Badger Region Volleyball Association

THE BADGER BEACONVolume 3, Issue 21

June 22, 2017

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INSIDEOutdoor calendar......2Boys sand clinic.......3CAP clinic..................4From the Board........5Watch & learn...........6Events calendar.......7

Thompson named head coach atWittenberg

ABT, JBT beach events a success

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Badger Region Operations Manager Ryan Thompson has been named the head men’s volleyball coach at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. His last day with the Region office was Friday.

Thompson will continue to serve the Region as a High Performance coach for the boys program and will finish out his season with his Mil-waukee Sting 15-Gold team that has qualified for the Boys Junior National Champion-ships July 4-7.

A native of Elk Grove, Ill., Thompson most recently spent the last four years (2014-2017) as an assistant coach for the NCAA Men’s Div. III team at Carthage College. During his tenure, the team won four regular season conference championship, two conference tournaments and was selected to go to the NCAA Men’s Div. III Championships twice. In 2014, the team reached the Fi-nal Four, and in 2016, the team made it to the Elite Eight.

In addition to coaching at Carthage, Thompson has spent the last three years building the Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club’s boys pro-gram from the ground up. He currently serves on the club’s board of directors and is the boys’ program director for the Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based organization. In 2016, he coached the Milwaukee Sting 18-Gold team to a fifth place finish in the Open Division at the Boys Junior National Championships in Dallas, Texas. The previous year, he led the Milwaukee Sting 17-Gold team to a fifth-place finish in the Open Division at nationals in Columbus, Ohio.

Prior to that, Thompson

ABT G12 Winners: Harpster/DobleABT G12 Runner-Up: Kosuboski/Ayala

JBT G12 Winners: Popovia/Wagner JBT G12 Runner-Up: Conroy/Hahn

JBT G18 Winners: Eske/levene JBT G18 Runner-Up: Jorgensen/Popovic

JBT B14 Winners: lakkamsani/Tang JBT B14 Runner-Up: Murphy/lohman

JBT B16 Winners: Treml/Smet JBT B16 Runner-Up: Quella/Allen

JBT G14 Winners: Holmer/Taylor JBT G14 Runner-Up: Johnson/Trotter

JBT G16 Winners: Tome/Gregorski JBT G16 Runner-Up: Seney/Eske

ABT G14 Winners: Gerzel/BratzkeABT G14 Runner-Up: Webers/Kasuboski

ABT G16 Winners: Aasby/ThielABT G16 Runner-Up: McMahon/Brunette

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Sand, grass schedules begin to take shape for summerThe Badger Region office is do-

ing its best to stay on top of all the summer sand and grass opportu-nities taking place throughout the Region this summer. For live links to all the registration sites, go to: http://badgervolleyball.org/events-outdoor-events/

* July 1: Wisconsin Juniors Summer Jam — Pleasant Prairie RecPlex.

* July 9: Rox Volleyball Series at North Beach in Racine.

* July 9: Wisconsin Power Cut Shot Classic II (Green Bay).

* July 14: Wisconsin Juniors Night in the Light — Pleasant Prairie RecPlex.

* July 15: Wisconsin Power Get Lucky Open (Waunakee).

* July 15: Wisconsin Premier Summer Sand Tournament — Galiotos Twelve 21 Sand Complex (Cedarburg).

* July 16: Wisconsin Juniors Beach Blast — Pleasant Prairie

RecPlex. * July 22: Wisconsin Power Cut

Shot Classic III (Green Bay). * July 23: Wisconsin Power

Gator Games II (Hustisford). * July 29: Lose the Shoes Sports

Festival — Kenosha’s Simmons Island Beach.

* July 29: Wisconsin Premier

Summer Sand Tournament — Galiotos Twelve 21 Sand Complex (Cedarburg).

* July 30: WVA Beach Season Finale.

* Aug. 5: Wisconsin Juniors Summer Wrap Up — Pleasant Prairie RecPlex.

* Aug. 5: Wisconsin Power

Gator Games III (Hustisford). * Aug. 6: Wisconsin Power Cut

Shot Classic IV (Green Bay). * Aug 12: Waukesha Beach

Challenge (Co-ed Quads) — Cen-ter Court.

* Aug 12-13: Apex Summer Sand Tournament– Roosevelt Park, Oconomowoc.

Other non-sanctioned outdoor events:

* July 7-9: Waupaca Boatride — sand and grass (Oshkosh).

* July 15-16: Southport Slam grass volleyball tournaments in Kenosha.

* July 22: Rox Volleyball Series at North Beach in Racine.

* July 22: JVA Midwest Champi-onships at Bradford Beach.

* Aug 6: Marian University Grass Triples Tournament.

Beach season has arrived — let’s playGraduation season is here. The

calendar says June.And with that comes your

short (and much anticipated) opportunities to get in some much-needed fun in the sun – and the beach and grass volley-ball that goes along with it.

The Badger Region is hosting two great events to help get your summer started right.

The first is the brand new Amer-ican Beach Tour stop that will take place June 11 at Center Court, 815 Northview Road in Wauke-sha. (Register for the Wisconsin’s Cheese Curd Classic at www.badgervolleyball.org.)

The second is the Junior Beach Tour stop June 17 and 18 at Center Court, too. (Register at www.usavolleyball.org and click on “Beach” then on “Junior Beach Tour” and finally on “Tour Schedule.”)

The June 11 ABT will all be on June 11. And then the JBT will have B12s, B14s, B16s, B18s, G12s and G18s on the first day of competi-

tion. G14s and G16s will be on the second day of competition. Cost breakdowns based on entry date are available on both registration pages.

