Roberts Wesleyan College Volleyball
Camps |
Developmental Skills Camp (Grades 6-12) |
Campers practice communication and block timing |
Monday, July 30 through Friday, August
3 9:00 am - 4:00 pm* Monday, August 6 through Friday, August 10 9:00 am - 4:00 pm* *Friday camps finish at 12 noon |
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Roberts Wesleyan College offers a full-day All-Skills Camp for volleyball players of all abilities. Campers will receive detailed instruction in every phase of the game. Campers will be grouped according to ability level and assigned to a team with a maximum of six players per coach to Optimize individual attention and foster an accelerated learning environment. There will be an ideal mix of technical instruction, including offensive and defensive strategies, team skills building, specialized position training, and lots of playing time. This is the best camp to end for development in all aspects of the game. The camp includes a free T-shirt, swimming in the college pool, an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet, jump training, and end of the camp tournament with awards. Camp Cost: $160.00 (Early registration fee $150.00 before June 15) |
Campers will develop spiking techniques |
Elite Skills Camp (Grades 9-12 ) |
Monday, July 24 through Friday, July 28 9:00 am - 4:00 pm* Monday, July 31 through Friday, August 4 9:00 am - 4:00 pm* *Friday camps finish at 12 noon |
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Roberts Wesleyan College is offering a full-day Elite Skills Camp for
volleyball players that want to develop particular aspects of the game.
The camp will include a setters' section, hitters section, and an individual
defense section. The setters' section will focus on hand-to-ball positioning,
footwork, and correct movement patterns, along with instruction on running
a complex offense. The hitters' section will focus on footwork, movement
patterns, blocking, transition attack, as well as pass and attack. Also
time will be spent on proper arm swing, and shot selection. The will include
an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet, free T-shirt, and swim time in the college
pool. Top college coaches and players will instruct in a 1:6 coach-player
ratio. Camp Cost: $175.00 (Early registration fee $165.00 before June 15). |
CAMP DIRECTOR Jim Vanderhoof |
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Camp Director - Jim Vanderhoof, Roberts Wesleyan College Women's Volleyball Coach has compiled a superb record of 184-58 in his five years at Roberts Wesleyan. Each of the four years he has coached the college team, Roberts has been ranked in the top 15 in the Nation NCCAA Division 1. In 1998 Vanderhoof was selected Northeast Atlantic Conference and NAIA Northeast Region Coach of the Year In addition to Roberts, Vanderhoof coached the Gates-Chili Boys' Varsity Team for 9 years, capturing 3 Division 1 Championships, and were Sectional Finalists on 3 occasions. Currently, Vanderhoof is in his 20th year as Head Coach for the Gates-Chili Girls' Volleyball Program where they have been ranked as one of New York State's best. Coach Vanderhoof is also a Junior nationally ranked volleyball official, and is very involved in the volleyball officials board of Rochester, NY. |
Facilities |
Roberts Wesleyan College has 4 full-size volleyball courts where much of the instruction will occur. The Voller Athletic Center, which houses the gymnasium, includes a swimming pool, weight room, racquetball courts, and classrooms, which will all be made available to the campers for further instructional and learning opportunities. |
For more information and a brochure, call (716) 594-6778 |