tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27551330003516986882024-02-07T05:52:23.094-08:00The Volleyball Facility BlogWelcome to the JVA sponsored blog on starting and operating a volleyball facility. This blog features stories about volleyball facilities all over the country. JVA Club Directors provide advice and guidance to help others who are looking to take this step to grow junior volleyball in your region, while also growing your business.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407495005897404503noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755133000351698688.post-37868342559044939412015-06-21T19:38:00.000-07:002015-06-21T19:38:27.125-07:00Develop a Business Plan and Be Ready to Change It<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I
restarted <a href="http://delaware-juniors-vbc.d4sportsclub.com/default_css.aspx">Delaware Juniors Volleyball Club</a> in 2006 we had a Five Year Plan in place to
help guide us. One of these goals was to open our own facility in year 5. To
accomplish this we set up yearly goals listed below. During the 2007- 2008
season we began to write our business plan, in 2008 – 2009 we began our capital
funding and started working on the design of the facility, in 2009 -2010 we
were to start construction and in 2010 – 2011 to open the facility. The
business plan was our first challenge, I can’t tell you how many revisions and
amendments we made and continue to make today. The business plan is a living
document that most importantly steers the business. Our business plan was good
but not great, and it has a daily impact on the business. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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small business owner and seek his/her guidance in business plan writing. It is
very difficult if not impossible to do it yourself. Once the business plan was
created we were to move on to our capital funding in 2008-2009. This was delayed
mostly because our club experienced a huge growth surge and doubled in size to
24 teams. While this growth was great, it devoured much of the time we should
have been devoting to raising money for a facility. Finally in 2010 we found a
location and began the next steps. Location for us was critical; many of the
warehouses that were available were located in industrial parks, which are not
always the most parent/player friendly. The ones we could afford were not in
clean, safe looking areas and location was less than ideal. It took us over a
year to find our current location. Location is everything in real estate. We
were following the “3 Turn Rule” common in commercial real estate. It should
take no more than 3 turns off a major highway to get to your place. If you
can’t get customers to your facility you are doomed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Construction started in the
summer of 2011. Two rules for construction: it is never finished on time and it
will cost twice what you are told so plan accordingly. We opened 7 weeks late
and $100,000 over budget. These are tremendous hurdles to overcome with any
new business. We opened in November 2011 just in time for tryouts, but missed
the entire Fall and about $30,000 in potential revenue. Once open, it was all a
blur. Another piece of advice is be
prepared to be there all of the time. If you are not open you are not making
money while the bills still keep coming. To manage the finances we use
QuickBooks online. We went this route because I, the owner and any of the other
staff can access the books from anywhere instead of on one computer. It really
is a huge help. We also made some initial mistakes on our website. We tried to
save some money and wanted a fancy website for as cheap as possible, when we
got the finished product it was not what we wanted and provided little functionality.
So we are now using EZ Facility, another online software package that is
designed to manage sports facilities, which I highly recommend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our overall business model is a
little different. We knew that <a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/" target="_blank">volleyball</a> was not going to be big enough to
support the entire facility; we need other sports and programs to help. We went
out in search of partner groups that would also benefit from the facility. We
found field hockey, lacrosse, basketball and even roller derby groups to
partner with. These groups not only bought into the facility as investors, but
also guaranteed us rental revenue and allow the groups to have a home and
competitive advantage over other groups. It is a mutually beneficial situation
for all. We also decided to not hire program experts. We wanted to run the
facility with very limited staff, allowing the rental groups to run their own programs;
we just rent them the space. While we may miss out on some revenue we also save
on staffing and all other program costs. We don’t have to worry about all of
the headaches associated with running a program. We just collect the rental
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our facility also has three
other sub tenants. We have a 3,000 square foot ATI Physical Therapy office
in the Delaware Sportsplex that treats only athletes and gives our partner
groups access to athletic trainers, PT and training equipment. In addition to
ATI, a Velocity Speed Agility franchise will open in late summer. Having two
well-known sports names in our facility only adds value to our customers and
helps bring in potential customers, while basically covering half of our rent
to the owner. The 3<sup>rd</sup> tenant is a local restaurant that runs our
snack bar. Our first thoughts were to let somebody who is in the business
handle this; one less thing to worry about. We would just get a cut of their
profits. However we quickly found out that running a restaurant and snack
bar are not the same. We have struggled to make any money with this and are now
looking for a way to terminate our agreement.
Snack bars make money, if you treat them like a snack bar. My advice
here is don’t give up the snack bar to anybody and make sure you don't allow
outside food into the building to help your sales.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are now in month eight of
business and the summer is the toughest time for any indoor sports facility. We
did not have the cash reserves we would have liked to have had are now trying
to create new revenue streams to compensate. Plan accordingly, <u>put cash away</u>.
You never know when you will need it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well back to running the
business, it has certainly been a huge learning experience and a fun ride so
far!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On September 22, 2014, the
doors of <a href="http://www.theacademyvolleyball.com/#welcome" target="_blank">The Academy Volleyball Club</a> opened to the public for the first time. Hundreds
of coaches, officials, friends, families, and players joined us for that very
first open house and it hasn’t slowed down since! At that point in time we had nothing
more than an empty 50,000 sq ft warehouse, with a few pallets of sport court
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today, only nine months
later, we have seven courts, a concession stand, ProShop, and players’ lounge.
Our first club season included 36 girls teams, 5 boys teams, more than a
thousand clinic participants, and over 700 teams competing in the club
tournaments we hosted. This summer we are hosting a Gold Medal Squared Clinic, featuring
Hugh McCutcheon, Carl McGown, an Jim McLaughlin, among others. In August, less
than one year after opening, we will be expanding… adding 20,000 sq ft and an
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players, coaches and parents walk into our facility for the first time. Their
comments and the reaction on their faces never get old. As one of the largest
facilities in the Midwest, the space can be overwhelming at first glance. The
decision to line the courts with chairs, instead of filling the facility with
bleachers, gives the courts a uniform and clean look. We are also fortunate to
have a full 5,000 sq ft for each court, allowing ample space to play, coach,
and view matches. It is important to us to have a facility that is comfortable
and provides a good experience, not only for the players, but the coaches and
spectators as well. We know that many people spend a lot of time in our
facility, so we try to make it feel like their home away from home.</span></div>
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facility like ours comes with major expenses. It is a good thing we love
volleyball, because it takes a lot of it to pay for this amazing space! In
addition to the standard girls club teams and tournaments, our boys program has
helped bring in teams, events, and training during “off-peak” times. This has
kept our facility hopping from September – June. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Volleyball to our program offerings this summer, and while we don’t have sand
courts at our facility, we have partnered with two local sand venues, so we can
offer sand training and tournaments to area players. Located on opposite sides
of Indianapolis, these two locations allow us to expand our reach and provide
quality sand training to over 80 middle school and high school athletes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At The Academy, we have a
strong focus on <a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/" target="_blank">youth volleyball</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
have incorporated a Little Spikers program into our clinic series, as well as a
Fall Youth League in August and September. Adult leagues and tournaments,
sports performance training, corporate rentals, and facility sponsorships keep
us busy and funded year-round. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One thing I’ve learned this
year is that running a business, facility and club is challenging… and not
always in the ways that you think!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
had to adapt very quickly to having such a large turnout of club players and teams
at our events. It was definitely a challenge to hire and train a staff of 70
coaches in less than eight weeks, especially when a positive atmosphere and
first impression is so important. </span></div>
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with our athletes. Each one had to be a good fit for our club, bringing
experience, knowledge, professionalism and positivity to their coaching. Gym
space also immediately became an issue. With 41 teams and seven courts we
implemented some very creative scheduling! Clinics and private lessons had to
be put on hold or offered at off-peak times to make all of the club practices
fit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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come by, especially through banks, SBA loans or other traditional methods of
lending. Many places are hesitant to work with a “start-up” or a business that
is less than 2 years old. Leaning on family, friends, and other volleyball
enthusiasts for funding is a good option, especially if you have a strong
vision and business plan. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And, while a detailed business plan is imperative, be
prepared for the fact that it will be blown up, changed around, and barely
resemble itself by the end of the first year. In the beginning, unexpected
expenses popped up daily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We needed
light covers over all of the courts, a lift to hang the light covers, all of
our doors re-keyed, and a mop-sink installed in order to meet code... the list
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difference between what we needed now, and what we wanted eventually. Working
with local companies to trade services (apparel vendors, photography,
electrical work) for sponsorships helped offset our expenses as well.
Throughout all of the ups and down, expenses and revenue, I try to stay true to
who we are and what is important. We have a beautiful facility, but our people
are our biggest asset. The families we serve and the coaches we employ will
make or break us as a club, so it makes sense that our resources, efforts and
energy stay focused on people.</span></div>
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year, I wouldn’t trade it for the world. For those who are thinking about
opening a facility or starting a club, I can tell you that it is absolutely
possible. Surround yourself with good people, who believe in your vision.
