TRAVEL

Placement on a MLBVBC travel team requires travel to a minimum of one Junior National Qualifier (JNQ), and the Junior Nationals (GJNC) at the end of the season. The club will NOT book any air travel for players (or parents). Each family must arrange transportation to and from each event as well as transportation to and from airport and hotel.

All tournaments are "stay to play" events, which means the club is REQUIRED to book a certain number of rooms at a pre-determined hotel in order to qualify to play in the tournament.

For our 15s-18s teams, players will room together and the club will book these rooms. The cost will be included in tournament fees due to the club. Parents/families on these teams will be given the option to book at the team hotel if there are additional rooms in the club block. 

For our 11s-14s teams, the club will hold a block of rooms and will send link out to reserve a room. All families must book within this block in order to be eligible to compete in the tournament.

$150 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT (PER TOURNAMENT) IS DUE BY 11/6/2022.

SCVA BATTLE OF THE BIDS IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 29-30 (15s-17s) AND MAY 6-7 (11s-14s). TEAMS THAT ARE TRYING TO QUALIFY FOR GJNC WILL PLAY IN THIS TOURNAMENT IF A BID IS NOT EARNED PRIOR.

EUROPE TRIP 2023

This is a great trip and experience for our players and parents! We will plan on site-seeing and playing in a tournament or matches for the dates listed below.
Italy Bound:
We are going to Italy this year. Plan is Milan to Rome and we will be playing matches or entering one of Italy's Tournaments.
Plan is to bring two teams to compete:
  1. COLLEGE TEAM- Our 18s team this year will be in college, but we want to take a College team, so you need to get this cleared by your college coach. Great competition and experience.
  2. 18s TEAM- Our 17s team this year will be going next season for your 18s year.

Dates: 

Celebrate Christmas with family in the morning and we depart around 330pm.

December 25- January 4

Costs:
$2450 per player plus airfare $1495 (that fare goes to the first 30 people who put down deposits then airfare will go up and you could pay for new fare)
Itinerary:
Dec 25 - Jan 4th
We have 30 Tickets on hold and if you want to reserve your ticket it is $300 non-refundable Deposit per player DUE NOW Parents traveling must travel and be on the same itinerary as the team if they choose to go!
Anyone that goes beyond the 30 the price could go up in airfare depending on how much it is today.

TRAVEL FAQs:

HOW DO I BOOK HOTEL?  You book the hotel room through our travel agent Donna Banks- donatravel@aol.com;  all club players must stay at the designated team hotel (per tournament guidelines); 11s-14s: players stay with their parents; 15s-18s: players stay together; parents are responsible for costs of hotel room. 

HOW DO I BOOK FLIGHTS? Coaches' flight itineraries are on the website and you can book same flight as coaches or on your own. PLAYERS MUST ARRIVE AT HOTEL BEFORE 6pm DAY BEFORE TOURNAMENT! RETURN AIRFARE IS TO BE BOOKED 5pm OR AFTER ON DAY TOURNAMENT ENDS. NOTHING EARLIER OR YOU RISK LOSING YOUR MONEY IF TEAM IS PLAYING. PLAYERS WILL BE RELEASED TO PARENTS AFTER LAST MATCH ON LAST DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT.   

WHAT IS THE TEAM PARENT RESPONSIBLE FOR?  Team parents pass will be paid for by club. They will assist with communication between coaches/parents/players on logistics, food reservations, team schedule and meeting places. During the tournament, the team parent will organize and order all meals during play. AM POOLS would be breakfast and lunch and then a dinner reservation delivered or at a restaurant. PM POOLS would be order Breakfast or restaurant reservation, order delivered lunch and order delivered dinner. Team Parent will collect money from all parents for all the meals. In your travel fees we collect $15 per player for healthy snacks. The Team Parent or coach will order groceries to be delivered to hotel and distribute snack packs, water and Gatorade to players each day.  

WHAT ARE PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES DURING TOURNAMENT?  Make sure your player knows the schedule and is early to every meeting place, ready to go. Coach will set curfews and when electronics need to be turned off. We need parents to help with this so they prepare to travel when they are older and stay with their teammates. Support the team, cheer and bring positive energy at all times.  

WHAT DOES GROUND FEE COVER?  Tournament registration; admin/travel fees; team snacks; tournament pass for team parent; hotel (for 15s-18s); Coach Travel/Pay (2 coaches) -  (coach air, hotel, per diem, ground transportation, and tournament pay. 

TOURNAMENT WEBSITES:

TEAM TRAVEL:

17 Rockstar

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

Girls Junior National Championships

Chicago, IL

July 3-6

17 Rockstar A

JVA West Coast Championships

Long Beach, CA

May 27-29, 2023

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

AAU

Orlando, FL

June 26-29


HOTEL:


COACH FLIGHT:

JUN 30 DL652 LAX/MCO < 700a/257p
JULY 4 DL867 MCO/LAX < 739p/950p

16 Rockstar

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

Girls Junior National Championships

Chicago, IL

July 3-6

16 Rockstar D

JVA West Coast Championships

Long Beach, CA

May 27-29, 2023

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

AAU

Orlando, FL

June 26-29

16 Mizuno

JVA West Coast Championships

Long Beach, CA

May 27-29, 2023

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

Summer Soiree

Anaheim, CA

June 29-July 2

15 Rockstar

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

Girls Junior National Championships

Chicago, IL

June 28-July 1

 

15 Rockstar L

JVA West Coast Championships

Long Beach, CA

May 27-29, 2023

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

AAU

Orlando, FL

June 18-21

15 Mizuno

JVA West Coast Championships

Long Beach, CA

May 27-29, 2023

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

Summer Soiree

Anaheim, CA

June 29-July 2

 

14 Rockstar

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

Girls Junior National Championships

Chicago, IL

June 28-July 1


HOTEL: Hyatt Regency - 2233 S Martin Luther King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616


COACH FLIGHT:

JUNE 27 SW3151 LAX 5:10am < MDW 11:10am

JULY 1 SW0185 MDW 9:10pm < LAX 11:30pm

14 Rockstar A

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

Volleyball Festival

Phoenix, AZ

June 22-25

14 Rockstar T

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

AAU

Orlando, FL

June 14-17

14 Mizuno

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

Summer Soiree

Anaheim, CA

June 29-July 2

13 Rockstar

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

Girls Junior National Championships

Minneapolis, MN

June 14-17

13 Rockstar C

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

AAU

Orlando, FL

June 22-25


HOTEL: The Rosen Centre


COACH FLIGHT:

June 21 SW3130 LAX (5:00am) < HOU (10:15am)

June 21 SW3801 HOU (12:35pm) < MCO (3:55pm)

13 Mizuno

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

Summer Soiree

Anaheim, CA

June 29-July 2

 

12 Rockstar

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

Girls Junior National Championships

Minneapolis, MN

June 14-17

12 Rockstar L

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

AAU

Orlando, FL

June 22-25


HOTEL: Rosen Centre

12 Mizuno

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

Summer Soiree

Anaheim, CA

June 29-July 2

11 Mizuno

END OF YEAR TOURNAMENT:

Summer Soiree

Anaheim, CA

June 29-July 2