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2009 Season Approaches!
Focus Volleyball
Club Annual General Meeting
The 2008
Annual General Meeting will be held on September 22,
2008 at the Harry Jerome Sports Centre. Any
player, parent, coach or manager is welcome to attend -
in fact we would appreciate your ideas and support a
this meeting.
The
AGM notice and the
minutes from last year's
AGM Minutes are
attached for your information. Don't hesitate to
contact any of the current Directors if you have any
questions.
Coaches
The club
is built around coaching. With 15 teams last year
and increasing demand this year there is always a need
for additional coaches or assistant coaches. In
particular, we are looking for coaches for U14 and U18
girls teams. If
you are interested in coaching in any capacity we would
be very interested in hearing from you. Please
contact Greg Russell at
Greg_Russell@telus.net.
Reimbursement of Expenses for Focus Teams
Anybody
wanting reimbursement of eligible expenses from the club
can download and complete a requisition form
Cheque Requisition and
fax it to the club treasurer, Greg Shannon at
604-519-0442. Please consult with your team
manager before submitting a requisition.
Children's Fitness Tax Credit
The
Government of Canada offers a non-refundable tax
credit on eligible amounts of up to $500 paid by parents
to register a child in an eligible program of physical
activity. Details can be found at
Tax Credit.
Volleyball BC
Volleyball
BC has a good web site and is a great resource for all
aspects of volleyball in British Columbia. For any
questions or information that you can't find on our site
check with
Volleyball BC. In
particular, they publish a useful handbook. Click
to download -
2008 Youth Handbook.
Other
Volleyball Opportunities
Beyond the
indoor club season there are numerous opportunities
to learn and enjoy volleyball.
Volleyball
BC offers many opportunities for youth to improve on and
develop their skills. In addition to Volleyball
BC, there are numerous other camps run by others
(particularly during the summer months) as well as drop
in Volleyball times at Harry Jerome.
For the
more competitive youth, Baden Cup and BC Summer Games
offer opportunities to learn and play at an advanced
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