Showing posts with label Volleyball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Volleyball. Show all posts

Thursday, July 11, 2019

CLUBWAKA Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament - Schedule and Info Packet



Hi, Volleyballers! It’s almost game time! First off, thank you so much for signing up for this weekend’s Charity Beach Volleyball event. We have 20 teams and over 120 volleyballers playing to benefit the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank!

SPONSORS

We couldn’t have put this event on without all the help from our sponsors! Please take a moment to check out their Facebook pages and show them some love by following them and consider using their services if you're in need!

SCHEDULE

The schedule is online and can be located on this Google doc. As scores are recorded, the standings will be updated in real time and can be viewed on the 'Standings' tab.
  • Each team is scheduled for four 'pool play' matches. Pool Play consists of a single game played to 25 points (must win by 2). 
  • The top 8-teams after pool play will advance to a single elimination tournament to determine the champions. Teams that are eliminated are welcome to stick around and play on the open courts or just enjoy a day at the beach! 
  • The elimination matches will best 2 out of 3 games. Games 1&2 are played until 21. Game 3 (if needed) is played to 15. You must win by 2 points. 


CHECK-IN

The games begin at 9 AM, but please arrive early to check-in and receive your tank/shirt and goodie bag. Players can arrive as early as 8:15a and check-in will be on the pavilion. Thank you to The Virginia Peninsula Foodbank for providing volunteers to staff the check-in table.


PARADISE OCEAN CLUB POLICIES

Paradise Ocean Club has once again been gracious enough to host our annual charity tournament. They do have a few guidelines that we must follow.
  • Outside Alcohol is prohibited. The bar will open at 11 and drinks will be available for purchase at that point. 
  • Sports Drinks are not prohibited. Water is allowed. We will also have large coolers of ice water on the pavilion. It is encouraged to bring a water bottle to fill. 
  • Please avoid bringing large coolers. 
  • Upon opening to the public, wristbands will be required, so be sure to check-in with security during the lunch break and present your ID to get a band. 
After the tournament is over, please enjoy all the amenities of POC! They have beach access, a pool, bar, extra volleyball courts, and cornhole boards.

RAFFLES

We have some wonderful prizes being raffled off on Saturday including 2 $50 Gift Certificates from CLUBWAKA, Passes to GoApe Williamsburg, a Starbucks gift basket and Sly Clyde Ciders! For every non-perishable food item you bring, you will receive an entry to the drawing. Tickets can also be purchased for $2 or 3 for $5. Don't forget to raid your pantry or head to the grocery store before Saturday. Let's restock the Foodbank pantries!!
You must be on-site to win. Tickets will be drawn following pool play.

MEDICAL ATTENTION

We hope everyone has a fun and safe tournament. If an accident does happen, we do have an athletic trainer on site courtesy of Tidewater Orthopedics. If you need help, be sure to visit the pavilion and the trainer will be there to assist. 


Thank you all again for joining us this weekend. Looking forward to an EPIC day of beach volleyball and good times on the beach! If you have any questions, feedback, or need anything at all, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Brent, Stephanie, and the CLUBWAKA Team
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

FREE Open Volleyball Game on Wednesday!

Please join us tomorrow evening at the United Jewish Community Center (map) in Newport News for a fun evening of indoor volleyball. Following the pickup games, we'll head around the corner to Schooners for some drinks, food, and mingling! We will have $2 off many of their delicious appetizers and happy hour prices until 9 PM. The gym opens at 7 PM. Be sure to join our Facebook event for more details and notifications of any updates. You do NOT have to be a member of any CLUBWAKA league to participate and there is no cost to play. We want to see you all tomorrow night! 

If you are interested in joining an indoor volleyball league, our spring league serves up the action beginning on March 8th on Wednesday nights. Registration is only $65 and it covers 9 weeks of volleyball, tee shirt, weekly discounts at Schooners, and invites to parties. To join visit kickball.com/vapeninsulaindoorvolleyball. Anyone who signs up before Friday at 5 PM will be included on the guest list to our big Mardi Gras party at Tapps/PBR on Saturday! 



