2008 Spring and Summer Volleyball Camps & Clinics

Anchorage & Mat-Su Valley Area (updated 28 Feb)

 

SUMMER VOLLEYBALL (camps marked with ?? are not confirmed yet, but were held in 2007)

Late May-July Position summer schools @ Cellular  One Center for each position will start mid May and run through the end of July and will feature a once a week practice for players by their position---setters, middles, outsides, defensive specialists. There is no game play at these summer schools, only lots of ball-handling, video taping, and training just in your position. Space in these summer schools is limited to 30 per school and is open to all players. Those going into the 9th grade will have their summer schools during the day and those going into grades 7-12 will have their summer schools in the evenings. Brochures will be posted on this site and available at tourneys. Run by Midnight Sun Volleyball www.midnightsunvolleyball.com/campsclinics.html Estimated cost $225.

 

June 3 –July 31 Summer Jump & Strength Training 2 days/week (Tues, Thurs) @ Dimond  Athletic Club, $220. Contact Dana @ Diaasland@hotmail.com or 677-9322h www.midnightsunvolleyball.com/campsclinics.html

 

May-July Summer sand leagues run by Jim Dooley’s Athletic supply that has triples and fours for Junior leagues beginning in late May. Call his business 272-5660 for info. We will post a lot of the brochures on this site and up date info as we get it. As you can see, there is a lot of opportunity to play this summer.

 

May 27,28,29 Valley Volleyball Middle School Camp @ Colony High School. This 3-day camp will have morning sessions from 9am-11:30 and afternoon sessions from 12:30-3:00 pm each day, with an emphasis on basic individual skills, and basic team offenses and defenses. The camp fee includes camp socks and the fee is $105 if players pre-register before May 1 and $130 if paid after May 1. This camp is recommended for girls entering 6th, 7th, or 8th grade in the fall of 2008. Camp has been held since 2000. Kim Lester will be the camp director. She is the women's head coach from Mesa College in San Diego. Registration forms can be found at the Colony High School website - www.chs.matsuk12.us Go to atheltics and then click on the volleyball link or email j.bleicher@hotmail.com for more information.

May 27-30 Valley Volleyball Intro to High School Camp @ Colony HS Each day, this 4-day camp will have mornings sessions from 9am-11:30 and afternoon sessions from 11:30-3:00 with an emphasis on individual positional skills. The camp fee, which includes camp socks, is $150 if players pre-register by May 1 and $175 after May 1. For players 9-12 with NO high school experience. Camp has been held since 2000. Kim Lester will be the director with Jamie Ivers assisting. Kim Lester is the women's head coach from Mesa College in San Diego. Registration forms can be found at the Colony High School website- www.chs.matsuk12.us Go to athletics and then click on the volleyball link or email j.bleicher@hotmail.com for more information.

June 2-6 Valley Volleyball Elite Camp @ Colony HS Each day, this 5-day camp will have a morning session from 9am - 11:30 am and an afternoon session from 12:30-3:00 pm with an emphasis on individual and positional skills. The camp fee, which includes camp socks is $195 if players pre-register before May 1 and $220 if paid after May 1. This camp is for players entering grades 10-12 WITH high school experience. Camp has been held since 2000. Kim Lester will be the director with Jamie Ivers assisting. Kim Lester is the women's head coach from Mesa College in San Diego. Registration forms can be found at the Colony High School website-- www.chs.matsuk12.us Go to athletics and then click on the volleyball link or email j.bleicher@hotmail.com for more information. 

