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Outdoor Summer Volleyball comes to a close - wrap up
Indoor Volleyball Tournaments set to start
Volleyball Scramble Tournaments
Yankee Tournaments for Rookies - What to expect for the newbies
Yankee Rating System
Yankee Membership Signup Form
New Online Roster Form
Volleyball Clubs, Clinics, and Leagues in New England
Mens and Womens Volleyball Shoes for 2006
Commisioners Corner with Dave Castonon
Yankee Minutes from last meeting 8/23/06
Plyometric and Core Training - Excersizes and Drills for anyone
Master the Float Serve
The BAVP Yahoo Group - Your connection to NE Volleyball
Team Drill 2 vs 6
Enter the Zone - Mental Toughness
Judy Katalina Celebration Party
Referee Report
Outdoor Summer Volleyball - Wrap Up
The sun is setting on the outdoor doubles season and you can hear the rumble of frustration as the volleyball community heads indoors. The summer season started out on a sour note with 3 rainy weekends in June which washed out a majority of tournaments in Boston and Newport, RI. People were inching to play and the rainy weather finally left us in late June, giving way to 8 weeks of sunny sky's, 80 degree tempatures and a pleathra of volleyball to be played. Similar to last year, the reverse coed doubles format was the most popular in the Boston area as many mens and womens teams headed to Newport RI to compete on the beach.
For those looking to get in a few last ditch tournaments, you will need to travel to the Carolinas and Florida for beach tourneys hosted by East End Volleyball. www.eevb.net
Indoor Tournaments - The Season Kicks Off
Dust off your knee pads and find those numbered shirts! The indoor volleyball season is about to begin in New England startig late September and running until May 2007. One new change you should be aware about for the upcomming season is the jersey rules. Referees will enforce the 4" front and 6" back number rule for all numbered shirts for Yankee tournaments. Shirts do NOT need to have centered numbers for all Yankee tournaments however for nationals, the centered numbers will be enforced.
The 2006 Fall/Winter tournament schedule is now online and you can register for a tournament by sending a check to the tournament director to secure a spot.
http://yankee.org/schedule/FA06shed.asp
Volleyball Scramble Tournaments
Scramble tournaments are full day events held to help grow Yankee's memeberships and give new members an opportunity to get a taste of how a tournament is run and what to expect. This year, Yankee will be holding 3 scramble tournaments in Boston and Rhode Island for both Men and Women at the intermediate level (C- to B- Yankee Rating)
How it works:
Players sign up as an individual and are placed on a team with experienced and new players based on their position and yankee ranking. All particiapnts will receive a numbered Tshirt and a full day of play for $20/person.
The format for scramble tournaments are similar to traditional tournaments with a 9am start time, pool play and playoffs.
Scramble Tournaments Dates
October 14th
October 29th
November 11th
YANKEE NEWBIES - A Complete Guide for Rookies
This section will give all new players to Yankee an overview of how the indoor season works and what to expect at a full day tournament.
Tournaments are held in Massachisetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire starting late September through late May each year. Tournaments will host Men's, Women's, and Coed 6s tournaments starting at 9am until 5-6 pm on Saturday and Sundays. A maximum of 5 teams play per court and facilities can hold anywhere from 2-4 courts. The standard format for all tournametns is to play each team in your pool 2 games to 21 and the top two teams based on record will break pool and play in the playoffs. Most tournaments use paid referees however there are friendship tournaments that requrie the works team to do all the refereeing. Playoffs consist of Semi and Finals played in the best 2/3.
Every team that registers for a tournament has a captain or team organizer who sends in a check
Cost: Full day tournametns costs $145 per team and half day events (Accedlerated Format) cost $120-$130 per team.
Click here for more information and learn more about Yankee Volleyball
Yankee Rating System
The Yankee rating system is based on an individual person skills such as passing, defense, hitting, setting, serving, and blocking. Ratings start at C- and go up to A+ in the following order C-, C, C+, B- B, B+, A-, A, A+. Based on your rating, you can play up to 3 levels below you and any tournament above your rating level. There is a rating commitee that reviews players ratings monthly and will up your rating based on your play.
