PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE REGISTERING!

General Information:

• Registration opens on Wednesday, July 17^th, 2024
  • On-time registration from 7/17/24 to 9/08/24
  • Late registration from 9/09/24 to 9/13/24
  • ALL REGISTRATION ENDS SEPTEMBER 13^TH 2024
• Cost:
  • On time: $40.00 for members & $70.00 for non-members
  • Late: $50.00 for members & $80.00 for non-members
• We will have a parent meeting on September  3rd, 2024 in the Ruby C. Hunt Library at 6:30 PM.
• We will have a coaches meeting for anyone interested in coaching on September 5th, 2024 in the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA Library at 6:30 PM.

Volleyball:

• Games/practices will be on weekday (Monday through Friday) evenings excluding Wednesdays.

Skills Nights

• 8-10: September 9^th at 6:00 pm
• 11-13: September 9^th at 7:00 pm
• 14-17: September 9^th at 8:00 pm

Located at the Ruby C. Hunt YMCA on Court 2

Practices:

• Practices will start the week of September 16^th, 2024.
• Practices will be on a weekday evening, excluding Wednesdays.
  • For volleyball your practice will be on a weekday (Monday through Friday) evening starting at 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, or 8:00 PM.
  • We allow our volunteer coaches to pick their practice days and times to best fit their schedule since they are giving their time to volunteer for our community.
    • Please be available for any of the potential days and times listed above.
  • An initial message about practice will come sometime after your child’s skills night or (if your child does not have a skills night or misses skills night) after September 10^th, 2024.

Games:

• IF YOU WILL HAVE CONSISTENT CONFLICTS WITH THE DATES/DAYS PROVIDED BELOW, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THESE DATES/DAYS ARE FINAL AND WILL NOT BE CHANGED UNLESS UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE.
• Games will begin October 7th and end November 15th 2024
• Games will be on a weekday evening, excluding Wednesdays.
  • For volleyball your games will be on a weekday (Monday through Friday) evening starting at 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, or 8:00 PM.
• Volleyball will interleague with Dover and Kings Mountain YMCA’s
  • This will involve traveling to the Kings Mountain or Dover YMCAs for volleyball and basketball games.
• Teams will play an eight-game season. Ages younger than 7 years old will play a six-game season.
• There will be no playoffs or bowl games for any age groups.

Participant Requests:

• NOT ALL REQUESTS WILL BE MET AND WE DO NOT PROMISE THAT ANY REQUEST WILL BE MET.
• We do accept requests for specific teams or coaches; however, we ask that any request be made out of necessity (transportation, family, work schedule, etc.)
  • Please do not request specific coaches or players out of preference.
  • We desire for our sports program to build a community and this involves our participants and parents be able to meet new people and create new bonds.
• Please only request a teammate or coach if you absolutely need it.
• With this in mind, NOT ALL REQUESTS WILL BE MET AND WE DO NOT PROMISE THAT ANY REQUEST WILL BE MET.

Y-Gametime:

• For all game scheduling we will be using the Y-Gametime
  • Link to Ruby’s Y-Gametime page: https://ygametime.com/branch/ruby/sports/
• We ask that all parents and coaches check Y-Gametime on a regular basis to see any updates to the schedule.
  • We aim to communicate all these updates to coaches; however, every individual is responsible for staying up to date with their game schedule and any changes that may happen.

Contact Information:

• We encourage everyone to ensure that all their contact information submitted is accurate and up to date.
• You will most likely receive text messages from coaches.
• You will certainly receive emails from staff about updates and important information!
  • So please ensure your email and phone number are current and up to date!

Also please check your email and text messages regularly to stay informed

Additional Information: 

• Pregame devotionals
  • Will run around 10 minutes
  • Could make games go a few minutes later
  • Aim is to have teams done with warm ups ten minutes earlier
  • Please try to show up at least 30 minutes prior to games

Contact Information:

Jordan Fricault

Sports and Wellness Director

Ruby C. Hunt YMCA

P: (704) 669-7645

E: [email protected]