News and Announcements
REFRESH YOUR BROWSER. Be sure to refresh your browser when checking our practice schedule. Our practice schedule can change often, sometimes at the very last minute, so please always check it before leaving home. Because we use school facilities, if something comes up at the last minute and the school needs to cancel our practice, they may do so because their activities would take precedence over ours. No food or drinks, except water bottles, are allowed inside the gyms.
Gym Locations
Parkland Lutheran School (PLS), 120 123rd St S, Tacoma, WA 98444
Lakewood Community Center (LCC), 9112 Lakewood Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
Stahl Junior High (SJH), 9610 168th St Ct E, Puyallup, WA 98375
Sprinker Recreation Center (SRC), 14824 C St S, Tacoma, WA 98444
Edge Fitness, 3601 9th St SW, Puyallup, WA 98373
Washington High School (WHS), 12420 Ainsworth Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98444
Parkland/Spanaway Pierce Country Library, 13718 Pacific Ave. S. Tacoma, WA 98444
UPGRADE YOUR USAV MEMBERSHIP. If you have not upgraded your USAV membership in Webpoint from the $5 tryout membership to the full junior membership, please do that now. The upgrade fee for most of our players (except our 10 and 11 year olds) is $67. Before we can enter any tournament, especially the important Power League, PNQ, and all the May multi-day tournaments which have entry deadlines in Dec, we must form teams and team rosters first. However, I cannot add a player to a team roster until that player has upgraded their USAV membership. This is a show stopper, please go into webpoint now and upgrade to the full junior membership and pay the $67 upgrade fee.
When you have successfully completed this important step, you will notice that your membership expiration date will change to August 31, 2018. To upgrade your USAV membership, click here, then enter your username and password. Also, when you upgrade, please select Spanaway VBC in the club field. Our club name is Spanaway VBC. You will not find Power Surge listed in the club field as Power Surge is our team name.
WORLD'S FINEST CANDY FUNDRAISER - DEC THRU APR
Our candy fundraiser runs from Dec thru Apr, assuming there is at least 50 boxes of orders each month. This fundraiser is for all Power Surge players to raise money to help pay for their tuition/fees. For our Black teams, profits from this fundraiser will go directly toward their May tuition. For all other teams, profits from this fundraiser will go towards their base tuition.
In December only, everyone is required to sell 2 boxes of candy and so we will automatically order 2 boxes of candy for every player. If you don't want to sell them, you may find someone else on your team or in our club who is willing to sell them for you, in which case they will get all credit from the proceeds. However, all such transfers must be coordinated with and through your team's candy rep.
Starting in Jan, players may opt out of the candy fundraiser. If you wish to opt out, you must inform your candy team rep by the last practice in December (and every end of the month thereafter), when you turn-in your Dec candy monies. If you don't, two boxes of candy will automatically be ordered for you the following month and you will be responsible for paying the full retail value of $120 for both boxes.
So for players on our Black teams who opt out, they must pay $60 each month they opt out, to cover their May tuition. For players on our gold teams who opt out, they do not pay the $60 because as a Regional team, their season ends in April and they will not be playing in May. However, gold players may continue to sell candies each month and proceeds will go towards their base tuition. For our 12s and practice only players who opt out, they must pay $60 each month as proceeds from this candy fundraiser goes toward their base tuition. All candy monies and opt out fees must be turned in to your candy team rep.
Team reps will issue the boxes of candies, collect monies, and keep track of candies/monies/opt out fees for their team each month. Each bar/box of World's Finest cost $2 each, there are 30 bars per box which comes to $60 full retail value per box. Players get 50% or $30 per box credited towards their tuition, the other $30 per box pays for the candy. Candy monies for 2 boxes total $120, and are due to your team reps on or before the last practice day in December, and each month thereafter. Players may also sell more than 2 boxes in a month, however, they must order additional boxes through their team rep.
When you turn in your monies each month, please also let your team rep know if you are opting out the next month or if you want to order additional boxes. Players may also order/sell 1 box, pay the $30 opt out fee to cover the 2nd box, and turn-in $90 ($60 for selling 1 box, $30 for opting out on the 2nd box) in a particular month. If any additional boxes of candies are sold, credit will go towards a players tuition.
Coming this week!!!
1. Uniforms will be issued this week. If you have not paid your commitment fee, you will not be able to get your uniform and gear.
