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Thursday, January 21, 2021

Newletter Volume 5 Issue 2

 

School Day Academy and Jump Training


School Day Academy Returns

School Day Academy is a focused on one hour twice a week skill training sessions and once a week gameplay. The current COVID restrictions only allow 8 people in bubble training groups. The School Day Academy will offer two groups, one is grade 7-10 athletes and the second group is grade 11-12 athletes.
Each of the volleyball skills will be taught and athletes will be required to self-motivate themselves to become well-rounded players. The coaches will attempt to develop a climate within the practice planning, structure, focus, and implementation during the skills training to develop high intensity, success-driven, high communication, and team mentality growth activities.
The athletes will be given the opportunity to register for Agility, Jump, and Strength training sessions on their day off or right after their day of skill training. The game day will be an opportunity to play controlled 4 on 4 games to try to utilize the skills that were taught during the skills sessions. Game days will be on Fridays every second week

Agility, Jump and Strength Training

The jump training program is a program that was tested on the first School Day Academy and has shown a jump improvement in the athletes. If you want to improve your jump this tried and tested program is a high energy program and is easy to stay motivated if you do it at the same time as others. The program should only be done twice a week so your legs have a chance to recover.  It is possible to do only this and not the School Day Academy.

There will be limited athletes (8) at his session to makes sure we follow the academy protocols for COVID


The last three weeks of sessions sold out very quickly.  This will happen with these sessions of well as we can only allow 8 athletes to participate in each group.  Sign up early so you don'e miss out.



Monday, January 4, 2021

Newsletter Volume 5 Issue 1

 


2021 is all about JUMPING.

January 2021 is all about working on your jump.  

This month we are going to focus on Jump training at the Ice Box training center.  If you are not going to be tall then you will need to learn to jump, it is also helpful if you are the tallest athletes.  This twice a week program is broken into two groups.  All groups are from 4-5 pm.
Group one is Monday and Wednesday for Grade 7-10 athletes
Group two is Tuesday and Thursday for Grade 10-12 athletes.

This program was used with the school day academy and we saw some impressive increase in athlete's vertical jumps.



Snow Volleyball

I have purchased a couple of snow volleyballs.  If you have some friends that would like to play for a couple of hours.   Drop me a note and we can set it up.  It should be fun.
There is no gym that needs to be rented,  just less than 8 players on the court and we have two courts we can use.  The courts have solar lights so we can play after the sunsets as well.   Get your friends together and let us try it.  For now, there is no cost for this activity just pick a nice day, so I (Darren) do not freeze.

Most of the players wear soccer cleats and gloves with the fingers cut out.   But we can figure that out as we go along.

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Wearing a mask while exercising FAQ

 

Wearing a mask while exercising FAQ

Masks while exercising

Wearing a mask is one way to slow the spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19. Yet many people see a mask as a potential barrier to exercising, particularly when away from home.

Whether you're already comfortable wearing a mask while exercising or hesitant about exercising with a mask on, these questions can help you decide the safest way to approach staying active.

Is it safe to wear a mask while exercising?

Yes it's safe to wear a mask while exercising, but considerations should be made. For example, it's recommended that you perform low- to moderate-intensity exercise rather than vigorous exercise while wearing a mask. This is because of the decreased airflow allowed through the mask which can affect breathing and your ability to properly regulate body temperature.

Examples of moderate-intensity exercise include:
  • Walking briskly at 2.5 MPH or faster
  • Recreational swimming
  • Bicycling slower than 10 MPH on level terrain
  • Recreational tennis, particularly doubles
  • Active forms of yoga, such as vinyasa or power yoga
  • Ballroom or line dancing
  • General yardwork and home repair work
  • Exercise classes, such as water aerobics

Remember to try the talk test. As a rule of thumb, a person performing a moderate-intensity aerobic activity can talk, but not sing, during the activity. A person performing vigorous-intensity activity cannot say more than a few words without pausing for a breath.

Depending on the activity, is there a preferred type of mask that I should wear?

Cloth masks or masks made of a moisture-wicking material like polyester typically work well. Paper or surgical masks tend to break down because they become wet from sweat and increased exhalation that occurs during exercise. Mask material should be no more than two layers thick or less. You should not use an N95 mask while exercising, as these masks have been found to increase levels of humidity, heat, breath resistance and overall discomfort.

You also may want to consider having a spare mask on hand to replace a damp mask. A great way to maintain good hand hygiene when changing masks is to carry a travel size container of hand sanitizer with you.

Who should not use a mask while exercising?