Volleyball not for you? We have a ton of other great events and leagues open for registration this spring as well. Check out info on our kickball, ultimate frisbee, and flag football leagues at kickball.com/hamptonroads.
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Thursday, February 9, 2017

Peninsula Volleyball - Thank you!


Congratulations to the NOTORIOUS D.I.G. for winning the end of season tournament last night! What a great performance all night, not just them but from all of the teams competing! 

Thank you all for joining CLUBWAKA this season. We really appreciate everyone and hope you all had a great time. I have just a few notes to close out the season. 
  • Thank you, Stephanie Romett for all of your hard work leading the league this season! 
  • Thank you to all the volunteers who helped keep score, set up nets, take em down and everything in between. 
  • Shout out to Manhattans for taking care of the league every Wednesday night! 

YOU'RE INVITED!

Reminder: Our February CLUBWAKA Peninsula Party is coming up! 
Tapps, 1976 Power Plant Pkwy, Hampton
February 25th @ 6:30 PM - MARDI GRAS
Tapps/PBR's Mardi Gras party is one of the biggest nights of the year for them and we're amped up to be involved! All CLUBWAKA Volleyball members will receive FREE cover to the party (tickets are otherwise $10 at the door / must be there before 8 PM). We also have 2 kegs of Bud Light for members and 50% off all appetizers (Try the quesadilla burger sliders. Trust me.). We'll also be participating in the shopping cart parade, so I can't wait to see what Stephanie and Fagel come up with! 
Facebook Event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1823872381195220/

SPRING LEAGUE REGISTRATION - NEW POSTGAME SPONSOR! 

Don't forget to join us for the next season! Games start on Wednesday, March 8th at the UJCVP. After the games, we're headed around the corner to SCHOONERS! Players will enjoy great specials, amazing food, and a great atmosphere. Be sure to get signed up with your teammates before February 18th in order to be included in the first shirt order with the Schooners logo on the back. To join visit kickball.com/vapeninsulaindoorvolleyball

Also, be sure to check out our other sports leagues and events available at kickball.com/hamptonroads. Thank you again for joining us this past winter! See you on the courts in the spring! 

Brent Wentworth
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Thursday, December 29, 2016

2016 CLUBWAKA Year in Review


With all the recent celebrity deaths, it's not uncommon for people to blame the year 2016. All over social media, I see people saying stuff like, "2016 is the worst!". It's almost become a meme. But you know what? For those of us in the Hampton Roads CLUBWAKA community, 2016 hasn't been that bad. In fact, it's been a blast! We opened up new kickball leagues in Virginia Beach and Williamsburg and introduced new sports like Ultimate, Bowling, and Volleyball. Our community grew to over 2,000 active members, which means several new friendships, relationships, and memories created. There were engagements. weddings, championships, and parties. Oh yeah. Don't forget the parties. As is our annual tradition, let's take a look back at the year 2016 in CLUBWAKA Hampton Roads.

JANUARY

  • January 10th saw unusually high temps in the 70s. Only one thing to do. Get 25 friends together and go play some pickup kickball. 
  • As a newly hired full-time CLUBWAKA staff member, I shared some thoughts on why I chose this career. After one year on the job, I still feel the same way. Stronger, actually. 
  • The warm winter weather wouldn't last however. The great blizzard of 2016 wiped out the opening day of VA Raptor kickball on January 23rd. 
  • VA Peninsula introduced a new tiered conference structure on January 25th. By separating into the Jungle Gym and David Tortolini divisions, it ensured more evenly balanced schedules. The new format was a big hit with a majority of players welcoming the change. 
  • On January 30th, VA Raptor finally kicked off! 

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  • Randy Orton made an appearance during week 1 and interfered in the Shiver Me Timbers vs. Beast Mode game. His run-in ultimately would not make the difference as Beast Mode still won the game. 