Winners from the American Beach Tour will be invited to the Open Division of the Junior Cham-pionships July 26-28 at Hickory Point beach in Tavares, Fla. The ABT Tour Championships also feature an HP and Club Division for non-bid winners.

Winners from the Junior Beach Tour will receive bids to the Ju-nior Beach Tour Championships taking place in Siesta Key, Fla., July 20-25. A club division in this tournament is also available.

There are so many great bene-fits to playing outdoor volleyball.

The biggest being that the sport requires all the athletes on the court (whether it be two, three or four) to be able to do all aspects of the game — serving, hitting, passing, digging and blocking.

This forces players to develop their weaker skills and cover more court. It also involves reading your opponent more than indoor sport and controlling your shot more on offense.

And the sand really works your muscles — athletes will feel like they are jumping out of the gym once they go back indoors after doing some rigorous sand training.

Thanks to the success at the Olympic level, beach volleyball is exploding on national level with numerous colleges now offering

sand volleyball as an NCAA sport. Over 50 schools offer the sport in 2017.

Former Stanford University women’s coach John Dunning said in an interview with Art of Coaching Volleyball that he tells his athletes that if they learn to play sand volleyball, it’ll allow them to play longer as an athlete.

And he appreciates beach doubles and what they do for an athlete as an individual.

“People who only play six-per-son volleyball don’t understand what happens to a tennis player when they are by themselves,” he said. “Sand volleyball is close to that. If you make a mistake, everyone knows it.”

In the Badger Region, you can play in the sand and grass tournaments while not conflicting with your indoor club. They are recognized as two separate entities — meaning you can play for your indoor team and sign up to train or play beach volleyball with another organization or as an independent player.

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spent eight years at West Allis Lightning as a boys coach for teams of various age levels, all of which qualified for the Open Di-vision of Boys Junior Nationals. In 2007, his team finished fifth in 15 Open, in 2013, his team finished third in 15 Open and in 2014, his team finished ninth in 16 Open.

Throughout his many years as a club volleyball coach, he has had five athletes named to the USAV All-Tournament team, three athletes named Fab 50 by Volleyball Magazine, three athletes named to the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team and two athletes named to the U.S. Boys Youth National Team.

Thompson is also a Carthage alum who played for the men’s team from 2004-2007. In both 2005 and 2007, his team finished runner-up at the Molten Div. 3

National Championships (as it was known before 2012). Also while at Carthage, Thompson’s team won the 2004 NIRSA Div. II championship for college club

teams in Charlotte, N.C.He also serves as a camp clini-

cian for Carthage College and has helped with the Badger Region and National High Performance programs. During the 2015 NCAA Women’s Division I Vol-leyball Season, he was a volunteer assistant coach at Marquette University, a team that qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the fifth year in a row under head coach Ryan Theis.

A resident of Waukesha, Wis., Thompson also served four years at Arrowhead High School (Hartland, Wis.) as a JV and as a freshman coach. Until 2014, he was a Team Sales Representative at Burghardt Sporting Goods based in Brookfield, Wis.

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Badger Region staff members Jen Armson-Dyer, Ryan Thompson, Sara Voigt, Brian Sharkey and Terry Paulson said goodbye to Thomp-son on Friday. Thompson recently accepted the head men’s coaching position at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio.

In Wisconsin, where the num-ber of days you can spend on the beach are limited, finding the op-portunity to play sand volleyball in great weather is like finding a needle in a haystack.

But the stars aligned in many ways for beach volleyball enthusi-asts on Wednesday, June 14.

As part of Olympic Day activ-ities that are taking place across the country in June and July, the Badger Region Volleyball Asso-ciation hosted a free, two-hour boys beach volleyball clinic on the shores of Lake Michigan in downtown Milwaukee.

There, 34 boys all between the ages of 10 and 16, were able to take advantage of the 80-degree weather and sunny skies above Bradford Beach.

“We had close to 45 kids sign up for the clinic, but when the weather is perfect in Wisconsin, people have a tendency to change plans and take advantage of a great day as best they can,” said Badger Region program director Brian Sharkey. “We would have had a couple more had the U.S. Open at Erin Hills not been tak-ing place right in our back yard, too. I know a lot of kids who said they would have come to beach had they not gotten tickets to the

final practice round that day.”Leading the athletes through

training and game play was longtime player and coach Gary Tome, a native of Wauwatosa, Wis. In April of 2016, Tome was inducted into the Wisconsin Vol-leyball Conference Hall of Fame, and continues to give back to the sport both indoors and outdoors.

“It was great to see all the boys improve throughout the day,” Sharkey said. “There was a wide range of talent and experience, and Gary and his crew did a great job making sure that all the athletes had the opportunity to succeed against other athletes their level.”

The clinic was scheduled for

June 14, between two national beach events being hosted in the Badger Region. On June 11, the Region hosted the American Beach Tour stop. And then the Region organized the Junior Beach Tour Central Open June 17-18 in Waukesha, Wis.

“A lot of the boys who trained with us on June 14 also were signed up for the June 17 boys division of the JBT,” Sharkey said.

“So they got a lot of good advice heading into the big national qualifier beach tournament.”

As they say, all good things must come to an end. At the conclusion of the clinic, all the athletes received a free Badger Region t-shirt. And, what fol-lowed was typical in Wisconsin: A massive storm that generated a few small tornadoes in the north-east corner of the state rolled through and soaked the beach less than an hour after everything was packed up.

“We couldn’t have asked for a better window of great weather,” Sharkey said. “We can’t wait to host some Olympic Day and beach volleyball clinics again in the future.”

