What does a D1 Southside VBC membership include?

Membership in D1 Southside VBC for the 2011-2012 season includes**:

• SIX months of intensive volleyball training (2-3 nights practice per week from mid-September through mid-February, plus one additional month of training in June)
• 8-9 tournament entry fees (5-6 local tournaments, one St. Louis qualifier, one Wisconsin qualifier, and one Great Lakes qualifier)
• Full uniform package by Nike (2 jerseys, shorts, warm up, and gym bag)
• Gym shoes
• A Molten Pro-Touch volleyball
• All coaches' tournament travel costs and per diems
• All general administrative costs, special recruiting events, website administration, equipment use, etc.

D1 membership does not cover players' personal USAV membership (must register for that on your own through the Great Lakes Volleyball Region site at www.greatlakesvolleyball.org), or personal travel expenses (transportation, hotel, and food) for our weekend trips to St. Louis and Milwaukee.

**This package is for 15, 16, 17, 18 & Under age groups only. 14 & Under (Junior High) players receive a modified version of this membership.  Click here to download our Junior High Program flyer. 

Do you offer payment plans?

Yes.  Players can choose to pay their membership fee in full at the start of the season, or make smaller payments over a period of months.  We are always willing to accommodate special payment requests as long as our players and their families communicate their needs up-front.  

Do you accept credit cards for membership payments?

Yes.  We can accept credit card payments for a 3% processing fee.  This fee is charged by Pay Pal, our credit card payment service.

Will you run multiple teams at each age level?

We will consider additional teams as long as we can guarantee the players involved an enjoyable, competitive experience.  We will not take on additional teams just to "have additional teams."  Our decision will depend on the caliber of athletes that show up at tryouts, whether we can assemble viable teams with those players, and whether our coaching staff can accommodate those teams.

How many players do you typically accept per team?

We prefer to keep our team rosters between 10-12 players.  In rare cases, we will take on 13, however, this is typically only if we know of players who will miss tournaments and practices frequently due to high school sports and we need to accommodate for those absences.  In years past, most of our teams have had 11 player rosters on average.