POLICIES & GUIDELINES

Financial Policies and Obligations

  1. When you accept an offer to participate, you accept the financial obligations for the entire club fee for that season. When teams are composed, monies immediately go directly into tournament entries, coach salaries, facility rentals, and administrative fees.

  2. Due to our budget and limited gym space, we do NOT offer refunds or make-ups for players who do not come to practice due to illness, injuries, or their conflicts. Refunds will NOT be given to athletes who choose not to play because of conflicts, team or coaching assignments, or an individual’s amount of playing time. (See #4)

  3. Fees are NON-REFUNDABLE for ANY reason, even in the event that your daughter/son quits, is suspended, injured, becomes ill at any point in the season, or some act of God occurs that requires cancellation of tournaments and/or practices.

  4. Due to this NON-REFUNDABLE policy, we provide the opportunity to purchase registration insurance through RegSaver. When you sign up for our programs, you may purchase the optional registration insurance to protect your player’s financial obligations so that you may receive a refund should they become sick or injured. This protection is highly recommended.

  5. If a program is canceled prior to it being started, a refund will be issued.

  6. If YOU cancel a registration prior to the start of the program, you will be credited towards another program.

  7. Credits expire in ONE YEAR

Policy On Unpaid Players Fees:

A Junior Club player must remit all club fees as specified by their Club/Team within the club’s scheduled time frame. If fees are unpaid at the end of the Club’s season, the Club Director may use any legal means necessary to obtain payment, i.e. collection agency. Nonpayment will result in the athlete’s name being submitted to the NERVA Region Office, which requests the athlete be restricted from registering or participating with the Region until the fees are paid. A letter requesting payment that includes the parent’s name, player’s name, player’s age level, and notification of this policy must be sent to the family and a copy to the region office.

Players’ Code of Conduct

  1. Players are expected to represent themselves and GVC in a positive and honorable manner on and off the court.
  2. Players must act in a respectful manner to their coaches, teammates, opponents, officials, and work teams. Violations will result in less or no playtime and up to possible dismissal from the club without refund.
  3. Practices are at specific times. Players must be ready to play with their shoes and kneepads on at the appointed time. Players must stay until the end of practice unless approved by the coach.
  4. An illness that causes you to miss school will be considered an excused absence. However, sprains, pulled muscles, and soreness are not considered acceptable reasons for missing practice. All injured players must attend practice (will not play but can learn strategy, skills, etc. through watching) unless attending a medical appointment for that injury.
  5. Disrespectful, foul or abusive language, and the use of drugs or alcohol will not be tolerated under any GVC related activity. Players who violate this policy will be removed without a refund and will not be permitted to return to the club.

Parents’ Code of Conduct

  1. Parents who do not follow the below rules will be required to leave the tournament. Additional violations could result in their daughter being dismissed from the club with no refund.
  2. Parents are expected to be positive in their attitudes toward volleyball and emphasize the cooperative nature of the sport.
  3. Parents will respect coaches, players, opponents, officials, and the team working the match. Yelling about the score, specific calls, or a player’s or team’s performance is unacceptable.
  4. Parents are not allowed on the court, at the bench, or behind the score table once warm-ups begin and should refrain from speaking with their daughters until after the coach’s post-game talk.
  5. Parents with concerns or questions should first communicate with their daughter’s Coach at an appropriate time (tournaments and the middle of practice are not appropriate times). If an issue remains unresolved, the Club Director should be contacted. The Club Director is the final authority.
  6. Parents are expected to ensure that players arrive and leave from practice and tournaments at designated times. Teams play and work together – players are not to leave a tournament until excused by their coach.


Club’s Anti-harassment Policy

We are a member club of the New England Region of USA Volleyball. As a player, you may stop any unwanted contact from a club representative by simply asking (either verbally or in writing) that all contact cease. Any player believing a club representative of any New England Region volleyball club has been intimidating, harassing, or acted inappropriately in any manner of contact or recruiting should contact the New England Region office at (508-868-5316).

Volley Minis

Saturdays 9:00-10:00AM
Sept: 7, 14 (8:30-9:30), 21, 28
Oct: 5, 12, 19, 26 (8:30-9:00)
COST $260