FEBRUARY





  • Brad Kirby took some incredible photos all winter long. Here's an album of some of his best shots of the VA Raptor season. 

MARCH

  • CLUBWAKA made a great first impression on Williamsburg when we hosted our first ever pre-season pub crawl. Five locations in 4 hours. It turned into a bit of a shit show towards the end, but it was a blast! 
The 5 O'Clockers returned to WAKA action with the opening of VA Admiral. 
  • On March 9th, VA Peninsula Kickball named Brian Neal as the new commissioner. Brian did an amazing job in two seasons at the head of "the flagship". 
  • For the 3rd year in a row, the VA Raptor Kickball finals came down to Beast Mode and The Situation. Once again, The Situation emerged victorious and won their fourth winter title. 

  • On March 19th, CLUBWAKA participated in the famous Ocean View St. Patrick's Day Parade. It was so much fun building a float and marching. And yes, the post-parade festivities at Greenies was pretty good too! 

  • The VA Admiral pre-season meet n greet was held at Aleworks Brewing Company in Williamsburg on March 29th. Great turnout! 



APRIL


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  • On April 13th, the VA Peninsula spring season began. Between Hampton and Williamsburg, 25 kickball teams were in action on Wednesday nights in the spring! 


MAY



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JUNE


  • Introducing CLUBWAKA Ultimate Frisbee! The brand new summer league in Hampton began on June 5th! 


JULY







AUGUST






SEPTEMBER

  • Nothing is better than seeing people meet at CLUBWAKA, fall in love, and get married. Journey and Nick Schmidt were wed on September 3rd in a beautiful ceremony.  
No kickball wedding is complete without the Bar Buzz Belt. 


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  • VA Atlantic Opening Night! #MondayNightKickball began for the fall on September 12th. 
  • CLUBWAKA players from all over the Peninsula enjoyed another great blowout at The Greene Turtle. 
  • New logo. New Peninsula Bar Buzz Belt. One of the best photos of the new belt came from Balls & Dolls' Barry Utter (below). 


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OCTOBER



From the director's cut of "Batman v. Superman"

NOVEMBER


  • After a rainout pushed the original date back, a champion was crowned in VA Atlantic. Public Enemy took home the trophy! Nick Sutton was on hand to take some incredible action shots of the teams competing. 
  • The brand new CLUBWAKA VA Peninsula Bowling league celebrated opening night in Hampton on November 28th. The league maxed out at 10 teams! 

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DECEMBER 





  • Team "Chewblocka" showed excellent form in pre-game warmups on December 14th. 
  • On December 15th, registration opened for the majority of CLUBWAKA's Spring Leagues, most of which were at a special discounted price. The 'flash sale' was a huge hit and over 200 players took advantage of the deals. This spring is going to be incredible! 
  • We took over Downtown Hampton for the CLUBWAKA WinterWonderland Charity Bar Crawl. Sixty-plus holiday revelers got in the spirit and drank a lot of spirits. We also raised money for the Boys & Girls Club of the Virginia Peninsula and collected a ton of cool gifts for the kids. 
  • Jillian Simms hosted a special yoga class at Tribal Yoga on Sunday, December 18th. Participants were asked to bring donations and all proceeds went to the CLUBWAKA Kicks Cancer Relay For Life team. Altogether, they raised $535 to fight cancer! 

What a year it was! With as long as this post is, there is no doubt that I left out some great memories. There's always something going on and it's pretty incredible when you stop to think about it. So, I don't care what anyone says, 2016 was alright in my book. Thank you all for the tremendous year and can't wait to see you all in 2017! 
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Thursday, December 1, 2016

VA Peninsula Volleyball - Week 1 League Updates

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We've made it through our first week of indoor volleyball! The standings have been updated at the league webpage.

 I heard from a lot of you that it was either your "first time playing" or that " it's been a while since I played", but I just can't believe it. Everyone looked SO GOOD!  It was so much fun watching everyone warm up and play as well as seeing so many old (not by age) and new faces playing in this league. 

