Attention Young Women Coaches and Leaders

Hello Coaches and YW Presidencies,

We are ready to begin Volleyball!   Would you access your ability to field a volleyball team to play at the stake center.  Last year we had record numbers and no forfeits.  It was a great season.  There are two things we would like to see happen this year.

First, we really want the girls to have enough playing time.  You need a minimum of 6 players per team,  but last years combined teams up to 20 girls per team translated to very little playing time.  Please let us know if you are going to field a team from your ward and the number of girls you think you will have.  If you have a huge number we can work with that.

Second, ask your YW if there are girls in your boundaries that don't attend our church that they could invite.  Most of our YW have a friend that is not a member of our faith.  If you only have 3 girls who you can bring, see if each of them can invite one friend to play with your team for the season and voila! you have enough to play!  If you don't have a need for numbers, we would still like each girl to invite their friends for the season.  We can make more teams to play.

Having come from another state, I noticed no boundaries of faith keeping friends from enjoying activities together.  Here, where there is a strong religious majority, that division though unintentional and unwanted, is strongly felt by those youth who are of a different faith.  Blending the youth community through sports is a win-win for everyone to feel included and loved.

Please let me know if you will be having a single ward team by Sunday September 1st (after talking with your YW at church). We will create the schedule and we will post it here under Volleyball Schedule.  This will be the main forum for communication with you.  I will send a text and email alerting you when there is a new post.   We can't wait to see you all again!