2008 STATE RUNNER-UP

2008 AREA CHAMPIONS

**DEAD WEEK: JUNE 28-JULY 4 **

All volleyball activity will be suspended to observe "Dead Week" from June 28-July 4. We will resume July 6 with Weight Room / Open Gym at our scheduled times. Have fun and be safe!

Emory Team Camp: July 20-23 (Invite Only)

The players selected to this year team camp are listed below. Please go ahead and register (click on the date above to be directly linked over) - deadline is June 17. We would like everyone to stay overnight as we will have team bonding activities in the evening after the camp sessions.

Ella Anastasiades                    Emily Morrison

Kallan Arvidson                       Anna O'Donnell

Alex Bidgood                          Kristi Oltman

Laura Brazell                          Chelsea Onuorah

Madison Brazell                       Paige Osborne

Kayte Brinkman                       Jessie Place

Emily Cain                              Emily Schultz

Catherine Evelyn                     Amanda Stitt

Meredith Gage                        Mara Suarez

Abby Genrich                         Kelli Terracino

Samantha Hebda                    Brandi Tyson

Grace McGoldrick                    Erin Villella

Ellie Morrison

**SUMMER SCHEDULE - UPDATE (June 22)**

It's going to be a busy summer and we want to keep everyone informed of our plans as we try to avoid as many conflicts as possible. All those interested in making a team for next year must attend Phase II.

SPX Summer Camp 2009

Another great turnout! We want to thank everyone who participated in our summer camp 2009 and making it another success. We had over 100 players come out and join in what we hope was a great volleyball experience. We look forward to seeing you again next year! Pictures Coming Soon!

Gold Bracket Winner                            Gold Bracket Runner-Up

"Phineas and Ferb"                              "3 Musketeers"

Brandi Tyson                                      Kayte Brinkman

Jessie Place                                       Grace McGoldrick

Samantha Hebda                                 Catherine Evelyn

Silver Bracket Winner                          Silver Bracket Runner-Up

"Domination Combination"                     "Purple Cobras"

Gloria McGoldrick                                 Lindsay Cameron

Kasey Mack                                        Edelynn Mallah

Peyton Osborne                                  Niara Hayes

Addie Cleary                                       Madeline Armstrong

Phase I: Summer Assessments

Great job everyone! We were impressed with the athleticism and skill level of all those that participated. Continue to work hard over the summer to be better than you were.

Open Gym and Weight Room: Starting June 1st - every Monday and Thursday

High School

12:00pm-1:00pm    Weight Room

1:00pm-1:30pm      Jump Training / Plyometrics

1:30pm-2:15pm      Break

2:15pm-4:00pm      Open Gym (Outdoors) - bring lots of water, sunscreen, and your

                                                           "A" game.

Week 1 Winners       Week 3 Winners

Abby Genrich           Jessie Place

Grace McGoldrick      Ellen Osment

                             Brandi Tyson

Middle School (Thursday Only)

5:00pm-7:00pm      Open gym

Open to all rising 5th-8th graders planning to participate in our program in the Fall.

Phase II: Tryouts

High School

July 31      9:00am-12:00pm     Physical Testing 

Aug. 3-6    9:00am-3:00pm      Evaluations

Middle School

Aug. 4-6    4:00pm-6:00pm      Evaluations

Harrsion Dig: July 27-29 (Invite Only)

**SPX GOLDEN CUB VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM**

We want to thank everyone for attending in this event. It's been amazing to see so many young players be part of this great sport. We hope you will be interested in participating in our Middle School Volleyball Program during the FAll. Please leave your contact information with Coach Dun via email (click on the name to be linked to his email address) if you would like to be part of our SPX Family. We will try to take as many players as possible with the top two teams (Gold and Navy) competing against other schools, and if we have enough interest for more teams, they will practice and be involved in inner league competition. We will try and have some more opportunities for our Golden Cub players to stay active with the sport over the summer - please continue to check the website.

**PRACTICE TIMES **

High School (Monday-Friday)

Varsity

Aug. 7       9:00am-3:00pm    Team Practice - Double Days

Aug. 12      3:30pm-5:45pm    Team Practice

                5:45pm-6:15pm    Positional (M-Th) / Conditioning (M-Th)

JV

TBD                 TBD

9th

TBD                 TBD

Middle School (Monday-Thursday)

TBD                 TBD               

Please contact the coaches below if you have any questions regarding the volleyball program.

High School: Coach Frederick or Coach Dun

Middle School: Coach Dun

**TRAINING - UPDATE (MAY 15)**

To give an opportunity for players to further develop in the skills necessary to compete at the highest level, skill sessions will be offered throughout the year. If you are interested in signing up or have any questions, please contact Coach Dun. Please check IMPACT Volleyball Training for other opportunities.

**LOOKING AHEAD TO 2009**

For many, the volleyball season continues on through club and I want to wish all those participating the best of luck. It is an experience you should enjoy and learn from - every point, every game, every match, every mistake, every success, every defeat, every victory...use it to GROW. We want you to come back the start of the high school season as giants.

2009 season, the roster will be wiped clean once again and tryouts will determine which names will earn a spot on the team. There are three main criterias considered in the evaluation process: physical ability (speed, power, vertical touch, etc), skill performance (ability to execute on the court), and the intangibles (leadership, energy, coachability, effort, etc). I think it's important to set goals to push ourselves toward a destination and I want to challenge everyone with a couple of physical measurements (those already able to achieve these marks, please work to improve on previous year's numbers):

OH/RS - 9'3" approach jump / 8'11" block jump

MH - 9'5" approach jump / 9'1" block jump

DS/Setter - 17" vertical / 28 - 3M touches (30 sec)

Physical conditioning must be a year round process and I hope everyone makes an effort in taking part in becoming a more powerful team. Tryouts will be the first week of August and physical testing will be performed on July 31, 2009.

articles about the team on the info page

St pius X among winners of AVCA team academic award for 2008