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Rules and Expectations

By Aspire Volleyball Club, 06/14/22, 1:45PM PDT

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To make this year successful and for the team to achieve the maximum potential the following rules have been established. With a little self-discipline, commitment and a loyalty to their fellow teammates, these player expectations can easily be achieved.

GENERAL RULES AND EXPECTATIONS

  1. Be on time for team activities. If you will be late or plan to leave early you need to notify the coach prior to practice, officiating duties, game, tournament or other activity. Keep in mind if you are regularly missing activities your team is adapting to your absence, therefore your role on the team, whereas it is important, it will change.
  2. Be committed to the team’s philosophy and strategy and work to execute the game plan.
  3. Be responsible. Bring your kneepads (optional), braces, and shoes to practices and all uniforms to matches. Practice shirts are to be worn to all practices.
  4. Be helpful with setting up and taking the nets down and keeping the gym, locker room, and storage area clean. Coaches should not have to ask for help with the equipment. Help with team officiating duties as assigned.
  5. Be positive about yourself and your teammates. Eye rolling, rude comments, and negative body language will not be tolerated. Be a fan not a critique. Backstabbing kills teams, drama drowns teams, spite poisons teams. 
  6. Demonstrate good sportsmanship towards everyone - coaches, teammates, parents, officials, opponents, fans. Arguing with officials is unnecessary, over the top taunting is not how we want to be remembered, it will not be tolerated.
  7. Be respectful of everyone's role on the team, including yours. All teams have great leaders, eager followers and role players. 
  8. Play with confidence not conceit. We before me. Give credit when credit is due. There is no “I” in team
  9. When you believe you will achieve. No excuses! “I can’t” should not be part of your vocabulary. Have a winning “can do” attitude. Talk positively and don’t dwell on mistakes. Where there is a will, there is a way.
  10. Hustle. No walking in practice, jog to shag and quickly move in drills. Working hard is how we get better.
  11. Listen and follow instructions. No talking or interrupting while the coach is talking. Listen to the entire message, think it through and then ask for clarification. No crossing arms, it is impolite and inhibits you from receiving information. 
  12. Be focused. Socializing is distracting and disrespectful when done at the wrong time. Socializing is great for building camaraderie, but it is limited to running, stretching and water breaks, not standing in line or during drills. 
  13. Silent the phone and put it away during practice and games, and when reffing. Even during water breaks, phones cannot be brought out. If it is urgent, talk to a coach. 
  14. Care for the Equipment. Balls do not leave the gymnasium, no hanging on the nets, no kicking volleyballs. Put the equipment neatly away to protect it from disappearing or getting damaged. 
  15. Be motivated to work hard, get better and be the best teammate you can be.