RED STORM SPORTS

We understand that playing club volleyball is a commitment for both the student-athlete and their family in terms of time and money. We encourage each family to explore all the options for club volleyball to ensure they make the best possible decision for their family. In order to make an informed decision regarding club volleyball it is important to know what each club has to offer.

CAPElite Storm is committed to offering families a coaching system and programs designed to provide the best possible value in volleyball, while also helping each player develop as a young woman.

As you prepare to commit to a club volleyball team, please consider what CAPElite Storm has to offer:

Our mission is to educate each player in the sport of volleyball using consistent teaching methods across all age groups. WE have developed a consistent curriculum so that athletes can build on their skill from year to year rather than re-learn skills each year. In addition, it is imperative that each athlete understand the importance of overall fitness and conditioning, nutrition, injury prevention, making healthy choices and the qualities of character essential to both success as a volleyball player and in life.

In joining with CAPElite, we have developed a comprehensive training program for every student-athlete. At CAPElite’s facility, each player will have volleyball practices and have regular access to a CAPElite trainer who will educate her in the areas of power, agility and conditioning training. Within each practice, each team will work with a CAPElite trainer for 25-30 minutes and have the ability to attend an additional 1-hour session with a CAP trainer during each week.

We intend to foster a feeling of community in which the entire club gathers together to get to know each other and nurture a whole club spirit outside of each individual team. In doing this, players and parents of all age groups can get to know the coaching staff and trainers and vice versa. We will hold several club-wide events throughout the season which will serve to establish and strengthen the relationships we desire to have with each family.

At CAPElite Storm we believe that it is important that each player receive consistent and comprehensive training throughout her volleyball career. To that end, we have established a coaches training program for all of our coaches. In addition, we will seek to provide every coach with the opportunity to attend coaching clinics to be sure that they stay abreast of the newest and best volleyball training techniques. The employment of a Master Coach is designed to aid in the process of developing a consistent program.

As part of the team-training package, players will receive position-specific training, compete with other teams in the club, be involved in the CAP training program and receive the highest level of coaching from our experienced staff. In addition to these opportunities, other camps will be held throughout the year to gain additional experience.




We hope that this will help you make an educated decision for this club volleyball season.

Character Driven: Focus on Key Character Traits that help define a Person as she grows, including: Integrity, Intensity, Teamwork, Leadership, Discipline, Courage and Sportsmanship.

Consistent Coaching: Offer a club where Coaching is consistent from the first time a Player enters a gym at the age of 12 through when she graduates High School. This Club will insist on uniformity throughout the Coaching Process and Mandatory Coaching Clinics for all Coaches and Assistant Coaches. Our Coaching staff will continue to update themselves on the most current techniques and strategies used by top Coaches in the game.

Community Involvement: Work with the Volleyball Community by having our Coaches liaison with High Schools and High School Coaches for the purposes of advancing Volleyball in the greater Baton Rouge area.

Communication to players, parents and coaches: Open and Honest: Ensure an “Open Book” financial policy where every Parent will have the right at any time to see and understand the Financials for their Athlete’s particular team and the club as a whole.

Red Storm Volleyball club will maintain a website at www.redstormsports.org. On this website will be practice schedules for each team, a tournament schedule, directions to each tournament, tournament playing schedules, results from each tournament, pictures of each coach, each player and each team, and an unsigned senior page.

Club Unity and Organization: Run a well organized club, including

Run a well organized club, including:

Tryouts – Practices – Tournaments – Travel - Social Events

We will provide every Player the opportunity to gain what she wants to out of playing this sport, be it to play at a collegiate level, improve as a High School player, or achieve a higher level of physical fitness.

Fees: Fees will be based on the tournaments that each team commits to as well as the number of practices that each team has each week. Included in the fees will be payment of membership fees in AAU and USA Volleyball as well as uniforms and travel gear for the “travel” teams. Tournament fees will be collected from each player upfront while remaining fees will be collected on a monthly basis.

Role of the Master Coach: The master coach will design each practice plan for the gym he or she is in charge of. He/she will also be at each practice as an active coach, monitoring the progress of each player and assisting each coach as they carry out the practice plan. It is important that each master coach agree on technique so as to insure the consistent development of each player throughout the club. Master level coaches will also serve as mentors to the other coaches in the areas of player development and game management.

Membership: Red Storm is incorporated under the umbrella of AAU volleyball and as such, is considered a non-profit organization which can accept tax-deductible donations or sponsorship money to help offset the costs for each player as well as the operating costs of the club in general. As an AAU volleyball club, each player will be a member of both AAU volleyball and USA Volleyball. By doing this, each player is also afforded additional insurance.