Volleyball & Football Class, Winter 2011

The class for the winter of 2011 will be volleyball and football and will start the first full week of January after January 1.  We will spend the first 6 weeks on volleyball.  All students will learn the 3 basic hits in volleyball and practice them with a partner away from the net for the first 2 weeks.  After practicing the hitting for a couple weeks, nets will be set up, and students will practice hitting over the net.  Shorter nets (about 5' tall) will be set up for the younger players, and regulation nets of 7' 3" will be set up for the older players.  If the class is big enough and the ages of the students are conducive, we will play games.

The second portion of the class will be football.  There will be 4 different sizes of footballs for students to learn basic passing, catching, punting, and place-kicking with the ball.  They will also be shown some football equipment and get to block against a soft blocking dummy.  Kids will not play in any football games.   They will get an orientation to the game that will help them understand the basics of the game.

Cost:  The fee for the class will be $90 per student.  There are no discounts for multiple siblings.  The fee must be paid prior to the start of the class.  If you have a charter school paying for the class, you will not be required to pay if your purchase order is in hand prior to the start of the class.  Without the PO in hand, you will be required to give a deposit check for $90 which will be deposited in the band and refunded after the charter school pays. 

Requirements:  Wear tennis shoes, athletic shorts or sweatpants, and a T-shirt.   It is recommended that your child wear a long sleeve t-shirt or long sleeve sweatshirt for the volleyball portion.  Passing the ball (bumping as some call it) will hurt on the bare arms in cold weather, and some cloth on the arm will help this a lot.  Do not have your kids wear a jacket with padding - this will prevent them from hitting the ball well.   Bring water.  Cleats are not required for the football portion, but may be worn if the student owns cleats.  It is not necessary to purchase cleats for this class.  All balls and equipment will be provided for the class.

SHOES:  Parents, please do not bring your kids to classes with Sandals, slip on shoes, or barefoot.  Without proper shoes, children may be forced to sit out the class.  Many of the activities in class could injure your child's foot without adequate support and protection.  Lace up tennis shoes that are tied tightly (not baggy, untied, and loose) are the only proper footwear.  Slip on shoes are not good - they fly off when exerting minimal effort in sports, and force the athlete to develop BAD HABITS of pushing the toes down into the shoe to hold it on.  Help your child excel, and do not get them slip on shoes for sports!  Sandals are never appropriate for sports - they do not provide support or protection.  A ball hitting the open, exposed toes of a student in sandals would likely break their toes.  Please bring them to class in LACE UP TENNIS SHOES TIED SECURELY.

To sign up, go to the registration page linked to the next page.  If you register, you are expected to pay and attend the class!  Classes are planned, schedules set, and money is spent based on registration numbers, so do not register unless you will be paying for and attending the class.  Also make sure you read the cancellation policy on the CONDUCT AND POLICIES page, and read the same page to understand the behavior expectations for your child.  You may contact Todd Nash at California Athletics with questions, but please register through the website.  To see where the classes will be held and get directions to the parks, click on the link to the left titled DIRECTIONS.  Please do not plan to just show up to a class without registering!  If not enough students register, a class could cancel, and you will not know it is cancelled if you are not registered!  This is a rare case, and you do not need to check with me before the class starts to confirm it.  If there is a change to the schedule, you will be emailed if you are registered on this website.   

Schedule:

Mondays:

9:00-10:00         Glendale

10:50-11:50       Pomona

12:45-1:45         Mission Viejo 1

Tuesdays:

8:45-9:45           La Mesa

10:45-11:45       Carlsbad

12:15-1:15         Rancho Penasquitos

1:45-2:45           Escondido 

Wednesdays: 

8:00-9:00           Murietta

9:45-10:45         Riverside

11:20-12:20       Yorba Linda

12:40-1:40         Anaheim/Orange

Thursdays:

9:00-10:00         Mission Viejo 2

10:40-11:40       Huntington Beach

12:15-1:15         Torrance

To find directions to your closest location, go to the top of this page and click on the link to the left titled DIRECTIONS.  The registration page is now ready to take registrations for this class.  Please click on REGISTER above and sign up as soon as possible.  Then mail your class payment to the address given on the registration page.

If you are with a charter school school which will pay for your class, contact your ES, EF, consultant, or teacher and have a purchase order or voucher issued for the class.  It is the parent's responsibility to ensure this is done.  California Athletics cannot pursue individual purchase orders with charter schools - they do not allow me to request purchase orders.  Without a check or Purchase Order in hand no student may start the class.  If no purchase order is received from the charter school, the deposit check will be used to pay the fee for the class.  Your deposit check will be deposited into the bank, and you will be refunded when your charter school pays CAHS after the class is complete.