January 9 - UPDATED - PLEASE READ

There is a MANDATORY referee and scorekeeping clinic that was originally scheduled to be at Messenger College at 9:00. This clinic has changed due to frigid temps and weather related reasons. It will still take place on Saturday, but has been changed to St. Pauls Methodist Church at 2423 W. 26th St. in Joplin. It will start at 10:00 am and should be done by 2:00 pm. All players MUST attend this clinci! This is something HOA requires!

Directions:

Main Street exit off of I-44 - go north to 26th then west on 26th to church - park in west parking lot

We had planned on scrimmaging afterwards but we are not going to be able to.

Tournament Schedule 13-under Team

Here are the tournament dates for the 13-under team. We are not attending the January 16 tournament due to the weather and lack of practice time to prepare. If you cannot attend a date listed below, please let me know. If several players cannot attend, we will try to change the date. If 1-2 players cannot attend, the team will still attend the tournament.

January 23 - Springfield Winterfest
February 6 - Club Bear Classic
February 20 - Club Bear Winterblast
March 6 - Springfield Challenge
March 20 - Club Bear Lauren T. Wheeler Memorial

**On March 13 there is a tournament in Joplin. If you would like to enter it as well since it is close, let me know ASAP! This could replace the April 3 Joplin tournament we have as a possibility of going to.

Tournament Schedule 12-under Team

Not everyone turned in a paper indicating what tournament dates did or did not work for them. I used what had gotten turned in to me and picked the dates the MAJORITY could attend, plus I added the Joplin tournament. If a date does not work for you, please let me know. If several players cannot attend a certain tournament, we will make some changes. If only 1-2 have to miss, the rest of the team will attend the tournament.

February 20 - Club Bear Tournament
February 27 - Springfield Stars Spectacular
March 6 - Carthage Spring Championship
March 13 - Joplin Junior Volleyfest

Right now we have 4 tournaments. There are other tournaments we could attend after March 13. We can decide this at a later date! I think this is a good schedule for a first year team! Go get 'em girls!!

Update on Uniforms and Practice Times

Uniforms should be here any day! We had to change the color from raspberry to scarlet in order to get everything we wanted. We got an upgrade on spandex and bags as well!

Practice times will be as follows at the middle school:

Wednesday Nights
6:00-7:30 12-under team
7:30-9:00 13-under team

Sundays
4:00-5:30 both teams

We WILL NOT practice on Sundays following a Saturday tournament!
PLEASE USE THE SOUTH DOOR TO ENTER AND LEAVE THE GYM ON SUNDAY PRACTICES!! YOU CAN USE MAIN DOORS ON WEDNESDAYS!

13-under Team

The following players have officially been offered a spot on Club Cat's 13-under team:

Chandler Johnson

Courtney Neff

Morgan Rogers

Tiffany Gilford

Kennedy Lyerla

Chelsey Henry

Danielle Forkner

Haley Thogmartin

Mallory Powell

12-under Team

The following players have officially been offered a spot on Club Cat's 12-under team:

Keely Boman

Olivia Cupp

Abby Patterson

Avery Willis

Sydney Hayes

Keely Johnson

Whitney Freund

London Bunch

Alexis Gulick

Tryouts Today!

Thank you to all that tried out for Club Cat! With this being our first year as a club, our main goal is to get as many girls involved and interested in playing as we can, but still remain competitive! Remember, club volleyball is for anyone and everyone and is not school-affiliated! We have officially made offers to players to join our club! Check the list for your name! You have until 4:00 pm, Monday, November 9, to accept or decline. Please email cajhawk@hotmail.com by 4:00 pm with your decision! You must have your deposit paid by Friday, November 13, 2009! No exceptions!