2022-23 Forward Planning

We would like to hear our members’ views on the following plans and questions…

Summer 2022  (May – August)

Adult 16+ weekly outdoor play at Lydiard Park Events Field, Tuesdays, starting 10^th May (initially 6.45pm).

• No charge by the club, though the venue charges for car parking.
• Likely numbers?  Do we have enough outdoor nets?  Buy another net system @ £330 ?
• Depending on numbers, invite: U15s (transition to adult); players on waiting lists; non-members?
• No weekly U15 sessions – coaches want a rest from duty-of-care responsibilities!

Possibly hold one or two sessions in May and June for juniors and waiting lists (indoor or outdoor)?

Competitions: Wilts 4s (tbc; do we have enough nets?); Wilts Outdoor; various tournaments.

Social events: Volleyball picnic in the Park?

Indoor season 2022/23  (September – April)

Women 16+

Train Thursdays 8:15pm.  Younger players stop at 9:30pm (school next day)?  Others continue to 10pm.

• Explore option of hiring the whole hall and using an additional net behind the curtain, at least for the first two months, to transition in new players.  But balance numbers vs cost and coach availability.

Enter SW League and play home matches at Lime Kiln L.C.

Play Wilts Ladies & Junior League, plus junior age-group competitions, depending on player availability.

Men 16+

Train Sundays 6:30-8pm.

• Explore option of hiring the whole hall and using an additional net behind the curtain, at least for first 2 months, to transition in new players.  But: balance numbers vs cost and coach availability; Taekwando?

Enter 2 teams in Wilts Mixed League and Dave Kinder Cup; play home games on Thur/Sun (same as 2021-22).

• Establish a rota system for officiating games.  Player responsibility to find alternates if not available.

Play U16/U18 competitions, depending on player availability.

Juniors U12-U15

Train Sundays 5:00-6:30pm.

• Explore option of hiring the whole hall and using the long net to boost capacity.  But: balance numbers vs cost and coach availability; and may not be possible due to Taekwando?

Play SW JuVoTo (3v3) competition: U12, U13, U14, U15, depending on player availability.

• Host national and regional junior age-group events when possible.  Requires volunteer commitment.

Capacity management

Keep existing capacity limits: junior U15 25 players; women 20; men/mixed 20.

• Plus a few more if we can hire the whole hall?
• The long waiting list of men limits the number of women we can accommodate in the Men/Mixed squads.

Explore option of running an additional adult casual volleyball session for non-competitive players and those on waiting lists, subject to hall and supervisory availability.

Capacity planning: (1) Invite existing members to sign up for next season, including U15s graduating to adult sessions, so we know how many leavers and vacancies we have; (2) Consult coaches about capacity and standards; (3) Invite players from waiting lists to fill any vacancies.