Reply to Volleyball non-profit

Forum Index » Volleyball

Reply to "Volleyball non-profit"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm exploring the possibility of starting a volleyball non-profit to fill a gap: affordable, quality programming between rec and club volleyball. Ideally through teams that offer solid coaching and competitive play through local tournaments, without the extensive travel and high costs of club volleyball. To keep fees manageable, the practices would be led by qualified coaches with assistance from parent volunteers.

Before anything could happen, there are significant roadblocks: registering as a non-profit, then with CHRVA, and navigating all the legal requirements (including insurance). Most critically, success would depend on finding qualified coaches (including parents) willing to volunteer their time. I am being realistic that this could work beautifully, fail spectacularly, but anything in between is also possible.

This might be a really good option for families who are realistic about their kids chances of pursuing college volleyball, but want them to be part of a team, develop skills beyond rec level, and are fine with local competition rather than spending weekends in hotels. For families looking for the full club experience with extensive travel, traditional clubs remain a better fit. The best start would be at the 13, 14, 15, and 16 level, when we see most of the demand.

Does this concept resonate with anyone else? Am I identifying a real gap, or am I missing something that's already available? I am genuinely interested in hearing perspectives (both supportive and skeptical) before deciding whether to pursue the legal groundwork. [/quote]
Keep in mind that you can always start a new club and have them compete in local tournaments.  There's no team quality requirement to do so.  But if your goal is to attract players that either aren't getting club offers or don't want the club schedule then you have to be realistic about their competitive level.  You probably don't want them playing in club tournaments. You want them playing against other teams of similar skill.  Losing sets 25-5 and winning only a few matches in a year isn't fun for the players regardless of their competitive level.

One option could be to start as a scrimmage squad that offers to scrimmage local club teams at the lower end of the club rankings.  It gives the players goals and gives club teams a chance to play more matches without adding any cost or travel.

The idea and concept is good ! I would say the first thing you should consider is facility and location. Gym space is hard to find, especially in premium locations that can attract interests.    [/quote]

OP here. Thank you for the feedback. I am not thinking about a centralized location and micro-managing teams. I am thinking about a non-profit umbrella that would allow teams to manage their own practice locations and decisions on whether and how much they pay their coaches. If you have the legal infrastructure, you could have a local team in Rockville and one in Sterling. If the one in Sterling is more competitive, the team may decide to throw more money at a coach, while the one in Rockville may be happy with a parent coach. It's all about the needs in the community that wants to set up a team. [/quote][/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics