​​​​What you need to do now
1. Register on pioneervb.com. You must register and pay $10 online to USAV before tryouts/evaluations. If you do not have a Sports Engine account, it will ask you to make one first. Then you will go back into Pioneer and become a member and your name should come up, then you can follow the steps.

2. Register here on our 2024/25 Registration Page. This is for us at Horizon to prepare for evaluations and save you some paperwork upon arrival.

3. Come ready to play at evaluations. ​

FINANCES & RESOURCES

Horizon Full Explanation of Programs

Drills and Skills is designed to help players advance their skills in the off-season, better prepare them for school ball, improve their social skills, build team skills, and be more diligent in disciplines on and off the court. These teams do not have games but rather focus their efforts on practices. 

Short Season Winter runs from late November through January (approx. 8-10 weeks), and Short Season Spring runs from February to March (approx. 6-8 weeks). This program is designed to help players advance their skills in the off-season as well as help them learn to work with other players with different skill sets. Teams will compete in 2 tournaments that we will host in our area. Short Season is a great way for athletes who play spring or winter sports to participate in club volleyball without it interfering with their other sport.

Travel (Long Season) is for more advanced players to build skills, techniques, and multiple forms of defensive and offensive play. This season runs from late November to March. These players will be learning to discipline themselves in furthering their health and desire to play ball at the collegiate level. In this program, players will travel to 4 2-day tournaments testing their strength and ability as a team and as an individual. Players will be taught to be more diligent in their discipline on and off the court.

Positive Qualities of Horizon​

- One-on-one instruction. In high school, you have 2 or 3 coaches for a 20+ member team. At Horizon, we have 2-3 coaches for teams of 10 players. ​

- Exposure to more advanced play.

- Positive and advanced skills building.

- Players coming from surrounding schools to come together as one team.

- Develop lifelong relationships outside of school

- Exposure to college recruiters.

How Tryouts Work
Tryouts are scheduled for November 12th and 14th. Once we get a better sense of how many players we have in each age group, we will post to our Facebook when each age group's tryout will take place. Please check our age qualification chart to see what age group your athlete falls in (see registration page). When you get the date and time of your tryout, please come early enough to sign in, get a photo taken, and put on your gear. Evaluations will last 2 hours and our coaches will have the athletes go through a series of drills to assess what team will fit them best.

We will also have an optional Pre-Season Blast on November 7th where players can get to know the coaches and practice alongside the other athletes who are trying out for club volleyball. The Pre-Season Blast costs $25 for any athlete who would like to attend. 

Practices

Practices will be held at the Civic Center unless otherwise notified (128 Civic Center Drive, Corbin, KY). Travel teams average 33 practices and 4 2-day tournaments. Short Season and Boys teams average 14 practices and 2 1-day tournaments. Drills & Skills average 12 practices and a 1-day tournament. All practices will be 2 hours long unless otherwise notified.

Tournaments

Tournaments will begin in January and end in March or the beginning of April. The administrative committee will choose tournaments and will post them on TeamApp as soon as we schedule them. We usually do not know the layout or game times of the tournament until the week of. Parents are responsible for minors during tournaments. The coaches are not responsible for anything other than on-court activity.

Insurance

Horizon Volleyball Club is a part of the Pioneer Region USAV. USAV provides secondary insurance to all players and coaches during practices and tournaments. This is why you sign up on the USAV website and fill out medical waivers, etc. 

​Fees​

Travel team fees are due on the 15th of each month, minus fundraisers and sponsorships that the player has raised during that month. Final payments are due on the 15th of the month prior to the last scheduled tournament. 

Our financial coordinator Janine Johnson will be at practices 1-2 days per week for processing payments and fundraising. Payments can also be mailed to Janine Johnson - 2600 Close Road, Somerset, KY 42501

Scholarships and Fundraising

RADA Fundraiser - 40% Profit

Old Kentucky Chocolates - 47% Profit

Sponsors - players can get individual sponsors that will be applied directly toward their fees. Sponsors will be able to write off donations on their taxes since we are an entity. We will also post sponsors on our Facebook page and Webpage. Click here for our sponsor letter.

Scholarships - we will consider athletes for a scholarships if they complete a scholarship essay. Click here for more information.

Payment Breakdown

The total amount due for each team is as follows:

Travel/Long Season: $1,160

Short Season (Winter): $400​

Boys Short Season: $360 (total will be adjusted if we have a longer season)

Drills & Skills: $200​

Payment breakdowns are below. All fundraising, scholarships, and sponsorships will be deducted from this total.​