Hello all-
Just tryin to find an easy way to help you keep in touch with UMM Volleyball... Trying out the link to the right- to see if, when you sign up, you get an email every time we post a blog...
Merry Christmas and stay tuned!
Coach B
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Tampa, Florida was Great!
Hello All-
Sorry it's been so long since I posted... busy times here in Morris!
So, an update- The last couple of weeks we have been hitting the phones hard contacting recruits for the 2010 season! We made a big push to get prospective students to apply for admissions, if they were interested in applying for the competitive scholarship. The deadline for the competitive scholarship was December 15th. We had about 15 prospects on campus this fall and are starting to schedule more for the spring.
Then, last week I had the opportunity to head to Tampa, Florida for the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Convention. Basically it's four days of volleyball coaches talking volleyball and trying to find ways to better our team for the coming year. A volleyball coaches heaven! Oh, and the weather... was NOT -25 degrees with windchill! It was 70 and sunny two of the days! Also had the chance to watch the NCAA DI National semi-final matches where the Gophers lost in 3... but then flew home before the National Championship match between Texas and Penn State to be with Natalie and the boys, so missed what was probably the 2nd best NCAA DI volleyball match I've ever seen! But Heather and I watched it on Sunday- while my sons, Tyler and Riley were playing on her Wii in the basement (they were laughing so loud from racing cows I needed to go tell them to be quiet!).
Anyway- that's an update from here-- we are hoping to post once or twice a month from now until the spring. Heather is reminding me constantly, now that volleyball is over it's softball time for her! But I'll do my best to keep her in the loop and keep this updated.
Merry Christmas to all!
Coach B
Sorry it's been so long since I posted... busy times here in Morris!
So, an update- The last couple of weeks we have been hitting the phones hard contacting recruits for the 2010 season! We made a big push to get prospective students to apply for admissions, if they were interested in applying for the competitive scholarship. The deadline for the competitive scholarship was December 15th. We had about 15 prospects on campus this fall and are starting to schedule more for the spring.
Then, last week I had the opportunity to head to Tampa, Florida for the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Convention. Basically it's four days of volleyball coaches talking volleyball and trying to find ways to better our team for the coming year. A volleyball coaches heaven! Oh, and the weather... was NOT -25 degrees with windchill! It was 70 and sunny two of the days! Also had the chance to watch the NCAA DI National semi-final matches where the Gophers lost in 3... but then flew home before the National Championship match between Texas and Penn State to be with Natalie and the boys, so missed what was probably the 2nd best NCAA DI volleyball match I've ever seen! But Heather and I watched it on Sunday- while my sons, Tyler and Riley were playing on her Wii in the basement (they were laughing so loud from racing cows I needed to go tell them to be quiet!).
Anyway- that's an update from here-- we are hoping to post once or twice a month from now until the spring. Heather is reminding me constantly, now that volleyball is over it's softball time for her! But I'll do my best to keep her in the loop and keep this updated.
Merry Christmas to all!
Coach B
Monday, December 7, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Awards Night and Off Season Work
Coming in as a junior transfer I had no idea what to expect this season. But all in all it was a great year and exceeded my expectations.
We started the season off strong, had a little trouble getting some wins on the road, and finished well at home, good enough to get us into the conference tournament! We played hard against Northwestern semifinals, but unfortunately lost in four (We’ll get’em next year!). Overall our season was great; we have a lot of talent and had a lot of fun! I’m looking forward to what next year brings us!
These last few weeks as a team we have started to lift under the guidance of Coach Jarvis, our strength and conditioning coach. He was kind enough to set up a lifting program for us four days a week throughout the off season. Other than lifting we also try to get together twice a week to keep touching a volleyball.
Away from campus, we've been helping out at the Morris Area Elementary school, instructing 4th through 6th graders on basic volleyball skills. We also have been volunteering (at 7:50 in the morning… in cold weather) to supervise morning recess at St. Mary’s school. Shannon and I had our first experience this morning… needless to say we fit right in playing with the kids on the playground.
Tonight we will all be getting together at Coach B's house for an amazing meal and to wrap up our season!
Thanks for all the support this year!
Jordan
We started the season off strong, had a little trouble getting some wins on the road, and finished well at home, good enough to get us into the conference tournament! We played hard against Northwestern semifinals, but unfortunately lost in four (We’ll get’em next year!). Overall our season was great; we have a lot of talent and had a lot of fun! I’m looking forward to what next year brings us!
These last few weeks as a team we have started to lift under the guidance of Coach Jarvis, our strength and conditioning coach. He was kind enough to set up a lifting program for us four days a week throughout the off season. Other than lifting we also try to get together twice a week to keep touching a volleyball.
Away from campus, we've been helping out at the Morris Area Elementary school, instructing 4th through 6th graders on basic volleyball skills. We also have been volunteering (at 7:50 in the morning… in cold weather) to supervise morning recess at St. Mary’s school. Shannon and I had our first experience this morning… needless to say we fit right in playing with the kids on the playground.
Tonight we will all be getting together at Coach B's house for an amazing meal and to wrap up our season!
Thanks for all the support this year!
Jordan
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