Christmas Give Away

 

Christmas Season is almost here!

Christmas Merch Give-Away Contest We are nearing the end of the year, and we want to take the opportunity to thank all the athletes who have helped make 2022 a success.  This year has been a challenge for everyone, but I would have found it much more difficult without the time I was able to get into the gym.  Thank you all for sharing your children's gift, and I feel lucky to have been given a chance to help in their volleyball growth.  My hope is that we will move towards "normal" in the new year and have more of our 33 coaches in the sessions as we have in the past.  To show our appreciation for your interest in the Academy, we are hosting a contest with over four hundred dollars in merchandise as prices. More about this at the end of the newsletter. Upcoming Sessions The Senior High School Mini Volleyball Camp is for all those senior high school players moving on to the club season.  It is a chance to gain some needed volleyball touches and skill training before the season starts.  It is seven hours spread over three days and will follow a similar format as the other two mini-camps from the last couple of weeks.  High School season end this weekend with provincials, and we move into club season.  (Congrats to both St Joesph and Holy Cross girls High School teams who made the final in Provincials, it is so nice to have seen a lot of you at the academy sessions.  It makes it more fun to watch on the stream when you know some of the players).  This camp is an excellent way to make the transition.  Register today! Register today Age Skill Sessions We are offering two age skill sessions in the first week of December. Initially, we had the time set aside for team training, but after talking to some club teams and players, we decided to change to these. The 11-13-Year-old Skill Training happens over two weeks and offers 6 hours of training. Wed Dec 1, 5:00 - 6:00 PM (CST) Skill Training - Setting and Passing Fri Dec 3, 5:00 - 6:00 PM (CST) Skill Training - Blocking and Hitting Mon Dec 6, 5:00 - 6:00 PM (CST) Jump Training Mon Dec 6, 6:00-7:00 (CST) Skill Training - Digging and Serving Wed Dec 8, 5:00 - 6:00 PM (CST) Skill Training - Games Mon Dec 8, 6:00-7:00 (CST) Jump Training Register today Age Skill Sessions The 14-18-Year-old Skill Training happens during the same two weeks is 4 hours of skill training. The dates of training will be: Thu Dec 2, 5:00 - 6:00 PM (CST) Skill Training Fri Dec 3, 5:00 - 6:00 PM (CST) Skill Training Tue Dec 7, 5:00 - 6:00 PM (CST) Skill Training Thu Dec 9, 5:00 - 6:00 PM (CST) Skill Training and Game Play Register today Nothing is better for your Volleyball Game The December Jump Training is an excellent introduction for athletes who have never done it before. It is only for three days. We will do one session of jump training, one session of agility training and one of strength training. If you are curious about what happens during these sessions, here is your opportunity to see Register today The Popular Serving Session On December the 2nd, we are offering the ever-popular serving session.  It is a chance to work on getting the serve over the net and improving your serve.  It will also introduce the jump serve to those who are at that stage of their serving journey.  Hope to see you during this session. Register today The Mental Part of the Game The Mental aspect of the game is the most ignored. Still, it is also the most significant difference in a player's journey to success.  A player who starts this at a young age can apply it to most aspects of their lives, not only volleyball.  This is a two-hour session designed by Dr. Darren Cannell with sport psychology; his experience of coaching and playing at all levels condensed into a classroom session.  You will need to bring a phone, laptop or iPad and a pillow to this session. The session is not so dull that the athletes will fall asleep.  The pillow teaches anxious athletes how to sleep the night before a big game or just a lesson on learning to relax.  Think about attending this session; you will learn a lot about yourself.  This session is open to players, coaches and parents. . Register today Hitting Harder On December the 9th, we are offering the second most popular session on hitting.  This will help the athletes work on their spiking and learning to hit harder . Register today Christmas Giveaway As said at the top of this newsletter, we will be explaining our Christmas giveaway.  The Academy advertising is done via word of mouth. This contest will help in that endeavour and put some very cool merch into the hands of some creative people on our mailing list.  This contest will be looking for the best video about the Academy.  Players, parents, friends, or anyone with a volleyball heartbeat must create a video about the Academy to enter the contest.  The video must be 15 seconds to 5 minutes long and contain a single person or many people.  The rules are as follows, the videos will be shared with the academy volleyball community, so they must be rated for all ages.  The music, people, images, the soundtrack must be royalty-free.  The video can be posted on any social media. Then an email must be sent to Academy to tell us where to find it.  It can also be sent or shared directly to the Academy.  Show us your creative side, remember I was an art teacher for many years so I will be one of the judges and will be looking for the artistic video. An example! Email us about your Entry Step Two The second requirement is to subscribe to the Canadian Elite Academy Social media pages listed below; registering for all of them is even better.  The Canadian Elite Academy social media sites are as follows: Academy Website Facebook Blog Instagram Photogallery Merchandise Store Volleyball Art Merchandise Store Academy Landing Page Prizes The first prize for this contest is a Baden Lexum Volleyball  $85.00 value, some volleyball stickers, and Volleyball Clothing. The value of this prize will be $150-200 dollars value in merchandise. If you win, we will ask for your size. The second prize for this contest is a Mikasa MV210 volleyball $55 value, some volleyball stickers, and Volleyball Clothing.  The value of this prize will be $75-125 dollars value in merchandise. The third prize for this contest will be some volleyball stickers and Volleyball Clothing.  The value will be approximately 75 dollars in merchandise. The third prize for this contest will be some volleyball stickers and Volleyball Clothing.  The value will be approximately 75 dollars in merchandise. The creator's job will inform the Academy of their entry and let us know how to find it.  We will use the videos in our newsletters on our social media sites. I look forward to seeing your videos.   Volleyball Christmas Present Thinking about buying a volleyball for the players in your family, you might have been shocked at the prices.  The Academy does try to purchase volleyball when they are found cheaper than you will get.  The balls I have are what Volleyball Canada suggests for the different age groups.  I have included the VC chart below and the three balls I am selling in the Academy store.  If you decide to purchase a ball, we do not mail them. You will have to pick it up from a session or during a session.  If you find a reasonable price on the suggested volleyballs, let me know as I am always looking.   Merchandise Store

