August 13 to 22, 2011
This year’s Women’s Firesale will again use Maribor’s DRAS Center in Slovenia as a base. This tour is more of camp, but we will have day trips to play various teams in Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, and Austria. The goal of this trip is simply to find jobs for players directly from the tour, and the timing is arranged to coincide with the when the bulk of the season’s signings take place. Players attending this tour should be ready for the rigors of an ~8 month European season starting immediately from the tour and running to sometime in the Spring of 2011.
Schedule
| August 13 | Players arrive to the DRAS Center on their own. Training 8-10pm |
| August 14-16 | Three Day Training Camp with double days and numerous visiting coaches |
| August 17-20 | Day Trips for Match to various cities in Slovenia, Croatia, and Austria |
| August 21 | Players without teams will visit Venice, Italy |
| August 22 | Depart from Venice, Italy (VCE) |
Cost of the tour is $1650 + airfare and includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily (except for lunch on 8/21), and all hotels, ground transportation, and volleyball activities. Players only need spending money for their ground transportation to Maribor, phone calls, souvenirs, and “going out” if they so choose.
A $250 non-refundable deposit is due to reserve a spot for this tour. There is no deadline for this deposit, but the tour will fill up and we’ll take the first players to submit their deposit.
All players on tour will have to sign a Player Representation Agreement (PRA) prior to training the first night. By being on tour, you are a client of BIP.
Interested players should contact Tim Kelly at: bringitusa@aol.com
Payments can be made by check or money order to “Bring It Promotions” and mailed by regular mail (please, no FedEx, UPS, or DHL) to:
Bring It Promotions
3767 Greggory Way #4
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Flight Info for August Women’s Tour ’11
Usually a round trip ticket to Europe is the same price (or cheaper) than a one-way, and due to visa restrictions and immigration issues in Europe, it often causes problems to try and come with a one-way ticket (or a ticket that has a return for more than 90 after arrival). Suggestion: Either come on a mileage ticket (if you have a parent or friend with tons of airline miles) because its free to change and usable for a full year, or come on the cheapest possible round trip with a return from Venice, Italy on August 22, 23, 24, 25… (the tour ends in Venice on the 22nd, but maybe you want to stay a few extra days if you don¹t find a team or don¹t end up wanting to stay for the whole season) and know that you’ll “eat it” if you sign and stay… Maybe even consider getting a ticket home out of Rome, Paris or Munich and spend some time traveling after the tour…
Please be SURE that your name and “August Firesale 2011” appear on the check.
Interested players need to read the journals of past years tours: