Get to know what VC United is all about where it matters most -- on the court!
Pre‐Tryout Clinics are a great way to prepare for our upcoming club tryouts or simply keep your skills sharp during the school season. Each session will focus on a range of skills and include both drills and scrimmages (if possible) to sharpen your overall game and give you confidence heading into tryouts. Sessions will be led by VC United's team of elite coaches.
Directions to VC United
VC United is located at 7135 Clinton Rd. in Loves Park on Rockford’s northeast side. We’re just northwest of Alpine and Windsor.
Reaching VC United is easy:
From Madison or Beloit
- Take I-90 south to the E. Riverside Blvd. exit in Rockford
- Turn right onto E. Riverside Blvd. and proceed to N. Alpine Rd.
- Turn right onto N. Alpine Rd. and proceed to Windsor Rd.
- Turn left onto Windsor Rd and proceed to Clinton Rd. west of the US Post Office
- Turn right ont Clinton Rd. and proceed to the VC United which will be on the right.
From Chicago and Northwest Suburbs
- Take I-90 west to the E. Riverside Blvd. exit in Rockford (note that I-90 curves north near Rockford)
- Turn left onto E. Riverside Blvd. and proceed to N. Alpine Rd.
- Turn right onto N. Alpine Rd. and proceed to Windsor Rd.
- Turn left onto Windsor Rd and proceed to Clinton Rd. west of the US Post Office
- Turn right ont Clinton Rd. and proceed to the VC United which will be on the right.
From Freeport and Points West
- Take US-20 east towards Rockford
- Take the I-90 west exit towards Wisconsin, heading north
- Take the E. Riverside Blvd. exit in Rockford
- Turn left onto E. Riverside Blvd. and proceed to N. Alpine Rd.
- Turn right onto N. Alpine Rd. and proceed to Windsor Rd.
- Turn left onto Windsor Rd and proceed to Clinton Rd. west of the US Post Office
- Turn right ont Clinton Rd. and proceed to the VC United which will be on the right.
CAN HS PLAYERS PARTICIPATE IF IN SEASON?
The simple answer is yes! We have done the research and participating in our Pre-Tryout Clinics is perfectly legal with only one stipulation. Please review the information below or refer to the IHSA Handbook located on the IHSA website.
We have copied the bylaws from the IHSA Handbook (2018-2019) that pertain to participating in a camp (coaching school) during the season. We can assure you that we will ensure that the policy is strictly enforced and that no member of our staff who is also a HS coach will be working with any more than 2 of their own players at any time.
IHSA By-Law 3.111 - During the school year, a person who is a coach at any member school may not be involved in any respect with any coaching school, camp, or clinic for any interscholastic sport or which provides instruction in any skill of an interscholastic sport and is attended by more than two (2) persons from the coach’s school. Violation shall cause ineligibility for a period not to exceed 365 days. Programs that involve only demonstration of skills and sports theory without providing instruction and requiring active participation by attendees are not considered coaching schools.
IHSA By-Law 3.112.2 - During any time of the calendar year, any number of students from a member school may attend a coaching school, camp, or clinic provided no person who is a coach at the students’ member school is involved in any respect with the coaching school, camp, or clinic. If a coach at a member school is involved in any respect with a coaching school, camp, or clinic, the number of students from a member school who can attend the coaching school, camp, or clinic shall be limited to the number outlined in IHSA By-Law 3.111.
2018-19 Girls' Tryout Process
Follow these simple steps as you prepare for the upcoming season at VC United!
1Pre-Tryout Clinics
2Pre-Tryout Meeting
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