It’s not uncommon for players to be excluded from other beach clubs because they can’t make the time commitment, or do not have the financial ability to commit to a beach club. Stealth thinks that’s a travesty, and seeks to address it. Stealth players can be part of our club “whenever” they have the ability to participate. We do that for a number of reasons: First, not everyone is in a financial position to commit to weekly or monthly training sessions; second, some players live too far to make regular trainings work; and lastly, we want to create an opportunity for players to feel welcomed and included at our club whenever they can attend. The expectation is that our “regularly attending” club players and parents will accept and welcome all players equally into our club.

Being inclusive has its advantages. It allows all of our players the opportunity to partner with good players who otherwise might not be part of our club. These players have the opportunity to become “regular” attending members of our club (which several of them have, and will continue to do). It also improves the reach and quality of Stealth players.

Stealth gets calls from parents, clubs, and collegiate coaches from all over the country who are interested and comfortable sending some of their players to us because they know they’re going to get top-level training. That shows great respect to our club and our coaching staff and I want that to continue. If a player from out-of-town or out-of-state attends our practices, pays our club fees, plays with our players, and wants to represent Stealth in tournaments, that is a great thing for everyone and I hope you can all agree.