Arizona Region of USA Volleyball

November 28- PGS/PAPI with Ultimate VBC

"My name is RaLene and both of my daughters have played club volleyball for several years. I am writing to tell you about an amazing program I attended that was sponsored by AZ Region Volleyball! It was held at the Ultimate Volleyball Club on Monday, November 28, 2011.
In all of our years in club volleyball, this is the first time this program has been offered by a club. It was a GREAT program and the host was spectacular! The program was so insightful and really made me think about how I can work to make the volleyball experience better for me and for my daughter. I also think it made the girls think about what they can do to make it better. And the host was perfect for that role! He was funny and made it really enjoyable to attend. I initially thought it was the annual reffing clinic. I was pleasantly surprised and loved the event!
I just thought you should know that my daughter and I thought it was time very well spent! I hope more clubs realize the value and offer it to their players and parents!
Thank you and Happy Holidays!"

November 4- Roosevelt School District PE Teacher In-Service

" Following up with you after the AWESOME session you gave our PE Teachers. I thank you very much because it gave more ideas and was a lot of fun. Thanks again."
Jeremy M. Roberts
RSD P.E. Lead & RSD Athletic Coordinator

November 2- Cub Scout Beach Volleyball Badge

October 26-28- Az. APHERD Convention

Region YouTubePresentation

October 15 & 22- NAU and ASU Club Nights

October 8- Tuscon Boy's Middle School Clinic

"Thanks for coming down that day for the clinic. I really appreciate it and I know the kids had a great time. I've already seen a few of them at the Rincon girls volleyball games since then so that's a great sign.". - Jeff Beran

October 7- Mini Volleyball Clinic w/ Zia

June 11-12- Sol Survivor Challenge

June 3+10+17- Az. Region Coaching Academy

May 28- Desert Open/USA Jr. Beach Tour

May 5- Higley USD Clinic

April 29-30 - Arizona Special Olympics

A special thanks to Teresa Scobee, the Region's liason for the Arizona Special Olympics.

April 23- Arizona Collegiate Sand Volleyball Championships Photos

April 17- Az. Region Beach Club Cup Series #3 Photos

April 2-3- Vulture Peak Challenge Photos

We had a very good time and it was fun to get out of town for a night. The kids loved it. They don't care if they're 2 or 200 miles away from home. They just love feeling like they're away and in a hotel.
Dan

Just wanted to say thanks to the region for setting up the Vulture Peak tournament. It was very well run and organized and we enjoyed the opportunity to visit Wickenburg. Our girls (AZ Sky 12N1) had a blast playing against the older girls in a challenging and fun environment. We will definitely look forward to it again in 2012 along with any other cities added to the tour. Just a thought...it would be nice to have another one sometime after the regular season ends, but before nationals/festival, so our girls can stay sharp.

Thanks, Anita

February 27- Championship Volleyball Indoor Volleyball Clinic Photos

February 26- Championship Volleyball Sand Volleyball Clinic Photos

February 13-Coed Valentine's Day Beach Doubles Tournament Photos

February 5/12-Arizona Region Dig Pink Weekends Photos

January 29- Higley Unified School District Coaches/Players Clinic Photos

January 27- Paseo Verde Career Fair Photos

January 10- East Valley Jrs. PGS-PAPI Presentation

I second all of Patti's thoughts! Thank you both for your presentation and facilitation--it brought so many teams and families together and gave them a purpose which was really nice! Let's hope the sportsmanship part rubs off this weekend as 13 of the 19 teams will be competing around the valley!

Sincerely, Jen Leo

Thanks again for your time and energy in presenting the PGS program for our AZ East Valley Club.

As we discussed, the size of the two groups and the quality of the audio could have been improved. Recommendations for future clubs will be to keep to a maximum of 6 teams per session. 9 teams were challenging; to get from power point slides, to on court and back (with all the talking and noise!). You pulled it off pretty well though!

With that, the program was received with great success, as proven by the numerous positive responses on the exit surveys. You did great job and I really loved how you had the girls and parents come up in session 2 and share with ALL teams. Certainly a common thread on what kids need J All seemed to really enjoy the parents vs parents role reversal game – that may be the best exercise for illustrating the point of “it’s not as easy as it looks”.