It's recommended that people with chronic diseases exercise alone at home, under supervision when required, without using a mask. Some of the most common illnesses include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, occupational lung diseases, like mesothelioma, and pulmonary hypertension.

What should happen when exercising with a mask on?

In most situations, you should expect to experience an increase in your heart rate while exercising with a mask on. Because of this, people often experience a perceived increased rate of exertion and decreased performance during resistance training and aerobic exercise. This feeling is similar to the physical and psychological effects experienced while training in locations at higher altitudes.

Before you exercise with a mask on, consider decreasing your exertion level ― that means weight with resistance training or mileage in aerobic activities, like running and biking ― to a lower level than you would have done when not masked.

If you wear a mask while exercising, be aware of:
  • Dizziness
  • Drowsiness
  • Fatigue
  • Headache
  • Muscular weakness
  • Overall discomfort
  • Shortness of breath

If you experience these symptoms, stop and take a break until they subside. If able, remove your mask and try taking a few calming breaths. This can restore your breathing levels, and reduces the stress on your heart and lungs. If these symptoms continue or worsen, stop the activity. In serious cases, seek medical help.

Jeremy Amundson is a licensed athletic trainer in Sports Medicine in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Monday, April 6, 2020

The top sessions at the Academy since March 2019

Making the Cut (Sold Out)
Mon Aug 26, 10:00 AM - Thu Aug 29, 8:00 PM, 2019
SaskTel Sports Center, 150 Nelson Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
93 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Pickup Beach Volleyball Games
Tue Jun 4, 2:00 PM - Thu Aug 8, 4:00 PM, 2019
Father Robinson School Beach Courts, 503 Rogers Road, Saskatoon
30 -TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Spiking and Blocking
Thu Oct 10, 2019, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
25 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