Sun, athletes shine at beach clinic

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Wisconsin Youth Volleyball League continues to grow

The WYVL is ramping up in preparation for their ninth year of providing quality com-petition for boys and girls teams from fifth through eighth grade. This league is made of many school districts from around the area to help better prepare middle school athletes for high school competition, have fun while developing skills at a young age, and allow athletes to play volleyball with other team-mates from their own schools.

The league matches are run on week-ends out of Center Court in Waukesha and occasionally at the Milwaukee Sting Center in Menomonee Falls. Typically, the league starts the first or second weekend in Sep-tember and runs through the last weekend of October with the league wrap up, two-day tournament at the end of October.

The league has been growing from year to year and had 98 teams participate in 2016. The anticipated number of teams this year will break 100 with the exciting addition of Arrowhead and Franklin school districts. Many high schools are taking advantage of this league opportunity in efforts to reach out to their younger players and pass on their love of the game.

In keeping with the overall “spirit” of the league, which is providing high school feeder programs, the teams are made up of athletes that are all from the same school district. If an athlete does not have a WYVL program in their district, please reach out to Tom Jurczyk at 262-548-3838 or Sara Voigt at 262-349-9785.

Badger Region announces dates for winter CAP clinics

Boys middle school leagues return to Oshkosh, Kenosha

The Badger Region Volleyball Association will host a Coaching Accreditation Program (CAP) clinic Dec. 2 and Dec. 3 in the state of Wisconsin.

A site will be announced at a later time, but it is worth putting on your calendars now if you are seeking CAP I or CAP II certification.

What is CAP?The USA Volleyball Coaching Accredi-

tation Program (USAV-CAP) provides an opportunity for professional preparation and advancement for the volleyball coach. The curriculum addresses the essential topics for all coaching levels (from the volunteer to the internationally aspiring coach).

Each course level includes a special emphasis on building the foundation and creation of a

well-prepared coach. This knowledge, coupled with hands-on coaching experience, creates an ideal learning experience. USAV-CAP has been helping coaches further their coaching educa-tion for the past 17 years. In that time, more than 35,000 coaches have taken USAV-CAP courses across the United States.

This program assists in meeting the prima-ry objective of the 1978 Amateur Sports Act, which is responsible for allowing the National Governing Body of Volleyball to provide and coordinate technical information on physical training, equipment design and performance analysis. USAV-CAP addresses one-third of these directives within its daily activities.

PhilosophyAny player who enters a volleyball program

has the right to expect quality coaching and instruction. USA Volleyball’s CAP program strives to present an on-going, progressive format in which coaches at all levels receive the most current information available on volley-ball. CAP instruction is based on sound princi-ples in the areas of skills development, tactical systems, physical training, motor learning, sports psychology and administration.

CAP is intended to provide coaching standards for those administrators employing coaches to have a valid means for measuring the qualifica-tions of a given volleyball coach. It is a continuous education process due to the dynamic nature of sport and technology. The four solid corners of the program are integrity, education, commitment and enthusiasm. These are the qualities of any successful coach and program.

The Badger Region is again helping to expand boys volleyball opportunities in two parts of the state of Wisconsin.

2017 marks the third year the Region is helping to operate a middle school league in the Kenosha/Racine corner of the state. This year’s league will be at Kenosha Indian Trail High School, 6800 60th St.

The other league will take place at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, the second year the Titans have assisted in helping foster boys volleyball growth around the Fox Valley area.

In both leagues, athletes and coaches from around Kenosha/Racine and Osh-kosh will serve as clinicians and trainers

for the first hour of each night. Then the second hour of the league will consist of play, where the coaches and high school/college athletes will serve as referees and coaches for the various teams.

There is no cost to join either league, but USAV/Badger Region memberships are required to participate. Anyone without a membership will be given a complimentary membership but will have to fill out paperwork (in person or online) before play begins.

For more information on the leagues throughout the Badger Region, click here.

Have questions, email program direc-tor Brian Sharkey at brian@badgervol-leyball.org or call 414-313-9055.

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New program gives coaches more training

USAV announces cities for 2018 national events

“The best way to learn is through a good mentor.”

Over the next few years, the Badger Region will help deliver information to coaching mentors throughout the region, to help the next generation of coaches get better, faster. We want to help place our experi-enced coaches in a position to share their knowledge, see new coaches in action, and guide coaches toward proven methods.

The region has five FREE mentor-training clinics to give away. At each two-hour clinic, all club coaches partic-ipate, while three coaches are trained to be mentors by an Advisor Coach. We have done a good portion of the work for the new mentors.

In 2015, I AM Volleyball Club was the first club to take part as a guinea pig in the 3C

program. According to Master Coach BJ LeRoy, who is help-ing write the manual for the 3C program, “The I AM folks were excellent. They wanted all the tips and critiques they could get and were happy to have us there. We all learned some new things last night.”

Mentor information comes from the latest High Perfor-mance clinics, and other USA Volleyball Education resourc-es that are hard to attend in person. Please consider claiming a clinic just as the season starts to get underway.

Contact BJ LeRoy (4bjle-roy@gmail.com) or the Badger Region Office for more infor-mation. For the full 3C website being started by the Region, go to: http://badgervolleyball.org/coaches-coaching-coaches/

One of the building blocks of my coaching philosophy is teaching the ability to move on and look forward. I’m not sure who this idea came from or when I realized how

important it was, but I do my best to instill this con-cept in any of my teams. Volleyball is a game made up of many 5-10 second intervals, and if an athlete or team contin-ues to dwell on

the past, they will never be able to move forward. I think everyone can think of at least one opponent or teammate who has stormed away or clapped their hands in frustration after making a mistake. These ath-letes are so consumed with the past that they are often guilty of being the next to make a mistake. If you’re

one of the few who thinks they haven’t noticed this, watch for it at the next match you’re at. If you’re the coach of this athlete, teach them to focus on passing the next serve, or setting up a teammate, whatever their role for the next five seconds may be. If you’ve tried teaching your athletes those concepts with no luck, try taking a step back to see if you are exhibiting the ability to move forward yourself.