2. If you have not upgraded your USAV registration, you will not get your uniform and gear either.
3. If you have not paid your Dec fee or made other arrangements with me, you cannot play in the first tournament.
4. Jan candies will be issued this week also. 2 boxes will automatically be ordered for every player unless you opt out with your team rep.
Candy Team Reps
12s - David Ah Sue
16 Gold - Coach Tana
16 Black - Coach Kama
18 Black - Maima Atimalala
5. If you have not completed your online Ref/Score clinics, you cannot be added to our team rosters and therefore will not be albe to play in any tournaments.
Mon Jan 1, 2018 - No Practices,
Thank you Heavenly Father for your favor, peace, protection and blessing on all our players and their families this 2018 year of our Lord. As we head into this new club season, we are well aware of your ever present help in every part of our lives, both on and off the court, and we thank you in advance for all the things that occur daily that help us become the very best players, teammates, and competitors you have called us to be. We invite you into all our practices, tournaments, our fellowship, our good times and our not so good times. We especially invite you into our conversations with each other and with ourselves. Thank you for teaching us how to speak as you speak, to walk as you walk, to love as you continuously love, and to forgive as you have already forgiven us. All knowledge comes from you and so we thank you for giving us understanding along with knowledge and wisdom to be all you have called us to be. Finally, let our conduct always be representative of the Ambassadors we are in Christ, and let your name be glorified in everything we accomplish this season. Be exalted Lord!
Tue Jan 2, 2018
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at Sprinker, Setters (All 4 Teams)
Wed Jan 3, 2018
6:30 PM to 8 PM at Sprinker, 12s
Thu Jan 4, 2018
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at PLS, Ct1, 16 Black, 16 Gold
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at PLS, Ct2, 18 Black, Boys
Note: January Candy orders will be delivered on this day.
Fri Jan 5, 2018
6 PM to 8 PM at Lakewood CC, 16s & 18s
Practices Jan. 4, 9, 10,
Changes
16s/18s/Boys - Thu 1/11 moved to Wed 1/10 at PLS
Note: Gym not available on Wed 1/11
12s practice at Sprinker Mondays and Wednesdays, as usual, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Additional dates, if any, to be announced.
Changes
12s - Wed 1/10, No Pracitce
Sat 6 Jan 2018, PSR U18 Seeding Day, Franklin Pierce HS, Tacoma, WA - Flight 5 #38 Overall
Sun 28 Jan 2018, PSR U18 Power League #1, Kent Meridian, Kent, WA - 6th in Flight 5, #38 Overall
Sat 3 Feb 2018, OPVBC U18 Tourney, Kitsap Pavilion, Bremerton, WA - 3rd in Gold!
Sun 11 Feb 2018, PSR U18 Power League #2, Pierce College, Lakewood, WA - 7th in Flight 5, #43 Overall
Sat-Mon 17-19 Feb 2018, NW Jrs, 18 Open Pres. Day Tourney, Auburn HS, Auburn, WA - Bronze Champions!
Sun 25 Feb 2018, Cowlitz U18 Tourney, Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA - 3rd in Gold!
Sat 3 Mar 2018, PSR U18 Power League #3, Everett CC, Everett, WA - 3rd in Flight 6
Sun 18 Mar 2018, Domino's Pizza U18 Invite, Franklin Pierce HS, Tacoma, WA - 2nd in Gold!
Fri-Sun, 23-25 Mar 2018, Pacific Northwest Qualifier (PNQ), EW University, Cheney, WA - Flight 2 USA Division
Sat 14 Apr 2018, PSR U18 Power League #4, Juanita HS, Kirkland, WA - 2nd in Flight 5
Sun 22 Apr 2018, Cowlitz U18 Tourney, Kelso HS, Kelso, WA - Results
Sat-Sun 5-6 May, PSR Regional Championships - Jade Division, Fife HS, Fife - Gold Consolation Champions, 5th/13 Overall!
Sat-Sun, 12-13 May 2018, Willamette Volleyball Classic (WVC), Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Sat-Mon, 26-28 May 2018, Emerald City Classic (ECC), University of Washington, Seattle, WA
The Regional Championships mark the end of our Regular Season. Tournaments after Regionals cost extra (subject to the extended season fee (ESF), must pre-pay, no refunds. Teams must have a minimum of 10 committed and paid players to continue beyond Regionals.
