Team Breakdown: Iowa Heart will offer the following levels of teams in the 2009/2010 season:

12'S League Teams
The League Teams play in The Mid-Iowa 12U Volleyball League in Johnston, or Altoona on Sunday's afternoons.  We also try to attend one other tournament with one tournament that may require travel. Travel and expenses incurred during travel are the responsibility of the player.  Emphasis is placed on developing all around volleyball skills, Coaches will teach fundamentals skills needed to promote an environment that promotes fun playing volleyball and sportsmanship   Playing time is based on an equal playing time concept.  Player are expected to be available to attend all tournaments and practices unless the player makes prior arrangements with the coaches for any absences.

•Will play in the Mid-Iowa 12U Volleyball League in Johnston, or Altoona on Sunday's afternoons. Teams will attend one home tournament and travel to 1 overnight tournament.
•Will practice once on the weekend and once during the week
• Practices will begin in mid-November and season will conclude in late March
• Maximum of 10-12 players/team
• 1 Uniform top and 1 pair of spandex shorts will be purchased for each player
• Cost $350/player before travel

State Teams      13-15’s
These teams will provide athletes with a travel volleyball experience. Coaches will teach fundamental skills needed to promote an environment that promotes fun, playing volleyball, and sportsmanship. Coaches and staff will work with players to develop all-around fundamental skills. Playing time is based on an equal playing time concept; yet, some specialization may occur to place players in roles they will experience the most success. Players are expected to be available to attend all tournaments and practices unless the player makes prior arrangements with the coaches for any absences. The developmental level team will play in silver level tournaments in central Iowa region. 

• Will play in 5 away tournaments, and 1 home tournament & the silver non-qualifying division at the USA regional tournament in Des Moines
• Teams could “possibly” exist in the following age groups:) 13, 14, 15
• Can exist alongside a national team or a regional team in any age group
•Will practice once on the weekend and once during the week (weekend practices are dependant upon weekend tournament schedules)
• Practices will begin in mid-November and season will conclude in late March/early April
• Maximum of 9-10 players/team
• 1 Uniform top and 1 pair of spandex shorts will be purchased for each player
• Cost $475/player before travel

Regional Teams    12-18's   
Will be those teams put together in any age division where the talent justifies a high level
team, but there was not enough interest or commitment to form a national team.  “Regional”
by our definition is simply a team that could have possibly been a national team had there
been a higher level of commitment. It is simply the designation provided by Iowa Heart volleyball club to distinguish the different levels of commitment. The “regional” team will travel throughout the state of playing in gold or silver level tournaments. Regional team coaches will work with players to develop all-around skills in practice, especially at the lower levels; however, specialization will occur. In some cases, a player may not have the physical characteristics to play front row or back row. It's possible that a player may only play the front or back row. Playing time on the regional team is earned and based on a coach's discretion. A coach has the discretion to play players of his/her choice if a game is critical to advancement in a tournament. Regional team members are expected to be available to attend all tournaments and practices unless the player makes prior arrangements with the coaches for any absences.

Regional Teams 
• Will travel to 7 or 8 tournaments in the state of Iowa - including the gold division of non-qualifying division at the USA regional tournament in Des Moines & gold or silver division of the president day tournament in Minneapolis
• Practices will begin in mid-November and season will conclude in late March/early April
• If no interest for national we can have 2 regional teams if talent & coaching permits
•Will practice once on the weekend and once during the week (weekend practices are dependant upon weekend tournament schedules)
• 1 Uniform top and 1 pair of spandex shorts will be purchased for each player
• Maximum of 9-10 players/team
• Cost $650/player before travel