Expect challenges and obstacles, work harder than you’ve ever worked before,
and be sure to enjoy the journey. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.theacademyvolleyball.com/#welcome" target="_blank">The Academy Volleyball Club</a>, located in Indianapolis, is a member of the JVA. For more information on the JVA click <a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407495005897404503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755133000351698688.post-70189415945388143072015-05-26T05:07:00.001-07:002015-05-26T05:07:16.307-07:00PickleBall: How it Can Benefit Your Facility<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">PickleBall – this rapidly growing game with the funny name may help you fill daytime hours in your facility. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">PickleBall is a paddle ball game played with a whiffle ball. The court is 20’ x 44’ divided by a net, 36” high. Retirees were the first wave of devotees and make up a large group of players. The average age of players is about 50 yrs. However, the game is catching on with all ages and people are joining in rapidly increasing numbers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I recently interviewed Phil Larson, one of the District Ambassadors for Wisconsin. In Wisconsin alone, they are seeing about 30 new players each month. The numbers are impressive. Many players have a net and court tape in their car so they are able to play wherever they find space. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Players are drawn to the game due to the fast pace of the game and low impact on joints. Many of the players are former tennis, <a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/" target="_blank">volleyball</a>, and basketball players. Phil reported that these former athletes, with great hand-eye coordinator and ball skills, pick up the game very quickly. Players are also drawn to meeting new people and the camaraderie of their peers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Currently the majorities of PickleBall players are retired and look for games in their area. Once a site is found, word travels very quickly. Most play is in the form of open gym or drop-in games, generally doubles. The players, play by an unwritten code where, if only one court is available, players will balance the challenge teams to make it competitive for everyone. They will announce whether the play is “friendly” or “competitive”. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the friendly phase, more experienced players will try to keep the rally going, rather than smashing the ball to end the rally quickly. In this way, new players don’t become discouraged and have an opportunity to learn and improve their skills. For the last 30 minutes or so of the session, it may be announced that the format will change to competitive. In this phase the goal is to win the round and hold the court.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If there is more than one court available, players may choose to self-select the court of their ability and the format is more competitive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">PickleBall can be played indoors or outdoors. The low cost of PickleBall is also attractive. Due to the lack of facilities and courts to play on, many avid players carry their own net with them. A portable net is less than $150 and can be set up in a few minutes. Paddles average $50-$80 and balls are only 3 for $10.00. Membership in the USAPA is only $25 per year or $60 for a family. Membership is not required in local play. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In an <a href="http://volleyballfacility.blogspot.com/2012/09/setting-up-for-success-in-south-carolina.html" target="_blank">earlier article </a>I wrote about the space within a
converted warehouse that we were able to use for a practice facility. We had
our “own space”, but the warehouse was shared by other groups from basketball
to an air soft combat zone. The space had served us well, but it was always in
the back of our minds that we would someday “own” a facility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just a few weeks ago the dream of having a designated
<a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/" target="_blank">volleyball facility </a>for the club became a reality. We purchased a 21,000 sq.
ft. building that was at one time a skating rink. The site also included 5
acres of land that could be used for expansion and adding sand courts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the surface our situation in the shared warehouse looked
ideal. It was in a great location. We had unlimited access from 8am to 11pm 7
days a week. The facility provided signage, clean up of common areas including
bathrooms, and electric was included, all for about $3.00 per square foot. Not bad at
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_y_lL5bmM7BSv-ro65tGku71AKUoQivKUlVlYHNe6SMD_Z_lIQea-uxGaI4SFNSEp5Hmqjn4h6NNQT40-NyLcMu0IRkgxBQtn-uV77gbGV9rgtr8mZew4qPomHKt6cCtmxzDAW8f4uZT/s1600/Grand+Strand+Outside.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_y_lL5bmM7BSv-ro65tGku71AKUoQivKUlVlYHNe6SMD_Z_lIQea-uxGaI4SFNSEp5Hmqjn4h6NNQT40-NyLcMu0IRkgxBQtn-uV77gbGV9rgtr8mZew4qPomHKt6cCtmxzDAW8f4uZT/s1600/Grand+Strand+Outside.png" height="167" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the "but": The warehouse owner was running a business
and offered space to those willing to pay. He had 100,000 square feet to try and
fill. At such a low price he attracted quite a range of tenants. Our neighbors
included pole fitness (not exactly what you want beside your young volleyball
players), and a batting cage that had a wooden wall that provided quite a scare
when a ball went foul and hit it. Plus with gymnastics and a dance studio close
by, you could hear 3 different songs playing at any given moment. Not exactly
“our” space after all. The space was not climate controlled either. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One huge advantage to the shared warehouse was its location.
Right in the middle of town and central for many of our players. The building
and property we were considering to purchase was 30 minutes away and according
to some it was "in the middle of nowhere." Those who were close by our current location
complained immediately. For others the new location would be closer to home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So while some families were excited, others were not. We had
to see if moving our club was going to fly. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remember reading what </span><a href="http://volleyballfacility.blogspot.com/2012/09/and-search-begins-finding-perfect.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">John Brannon from CUVC </a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mentioned his post about searching for a facility.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It was
something like, “Perfect is the enemy of very good”. We had found a great
building with climate control and a price we could afford, but the location was
not perfect. Still it was within a reasonable driving distance and an opportunity that we decided to pursue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rather than disrupt everyone’s schedule mid season we
decided to take one step at a time in our transition. We asked our landlord at
the shared facility for a reduced rent for a smaller space. He agreed. At our
shared location we had 4 courts so we moved 2 courts over to our new facility
(and added a third) and kept 2 courts at the shared warehouse. We made a
schedule where teams would alternate practices between the two locations so no
one was driving out each practice. This has added cost to the club by paying
for two locations, but we felt it was worth it to let teams finish this season.
I felt compromise was the best policy for those making noise about a move in
season. I was betting once the new place was up and running they would see it
was worth a drive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeyYzYChQ4791w7Mdds2hdN8ysZS6KRRynI0l7mnP4vST9gdLRSYhOvtuD1eKwTsPazb_H0cuMVJBQgkJdYi5skCuAAZet4arsBhEdKj5N1zgmIolZ5wnwBmfmR15bv2kZ4XbDRezyzOw/s1600/GrandStrand+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeyYzYChQ4791w7Mdds2hdN8ysZS6KRRynI0l7mnP4vST9gdLRSYhOvtuD1eKwTsPazb_H0cuMVJBQgkJdYi5skCuAAZet4arsBhEdKj5N1zgmIolZ5wnwBmfmR15bv2kZ4XbDRezyzOw/s1600/GrandStrand+1.png" height="219" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have been practicing at our new facility for 3 weeks now.
We had a few teams vote to practice at odd times at our old place just so they
would not drive out an extra 30 minutes to the new place. Unfortunately they
did not even give it a chance. “I know we are spoiled here in the south.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just seeing the attitude of our players and families at our
new facility has been worth the move. The vibe is so much better and practices
have a different attitude. Players can come in early to do homework and enjoy
“their place”. In every aspect the facility is better and a step up for the
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next season we will have all our practices at the new
facility. We expect some players will fallout and not make the drive. But if
you are building a club on convenience, don’t expect to be very competitive. We
believe other players will make that drive to us because they know we are
training athletes to be the best they can be in an environment that we control.
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believed was in the best interest for the club as a whole. A climate controlled
facility allows us to do more. We’ve already started scheduling camps, clinics,
and a high school summer league. Plans are for a kid’s fair to introduce
ourselves to the new community and preview a volley tots program.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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Carolina. For more information about the JVA<a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/" target="_blank"> click here.</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407495005897404503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755133000351698688.post-35134481538971576392015-02-26T06:48:00.000-08:002015-02-26T06:52:08.602-08:00A Happy Marriage for Volleyball and Futsal <div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ascvb.com/" target="_blank">Texas Advantage Volleyball </a>(TAV) is celebrating 30 years of volleyball this year in our new headquarters building. Three years ago we embarked on a mission to build a new building for our <a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/" target="_blank">volleyball club</a>. We designed, planned and executed a facility designed to support our growth into the future. Fortunately for us, at the last minute, a facility became available that was very close to our required design that had 12 wood floor volleyball courts, a 20,000 square foot performance training area, locker rooms, snack bar, mezzanine viewing area, conference and meeting facilities as well as office area. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d;">We elected to move to the existing building because of existing non volleyball activity that was already in place and would move our marketing program ahead by almost 2 years. Since we were still in our existing building until December 1, 2014 we took over operation of the facility early 2014 and began adapting the building to our needs while learning the other non volleyball requirements. We moved our whole corporate operation into the new facility on August 1, 2014 with enlarged men’s and women’s restrooms, refinished courts, more performance and weight equipment and 3 additional volleyball courts that are top of the line Sport Court.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We now house an indoor soccer program “<a href="http://youtu.be/unFlcSwdDFc" target="_blank">Futsal</a>” (which is one of the top Futsal programs in the country), Charter school and Home School programs, a full time Health and Fitness center complete with a Chiropractor, Professional Trainers, Yoga Classes, Spin classes, and Basketball practices. The Futsal program is a 24/7 52 weeks a year program and we are now booked for 46 weekends a year hosting Volleyball Tournaments, Futsal Tournaments, Basketball Tournaments, High School Tournaments, Professional Events and Special Events. Our TAV athletes now have a state of the art facility to manage wellness training, dietary scheduling, workout programs, off season programs as well as practice and play opportunities.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition to our headquarters we have club locations in Aledo, Texas; Duncanville, Texas; and Amarillo, Texas. We are determined to continually improve and work hard to make the <a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/" target="_blank">youth volleyball </a>experience a great one for coaches, athletes and parents.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>TAV is a member of the Junior Volleyball Association, and has been for many years. The Junior Volleyball Association is a non-profit organization of junior volleyball clubs around the country. The JVA's mission is to promote the growth of youth and junior volleyball for all junior clubs through program and resource development, education and events. For more information about the JVA <a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/" target="_blank">click here.</a></i></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407495005897404503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755133000351698688.post-77343347391415507192014-12-02T12:17:00.001-08:002014-12-02T12:17:07.581-08:00Bigger than the Building: The Upward Star Center Aims To Play With Purpose<div class="MsoNormal">
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<a href="http://www.upward.org/" target="_blank">Upward Stars</a> enters our third year partnering with Junior Volleyball Association, it has become evident that
the organization's expertise is crucial in reaching young athletes across the
country. They continue to show a strong commitment to
working with Upward Stars club directors nationwide and truly trust the
vision of each club director to help benefit and grow the sport at the
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1479575598" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Saturday, Sept. 27</span></span>
the <a href="http://www.upwardstarcenter.com/" target="_blank">Upward Star Center </a>opened its doors to the local community. The
multi-sport, indoor-outdoor complex sits on 60 acres in Spartanburg,
SC. On the outside lie two state-of-the-art
turf fields, four natural grass fields, and four lighted sand
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full-sized basketball courts (that can be transformed into 12 short
courts), 12 regulation indoor volleyball courts, six meeting
rooms, four pro-style batting cages, a running track, rock wall, café,
strength and conditioning area with trainers, a retail shop as well as a
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today’s sports culture, a lot of organizations sacrifice the long-term
benefit of athletes in exchange for short-term gain. The result of such
neglect is 70% of young athletes quitting sports
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landscape of youth sports for the benefit of our young athletes.</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Use as a “Living Laboratory”</b> – Develop and improve new sports offerings that focus on an athlete’s long-term development.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span></li>
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<i>360 Progression</i> Program</b> – Offer recreation, developmental, and performance programs as well as tournaments with the primary goal of developing the
<i>total athlete</i>.<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The
Upward Star Center is one of the premier sports destinations in the
southeast. As proud as this fact makes us, the real mission and
excitement is being able to help build
<b><i>total athletes</i></b>. The term “total athletes” is used to
describe our exclusive 360 Progression program which is the blueprint to
help young athletes grow in four key areas – Mentally, Athletically,
Spiritually, and Socially.</span></span></div>
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Stars has dedicated coaches, staff, and community members who share in
the mission to guide players through the stages of game discovery, skill
development, and peak performance while fostering
the growth of personal character through the teachings of Jesus Christ.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now,
one of the critical issues that arose recently is that players are
leaving leagues, a lot of times even quitting sports entirely by the age
of 13 which decreases the time they can be impacted
through the 360 Progression. There is clear evidence that if young
athletes aren’t around qualified coaches and in a competitive
atmosphere, parents are willing to move their child out of athletic
programs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While
the Upward Star Center is a new and crucial piece in reaching these
athletes, Upward Sports also has an existing Volleyball Center ten miles
away which houses seven additional volleyball
courts and has an expansion in the works. As it stands, the 19 courts
these two facilities have combined make them one of the largest
volleyball complexes in the country! The ability to have access to such
venues ensures athletes and their families have a
place that can provide the competitive environment they wish to be a
part of.
