Established in 1975, the Ballhawks are proud members of the Ontario Volleyball Association and have been providing young, enthusiastic and hard-working volleyball players with an opportunity to learn and play competitive volleyball. We welcome the participation of parents in our organization to not only assist financially, but to support our coaching staff and athletes as they strive for success and development. We recognize the sacrifices that parents are making in providing the opportunity for their children to be the very best volleyball players that they can be. With your support, we can reach not only our goals in becoming champions, but our goals in making our players better citizens as well as better athletes.
We offer elite volleyball for children from the age of 13 thru 18. We would like to welcome you to read about our volleyball club. If playing competitive volleyball is of interest to you and your family, please contact us, or attend one of our registration sessions.
WEEK AT A GLANCE
Year End Banquet
The Annual Ballhawks Banquet will take place on Wednesday, May 12 at 6 pm. It will once again take place at the John McGregor Secondary School cafeteria. The meal will include Chicken Cordon Bleu, Roasted Potatoes, etc. The guest speaker for the evening will be Melissa Bartlett, ex Ballhawks players as well as an international player and coach.
The cost for players is included within the annual registration fees, but we do need you to infor if you are not going to attend as we pay by the player. Parents and other guests will be charged a fee of $ 15.00. Once again, we do need to know numbers, so please inform your coach if you will require additional tickets. We are asking players to inform their coaches by the end of their respective Provincial Championships.
Team Varsity Sales Summer Volleyball Camp
The Team Varsity Sales summer Volleyball camp is holding registration on April 8 and 15th at Team Varsity Sales, 25 McFarlane Street Chatham (Behind Wendy's on St. Clair Street).
Intermediate/Senior All Skills Camp, for students entering Grades 6-12 will take place Tuesday June 29 - Saturday July 3 at CKSS. The camp will run daily from 11:00 AM to 5:30 PM.
Junior All Skills Camp is structured into two levels for players entering grades 2-4 and grades 5-6 in September. This camp will take place Tuesday June 29 - Saturday July 3 at CKSS from 8:30 -11:30 AM. Fee: $ 95, Maximum registration 64.
Speciality High Potential Camps for Setters, Hitters, and Defensive Specialists will take place on June 26 and 27. Prospective athletes must complete an application if they wish to attend. The High Potential Camps are open for athletes born in 1993, 1994, and 1995. Fee: $ 130, Maximum registration 14 per camp.
Additional information can be found at the following website www.volleyballkent.org. Camp Director is Randy Bartlett.
New System for OVA Player Registration
There is a new system for player registration. It is important that all players register with the NRS Registration system. The following is an explanation of the registration process.
1) Under the new system, the Ballhawks register the player’s name and email address only, as well as paying for the registration.
2) The NRS Registration System sends an email to the player/coach with a link to the new system so that they may register themselves.
3) Each player will follow the directions in the link to create their own registration profile.
4) The profile includes all the details filled out on the OVA Registration Sheet (the one that the Ballhawks asked you to fill out as part of your registration).
5) Once the team has been registered, players will start receiving emails from the NRS System.
6) All players must register through this new system before they participate in their first match.
The player should not have to pay anything as the Ballhawks havel already paid their fee.
Team Rosters for 2009-2010 will be posted under the 'Competitive Teams' tab. Once you move to our Competitive Team page you can select the specific age group you are interested in or you can select the following links:
U14 Boys
U14 Girls Blue
U14 Girls White
U15 Boys
U15 Girls
U16 Boys
U16 Girls
U17 Girls
REGULAR PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR 2009/2010
Regular practices for Ballhawk teams will be held at CKSS. They begin the week of October 4. Any additional practice times will be scheduled at the discretion of team coaches. Practices are from 7:30 to 9:15. The 14U Girls team will practice at St. Vincent School.
Monday Nights (except holidays)
15U Girls, 16U Girls, 15U Boys
Wednesday Nights
14U Boys, 16U Boys, 17U Girls
Thursday Nights (St. Vincent School - 7:00 pm start)
14U Girls Blue
NEW DATES FOR PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The OVA has rescheduled the dates for the Provincial Championships in each age group. The new dates can be found under the calendar tab.