Timberwolves Volleyball Club
12 Liam Court E2G 0G7 Saint John, NB, Canada

We have sent an email to everyone who registered for competitive tryouts. If you did not receive an email, but think you are registered, please contact me, Tara MacIntyre-Olesen. [email protected]

TRYOUT SCHEDULE FOR REGISTRANTS ONLY Reminder: Registration for Competitive has been re-opened until end of day Sunday, Jan 3. The link is now live on our website www.sjtimberwolves.com. Due to low registration numbers, we will not be hosting a 14U Boys or 16U boys team. 16U boys who register are asked to tryout for 18U (combined team). We will be hosting 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U and 18U Girls teams. It is unknown at this time whether we will be able to host any B teams based on gy...m availability etc. We will be emailing all registrants in the next few days about COVID protocols for tryouts. Tryout Schedule Next Week: MONDAY JANUARY 04- NICK NICOLLE 6-7:30PM - 16U Girls 7:30-9PM - 18U Girls TUESDAY JANUARY 05- NICK NICOLLE 6-7:30PM - 16U Girls (by invite) 7:30-9PM - 18U Girls (by invite) WEDNESDAY JANUARY 06 - NICK NICOLLE 6-7:30PM - 14U Girls 7:30-9PM - 15U Girls THURSDAY JANUARY 07 - NICK NICOLLE 6-7:30PM - 14U Girls (by invite) 7:30-9PM - 15U Girls (by invite) SUNDAY JANUARY 10 - CARLETON COMMUNITY CENTER 11:30-1PM 13U Girls 1-2:30PM 18U Boys

Registration for the competitive season has been reopened until end of day, Sunday, January 3. If you have already registered for tryouts starting in January, please do not register again. We will be posting the tryout schedule shortly once we do a final assessment on interest level in each age category.

Tryouts will be starting the week of January 04! Posting will come out soon with tryout schedule. If you registered for the original tryouts in early December there is no need to register again! You will receive an email with tryout info.

DELAY OF CLUB SEASON: The school district will not be assessing access to gyms until January 2021. In reaction to this, VNB has delayed the start of the season until January 1, 2021. We will keep you updated on when/if we will open registration. Please click the link for more info: https://volleyballnb.org/indoor-volleyball/

Last call for those interested in playing some volleyball over the holidays!

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It is with a heavy heart Excel NW shares a tremendous loss to our volleyball family. A few weeks ago, one of our athletes, London Bruns, took her own life. She ...was just 13 years old. London a beloved student at View Ridge Middle School, was a member of our 14 Silver team. London was a bright light in her family’s lives. She was always happy and showed no signs of depression, anxiety or anything that would lead her family to believe that she was struggling. As a member of our 14 Silver, London suffered a season ending injury at her first tournament. However, that injury did not stop her from being at every practice and every tournament supporting her team. Her coach’s, Issac Doyle and Hillary DeVore note her unwavering commitment to her team and desire to be a part of something bigger than herself. Her smile and positive spirit on the sidelines were important to the special bond, dynamic and the ultimate success of her team. She fully embodied the meaning and spirit of the ultimate teammate. To honor London’s life, we are asking that you do two things: First, take the time with your own children to talk about suicide and mental health. Dig into their lives and really know what is going on. It is okay to be annoying. Be comfortable being involved in their lives and asking uncomfortable questions that may help them. Share London’s story. From the tragic loss of London, possibly someone else can be saved and helped. Second, London's parents John and Heather have asked for donations to NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness; where a fund has been created in honor of London. This is something we can do as a community to bring resources and hopefully more awareness to those struggling with mental illness. Here’s the link: https://namiswwa.org/donate_nami_sw_wa/ Please join Excel in making a donation in London’s name. London will be the face of NAMI's "Ending the Silence" Campaign. Please share London’s story. In 2018, suicide was the second leading cause of death in children and young people ages 10-24. Between 2007 and 2017 suicide rates tripled in 10-14 year-olds. Our kids are living in an unprecedented time, between growing up with social media (that a lot of us did not have as kids), to the drastic isolation and having their worlds turned upside down by the pandemic. This can create a whole new set of emotions that include increased feelings of loneliness and helplessness. Please commit to check in’s with your children and family. Do it for London. We encourage you to seek help if you or someone you know is depressed or hurting. We extend our deepest condolences to London’s family, collection of friends, teammates and coaches. Our hope in this moment, is for each of you to know that we can lean on each other for strength and to grieve this tremendous loss. *Shared with permission of London’s parents John Bruns and Heather Wendling.

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