Who Said Volleyball Is A Girl’s Sport?

Posted by Dennis in Featured Articles, Youth Program on 08 13th, 2009 | one response

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I hear some folks complain that kids aren’t outside enough these days or they spend too much time on the computer or in front of the TV – well not these kids. Check out the picture slideshow featuring AirVorne Volleyball’s sand volleyball camp.

Set in Atlanta’s beautiful Virginia Highlands neighborhood, the camp focused on sand volleyball fundamentals, conditioning and strategy. We began each day with a warm-up that included fun games and stretching. Then we spent the majority of the morning teaching and practicing the major sand volleyball skills; passing, setting, defense, hitting and serving. We incorporated conditioning and strategy along the way and at the end of each day; we left time for game-like drills and scrimmaging.

Anna Bush, Head Volleyball Coach at Marist High School, stopped by to share her thoughts on outdoor volleyball. “One key to being a successful athlete is to have good visual skills. The player needs to clearly see what’s happening on the other side of the court so they can react to make a play on the ball. With doubles sand volleyball there are only two people covering so much court…it is the perfect way to develop this skill.” Anna, a record-setting left side hitter for George Washington University in the mid 1980’s, continues, “I quickly realized that playing outdoor volleyball made me a better indoor player.”

As the week progressed, the players became more confident and began to look forward to the mini-tournament on Friday. We believe that repetition while receiving feedback on proper technique is a recipe for success. We had three father-daughter teams and a mother-son team competing for the tournament title.

Cai Glencross, Laura Shamp’s son, came out on top! Congratulations Cai and everybody who participated in our July camp. Next year’s summer camp is already slotted for the week of June 7-11, 2010. We hope to see you there and please continue to check www.airvorne.com for updates.

Kim Dalimonte
Director of Youth Programs
AirVorne Volleyball, LLC

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One Response to “Who Said Volleyball Is A Girl’s Sport?”

Laura Shamp says:

08/16/2009 at 11:50 pm

Cai really had a great time and learned so much in a very short period of time. Kim was a great motivation and made the week really fun. Cai will definitely be back next year!! Thanks Airvorne!!