A week of volleyball skills
Mon Nov 18, 7:00 PM - Fri Nov 22, 10:00 PM, 2019
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
25 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Advanced Hitting Harder
Thu Nov 28, 2019, 7:00 - 9:00 PM 
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
24 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Two nights of serving
Mon Nov 25, 7:00 PM - Tue Nov 26, 9:00 PM, 2019
St Nicholas School, 530 Manek Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canda
24 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Beach Doubles Competition Training
Tue Jun 4, 4:00 PM - Thu Aug 8, 8:00 PM, 2019
Father Robinson School Beach Courts, 503 Rogers Road, Saskatoon,
23 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Pickup Game Play
Fri Nov 29, 2019, 8:00 - 10:00 PM
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
22 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Basic Spike
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
St Nicholas School, 530 Manek Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
21 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Making the Club U13 U14 U15 Girls
Thu Oct 17, 2019, 7:00 - 10:00 PM 
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
21 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Pickup Game Play
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 8:00 - 10:00 PM 
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
21 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Everything in 4 hours
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 6:00 - 10:00 PM 
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
19 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Pickup Game Play
Fri May 31, 2019, 7:00 - 10:00 PM 
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
17 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Advanced Spike
Fri Jan 24, 7:30 - 8:30 PM 
Ecole Canadienne-Francaise, 2320 Louise Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
17 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Advanced Hitting Harder
Tue Mar 3, 8:00 - 10:00 PM 
Ecole Canadienne-Francaise, 2320 Louise Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
17 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Basic Serving
Thu Sep 19, 2019, 7:00 - 9:00 PM 
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
16 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Advanced Serve and Serve Reception
Thu Sep 26, 2019, 7:00 - 9:00 PM 
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
16 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Making the Club U13 U14 U15 Girls
Tue Oct 15, 2019, 7:00 - 10:00 PM 
St Nicholas School, 530 Manek Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canda
16 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Canadian Elite Academy Beach Volleyball Tournament
Sat Jul 6, 9:00 AM - Sun Jul 7, 8:00 PM, 2019 
Father Robinson School Beach Courts, 503 Rogers Road, Saskatoon,
15 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Advanced Setters
Tue Apr 16, 2019, 8:00 - 10:00 PM 
Willowgrove Elementary School, 805 Stensrud Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
15 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Beach Royalty Tourney
Tue Aug 13, 2019, 4:00 - 8:00 PM 
Father Robinson School Beach Courts, 503 Rogers Road, Saskatoon,
15 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Pickup Game Play
Mon Dec 16, 2019, 8:00 - 10:00 PM 
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
15 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Kijima and other defensive drills.
Tue Oct 29, 2019, 7:00 - 9:00 PM 
St Nicholas School, 530 Manek Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canda
14 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Pickup Game Play
Fri Dec 13, 2019, 8:00 - 10:00 PM 
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
14 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Advanced Setting
Mon Nov 4, 2019, 7:00 - 9:00 PM 
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
13 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Prepare session
Mon Apr 29, 8:00 PM - Tue Apr 30, 10:00 PM, 2019 
 Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
12 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Jump Serve
Fri Jan 10, 7:30 - 8:30 PM 
Ecole Canadienne-Francaise, 2320 Louise Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
12 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Basic Serve
Fri Feb 7, 7:30 - 8:30 PM 
Ecole Canadienne-Francaise, 2320 Louise Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
12 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Pickup Game Play
Fri Feb 1, 2019, 7:00 - 10:00 PM 
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
10 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Basic Overhand
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 5:00 - 7:00 PM 
Saskatoon French School, 2320, avenue Louise, Saskatoon, Sk, Canada
10 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Advanced Hitting Harder
Mon Apr 8, 2019, 8:00 - 10:00 PM 
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
10 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Setters and Hitters
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 7:00 - 9:00 PM 
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
10 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Serve reception and defense.
Wed Nov 27, 2019, 7:00 - 9:00 PM 
St Nicholas School, 530 Manek Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canda
10 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Pickup Game Play
Fri Mar 6, 8:30 - 10:30 PM 
Ecole Canadienne-Francaise, 2320 Louise Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
10 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Advanced Setters
Tue Apr 2, 2019, 8:00 - 10:00 PM 
St Nicholas School, 530 Manek Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canda
9 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Basketball Pickup Game Play
Fri Jan 17, 8:30 - 10:30 PM 
Ecole Canadienne-Francaise, 2320 Louise Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
9 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Pickup Game Play
Fri Jan 24, 8:30 - 10:30 PM 
Ecole Canadienne-Francaise, 2320 Louise Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
9 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Basketball Defense
Wed Feb 5, 7:00 - 9:00 PM 
Ecole Canadienne-Francaise, 2320 Louise Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
8 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Youth Volleyball Overhand Pass
Tue Jan 14, 6:00 - 7:00 PM 
Ecole Canadienne-Francaise, 2320 Louise Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
8 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Basic Spike
Fri Mar 6, 7:30 - 8:30 PM 
Ecole Canadienne-Francaise, 2320 Louise Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
8 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Basketball Advanced Shooting
Wed Feb 12, 7:00 - 9:00 PM 
Ecole Canadienne-Francaise, 2320 Louise Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
8 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Pickup Game Play
Fri Feb 8, 2019, 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM 
Forest Grove School, 501, 115 ST East, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
7 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Pickup Game Play
Fri May 10, 2019, 7:00 - 10:00 PM 
Sylvia Fedoruk School, 628 Manek Rd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
7 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Youth Volleyball Serving
Tue Jan 7, 6:00 - 7:00 PM 
Ecole Canadienne-Francaise, 2320 Louise Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
7 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Basketball Lay-ups (Two for one sale)
Fri Feb 28, 7:30 - 8:30 PM 
Ecole Canadienne-Francaise, 2320 Louise Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
7 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Advanced Serve
Wed Jan 15, 7:00 - 9:00 PM 
Ecole Canadienne-Francaise, 2320 Louise Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
7 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Basketball Rebounding
Fri Jan 31, 7:30 - 8:30 PM 
Ecole Canadienne-Francaise, 2320 Louise Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
7 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

Volleyball Pickup Game Play
Fri Feb 7, 8:30 - 10:30 PM 
Ecole Canadienne-Francaise, 2320 Louise Avenue, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
7 - TOTAL PARTICIPANTS


Friday, April 3, 2020

The Canadian Elite Academy Top 10

Why the Canadian Elite Academy has been the choice for over 1000 participants last year?

Flexibility

- only come to and pay only for the sessions you attend.

Coaching

- the academy seeks the best coaches in the sport who are best at coaching the skill being taught and the level of the participants.

Coaching Ratio

- The academy tries to keep the ration of 10 participants to 1 coach.

Cost

 - The academy attempts to keep the cost of the session as low as possible.

Team Building

- We do not build teams, we teach skills that can then be used on the participants' team of choice.

No Membership Fee

- If you attend one session or a hundred sessions you are an academy member.

Listen

- The academy listens to its members and is a community of participants.

Private Sessions

- as well as our group sessions we offer private sessions.  One coach and up to four participants, the session focus is determined by the participant.

Elite

- helps each participant to reach their elite level.  To allow them to be better tomorrow then they are today.

Canadian

-Proud to be


The Best at Home Volleyball Workout videos


Below is a list of videos that I found while putting together a Google Course for my Canadian Elite Academy members to stay Volleyball active while being isolated at home.  Here is the list.


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We have these 10 and 30+ more videos in our work out at Home session.  It can be found here.