If you’re not familiar with boys’ volleyball, let me give you a quick background. Wisconsin is one of the few states that plays high school volleyball in the fall, which means our club season does not start until November. Most other states play high school volleyball in the spring, and have club tryouts in September, which gives them months to pre-pare and play together before our teams are even formed. Although the boy’s club season is not yet over,

I want to share one of my favor-ite coaching moments from this season. We were in the gold bracket at an early season (for Wisconsin teams) qualifier, playing a team that on paper, most would have expect-ed to easily beat us. We were losing the first set 8-0, and our opponent continued to increase their lead up to a margin of 18-5. At this point I could only guess how frustrated our athletes and our team parents were, but during time outs we kept encouraging the kids to move forward, focus on the next point, and continue trying to chip away at the deficit. I am fortunate enough to not have any of the previously mentioned athletes on my team, which I believe is a key reason why our team began to rally back. We ended up rallying back to have set point at 25-24, only to end up losing 28-26. Some may credit this run as a breakdown by the opposing team,

but I credited this as a huge mental win for my team. I had goosebumps as each play went on, and my team kept chipping away at the huge defi-cit we were in. Despite being down by 13 points to a team that should have beaten us, they didn’t give up. After we switched sides, one of our athletes came off the court, panting and smiling, looked at the head coach and myself and said, “coach that was fun, let’s do it again!” Although we ended up losing that set, and eventually the match, this match set a great tone for the rest of our season.

Even though we lost, through-out the season the boys have con-tinued to remind us how much fun that match was. While it may seem a bit strange to be excited about losing, I couldn’t be more excited that they have held on to one of the lessons we taught them earlier this season.

U.S Men’s Team to play Aug. 18-19 in IllinoisVolleyball fans can relive the excitement of last summer’s Olympic

Games when the U.S. Men’s National Team hosts Brazil for two USAV Cup international matches on Aug. 18-19 at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.

The U.S. Men beat Brazil in pool play at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil went on to win the gold medal while the United States took bronze.

Brazil is the No. 1-ranked team in the world while the U.S. is No. 2. Both matches will be at 7:30 p.m.Tickets are on sale now. Individual and group rates are available.

Visit searscentre.com to purchase tickets.

USA Volleyball announced that Detroit, Dallas and Phoenix will host three of the organization’s signature national championship events in 2018.

The USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships (GJNC) will head to Detroit for the first time and will be played June 25 to July 4 at Detroit’s Cobo Center. The USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championships (BJNC) returns to Phoenix for the third time and will be played July 2-9 at the Phoenix Convention Center.

The USA Volleyball Open National Championships returns to Dallas with competition May 25-30 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Con-vention Center. The host city for the 2018 USA Volleyball Girls’ 18s Junior National Championships will be announced by early June.

Persevering and moving forwardThe Badger Beacon asks each board member to submit an article for publication twice per year to let members know what they envision

as best practices for the organization. This week’s column is from Badger Region Southeast Representative Holly Vogelsang.

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What can the game’s top players teach us?

Carthage College Lady Reds

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Carthage College in Kenosha, WI Overlooking Beautiful Lake Michigan

www.ladyredsvbcamp.com

The camp is open to: High School Girls (9th thru 12th grade including graduating seniors)

Junior High Girls (6th thru 8th grade in Fall 2017)

For overnight campers: $305 paid by check or credit card on-line

~Two campers to a dorm room

For commuters:

$270 paid by check or credit card on-line

To Register: Go on-line to: www.ladyredsvbcamp.com

Complete the registration and pay by credit card or mail check, payable to Carthage College to:

Carthage College Women’s Volleyball Head Coach, Leanne Ulmer

2001 Alford Park Drive Kenosha, WI 53140-1994 Phone: (262) 551 – 6681

Email: lulmer@carthage.edu

Also visit www.carthage.edu to learn more about Carthage College.

By BJ LeRoyBadger Region Education ChairCoaching friends sometimes

frown when I refer to this picture of Karch, which hangs in the Badger Region office. One friend went so far as to say that it’s irre-sponsible to use this photo when teaching youth. In some sense, he was right.

I believe the photo (courte-sy USA volleyball) is from the 1984 Olympics, where Karch and Aldis Berzins passed with 83 percent efficiency…5 out of 6 passes ranked as a 3 (or “perfect” pass.) No idea if this one was good or not.

On the surface, we obvious-ly do not want our athletes to regularly emulate everything the top players do. You might also say, Karch was one of a kind, we don’t all have his physical gifts. Maybe that’s true. At 6’3” and fairly thin, I’d like to think many boys could reach Karch’s level of fitness if they put in the time and effort that Karch did (though I’ll acknowledge he was a pretty athletic guy. Check him out on here as he competed in the mu-lit-sport contest The Superstars in 1985 against NFL greats of the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhL_AKS1QJA&index-=14&list=FLWrJCYvr-rbSGMu-vYrk-Qrg )

Is it irresponsible to point to Karch or Ngapeth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wAt-8GUNBAw ) and their ridicu-lous skill level? Only if we do it without further understanding. Certainly it would be wrong to say, “Pass like this.”

Somewhere in the thousands of serves Karch received, he learned this was the best way for him to deliver this EXACT ball, with it’s speed, angle and trajectory, from the position that he was in at the time. While con-fusing to look at, he’s not going to hurt himself. I’d argue that this technique, if it worked, was acceptable in that situation.

Here’s what you might see when you look at this picture.