June 9 - 13 Northern Lights Volleyball Club Camp @ Palmer Junior Middle School 3 different levels:Jason Watson and Brent Aldridge from Arizona State University’s Sun Devils women’s volleyball program bring their impressive volleyball knowledge and experience. http://northernlightsvolleyball.net/
EXPANSION :4th – 7th grades 8:00 - Noon,   INTENSITY: 8th – 12th grades 1:00 - 6:00pm, Take advantage of our early-pay discount! $150.00 if payment is postmarked by April 15 $175.00 if payment is postmarked after April 15.
POWER Adults: 7:00 - 9:00pm $40 if payment is postmarked by April 15, $50.00 postmarked after April 15


??Early June  South Anchorage Youth Volleyball Camp Middle School Level: point of contact Judy Knecht 345-9635h 742-6252w   Knecht_Judy@asdk12.org

 

??6-10 July  International Skills Day Camp & Evening Setter camp, Pass & digging Camp.  Location will be in  Palmer Jr Middle.  Estimated cost for Skill camp is $295 speciality evening sessions are $75 or $170. Coaching staff are top coaches from England & the USA. See Flyer , Point of Contact Claudia @ 841-2780 claudiascamp@hotmail.com.

 

??16-10 July John Kessel camp-- The Northern Lights Volleyball Club will host a summer camp July 16-20 at Palmer Junior Middle School with USA Volleyball coach and 2000 USA Olympic beach volleyball team coach John Kessel. Kessel will conduct three sessions for middle school girls, high school girls and adults. Cost: $125 for students, $45 for adults; includes T-shirt and a camp CD. (www.northernlightsvolleyball.net or 745-2447) Flyer

July 14-18 NBC Volleyball holds an all skill level camp in late July that is open for ages 10-18 and is a week long, over night residence camp held at Alaska Pacific Univ. in Anchorage. This is an excellent, fun and intense camp. $435. www.nbccamps.com/camps/volley_ball/volley_ball.htm

 

??Late July  South Anchorage Youth Volleyball Camp: point of contact Judy Knecht 345-9635h 742-6252w   Knecht_Judy@asdk12.org

 

Late July ALL-AMERICAN ELITE CAMP: The All-American camps run at the end of July and are by invitation only as we look at the top area players and invite them to high level camps that teach advanced team and individual skills. Midnight Sun Volleyball  & AVA sends out invitations for the All-American camps in the spring. If you receive an invitation for this camp, you are considered at the upper level of the play within your divisions and that includes high school or club play. Invitations are sent out according to evaluation of players during tournaments and recommendations from their high school or middle school coaches. There are 4 levels in with level 1 (varsity level) from July 23-26?? from 5-9:30 pm , level 2 (Var Silver level) July 23-26??, 9am to 1:30 pm, JV Level July 27-31 9am-1pm, elite middle school  July 27, 28, 30, 31?? (we skip that Sunday).  These are fast, fun and advanced so if you get an invitation, take advantage of it. If you receive an invitation via e-mail or the mail, do not wait to make a decision as alternates will be selected if we do not have a response within two weeks. Players will be coming from the Peninsula, Valley,  Eagle River area, and Anchorage to make up these high level camps.

 

??Aug 3-5 Volleyball Conditioning Camp @ Chugiak HS. Open to all High School Girls & Boys that want to prepare for HS Volleyball tryouts and the season. This is 3 days (2.5 hours/day) of volleyball specific conditioning & weight training. Cost $35. See Flyer Point of contact gary@alaskavolleyball.org

?? Aug All-American Team camp

 

??Aug 5 & 6  Allen Allen Volleyball Camp. Get ready for HS tryouts. This is a 2 day clinic about 3.5 hours each day held at Chugiak HS, cost about $125 and open to all high school girls and boys. Separate sessions for each group HS Girls 1230-4pm,  HS Boys 530-830pm. Allen Allen is an AVP Beach Professional & National Team Volleyball player and now coach from Hawaii & San Diego will be running the camp. He ran 2 exceptional clinics in 2006/07 @ Chugiak HS. Allen Allen Summer camp space is limited to 40 per session. This can be combined with conditioning camp listed above at same location. Point of contact gary@alaskavolleyball.org . See flyer for more details.

 

Monday 11 Aug HS Volleyball season & Tryouts begin.