Programs and Clinics
Q. What is a travel team?
Ignite Elite Travel Teams are our competitive tournament teams. Travel teams participate in a minimum of two tournaments per month in a variety of locations. The commitment for travel is for a full season running November-June. Travel Team members practice 2 days per week, attend strength and conditioning training, and travel to National Championship qualifier events and other out of town tournaments.
Q. Does Ignite offer Clinics/Camps?
Strength and Conditioning (S&C) Training
Q. What is Strength and Conditioning Training?
Q. Is S&C training included in the fees I paid?
Q. How frequent is S&C training?
Q. Is S&C training mandatory?.
Yes. Strength and Conditioning is required for all travel players 2 times per week.
Travel and Tournaments
Q. Do players travel and stay with their parent(s) for away tournaments
Yes. Parents are responsible for transportation to all tournaments and players will room with their parent(s) while at overnight away tournaments. This is non-negotiable.
Q. Do I have to reserve my own hotel room?
Yes. Ignite Elite Volleyball will block rooms for all overnight away regular season events. The block of rooms is reserved, parents are required to call and reserve a room under the block.
Payment Information
Q. When is my payment due?
If you are on a payment plan, payments are due the 10th of the month, September thru April. We do allow a 5-day grace period; however, any payment not received by the 15th of the month will result in player suspension from practices or tournaments until account is brought current.
Q. Who can I give my payment to?
All payments are handled through your Sports Engine Account.
Q. Can I use proceeds for fundraising for a payment that is due?
Yes. Please make sure the information is CLEARLY written on the envelope you are turning fundraising money in on. Make sure you include your player’s name, team name, amount enclosed, what payment is for and if fundraising and what monthly payment you would like applied to.
Q. Can I set up recurring credit card payments?
Yes. Invoicing and payments are handled through your Sports Engine Account.
Q. How can I order Spirit-wear?
Spirit-wear orders will be taken periodically throughout the year. There will be a link on our website when the spirit-wear is available.
Q. If I order spirit-wear online, where is it shipped and how do I pay?
Spirit-wear orders are accepted for a specific time period, after the close date, the order will be completed and will ship all orders directly to purchaser. Parents pay for the spirit-wear at the time of the order.
USAV Nationals
Q. Are all teams required to go to Nationals?
It is the intent of the club that all Elite teams participate in Nationals. Typically, teams must qualify to participate in USAV Nationals; however, there is one division known as Patriot for teams who were not able to qualify otherwise. Our goal is to enter as many teams that are allowed into the Patriot Division and attend at least two qualifiers; MEQ (Mid-East Qualifier) and Windy City Qualifier (Chicago) to try to bid up into higher divisions for potentially higher levels of competition. For teams that do not qualify, if Ignite Elite was unable to register them into the Patriot Division, they will finish their year at the Asics Junior Nationals held at Navy Pier in Mid- June.
Q. Is Nationals included in membership fee?
No. Nationals is an added expense that is usually communicated in the beginning of the season. It is too difficult to build cost into the membership fees, as the cost fluctuates from year to year and we want to be sure any price reduction is passed to our members.
Q. When/Where is Nationals?
Nationals is held in June or July every year at different locations, which will be communicated in the beginning of the season.
Tournament Schedules
Q. Where can I find the Master Tournament Schedule?
The master schedule, when available, can be found on the Schedule page of the website.
Q. Will the Master Schedule change?
It’s possible. Sometimes we are notified that a tournament is being canceled or is too full, if that happens, we will modify the schedule by adding another tournament for the one that has been canceled. Always check the schedule online as it will be most current.
Practices
Q. Will practice schedules change?
It’s possible. As much as we try to keep the schedule the same, conflicts occur. If a coach needs to switch practices with another coach/team, that communication will typically come from the coaches. If this happens, the coaches should contact me so I can make the necessary corrections to the schedules for that week.
Q. Does Ignite ever cancel practices due to weather?
Not typically, however, if we need to cancel a practice due to weather, that decision will be made and communicated by 3:00 PM on that day. If we have not canceled, of course please use your best judgement and make a decision based on your family’s safety both on the way to practice and getting back home.
Q. What are closed practices and does Ignite Elite ever do this?
A closed practice is one that is not open to anyone other than the players, coaches and trainers. We have not conducted closed practices in the past, however if the coaching staff feels as though there are too many distractions, we may do so. If it is determined that practices will be closed, information will be communicated to all parents.
Q. Can parents help with practices?
No. USAV has very strict guidelines regarding who is allowed to be on the court and interacting with players during practices and tournaments. We ask that parents and spectators are seated in the area behind the courts during practices. If this is not occurring, we will most likely have closed practices.
Other Questions
Q. What is the difference between the Elite and Premier teams in each age group?
Players are placed on the various Ignite teams based on where we feel they would thrive as a result of their evaluations during tryouts.
ELITE Teams consist of the highest-rated players at each position.
PREMIER Teams consist of the next highest-rated players at each position once the Elite Teams are confirmed.