* Creativity – we (should) want our athletes to solve the

problems they are presented in the game. Since the “problems” widely vary, the athletes are constantly moving and reacting and deciding how to solve what they see in front of them.

* Concentration – use the word you like; focus, intensi-ty…he is in the moment, fully dialed in to the task he wants to accomplish. Some directed attention should always be appreciated.

Those two items are certainly worth teaching to our athletes.

Being a little more realis-tic…we’ve heard that right is wrong, left is right for passing. That comes from the long understood fact that it’s usually harder (from most locations) to angle the ball back to setter when the ball is on our right, than when it’s midline or left. Some coaches move their players to take more on the left, or assign passing lanes based on the ball being on a passer’s left.

Going back to Karch; at High Performance, he mentioned that the National Team coaches were working on getting passing reps on the right. Why? Because it was their weakest location. Why not just pass midline, or have the other player take that seam? Because it’s not feasible

to take every ball midline or left. The ball sometimes is on your right, so we need to be better

at it. Maybe at 12’s it’s feasible, because of the slower ball speed, to hammer in that footwork to pass midline every time. By 14’s, there are many serves that won’t get played on the midline.

We hear a lot lately about making mistakes, failing faster and training ugly.

Those ideas come from the study of ecological dynamics, which I’ll tackle in a future article. For now, let’s just say that no two passes are alike (similar, but not the same) and the serves vary widely.

It’s important to learn from our top players that creativi-ty and concentration will be important, as players learn to deal with the ball that the other team gives them; serving, hitting, tipping, overpassing, or other.

There may be a best way to perform a skill according to sta-tistics, beliefs, or experts. There is also the way that worked.

Would you

call this

fundamental

passing form

from volley-

ball legend

Karch Kiraly?

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June 24-July 4: USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships for all ages (except 18s) in Minneapolis, Minn.July 1-July 8: USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championships in Columbus, Ohio.July 5-7: Badger Region Girls High Performance overnight camp at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.July 13-14: Badger Region Boys High Performance overnight camp at Carthage College.July 16: One-day training session for all girls headed to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with the Badger Region Girls High Performance team.July 18-23: USA Volleyball High Performance Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.July 20-24: Junior Beach Tour Championships in Siesta Key, Fla.July 26-28: American Beach Tour Junior Championships at Hickory Point Beach in Tavares, Fla.Aug. 12: Tentative date for 2017 boys coaching clinic at Wisconsin Lutheran High SchoolAug. 14: First day practices can begin for the WIAA girls high school volleyball teams.Aug. 18 & Aug. 19: USA Men’s National Team vs. Brazil at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill.Aug. 21: First day practices can begin for the WIAA boys high school volleyball teams.Sept. 10: First day of boys middle school league at the University of Wisconsin-OshkoshSept. 11: First day of boys middle school league at Indian Trail High School in Kenosha.Sept. 17: Badger Region Board of Directors meeting at 3 p.m. at the office in PewaukeeOct. 7: First day that girls 14-and-under can begin tryouts for their club teams in the Badger Region. (The same-club commitment date is Oct. 10, and new-club commitment date is Oct. 12)Nov. 11: First day that girls 15-and-older can begin tryouts for their club teams in the Badger Region. (The same-club commitment date is Nov. 14, and the new-club commitment date is Nov. 16.)Nov. 18: First day that boys can begin tryouts for their club teams in the Badger Region. (Boys 14-and-under can begin Nov. 17).The same-club commitment date is Nov. 21, and the new-club commitment date is Nov. 22.Dec. 2-3: Badger Region Coaching Accreditation Clinic in Wisconsin (site TBA).

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Brian SharkeyProgram Directorbrian@badgervolleyball.org414-313-9055 (cell)262-349-9785 (office)

TBA Operations Manager414-303-5624 (cell)262-349-9785 (office)

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More photos from our June 14 boys beach volleyball clinic at Bradford Beach in Milwaukee.

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LITTLE BADGERS BEGINNERSGirls + Boys from Age 5-Grade 5

Session I: June 1-2 | Session II: June 3-4

LITTLE BADGERS ADVANCEDGirls + Boys from Age 5-Grade 5

June 3-4

BADGER CAMPGirls entering Grades 8-12

Session I: July 6-8 | Session II: July 10-12

MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPGirls entering Grades 6-8

July 10–12

OVERNIGHT TEAM CAMPGirls’ Varsity/JV Teams

July 14–16

ONE-DAY TEAM CAMPGirls’ Varsity/JV Teams

July 16

POSITIONS CAMPGirls entering Grades 6-12

Session I: July 17 | Session II: July 18

SERVING CAMPGirls entering Grades 6-12

Session I: July 17 | Session II: July 18

- Positional training will be combined with team based drills throughout eight practice sessions over three days

- NCAA and professional coaches and players on staff led by Ramblers head coach, Mark Hulse

- Train in Gentile Arena the home gym of the two-time NCAA National Champion Ramblers!

Space is limited to the first 170 campers

Location: Loyola University-Chicago’s Lakeshore Campus Open to boys entering grades 9-13 Tuition: $475 (includes meals, housing & camp t-shirt)

Contact Kris Berzins: Email: kberzin@luc.edu Phone: 773-508-3050

For more information and to register go to www.luc.edu/mens-volleyball-camps

About Adversity-Wisconsin VBC: As we enter our 16th consecutive year of quality summer series programming, our staff would like to say Thank You to the athletes & parents who believe in our training & support our programs! In the last 2 years our club has seen two TOP 5 FINISHES at AAU nationals & had 4 out of 5 teams finishing in the top 25 in 2016. Based on your feedback, all athletes will sign up by grade in 2017. Various assistants, head coaches & returning staff will lead this year’s 7 Week programs per below:

Summer Series Days June 12 – July 27 $375 This 7 week instructional program offers an approach to all skills within a competitive environment.