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<i>Upward Stars</i> program. Upward Stars differentiates itself by
allowing players to be a part of a “club” atmosphere. It is here that
they are led by certified coaches, receive individual instruction, and
play against high-level competition to ensure they
are reaching their full potential.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Upward
Stars already has terrific clubs and young athletes within its programs
who are seeing results. Under the guidance of Corey Helle, the Upward
Stars Volleyball
Club Upstate was recently ranked the #1 club in the state of South
Carolina. Helle, who spent 17 years as a college coach including the
last 11 as the head coach at Wofford College, retired from the college
ranks to be the full-time club director in 2012.
This year the club anticipates having 40 travel teams and another 200
players go through their developmental academies.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There
are many experienced and passionate coaches within the Upward Stars
programs like Helle. The knowledge gained from working or playing at
the top levels lends
them to be excellent teachers of their sport and help their young
athletes perform at a high level.</span></span></div>
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introducing volleyball in 2012, participation numbers have continued to
rise, and the ability to impact young athletes’ lives has grown along
with them:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>In 2013</b> – 600 club athletes participated in Upward Stars programs along with six additional tournaments that when combined,
totaled 1,705 players for the year.</span></span></li>
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players reached for the year.</span></span></li>
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</span>Hosting
8 SAVL tournaments, local high school and middle school tournaments, 13
indoor and outdoor events including sand, grass, and developmental
tournaments, a national recruiting
showcase for aspiring college players, and numerous coaching clinics.</span></span></div>
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</span>The
Upward Star Center being the site of a division 1 Men’s volleyball
match where North Greenville faces off against perennial division 1
power Pepperdine and their leader, former national
USA volleyball coach, Marv Dunphy on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1479575599" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">January 3, 2015</span></span>. </span></span></div>
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</span>Co-hosting
1 AAU Winter Bump tournament in January, 1 AAU Super Regional and 1 <a href="http://myrtlebeachvolleyballtournaments.com/dixie-classic/" target="_blank">JVA Challenge Tournament </a>in March, and 1 SAVL Club Championship in April.<br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“We
are excited for the 2015 volleyball club season for many reasons, one
of the main ones being able to have our teams play in one of the premier
sports facilities in the country,” said Helle,
who also coaches the 181 team.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also,
beyond the Upward Star Center only being used for sporting events,
there are plans to utilize it as a place for conventions, concerts,
community events, and parties to expand on the ways
we can minister to our community.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As
we enter our third year partnering with JVA, it has become evident that
their expertise is crucial in reaching young athletes across the
country. They continue to show a strong commitment to
working with Upward Stars club directors nationwide and truly trust the
vision of each club director to help benefit and grow the sport at the
local level.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">JVA
is just one participant that is utilizing the Upward Star Center for
their events and tournaments. We invite you and your club to come visit
the facility if you haven’t yet, and keep checking
<a href="http://www.upward.org/" target="_blank">www.upward.org</a> for upcoming events and Upward Star Center information.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Upward Star Center –
<i>Play With Purpose</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>For more information about the Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) click <a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/" target="_blank">here. </a></i></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18407495005897404503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755133000351698688.post-5970466821352898242014-11-18T20:52:00.002-08:002015-02-09T13:22:06.183-08:00What's On Your Court? A Key To Injury Prevention<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the past two
decades the junior season has been extended approximately three weeks
and now goes into the second week of July. High school season begins
immediately after, followed by <a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/" target="_blank">club tryouts</a> in early November. That leaves a
very short break, if any, for the junior athletes. </span></span>As we embark on the 2014-2015 <a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/" target="_blank">club volleyball </a>season, we want to highlight a growing trend in volleyball facilities and volleyball venues at the junior, collegiate and international level. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The agreement is almost universal that the season is too long and the length of the season is contributing to several issues that have a negative impact on the sport. Those issues are less participation at the youth level, more injuries at all levels and an overuse factor for those players that must go directly from their club teams to the USA High Performance programs or their collegiate program. Many of the elite level collegiate coaches have been saying for years that many incoming freshman are entering college with overuse and chronic injuries that will plague them for most or all of their collegiate careers. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Plastic tile courts directly over concrete offer little protection against impact injuries</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />One factor that can significantly decrease the chronic injuries is a softer playing surface that is more forgiving on an athlete's body during the 2-3 hour practice consisting of endless jumping, landing, and diving across the floor. According to <a href="http://www.safekids.org/preventing-sports-related-injuries">Safe Kids
Worldwide,</a> more than 46.5 million
youth participate in sports each year in the United States. Safety,
protection, and durability are characteristics that all coaches and parents can
agree upon when considering what type of flooring kids will play on. The video below is a look at how <a href="http://greatlakescenter.com/" target="_blank">Sports Performance Volleyball Club</a>, one of the most successful boys and girls junior volleyball clubs in the country and the world, does their best to prevent injury and overuse in their junior volleyball athletes through their training schedule and training surface in their facility.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/Tournaments/JVAWorldChallenge.aspx" target="_blank">2015 JVA World Challenge </a>will feature an </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Official FIVB Taraflex®
court during competition and teams will be able to experience the benefits on their bodies' recovery after the numerous hours of play over the 3 day event. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nusBdgX3n44&feature=youtu.be">Taraflex®
by Gerflor</a> is used by leading youth volleyball programs around the country
and <a href="http://www.athleticbusiness.com/industry-press-room/gerflor-s-taraflex-continues-dominance-in-ncaa-di-volleyball.html">NCAA
Division I volleyball powerhouses</a> like the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSp-tiIGLoc&list=PL-VskXOFw3w6ivUiWt1wlFFxVv3E-OVpR&index=5">University
of Nebraska</a> and University of Hawaii, and the International Federation of
Volleyball (<a href="http://universalsports.com/video/2014-womens-volleyball-world-champs-final-usa-wins-gold/">FIVB</a>).
Gerflor, through IHF and FIVB
agreements, has supplied courts for handball and volleyball tournaments during
the last Olympic Games in London in 2012.
Its storied history is matched only by its benefits to players of all
levels. </span></span></div>
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F2772</a> certified, which means that it helps prevent long-term debilitating
injuries for athletes. Shock absorption characteristics – combined with its
foam backing – constitutes Taraflex®’s Impact Protection Index (IPI) and protects
players of any level when they fall, slide or dive for a ball. In fact,
athletes receive more support and stability around the point of impact (called
deformation) with Taraflex®, which results in fewer injuries for a difference a
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>By Tim Vande Schraaf,
President/CEO, </b><a href="http://eastsidevb.com/2010/default.cfm"><b>Eastside Volleyball Club</b></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In order to run a successful club
volleyball program, do you need to own a building? </span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://eastsidevb.com/2010/default.cfm">Eastside Volleyball Club</a> (Illinois)
is going into its 19<sup>th</sup> year of running a successful program in
Central Illinois and we have never owned a facility. Thousands of girls have
benefited from our creative court scheduling. Have we looked at opening
facilities in the past? Of course the answer to that question is yes. Our
current model and process is one that any club can use, as long as they have
the initiative and passion for the sport. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some information on our club: <a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/" target="_blank">ClubVolleyball</a> to us is not a business and we do not operate that way. We are a
genuine grass roots effort. Our goals are very simple, we want to better the
sport of volleyball and afford opportunities to our participants. My wife Diane
and I were cornerstones of the organization when we laid the foundation of our
idea 19 years ago. To this day we still operate with those principals. Our
model for facilities is entwined with our club philosophy so one needs to
understand our approach first. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This past season we had 35 club teams and 8 Mini Volleyball teams. Our club
utilized 6 facilities: 1) RiverPlex is
our Primary Hub, 2) Germantown Hills Middle School (SE - 15 minutes), 3) East
Peoria High School (S - 10 minutes), 4) Robein Middle School ( S - 10 minutes),
5) Eastside Centre ( S- 10 minutes) and 6) Dunlap High School (N-25 minutes).