Yankee Membership Forms 2006-07
To participate in a Yankee sanctioned tournament, you must be a member of a Yankee. A full year membership covers a player from September through USAV Natinals in early June for all indoor tournaments. at a cost of $32. Another option for those playign 1-2 tournaments a year is a day membership at $15 per day. The best value for players is a full year membership and you can click here to print out the new membership form.
NEW Online Roster Form
This past week, Yankee launched a new online roster form that allows team captains to create and submit a roster to a tournament director with ease. This online form includes a list of players who participated in Yankee last year with their most up to date rating and allows new players to be added. Click here to view the online form. www.yankee.org/roster
Indoor Volleyball Leagues, Clubs, and Clinics
Below are a list of clubs, leagues, and clinics in Boston, Western Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
BSSC.com Leagues
BSSC provides leagues for all levels at a variety of different locations, (women's, coed, coed reverse & reverse coed).
Visit the following link for a full league listing: http://www.bssc.com/index.cfm?page=dates_details_more.cfm&category=2&activity=10 Contact Laura at Laura@bssc.com or 617-789-4070 x223
Cambridge Boston Volleyball Association
For more than 20 years, Boston-area GLBT men and women have been playing volleyball through the Cambridge Boston Volleyball Association. We are an inclusive group that aims to foster the development of volleyball skills in a supportive and open environment. CBVA is a pick up league located near Central Square in Cambridge and the teams change every week. The indoor season runs every Sunday from September through the end of May, when CBVA switches to outdoor play. There are 3 levels of play: Advanced (Yankee C+ and higher), Intermediate (Yankee C- to C+) and Recreational. All games are played at men's height. Check out our website for rates, times and directions. www.gayvolleyball.net
BostonVolleyball.com Leagues
6's Co-ED Leagues
- All games take place on a mens-height net
- Teams play 6 games per night, start times vary from 7:15 and 8:40
- We have paid referees!
- 10 Weeks of play
- $525/team, non BVA members pay $25 extra
* MONDAYS - starts Sept 11 in Newton, Advanced Level
* MONDAYS - starts Sept 11 in Newton, Intermediate Level
6's REVERSE CO-ED Leagues (Men's & Women's Net)
- Round-robin play on both Men's and Women's-height nets (you'll play 8 games per night).
- Men can hit from behind the 10ft line on the women's net.
- 10 Weeks of play
- $525/team, non BVA members pay $25 extra
* MONDAYS - 7:15-10:00pm, starts Sept 11 in Newton, Advanced Level
* TUESDAYS - 7:15-10:00pm, starts Sept 12 in Newton, Advanced Level
4's REVERSE CO-ED Leagues (Women's Net Only)
- Round-robin play on both Women's-height nets (you'll play 8 games per night).
- Men can hit from behind the 10ft line.
- 10 Weeks of play
- $420/team, non BVA members pay $25 extra
* THURSDAYS - 7:15-10:00pm, starts Sept 14 in Newton, Advanced Level
REGISTER: http://www.bostonvolleyball. com/register. html
HITS - High-Intensity Individual Training and Skills
HITS is designed to develop the Power Offense and strong, consistent defensive capabilities. * Add Power to your offense * Learn to Read on defense * Gain consistency in your game It is not necessary to be associated with any team to join the HITS Program
HITS Tryouts - Men's HITS Tryouts Thursday 31 August 2006
Women's HITS Tryouts Tuesday 29 August 2006
All Tryouts at Waltham HS.
Doors open at 6:30 for warmups, we hold Tryouts 7 - 9pm clear of building by 9:15. You know by the end of the HITS Tryout evening whether you are in the Advanced, or Intermediate group or whether you did not make the cut. You know who are your new teammates and they know you. HITS is a limited enrollment program.
Tryout costs: $15 for the Tryout Evening
Program Cost: 12 Week HITS Program at $180.
Committment Deposit Due at Tryouts: $55 Balance Due First Night: $145.
Submit questions to Bob Boudreau at hits2@comcast.net .
Blue Fish Bowl Volleyball Club
Located out of CCRI in Lincoln.
