Announcing a New Camp Check our the new Camp The SMLW is a three-day camp - three hours a day. This camp happens outdoors on four courts - two sand courts and two grass courts. This is a more advanced skill camp as it will not deal with the basics of each position it will be dealing with the application of the skill applied in each of the four positions - Setters, Middles, Liberos and Wing Hitters. There will be four coaches involved, one for each of the groups A setting coach who will look after the 12 setters A middle coach who will look after the 12 middle players A libero coach who will look after the 12 liberos A wing hitter coach who will look after the 12 liberos. The first-day three-hour session will have each of the four groups working separately on their positional instruction. i.e. all the setters on one court, all the middles on one court, all the wing hitters on one court and all the liberos on the final court. On the second day, a three-hour session will have the setters working with the other three groups. i.e. four-setters working with three liberos on one court, four-setters working with middles, four-setters working with wing hitters. The final day will have each of the four positions breaking up into groups of three. One of each will join the other three positions resulting in 12 players divided into the four courts. i.e. three-setters, three liberos, three middles and three wing hitters, making the two teams of six on each of the four courts. Register Other stuff happening this Summer All the beach training groups are full except for the July and August-only sessions. July Jump training  has space Age 11-13 Volleyball Camp Outdoors is full August JUmp Training has space Making the Cut Junior High School team Group 1 is sold out Making the Cut HIgh School Senior team is sold out Making the Cut Junior High School team Group 2 has five spots left Making the Cut Elementary School team has four spots left Don't wait or there might not be a spot for you.   Register

3 keys to identifying talent in tryouts

 

Along with volleyball skills, there are key traits that coaches should consider as they evaluate players in preseason tryouts. Terry Liskevych, a three-time USA Olympic coach who also coached collegiately at Ohio State, University of Pacific and Oregon State, pays close attention to these three in particular:

1. Effort – Are they giving 100 percent in every drill from start to finish, or does their effort change based on the score or which players they are teamed with?
2. Attitude – Lots to consider here, including:
   • How do they react to a mistake, a bad play by the team or a lost game or drill?
   • Is winning each drill or scrimmage important to them? You want athletes who are competitive, not flatliner players who are continually on cruise control.
   • Are they leaders? For instance, after a bad play, do they get everybody together, look them in the eyes and say, "Let's get the next one!" Or do they look down at the floor and say nothing?
   • Are they focused and making eye contact when the coach is talking?
   • Do they ask good questions?
   • Do they really "hear" what the coach is saying, then do it on the court?
3. Work ethic – Similar to effort, but this involves a day in and day out mindset. It's important to have players who show up every day in practice and want to do what it takes to get a little better. Over the course of the season, it can be challenging to maintain a strong work ethic, but it's a quality that separates great players from players who are average 

Art of Coaching April 27, 2022 - Tryouts, Premium Content

Limited Space - Have you registered to guarantee yours?

 

Limited Spaces! Have you registered to guarantee yours? Beach 2's Training Started last week and one session has been done.   Advanced Beach 2's Boys - room for one more team. Advanced Beach 2's Girls - room for one more team Basic Beach 2's Group one - room for one more team Basic Beach 2's Group two - Sold out Advanced and Basic Bach 2's July and August - room for one more team   Grab the last spots NexGen Setter Development It only has spots for two more athletes otherwise it is full.   Grab the last spots June Jump Training It only has spots for three more athletes otherwise it is full.   Grab the last spots Age 11-13 Volleyball Camp Outdoors This mini-camp is Sold out.   Grab the last spots Making the Cut Camps Making the Cut Elementary School team - Has space left Making the Cut Junior High School team Group 1 - Sold out Making the Cut Junior High School team Group 2 - Has space left Making the Cut Senior High School Team - Has a few spots left but not for long.   Grab the last spots I am seeking a bookkeeper/accountant to hire for the Canadian Elite Academy non-profit business. This is one of my weaknesses and I am looking for a person or business that might be able to help. If anyone knows of someone who is good at this can make a suggestion? Accountant/Bookkeeper Suggestion

VOGO and SaskVolleyball Tour Dates

 Vogo and SaskVolleyball  Tour Dates

TOUR DATES

Saskatoon: June 4th & 5th June 19th July 24th Regina: June 11th July 30th & 31st Swift Current:  June 4th & 5th July 16th & 17th

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Someone asked me about what I have done in Volleyball and Community activities.

 

• LOC Court-side Medical Director  World League Volleyball Event 2016

• Volleyball Canada Representative at National Championships Ottawa 2018 Edmonton 2018, Regina 2019, Ottawa 2022, and Edmonton 2022

• JCVC Club Volleyball Coach 2015-2016

• Aurora Community Soccer Coach 2013-2015

• Around the World Tour 2010-2011 (39 countries)

• Player-Coach of Canadian Masters National Volleyball Team 2000-2001

• LOC FIVB Women’s U20 World Championship 1999

• LOC Labatt Pro Beach Tour Stop 1998

• Provincial Wheelchair Basketball Athlete 1996-1999

• Director of Volleyball Canada 1995-1999

• President of Saskatchewan Volleyball 1995-1999

• Club Director and Head Coach T-Shirts Volleyball Club 1983-1993

• Five Years Brock University Varsity Volleyball 1979-1982

• Canadian Elite Academy (CEO and Head Coach for Volleyball Elite Academy)

Congrats to Brynn Delainey

 Congrats to all Brynn on all the hard work.