On a given night I would probably put 50+ miles on my vehicle traveling to the
various facilities. Our club purchased net systems for most of the facilities. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our club’s
practice structure consists of one practice night that is longer and focuses on
technique and positional training. The other practice nights are what we
consider team nights and teams each have their own court. Friday nights are
normally free in many gyms. Our Mini VB program has 15-16 players and practices
on 1-2 courts. </span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEVU-LWCnQ2yUBWTkeDjBioJ93vli253X65BMvGHadIXw9Ppn4nfID0jv-7Ff0GV1qjF5Ner10ds0orl3GBJwGmLrglgRSAbbLVWSdyvBUy2EXXDNRZ_LMV6giuPU_ahnGzKrnsH-5YvE/s1600/VolleyTot+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyEVU-LWCnQ2yUBWTkeDjBioJ93vli253X65BMvGHadIXw9Ppn4nfID0jv-7Ff0GV1qjF5Ner10ds0orl3GBJwGmLrglgRSAbbLVWSdyvBUy2EXXDNRZ_LMV6giuPU_ahnGzKrnsH-5YvE/s1600/VolleyTot+2.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In our consideration of
purchasing a facility, we felt that by opening a facility, we would lose some
of the passion that we have for our current effort. We would also be tied down
worrying about facility finances. We have bargained and negotiated for every
hour of time we have used for our program and successful tournament series. One
key element is that when negotiating for time, we demonstrate and stress what
the community and schools are going to receive from our hard work. The
facilities we use are owned by other community partners, such as schools and
park districts. Our club program has the same philosophy. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The following are a couple tips
for a club to operate without a facility successfully.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">·<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><b>Establish your club playing fees as low as you
can.</b> Our club is not set-up as a money making proposition. Our leaders and
staff have other livelihoods for income. By keeping fee structures down,
communities are more willing to partner with your program.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">·<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><b><br />Give back to the community by offering
assistance for community projects related to volleyball. Help start other
grassroots efforts in the community.</b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We work with schools and park
districts on their dead time for our practices. For example we use a local
school and bank $X.X per hour per court for practices. The school has nothing
in the gym and the staff is present in the school during clean-up, so this
income is residual to them. Our primary practice facility that is owned by the
Park District has a similar arrangement, except it advances to a different
level. We host tournaments at this facility and pay them $X.X per hour per
court. They also work and receive proceeds from the admission gate. Our club
keeps a running tally on expense to tournaments, and as long as our expenses
are covered, we issue refunds to some of the facilities in the form of gifts to
schools that have members that are coaching for us. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In order to avoid double booking, we try and stay ahead and communicate a lot
with facilities so we can be proactive on finding alternate sites when
conflicts come up. We normally do not have too many issues since we have a
strong line of communication. Most times last minute conflicts can be avoided.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Pros of using this
system: </b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You are able to keep costs down by using gym time that
is not being used by other programs. Many gyms like to get tenants they
can always count on.</span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We don't have to worry about business expenses such as
utilities, custodial, etc..</span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We don't have personal capital financial outlay by
funding a building for business purposes.</span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are ancillary items such as training machines,
etc. that the facilities have for their programs we are able to access.
For example the RiverPlex has 10 nice Sand Courts that we are able to use
for our program.</span></span></li>
</ol>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Of course for all the
good, yes there are some cons to not having your own facility:</b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Creative scheduling needs to be done and we visit the
schedule often to try and head off duplicate booking. With more communication
we do not have to many problems.</span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We dont have the luxury to say, this is our own home,
but that doesn't seem important for parents that are wanting to meet a
home budget.</span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The distance between practice facilities can be
challenging for a managing aspect, but we have a set location for our
teams to practice that doesn't fluctuate.</span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When we do not control the facility, you could have to
deal with emergency changes that alter our schedule, but again our parents
understand, and some having played with clubs that own their own
facilities, that aspect doesn't seem important.</span></span></li>
</ol>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As long as clubs are good
stewards in their community, and partner with local facilities, they should
have no problem being successful without ever owning a facility. This model may
not work for some, but it has worked with us. Feel free to call me at (309)
635-4179 or email at <a href="mailto:Director@eastsidevb.com">Director@eastsidevb.com</a>
any questions on this idea or others we have used. We are here to help and
assist where we can.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For additional information on this
topic view the PowerPoint from Tim’s presentation at the 2007 AVCA Convention <a href="http://www.avca.org/includes/media/docs/Negotiating%20with%20School%20Systems%20PowerPoint%20Presentation.pdf"><b>Grassroots
Volleyball: Negotiating for Success with Facilities. A Total Community Effort</b></a></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>For more junior volleyball education for club directors and coaches, click<a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/" target="_blank"> here.</a> </b></span></span></div>
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proud member of the JVA and have organized the <a href="http://www.sanfordpentagon.com/northernplainspowerleague" target="_blank">Northern Plains Power League</a>
with JVA host clubs Omaha River City Juniors and Nebraska Juniors. The NPPL is
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facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The facility was built by Sanford Health
and opened in September of 2013. In the planning stages of the facility, Sanford Health knew they wanted a volleyball academy in the building, similar to what they already had established with basketball, baseball and football. They
hired Mark McCloskey, former club director at TEVA in Kentucky, and high school coach at Lexington Catholic High School.</span></span></div>
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church with 2 courts while the facility was under construction. He ran
camps and lessons in the summer and continued that when the building was
done in the fall of 2013. The club started in November with tryouts and
has taken off since. The main challenge for Mark, along with many
clubs utilizing a large multi-purpose facility like this, is competing
with basketball for court space. Although there are 11 courts, Mark
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volleyball courts in a tournament setting, or 14 courts in a The building is in the shape of a pentagon,
with courts along the outside walls of the building. In the center of the
building is a 3200 state of the art arena, which creates a great atmosphere for
any volleyball match. The Sanford Pentagon has been chosen to host the 2016
NCAA Division II Women’s Volleyball Championship, as well as the 2015, 2016 and
2018 Division II Women’s Basketball Championship and the 2017and 2018 Division
II Men’s Basketball Championships. 9 full time staff, Army of part time staff who work events, etc. NBA D-League teams plays its home games here.
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Complex. This includes the Sanford Fieldhouse which houses the Sanford POWER Sports
Performance Program. The fieldhouse has 62,000 square feet of field turf, a
state of the art weight room and a state of the art sports medicine facility. The club teams train 1-2 times a week with a coach at the
fieldhouse. There is a full time athletic trainer who covers the club during practice.</span></span></div>
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has made volleyball one of its priorities. Mark is looking forward to helping
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.greatlakescenter.com/" target="_blank">The Great Lakes Volleyball Center</a> in Aurora, Illinois home to the Sports Performance Volleyball Club, the Great Lakes Power League and several other <a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/" target="_blank">junior tournaments</a> has added four additional courts and is now a full service 12 court volleyball only facility. The expansion was a 4 month project that took place over the summer and was completed in October just in time for Fall/Winter programming. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The need for additional courts came about primarily for two reasons. The first was that the Great Lakes Center is host to many events and the amount of money and hours that was being spent on outside court rental and running offsite venues had gotten extremely costly. Now the Great Lakes Center can host 96 teams on site per day (am & pm waves) and while the strain to have to manage off site facilities will not be completely eliminated, for now it will be much more manageable. The second reason for the expansion was that the Sports Performance program is going to restructure their <a href="http://www.jvaonline.org/" target="_blank">youth development</a> program (7th grade and under) to move away from the traditional club model to an Academy model where players will have multiple training options. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The primary focus of the Academy will be physical and technical development with competition being a secondary element and all travel will be eliminated except for the most elite players who have long term experience. This model will be much more cost effective in a sport that is out of control in regards to what youth and junior players are currently paying in travel fees. It will also allow young athletes to start playing volleyball at a much younger age while they are still involved in multiple activities and have limited time to focus on any single sport. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Added along with the four additional courts is a 1,300 square foot parent / player lounge where parents watch their kids during training and teams can rest and relax during tournaments. The youth training center uses b</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">alloons, light balls (smaller balls bought in Japan), blow up beach balls, hula hoops and cones for agility and coordination training. There are also several b</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">oxes that are made by SPVB staff and are basic coaches boxes. The facility </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">uses the Schelde net system that goes all the way down to the floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The expansion of the Great Lakes Center also included a new 300 car parking lot that is across the street which brings the current parking to 500 lot spaces plus parking on the street. The Great Lakes Center now has a full service retail store and concession area, 12 courts that all have a rubber padded wooden sub-floor under the sport court playing and two restrooms each for both Women (23 stalls-8 sinks) and Men (8 stalls-8 urinals-5 sinks)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By John Brannon, Club Director, <a href="http://www.carolinauvc.com/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Carolina Union VBC</a><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the last blog we had found the location for our facility and next it was only a matter of start-up </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">funding coming together. I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nitially, we had been
working with a couple of capital investment companies, as well as one or two
potentially big private investors. But the private investors' primary
interest was in real estate (minimum $2 million project), and when we got our
quote back from the capital investment companies, the terms were prohibitive
from a business perspective (no early payoff allowed, basically end up paying
double for all of the equipment when all was said and done). </span></div>
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At that point, I had given up the ghost a little bit and decided this would be
a next year project; all the plans were ready, but without the money to make it
happen there isn't much that can be done. But then something funny
happened in a single week's time; while at high school volleyball matches and
being in the community, talking about our situation, people started to ask
about investing $10k, $20k, as much as $40k in the project. So in a
single week I went from giving up on the idea to having almost $100k of
investment promised if I signed the lease! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two weeks later... the lease
was signed, and the conversion began! The real nerve-racking question was
whether or not this would be a field of dreams experience or not! Only
tryouts would tell the real story.</span><br />
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currently going through “change of use” reviews with the city. As is
often the case with government programs, we are delayed a little bit! My
best advice for anyone that will go through this process is to make sure to ask
multiple people in the same department the same question. For the first
three weeks after we signed our lease we were operating under a couple of key
assumptions because of what two individuals downtown had told us…came to find
out that they were wrong, not just in interpretation, but on the existence of
certain regulatory rules in general. So don’t worry about upsetting people because you keep asking the same questions or ask a bunch of people the
same question. It's better to get all of the correct information in the first shot
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All-in-all, the excitement around
the club and the volleyball community as a whole is palpable. We’re
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 1993 I was fortunate enough to have a local contractor’s
daughter playing on my high school team. I coached and still coach at a
private high school named Assumption High School. We were playing and
practicing in a high school gym that was not much larger than many walk in
closets that you see today. One particular day we were having lunch and
we drove by a construction site as he needed to check on a job they had going
on at the time. In talking volleyball, I told him about a facility in
Chicago that my club team had played in called the <a href="http://www.greatlakescenter.com/" target="_blank">Great Lakes Center </a>owned and
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About three days later I get this phone call and he asked if I
was interested in pursuing the notion of building and operating a volleyball
center. Obviously, I was in his office in less than 15 minutes. We laid out the initial plans, and he began the construction project while I focused on the volleyball side of things: vendors, equipment, programming, etc. The start-up capital was provided by my partner. At the time, banks were not fond of lending money for a volleyball center as there was no track record of success to reference. My partners' borrowing power made it happen. Even his bonding company questioned him as to why a contractor was getting involved with a volleyball venture.</span></div>
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When we built OVVC, there were very few volleyball facilities in the country. We started
with four courts and were at capacity with adult night leagues within a
month. At that time we also rented space to a local junior club I was
associated with called KJVA. Approximately 18 months later we expanded to
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spacious mezzanine for watching games and socializing</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the year 2000, we formed the Kentucky Indiana Volleyball
Academy, which operates out of the center and today includes about 30 girls teams. Today, our revenue is spread
among KIVA club activities, hosting junior club tournaments, adult night
leagues, camps, clinics and numerous other junior events. Since we opened in 1993, there have been four other sports centers that opened in the metro Louisville area. This has provided the opportunity for so many young girls and boys to get involved in the great game of volleyball. We will be
celebrating our 20<sup>th</sup> anniversary next summer and look forward to
many years ahead. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755133000351698688.post-90681492619250078492012-10-09T15:17:00.001-07:002012-10-09T15:17:44.564-07:00Is the Location Right?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ended the last blog by asking, “Do I want to let the perfect be the enemy of the very good.” For about a week after my first visit, I kept going back to the building at all hours with some of our coaches to get their opinion. They all loved it! But coaches don’t pay the bills, they are the bills, so I knew that it was imperative to get the opinion of some of our club parents who I knew, who I trusted, and who lived in the south side of Charlotte (where about a third of our players live). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">This was a fascinating exercise, because each of them had the same reaction when I first mentioned the location; they winced. I wasn't shocked by this reaction, because part of the difficulty with perception in the greater Charlotte area is the way the counties are set up; on a map it looks like gerrymandered political districts because there’s no good explanation for the random county lines. In any case, a lot of the South Charlotte area parents live in Union County, the same county as our current high school home (Weddington High) and our former sports facility practice location. But getting to that sports facility from South Charlotte during rush hour is a nightmare, it’s an easy half hour for most of our kids, the new facility is a few miles farther away, but the drive is about ten minutes shorter. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I asked them to drive during rush hour to really get the feel for what travel to a club practice would be like. Every one of them came back with the same answer: “That was an easy drive!” And all of a sudden, the shift in locations (southeast to southwest) was seen as a benefit rather than a detriment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next, I told some of those parents to start talking around the idea so that we could get a read on our players and parents. While I don’t believe that we should make all of our decisions based on majority opinion, in this case I did think it was important to have the majority of our customers on board. We place a high value on our players feeling like this is <i>their </i>club, so it was important not to move to a place that cut off most of those kids. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But ease of access had other benefits long term. For a couple of years we have pulled several players from places as far north as Hickory, NC (about 45 northwest of Charlotte), and as far south as Columbia, SC (90 minutes from Charlotte). The new location is one minute off of the main highway that runs north and south through North and South Carolina, enabling us to draw more players from cities along this route.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was early August, and at this point all signs pointed to go. All we needed was our startup funding to come together …</span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755133000351698688.post-32921055438075852402012-09-29T07:55:00.003-07:002012-09-29T07:56:22.641-07:00And the Search Begins! Finding the "Perfect" Facility<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://www.carolinauvc.com/Pages/default.aspx"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carolina Union Volleyball
Club</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> has been around since 2002. We
began operating out of high schools as a purely regional level club that
finished the season at the beginning of April.
