UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University volleyball team opens up their 2013 summer camp season today (July 8). The Cardinals will host four camps for interested athletes this summer; a beginner camp, an advanced camp, a hitter/setter/libero camp and a team camp.
Beginner Camp (July 8-11)is a four evening camp that provides participants with an introduction to volleyball skills, rules and concepts. It is an entry or beginner level Camp with an emphasis on learning the fundamentals of the game in a fun and relaxed environment. Players are grouped by age and experience to enhance their learning process, and create an enjoyable and safe environment to take risks, learn new skills and meet new friends.
Advanced Camp (July 15-17) is a three day camp that provides participants with an exposure to advanced volleyball skills, rules and concepts. It is a high school level Camp with an emphasis on training and reinforcing the fundamentals of the game in a competitive and fun environment. Individual skill and team play is addressed to help players raise their level of play and gain a deeper knowledge and level of execution of the game. Players are grouped by experience level to enhance their learning process, and create an enjoyable and safe environment to take risks, learn new skills and meet new friends.
Hitter, Setter and Libero Camp (July 19-21) are three seperate high school level camps that are run in conjunction with eachother over a three day span with an emphasis on training and reinforcing the fundamentals of the three positions along with high level skills and decision making in this crucial Volleyball role. Individual skill and Team play is addressed to help players raise their level of play and gain a deeper knowledge and level of execution of the game. Players are grouped by experience level to enhance their learning process, and create a competitive environment to take risks, learn new skills and meet new friends. These camps are run at the same time to utilize the other positions for better feedback and game-like situational learning.
Team Camp (July 22-25) is a four day camp provides both Varsity and JV Teams opportunities to build their volleyball skills through organized training methods, practice repetition and a competitive training environment. A combination of drill sessions, scrimmages and games are used to address each team's needs and allow the Coach to adapt the Camp to their team's current areas of development. This camp focuses on court communication, teamwork and offensive and defensive systems. Each session starts with drills and progresses to competitions to give the opportunity to learn and apply the skills and concepts being taught.
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