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UPCOMING
TOURNAMENTS »


° Midwest Cup
Sat/Sun
June 6 and 7
at Indianapolis
17-fire
16-crocs
16-comets
15-scorpions
15-seals
14-ants
14-monkeys
14-squirrels
13-lions
13-tigers
12-lightning
12-thunder
11-cardinals



° PrepVolleyball Classic
June 12-14
at Wisconsin Dells
18-force
17-flames
17-flash



° PrepVolleyball Classic
June 15-17
at Wisconsin Dells
16-cobras
16-coyotes
15-sharks
15-stingrays



° JVDA National Championships
June 26-29
at Louisville, KY
18-force
17-flames
(see link on main page)


° JVDA National Championships
June 27-30
at Louisville, KY
17-flash
16-cobras
16-coyotes
15-sharks
14-weasels
13-wildcats
12-tornadoes
(see link on main page)



NOTE » 

The link with tournament details is made available as soon as we receive the information. Depending on the tournament host and location, the notification usually becomes available on Tue/Wed/Thur prior to actual play date. Carry in coolers are not allowed in tournament venues. Always a good idea to take folding chairs in the event bleachers are not available.

ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION »




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MORE PICTURES SENT IN
 posted 7/14/09


13 Tigers celebrate their victory

We couldn’t be prouder of our 13-Tigers and their silver medal finish at the Midwest Cup tournament.





2009 SUMMER PROGRAMS
 UPDATED: 07/10/09

Open Gym dates are available for three age divisions:
Court ONE: College and Grades 12 and 11 (HS Varsity).
Court TWO: Grades 10 and 9 and 8.
Court THREE: Grades 8 and 7 and 6.

You do not have to be a current Fort Wayne VBC member to participate. Pre-registration is required with a minimum of 10 players signed up on a court. Once 10 players (each court) are registered we will activate and post to website (24 hours in advance of the given date). Players must be committed once registered. Cost is $5 per player due at the start of each sessions. Open Gym runs for 1 hr and 15 minutes. This is a non-instructional time with on-site staff. Open gyms are designed for match play. Sessions will be canceled with notification posted to website 24 hours in advance if not enough players registered. Players are responsible to check website for this information prior to leaving home. All sessions will be held at the new Fort Wayne VB Training Center, 5335 Bass Rd (behind the Pointe Church)

Next Open Gym: (to be announced) 7:00pm-8:15pm.
-Open Gym On-Line Registration


Summer training sessions (new JULY dates have been added) are available for all area players. You do not have to be a current Fort Wayne VBC member to participate. Pre-registration is required (see link below). Players need to arrive at our new Fort Wayne VB Training Center, 5335 Bass Rd, 10 minutes prior to starting time.

The instructor will be Club Director, Tony Terrell (Grades: 8,7,6) Cost: $10 payable at the start of each session.

Training Session: Sunday, July 19th from 7:00-8:00pm.
-Summer Training Session On-Line Registration


Private lessons for 1, 2, 3, or 4 players can be scheduled anytime Monday thru Saturday by contacting one of coaches offering lessons. Specific training determined by player request are available each week. Current club coaches you can schedule times with: Steve Florio, Kirsta Solberg, Hector Kiely, Kent Mitchell, and Tom Terrell.
-Private Lesson information





WINTER/SPRING SURVEY 2009
 posted 07/08/09

IMPORTANT: Please take time to fill out the short survey with any/all comments you may have regarding the winter/spring season and our program in general. Your input is requested and appreciated in our effort to improve in any way we can. We have attempted to make this youth volleyball program better in each of the past 22 years. Thank you in advance for sending in your thoughts and comments.

2009 survey:   





MAY/JUNE INVOICE
 original posted on 5/31/09

UPDATE: The May and June billing statement is now past-due. Pleae see link below to access the statement.

- May/June invoice statements





LOST KEYS
 posted 07/08/09

Coach Tim Houser is missing a set of keys from a practice in June with the 13-wildcats, 14-weasels, 15-sharks at the training center on Bass Road. If you accidently picked up a set of keys (has red/white/blue key on the ring) please contact Tim at 414-8315. Very important that Tim gets these lost keys back.





NEEDS
 posted 07/04/09
In search of the following items..... One large refrigerator for water bottles (instead of a drink machine) and a used large flat screen TV for rolling player slide-show. Please contact the club if you can help. Thanks!







TOURNAMENT UPDATES
 posted 7/04/09


14 Weasels - 2009

A BIG congratulations to Coach Dircksen and our 14 Weasels for their 3rd place Bronze medal finish at the JVDA National Championships at Louisville, Kentucky out of 46 teams. A great finish to a great season for our 14-1 team. See results link above for how our other teams finished.

Eric Moss (FW 18-Force) was presented the "Best Teammate" award at the PreVolleyball Classic in June. She was the only 18-under player to receive this honor. Congratulations to Erica for this special award.



16 cobras enjoy a dinner out in Louisville.


At the Dells ...





ALUMNI
 posted 6/11/09

Brigitte Slack is in town on return from her 1st year of professional volleyball in Germany. She took time to stop by practice last night to see her former club in action during a 16's practice. Brigitte trained with the Fort Wayne VBC for 7 years, led her Concordia HS team to the State Finals, set four years for the University of Alabama, and plays professional volleyball for the German team - TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen I. Brigitte will return to Germany in August for her 2nd professional season.






FORT WAYNE VBC TRAINING FACILITIES
 

NUMBER OF COURTS USED BY THE CLUB: 12

Practice locations -

West-
    FWVBC Training facility - 5335 Bass Rd   
         Court 1,2,3 (sport court)

Central-
    Park Center Gym - 909 East State
         Court 4 (wood)
    Salvation Army - 2901 North Clinton
         Courts 5 and 6 (tarten)

Southwest-
    Emmaus Church - 8626 Covington Road
         Courts 7 and 8 (sport court)

North-
    Gethsemane Church - 1505 Bethany Lane
         Court 9 (sport court)
    Spiece Fieldhouse - 5310 Merchandise Dr
         Courts 10,11,12 (wood)







PLAYER ACCOUNTABILITY
 
Players who will be missing practice are required to email or call your respective coach prior to every missed session (this includes all reasons for missing). You can find your coaches contact information on the links located on the right side of this page.













FORT WAYNE VOLLEYBALL CLUB
P.O. Box 5754
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46895
Phone: 1-260-420-2507
Email: ftwaynevbc@aol.com





since May 1998