By 2009, all of this had changed.
We joined forces with another club and began operating out of a
multi-sport facility. We took our first
teams to USAV Nationals that year, and began to send teams to AAU Nationals the
following year. Things were moving in a
positive direction!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But
early on last club season we began to notice a change in the direction of our
relationship with this facility. We had
to cut our number of travel teams from 15 to 12 because of a lack of court
space, we would have three or four teams practicing on two side courts (one
basketball court) while other courts sat empty for hours on end. Local programming was the focus for the
facility owners rather than elite level volleyball. All of that meant that we weren't</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> serving as
many young athletes as we wanted, and the athletes we were serving were often
frustrated because of what they saw going on around them. So in April, the decision was made that our
club would have to find a new home, or move back to high schools and churches
for the foreseeable future. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We immediately
began to look into options and started off by having conversations with
potential investors. Then we began
working with an industrial broker to find empty and convertible warehouse
spaces. We also created a start-up and
operating budget, and began putting a business plan together. In the process, everyone received a real life
education in starting up a business. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[As an
aside, in a <a href="http://volleyballfacility.blogspot.com/2012/07/develop-business-plan-and-be-ready-to.html">previous
post</a>, Delaware Juniors Club Director Steve Lenderman mentioned the
challenge of putting together a business plan, and he was absolutely
correct. I would encourage anyone
interested in this to do some research and be willing to pay the $200-$300 for
good business plan software. It was a
phenomenal assist for me and the best investment that I’ve made for this
fledgling business so far!]<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we
worked through the months of May and June, we saw a few places we liked, but
nothing that jumped out at us as a viable option. Charlotte is built like a wagon wheel, and in
the past we had been operating out of both the south east corner and the
southern end of the city. The southeast
part of Charlotte had the advantage of numerous existing warehouse spaces, but
the disadvantage of being very difficult to get to after 4:00 in the
afternoon. In addition, these spaces
were significantly more expensive than those in the Southwest part of
Charlotte. The southern part of the city
was the ideal spot, but there was no existing warehouse space and as we did
more research and spoke with investors, building a facility looked more and
more like a 3-5 year plan (it is still in our big plans!). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At this
point, we went back to the drawing board.
We knew that we could always operate out of schools if we had to, but
that also represented a significant setback; it would limit our growth
potential because most schools are booked up with basketball during the winter
months. It would also limit our ability
to unify the whole club under one training system, hamper our athletes who
wanted additional private training, as well as our young coaches who wanted to
make coaching more of a full time job, reduce our ability to run extra clinics
and training sessions for our players and the community. Most importantly, (as one of our athletes
pointed out to me in this process) 4) it would put a huge dent in the “family”
atmosphere we try to create amongst our teams and families. The last of those points has always been a
staple of our club and one of the things we value most. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In late
July, my broker called me up and said, “I know this isn't</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> your ideal location,
but I want you to come take a look at this space.” It was toward the Southwest side, but it was
off of a major highway right near restaurants and shopping centers so I figured
it couldn't hurt to go look. I happened
to drive there from the southern part of the city during rush hour (about 5:30
pm) and had no trouble getting there at all, because most of the traffic was
headed the other way. This checked off
concern number one, ease of access for the majority of our athletes. The warehouse park was three turns and less
than a minute off of the major highway, which was great, and right behind a
Costco, a Hilton, a Chili’s, and a number of restaurants (something for parents
to do!). </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also
noticed that in the front of the warehouse park there was a police outpost,
which checked off concern number two, safety!
Our space was in the back of the well-lit park (check), which meant that
there was plenty of parking (check) and limited traffic (check). When I entered the building, the columns were
40x40 (check), the ceiling was 26 feet high at the peak and 24 feet clear from
column to column (check), and it had an existing and well kept bathroom (check,
having to install bathrooms can range anywhere from $100k to $300k). In addition, despite being 95 degrees outside,
the temperature inside was relatively mild (check, as the $150k bill that comes
with putting in HVAC is out of our reach at this point). This 16,000 sq. ft.
space would allow us to put three full courts with ten feet of serving space
(BIG check), a half court that we could utilize for full team training (check),
and an area for fitness training (check).
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I
was standing in the warehouse, I remembered a favorite question of a friend: “Are you going to let the <i>perfect</i> be the enemy of the <i>very good</i>?”. . . </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To be continued next week... stay tuned!</span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755133000351698688.post-11970112376232418782012-09-11T12:30:00.000-07:002012-09-11T12:30:00.236-07:00Investing in Your Facility AND Your Culture<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have come a long way . . . <a href="http://www.premiervolleyball.com/academy/index.asp">Premier Volleyball
Academy</a> opened its doors in 1996 as a four team program practicing out of a
local high school with nothing more than a bunch of eager players and a few
dedicated coaches. We now house about 35 club teams (350 players) at all
levels, 150 adult indoor league teams, 110 adult sand teams, 12 juniors sand
teams, 8 youth sand teams, thousands of campers, and an extensive private
lesson clientele. We are host to approximately 30 juniors’ tournaments
each year, and approximately 6 adult or college tournaments. Our teams
are serviced by 7 full time staff members, 2 strength coaches, and a full time
athletic trainer. Throughout the years
we have hit major milestones having recently committed our 250<sup>th</sup>
player to play in collegiate level volleyball.
Along the way, we have been members of the AAU and USAV, and we are
proud to be a founding member of the JVA. We now have had our doors open for 17 years
and counting, all because we decided from the beginning that we wanted to
invest in two main things: a great volleyball facility and a great gym culture.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Our club debuted as “Perrysburg Premier VBC” with a goal of coaching local kids
and playing in local tournaments to better prepare players for their HS season.
Over the course of the next few years we grew in popularity and size reaching
15 teams by 1999. The need for space was
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Knowing this was a lofty endeavor, the
decision was made to file the paperwork to incorporate as a single owner
business and forge ahead with plans to become a year round volleyball academy
for both youth and adult players. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After
much research, in 1998, we decided to move our club to the </span><a href="http://www.maumeesportsmall.net/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maumee Sports Center</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Maumee,
Ohio because of its convenient location.
The Sports Center was only 2 years old and already housed a large indoor
soccer center, golf driving range, and a basketball club. It seemed to be the perfect fit for our
future plans. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The structure had only been up for about 2 years and was
originally built for a basketball organization and community recreation
programs. At the time we moved in, the
flooring was merely a concrete surface, so the need for a volleyball surface to
train and compete on was the first endeavor on the list. We decided to start out with 5 sport courts
that doubled as multisport surfaces. </span></div>
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sport court was sufficient to use, the sport of volleyball began to evolve, and
with that, we now had an extended training season to work with. This forced us to look at the best surface
for our players to train on now that they were in the gym more hours per week
and more months per year. We eventually
made a large investment to take out the sport courts and install a 2 inch
suspended all wood floor from wall to wall.
