like you. Here in the Carolina Region, you will see players of many different skill levels, but we are all here for the pleasure of playing volleyball. So, come out and join us! The more concrete benefits you receive are the following: 1. A digital subscription to Volleyball USA, a national newsletter published up to four times yearly. 2. Access to Carolina Volleyball Review, our online regional newsletter published 2-3 times yearly. 3. Officials that attend an officiating clinic may receive a USA Volleyball Domestic Competition Regulations book, with rules of the game. The Rule Book is also available free for download at the USA Volleyball website. Rule books will only be produced every two seasons. The 2017-2019 version is the current edition of the Rules. 4. A regional team of volunteers who are dedicated to providing the membership with a structured, safe, regulated opportunity to play volleyball against teams and players of their own caliber. 5. A tournament schedule of regulated events that will give every member plenty of opportunity to play the sport we all love, insured by up to $2 million of liability insurance. 6. A $25,000 supplemental medical insurance policy covering accidents during sanctioned play. 7. Trained officials to ensure strict adherence to the rules for equal, fair play. 8. A staff of one full-time and three part-time professionals to facilitate the administration of events, provide service to the membership, develop programs, and support and promote the sport of volleyball in North Carolina. Please note that most of these services are provided by volunteers, people like you who have seen a need to provide opportunities for playing volleyball to their fellow North Carolinians and have accepted the responsibility. Please feel free to join us and contribute your time and energy. You will find a list of these people elsewhere. Don't hesitate to contact any of them for information or help. We are all happy to welcome new players to Carolina Region Volleyball. Jim Ross President Carolina Region, USAV 2019 Junior Handbook 1-2 Carolina Regional Volleyball Association MISSION OF THE CAROLINA REGION OF USA VOLLEYBALL The Carolina Region, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, is dedicated to developing and improving the sport of volleyball throughout the state of North Carolina from grassroots programs to elite by utilizing: Coaching Education Player clinics/development Facility improvements and development Quality tournaments and playing opportunities Information services The Carolina Region is a proud member Region of USA Volleyball, the National Governing Body for the sport of volleyball in the United States. 2019 Junior Handbook 1-3 JUNIOR TEAM REGISTRATION INFORMATION: 1. All information in this packet has been summarized to aid in Season Registration. Refer to the 2019 Operating Code for the approved Carolina Region policies and procedures. 2. There IS a Team Registration form this season. This form is required in order to register a team with the Carolina Region. We request that all individual registrations be handled online this season by the individual requesting membership (and parent/guardian for junior members), but we will accept the paper 2019 membership form if submitted. Illegible forms will be returned and your registration will be delayed. The forms are self-explanatory. You won't have any problems if you read this packet carefully and follow the enclosed Checklist. Please contact the Region Office if you have other questions. 3. ALL teams must have a UNIQUE Team Rep (a person can only be the team rep for one team in our system, but one person may still handle all your administrative duties internally within your club if you wish). Your coach may act as your unique team rep if you wish. Remember that coaches and team reps must register as members of the team, as do any other individuals wishing insurance coverage. All adults registering with a junior team must pass the USAV background screen every two seasons and complete the SafeSport course. 4. No Junior team will be legal until six players and one adult coach have fully registered and been added to the team’s roster. To add a player/coach to a team after a team has been registered, the player/coach may register online and select the club they are affiliating with. Once the Region clears that member as being paid and submitting a signed waiver, the Club Administrator will be able to add that member to a team in the club (or the Region will do it if player is listed on Team Registration Form or the club emails the Office). All adults will need to clear their background screen before they can be added to a roster. Teams should register in the Age Division of their oldest junior player (teams will have to play in that division regardless of whether the oldest player(s) attend a particular event or not). Teams will sign up for either the EAST or WEST Geographic area (a North/South line through Greensboro is the approximate split of East/West in the Region for scheduling purposes) and an initial starting Group (Labeled 1-5 and corresponds to whether team thinks they are 1-top 20% of all teams in age group; 2-next 20%; 3-next 20%; 4-next 20%; and 5-bottom 20% of all teams in age group. After the initial selection, teams will move up/down the points system strictly on results of their matches. 5. Please submit the original required forms in INK (not faxed or copy machine copies). Complete the forms carefully and accurately. Improper completion or illegible print will result in the form being returned to you for correction and cause a delay in the processing. 6. Multi-team clubs may qualify for a team fee discount by submitting their team registration forms and payment by December 1. All teams in a club must register at the same time and before Dec. 1 to receive the team fee discount. Clubs may add teams to the club after December 1 at the regular team fee of $75 each. 7. Select a team name when registering and use that name when entering and competing in tournaments. Be aware that there may be other teams from your area that may choose the same name if you are not original. Durham I or Raleigh II may get you registered, but can be easily confused. Seeding and classification, as well as eligibility depend on tournament directors reporting your team's results accurately. Please limit team names to a maximum of 20 letters. Teams choosing names already selected will have their registration delayed. Each team in a club must have a unique name to distinguish it from the other teams in the club. Each team should include an abbreviated form of the club name in its name and should use that form in all tournament entries and Region correspondence (i.e. PVC-Spike It). The Region reserves the right to edit and/or reject any team name.