Stadium High School Volleyball

8/16/08 Try-Out Schedule

August 16, 2008 From Coach, General Comments Off

Stadium High Volleyball Tryout and Fall Training Schedule This season we will be doing tryouts and our fall training program different than in years past. We believe this program will allow for better training in the short period of time before we start playing matches. Total training days before our first match.

• 1. mandatory training days 10
  2. optional training days 2

Please review the calendar below for an explanation. Training Groups Players have been put into groups. We will use these groups for tryouts and for various training times. Please make sure you know which group your in and write out your own schedule to make sure your at the gym at the right times. It is possible and probable for players to be moved from one group or the other depending on their abilities and how you progress during the early stages of training. The reason for the groups is to allow for proper evaluation and training. The groups have been put together from prior experience and from your play this summer. I know there are some that haven’t been able to make it to the summer leagues or skill workouts. Those players will be placed in groups by their age (School year… ie under classman vs upper classman). If you feel your not in the right group for your ability and experience feel free to talk to the coaching staff about this. Once official teams have been selected there will be times when we will still use these groups for various training times. Lastly please only show up for your group times, you can come and observe the other groups if you want. You are more than welcome. Its very possible you might not be in a group. This is only because I don’t have you on our active roster. Please email me if you don’t see your name and I will add you to a list. Training Schedule All paper work must be turned in to the coaching staff before you can participate. Make sure to check the website daily during fall training days to see if the schedule has been changed. Make sure to do this before coming to the gym. We will do our best to keep this schedule but things to do change and we want you to be aware of these changes. The times listed below are the times you must be ready to start practice. This means dressed and stretched out and ready to hit the floor. This season each player will be able to have 1 unexcused absence for being late to a practice. The 2^nd one will cause you to have to watch practice and not participate. If you know your going to be late you must notify the coach via email or phone. This means you personally and not asking another a player to do it for you. If you have another player do it for you this would count as your 1 unexcused tardy. Monday August 25^th. 9:30-11:45 White Group (Mandatory) 12:00 – 1:00 Setters Only (this for all setters or players that would like to be setters) Note this is an optional for setters from the Blue and Gold group. 5:00 – 7:30 Master Practice and Introduction All Groups (Mandatory) Tuesday August 26^th 9:30 – 12:15 White Group (Mandatory) 12:30 – 1:45 Blue Group (Mandatory) 1:45 – 3:45 White Group (Mandatory) 5:30 – 7:45 Blue and Gold Groups (Mandatory) Wednesday August 27^th 9:30 – 11:45 White Group (Mandatory) 12:00 – 1:00 Setters Only (this for all setters or players that would like to be setters) Note this is an optional training for setters from the Gold group. 1:15 – 2:45 White Group (Mandatory) (Yes you are done earlier) 1:15 – 3:45 Blue Group (Mandatory) 5:30 – 7:45 Blue and Gold Groups (Mandatory) Thursday August 28^th 9:30 – 11:45 White Group (Mandatory) 12:00 – 1:00 Setters Only (this for all setters or players that would like to be setters) Note this is an optional training setters from the Blue group. 1:15 – 2:45 White Group (Mandatory) (Yes you are done earlier) 1:15 – 3:45 Gold Group (Mandatory) 5:30 – 7:45 Blue and Gold (Mandatory) 9:00 Teams will be posted on the website Friday August 29^th 8:30 – 9:00 Coach John will be available to talk to any player one on one to discuss the teams or cuts. Please wait until the morning after you have had a chance to think about what you want to discuss. 9:00 – 9:45 Setters Only (Mandatory for varsity setters, JV-Cteam setters are invited but not mandatory) 9:45 – 2:00 Varsity Individual Evals/Weights/VB Training/Classroom (Mandatory) 5:00 – 5:30 All Coaches will be available to talk to any player one on one to discuss the teams or cuts. Please wait until the morning after you have had a chance to think about what you want to discuss. 5:30 – 8:30 JV – C Team Individual Evals/ VB Training (Mandatory) Saturday August 30^th 10:30 – 12:30 Varsity (Mandatory) 12:30 – 1:15 Setters (Mandatory for varsity setters, open to all setters) TBA (Possible) practice times for JV – C team. Monday Sept 1^st 5:00 – 7:00pm Varsity (Optional) TBA (Possible) practice times for JV – C team Tuesday Sept 2^nd 2:40 – 5:45 All teams Wednesday Sept 3rd 2:40 – 5:45 All teams Thursday Sept 4th 2:40 – 5:45 All teams Friday Sept 5th 2:40 – 5:45 All teams Saturday Sept 6th 9:00 to 10:30 Varsity (optional) 1:00 – 4:30 Beach Volleyball Tournament – Potluck (Steele Lake) End of 2008 fall training!! Monday Sept 8^th 3:30 JV – C team vs Annie Wright 4:45 Varsity vs Annie Wright

7-30-08 (email from John)

July 30, 2008 General Comments Off

Our summer program is coming to an end tomorrow, Thursday July 31^st. By WIAA rules we can’t practice again until the start of our fall season which is August 25^th. 3 things that must be done before you can participate this fall. There can be NO EXCEPTIONS!

