{"id":14,"date":"2018-09-27T16:13:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T16:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kcboysvb.org\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2025-06-09T18:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T18:04:33","slug":"start-a-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kcboysvb.org\/index.php\/start-a-team\/","title":{"rendered":"How to start a team"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Steps to Creating a School Team<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\"><strong>Contact KCBVL<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">Contact <a href=\"mailto:kcboysvb@hoavb.org\">kcboysvb@hoavb.org<\/a> expressing interest in starting a boys volleyball team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">The League Director will provide you with resources to get your team off the ground &amp; answering any initial questions you may have.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\"><strong>Recruit Boys to Play<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">HS League: Open to 7<sup>th <\/sup>&#8211; 12<sup>th <\/sup>graders \/ Middle School League open to 4th-8th graders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">If a school has 16+ players, we suggest running a second team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">All players must be enrolled in the same high school. 7th &amp; 8th graders must attend a middle school that directly feeds into that high school.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\"><strong>Find a Coach\/Team Rep<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">This can be the same person\u2026parent, teacher, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">Responsibilities include but not limited to: being the contact person for KC Boys Volleyball. League directors to schedule game, collecting player dues\/paying team dues, &amp; scheduling practice time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\"><strong>Talk to Your Athletic Director<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">It is important to note that teams can form with or without your athletic director\/school administration&#8217;s support. If your school is not wanting to support a team, the League Director will discuss options on how to run your team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">Ask about using gym space for games and\/or practices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">Ask about using volleyball equipment \u2013 net system &amp; volleyballs (girls volleyball program or physical education department).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">Ask if you can market the Boys Volleyball team throughout the school \u2013 Ex. Hanging flyers, announcements, table outside lunchroom, run an open gym.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">Ask if there is any funding opportunities through the school.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\"><strong>Obtain Jerseys, Balls, &amp; Gym Space<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">Jerseys: low cost options would be using old jerseys from other sports team or getting t-shirts with numbers printed on them. You could design and create new jerseys and decide if the players pay &amp; keep the jerseys or team fundraises and uses the jerseys for future years. Jerseys should have numbers on the front &amp; back. Shorts for each player do not need to be the exact same, but do need to be the same color.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">Volleyballs: Utilize volleyballs from girls volleyball program or physical education department. Contact <a href=\"mailto:kcboysvb@hoavb.org\">kcboysvb@hoavb.org<\/a> if you like to purchase new balls.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">Gym Space: Coordinate gym space from Mid-March to Mid-May for practices &amp; games<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">Contact KC Boys Volleyball League if you have issues with these items.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\"><strong>Funding<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">Player Dues: Factor how much you will charge each player to participate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Expenses (May include and may not be limited to): League Fee, Uniforms, Tournament Fees, Coach Pay, Gym Rental, Equipments (Volleyballs)<\/span><span style=\"color: #000884;\">Submit Season League form &amp; league fee per team<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\"><strong>League Registration Checklist<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">League Registration Checklist: Follow the league registration checklist to signup your team<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong style=\"color: #800000; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 2rem;\">What the League Fee Covers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\"><strong>Insurance<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">Liability (Facility) and Sports Accident Insurance provided by Heart of America Volleyball<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\"><strong>Scheduling<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">KC Boys Volleyball League will create match &amp; tournament schedule in coordination with Team Reps\/Coaches<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\"><strong>Officiating<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000884;\">KC Boys Volleyball League will handle the hiring, scheduling, &amp; paying of officials<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steps to Creating a School Team Contact KCBVL Contact kcboysvb@hoavb.org expressing interest in starting a boys volleyball team. The League Director will provide you with resources to get your team off the ground &amp; answering any initial questions you may have. Recruit Boys to Play HS League: Open to 7th &#8211; 12th graders \/ Middle&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kcboysvb.org\/index.php\/start-a-team\/\" class=\"themebutton3\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcboysvb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcboysvb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcboysvb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcboysvb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcboysvb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/kcboysvb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":848,"href":"https:\/\/kcboysvb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcboysvb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcboysvb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcboysvb.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}