How to Join Dunes
Director: Rick Ashmore
updated 12/17/2007
To join a Dunes Volleyball Team
Then fill out these USA Membership Forms and with a check of $40.00.
Mail to:
Dunes Volleyball Club
PO Box 684
Michigan City, IN 46361
Junior Player Medical Release Form
What is the Dunes Volleyball Club?
The Dunes Volleyball Club is a non-profit organization founded to improve youth volleyball players.
The Dunes Volleyball Club has established itself as a strong junior volleyball club.
To maintain this reputation we will need continued hard work and innovation from athletes,
coaches, parents and friends of the program. Athletes are expected to be committed to their team.
The Dunes Volleyball Club members are members USA Volleyball.
When are Team Placements and tryouts?
If you missed tryouts you still may attend the Pre-season camp tryout during the camp at the Dunes Operation Center (Central Time)
Thursday, December 13th
5:30 - 7:15 12.s 13's & 14's
7:15 - 9:00 15's, 16's, 17's & 18's
If you try out for a elite team and are not chosen you will automatically be placed on a local team.
Local team players may go to any of the local sites for their tryouts. They will be placed on a team where you have requested when possible according to IHSAA regulations and team numbers.
What if a Club activity conflicts with a school activity?
We feel that school activities should come first. For instance, there is no penalty for missing a practice for a track meet. However, a player that gets out of track then attends her volleyball practice will get much more out of the program than one that doesn't practice at all. The higher the level of play an athlete wishes to achieve is directly related to the dedication,
effort and commitment that athlete makes to the program.
Who does your daughter play?
We play teams within our club and other volleyball clubs. We will play in a tournament like situation and play several matches in a day on Sunday.
Later on in the season some teams may look to go to out of town weekend tournaments.
Who participates?
Girls from 1st grade through 12th grade participates in a variety of age groups.
Last year, we had 70 teams playing in 8 age groups.
When and where do you practice?
Dunes teams practice in the DOC Volleyball Center, Michigan City, Merrillville Pierce,
Hammond, Laporte, Crown Point and Penn High School area. Team's practice are scheduled so teams should practice at one location. Players can request to be on teams at one location or another.
Most practices are from 90 minutes to 2 hours. The times are set by are access to gyms.
Weekday practices range from 5:15 to 9:15 PM.
Local Teams
Local teams practice once during the week and either play or practice on Sundays.
Elite Teams
The elite traveling teams practice twice during the week and either play or practice on the weekend.
How long is the season?
Local Teams
After tryouts girls will be placed on teams and those teams will begin to practice in January. The first local competition is at the middle January. Usually each team will enter one or two local competitions each month through beginning of April. The beginning of April is the official end of the local teams. We will offer a second session starting in April.
Elite Teams
All elite team set their goal of going to Nationals in late June.
USA Volleyball Age Definitions for 2008 season
18 and under division:
Players who were born on or after Sept. 1st, 1988 or were high school students in the 12th grade or below.
17 and under division: Players who were born on or after September 1st, 1990.
16 and under division: Players who were born on or after September 1st, 1991.
15 and under division: Players who were born on or after September 1st, 1992.
14 and under division: Players who were born on or after September 1st, 1993.
13 and under division: Players who were born on or after September 1st, 1994.
12 and under division: Players who were born on or after September 1st, 1995
10 and under division: Players who were born on or after September 1st, 1997
How do I sign up?
The cost of the tryouts is $40.00. The $40.00 is applied to your participation fee. The $40.00 is non-refundable. We will accept same day registration on a limited basis. It is much more convenient if you pre register.
2008 Dunes Participation Fees
10, 12, 13, 14's $275.00
15, 16, 17, 18's $400.00
Participation fees include your Dunes jersey and spandex, USA membership, all practices, Dunes Power League tournaments (approximately 5), and a portion of the club's insurance, coaching expenses, gym rental fees, and custodial fees.
Traveling team members have an additional fee of $200.00
Participation fees do not cover fees for those teams who decide to enter out of town tournaments.
Many teams try to fund raise any additional fees.
Mail the forms and fees payable to Dunes Volleyball Club to:
Dunes Volleyball Club
PO Box 684
Michigan City, IN 46361
Questions?
Send email to Rick Ashmore
or call him at 219-872-7102 it is better to email