Well we are off and running!  The fund raiser went extremely well with over 100 people in attendance.  $15 of every ticket sold will go back to the family that sold it to help pay for nationals.  If you missed it, you missed a very fun night!

Our 12-1 team kicked off their year going undefeated in the Lake Michigan Championships in Grand Rapids Michigan.  Congrats to coach Carrie and her team for their great performance with only 6 team practices under their belts.  Most important, the girls had fun, the team camaraderie was great, and they improved so much over the course of the weekend as they got more and more comfortable in their positions!

Our 14’s teams both had good showings in their first weekend of play as well.  They played in the final week of the Power League in Maumee and really showed that they will be serious contenders as they grow together.  I saw lots of smiles, and lots of good plays mixed in with the normal early season jitters.  It’s so fun to see them get better right before your eyes!  I had a parent comment to me that it was amazing to see after only two weeks of practice and they can’t wait to see where they will be in another 2 weeks! 

A special public thank you to Stephanie Harms at Premier.  She was extremely accommodating to our club and for that we are very appreciative!

15’s are in in Mason Ohio this weekend for their first tourney and we are happy to welcome our first outside college coach to this week’s position night.  Margot Fredrick from D1 Texas Pan American University will be running the show Wednesday!

Viva!

We will host a make up tryout for the 12’s, 13’s, and 14’s age groups monday November 8th from 7:00pm – 9:00pm at the Fetterman gym attached to Savage Hall on the UT campus.   Park in the Savage Lot directly off of Douglas and enter Fettermen from that lot.

You do not need to pre register for this at all, but an email that you are planning on coming would be helpful.

coachmattera@gmail.com

12’s Tryouts will be Sunday October 31st from 12:00 - 2:00 At Savage Hall – UT

13’s Tryouts will be Sunday October 31st from 2:00 – 4:00 At Savage Hall – UT

14’s Tryouts will be Sunday November 7th from 2:00 – 4:00 at Notre Dame Academy

15’s Tryouts will be Sunday November 14th from 5:00 – 8:00 at NotreDame Academy (this one is 3 hours so that players can come a bit late or leave a bit early as we try to be flexible with other things going on that Sunday)

16’s Tryouts will be Sunday November 14th From 2:30 – 4:30 at Notre Dame Academy (17’s&18’s may come to this one if they have a conflict with their time)

17’s-18’s Tryouts will be Sunday November 14th from 12:00 – 2:00 at Notre Dame Academy (16’s may come to this one if they have a conflict with their time) 

The Cost to tryout will be $20 and we’ll have sign in and waiver forms on site the day of tryouts.  Please bring your insurance information!   We’ll try to post the forms online but I’m not that “web” savvy so I make no guarantees!

Toledo Revolution will host an informational meeting this Sunday Night, October 24th, at 7:00 at Rossford High School.  Park in the back and follow the signs!

At this meeting we go over the history of the club, why we are different, coaching staffs, costs, schedules, and any other question you may have.

Hope to see you there!

Thank you all for your patience as we finalize deals with our gyms for tryouts.  We’ve had to move from single court gyms to multiple court gyms due to all of the interest!

We have secured court time at UT’s Savage Hall for our first session of tryouts on October 31st.

12’s Tryouts will be from 12:00 - 2:00

13’s Tryouts will be from 2:00 – 4:00

The Cost to tryout will be $20 and we’ll have sign in and waiver forms at Savage the day of tryouts. 

Tryouts for 14’s will be Sunday November 7th and 15’s through 18’s will be Sunday November 14th.  Times and locations will be announced ASAP.

New updates have been added to the FAQ page and coaching staff announcements will also be coming soon.

Stay tuned and keep spreading the word.  The Revolution is on!

TR will be expanding again in 2011.  We will have tryouts in ages 13-18 with plans to have a team in every age group.  We will be sticking with the JVA schedule and periodization approach to training while adding more individual skills work to the concept.  We have some fantastic coaches coming on board and have fielded inquiries from more families that I could have imagined who want to join the revolution or at least check us out.  I’ve even had discussions with coaching friends around the state about starting “revolution” branches in other cities! 

Stay tuned for more info on tryouts and the coaching staff for 2011…VIVA!!!!

TR Volleyball had a great year number two.  Featuring 2 teams in the 14’s division, the young ladies played hard, got better, and had fun…isn’t that what club ball is supposed to do?