SESSIoN loCATIoN INDooR GRADE/AGE DAYS TIME 1 ATC Indoor - Court grades 2-3 Monday & Wednesday 7:30 – 9:30am 2 ATC Indoor - Court grades 4-5 Monday & Wednesday 7:30 – 9:30am 3 ATC Indoor - Court grades 5-8 Monday & Wednesday 10:00 – Noon 4 ATC Indoor - Court grades 5-8 Monday & Wednesday 1:00 – 3:00pm 5 ATC Indoor - Court grades 9-12 Tuesday & Thursday 7:30 – 9:30am 6 ATC Indoor - Court grades 9-12 Tuesday & Thursday 10:00 – Noon 7 ATC Indoor - Court grades 9-12 Tuesday & Thursday 1:00 – 3:00pm 8 ATC Indoor - Court Privates w/Pauers Tuesday & Thursday 1:00 – 3:00pm

No training on July 3rd or 4th in Honor of our Nation’s Independence.

Summer Series Nights June 26 – August 10 $375 This 7 week instructional program offers an approach to all skills within a competitive environment.

SESSIoN loCATIoN GENDER AGE DAYS TIME 9 ATC Boys grades 6-12 Tuesday & Thursday 7:00 – 9:00pm (2 courts)

10 ATC girls grades 5-8 Monday & Wednesday 7:00 – 9:00pm (2 courts) No training on July 3rd or 4th in Honor of our Nation’s Independence.

Position Specific Fridays June 30 – August 11 $225 This 7 week session is for serious athlete’s that want to focus on their position of choice & strength.

SESSIoN loCATIoN INDooR/oUTDooR GRADE PoSITIoN TIME 11 ATC Indoor - Court grades 9-12 Defense & Setting 7:30 – 9:30am 12 ATC Indoor - Court grades 9-12 Attacker 10:00 – Noon 13 JSP Outdoor - Sand grades 9-11 Defense & Setting 7:30 – 9:30am 14 JSP Outdoor - Sand grades 9-11 Attacking 10:00 – Noon

Fees are Non-Refundable: Spots filled by grade on a 1st come, 1st serve basis. Visit: AdversityWisconsin.org email coachpauers@gmail.com for all required forms.

Forms and information:

@AdversityWi

facebook.com/AWVBC

locations: Adversity Training Center N113 W18750 Carnegie Drive Germantown, WI 53022

Jackson Sand Program 960 Pioneer Road Jackson, WI 53037

“Developing Athletes with Character”

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SUMMER CAMPS• College Coach Camp• Elite Skills Camps• VolleyKidz (K-4) Camps• High School Prep Camp• Intro Camps!

Wisconsin Juniors Volleyballwww.wisconsinjuniors.com

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Middle School Skills Campgrades 6 - 8 | July 9 -11CO M M U T E R O R O V E R N I G H T

Youth Skills Clinic grades 1 - 3 | July 12 -13grades 4 - 6 | July 12 -13CO M M U T E R

Setter-Hitter Clinicgrades 7 -10 | July 14CO M M U T E R

Defensive Specialist/Libero Clinicgrades 9 -12 | July 15CO M M U T E R

High School Skills Campgrades 9 -12 | July 16 -19 CO M M U T E R O R O V E R N I G H T

Advanced Setter-Hitter Clinicgrades 10 -12 | July 21CO M M U T E R

Varsity Team Camp July 21 - 23CO M M U T E R O R O V E R N I G H T

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Hitter-Setter-Libero Camp

Night School Volleyball Academy

Pointers Coaching Clinic

Pointers Team Camp

Summer Pointer Pups

Defense/First Contact Camp

Pointers Elite/Prospect Camp

July 9-11

July 11-13

July 14

July 14-16

July 17-18

July 19

July 28-30

www.pointersvolleyballcamps.comPointers ID Clinic May 12

Warhawk Volleyball Camps

All Skills Volleyball CampsGirls Grades 5th-12th

July 9 - 12, July 12 - 15, July 16 - 19Position Volleyball Camp Boys All Skills Volleyball Camp

Girls Grades 8th-12thJuly 19 - 22

Boys Grades 5th-12th July 6-8

Junior All Skills Volleyball Camp Sand Volleyball Camp

Girls Grades 3rd-6thJuly 19-22

Girls Grades 7th-12th

June 3

Register Online: Camps.uww.edu

JULY 28-30, 2017

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* 3 8 a l l - c o n f e r e n c e h o n o r e e s

* a s t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t n c a a d i v i s i o n i i i f a c i l i t y

* a t w o - t i m e a V c a c o a c h o f t h e y e a r

other details :* team d i s count s* ear l y reg i s t ra t ion d i s count s* return ing camper d i s count s* commuter d i s count s

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2017 CARROLL PIONEERS VOLLEYBALL CAMPSWhether you are just beginning in the sport or are more advanced and looking to take your game to the next level, we offer opportunities to athletes of all ages at all skill levels.

Take advantage of these early bird rates – register before July 1!

