WINTER CLUB ALTERNATIVE
Winter Club Alternative
(Grades 8-12)
This program was created to give female athletes an alternative opportunity to continue to play and improve their volleyball skills in the off-season.
This program serves as a balance between the simple instructional clinics, and the travel/commitment/costs of club volleyball.
Included in the “Club Alternative Program”:
1. Training Sessions at site/time selected
2. Two Mini Tournaments (2/4, 3/10- Half Day at GCU)
3. Three Open Gyms (1/9, 1/23, 2/28 all at GCU)
4. Shore VB T-Shirt
5. Insurance coverage
(No additional membership required- no AAU, no USAV, no JVA extra costs)
Those pure beginner athletes aged 8-12 should register for our basic Winter Clinic.
Athletes must register for the grade level that applies to them. There are three sessions at two sites:
Monmouth Site (Grades 9-11) at St. George Greek Orthodox Church: Thursdays 7-9PM
Ocean Site (Grades 8-9) at Georgian Court University: Sundays 5-7PM
Ocean Site (Grades 10-12) at Georgian Court University: Sundays 7-9PM
1/4/24 (7-9PM)
1/9/24 – Open Gym at GCU (Time TBA)
1/11/24 (7-9PM)
1/18/24 (7-9PM)
1/23/24 – Open Gym at GCU (Time TBA)
1/25/24 (7-9PM)
2/1/24 (7-9PM)
2/4/24 – Mini Tournament at GCU (time TBA)
No practice on 2/8/24
2/15/24 (7-9PM)
2/22/24 (7-9PM)
2/28/24 – Open Gym at GCU (Time TBA)
2/29/24 (7-9PM)
3/7/24 (7-9PM)
3/10/24 – Mini Tournament at GCU (Time TBA)
3/14/24 (7-9PM)
Hold for Weather Make Up:
3/21/24 (7-9PM)
1/7/24 (5-7PM)
1/9/24 – Open Gym at GCU (Time TBA)
1/14/24 (5-9PM)
1/21/24 (5-7PM)
1/23/24 – Open Gym at GCU (Time TBA)
1/28/24 (5-7PM)
2/4/24 – Mini Tournament at GCU (time TBA)
No practice on 2/11 and 2/18
2/25/24 (5-7PM)
2/28/24 – Open Gym at GCU (Time TBA)
3/3/24 (5-7PM)
3/10/24 – Mini Tournament at GCU (Time TBA)
3/17/24 (5-7PM)
3/24/24 (5-7PM)
No Practice on 3/31/24
4/7/24 (5-7PM)
4/14/24 (5-7PM)
1/7/24 (7-9PM)
1/9/24 – Open Gym at GCU (Time TBA)
1/14/24 (7-9PM)
1/21/24 (7-9PM)
1/23/24 – Open Gym at GCU (Time TBA)
1/28/24 (7-9PM)
2/4/24 – Mini Tournament at GCU (time TBA)
No practice on 2/11 and 2/18
2/25/24 (7-9PM)
2/28/24 – Open Gym at GCU (Time TBA)
3/3/24 (7-9PM)
3/10/24 – Mini Tournament at GCU (Time TBA)
3/17/24 (7-9PM)
3/24/24 (7-9PM)
No Practice on 3/31/24
4/7/24 (7-9PM)
4/14/24 (7-9PM)
– The best coaching in the area (all sessions will have a Coach with current college level experience running/overseeing the session), Court Coaches also have years of college coaching/playing experience
– Program runs mainly during the “winter” season of HS/MS sports
– Majority of the program at GCU is on Sundays (avoids most HS winter sport conflicts)
– Know what you are signing up for. Dates are up front. Costs are up front. Outside of weather make-ups, there are minimal last minute changes/costs for our program.
– Less required commitment (financially and time-wise) than official club teams
– We started this program in 2018, and it has been a huge success (except our canceled COVID year of course).
– This program best serves all skill and age levels, as we have enough athletes to break them into groups according to age/skill at each location.
Yes! Groups will be split up according to age/experience (even within a session there will be splits). Those wishing to play with an older group must contact Dan Sempkowski to be admitted into a different group. For GCU, the early slot would have separate groups for those who are beginners and those who have played on HS teams this Fall. The site at St. George site will only permit those with experience due to space limitations.
Payment options are listed above. Your registration is not complete until a payment is made. There are no other surprise charges in this program (example: other membership fee’s with USAV/AAU/etc., tournament fee’s).
All practices will be held at your assigned location. Both tournaments will be at Georgian Court University. Both open gyms will be at Georgian Court University. Attendance is not required at any of the events, we just need RSVP’s to plan accordingly (open gyms and tournaments). Each tournament will have new teams created with those attending. Athletes who miss lose the opportunity to get better, but do not impact the program as a whole.
We have created a short questionnaire we are using to determine if we will move athletes up to an older group. We reserve the right to not move athletes up, as our goal is to preserve the integrity and level of each group. Those with proven success and are interested in moving up should email us before submitting a payment.
We have set up a beginner winter clinic for those girls aged 8-12 this winter. Please click the winter clinic tab at the top of this page.
1. The program starts after the holidays
2. We have changed our Monmouth county site which will permit us to host a better practice than the bubble from last winter).
At this time, we will plan to run a spring clinic.
Simply put, we break everyone into teams to play against other teams in our program (and a few teams from outside the program on occasion). Everyone is invited to play with us!
Structured open gyms with the goal being a lot of play. While technically “open”, they are only open to those in our winter program covered by our insurance.
Once a program fills, which a majority of ours do, we start a wait-list. Oftentimes, spots are offered to those on the wait-list, which are offered in the order they signed up. To join the wait-list for a program/site that is full, please complete the registration form (w/ the wait-list option). Do not make a payment if not accepted into a program.
Emailing us is the best route (ShoreVolleyballAcademy@gmail.