Blue Fish Bowl runs Year round. 10 weeks per session. The Fall and Spring sessions are 6 on 6. Summer is 4 on 4.
This Fall we are offering:
Tuesday Night WC+, MC+, and Rev Coed B- Starting 9-26-06 to 12-12-06.
Thursday Night WB-, MB-, and Rev Co-ed C Starting 9-14-06 to 11-30-06.
Match times are 7:30 and 8:30.
Please check out our web page for Directions and more information.
www.bfbvc.com
Girls High School Volleyball League
When: Sunday afternoons
Where: Archbishop Williams High School
Contact: Al Mirabile ( aemirabile@yahoo.com )
This low cost league runs from February to May. Over 80 girls participated in the league in 2005. Teams have a warm up / drills segment and then play 3 games to 21. Total time is about 1 hour.
Fullspeed Volleyball Club
When: Tuesdays starting 10/3/2006 7:00 - 10:00 pm Where: King Elementary School. 100 Putnam Ave, Cambridge MA. Near Harvard Square with free parking. How Much: Full Season (32 weeks/ 96 hours) 325. 1/2 Season $190 (16 weeks/48 hrs) . $15/night. Tryouts are $15 which is applicable to the first half or full season. This is the lowest priced and highest quality practice available. Who: All men and women players with a desire to play. We are a 3 court facility. Core Values: Quality, Improvement, technique, personal responsibility, experience, community, teamwork, value. Goals: To increase the quality of volleyball in New England by teaching technique and schema that are being at the national/international level. Philosophy:. If you have any questions, please contact me at volleyball@doctorcohen.com.
Newport Volleyball Club
All programs are 7-10 pm and will start the week of October 23rd with 2 FREE weeks of tryouts.
Mondays - ALL women's programs (Upper level has moved to Mondays from Tuesdays last year)
Tuesdays - Upper Level Men
Wednesdays - Novice Mixed programs (with clinics)
Thursdays - Intermediate Men
Fridays - Coed/Reverse Coed (followed by a social of course)
www.NewportVolleyballclub.com
Generations Sports Club
Club Location: Attleboro Ma 02703 (location is always Attleboro Site)
Club Activities: Skills Programs for all ages 6-65+, Indoor league's for Ages 6-65+ year round (various season lengths and start dates) Outdoor leagues, skills groups, and tournies for ges 6-65+ (summer months)
Club Email Contact: http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/GenerationsVBall/ Club Phone # : 508-226-0399
Club Co-director's: Brian Allen & Amanda Stowe
Mens and Womens Volleyball Shoes for 2006
Asics - Men's Gel-Rocket III
- $54.99
Asics - Men's Gel-Monsoon
- $57.99
Adidas - Men's - Coolmax VB - $84.99
Adidas - Women's The Vuelo
- $59.99
Adidas - Women's ClimaCool Response 2 - $75.99
Reebok - Women's VB Load DMX
- $68.99
Mizuno - Wave Spike 9 - Women's
- $80.95
Asics - Gel-Wahine II - Women's
- $85.95
Mizuno - Wave Tornado - Women's
- $ 99.95
Commissioners Corner
Welcome to the 2006-2007 Volleyball season!
Those of you who were members when we printed and mailed over 1500 newsletters will recall that I used to write a column in each newsletter, discussing volleyball issues pertinent to the New England Volleyball Community. After a long hiatus as a contributor to the newsletter, I'll be renewing the practice and contributing some thoughts to each new issue of the newsletter.
There were many highlights in New England Volleyball this past spring. We renewed the tradition of championships at the end of the season, heavily subsidized by Yankee to keep the costs reasonable for the players. The feedback from participants was very positive: championships without qualifiers allow for a long playing season with numerous culminating events at the end. Of course, we had many teams continuing to play at the USAV National championships in New Orleans, where our region again had the largest representation at the Championships. I was fortunate to play in both halves of the tournament this year, and may have been the last New England player on the courts on Saturday afternoon (playing with my friends from Sao Paulo, Brasil; an interesting story for another time). This did not prevent me from joining the large crowds of our players at any match involving New England teams and enjoying the camaraderie that is typical of our adult teams. This year's USAV Championships will be in Austin, TX, with the B/BB and even numbered age groups playing the first half of the tournament.