I look forward to staying in contact and hopefully getting the “Monthly PGS Tip” from Dave and the gang. I will follow up with Jen Leo, as to how we continue to promote the good dialogue and activities with our EVJO Community!

Patti Snyder-Park

January 9- West Valley Jrs. PGS-PAPI Presentation

"Lots of fun. The interactive breaks up the presentation and makes it fun."

"Great ideas! Love, love, love the concept. So how do we keep it going?"

December 13- YMCA Coaches Clinic

I just wanted to thank you for giving up your time to run the clinic. I’ve never been much of a volleyball player myself, but I’ve always felt a responsibility for giving the girls on my team the best chance to succeed in the sport and this clinic certainly gave me lots of new insights and ideas that I’ll try. I will definitely keep an eye out for you IMPACT clinics and I look forward to seeing what else I can learn to make my girls better.

I appreciate all that you did in the clinic and I look forward to keeping in contact with you in the future.

Sincerely,

Michael

Both times I have attended your meetings (IMPACT and then the clinic), I have gone away with new ideas and new things to try with the kids. Thanks for your commitment to youth volleyball!!!

Thanks again

Kevin

December 4- Northern Arizona Jrs. PGS-PAPI Presentation

"Thank you. It’s about time that we get together and understand life lessons are learned through the game of volleyball. This fosters the beginning of life long relationships with players and parents and disarms the uneasiness of new comers to club. Building these relationships will help with accountability in good sportsmanship and proper conduct and etiquette. Respect for each other is absolutely critical." Anonymous Parent

November 30- Zia Volleyball PGS-PAPI Presentation Photos

November 13- City of Peoria Parks and Recreation Coaching Clinic

“I think this was my favorite coaches clinic so far. The first clinic you did was a huge eye opener for me but this one seemed more specific. I loved that we talked rotation and defense positions. I would love to get even more of that. I really appreciate you taking the time to do these clinics. I think it is helping us all be better coaches which is helping the City of Peoria to have a better program. I also am thankful for Matt that he is giving us these opportunities.

Thanks so much,

Allison

I found the clinic very helpful. I have attended two others and was impressed at your ability to offer new drill ideas. Last night was my first practice since the clinic and I incorporated the wall drills, using the tape to mark the height of the net, the shuttle, shuffle and the 1/2 court 3 on 3 game, as well as the setters drill for my 3 "designated" setters. Next season I will use the white board to add the element of competition to the drills as you suggested. I've been struggling with a way to keep them all focused and motivated and since they like the games so much, I think the idea of giving points and keeping score will help.

It was also nice to see the drills with real life players from the City. When more advanced players are used, we see what the drills could potentially look like but when we take it back and try and implement it, it feels discouraging. It was helpful to see how you would adjust or adapt the drill based on the skill level of the players.

Thanks again for volunteering your time. I appreciate the sport and the opportunity to share my passion with my team. But without your help, i would have been frustrated a long time ago and likely not continued coaching.

Hope this feedback is helpful. If you have specific questions about any part of the training, please write back.

Linda

November 6- Higley USD Coaches Clinic

Thank you so much for coming out and doing that clinic! It was so much fun and I know that you were thinking that you should make me into a professional volleyball player but I should let you know that I am very happy in my job.

I spoke to Courtney after and she said that she had a blast and that she learned a ton.

Thank you so much, I cannot tell you how much I appreciate it.

Cailen McDonagh

Facilities and Recreation Supervisor

Higley Unified School District

I attended your Volleyball clinic at Chaparral Elementary/Middle School on Saturday and I enjoyed it very much. I would really appreciate it and so would the girls that I will be teaching it to. You made the drills/skill simple and easy to learn; something that the girls that I will be coaching will be able to comprehend and to execute.

Thank you for your time,

Robert

September- Brawley Parks and Recreation

Hope this email finds you well. Just letting you know we got the rope thing down and it's working great. I have over 30 kids in one of my groups and the rope has helped so much. We get 4 mini courts and two full courts out of it. It's really easy and the kids don't mind at all. It's helped us get so many more reps in it's ridiculous!!! So, a BIG MAHALO on that. Pat is thrilled. The kids in the clinic are doing so good and have already shown a lot of improvement AND they are having fun...we all are.

Other than that, doing good, work, volleyball, work, volleyball, husband, work volleyball husband dog...life is good. (yes, that is me with a HALO!!)

Alyson