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Post by bonkin on May 20, 2014 22:23:59 GMT -5
My daughter is 14 but will be playing JV next year so based on the comments above, I'm thinking one of their 4-5 day camps may be a good start over the 9 day camp. Anyone know about any differences in the Sports Performance Setting camps in the different locations. The Texas State location is only a four hour drive for us versus plane tickets to get to the one at Benedictine. Turns out it doesn't matter since the Benedictine camps are full. All signed up for the TSU one. Thanks to everyone who contributed info on the various setting camps.
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Post by sasa on May 21, 2014 14:24:48 GMT -5
Don't want to start a thread on this, but does anyone know if there's a summer camp that specializes in middle blocker training? If not, any recommendations on which camp you'd recommend for MB's?
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Post by governor on May 22, 2014 23:04:41 GMT -5
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Post by vbcoachsouth on May 23, 2014 9:46:39 GMT -5
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Post by sasa on May 23, 2014 18:41:21 GMT -5
Thanks Governor and VBCS.
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Post by Paulj on Jul 5, 2014 6:28:34 GMT -5
I loved the SPVB Setter Academy 1 comments. I look over and see my 13 year old daughter sleeping in her hotel bed. Her Academy 1 experience starts in about 6 hours. She just finished only the second volleyball season in her life, but she has attended a SPVB Christmas camp and Coach told us she is ready and able......
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Post by volleypalooza on Jul 26, 2014 11:39:37 GMT -5
Can anyone share feedback on your daughter's experiences at the Sports Performance Setter Academy this summer (2014)- the 9 day and the 5 day at Benedictine as well as the 5 day at TCU. How much improvement do you feel they achieved?
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Post by Paulj on Jul 26, 2014 12:36:40 GMT -5
Can anyone share feedback on your daughter's experiences at the Sports Performance Setter Academy this summer (2014)- the 9 day and the 5 day at Benedictine as well as the 5 day at TCU. How much improvement do you feel they achieved? My daughter participated in the 9-day setter academy 1 at Benedictine and just finished the TCU 5-day 1st contact academy. The 9-day is a very intense camp. It was 7 hours per day with very few, very short (30 second) water breaks. The idea of checking emails during breaks (like they do at our club) is absolutely ludicrous.
The leaders identify maybe 6 skill-related activities and groups of girls move through the gym working at different stations. There were perhaps a dozen coaches who walked the gym giving individual correction as needed. The coaches were both men and women and both young and old. They ABSOLUTELY know what they are talking about. It was very serious and very much focused on the skills and techniques of volleyball. It was not unusual for maybe 6-10 girls to be at the trainer station at any given time and a number of girls dropped from the program over the course of the week.
My daughter continued to hone her technique and was shown subtleties related to hand position. Her most significant improvements were related to jump sets. She had zero problems with her hands/elbows/knees like many of the girls. Her weakness is shin splints and even there, the trainer taught her taping techniques, when to ice (ALWAYS), etc.
WITHOUT DOUBT IT IS THE BEST TRAINING she has taken and I am certain that she will take it every year until she can teach it. The "I Survived" t-shirt is not some gimmick. it is something that is earned and now worn with pride by my daughter.
The facilities were nice and the dorm was maybe 200 yards from the gym. My wife told me the dorm at TCU was maybe a mile from the gym....and totally different scenario.
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Post by volleypalooza on Jul 26, 2014 14:39:28 GMT -5
Thank you so much for taking the time answer! I will be sure to sign my daughter up for the 9 day next year. It sounds like an amazing experience and one that could pop her ahead of her competition. Glad your daughter got so much out of it.
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Post by big10vb on Jul 26, 2014 17:17:21 GMT -5
I am surprised by the number of people doing multiple Sports Performance camps. Like the poster before said, they did 9 day setting in Illinois and then 1st contact in Texas. The Florida setting and 1st contact camps are going on now and there are apparently players that have already done the Illinois and/or Texas camps. It sounds like the Sports Performance people are doing something right.
