Monday, December 20, 2010

AVCA Convention... and Misty May!


Hello-
I hope you are enjoying the weather (and we are getting snow again! Seems like the only time I post is when it's snowing!)...

Wanted to give you a quick update-

I went to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Convention in Kansas City, Missouri which happens every year in conjunction with the NCAA DI National Championship. And guess who I ran into!? Misty May, the 2-time Beach Olympic Gold Medalist!! We are pictured here (Becky Cox, MLC, Chelsey Albrecht, PC, and Heidi Smith, NC) with her... Not going to tell you who was too afraid to ask her for a photo... but it wasn't me!!

There are a ton of clinics and sessions for learning- just about every topic you can think of- on-court stuff, off-court, etc. It is very, very informative! I went to a couple of skill sessions, (utilizing your middle attackers, international style of setting, competitive games, etc.) and a bunch of classroom as well (how to help your team at crunch time (even though we were 5-0 in 5 set matches, it seemed like we lost a BUNCH of leads late in sets this fall!), a recruiting session, a session to talk about utilizing your strengths, etc.). There was some very good information there that certainly stimulates a lot of thought!

Anyway, Heather is looking for her keys and can't find them... so I better get going to help her-

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Cougar Volleyball!

Coach B