15-year-old from Saskatoon competing to be among fittest teens worldwide

Saskatoon / 650 CKOM

Libby Giesbrecht

Jun 2, 2022 | 9:34 AM

Brynn Delainey mid-lift during one of her competitions involving weightlifting at CrossFit 306 in Saskatoon on May 27, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)

A Saskatoon girl is competing for the title of fittest 15-year-old in the world.

Brynn Delainey just wrapped up her competition submissions for the CrossFit Games semifinals.

She has made her way into the top 30 fittest girls her age across the world, in the top 10 per cent of all girls who entered her category. The top one per cent of all entered in the competition — 10 girls — will advance to the finals, which will be held in Madison, Wisconsin, at the end of July.

“The nerves are there every so often,” Delainey said, adding that without the support of her coaches, teammates and family, she’d probably be much more nervous about the competition.

But the teen is filled with excitement too, and said she knows she’ll be proud of herself in the end, regardless of her finishing rank.

Delainey started with CrossFit when she was around 11 as a form of conditioning for rhythmic gymnastics and volleyball, the two other sports she competes in at a high level.

Drawn to CrossFit for its friendly and competitive environment, Delainey and her mom decided to work with coach Jason Cain, who owns CrossFit 306 in Saskatoon.

Cain said it was Delainey’s desire to train more often that led him to develop the high-performance competitive team she’s now part of. The team has been training together for about a year.

“I kept going and I kept pushing because I found this companionship, and it was really fun to compete just within the group,” Delainey said. “There’s rivalry, but there’s also friendship at the same time.”

Brynn Delainey after one of her competition workouts at Crossfit 306 in Saskatoon on May 27, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)

Delainey’s mom, Kelly Mahood, said any parent of an athlete will understand the dedication.

“It’s life,” Mahood explained. “You’re the nutritionist, the limousine, the alarm clock (and) the emotional support.”

While she didn’t grow up knowing about CrossFit as a sport, Mahood said she was the one to recognize how much passion her daughter had for it, and helped her incorporate it more seriously into their lives.

“Moms of athletes move mountains,” she said.

Mahood teared up watching her daughter warm up to film one of her competition workouts.

“She kicks ass,” she said. “She’s a very strong, confident kid, and this sport of CrossFit and the community and the team program and her coaches and her interactions with the other athletes has developed her as a person. She’s confident, she’s bright (and) she’s quick.”

The 15-year-old is particularly proud of her jerk, and just hit a new personal record a few weeks ago at 195 pounds.

The semifinal competition involves six workouts that Delainey and her coaches had to film her completing.

“It’s unreal. I can’t comprehend that I am top 30 in the world currently,” Delainey said.

The workouts involve things like repeated snatches over a period of time, hand-walking 80 metres at a time, and repeated extended situps, bench presses and jerks.

Her favourite workouts are the ones that are more in line with her gymnastic background — she said she finds them enjoyable “100 per cent of the time.”

“Brynn has been an absolute little star since she came over,” Cain said. “She had the desire to really see what she could do with the sport, and we realized in order to take her to the next level, we’d have to build a whole different program around it.”

Brynn Delainey snatches during one of her competitions involving weightlifting at CrossFit 306 in Saskatoon on May 27, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)

Cain himself has been competing in CrossFit since 2008, around the time the sport was starting to become better recognized. He has competed in several world championships during his career, and said the variety of workouts available to athletes is part of the “beauty of CrossFit” for athletes.

Delainey is currently tied for 27th overall in the competition, putting her firmly in the top 30 but a ways out of the top 10.

“She has an outside shot,” Cain said.

The growth Delainey has shown in just the past year, however, is exciting to her coach.

“Every year we’re seeing her development,” Cain said, noting Delainey didn’t advance past the quarterfinals in last year’s competition.

Delainey said she plans to keep pushing and growing. She doesn’t want to stop the sport anytime soon, and thrives on the constant competition.

“I’ll be doing CrossFit as long as I can. I really enjoy it,” she said, calling it a “release” and her “happy place.”

Starting Next Week - Don't miss these events

 

Starting next week! Outdoor Jump Training Our new Jump training coach, Tamille Schuler, will begin the jump training outdoor beside the beach courts at Father Robinson and we still have a few spots left.  Register today as Jump training will have a big effect on your volleyball game. Register Now Beach 2's Training We are almost full, our beach coaches, Darren Cannell, Leanne McGettigan and Crystal Torgunrud are excited to welcome a new slate of athletes for this summer.  We will have over 100 athletes do training at the Father Robinson Beach courts in the Two's beach, jump training and NexGen setters.  You do not want to miss this summer it is the biggest group ever and will be so much fun.  Come join us in the Sun, Sand, Wind and anything else Mother Nature throws our way. Register Now NexGen Setter Development We are so excited to finally have Toako Chie Imamura working with a select group of NexGen Setters.  We for years have been trying to make this happen.  This is the first time we have offered this experience. If you are one of the lucky ones who have found the time and desire to put in the time this summer you will be shocked at how much this will change your game.  In my mind, there is no better setting coach. Register Now The Academy continues to grow! As I worked as a Volleyball Canada rep at the National Championship, I have never been prouder of the Academy athletes and coaches, Sask Clubs and Coaches and our province's ability to show how a smaller population province can compete at the National level. Our athletes continue to put in the time and effort needed to make a difference.  I was proud of you all and honoured to have been part of your development.  Let's continue to see how good we can become.  The academy is built on participants' suggestions and comments, so please drop us a note.  Comments and Suggestion There is a pile of other events happening this summer check them out. Remember that athletes are expected to bring their own volleyball to academy activities.