Practices in December. We were recently informed that the PLS gym would not be available at all in December. So for December only, our practices will be Fridays and Saturdays. Normally I wouldn't schedule practices Friday evenings but gyms are very difficult to get and LCC was the only gym available. And the only times available at LCC were Fridays and Saturdays. So make the best of the situation, see next week's practice schedule below.
Mon 4 Dec 2017
6:30 PM to 8 PM at Sprinker, 12s
Tue 5 Dec 2017
6:30 PM to 8 PM at Sprinker, 16-1s, 16-2s, & 18s
Note 1: No practice, however we will have mandatory team meetings. Players must turn-in any missing paper work and money. If you have not upgraded your USAV membership, please do that in webpoint before attending this team meeting.
Wed 6 Dec 2017
6:30 PM to 8 PM at Sprinker, 12s
Note: Each player/parent will sign for 2 boxes of candies tonight (Please see note in previous paragraph regarding candies). Parents please be present to sign for your candies from the team rep. If you have not upgraded your USAV membership, please do that before coming to practice tonight. The upgrade fee for 10 and 11 year olds should be $10. However, you must upgrade under the "Other Youth" category, not the "Junior" category. Also, if you are missing any paperwork, or if you have not paid your commitment fee yet, please turn those things in tonight. Please read the important note above about forming teams and team rosters. We don't want to miss the deadline for Power League because players did not upgrade their USAV membership.
Thu 7 Dec 2017
Fri 8 Dec 2017
8 PM to 10 PM at Lakewood Community Center (LCC), Ct1, 16-1
8 PM to 10 PM at Lakewood Community Center (LCC), Ct2, 16-2
8 PM to 10 PM at Lakewood Community Center (LCC), Ct3, 18
Note: The rest of the Fridays in Dec, practices will be from 6 PM to 8 PM.
Sat 9 Dec 2017
11 AM to 1 PM at LCC, Ct1, 16-1
11 AM to 1 PM at LCC, Ct2, 16-2
11 AM to 1 PM at LCC, Ct3, 18
Mon 11 Dec 2017
6:30 PM to 8 PM at SRC, 12s
Wed 13 Dec 2017
6:30 PM to 8 PM at SRC, 12s
Thu 14 Dec 2017
6:30 PM to 8 PM at SRC, Setter's Training
Friday 15 Dec 2017
6 PM to 8 PM at LCC, Ct1, 16 Gold
6 PM to 8 PM at LCC, Ct2, 16 Black
6 PM to 8 PM at LCC, Ct3, 18 Black
Sat 16 Dec 2017
11 AM to 1 PM at LCC, Ct1, 16 Gold
11 AM to 1 PM at LCC, Ct2, 16 Black
11 AM to 1 PM at LCC, Ct3, 18 Black
Note: Candy monies and candy orders for January 2018 are due no later than Saturday Dec 30. Please turn in your monies and your candy order for January to your team Rep. Remember, starting in January, you can opt out of selling 2 boxes of candies and just pay $60 each month (Jan thru Apr). The monies we raise during the candy fundraiser each month will pay for May's fees for our black teams only. For our 16 Gold team, we will not order any candies for you as you will not be playing in May. However, if you still want to sell candies to help pay for your tuition, please give your order each month to your team rep, Coach Tana. Profits from the sale of candies for our 16 Gold players will be credited towards their base tuition. Our 12s are required to sell 2 boxes of candies each month or pay the $60 each month as part of their base tuition.
Candy Fundraiser Team Reps
12s - David Ah Sue,
16 Gold - Coach Tana
16 Black - Coach Kama
18 Black - Maima Atimalala
Sun 17 Dec 2017
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM at Parkland/Spanaway Pierce County Library, Scorer's Training for New Club Players
Note 1: The library is located at 13718 Pacific Ave. S. Tacoma, WA 98444
Note 2: If you are new to club ball, you must attend this training. If you are a returning player and you don't know how to keep score, you must also attend this training. This training does not replace the mandatory online Ref/Score clinics everyone must complete before they can be placed on a team roster.
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM at the Parkland/Spanaway PC Library, 12s (Mandatory Scorer's Training)
Note: Parents of our 12s, please be at practice with your champion to help with this training. A parent/adult needs to be at the score table at all times to help our babies with the score keeping, when we have to officiate a match.
