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Coming Spring 2012:
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Amy Peistrup-Matthews
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Coach Amy "Pi" is front row, center
Volleyball Basics Gym
17290 Roosevelt Rd
Ferrysburg, MI 49409
enter on Ridge Road, across from the baseball field
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Coach Jim McGannon
Our 3 Core Values below can be applied to any sport and drive both skill development and competitive growth.
1. Limit the number of players to NO MORE than 12 at 1 time. Most gyms/fields have too many kids to achieve any kind of measureable improvement.
2. Provide strong fundamental instruction based on the game's primary skills. We build competitive habits through repetition and reinforcement of THESE SKILLS.
3. Weave into the instruction basic life skills that apply ON and OFF the court.
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The equipment will mirror the instruction; strong, reliable and of high quality. The Patriot System seen below is regarded as one of the best indoor, in ground volleyball systems on the market.![Patriot-Full-Court-Medium-2[1]](/downloads/_acct_/00/00/00/01/patriotfullcourtmedium21_20101127_091340_4.jpg "Patriot-Full-Court-Medium-2[1]")
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Basic introduction to the sport. Foot work, basic passing and setting skills, proper serving form. Level 1 is a great way to learn the sport and build the foundation for future play. Level 1 is not competitive.
More advanced skill development and some level of competition. Players choosing Level 2 instruction should be comfortable and confident with the game's basic principles (taught in Level 1) of footwork in passing, setting, and hitting. In addition, Level 2 players should consistently be able to pass free balls to target, set a high ball outside, and serve the ball in bounds with proper form 80% of the time. In Level 2, players will be taken to the next level of volleyball, which includes but is not limited to, individual blocking/digging, attacking from all positions, pressure serving, team serve receive, setting and hitting strategies, and coach-led live play.
Advanced and competitive volleyball. Players should have a keen understanding of the game, it's timing, anticipation, movement and real awareness of the court and how the game flows. HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS please note: the resource you have in Coach Matthews is phenomenal. Take advantage of her experience and ability to teach. You will become a more complete, competitive volleyball player.
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$50 off all Summer Camps by February 15, 12 player limit
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Spring Club schedule is now posted here
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Take a moment and read Coach Matthews skill development analysis and breakdown at the bottom of this page. It is easy to see why players who attend this instruction improve, regardless if they are beginners or college bound volleyball players. Like all great teachers/coaches, she breaks the skills down into separate components, allowing the player the time and direction to achieve success at each level. She then repeats these skills over and over again, developing competitive habits through repetition. Coach Jim McGannonCindy Moe ecmoe@chartermi.net
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Coach Amy,
Just wanted you to know that Erin really likes the volleyball program after just the first night. Two of the other parents I talked to said their girls were happy with it too. From the way Erin talked, I think she got more out of Tuesday night than she got out of her entire winter club experience at another volleyball instructional/competitive organization.
Becky Vargo bvargo@grandhaventribune.com
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Coach McGannon, I spoke with Coach Amy and she said she is going to start different skill level clinics, which is a good thing. (See Levels 1, 2 and 3 on this page) It's amazing to see how the girls who attended this clinic progressed in 3 weeks. I will definitely be signing Maddy up for more of Amy's clinics. She does a great job with the girls.
Missy Beatty beatty4@charter.net
________________________________________________________________________________2012 Volleyball Camps: Level 1, 2 and 3 players will have separate camps.
Coach Matthews reply:
"Players move to Level 2 when they can:
Without these fundamental habits in place, it is difficult to keep up with the more advanced drills in Level 2. With only 12 players permitted, higher Level 1's will be challenged by moving them around in passing/serve receive, zone serving and working on timing in hitting, should they be ready."
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Coach McGannon
My name is Amy Peistrup-Matthews. I recently moved to Grand Haven from the Chicago area. My youngest son was enrolled in two of your shooting clinics recently, to which he benefited greatly. I had an opportunity to watch you coach and was impressed with your philosophy of technique and repetition.
I was a high school All-American volleyball player and played D-1 at the University of North Carolina. In addition, I have been a successful volleyball coach for six years, coaching high school girls as well as running clinics for middle school girls. (See Coach Amy's bio in left hand navigation)
I am interested in offering the young people of our community an opportunity for volleyball training and instruction similar to the model you present in basketball.
Amy Peistrup-Matthews
It's important to note that our Core Values will be the basis of the volleyball instruction also.
REGISTRATION: Fill in all the information required at the Registration link and then send in the fee, check made out to Basketball Basics. The fee will secure the player's spot.
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"The ideals and values of volleyball mirror Basketball Basics core values. No more than 12 players in a clinic to better provide positive, individual instruction, teaching proper skill, including footwork, hand position, follow through would be emphasized. There is a whole body of preparation that takes place before a player contacts the ball...for example, one might think that in passing (or bumping) the ball, it is about the arms...when, in fact, tracking the line and path of the ball, getting your feet in position early, squaring hips to your intended target, bending your knees in order to use your leg strength to better control the ball, having shoulders hunched with arms extended out in front of you before contact is essential. A player would want to track the ball into the middle of her core, and use her legs to pass, the arm platform being merely a "backboard" for the trajectory.
This is just one example of what I think young players need to learn...many pass without their feet in proper position and flail their arms at the ball...the effort and concentration before the contact is key and produces much more effective results. Each skill, passing, setting, hitting, blocking, serving and digging have the same "prior to contact preparation" which would be broken down and taught.
Back to our core values...introduction of a skill, instruction, example, repetition...all pertain to volleyball.
The outline for 3 basic skills clinics would be as follows:
By dividing the clinics up this way, the groups of skills compliment each other in drills.
By the skills complimenting each other, I mean that for example, in one clinic, we teach the basics of passing. We focus on "prior to contact preparation", contact, and follow through...In passing, we would work without a ball on movement, footwork, platform of arms...then introduce passing with a partner directly tossing to the player, then a drill that involved a toss to the left, right, behind or in front of, the passer. All the while, focusing on passing to a "target". The target with a partner in passing is the top of the tosser's head. As we then move to setting, go through the basics of technique and footwork, the setter becomes the "target" of the passer. The passer passes to the setter, the setter sets to a "target" high and outside by the sideline. Then, we teach hitting; approach, angle, arm swing...lastly, the "target" that the setter was setting to is now a hitter. The final part of the clinic then becomes a culmination of all three skills, with all players moving to different positions to understand how the flow of volleyball works. This type of transition from skill to skill works with the three outlines I listed above.
Coach, please note that for beginners, I obviously do not have this same in-depth approach. Just as I saw you execute with my 9 year old son, the basic skills noted above are introduced and reinforced one piece at a time with these young volleyball players-to-be. I am patient, encouraging and the kids will have a blast. These young ages are exactly the right time to build the competitive habits you speak of so often. It is identical in volleyball."
Amy Peistrup-Matthews
