Then and Now La Vernia Heat Volleyball Club began in 1997 with only 8 players the first season.  Through the efforts of many, guided by Lorraine Uribe, the club grew steadily. Officers have changed but our goals and vision remain the same.  Eleven years later, LVVC is proud to have so many talented athletes competing in USAV through the Lone Star Region.  Our organization is growing every year with the '07/08 season totaling almost 70 players making up 8 teams.
Our Mission LVVC focuses on the growth and development of our athletes.  Everyone has room to grow, from those who are new to the sport and learning the ropes to our more seasoned athletes looking to perfect their position specific skills.  We strive to make every athlete feel important and valued.  To best service our athletes and ensure a year of personal success, our teams are divided by skill and trained accordingly.  La Vernia Heat Volleyball Club focuses on providing training to support the high school program of each player by strengthening our athletes' knowledge, techniques and skills.  Many of our athletes go on to earn scholarships to colleges around the state.  Whatever the goal of your athlete is, we will assist them in achieving it.
Our Policies Attendance -  We understand that sometimes players miss a practice or tournament due to illness.  There may be a school function that interferes with your commitment to our organization.  We expect our athletes to take responsibility and let their coach know when they will not make it to a practice or tournament AHEAD OF TIME.  School conflicts should be addressed at the beginning of the season or as soon as possible by emailing your coach and team mom.  Missing practice due to illness requires are phone call to your coach.  If a player is injured, they should still attend practices and games in whatever capacity possible so they will not fall behind. Communication after missing a practice, albeit a fine thing, is not an acceptable substitute for communication ahead of time. Athletes should utilize study halls as well as their time after school wisely in order to complete homework so that it does not interfere with practices.  School always comes first, but using homework as an excuse to get out of putting in your practice time reflects badly on your time management skills and maturity and could possibly affect your playing time. Punctuality -  Athletes are expected to arrive at practices 10 minutes early and ready to play.  Coaches will set arrival times for tournaments.  Tardiness is not acceptable. Dress Code -  Coaches and athletes of LVVC are expected to represent themselves in a positive way by dressing appropriately at all practices and tournaments.  Specifics will be addressed at your team meeting at the beginning of the season.  Athletes and/or coaches who continually dismiss our dress code will be required to meet with the director and assistant director to discuss the situation.   Anyone unwilling to follow our dress code which only stresses modesty, will be asked to leave La Vernia Heat Volleyball Club for the remainder of the season and NO money will be refunded.   Practice vs. Play -  We DO NOT guarantee equal playing time at tournaments, but we believe in a "fair" amount of playing time for each athlete as determined by our coaching staff.  While LVVC strives to improve the skills of every athlete on our rosters, we all strive to win.  This balancing act is often difficult.  This is a competitive sport and our athletes pay, practice, and play to compete. Problem Solving -   If a problem arises, you should first contact your coach and try to handle the issue directly with them.  Should the problem arise during a practice or at a tournament, parents are expected to refrain from approaching coaches to discuss these issues until a later date.  Tournaments and practices are no place to discuss issues that require lengthy conversation.  We only have a short amount of practice time so we don't want to waste it.  Coaches are always available to discuss your concerns away from tournaments and practices though.  If you are not satisfied with the outcome of such discussions with your daughter's coach, a meeting with you, the coach, the player, the director and assistant director can be arranged.  Parents and athletes should refrain from voicing their frustrations with other parents and players because the only result of that sort of behavior is an entire team unable to work together.  Any behavior deemed detrimental to our organization will NOT be tolerated.  Players and parents who are unwilling to utilize the systems in place to handle their concerns, will be asked to leave La Vernia Heat Volleyball Club for the remainder of the season and NO money will be refunded. You will be given a form with these policies for both parent and athlete to sign at your team meeting at the beginning of the season.