• Little Pioneers All Skills Volleyball Camp for Boys and Girls Grades 1-5 July 31 - Aug. 3, 2017 | 9-11 a.m. | $75 • Pioneers 1st Contact Volleyball Camp for Girls Grades 6-9 July 31 - Aug. 3, 2017 | 9 a.m.-Noon | $90 • Pioneers Attacker Volleyball Camp for Girls Grades 6-9 July 31 - Aug. 3, 2017 | 1-4 p.m. | $90 • Pioneers Setter Volleyball Camp for Girls Grades 6-9 July 31 - Aug. 3, 2017 | 1-4 p.m. | $90 • Pioneers Prospect Volleyball Camp for Girls Grades 10-12 Aug. 5, 2017 | 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | $95

Find more information and register at: volleyball.piocamps.com

Contact BECCA SAALWomen’s Head Volleyball Coach 262.650.4825rsaal@carrollu.edu

To plan a visit, go to: www.carrollu.edu/prospective/visit/Carroll University | 100 N. East Ave., Waukesha, WI 53186

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To have a brochure mailed to you or for any questions, please contact UW-Oshkosh women’s volleyball head coach Brian Schaefer at

920-424-1392 or schaefeb@uwosh.edu

JUNE 12-15, 2017Girls Al l -Ski l ls Camp

Grades: 4th-10th

JULY 5-7, 2017Girls Competit ion Camp

Grades: 7th-12th

JULY 12-14, 2017Girls El ite Posit ion Camp

Grades: 7th-12th

JULY 17-20, 2017Girls Al l -Ski l ls Camp

Grades: 4th-12th

AUGUST 3-6, 2017Boys All -Ski l ls Camp

Grades: 7th-12th

AUGUST 9-12, 2017Girls Individual & Team Camp

Grades: 8th-12th

MSOE BOYS VOLLEYBALL CAMP

Date: July 29-30, 2017

Camp Itinerary:

July 29 • Registration: 8:30 a.m.• Session 1: 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.• Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.• Session 2: 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.July 30 • Session 3: 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.• Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.• Session 4: 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Grades: 6th - 12th (boys only)

Cost: $125 ($150 after deadline)

Team Discount: 6 or more players from the same team pay $115 per player. Registration must be mailed to receive the discount.

Registration deadline: July 15, 2017Space is limited.

Location: MSOE Kern Center 1245 N. Broadway

Confirmation/Refunds/CancellationsRegistration confirmation will be sent prior to the start of the clinic. Participants will not receive confirmation if they register within five days of the clinic. No refunds will be given unless a doctor’s excuse is provided. In the event of a clinic cancellation, participants will be notified five days prior to the start of the clinic. A full refund will be given.

If MSOE closes due to inclement weather, the Kern Center will also close and the camp/clinic will be cancelled. Closings will be posted on www.msoe.edu. Participants can call (414) 277-6763 to find out if the university is closed.

Head Coach Shane Reid

Coach Reid is in his second season as the MSOE head men’s volleyball coach. As the head varsity boys’ volleyball coach at Arrowhead High School, since 2012, Coach Reid led the Warhawks to their first state tournament since 2005. While leading the Warhawks, he also saw his team earn the 2014-15 WIAA State Sportsmanship Award.

He also has extensive club coaching experience, lead-ing the West Allis Lightning Boys’ 18 & Under Team to a national championship at the 2012 USAV Junior Champi-onships in the 18-Open Division. His Badger Region High Performance Boys Volleyball Team also claimed a gold medal at the International High Performance Invitational in 2011.

Coach Reid was also the assistant coach at Cardinal Stritch University, where he played collegiately, in 2007.

InstructionThe MSOE Boys Volleyball Camp is designed to provide collegiate level instruction utilizing the fundamentals and techniques of high quality volleyball activities and in-struction. Players will be separated by age, skill level and position periodically throughout the sessions. Campers will be instructed and developed as volleyball players first and volleyball positions second.

Drop-Off/Pick-up InformationParticipants should arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the camp. If a camper must leave early, please notify the head coach or camp director prior to leaving.

EquipmentParticipants are required to bring their own volleyball attire. No streets shoes are allowed on the arena floor. proper workout attire.

Summer Volleyball Camp 2017 Girls Grades (Fall 2017) 4-12

Dates: July 24-27, 2017 Location: Center Court, 815 Northview Road, Waukesha CAMP 1 – ALL SKILLS – 9am - 11am - Skill Work: Serving, Passing, Setting & Blocking - Hitting Footwork - Team tournament Cost: $125 (ACADEMY players) / $150 (non-members) CAMP 2 – SPECIALTY – 12pm - 2pm - Training for individual positions - Team tournament

Cost: $125 (ACADEMY players) / $150 (non-members) Includes a T-shirt! Must hold current USAV Membership in order to attend camps. Summer membership available by going to this link: http://badgervolleyball.org/membership-about-registration/

Name: Grade (Fall 2017): Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Email: Shirt Size (circle): YL AS AM AL AXL

The above participant has my permission to participate in the RVA Summer Camp. I certify to the best of my knowledge that the participant named above is physically fit to engage in the activities described. If during the course of the activities, the participant should become ill or sustain an injury, I hereby authorize you to obtain emergency medical care. I will assume financial responsibility for the bills incurred. Signed (Parent/Guardian): _______________________________________________________ Date: ______________ Cancellation Policy: Camp fees are non-refundable. However a refund will be given if cancelled more than 30 days prior to the start of the camp. After 30 days prior, a refund will be given for medical reasons only. Send registration & payment to: RVA/Attn: Heather Curley, Center Court 815 Northview Road, Waukesha, WI 53188 Questions: Contact Heather Curley at 920-723-1561 or revolutionwi@yahoo.com

Summer Volleyball Camp 2017 Girls Grades (Fall 2017) 4-12

Dates: July 24-27, 2017 Location: Center Court, 815 Northview Road, Waukesha CAMP 1 – ALL SKILLS – 9am - 11am - Skill Work: Serving, Passing, Setting & Blocking - Hitting Footwork - Team tournament Cost: $125 (ACADEMY players) / $150 (non-members) CAMP 2 – SPECIALTY – 12pm - 2pm - Training for individual positions - Team tournament

