TEAM TRAVEL EXPECTATIONS
- Wear your Aspire Black Tryout shirt
- All player team gear should be carried onto the plane
- Players should be respectful to everyone and obey all rules.
- Check in with your coach upon arrival
ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE TIMES
- Players should arrive the night before the tournament begins.
- Tournaments begin at 8am, arrival is 7am, on the court warming up at 7:15am. In the event there is a pm wave the times will shift typically to 2pm arrival, 2:15 warm up. See app for communication from Coach and the schedule.
- All teams will play on the last day, it is usually single elimination. We do not have a schedule for the tournament until we arrive, the last games are usually scheduled for 1pm and the courts usually are running late.
- Departing flights should be booked around or after 6pm to allow enough travel time from the tournament to the airport, anything before 6pm has a greater risk of conflicting with the tournament play.
team stay and play
- Many of the travel tournaments require us to use their travel company to reserve our hotels
- The room block will be set up by the club and an email will be sent with a booking link. Room block are typically open for 5-14 days, depends on the company.
- Parents are responsible for booking rooms for their player/family
- Exemptions are available for players who can stay with family/friends. Some tournaments may require a request for exemption.
- The club does not provide accommodations for any players, nor does the club assist with housing other than providing the booking link. If you need help with finding a chaperone for your player, send a message to the team.
PARENT CHAPERONES
- Parents who are not able to attend travel events may send their player with another Chaperone for the trip.
- Complete the Chaperone form and email to aspirevolleyballclub@gmail.com.
- The Club does not provide Chaperones nor help facilitate with players needing transportation or accommodations for the tournament
TEAM DINNERS and events
- We often will have team outings and dinners for the families. Hopefully a team parent will be able to make a reservation for the groups, but due to the schedule for tournaments we often cannot make a reservation for a large group. Pizza, Chipotle, Pasta at the hotel are always good options.
- We ask that all players to attend these events to build our relationships off the court.
- Coaches may have team meeting in the lobby for a session of reflection or do a film session to discuss the outcome of the day and help focus on the next day and the tournament goals. Usually these session are 15-60 minutes
- Coaches may ask players to refrain from using their phones at dinner and engage in conversation with their teammates.
HOTEL EXPECTATIONS
- Be respectful and obey all rules
- Travel in groups
- Light swimming is acceptable, but should be limited to less than 60 minutes
- In your room by 10:00 pm, lights out by 11pm. Sleep is very important.