 Thank you to Dottie Wentworth for coming out and taking some amazing photos especially the team shots!  Please keep taking photos of each other and if you're the hash tagging type you can use #clubwakapeninsula and/or #clubwakavolleyball and throw them up on the CLUBWAKA Volleyball Facebook page.

I've heard from a couple of you about the rules and just wanted to clarify those based off of the CLUBWAKA Indoor Volleyball Rules. 
  • Teams may play with a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 players on the court at one time. There must be at least 2 of each gender to avoid a forfeit.
  • 1 match is 3 total games to 21
  • # of hits: I've spoken with a couple of players about the idea of having a girl making contact with the volleyball before it goes over the net when there are two or more volleys. A number of teams (including my own) played this way. I understand the background to the idea, allowing an equal amount of playing time for all, but from what I can see the teams played very fair when it came to sharing the action. This wasn't one of the original rules and in an effort to keep in simple and still fun it will not become one. I do encourage you to play this way if you would like, but there will not be any penalties if not. I'm sorry if I caused any confusion or concern!
Just as a reminder I will be there every week at 6 PM if you would like to get some practice in. Also, please remember to pick up your trash. I picked up quite a few water bottles and want to make sure that we all make the best impression we can at JCC. Thank you so much for respecting the food and alcohol rule!

This is our first season of indoor volleyball, so we're open to feedback. We're already working on the spring season plans, so if the consensus is to modify any of these rules, we can certainly do so before the next season. No changes will be made to the rules during this season, however. If you have any suggestions or feedback, please let me (stephanie@kickball.com) know!

While the games are certainly fun, don't forget to go out afterwards to Manhattans and grab a drink and sing a song. CLUBWAKA players have $6 Bud Light pitchers, $3 aluminums, and karaoke!

Great week 1! Thank you all for joining and I hope you all had as much fun as I did. Remember, for any questions or feedback, please let me or Brent know.I'm definitely looking forward to next Wednesday already!


Stephanie

PS. We have a great event coming up, CLUBWAKA Annual Charity Bar Crawl. Please join us if you are interested in this great event in downtown Hampton!

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Friday, November 11, 2016

Come play Indoor Sand Volleyball in Chesapeake!

WEDNESDAY NIGHT INDOOR SAND VOLLEYBALL IN CHESAPEAKEBeat the cold weather this winter by playing indoor sand volleyball in Greenbriar! We have reserved some amazing courts for this new league! The Volleyball VA facility boasts a great location, fine Florida sand, and since it's private will allow players to bring their own beer (no glass)! Oh yeah, and it's all indoors and out of the elements! This is the perfect setup for a great social coed 4v4 volleyball league! 
  • Cost is $69 per player - includes 7 week season, tee shirt, and an end of season party
  • Games are on Wednesday evenings beginning January 4th
  • Join our Facebook Group and get updates and conversations going with fellow players. 
  • For more information and to join, please visit www.kickball.com/vasouthsidesandvolleyball 

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Only one more team slot available for Wed. Night Indoor Volleyball (Newport News)

First off, before I get into the volleyball information, we want to recognize and thank all of those who have served in our nation's Armed Forces. In our CLUBWAKA leagues, we have over 100 active players who have taken the oath to defend our constitution and way of life. May you all feel appreciated on this Veterans Day!  

WEDNESDAY NIGHT VOLLEYBALL IN NEWPORT NEWSOur first indoor volleyball league is set to serve up the fun starting on November 30th. We already have 11 teams forming and we have room for one more. So, get your friends together and join today! Deadline is 11/21. Free agents and small groups are welcome as well. 



Also, be sure to join us on Friday, December 16th for our first ever CLUBWAKA Winter Wonderland Charity Bar Crawl in Downtown Hampton! We're going to be drinking for a good cause, the Boys & Girls Club of the Virginia Peninsula. By purchasing a $10 wristband, you will get access to great specials at 5 different stops on the tour and proceeds will benefit the charity. Join the Facebook event and purchase your wristband online. 

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