Friday, April 26, 2013

STL CYC VBC Clinics - Summer 2013

St. Louis CYC Volleyball Club is pleased to offer several clinics this summer.

'TOTS' ALL SKILLS CLINIC
This clinic is offered to girls 8-10 years of age at the Meyer Youth Center on July 14th and July 28th.

It will focus on the teaching of basic volleyball skills such as forearm passing, attacking, setting, overhand serving, etc.  In addition, we will introduce basic floor defense and blocking.  Skills will be introduced in presentation form, reinforced in drills, and put into play.  The camp will be run by current CYC VBC coaches.  Follow the links below for registration and waiver documents.

All Skills Registration
All Skills Waiver

SUMMER POSITIONAL TRAINING
The summer positional training clinics are designed for girls entering 6th - 9th grades.  Each clinic will be 1.5 hours and will be held at Meyer Youth Center in Chesterfield on July 14th, July 28th, August 4th, and August 11th.  A minimum of 8 athletes and a maximum of 16 athletes will be registered per clinic.

The goal of the summer positional training clinics is to teach and demonstrate proper technique in each position.  All participants will be instructed on the overall responsibilities of the position and the importance of aggressive serving.

Available clinics include:  Passing & Defensive Boot Camp, Outside Hitter Clinic, Setter Boot Camp, Middle Blocker Clinic.  Follow the links below for registration and waiver documents.

Positional Training Clinic Registration
Positional Training Clinic Waiver

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

CYC teams shine during recent tournaments

During the recent 2013 Gateway Regional Championships, ALL of our CYC teams were medalists.  The finishes were as follows:

11U - 3rd place
12U - 2nd place
13U - 2nd place
14U - 1st place
15U - 1st place
16U - 1st place
17U - 3rd place
18U - 1st place

In addition, our 12-18U teams competed in the Show Me Qualifier over the past two weekends.  Here are a few finishes to note:

18U  - 1st place in Open (already earned open bid at Crossroads)
14U - 1st place in Open (already earned open bid at Crossroads and MEQ)
13U - 4th place in USA division earning them a bid.

The 1st place finish for 14 green was the THIRD for that team this season!!  They were Open division champions at three national qualifiers, which is the first for any CYC VBC team in our 26-year history.  

Congratulations to all the teams and coaches for a job well done!!

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

18 Green wins 18 Open at the Show Me National Qualifier


In the final qualifier of their club careers, CYC 18 Green dominated the open division of the Show Me NQ. The team went undefeated on the weekend, dropping only two sets in nine matches.

They faced Invasion 18-Black in the championship match and claimed the gold medal with a victory in two sets (25-22, 25-22).

Congrats 18 Green!