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Post by Not Me on Jul 26, 2014 18:47:31 GMT -5
9 days, 7 hours per day??
That is absurd. Bodies need rest. Especially young female athletes.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 19:02:56 GMT -5
9 days, 7 hours per day?? That is absurd. Bodies need rest. Especially young female athletes. Oh, Jesus... Relax. They're SETTING. They can rest when they're asleep.
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Post by ncaavballguru on Jul 26, 2014 21:08:16 GMT -5
I never practiced setting 7 hours a day for 9 days in a row. Ever. I doubt that Robyn Ah Mow, or Lindsey Berg, or Alisha Glass, or Lloy Ball, or Jeff Stork, or Dusty Dvorak, or even Debbie Green when she played for crazy Arie Sellinger did. Well, maybe Debbie did back in the mid-to-late 70s because Sellinger was one of the crazy control coaches who learned from the Japanese endless repetition method of training back in the early 70s.
The philosophy that you can turn anyone into an elite-level setter through a brute force attack of endless practice hours and endless practice reps is stupid.
Setting at an elite level is about decision-making, quick reactions, and situational assessment and awareness measured in split-seconds. It isn't about adjusting the angle of your elbows from 52.5 degrees to 47.5 degrees, or setting the ball with a perfect arc 10 out of 10 times in a row. Or taking the correct number of steps to get to a ball that is passed to 12 feet. Or the exact amount of hip rotation when making a spin move to the left front.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2014 21:37:13 GMT -5
I never practiced setting 7 hours a day for 9 days in a row. Ever. I doubt that Robyn Ah Mow, or Lindsey Berg, or Alisha Glass, or Lloy Ball, or Jeff Stork, or Dusty Dvorak, or even Debbie Green when she played for crazy Arie Sellinger did. Well, maybe Debbie did back in the mid-to-late 70s because Sellinger was one of the crazy control coaches who learned from the Japanese endless repetition method of training back in the early 70s. The philosophy that you can turn anyone into an elite-level setter through a brute force attack of endless practice hours and endless practice reps is stupid. Setting at an elite level is about decision-making, quick reactions, and situational assessment and awareness measured in split-seconds. It isn't about adjusting the angle of your elbows from 52.5 degrees to 47.5 degrees, or setting the ball with a perfect arc 10 out of 10 times in a row. Or taking the correct number of steps to get to a ball that is passed to 12 feet. Or the exact amount of hip rotation when making a spin move to the left front. This is, by far, the most idiotic thing you've ever posted, and that is saying a lot.
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Post by volleyguy on Jul 26, 2014 22:00:24 GMT -5
I never practiced setting 7 hours a day for 9 days in a row. Ever. I doubt that Robyn Ah Mow, or Lindsey Berg, or Alisha Glass, or Lloy Ball, or Jeff Stork, or Dusty Dvorak, or even Debbie Green when she played for crazy Arie Sellinger did. Well, maybe Debbie did back in the mid-to-late 70s because Sellinger was one of the crazy control coaches who learned from the Japanese endless repetition method of training back in the early 70s. The philosophy that you can turn anyone into an elite-level setter through a brute force attack of endless practice hours and endless practice reps is stupid. Setting at an elite level is about decision-making, quick reactions, and situational assessment and awareness measured in split-seconds. It isn't about adjusting the angle of your elbows from 52.5 degrees to 47.5 degrees, or setting the ball with a perfect arc 10 out of 10 times in a row. Or taking the correct number of steps to get to a ball that is passed to 12 feet. Or the exact amount of hip rotation when making a spin move to the left front. When the women's national team trained in Colorado Springs--when Mick was head coach and then when Toshie moved up to head coach-- always did double days for weeks at a stretch--morning session, then a 2 hour break, then afternoon session. p.s. Ask Stacy Sykora how that worked out for her (hint: It worked great!)
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