Highlights for the year included 14-1 knocking off a power MAVA 15’s team in Indy and both 14-1 and 14-2 making the gold round of the Dunes April Classic.  14-1 finished 3rd in both the Motor City Madness tourney and the Dunes April Classic, narrowly losing out to the eventual champs each time.  14-2 also had a nice showing going 7-1 but finishing only 5th due to some “interesting” formatting.  The 14-1 Team finished in the middle of the pack at nationals while 14-2 knocked out 4 wins in some very tough pools!  Between Michigan, Louisville, Indy, Dunes, and Orlando we saw some great competition and improved every time out.

I’m so pleased at some of the club development this year; 7 different coaches helped out with the two teams, girls headed to 7 different high schools played on our teams, and we proved again that the periodization format can and does work!  The girls all developed physically through the workouts with Maryellen in January and February, they all improved their skills during the training period, and we saw very little burnout and zero drama within the teams as was the case in year one.   

A big thank you goes out to all of the coaches, parents, and players for another great year at TR.  There are MAJOR plans for the 2011 season including teams in all age groups, adjustments to the training, and some fantastic new coaches coming on board.  Stay tuned!

Viva!!!!!

Updated and corrected…I had a typo on the email address so if you tried to email us about the event and it got returned, please try again! 

On April 10th TR will host an 8 team, single day tournament at Notre Dame Academy.  Any and all 14’s teams are welcome regardless of their OVR/USA/AAU/JVA affiliation.  We provide the insurance!  We’ll consider stong 13’s teams as well.  This will be a more relaxed tourney designed to be a chance to try out different lineups etc. while getting ready for bigger national type tourneys. 

If you are interested in entering a team, reffing this event, or just want more info, drop me a line at smattera@cfpohio.com

Thanks!

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A lot of you have been asking a lot of questions about the scheudle and how various parts work so I thought this might help give everyone a better picture of how it all fits together.  This is not a set scheudle but it is pretty representative of what a season with TR will entail and roughly what it will cost. 

Sample Training Schedule

December 6^th, 13^th, 20^th, 27^th: Open Gyms (optional)

January 4^th – February 27^th: Conditioning At Positively Fit 2 nights per week, your choice which nights, plus full team workout Saturday mornings

March 1^st – May 6^th: Practice 4 days per week, Mondays off if it follows a tourney weekend.

May 10 – May 23^rd: Off Weeks

May 24^th – June 11^th: Nationals Prep Practice Schedule

Sample Tourney Schedule

March 13-14 Bluegrass Pre Qualifier – Louisville

March 20-21 Dunes March Madness – Michigan City, IN

April 10^th – Friendship Scrimmage – We Host in Toledo

April 16-18 JVA Youth Gala – Louisville

April 24-25 Michigan JVA Showcase – Grand Rapids, MI

May 8-9 Team Indiana Classic – Indy

June 5 or 12 – Pre National Scrimmage

June 16-19 – National Championship – Orlando, FL

***This Schedule is not set in stone.  It is meant to give potential families an idea of what they are committing to and what they will get for their fees.

The Fees for a 9 person team under a schedule like this will be around $1400 per player.  This includes coaching fees for a head coach and an assistant, coaches travel, facility rental, registeration, tournament entry fees, administrative fee, 2 jerseys, and a warm up top.  Every team will attend nationals, and there will be an extra fee at the end of the year for this.  The fee will be based on the tourney entry fee plus coaches travel expenses.  Figure around $200-$300 for the nationals fee.

We will be hosting tryouts for 13’s & 14’s at Notre Dame from 2:00 – 4:30 on SATURDAY November 7th.  Please arrive at 1:30 so we can get paperwork done!  We will be charging $20 for the tryout and evaluation.  Team offers will be emailed by noon on Sunday the 8th.  We are looking at 1-3 teams depending on the number of athletes that show up.

Thank you to those who have made me aware the CYO Championships might go as late as 5:00 on Saturday.  What we will do is have a seperate tryout session at 6:00 for those young ladies who are in that Tourney (SJA, GESU, KATERI, BLESSED SACRAMENT) Sorry that it will be a terribly long day, but I figured you’d want your offer by Sunday!  Please email us if this won’t work.  I’d hate for someone to not be able to tryout becasue of scheduling conflicts. 

Announcement regarding the older age groups will come later this week! 

Hope to see you Saturday!!!