This major investment has since paid dividends aesthetically,
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upkeep with sport court is minimal compared to a wood floor, the physical and
long term benefits of a suspended wood floor far outweigh the results of
training on a portable plastic surface for long periods of time. To compliment our new floors, we decided to
purchase top of the line Senoh standards and nets for all of our courts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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teams. Once again, we looked at how we
could service our players the best way possible, and this led us to the decision
to expand and build an auxiliary gym to house 2 additional volleyball courts
and more office space. During this
phase, we also added a mezzanine style weight room, a pro shop, and a full food
service area. With the demands of club
sports ever evolving, we have continually made investments in our club and our
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have dictated. Employing a full time
facility manager allows us the ability to routinely build our own training equipment
from scratch, allowing us to be creative as methods of training evolve. Each year, we also make the investment to purchase
hundreds of new Molten volleyballs. The decision to replace our balls each year
allows us the opportunity to donate our balls to areas schools in need of
equipment. Even though we donate our balls each year, we have one ball that
never leaves the ball carts and his name is Frosty! Although Frosty is very old and barely
breathes air anymore, the younger players just can’t seem to part ways with him
making him part of our culture. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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juniors’ club program, we were pleased to land a sponsorship with Asics
America, which continues today.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Premier
Academy has advanced in many other areas over the recent years, keeping us on
our toes but always excited. For example, 2010 brought our sport the introduction
of sand volleyball as an NCAA sport and decisions once again needed to be made
with our facility.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once again we jumped
in with two feet and made the decision to install outdoor sand volleyball
courts adjacent to our indoor facility.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With Ohio not necessarily being known for its sand volleyball culture we
decided to s</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tart small with
two courts.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We installed state of the
art equipment by purchasing Senoh outdoor poles and nets, and carefully chose
the sand that was installed. In beach volleyball, it inherently becomes
all about the quality of the sand and we invested a lot of time and money into
that decision and we are proud to say that our sand courts have become one of
the most popular places to play sand leagues in Northwest Ohio.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This past spring, we introduced a Juniors
Sand Club and it was a huge success both in popularity and the teams’ results
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Renovations</b><br />In
2011, our most recent project was an extension of our weight room, which
allowed us to hire a second strength coach and take on training more athletes
at a time. At the same time, we expanded our Pro-Shop and installed an
area for our Athletic Trainer that we were able to bring on our payroll.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We felt that bringing on a certified Athletic
Trainer added to our investment in injury prevention.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During this phase of construction, we also
built a private team room that is used exclusively by our 18-1 team when they
are in club season. The team room serves as a private recreation and
lounge area reserved for the players on our club’s top team.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is sort of a rite of passage and plays a
part in promoting the, “work your way up,” club culture in our gym. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since our club’s
inception we have spent a significant amount of time, effort and financial
investment in expanding and fine tuning our volleyball facility. These decisions were all made as an investment
for the long term goals of the facility and allowed us to service our customers
with the best training and products that they need for the sport. We have
also invested heavily in our gym culture throughout the years. Reminders of our gym culture span from each
year’s practice t-shirts, inspirational quotes, accolade banners, and alumni
recognition to every jersey ever worn in our club displayed on our walls. All of these things are constant reminders to
each player, coach, and spectator of Premier’s strong gym culture. Although the investment in gym culture does
not guarantee to pay dividends on the court, we believe they add great
character to a building and definitely make a facility feel like something more
than a series of courts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In terms of a return
on investment, our gym culture has paid some of the greatest dividends of all. On any given day of the year, you can walk
into Premier Academy and instantly feel a <span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">culture</span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> that<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>values<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>cohesion<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and hard work. </span>This
culture was built over 17 years and stays strong today because of the decision
to stay true to the core values of the organization, and a commitment to
excellence. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Throughout almost two decades now, we have seen our building
change many times as we continue to invest in our facility and try to adapt
with the ever evolving athlete and sport.
Through all of these changes we try to be constant in our commitment in
providing a great training and competition facility that allows our athletes to
optimally progress in their development.
We will continue to try and uphold our gym culture through our facility
and hope to continue to do so for many years to come!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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which a person becomes all that they were created capable of being.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">By
Alex Sing<br />Club Director, Grand Strand Juniors<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /><a href="http://grandstrandjuniors.com/">Grand Strand Juniors</a> started in the fall of 2007 with 3 teams. It
was the first club experience for most of our athletes. Our high school teams
were very weak and most of the female athletes were playing other sports. Our
best advertising after that first year were the girls who played for us. The
following season we grew to 7 teams, and our third year we had 10. The number of
teams grew, but so did the quality of our players. Area school teams had begun
challenging for state titles and our seniors were getting volleyball
scholarships.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Early on we began to see what the possibilities were for having
our own facility. In 2009 I went ahead and bought two sport courts with my own
money. I wasn’t even sure where we were going to put them yet. Getting court
time was becoming more difficult for the number of teams we had and our
practice locations were 25 miles apart. O<span style="background: white; color: #222222;">ur club had grown enough and set enough money aside from prior seasons to pay a
deposit and cover initial renovation costs. We knew what we were paying in renting
court time hourly and that gave us a number to work with. We asked ourselves the
question "Can we afford to pay the additional amount to have unlimited access
to courts?" The answer was YES!</span> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In my spare time I would ride to areas that had warehouses that
might be suitable for us, but nothing seemed to work. In the summer of 2009 a
door opened when the owner of a distribution facility wanted to convert his
warehouse into a sports complex. The problem was the business model he had in
mind required us to buy annual memberships. This was a deal
breaker on our end because it pushed the cost too high. He did allow us to set
up a court there that we used for our private lessons, so it was a start.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7nbxb0TaKSY/UEUZ9aSzCaI/AAAAAAAAAPg/nTYg9V58uvY/s1600/GSJ+Sport+court.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7nbxb0TaKSY/UEUZ9aSzCaI/AAAAAAAAAPg/nTYg9V58uvY/s320/GSJ+Sport+court.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The following year (2010) the building that housed the sports
complex went into foreclosure. Our club leadership, including myself, went to the management company that took over
and offered to lease the 10,000 sq. ft. of space within the building for our
program. We could only do month to month so it was a bit of a risk not knowing
if we would have to move on a moment's notice. At this point we were up to 12
teams and had started a youth training program for beginners. We took the risk, fate was on our side and
after a few positive changes and a new owner at the sports complex, Grand Strand
Juniors was able to open. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Today we operate
as a 501c3 with a 3 court volleyball facility including<span style="background: white; color: #222222;"> a weight, speed and agility training area. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Our facility is not climate controlled, but
with the bulk of club season being in the cooler months, it has not been a problem. When it warms up we just tell the girls it is good to sweat.
They rarely complain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In 2012 GSJ had 14 teams including six National teams. 5 of our
teams finished in the top 5 in our region and we sent 7 teams to AAU Nationals.
In 2013 we will be adding a third court and we are starting a boys program. Throughout
the process of starting the club our vision has been to model ourselves after
those clubs who seem to be setting the standard for performance. We are currently one of the few clubs in South
Carolina with a facility. The benefit of having our own facility is more
practice hours and training for our players. But like any club with its own facility and
expenses to cover, we <span style="background: white; color: #222222;">had to
create ways to generate revenue, so in addition to our club programs, we operate
a Bingo service. South Carolina requires that Bingo halls must donate a
percentage of revenues and taxes to a charity (501c3). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YeMt4sLHjlM/UEUaMfdaLAI/AAAAAAAAAPs/4LAGDH-poBY/s1600/Grand+Strand+Convention+Tournament.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YeMt4sLHjlM/UEUaMfdaLAI/AAAAAAAAAPs/4LAGDH-poBY/s320/Grand+Strand+Convention+Tournament.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Another revenue generated is hosting tournaments. We were
the first club in South Carolina to host a Convention Center tournament. Our
Winter Bump Volleyball Classic during MLK weekend draws over 200 teams from 6
states and 4 USAV regions. Every May we
host the AAU Super Regional Coastal Classic Volleyball Championships. Not only do profits from these tournaments go
toward paying facility expenses, they allow us to provide scholarships for players
in the club and they help keep our club fee as one of the lowest in the state. <span style="background: white; color: #222222;">The club puts aside about 10% of its profit
into a scholarship fund. Sometimes we use more and sometimes less. Families
seeking scholarships must apply and the amount awarded relates to the need. We
also take into consideration any history the family has had with the club. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5dqpMdUVhMI/UEUagyEKfgI/AAAAAAAAAP0/VOZknGHQO_w/s1600/GSJ+outdoor+tourney.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5dqpMdUVhMI/UEUagyEKfgI/AAAAAAAAAP0/VOZknGHQO_w/s320/GSJ+outdoor+tourney.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Our program would not be complete without the outdoor season. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">After all, we are
in Myrtle Beach! </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Every
summer we host the Battle at the Beach for juniors. Last year 47 teams gathered
for the event. <span style="background: white; color: #222222;">As we plan for the
future, we eventually want to move </span>out of the sports complex and build a
brand new facility from the ground up. We
look forward to sharing that next chapter with you then!</span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755133000351698688.post-37604672726090607262012-08-30T10:08:00.000-07:002012-09-06T08:41:56.149-07:00Finance and Sponsorship for a Sports Facility<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt;">By Evelyn Tate</span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-align: left;">Whether you
want to set up a small gym just for your team, a large indoor sports area for
various programs, or a fully fitted facility for 10,000 private
members, you’ll need some help getting started. Commonly, those who establish a
sports facility, gym or indoor training area find that, while they have plenty of
expertise regarding their sport, they are less equipped to deal with the
financial and business end of things. This article will remedy that by looking
at the most pressing and troublesome</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; text-align: left;">e areas of financing your new venture, with
special attention given to sponsorship, legal regulations and budgeting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Where
Does the Money Come From?</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The size of
your venture will directly affect the size of your budget. If you are able to
achieve everything you want with your own private funds then that’s great. For
most of us, however, it is likely we’ll need outside help to reach the desired
level of operation. This does not have to mean maxing out a bunch of credit
cards or applying for a bank loan. There are other ways to get outside
investment in your facility though they will require time, effort and,
crucially, sound planning.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Fundraising
relies upon the generosity of businesses and people in your local area and
their willingness to see your venture come to fruition. Any fundraising event
should be organised by a fundraising committee, made up of club members with an
agreed mandate for what you wish to achieve. Be business-like about the entire
venture, even if everyone on the committee is volunteering. Work out how much
you need, when you need it by and what exact purpose each cent you raise will
be serving and do all of this before you decide what shape your event should
take.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt;">How
Do We Get Sponsorship?</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While
fundraising relies on people’s generosity, sponsorship is a strictly business
relationship. You get either resources or capital from the sponsor. The sponsor
gets exposure or good PR from you. Be sure you can actually provide the latter
before you seek the former.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So think –
what is the commercial advantage from the sponsor’s point of view for getting
on board with your facility? Generally you should be able to offer at least two
of the following to any private company who you would like to invest in your
facility:<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-
Improved Sales<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-
Advantage Over Competitor<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-
Change in Image<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-
Improved Levels of Customer Awareness<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-
Exclusivity (i.e. guaranteeing that a target market will only use their
products)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you can
offer a sponsor none of these it is going to be impossible to get that kind of
investment. You’ll either need to look further down the trough or to
fundraising as your source of capital. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Before you
begin to contact your sponsors it is highly advisable to work out a sponsorship
policy within your own organisation. Consider who is responsible for the
relationship with a sponsor, what your own objectives for the relationship are
and what can and cannot be promised.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt;">How Do We Keep A Sponsor Happy? </span></strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The first
thing to remember is that this is a relationship and all relationships require
communication. Keep your sponsor informed. If they sink money into your
facility and hear nothing back for two months they will start to think the
worst. Designate someone in your organization who is in charge of keeping the
lines of communication open and active at all times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Furthermore,
don’t forget about your sponsor as your facility grows in stature. Promote your
sponsor and their products at every available opportunity. If you are being
interviewed for the local paper, drop in the name of your sponsor. Invite
representatives from your sponsor to any events you run at the facility. Get
to know everyone you can who works at the sponsor, to strengthen the ties they
have to your club. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The more
you do to keep the sponsor happy the longer they will continue to commit money
to your operation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt;">How
Do I Budget?</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Budgeting
is inestimably crucial to the process of running any organization. Shoddy or
lazy budgeting at the outset will translate into financial chaos and bankruptcy
later on. Designate someone to take care of the financial management of the
facility from day one and make sure they are sure of their responsibilities.
