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Volleyball Canada Centre of Excellence . Calgary – 2013-2014. Volleyball Centre of Excellence. Specifically designed to prepare high performance volleyball athletes to take their game to the next level. Integrated sport performance team environment
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Volleyball Canada Centre of Excellence Calgary – 2013-2014
Volleyball Centre of Excellence • Specifically designed to prepare high performance volleyball athletes to take their game to the next level. • Integrated sport performance team environment • Physical assessments, testing, video analysis, strength and conditioning • exclusive access to online resources through Sport Leader • leading experts in Nutrition, Sport Psychology, and Athlete Development • low coach to athlete ratio • Focusing on Team Canada/Provincial Team Pathway athletes (Grade 8-12) committed high school and club athletes • VCCE professional team of coaches who have worked with provincial, national and international level athletes
Why the VCCE? Athletes: • Gaps in the volleyball athlete development system • Training hours vs preparing to compete hours • Over competing – too many tournaments, too few contacts • Physical training/Movement patterns • Inadequate/non-existent training programs • Time to build the engine • Skills lacking in current system – ball control, serving • Positional play/specialization
Why the VCCE? Coaching: • Gaps in the volleyball coaching development system • Lack System Alignment – Curriculum, multiple coaches/programs overlap • Over competing – too many tournaments, game coaching vs skill coaching • Current lack of on going training and professional development • Emphasis on winning at young ages • Professionalization of training and coaching • Quality training environment with coaches committed to individual skill development • Identification of athletes based on potential • Performance integration resources • Professional development required/supported
The Plan for Athlete Development • Why a plan? • Provides a systematic method for improving athletes performance and prepares them to raise their level of play. • Integrates the components that contribute to becoming a high performance athlete. • Key Components • Technical/Tactical • Physical • Mental • Nutrition • Video Analysis
Strength and Conditioning • Movement-based Strength & Conditioning • Bridging the gap between injury prevention and performance enhancement, including education • Focused on sustainable, long term improvements • 1 session/week with strength coach • Functional movement assessment • Performance Testing
What are the benefits of a VCCE? • Professional coaches –yearly professional development and sharing best practices across Canada • On-going training focused on individual skill development
What are the benefits of a VCCE? • National Id Program • Physical and Skill Testing • Sport Leader • Education sessions • Resource Centre • Exposure to CIS/CCAA Coaches
What does the program look like? 2013-2014 Calgary VCCE Tentative Fall Schedule • Sept. 9th – Dec. 13th • Jan. 13th – Apr. 18th • Grade 10-12 l Mon-Thurs l 630-830 AM • Max 24 athletes/genderTraining 2 times/week1:6 ratio or better 1 hr Strength & Conditioning session/week (within 630-830 am session)26 week program$1,625.00 program fee
What does the program look like? • Grade 8-9 l Friday l 600-800 AM Max 24 athletes/gender6:00am-8:00am 1 time/week1:12 ratio or better Injury prevention services26 week program$975.00 program fee
Tryout Details 2013-2014 Calgary VCCE Tryouts • Athletes trying out must have registered online + pd $10 tryout fee before attending their tryout: • Female Gr.10-12 l June 12th, 2013 l 500-630pm l Gold Gym UofC • Female Gr.8-9 l June 12th, 2013 l 630-800pm l Red Gym UofC • Male Gr.10-12 l June 20th, 2013 l 500-630pm l Gold Gym UofC • Male Gr.8-9 l June 20th, 2013 l 630-800pm l Red Gym Uof C • Register Online + $10.00 Tryout Fee at the door • Registration and Medical forms must be submitted before trying out http://www.formstack.com/forms/VolleyballCanada-vcce_2013_2014_tryout_registration
What are the next steps? • Attend the tryouts • register online, $10 fee, medical and registration form • Be selected to one of the training groups • Financial commitment for the program (Details: TBA) • Deadline to confirm your participation: June 30
Questions? • Local Admin Lead, Saralyn Stel slstel@volleyball.ca • VCCE Program Manager, Dawna Sales vcce@volleyball.ca