1) Valid physical from your physician

2) ASB card for the 2008/2009 school year

3) AD Catalinich must do a grade check and validate all 3 of these things.

Once you have all this done and signed off by AD Catalinich and only then can you participate in the fall drills. Every year I have been here there seems to always be that one or two of you that wait to long to get your physical taken and then “its please coach I have it scheduled for tomorrow…” however it is a district rule that can’t be broken. If these things aren’t done by the time we start you can’t be in the gym even to watch. It sound harsh but it’s the rules and we will follow them. My experience especially with the physicals is everyone waits until right before school and by then most primary care givers are booked up. So please schedule them early. Same with getting everything checkout and signed off by the AD office, if you don’t want to wait in a long line I suggest getting in there the first part of the week before tryouts and not wait until 30 minutes before tryouts begin. Aug 1^st – Aug 24^th. This a time for you to continue to work on getting into the best shape possible. Tryouts are not designed to get you into shape, it’s your responsibility to come to tryouts in good physical condition… 1) to prevent injuries and 2) so you can perform your best. The last thing you want is to fail to make the team you have set your goal for and end up not making it because you’re too sore or worse getting injured due to not being in shape. Other things to remember…

1) www.stadiumvolleyball.com You can find the latest calendar, any last minute changes to practice times…etc. Note this is our primary way of communicating with the whole roster. So please check it frequently!!!

2) You must have 10 official practices before you can participate in a match. Even though you might have two practices in a day it only counts as one practice. By WIAA rules, you can only count one practice per day. We barely have enough days before our first match so missing a practice could make you ineligible to play.

3) Bring lots of water and healthy snacks to tryouts. Also come to tryouts hydrated. Meaning the 24 hours prior you should be drinking extra fluids to get you properly hydrated. Being thirsty or not being thirsty has little to do with being hydrated… Drink Water!!!

4) You must have proper athletic shoes, proper socks (note if I can’t see them they are not proper!), and knee pads. We do have a dress code meaning no tank tops. Wear a t-shirt. Your choice on shorts or spandex.

5) No metal in your hair! We are not allowed to have metal such as bobbi pins or clips during matches so we need to learn to play without using them. If I see them you will not be able to practice and this includes the Varsity team too!!! … so make sure to stock up on elastic head bands when your doing your school shopping.

6) There will be no cell phone use during practice. They must remain in your bags even during water breaks. Note those caught using cell phones without permission will be excused from practice for the day.

7) Do not invite your boyfriends or any other male friends to practice they will be asked to leave. This includes the hallway outside the gym. You’re there to participate in volleyball only.

8) If you’re looking for ways to play some volleyball during this period please consider the volleyball camps put on at UPS. Coach Mark Massey is a great teacher of the game and it is a solid way to get some great practice in before tryouts. Here is the website address for more information   http://www.ups.edu/x17411.xml

We are excited to get the season going. We have a great group of returning players and from what I have seen from our incoming freshman class we can’t help but be excited about Stadium Volleyball!!

See you all August 25^th!!! Remember to check the website for additional information and for a detailed tryout schedule. Be patient we will get it up there soon!

Coach

6/19 *Updated* Summer Practices

June 19, 2008 General Comments Off

SEE CALENDAR FOR COMPLETE SUMMER SCHEDULE!!! Skill Workouts for Varsity and other invitees everyone Tuesday morning at 10:00am until 11:45. JV/C-team and incoming freshman will have skill workouts on Thursday nights from 6:00pm until 7:30.