At the USAV Nationals, one of our volleyball leaders, John Zoltek, was honored for his leadership in promoting volleyball throughout New England. John was a pioneer who created one of the strongest New England volleyball programs, Woonsocket Volleyball Club, a perennial region championship in the 1960s and early 1970s. It was great to see John in New Orleans, accompanied by some of his former teammates, including former Yankee president Mehran Vajdi.
My stay in New Orleans was saddened by the death of one of Yankee's founders, Ed Austras, who was the person responsible for starting me in New England Volleyball when he was the coach and organizer of Cambridge Volleyball Club. The last newsletter featured an article on Eddie's numerous volleyball achievements, assembled by his family. I was fortunate to return from New Orleans in time to join many of my former teammates and other volleyball friends to honor Ed's many contributions. His family assembled an unforgettable collection of photographs, including a picture of Cambridge YMCA's volleyball team in the early 1960s, featuring a young setter (Ed) and a renowned coach (Yankee founder Martin Avedisian!)
On the National front, our National teams are performing well in the World League, and our junior teams are tops in NORCECA competition. An easy way to keep up with these teams is to subscribe to Rotations , USAV's free e-newsletter, which is published every two weeks. It has up-to-date news, plus selected articles on coaching and clinics. To subscribe, visit the web page http://www.usavolleyball.org/Freenewsletter/
I hope to see you soon on the courts soon! Stop by and say hello…If you don't know what your commissioner looks like, check out the team photo at http://www.usavolleyball.org/adults/06results/M55.asp
I'm the one dressed about to leave for a flight to Boston …
Yankee Board Meeting - August 23, 2006
Board Attendees: Kelly Small, Paul Santos, Chris Johnson, Gina Golden, Jonah Mytro, Chet Oberhelman
Other attendees: Dave Castanon, Tom Sweeney, Judy Katalina, Steve Webster, Don Cohen
Minutes from last meeting were accepted.
Treasurer report- No report. Discussed replacement for Lora since she resigned the position.
Registars report- Judy submitted membership breakdown. Broke a new record- membership is up and seems to be a result of the increase in one-day memberships. It was also suggested that the return of championships also played a role in the increase in membership.
TD report- Championships cost between 12,000-14,000. Next year will be round robin format. Need to be aware of the number of teams allowed to play per weekend to avoid tourneys cancelling.
Referee report- Steve says New England continues to be very well received within the National level. Numbers are holding steady at approximately 100. Steve is working on slightly changing the way the referee clinics are run. Fee and mileage increases for referees needs to be addressed. Steve submitted a breakdown of fees with proposed increases. Paul and Judy commented that they are paying about $170 per referee. Chet suggested Yankee cover the increase in order to keep tourney costs down. Judy agrees with the increase. It is likely that if the referees fees are increased then tourney fees will also increase. Chris likes the idea of a bonus to those referees who work a certain amount of tournaments. Paul suggested the increase go to .24 per mile. Chris suggested that the TDs look at the actual mileage (per NOVA) and pay the referees accordingly. Each referee can google their exact mileage and it will be put in Glen's program. Various discussion about mileage. Paul suggested the fees increase to $150 base brackets go to 7, 14, 21. Paul made a motion, Chris seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
NERVA report- Dave- the organizational meeting is set for NERVA. Online registration has been postponed for a year. Nationals has started a program to link all websites together.
Ratings report- No report
Newsletter report- Jonah launched the newsletter in July. It has been well received.
Web editor report- The referee test is going up online. Tom is also working on an online roster form for the TDs.
GRC report- Discussion about Judy's Award Night. Three scramble tourneys to run.
Next meeting: Oct 9th, 6-8pm Lasell College
Plyometric and Core Training
Speed and strength are integral components of fitness found in varying degrees in virtually all athletic movements. Simply put the combination of speed and strength is power.
