Happy Holidays to all,

In this edition of the Silver State Newsletter we are focusing on the 2017 season.

REGISTRATION

Players that have not done so yet need to complete the NCVA registration process. This can be done by going to the NCVA.com Website and going to the bottom of the page to registration.

Instructions can be found here.

Players that have registered and just need to make their club program Silver State can follow these instructions:

This is how you add Silver State to your membership

1. Login to NCVA with username and password
2. Click on Member Area in top left corner
3. Go to Member Profile
4. Go to Region/Club and select Silver State VBC
5. Click Edit Contact info

That should update the information!

TRAVEL INFO

In general, the club does not require the parents to stay in a certain hotel or arrive at a set time. Players are encouraged to get eight hours sleep before tournaments and arrive at events with plenty of time to get prepared to play. We do compete in tournaments that have STAY AND PLAY requirements and these tournaments require that teams stay in hotels chosen by the tournament. This year those tournaments are Las Vegas Class (18Mizuno, 18Runbird, 17Mizuno, 16Mizuno), SoCal Qualifier in Las Vegas (17Mizuno, 16Mizuno), Junior Nationals in Dallas need to qualify (18Mizuno), Junior Nationals in Minneapolis need to qualify (16Mizuno). AAU National Championships in Orlando (15Mizuno, 17Mizuno) are not Stay and Play.

CALIFORNIA KICKOFF (MLK Weekend)

This tournament is a TWO day event with teams competing Sat/Sun or Sun/Mon. We have blocked Hotel Rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn in Cupertino. This hotel is convenient to all the playing sites.

Here is a link to the SSVC Travel page and the hotel link is at the bottom of the Cal kickoff Section.

We have also blocked rooms for Presidents Day at the same hotel.

For the Las Vegas Classic and the So Cal Qualifier along with Junior Nationals, Club Director Sonny Perez will handle the hotel arrangements with the Stay and Play travel agent.

If you have any questions about travel and club rules regarding behavior while at events please check with your coaches or Sonny.

Holiday Camp for Mizuno teams is scheduled for December 27-29 from 6pm-9pm at the Carson Facility. Mizuno players need to let their head coaches know if they will be attending. Specific position times are to be determined.

December 30th is the Holiday 4s Tournament in Carson for Silver State players, coaches, families and alumni. Come with a team or we will create a team for you at the event. The cost is $5 per person and Silver State alumnae are free.

NEW ON THE VOLLEYBLOG

Stocking Stuffers for Volleyballer (that don't suck)

As we edge closer and closer to the snow-covered holidays, we also head into the holly and jolly club volleyball season. Whether this is you first club season or your tenth, we have a list of 7 Stocking Stuffers that are sure to please any level of volleyball athlete and some of which you could find at the grocery store! Fun and easy! That's what we call a win-win. Read the complete list at Silver State Volley Blog.

The Secret Food Series with Shavawn Forester

Does "being healthy" feel like a daunting task? Like everything "good" is off limits and a really good diet is pretty boring? I thought like this for a long time too... but I'm happy to say it's not the case.

Eating healthy is fun! I'm being serious here... There are hundreds of different healthy foods that taste amazing and give you tons of energy... I cannot wait to share them with you! That's why the next 10 blog posts will be dedicated to the most amazing foods on the planet (in no particular order), What they are, Why they are important, and How to enjoy them... Here goes... Find out the first uncovered food and recipe at Silver State Volley Blog.

Chance to make $500

Local Realtor and 14Silver Coach Mike Bettinghouse will donate $500 to your player's account for every referral that results in a completed transaction. Click here for more info

Happy Holidays to all from the Silver State Staff.