These should include managing profit and loss, business insurance and
company credit and debit cards, as well as making the budget.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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certain key considerations which any sports facility must take under
consideration when they are setting up a budget. Even those who have drawn up
budgets in other industries might not be aware of these points:<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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A great deal of your income will be based around membership dues. Consider the
fact that, should these be set for payment on a certain month, there
is likely to be a number of people who do not meet the payment on time. Always
plan this into your budget.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Sponsorship might come monthly or annually or perhaps even just in a single,
one off lump sum. Which suits the running of your business best?<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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How is the dollar doing? Are your expenses going to rise from year to year due
to inflation? Keep an eye out for economic changes that may wreak havoc with
your calculations.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Also, how are your expenses related to the number of groups or individuals you have using the
facility? Work this out as an accurate percentage, not just a rough estimate.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Decide upon a minimum bank balance to deal with emergencies. Once it has been
decided – stick to it!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 9pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Setting up
a volleyball facility can be incredibly rewarding, financially, physically and
personally. Yet doing it successfully is only possible with hard work, sound
planning and, crucially, smart budgeting. Before you dive into the day to day
running of the club, take plenty of time to understand the financial
requirements and responsibilities which you will face. It will help guarantee
the facility survives and thrives long into the future.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">About the Author</span></i></b></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Evelyn Tate is a freelance writer working with all kinds of
businesses including a <a href="http://www.money.co.uk/">financial product comparison service</a>.</span></i><br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755133000351698688.post-19532872196374181602012-08-15T07:50:00.000-07:002012-08-20T07:19:11.855-07:00Build Your Game AND Your Academics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By Matt Krebs, Founder of The Foundry, Redwood City, California</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://foundrysport.com/">The Foundry</a> is my brainchild. I have been involved in volleyball since
1993, when I assisted Fred Lin with the Hillsdale College Women’s Volleyball
team from 1993-1996. A few years upon
returning to Northern California, I started coaching club volleyball and in my
second year of club, I founded <a href="http://foundrysport.com/BuildYourGame/Volleyball/Monsoon.aspx">Monsoon
Volleyball</a>. After 3 years of
directing, it became apparent to me that demand would exceed the three courts I
had access to at the local high school.
This was the first factor that drove me to pursue my dream of opening up
a sports facility dedicated to the sport of volleyball.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3_QrQ0d1yYY/UCuyaTb2LBI/AAAAAAAAAMs/Nw-RvM6pHyo/s1600/The+Foundry+facility+outside.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3_QrQ0d1yYY/UCuyaTb2LBI/AAAAAAAAAMs/Nw-RvM6pHyo/s320/The+Foundry+facility+outside.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The need for quality indoor athletic space was apparent. Unfortunately, the barriers to entry in
Silicon Valley are greater than most areas.
Competitors had opened practice facilities in smaller, darker buildings
but elite training facilities did not exist in Northern California. I soon set out to change this.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I took a different approach to creating my dream facility. Prior to securing funds, I assembled the team
I wanted as well as an idea of the materials for the facility. Once all of the research was completed and
contracts were negotiated, I set out to raise the capital needed to build and
support the facility. After the
acquisition of a 45,000 square foot building on Highway 101, the team set out
to complete the improvements within an aggressive 45-day timeline. The building was completed on time and on
budget (which is rare) and the facility opened for club practice on December 3,
2011.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The facility currently has 3 full-time staff and a support staff
of 15 coaches. The Foundry features the
very latest in indoor floor technology to create a playing surface that best
simulates the response of a suspended wood floor. The use of millions of tiny
rubber pellets allied to the stone underlay provides an added shock absorption
not seen at other indoor centers. This not only enhances the playing experience
for the athletes, but also reduces risk of injury. Versatility is one of the facility’s greatest
strengths. There are 17 automated
curtains, which allow the court space to be divided up into several areas if
needed. For example, any combination of
volleyball, basketball, futsal, tennis and pickleball can be played at once
under one roof. Therefore, The Foundry
can accommodate various leagues, teams and corporate events in addition to
volleyball.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another unique feature of The Foundry is the academic resource
center where junior athletes can come in and study prior to and after their
training sessions. I wanted to create an environment that helps build the all-around student-athlete. The facility offers a
strong support system that assists junior athletes with staying on track with
their goals, whether it is tutoring an
athlete on a specific subject or assisting a student-athlete with the college
recruiting process, the staff at The Foundry is there to help. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition to a computer lab, the academic resource center
features a well-lit, quiet lounge area equipped with IMacs where one can study
or relax between training. The
full-service sports medicine center is directed by Nadine Waeghe, PT, ATC of
Elevate Sports Performance and Physical Therapy. All athletes have full access to the sports
medicine center as they would in a professional sports environment. <o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The dues include these services, therefore all elite athletes have access to the academic resource center and sports performance and PT.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Currently, Monsoon Volleyball and <a href="http://foundrysport.com/BuildYourGame/Volleyball/Encore.aspx">Encore
Volleyball</a> both practice out of The Foundry. Encore Volleyball offers both girls and boys
junior volleyball. There are 6
regulation volleyball courts with plenty of room around them for chasing down
balls as well as a ceiling height of 30 feet.
There are over 115 lights allowing for 65-70 candle feet of lighting on
the floor. All 17 curtains are
automated, allowing for ease of court separation. There are new men’s and women’s locker rooms
located at the rear of the gym. A
roof-mounted multi-directional camera system is currently being installed so
that athletes can create recruiting videos.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A new 10,000 square foot circuit training area is being added that
will feature plyometric equipment, suspension training equipment, cardio
equipment as well as 3,000 square feet of speed turf.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755133000351698688.post-63633561924643688572012-07-06T08:35:00.000-07:002012-07-06T08:35:12.648-07:00What's All the Hype About?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As construction was almost
complete and <a href="http://mgasportsinc.com/">MGA Sports</a> was finalizing its partnership agreements, the time had
come to start creating buzz about the facility. MGA launched a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MgaSportsInc">Facebook page</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/MGASportsInc">Twitter account</a> as one of the
first steps. Before doing so it was important to look at the Facebook and Twitter
accounts of other volleyball and sports facilities. After researching, here are
some keys to a successful page for a volleyball/sports venue:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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who use it, and the upgrades<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span>Reinforcing the website and having the same message
across all communication channels<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Posting daily can be tough but it
was very important. MGA Sports saw the reward
of doing so, as its page already had three to four times as many followers as
other sports facility pages because they were engaging their audience more. The
posts included offerings and events featured later in the week or that night at
MGA. A common pattern that MGA found successful
was posting a lot of photos because MGA Sports is not about Fabian Ardilla and
his volleyball facility; it is about New England players finally having their
own place just for volleyball. People are the biggest part of MGA and it should
be reflected in how the facility shares information and markets through social
media. In addition, MGA shares stories and links from other relevant organizations
such as the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Junior-Volleyball-Association/111282648953915">JVA</a>,
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/AVCAVolleyball">AVCA</a>, Social Boston
Sports, Bay State Games, etc. MGA realizes that the posts help boost traffic since these organizations post quality content that MGA followers value. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Outside of social media, MGA
Sports has reached out to reporters and secured stories in <i>The Boston Globe</i>,
<a href="http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/norwood/2012/05/new_norwood_volleyball_complex.html">Boston.com</a>,
<a href="http://www.wickedlocal.com/newton/news/x57810552/Newton-Smash-volleyball-players-head-to-Nationals#axzz1yzpAQi2i">WickedLocal.com</a>,
and <a href="http://norwood.patch.com/topics/MGA+Sports+Hosts+professional+women%2527s+volleyball+team+practice">Patch.com</a>.
The Boston.com and <i>The Boston Globe</i> pieces were the first to hit newsstands
and helped MGA secure a few partnerships from the exposure and credibility. MGA
also emailed local Athletic Directors and coaches, handed out flyers at the end
of the High School Boys’ State Final match, and posted regularly on the BAVP
Yahoo Group. The BAVP Yahoo Group is the most common way to reach out to adult
New England volleyball fans. An email goes out to everyone in the group. <br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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be an important revenue stream for this large facility.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MGA will definitely feature sponsor banners
for its partners.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a trade out for
long term rentals and MGA wants to make it known that these groups are using the
facility. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So far there are small banners
for SMASH Volleyball Club and the Boston Sport and Social Club, and the first
large banner will go up next week for Social Boston Sports.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The large banner will be hung over the insulation
above the blue court, and will be the first thing people see when walking into
MGA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Eventually, MGA
Sports will sell space to advertisers, but first wants to get an estimate of
the number of impressions each ad will have in one year. Since the facility is so new, it will take
some time to generate participation, foot traffic, and spectator reports to be
able to provide those interested in purchasing advertising at MGA. </span>Another</span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> idea is having 30 second and 1 minute banner ads
over the state-of-the-art sound system during major events. The ads would be
tied to a higher sponsorship package. Website advertising is still something MGA
is exploring. The first key is figuring out the most effective layout for the
website. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is an array of directions
that MGA can take to market its facility and generate more hype, however each decision
is being carefully calculated to make sure MGA Sports is sending the right
message to its target market and creating a positive buzz. Make sure to follow the hype on MGA’s <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MgaSportsInc">FaceBook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/MGASportsInc">Twitter</a> this coming week so you don’t
miss anything before the next post!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As MGA was starting to become a
reality, the owner, Fabian, reached out to the local volleyball community to
start the process of securing rentals for the facility. One of the goals of MGA
is to grow volleyball among all ages and skill levels. MGA is in a unique
position with 12 courts because it has the ability to host several different
volleyball activities among many age groups at the same time. Now it was time to set up partnerships for
rentals and events and secure other ways to generate revenue within the facility.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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set up a court rental rate, and for rental groups there is room for negotiation
before signing a contract for an extended amount of time. If you walk off the street and want to rent a
court for one hour it is 75 dollars. However, with organizations that will be
renting a lot of space and/or reserving court time for the long term, the will
go down to 55-65 dollars per hour.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first key partnership was with
<a href="http://smashvolleyball.com/">SMASH Volleyball</a>. SMASH is the
premier juniors’ volleyball club in New England and next season SMASH will base
all of its teams out of MGA. The club
will be able to add more teams per age group as well as a boys program. SMASH signed a contract to rent the facility for
at least three years. Practices in the past for SMASH have been held in small
gyms and MGA gives them a large place to practice as well as the ability to
have multiple teams practice by themselves and then scrimmage each other on the
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opened its doors by hosting the final two NERVA tournaments of the season.
NERVA has done a wonderful job running juniors in New England and the facility
will continue to host many NERVA tournaments. The first two tournaments each
had over 500 people in attendance and that was with the use of only the first
four courts. A gate fee was not applied at any of the tournament, however, i</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;">n the future the
facility plans to charge 5 dollars at the door. MGA does not plan on splitting the
gate fee with the host club or organization unless an outside party rents MGA to
have a gate fee event, and then a split would be negotiated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MGA’s capacity to host large
tournaments and its central location in New England makes it a prime place to
host <a href="http://www.nervajuniors.org/">NERVA</a> (New England Region
Volleyball) events. Along with SMASH and NERVA, the Canton Cobras Volleyball
Club will be based out of MGA and we are working with other juniors programs to
have their programs in MGA. MGA will
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boston has a large population of
adult volleyball players, so the next step was tapping into that demographic
and potential client base. There are two organizations, Boston Ski and Sports
Club and Social Boston Sports that provide high level social volleyball leagues
in the area. MGA has partnered up with both of them to host leagues in the
fall. The leagues will serve as trial runs for the future, and the hope is that
these leagues will grow into partnerships that will last many years and be
beneficial to both groups. MGA is also in talks with Yankee Volleyball. Yankee
is the USAV sanctioned adult program in New England. It is our hope to bring
Yankee into MGA and host large adult tournaments that New England rarely has.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another successful idea was having
open gyms. Every Monday night MGA has high school teams come in for captains’
practices and for the ability to scrimmage other high school teams in the
offseason. Every Wednesday night is college night at MGA, where the local
college kids and young adults come to play. Friday is family night and MGA has
high school players as well as college kids playing on the court. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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source for MGA is food and
concessions. There are two vending
machines, and a concession stand that is used for larger events. MGA is also working with local restaurants
and eateries to help supply food for camps and tournaments. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are plans for
an apparel and equipment store, but for now the facility is using a room that
is dedicated to selling merchandise. MGA
will wait until late summer/early fall to complete the store, just in time for
larger events to begin. It has been an
exciting journey to piece together the various revenue sources for MGA Sports. The
demand and anticipation for this facility in Boston has been long overdue, so
many parties are anxious to get events on the calendar. MGA has high hopes for the future of this
facility and the impact it will have on the local volleyball community, and
slowly but surely the pieces were falling into place.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755133000351698688.post-36886834100247437422012-06-15T12:01:00.003-07:002012-06-15T12:01:44.978-07:00The Renovation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After Fabian (MGA Sports Owner)
and his investors picked the perfect location to house the 12 court facility,
the process of alternating the former warehouse into a volleyball gym began.
Before any new lights were hung or any sport court laid down, walls had to be
torn down. The warehouse was originally used to ship beverages and other
products. The space that is now home to our lime green, purple, and future sand
court used to have a walk in freezer. Initially there was an idea to keep the
walk in freezer and turn it into a sand volleyball area. It quickly became
apparent that the freezer had to go. Another major change that was made was
tearing down a wall that split up the main four courts from the back eight.
This wall was supposed to stay up and until very late into the process.
However, the building manager offered to take it down and Fabian jumped on the
opportunity that created a more open feel to the complex.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Besides those two major changes,
a lot of smaller construction had to be done as well. One of the most time
consuming was the remodeling of the front office area as well as the far
bathrooms. The front office was expanded to include not only a business office
but also a room for referees, a pro shop, a large education room, and locker
rooms. The education room will be primarily used to review tape and for coaches’
education. It was also positively received by the SMASH community as an area
where parents and siblings can do work while their daughter or sister is
playing. The new bathrooms in the locker room and the construction of the far
bathrooms took a long time because they required the installation of new
plumbing as well as fixtures. Fabian planned ahead by having the ceilings of
both the office area and the far bathrooms reinforced. While there is nothing
on top of them yet, it will allow them in the future to have a second floor
that can be used for spectator seating, storage, more offices, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fabian spared no expense when he
picked the materials that were used for the courts. He purchased top of the
line sport court that features Shocktower technology from Snap Sports. This is
the most advanced sport court available on the market. By using this as the flooring
he did not only insure the safety of everyone who will play at MGA, he also
made a smart business decision. If he purchased an older version of sport court
it would have become outdated quickly and would have needed to be replaced
quickly. Fabian also purchased lights that would be non-intrusive during play.
It is important to have lights picked out early in the construction process.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another addition that was
installed is an advanced sound system. The sound system has been a welcomed
addition as it makes the facility more fun to practice in and allows for an
intercom system that Fabian can broadcast through. The net systems used in the
facility are from Gared Sports. Fabian traveled to their offices and looked
through various models before deciding on one. He developed a strong
relationship with Gared Sports. Fabian had a few alterations he wanted to be
done to the net systems he picked and Gared was very accommodating. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By creating such a large and high
quality facility, MGA has created a place where Massachusetts and New England
volleyball can grow. The added space will allow for NERVA Juniors to grow as it
will offer a great location for tournaments and for practices for teams in the
region. <a href="http://smashvolleyball.com/">SMASH Volleyball</a> is already
committed to expanding its offerings by offering more teams for girls juniors
and adding boys juniors as well. MGA wants to foster this kind of growth
throughout New England volleyball because it has the court space and quality to
allow for the expansion of offerings at any level. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755133000351698688.post-19841993815828831152012-06-01T06:50:00.000-07:002012-07-24T07:11:31.349-07:00It Begins!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN" style="color: windowtext;">Fabian Ardila is the
man behind <a href="http://mgasportsinc.com/">MGA Sports</a>. Opening MGA
Sports is a dream come true for the facility’s owner and coach for <a href="http://www.smashvolleyball.com/">SMASH Volleyball</a>. </span>His unending passion for volleyball,
and his professional drive and vision have helped him navigate through the
obstacles and setbacks of creating a volleyball facility. The original idea was
to create a sports center composed of several sports for juniors. In addition
to volleyball, it included soccer and basketball as the three main pillars of
the complex. </span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pd0_vSC3_8o/T8jHA-n2_sI/AAAAAAAAAKA/wIVOBU7J-4M/s1600/FabeSMASH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pd0_vSC3_8o/T8jHA-n2_sI/AAAAAAAAAKA/wIVOBU7J-4M/s200/FabeSMASH.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After doing extensive research it
became apparent to Fabian that the need for a volleyball specific facility was
more of a necessity for the region. <span lang="EN" style="color: windowtext;">He wanted to start MGA with one goal: to grow the sport
of volleyball in New England. Currently,
when </span>compared to the rest of the country, the level of volleyball in New
England is considered weak. The goal of MGA Sports and SMASH Volleyball is to
create an environment in New England that can foster development of juniors. <span lang="EN" style="color: windowtext;">His vision is to reach and teach young athletes about the
dynamic, competitive, robust sport of volleyball in a fun, safe and nurturing
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After forming the idea to create
a complex focused on volleyball, the next task was to find a location. After
researching the success of similar facilities, MGA Sports found that the most
successful facilities were the most accessible ones. The goal was to find a
facility that was easily accessible to everyone in the greater Boston area in
addition to New England. Originally, the idea was to build a new complex from
the ground up. However, there wasn't any land available that was suitable for
the facility and easily accessible. Fabian then decided to find a warehouse
that he could renovate. After a long search lasting several months, he finally
found a perfect location in Norwood, MA easily accessible from Route 128 and
Interstate 95. <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=675+Canton+Street,+Norwood+MA+02062&ie=UTF-8">See
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another huge hurdle was finding
investors for a long-term lease. In this economy, a lot of investors were not
interested in the long term. After a few angel investors fell through, Fabian
turned to his friends and family, who believed in him and the project. Fabian
put his life savings into his dream in addition to the money invested by other
family members and friends. Once the bank saw the level of investment from
Fabian, they felt confident in loaning the rest of the money for the project. A
20-year lease was signed, with the bank paying for 80% of all the equipment,
leaving the remaining 20% on Fabian and MGA Sports. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fabian offers advice to anyone
interested in building a similar facility saying, “Make sure you have a patient
and persevering personality first, then make a sensible budget. Finally, triple
your budget and you should be OK.” After
3 months, the paperwork was complete and the facility was in the hands of
Fabian and MGA Sports. Now the
excitement of renovating the facility was about to begin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fabian wanted to be able to grow
volleyball by offering high level camps, clinics, and other opportunities for
juniors and adults. The plan was to have
a 12 court facility in order to be able to offer a variety of programs. Also, by having a 12-court facility, SMASH Volleyball
could become a bigger club offering more opportunities for junior girls and
begin to offer boys volleyball as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Learn how the renovation process began and continued during the past few months in the next post. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you have questions for Fabian or Ivan? Make sure to post them on the blog!</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About the Author: </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px;">Ivan Dashkov is the Director of Marketing and Digital Media at MGA Sports. He has been involved in volleyball for the past decade. He is currently a coach at SMASH volleyball. He graduated from Ithaca College in May of 2011 and was awarded the Ithaca College Professional Excellence Award in Sport Management and Media. At Ithaca, He served as an assistant coach to the Division III volleyball team. He played college club volleyball and received All-Conference honors his junior year. Ivan grew up in Massachusetts and was originally born in Kazakhstan.</span></i></div>
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