The golden rule of any conditioning program is specificity. This means that the movement you perform in training should match, as closely as possible, the movements encountered during competition. If you are a volleyball player interested in increasing vertical jump height, then drop jumping or box jumping may be the right exercise.
Plyometric Exercises
The following are examples of lower body and upper body plyometric exercises for volleyball players.
Lower Body
Drop Jumping: - This exercise involves the athlete dropping (not jumping) to the ground from a raised platform or box, and then immediately jumping up. The drop down gives the pre-stretch to the leg muscles and the vigorous drive upwards the secondary concentric contraction The exercise will be more effective the shorter the time the feet are in contact with the ground. The loading in this exercise is governed by the height of the drop which should be in the region of 24-32 inches. Drop jumping is a relatively high impact form of plyometric training and would normally be introduced after the athlete had become accustomed to lower impact alternatives, such as two-footed jumping on the spot.
Bounding and hurdling: If forward motion is more the name of your game, try some bounding. This is a form of plyometric training, where over sized strides are used in the running action and extra time spent in the air. Two-legged bounds reduces the impact to be endured, but to increase the intensity one legged bounding, or hopping, can be used. Bounding upstairs is a useful way to work on both the vertical and horizontal aspects of the running action. Multiple jumps over a series of obstacles like hurdles are valuable drills for athletes training for sprinting or jumping events.
Lower body plyometric exercises:
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Standing based jumps performed on the spot (low intensity) - Tuck Jumps, Split Jumps
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Jumps from standing (low-medium intensity) - Standing long jump, Standing hop, standing jump for height
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Multiple jumps from standing (medium intensity) - bounds, bunny hops, double footed jumps over low hurdle, double footed jumps up steps
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Multiple jumps with run in (High intensity) - 11 stride run + 2 hops and a jump into sandpit, 2 stride run in + bounds
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Depth jumping (high-very high intensity) - jumps down and up off box (40 to 100cm), bounding up hill
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Eccentric drop and hold drills (high-very high intensity) - hop and hold, bound/hop/bound/hop over 30 metres (athletes stops and holds on each landing before springing into the next move), drop and hold from a height greater than one metre
Upper Body
A variety of drills can be used to make the upper body more explosive:
Press ups & hand clap: Press-ups with a hand clap in between is a particularly vigorous way to condition the arms and chest. The pre-stretch takes place as the hands arrive back on the ground and the chest sinks, and this is followed quickly by the explosive upwards action. Once again, to get the best training effect keep the time in contact with the ground to a minimum.
Medicine Ball: Another means of increasing upper body strength popular with throwers is to lie on the ground face up. A partner then drops a medicine ball down towards the chest of the athlete, who catches the ball (pre-stretch) and immediately throws it back. This is another high-intensity exercise and should only be used after some basic conditioning.
Provided by
Brian Mackenzie www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/index.htm
CORE Conditioning
The muscles involved in core conditioning are the abdominal muscles together with the hip extensors, hip flexors and trunk extensors.
Why is it important for athletes?
An ability to maintain a relatively stable neutral zone of the spine and pelvis during physical activity is considered important in the reduction of potentially harmful forces on spinal structures eg. Reduce lower back pain. Strong abdominal muscles obtained through sit-ups do not automatically transfer to the lumbo-pelvic stabilization under conditions such as sprint running.
Program to improve core stability
Exercises to develop the muscles mentioned in No. 1 and stabilizing exercises such as on all fours, resting on elbows while maintaining tension around the lumbo-pelvic region. All force generated by upper and lower-body musculature either originates, is stabilized by, or is transferred through the trunk and low torso. The muscles involved in the core development are:
Exercises
- Trunk stabilizers: Lower back isolate (bridging), lower back isolate with leg extension, foot squeeze, hip internal and external rotation, superman, prone leg raise.
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Thera ball exercises for trunk: neutral position, lateral tilt, sitting leg extension, supine body extension, prone wobble.
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Obliques: straight-leg side crunch, with leg lift, bent-knee side raise, the squirm, advanced squirm, crossed-leg oblique crunch, advanced crunch, butterfly curl-up with alternate twist, with continuous twist, broomstick twist, broomstick oblique crunch.