Club National Dates

 Ottawa 14U Nationals

Carleton University
May 5 - 8 (arrive May 4, depart May 8/9)

 

Richmond 14U Girls Nationals

Richmond Oval
May 12-15 (arrive May 12, depart May 15/16)

 

Burnaby 14U Boys Nationals

Happy Jerome Sports Centre
May 12-15 (arrive May 12, depart May 15/16)

 

Halifax 14U Nationals

Canada Games Centre
May 12-15 (arrive May 12, depart May 15/16)

 

Edmonton 15U - 18U Nationals

Edmonton Expo Centre
May 18 - May 24 2020

Tournament 1 - 15U & 17U
May 18 - 21 (check-in on May 18)
Tournament 2 - 16U & 18U
May 21 - 24 (check-in on May 21)

Which sessions should I attend!

 The questions I am getting about the upcoming sessions pertain to the suitability of sessions for different ages and skill levels.  The first comment I would make is that we do our best at the academy to avoid getting involved in these kinds of questions.  Each athlete and parent needs to learn to realistically decide the level at which they should train.  All the ages, grade levels and skill levels are just suggestions and not rules.  If you would like to attend a session, do it.  After a few sessions, you will know what is the best fit for you.

The upcoming sessions are the Junior High school and Senior High school mini-camps.  Elementary school athletes who believe they would benefit from being in a session with grade 9-10 athletes can attend the Junior High School mini-camp.  All instructions are given we attempt to be individual, allowing the athletes to work at their own skill level.

The November Jump Training is full so that is not an option.

In December we have a team month.  Club season is starting and we want to have the academy sessions to help teams kick off their club training.  Each session is designed for a single team to attend, so if you want to do some academy sessions in December, talk to your club coach and pick a session for your whole team.  The prices seem to be high but it is based on 10-12 athletes attending.

January we are back to individual athlete sessions and offer two new month-long premier sessions.  One Basic and one Advanced,  Check these out as they will be awesome.

No matter what month, we offer private lessons, so if you don’t see the session you want, design your own.

We hope to see you all on the court soon.

Pick a session early!

 

Don't Miss Out! The rest of November and December are going to come and go before we know it.  So prepare in advance for your volleyball training.

Too late for this one. November Jump Training is sold out.  So you missed your opportunity for that session. Too late for this one. The Junior High School Mini Volleyball Camp is sold out,  So you missed that one as well. Not too late yet! The Senior High School Mini Volleyball Camp still has a few spots, but don’t wait like the others it should fill. Learn more Register your whole team now! December Team Academy is a chance for a whole team to train with Darren as a team.  The content of the four hours will be decided by the team’s coach.  This allows the team to better prepare itself for the start of the Club season.  Sign up your whole team.  There is room for only two different teams Learn more Register your whole team now! December team Jump training is three hours of training.  One hour of agility, one hour of jump, and one hour of strength training.  When complete, the team can continue their training on their own  to make them more successful in their club season.  Sign up your team today to prepare.  There is room for only one team. Learn more Register as an individual now! December Jump training for individuals is for the new athletes to jump training who would like to experience the jump training for three sessions.  If you have never done jump training, it is agility, strength and jump training.  Sign up today.  This session is an opportunity for athletes who in the past couple of months missed some sessions to attend for free.  Email the academy to let us know you missed some sessions, and I will place you in the appropriate number of sessions. Learn more Register as a team now! There is a single two-hour session on serving for a whole team.  This is an excellent session for a younger session that wants to work on their volleyball serve skills before club season begins.  Sign up your team today. Learn more Register as a team now! There is a single two-hour session on hitting for a whole team.  This is an excellent session for a team that needs to work on their hitting.  A younger team can work on the basics and a more advanced team can work on hitting harder. Learn more Plan for 2022 now! January jump training is a full month of sessions, eight dates.  Sign up as this session will sell out quickly.  The sessions will focus on agility, strength and jump.  This is for individual athletes and not for a team.  Sign up early. Learn more Don't miss this one.   Limited spots available January has the Premier Baslc Elite session.  This is for the serious athlete who is willing to work hard to achieve their volleyball skills.  It offers three different types of sessions.  Skill sessions, Jump sessions and Game sessions.  There are a total of 14 sessions.   Learn more Don't miss this one.   Limited spots available January has the Premier Advanced Elite session.  This is for the serious athlete who is willing to work hard to achieve their volleyball skills.  It offers three different types of sessions.  Skill sessions, Jump sessions and Game sessions.  There are a total of 13 sessions.   Learn more