NOTE: A team's offense is limited to a setter's skill, knowledge, and abilities. A team can only progress offensively as quickly as the setter progresses. Because setters are key to any team's offense, we will have extra setters training in December. If you are setting for your team, or if you are a backup setter or right side (check with your coach), please attend our setter's training sessions. It is only an hour, so suck it up and take advantage of this extremely rare opportunity. The setters training will be Sprinker Rec (SRC). See dates and times below.
Mon 18 Dec 2017
6:30 PM to 8 PM at SRC, 12s
Tue 19 Dec 2017 Setter's Training
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at SRC, Setters Training (All 4 teams)
Wed 20 Dec 2017
6:30 PM to 8 PM at SRC, 12s
Thu 21 Dec 2017
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at SRC, Setters Training (All 4 teams)
Fri 22 Dec 2017
6 PM to 8 PM at LCC, Ct1, 16 Gold
6 PM to 8 PM at LCC, Ct2, 16 Black
6 PM to 8 PM at LCC, Ct3, 18 Black
Sat 23 Dec 2017 - The babies (12 BCS) will be joining us today. Thank you all for being the best examples possible.
11 AM to 12 Noon at LCC, Ct1, 12 BCS
11 AM to 1 PM at LCC, Ct1, 16 Gold
11 AM to 1 PM at LCC, Ct2, 16 Black
11 AM to 1 PM at LCC, Ct3, 18 Black
Sun 24 Dec 2017 - Our Monday practice for the babies will be replaced with today's practice.
Mon 25 Dec 2017 - No Practice, Merry Christmas Everyone!!!
Tue 26 Dec 2017
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM - Setter's Training (All 4 Teams)
Wed 27 Dec 2017
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at SRC, 12s
Thu 28 Dec 2017
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at SRC, Setter's Training (All 4 Teams)
Fri 29 Dec 2017
6 PM to 8 PM at LCC, Ct1, 16 Gold
6 PM to 8 PM at LCC, Ct2, 16 Black
6 PM to 8 PM at LCC, Ct3, 18 Black
Sat 30 Dec 2017 - Candy Monies/Orders are due today, Please turn in to your Candy Team Rep. Once again, our babies will be joining us for the first hour only. Thank you for being super examples!
11 AM to 12 Noon at LCC, Ct1, 12 BCS
11 AM to 1 PM at LCC, Ct1, 16 Gold
11 AM to 1 PM at LCC, Ct2, 16 Black
11 AM to 1 PM at LCC, Ct3, 18 Black
2018 Power Surge 12 BCS - Bold printed dates are confirmed tournaments, but may also change without notice. Tournaments highlighted in green are initially optional and will cost extra. However, once optional tournaments are confirmed, players must prepay, no refunds.
Sat 27 Jan 2018, Power League #1, Sunrise Courts, Puyallup - 3rd in Flight 1, #3 of 32
Sun 4 Feb 2018, LaConnor U14 Tourney - Silver Champions!
Sat 10 Feb 2018, Power League #2, Academy Sports Center (ASC), Lynnwood - 1st in Flight 1, #1 of 32
Sat 24 Feb 2018, PJrs U14 Tourney, Sunrise Courts, Puyallup - Full
Sat 24 Feb 2018, OPVBC U14 Tourney, Gig Harbor HS, Gig Harbor - 5th in Gold
Sun 25 Feb 2018, OPVBC U13 Tourney, Gig Harbor HS, Gig Harbor - Canceled Not Enough Teams
Sun 4 Mar 2018, Power League #3, Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA - 4th in Flight 1
Sun 18 Mar 2018, U12 Bid Tourney, Kentwood HS, Kent, WA - 3rd
Sat 24 Mar 2018, U14 Dominos Pizza Invite, Tacoma - Results
Fri-Sun, 30 Mar to 1 Apr 2018, Pacific Northwest Qualifier (PNQ), Spokane, WA - 10th out of 11 National Divison
Sat 14 Apr 2018, Power League #4, Sunrise Courts, Puyallup, 2nd in Flight 1
Sun 22 Apr 2018, Cowlitz U14 Tourney, Longview, WA - Results
Sat-Sun 28-29 Apr 2018, Regional Championships, Highline College, DesMoines - 2nd in Silver, 6th/12 Overall!
25 Jun to 4 Jul 2018, USAV Girls Junior National Championships, Detroit, MI - Must Qualify
The Regional Championships mark the end of our Regular Season. Tournaments after Regionals cost extra (subject to the extended season fee (ESF), must pre-pay, no refunds. Teams must have a minimum of 10 committed and paid players to continue beyond Regionals.