6/19 Info

June 19, 2008 General Comments Off

Hey all, I just talked to a one of you and there is some confusion about practice times. Until future notice - below will be our summer schedule. Varsity Group (Below is a list of players included in the varsity group, please note this doesn’t mean you have made the varsity team for the upcoming school season) Summer League each Monday be at either Fife or CJHS by 5:45 (check schedule on our website) Skill Workouts will be every Tuesday at SHS gym from 10 am until 11:45 am Here is a list of all players that are invited to the varsity group summer leagues and skill workouts Brittney Jansen Nissa McCormack Kaelyn Cochrane Katy Ferguson Shelby Kuwahara Ellen Andersen Leah Johnson Ashley Kopetzky Abby Felt Devynne Nelons Karah Fasano Tayla Swaw Tess Manthou Danica DelosReyes Britney Sangston Sarah Caylor Megan Douglas Sophie Perkins Shelby Andrews Hannah Williams JV/C-team/and incoming freshman Summer League each Wednesday night at Fife High School be there by 5:45 unless our first match starts at 7 and if this is the case be there by 6:30. Note that by the first of next week we will be assigning players to alternate weeks because of the large numbers of players. This will insure everyone gets quality time to play when it’s their week. Skill Workouts will be every Thursday at SHS from 6pm until 7:30 Here is a list of players that should be attending the Thursday skill workouts and play in the JV summer league. If you can’t you should contact the coaches list. There are names on both lists, it would be a good idea to be at both workouts. The training is different and would be beneficial to attend both if your schedules allow it. Tayla Swaw Tess Manthou Danica DelosReyes Britney Sangston Sarah Caylor Megan Douglas Hannah Williams Sophie Perkins Shelby Andrews Amanda Jones Lucy Salazar Beth Broadhead Elizabeth Menefee Erica Brown Eslie Penuelas Jade Austin Jahira Teague Jessica Chinery Kelcey Bentley Laura Abando Nicole Haase Taylor Davidson Taylor Russell Megan Moorehead Lauren Jones Kenly O'hanlon Megan Scheidt Maria Abando Angela Wray Tori Wellington Hannah Holman Autumn Achord Isabella Graves Victoria Atwell Elizabeth McDonnell Courtney Piccirillo Brittney Schafer Rachel Thompson Ashley Bluhm Mayowa Aina Ishanti Sanders If your name only appears in the JV group and you feel you should be included in the varsity group please talk with me about it. We will be continually evaluating players and will adjust the lists if we feel it would be beneficial. Coach John

Tues. 6/17 NEW!

June 17, 2008 General Comments Off

Tuesday 17th I would like all returning varsity and JV players to attend a skill work out from 4 pm until 5:30 pm. If you weren’t on the varsity or JV… I will schedule a workout for you later this week or early next week. Also we are playing summer league Varsity on Mondays and JV on Wednesdays. If you haven’t been playing and I haven’t been told your schedule this would not be a good thing. Please let me know asap your summer availability. at 6 pm there will be a Freshman orientation for incoming freshman. Please if you know of other freshman students looking to play volleyball have them come to the meeting. I and the coaching staff will be introducing ourselves to you and the players will go through some drills and scrimmage. Varsity captains and returning senior players I would like you to stay after for a freshman orientation that starts at 6pm… you can leave a little early from the skill workout so you can go grab a quick snack in between the two sessions tomorrow. Check the website for updates… you should be checking it daily like most of you do with your myspace accounts J. www.stadiumvolleyball.com Remember, I do expect to hear from all returning players on their intentions for the summer and this fall. If I do not hear from you I will assume you are not coming back this fall. I hope to see all of you soon Coach John

6/13

June 13, 2008 General Comments Off

Freshman Orientation At 6:00pm Tuesday June 17^th There will be a Freshman Orientation and workout from 6 pm until 7:30. Parents are encouraged to attend a brief meeting to discuss the summer program and the upcoming season. Players please be dressed and ready to run some drills and scrimmage.

JV Summer league starts 6-4-08

June 3, 2008 JV Comments Off

JV SUMMER LEAGUE 2008 (Wednesdays) starts 6-4-08 please be at Fife High School this Wednesday at 5:30. note - full summer schedules added

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Summer League 6-2-08

June 2, 2008 Event, Varsity Comments Off

VARSITY SUMMER LEAGUE 2008 note - full schedules added Don't forget your signed "hold-harmless-agreement" waiver-of-liability-and-hold-harmless-agreement

5/20

May 20, 2008 General Comments Off

Hey guys! Sorry about the mix-up today! ROTC needed the gym because of "weather" and fastpitch has priority because they are in season and at state right now- woo fastpitch! But we are STILL ON for Wednesday and Thursday so be there! Thanks for showing up today! -Nissa

5/16 NEW! Summer League Practices!

May 16, 2008 General Comments Off

Hey! The Summer League practice dates are OFFICIALLY Tuesday 5/20, Wednesday 5/21, and Thursday 5/22 after school to 4pm! If you want to participate in Summer League it is important for you to be there with the team working out! Hope to see you there!! -Nissa