Club and Board Information

The Central Missouri Volleyball Club (CMVBC) is a junior girls club committed to the promotion of volleyball. CMVBC is "not for profit" and is governed by a board of elected officials. Since the early 1990's, CMVBC has maintained competitive teams in the USA Volleyball Association (USAV) Juniors Division. CMVBC teams consist of juniors, ages 10 through 18, which travel regionally from Illinois to Kansas. Multiple teams have travelled to California, Illinois, Minnesota, and Florida to attend national volleyball events.

CMVBC teams maintain rigorous schedules from December through May. Many teams have attended the Missouri's Show-Me State Games in June and July. Each team may practice from one to three nights a week depending on gym availability. Most CMVBC athletes compete on their respective high school volleyball teams and some are accepted to play in college programs. CMVBC coaches are USAV certified, provided training and are dedicated to increasing the level of play for area volleyball.

CMVBC Schedule

• The CMVBC season begins on the first Sunday of November or the weekend after the Missouri High School State Volleyball Championships, which ever is later, with an open door informational meeting. This meeting is chaired by the previous season's president. All parents and interested parties are invited to attend.
• Two open gym times are provided for all junior girls interested in playing on CMVBC teams. These are usually scheduled for the first and second Sundays in November. CMVBC coaches will be present to work with attendees in preparing for tryouts. This is also a great opportunity to be observed by coaches in an environment which is less stressful then tryouts.
• Two days of tryouts are normally scheduled the third weekend of November. Attendees are put through drills demonstrating each basic skill of volleyball (Serving, Passing, Setting, Attack Hitting and Blocking) in a one on one basis. Special tryouts may be scheduled for participants unable to attend due to illness and high school activities conflicts. Players are picked in a draft style selection based upon tryout scores and positional needs of each team. The team are picked in order by the coach of the oldest age group to the youngest. Players may be given the opportunity to play on an older age group's team if they fall within the top three scores.
• Election of new officers is held in early December.
• Practices normally start in mid to late December.
• Tournament play begins late December and will last until May.
• Regional Championships are normally scheduled in late April and are located in the Kansas City Area.

Next CMVBC Board Meeting is scheduled for:  November 23, 2008