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Lower abs: reverse sit-up, seated bent-knee tuck, cycling, straight leg
thrust
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Upper Abs: wrist-ups, ab curl, 90 degree with & without support crunches, butterfly curl-ups, 135 degree wall reach, 90 degree wall reach, toes to ceiling, jackknives double and single legs, negatives.
Provided by RMIT University www.mams.rmit.edu.au
Developing an overhead float serve
Every good volleyball player should have an overhead float serve in his or her arsenal. For an overhead float serve to be most effective, the ball should not spin. A ball that does not spin is unpredictable in its trajectory and speed making it hard to read where it will land. Also, because the ball is not spinning, it tends to rise, weave and dip, further confusing the recipient, much like the effect of a knuckleball pitch in baseball.
Right-handed form
For the right handed server, the proper stance for an overhead serve is to start with most of your weight on your back (right) leg. Your left foot should be forward for balance (like you are taking a step towards the end line). Your body should be facing the direction that you are serving. The tossing arm (left) should be held out perpendicular to the body, with the palm of the hand up cradling the ball. The hitting arm should start with the elbow back and the forearm and hand pointing through the ball and towards your target.
It starts with the toss
The toss is paramount to an effective serve. The toss should lift the ball straight up to a height of 12 to 18 inches above the tossing hand from the point the ball is released. The ball should be released at about eye level. In order for the ball not to have any spin during the serve, the ball should be tossed without any spin.
Finishing the serve
Once the ball is tossed, the serve action should be one fluid motion. The player's weight should be transferred from the back leg to the front with the front knee bending slightly. The back leg should also transfer up on to the toe for balance and stability while hitting. Contact with the ball should be made at the highest point of the toss. The motion of the hitting arm should start with the arm being brought back and the hand being raised.
The forward motion of the arm is started with the shoulder and elbow leading the hand. The hand then accelerates through the ball with an almost punching motion. Contact with the ball should be made with the heel of the hand and at the center of the ball. The hand and arm should follow through pointing at the target.
Putting it all together
A properly executed overhead float serve will be hit hard, have a relatively flat trajectory and an unpredictable course. All of these effects will make it hard for the receiver to judge and pass effectively.
Provided by Active.com
Team Drill 2 vs. 6
The Two vs. Six drill is designed to get players reps against a full defense and for a full defense to prepare against multiple attackers. The team can serve the two attackers or a coach can enter balls to control the difficulty. The two attackers have to communicate with the setter…they can run set patterns or be creative and audible to keep the defense guessing.
We typically rotate the teams of two to provide different looks to the defense and get everyone an opportunity to be creative offensively. Players generally enjoy this drill and if they value the opportunity to compete, you can see big strides in defense and offense
Keys to the drill:
Two players split the court with a setter at the net whose sole responsibility is to set balls
A full defense is on the other side ready to defend
Coach enters a free ball to the two players who pass and attack
Team of two needs five kills to get out of the drill
Team of six needs to keep that team of two in the drill as long as possible
Team of 6 needs to block balls, dig balls and control the ball
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Provided by Steve Aird of University of Cincinnati .
THREE KEYS TO ENTERING THE ZONE
The following tip was contributed from Coach Steven Ijams after reading a terrific article in Volleyball Magazine. He felt it was important to pass along the instruction that Volleyball Magazine had spoke of.
Here are three Master Keys to enter "the zone" and create peak performance more consistently. They are:
1) Your Physiology: Defined, your physiology is how you use your body. How you breathe, how you move, whether you are moving fast or slow... where are your shoulders? Are they shrugged or are they back? Where is your head, is it up or down?
Your physiology is the fastest way to change your emotions and how you focus. Remember how you move the days you have outstanding days. Then walk, breathe, and move the same way you did then. You brain will fire off the same messages you had the day when you were unstoppable. Go to a college or professional match and watch how the most confident players use their physiology. Then, MODEL IT! Confidence is a skill that you work on, not a trait that you either have or don't have.
Quick tip: If you shank a pass, move your body out and shake it out a little. Then, tell yourself, "Next one's going to be perfect."