Cost: $125 (ACADEMY players) / $150 (non-members) Includes a T-shirt! Must hold current USAV Membership in order to attend camps. Summer membership available by going to this link: http://badgervolleyball.org/membership-about-registration/

Name: Grade (Fall 2017): Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Email: Shirt Size (circle): YL AS AM AL AXL

The above participant has my permission to participate in the RVA Summer Camp. I certify to the best of my knowledge that the participant named above is physically fit to engage in the activities described. If during the course of the activities, the participant should become ill or sustain an injury, I hereby authorize you to obtain emergency medical care. I will assume financial responsibility for the bills incurred. Signed (Parent/Guardian): _______________________________________________________ Date: ______________ Cancellation Policy: Camp fees are non-refundable. However a refund will be given if cancelled more than 30 days prior to the start of the camp. After 30 days prior, a refund will be given for medical reasons only. Send registration & payment to: RVA/Attn: Heather Curley, Center Court 815 Northview Road, Waukesha, WI 53188 Questions: Contact Heather Curley at 920-723-1561 or revolutionwi@yahoo.com

SESSION #1 - JULY 10-12

Passing Camp

Defense Camp

Serving Camp

SESSION #2 - JULY 17-20

Setting Camp #1

Setting Camp #2

Attacking Camp #1

Attacking Camp #2

All-Skills Drills Camp

JULY 24-27

VolleyBeez Skills Camp

VolleyBeez Game Camp

Yellow Jacket Skills Camp

Yellow Jacket Game Camp

Hornet Skills Camp

Hornet Game Camp

JULY 24-27

High School Camp

Middle School Camp

Competition Camp

MIZUNO TOP OF YOUR CLASS

EVALUATION CAMP

JULY 31-AUG 3

Setters Camp

Pin-Hitter Camp

Middle Hitter Camp

Libero Camp

*Advance & College Prep levels

JULY 31-AUG 3

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CAMPS & Tournaments

Strategically timed, we work to increase player’s chance of making the high school volleyball team. We raise player’s indoor game AND challenge her to become stronger not just physically but mentally to get ready for the indoor season. We work on correcting indoor bad habits and strengthening the good ones.

GIRLS | BOYS | ELEMENTARY THRU HIGH SCHOOL

This fun Fall Indoor camp is for 2nd grade to 8th grade girls and boys. Whether new to the game or wanting to improve current skills, our patient and amazing coaches will help teach the game, its strategy and push players to advance to a new level.

For more camp details and to sign up, please go to:

www.WIPREMIERVB.com

SUMMER SAND VB OPPORTUNITIES

INDOOR VB OPPORTUNITIES

Our Summer Sand Camp is the perfect combo of fun and cross training while forcing good ball control. Playing in sand improves physical strength, player’s vertical and makes one a better defensive player since the ball is touched on almost every play. Sun, great music, excellent coaching...makes for a fantastic summer experience.

Calling all Freshman to Seniors volleyball players to get their team together for our competitive, and fun, 4 on 4 sand volleyball tournament. Space is limited so sign up today!

Most popular!

Must do!

Limited Availability!

For those newto the game too!

email: wipremiervolleyball@hotmail.com

Join us for FALL TUNE-UPStoo

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2017.

To learn more & Register, visit: nivbc.com/beach

SEASON Sunday, May 7th - Sunday July 16th

PRACTICES Sundays & Fridays at The Bar in Oshkosh

OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 23rd at The Bar in Oshkosh with FREE practice sessions

ON THE BEACH

We’ve had three top 10 finishes at the 2016

USAV Junior Beach National Championships

in the club division!

In its 3rd year, IMPACT ON THE BEACH offers highly experienced and knowledgeable coaching staff dedicated to sharing skills learned through years of competing, playing and loving beach volleyball.

PROGRAM DUES INCLUDE:

• Impact T-shirt• Impact Dri-FIT long sleeve T-shirt• Competition Impact Beach tank top• Competition Impact Beach girls spandex• Entry into the Waupaca Boatride Juniors Clinic

on July 6th featuring 4-time Olympian and Gold Medalist Lloy Ball

• Entry fee to our hosted June 4th ‘Can You Dig It’ tournament

• Over 22 hours of quality coaching and practice time

No playing partner needed to join! Practice groups average 8-10 athletes/coach.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 2017 MEN’S & WOMEN’S GRASS TRIPLES Inaugural Tournament

Marian University made history in 2015 becoming only the 4th NCAA DIII school in Wisconsin to fully sponsor varsity men’s volleyball. Following our 2nd season we are offering both a men’s & women’s grass triples tournament hosted by the men’s team! Every team is guaranteed pool play matches, top two teams from every pool move on to single elimination gold bracket bottom two move on to consolation!

MARIAN UNIVERSITY MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

$20 per player 1st place cash prize! *Additional prizes for 2nd &

3rd

Marian Men’s Volleyball Fundr a

Visit sabreathletics.com

to register!

LOCATION: Marian University 45 S National Ave Fond du Lac, WI

Questions: Tyler Frings

Tmfrings71@marianuniversity.edu

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Girls and Boys Volleyball Camps, Madison, Wisconsin Girls Camp August 7, 8, 9 – Special

Position Training August 10th Boys Camp August 14 - 16 – Special

Position Training August 17th Presented by Rod Wilde and hosted by

Madison Turners For information and to register visit; www.madisonturnersvolleyball.com

Rod Wilde is a three time Olympian, once as a player and twice as a coach. Rod is the first person ever to win NCAA Division 1 championships as a player and as a coach. He is also a three time NCAA All-American. Rod

has been coaching for 28 years in the USA Volleyball Pipeline System.