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Welcome to www.SanDiegoVolleyballCamp.com. For the 6th year in a row, we will be running the only officially sanctioned AVP beach camp for youth (ages 12-18) in all of San Diego County. Due to ever increasing demand, we have added a second week of camp. However, only 36 spots are available each week and last year we sold out carrying over 70! Boys will only be allowed to register for the July week (1 men's court)
Available dates - July 26th-30th (Boys and Girls) or August 9th-13th (Girls only)
Camp will once again run from 8:00am-11:00am and is sponsored by the Association of Volleyball Professionals Next division (AVPNext), Wilson, Powerade, KindaGood.com, and Volleyball Magazine. Cost of camp this year is $210.00 before May 15th. After May 15th the cost jumps to $250.00. The camp will consist of 4 days of individual and small group all skills instruction led by current/former AVP players and top local high school/club volleyball coaches. The camp will conclude on Friday with a 2 x 2 tournament, with sponsor prizes awarded to the champions. Through their participation in the camp, players will be automatically enrolled in AVPNext and eligible to play in AVPNext youth tournaments throughout the country for a period of 1 year. This is an all skills camp and will focus on improving all facets of the player's technique and mental/physical approach to the game. Participants will be matched with the coach and players best suited to their abilities/experience, with a maximum of 12 players per coach. Space is extremely limited so sign up early! All profits from the AVPNext Youth Beach Camp are donated to a local youth volleyball nonprofit organization.
   
Matt Olson teaching approach footwork |
Mike Morrison teaches Kevin the "Gator" |
Laura Ratto teaching the "pokie" |
Demi goes up high for a kill |
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Danny Kinda prepares his young challenger for competition. |
TJ goes back to dig a "jumbo shrimp" |
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With all the options for summer volleyball camps throughout San Diego County, it is important to understand exactly why the AVPNext Youth Beach Camp is your best option; aside from the high level, personalized instruction. Every year the top high school and club teams, like perennial state champion Mira Costa High School, practice on the beach in the offseason. Why?
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- #1) Because there are only 2 players on the court at any one time, every player gets many more repetitions and action on the court.
- #2) On the beach, there are no specializations like libero or setter, so every player must be capable of performing every skill. This makes for a more well rounded, better player in the long run. The US Men's National Team coach Hugh McCutcheon recently made these comments: "We need 'specialized generalists.' We need athletes that can play a position but can also play the entire game (they can all dig, set, block, etc.) The best time for athletes to learn all the fundamental skills is when they are young. So by making players specialize too early, we don't allow them to learn how to play the whole game." Jay Satterfield wrote in Volleyball magazine "Doubles is one way to develop all of your skills while building hops and lateral dexterity (which improves passing)." Ashley Engle (University of Texas star, Volleyball magazine, Aug '08) said "It's different playing on the beach with movement. You are increasing your vertical and it makes you faster. Indoors it makes me feel 10 times faster." University of Georgia player Carla Dietz (Volleyball magazine, Aug '08) said " Indoors, technically you could not touch a ball during a rally, with the beach game you are constantly involved and getting touches. It helps with your performance level."
- #3) Moving and playing volleyball in the sand can be very difficult, as many of you may have experienced. While going from indoor to beach is difficult, going back from beach to indoor is great for the player! Beach builds quick twitch muscle fibers, especially in your legs. When you get back onto solid ground, such as indoor volleyball, you will be much quicker and stronger vertically (your hops will improve!) and laterally.
- #4) Last and maybe most important is prevention of overuse volleyball injuries. More and more, coaches today are recognizing the impact that year round indoor volleyball can have on the player's joints (knees, ankles, hips, shoulders, etc.) Many older players train strictly on the beach in the offseason because the sand is far more forgiving on the joints and helps to build the muscles around the joints which serves to protect them once they return to the hardwood. Need proof? Ask John Dunning (Stanford) who keeps jump counts on his players in season, and won't even let them jump indoors in the offseason.
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