Coast Newsletter - Coast Volleyball San Diego

August, 2009 Volume 4 Next month Vol 5 College preview NCAA Coast Coast Newsletter Samantha Cash is Big Money at the High Performance Championships! Samantha “Sami” Cash of Canyon Crest Academy and Coast 17‐1 helps her Youth National Red team to win it all. The High Performance (HP) Champion‐
ship is a national team program that as‐
sembles US teams of various age levels with the nation’s best players and brings in foreign national teams to compete on American soil. This year the HP champion‐
ships were in late July in Fort Lauderdale, FL and included national all‐star teams from Italy, Puerto Rico, Canada, and the Dominican Republic. Sami’s youth team (16s) played up a division competing in the junior age division (18s) and went unde‐
feated for the entire tournament. The USA Youth Red went 6‐0 in pool play and went through the semis without dropping a set. After defeating Canada in five hard fought games several of the USA team players were interviewed. Virginia Common Wealth University bound Ciara Brown was the starting setter for USA Red and said “Sami was fantastic…
she worked hard and put herself in the offense on every play. She carried the load and put constant pressure on our opponents.” Summer Local Program is a Hit! In the program’s first year both Coast teams go undefeated at their first tour‐
nament. 16 Rob‐‐ The High School Summer Local season has been a great four‐weeks of skill development, team training and fun! “In this short amount of time our team was able to learn a 6‐2 offense and execute it during their first tourna‐
ment in which they were undefeated. We are currently learning two types of defenses and are eager to implement them in our final tournament.” ‐‐Rob Lisama 14 Tom‐‐ “The Coast 12's Summer Local team competed in their first tour‐
nament at Saddleback Valley Volleyball Club (SVVC). We played San Diego VBC and SVVC in our pool. With only three teams in our pool, each match consisted of three games played to 25. Our playing schedule required us to play six games back‐to‐back. Our team rose to the challenge, got hot, and won all six games. This was even more special because this was the first organized tour‐
nament for several of our team’s players. We had a great time.” ‐‐Tom Braski Player of the Month: Daniela DeKervor Daniela DeKervor of 15‐
Davis is August’s Player of the Month. Daniela, who will be a sophomore in the fall at La Jolla High School, has par‐
ticipated in several beach workouts and six Coast camps. One coach com‐
mented, “This kid has com‐
mitted to being great! No one has worked harder this summer!” Back to School Tryout Camps Fall Local Team “Want to play on a club team this Fall?” Coast Volleyball has great team pro‐
grams for both middle school and high school players beginning August 19th. The Fall Local Program will fea‐
ture teams in 12 unders, 14 unders and 9th grade and older. The 9th through 12th grade program is de‐
signed for players who are not play‐
ing high school volleyball this year. There are no tryouts and all players are accepted. Players may add in after the season has begun. Athletes will be grouped by age and/or skill level. (Tournament participation depends on player enrollment). Prac‐
tices will be spent working on indi‐
vidual skills with an emphasis on team play in a fun, positive environ‐
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Program Begins 8/19/09 (Wednesday) and ends 11/7/09 Practices: Monday and Wednes‐
day 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. All tournaments will be played in San Diego VBC or at Saddleback VBC (Mission Viejo). Competitions dates are as follows: • 9/12/09 • 9/26/09 • 10/10/09 • 10/24/09 • 11/7/09 Cost: $200 start up (includes registra‐
tion, all training, tournament fees, t‐shirt uniform package) + $250 per month (2½ months total) of partici‐
pation. Players may add in after the beginning of the season. Drop in participation for practice may be allowed if space is available. •
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1st month $200 + $250 2nd month $250 3rd month (1/2 month) $125 This camp is scheduled only days before the high school tryouts begin. The camp combines the technique refinement of a private lesson, with the team training en‐
vironment essential for a player to do well in tryouts. Ideal for the athlete who is just getting back into it at the end of summer. Session II This camp runs Wed through Sat Aug 12th‐15th 9:30 ‐12:00 p.m. Cost $135 This session of the camp will be lead by head coach Davis Ransom (La Jolla High School Associate Head coach). Cost $135 (note additional hours) Middle School Tryout Camp & Advanced Getting Started This camp is designed to prepare kids for middle school tryouts that start in the beginning of September. The camp is also ideal for players that have participated in our advanced getting started camp. Coaches will provide each athlete with the skills essential for a player to do well in a team tryout. Session I • Camp runs Mon through Thurs Aug 17‐20th 10 a.m. ‐12 p.m. Cost $110 Session II • Camp runs Mon through Thurs Aug 24‐27th 10 a.m. ‐12 p.m. Cost $110 Fall LeapFrog Programs (10 Training Sessions) The Fall LeapFrog Program is great for beginners and first time volleyball players. This pro‐
gram creates an environment where elementary and middle school kids can “catch the vol‐
leyball bug”. The program provides kids with an introduction to the game of volleyball and develops the fundamental skills necessary for them to excel as they progress. Kids may join after the start of the program. Drop in participation is allowed when space is available. Fall LeapFrog Program Information: Dates: September 1st to November 3rd – 10 weeks Times: Tuesdays 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Cost: $25 per session or $200 for all sessions paid up front Ages/Grades 8 to 12 years old, Grades 4th to 6th (rank beginners may participate also) ***Register online at www.CoastVBC.com