Club Fusion
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Club Fusion Newsletter
December 2009
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In This Issue ...
Serve-A-Thon Fundraiser
HOS/Position Training
Scheduling Updates (Practice & Tournaments)
Website Updates
Uniform Package/Spirit Wear
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Serve-A-Thon Fundraiser
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Just a reminder that the Serve-A-Thon Fundraiser is on December 27th.  Make sure you are hitting the streets to raise the money for our new House of Speed strength & conditioning program.  Everyone should have received a fundraiser packet at the Parent Night explaining the fundraiser.  If you did not, please stop by the Club Fusion office for the information packet.

15s-18s travel players have a minimum goal of $250 to raise per player.  13s-14s travel players and the boys' teams have a minimum goal of $150 to raise per player.

There are individual and team contests for the most amount of money raised so hit it hard!  For more information, please contact the Booster Club at boosters@clubfusionvb.org.   
 
House of Speed Training/Position Training
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Just a couple of reminders regarding our additional training programs in 2009-2010.  House of Speed will be providing our strength & conditioning training for the season.  15s-18s Travel players will train twice a week; Monday's based on their position and either Wednesday or Thursday before or after their team's practice.  Please see the practice schedule on our website for more information.

Position Training on Monday nights is for the 15s-18s ONLY!  Please see the practice schedule on our website for more exact times.  13s and 14s will have position training randomly throughout the season and will be incorporated into their teams' practice.  Due to the high volume of players on Monday nights we cannot make any exceptions to the rules.
 
Scheduling Updates (Practice & Tournaments)
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There have been several changes to the December practice schedules.  Please visit the schedule page and download the updated practice calendars for the most up to date version.  Saturday, December 12th and Sunday, December 13th have been changed significantly for both Travel and Non-Travel Girls due to scheduling conflicts and the ACT test.  Please make sure you adjust accordingly.

Tournament schedules are 95% complete.  We will release them on the website no later than Friday, December 18th. 
 
Website Updates
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Our website is 90% complete with the new look and information.  There are some new menu options as well.  Please note that the home page will have 4 headlines on the bottom of the page, but program specific information will be released weekly on the Girls' Homepage and the Boys' Homepage throughout the season.

We have updated our Maps/Directions page using Google Maps so that you can easily get directions to our most common practice and playing sites.

Areas that are still being developed include:  Online Calendar (printable are ready), Player Profiles, and our Coaching Staff directory.  We should have those completed soon.
Uniform Package & Spirit Wear
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We still have several uniform package pieces and Spirt Wear orders that have not been claimed.  In the next several days we will be reconciling those orders.  Please make sure we are aware of anything that is missing from your order. 

At this point, players should have their 3 practice t-shirts, spandex, shoes, warm-up pants (travel only) and bags (travel only).  Please make sure the lead coach for your program is aware of any items missing.

For Spirit Wear orders, please contact Heather King at Player's Edge via email.
 
Contact Information
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phone: 815-923-4466
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Closed
Practices
Just a reminder that all practices in December are closed to anyone other than the players and coaches participating in practice.  We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

In addition, due to the overwhelming number of players, we must close all practices on Mondays throughout the season.  We simply do not have enough space to accommodate the players and parents on Mondays.  We encourage you to visit Joe's Place in Marengo to relax and grab a bite to eat on Mondays.
We appreciate your cooperation and hope you understand that our priority and motivations is to create the best training environment possible for our athletes.