Organization
The Illinois Men’s Volleyball Club consists of three teams of varying competitiveness and time commitment. The first team is the Blue Team and is considered to be the best team. This team competes in Division One of the Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and generally participates in about twelve tournaments a year including the national tournament. The Orange Team is considered the second team and competes in Division Two of the Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. This team participates in about eight tournaments a year. Both the Blue and Orange teams travel to the national championships hosted by the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association. This tournament hosts only club teams from within the United States and no NCAA varsity men’s volleyball teams. The White team is the third team and competes in about seven tournaments every year. This team competes in the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball Association. The Blue and Orange teams generally practice three times a week while the White team practices twice a week. The tryouts for all teams are in September and generally last two or three days. The season for all three teams lasts throughout the school year with nationals being held in April. On average, eighty students try out for the club and tryouts are open to any University of Illinois male student. Each team consists of about fifteen players. Students may also attempt to join the team at other times throughout the year by attending several practices that are viewed as their tryout. The Illinois Men’s Volleyball Club is organized and operated by player-elected officers that are chosen at the end of each season. The current officer positions are President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The club does not have a coach and each team is instead led by a player who is chosen to be the captain. The club is supported by dues paid by every club member and through funding provided by the University' student organization fund. Additionally, fund raising events are held including a t-shirt sale. The club also receives funds from the University of Illinois because it is registered as a student organization. The designation as a Registered Student Organization allows the club to receive funds from the University, use University buildings for practice, and be officially associated with the University.
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