Practices
Attendance
All practices are mandatory unless specified by your coach.
If a player is not at school or does not participate in gym class they can not practice that day.
If a player is not at practice the day before a match they will not start for that game. This includes excused absences.
If a player is at school they are expected to be at practice. If a player is injured or a non-participant in practice they must be at practice and assisting however possible.
The player will communicate as early as possible if there are conflicts in which a practice may be missed.
Dress Code
Athletes must be wearing closed-toe gym shoes or they will sit out
At practice, athletes must wear athletic shorts, a T-shirt, and court shoes.
Naperville North volleyball uniforms will not be worn for practice at any time.
All athletes are expected to be dressed in the program-issued practice shirt at practice on Mondays and Fridays.
Inappropriate dress for practice or games will be handled by the coach for that team.
Protocol
Players must be in the gym with shoes on at least 5 minutes before the start of practice.
All nets and equipment must be set up before the start of practice. All players are expected to help with the set-up and take-down process. This includes keeping track of the volleyball count with the buckets.
Parents can expect their students to be walking out of practice 5-10 after the end of practice to go home.
Matches
Attendance
All matches and tournaments are mandatory.
All levels will stay until our last match as a program is played. We are a program and we support all our program members.
All players will ride the bus to and from away matches and tournaments.
If an athlete is not at practice the day before a match or tournament, he will not be eligible to start the following match. This includes excused absences.
If a player is not at school or does not participate in gym class they can not play that day.
If an athlete must leave a practice, match, or tournament early, the athlete’s coach must be contacted by the athlete’s legal guardian.
Procedure
When your team is not playing, you will sit together as a team or support our other levels as a team. This means players will not be on their phones when supporting other levels. Do not socialize with players on other teams before or during any matches. You are a part of the Huskie Volleyball Program.
For all matches, players must stay until all levels are finished playing and their coach dismisses them.
Every team has set up and clean-up duties before and after home matches. Make sure to do your job and be dismissed by your coach before socializing.
For all away games and tournaments, you must ride on the team bus to and from the school except in the case of an emergency or pre-arranged family departure.
Players must wear Naperville North Volleyball apparel for warm-ups
Excused Absences
You must communicate with your coach immediately when you know you cannot attend a practice, match, or tournament. The best way to communicate with your coach is via email (if days in advance) or by Remind.
A player will be excused from a practice, match, or tournament if the following situations occur:
Illness
Recognized school activity (Social activities, for example, pictures/pre-dance activities and “senior ditch day” are not excused.)
Religious commitment
Family emergency