2) The second way to master your focus is through your language or self talk. This is commonly seen through players that get frustrated and swear at themselves. What you say to yourself and how you say it, will determine how you FEEL and where your brain focuses.
*I can pass at a high level all match
*I am consistent
*I will anticipate my opponent's next shot
*I am swinging with power today, and feeling really confident
*I get better as I go, and I adjust and learn from all of my mistakes
quickly.
Point #2 is about self-talk. Never tell your mind what it is that you "don't" want to happen. For example, if you say, “I don't want to serve it out,” or, “I don't want to shank this, I don't want to have a poor match today.” Your brain goes directly to that thought and you’ve subsequently pre-programmed your mind to struggle. Instead of using "don't," replace those thoughts with what you'd like to happen. “I will hit aggressively down the line. I am seeing the ball with ease today. I am serving it with power and effectively taking them out of their systems. I will have my BEST match today!”
3) The third way to master your focus is though the process of visualization. This is the most EFFECTIVE way to pre-program your mind and body before competitions so that you respond without thinking and you compete naturally.
- Provided by Active.com and s
submitted by: Steven Ijams
Judy Katalina Celebration Party
As you all now, Judy Katalina stepped down as yankee president last
year after many years of service.
The new yankee board has decided to throw a party to thank her for
her work and services. This is going to be a huge event and
everyone is invited. We are going to have food, cash bar, and DJ.
Judy already knows about this so don't worry about keeping it
quiet. Actually, I want anyone and everyone to spread the word
about this so we can truly show Judy how much we appreciated her
years of service.
So here are the important details:
Date: Friday, November 17th
Time: 7PM-12PM
Place: Hudson Elks 99 Park St. Hudson, MA
Cost: Free however a donation is requested at the door to be donated to Cancer research. Cash bar and food will be provided.
Why: A celebration and thank you to Judy for her enormous and
ongoing contribution to volleyball. Share your stories, show off
your dance skills, and just have an awesome party!
NERVA Referee Update
Kathy Ferraraccio Earns USAV's Golden Whistle Award New England's Kathy Ferraraccio, a USAV National referee since 1990, was given the prestigious Golden Whistle Award at the 2006 Adult Open Championships in New Orleans. Kathy is the only referee in the history of the region to win this award. The Golden Whistle Award is given for superior referee performance during the previous year's tournament and recognizes the combination of consistent quality and ability, leadership under varying conditions of the highest level of competition, and personal characteristics consistent with the high ideas of the USA National Referee Commission. As a referee, Kathy has served as head referee at countless national tournaments and junior qualifiers, and works on both the USAV and PAVO national rating teams. In her illustrious career, she has been first or second referee on countless finals at USAV adult and junior national championships has t twice refereed the NCAA women's final four , worked as a line judge at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics (working the women's gold medal match) and the World University Games. As a member of the Big 10 refereeing staff, Kathy can be seen periodically on national and regional television broadcasts. On top of her on-court accomplishments, Kathy has worked tirelessly in the world of refereeing. For USAV, she is currently Assistant Vice President of National Referee Commission after serving as National Commissioner for RVA Referee Development and National Commissioner of Junior National Referee Certification and Evaluation. She is supervisor of officials for both the America East and Colonial Athletic Association and has been chair of the Connecticut board of collegiate referees. In addition to Kathy's honor, other NERVA referees made some important milestones last season.
Congratulations to all New National referees:
Brad Frost and Donna Robert *
New Jr. National referees: Chris Johnson and Chris Lanfear
New Regional referees: Joe Martin, Butch McMinn, Walter Miller, Chet Oberhelman, Carly Pariseau, Ted Wilcox,
New Provisional referees: Patrick Burns, Tim Byram, Zach Droesch, Cathy Kiley, John Krammes, John Kulg, Jonah Mytro, Tom Olson, Alan Sung, Bill Thibodeau, Peter Weremey, and Ian Young.
Next Issue to be published in January 2007
If you want to submit an article for the next issue, please contact the Newsletter Editor.
Pictures provided by Jonah Myrto, Ben Read, Josh Wachs