SMASH Volleyball

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0c200640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <B>SMASH Volleyball</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Travel Team Program "><U>Travel Team Program  </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="League Skills Program"><U>League & Skills Program</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id366.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Young Athlete Program (ages 713)"><U>Young Athlete Program (ages 7-13)</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id378.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Downloadable forms for 2012"><U>Downloadable forms for 2012</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Directions "><U>Directions </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id476.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Training and Drills: Articles and Videos"><U>Training and Drills: Articles and Videos</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Coaches and Staff"><U>Coaches and Staff</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summer Clinics"><U>Summer  Clinics</U></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=142 BGCOLOR="#AAAAAA" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5d67b750.jpg" border=0 width="123" height="117" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Travel Team Program "><U><B>Travel Team Program  </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="League Skills Program"><U><B>League & Skills Program</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id366.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Young Athlete Program (ages 713)"><U><B>Young Athlete Program (ages 7-13)</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id378.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Downloadable forms for 2012"><U><B>Downloadable forms for 2012</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Directions "><U><B>Directions </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id476.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Training and Drills: Articles and Videos"><U><B>Training and Drills: Articles and Videos</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Coaches and Staff"><U><B>Coaches and Staff</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summer Clinics"><U><B>Summer  Clinics</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Travel Team Program "><U><B>Travel Team Program  </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="League Skills Program"><U><B>League & Skills Program</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id366.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Young Athlete Program (ages 713)"><U><B>Young Athlete Program (ages 7-13)</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id378.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Downloadable forms for 2012"><U><B>Downloadable forms for 2012</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Directions "><U><B>Directions </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id476.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Training and Drills: Articles and Videos"><U><B>Training and Drills: Articles and Videos</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Coaches and Staff"><U><B>Coaches and Staff</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summer Clinics"><U><B>Summer  Clinics</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The</B></I><B> </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" ><B>League and Skills Program</B></FONT><I><B>: 2nd Regular Session this Sunday!</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" ><I><B> (January 29)</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>  Last Chance if new!     </B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" ><I><B>The hours are 10-12:30!!!</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" ><I><B>  </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Georgia" ><I><B>       </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia" ><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Program Description "><U><I><B>click here for details</B></I></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Georgia" ><I><B>YAP PROGRAM will begin on February 4!</B></I></FONT><I><B>  </B></I><A HREF="id366.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Young Athlete Program (ages 713)"><U><I><B>(click here)</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id311.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TRAVEL TEAM Update Frequent!"><U><I><B>TRAVEL TEAMS UPDATE:</B></I></U></A><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Georgia" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Georgia" ><I><B>C</B></I><I><B>heck Regularly</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Georgia" ><I><B><U>SMASH</U></B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Georgia" ><I><B><U> </U></B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Georgia" ><B><U>has players playing on these 29 College Teams</U></B></FONT><B>:</B><B> </B><I><B>Bryant University, Fairleigh Dickenson, Providence, Penn, Quinnipiac, Holy Cross (all Div I), </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Williams, </B></I><I><B>Bowdoin, Centre, Colby, Merrimack College,  Brandeis, Middlebury, Trinity, St. Rose, Endicott, Framingham State, UMass Dartmouth, St. Michaels, Colby-Sawyer, Connecticut College, Plymouth State, Babson, </B></I><I><B>Rivier, </B></I><I><B>Assumption, Western New England, St. Anselm, Bentley, and Whitman (WA)</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>25</B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Georgia" ><I><B> current and former SMASH players represented their regions in this summer's Bay State Games</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <B>In </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B>2011</B></FONT><B> SMASH had these results</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B> </B></FONT><B>i</B><B>n the New England Region Volleyball Championships</B><B>:</B></div> <div> <B><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">18+Unders</U></B><B>:</B><I><B>  3rd, 9th and 11th (Note: in NE  18's there are 114 teams! All 3 SMASH teams ahead of top team from 29 clubs)</B></I></div> <div> <B><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">16+Unders</U></B><I><B>: 3rd, 9th and 11th ( Note: in NE there are 164  16's and 15's teams!  All 3 SMASH teams ahead of top teams from 33 clubs!)</B></I></div> <div> <B><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">14+Unders</U></B><B>:</B><I><B> </B></I><I><B>5th  in 14+Unders (out of 50 teams from 23 clubs)  and also 47th in NE 16 +Unders (SMASH 14's Fire)</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>'</B></I><A HREF="id448.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SMASH 17s"><U><I><B>SMASH 17's</B></I></U></A><I><B>' </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Georgia" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Georgia" ><I><B>represented  NEW ENGLAND in the 2011 USAV Juniors National Championships in Atlanta, GA</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>'</B></I><A HREF="id450.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SMASH 16s"><U><I><B>SMASH 16's</B></I></U></A><I><B>' </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Georgia" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Georgia" ><I><B>represented  NEW ENGLAND in the 2011 Volleyball Festival in Phoenix, AZ</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><B>In </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B>2010</B></FONT><B> </B><B>S</B><B>MA</B><B>S</B><B>H Volleyball </B><I><B>increased</B></I><B> its status as a New England Power in </B><B>Juniors Volleyball:</B></div> <div> <B> </B><B><U> </U></B><B><U>New England Region Jrs. Volleyball Championships 2010 RESULTS:</U></B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">18+Unders: Open Gold: 2nd, 10th, 13th, and 5th in AA </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">This was NE's top club performance</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc00000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In NE there were 78  18+Under teams from 30 clubs: ALL 4 SMASH teams in top 21!</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">16+Unders: Open Gold Champions, 16A Champions, 16AA 2nd, and  16A 7th</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">14+Unders: 3rd 14A (highest level- 3rd in NE)  and, Champions of 14 B</B></div> <div> <B>In </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B>2010</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B>:</B></FONT><B> </B><B> </B><A HREF="id417.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SMASH 18s"><U><B>SMASH 18's</B></U></A><B> </B><B>was the</B><B>:</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">#1 Ranked Team in New England !</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Champion of the Great Nor'Easter ! (Northeast/East US area Tournament)</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Champion of the </B><B>I</B><B>naugural</B><B> </B><B>Mizuno Winterfest</B><B> </B><B>Tournament </B><B>! (Northeast US Tournament)</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Was the New England Region's representative at the USAV 18's Nationals in Reno, NV </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" ><B>(Winner of the New England National Bid Playoffs) !</B></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id420.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SMASH 17s Black Ice"><U><B>SMASH 17's Black Ice</B></U></A><B>: </B><B>Was the </B><B>New England Region's </B><B>17's  Representative at the </B><B>USAV Nationals in Reno, NV !</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id421.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SMASH 16s"><U><B>SMASH 16's</B></U></A><B> </B><B> </B><B>is the CHAMPION of 2010 New England Region 16+Unders ! ! !</B></div> <div> <B>SMASH</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B> is one of the oldest, and most successful Juniors programs in NE, and has been for more than 20 years. </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>SMASH  has 4 major offerings: </B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Our <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Travel Team Program "><U><B>TRAVEL TEAMS</B></U></A> play at the highest NE level  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Our <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="League Skills Program"><U><B>LEAGUE & SKILLS Program</B></U></A> -2 1/2 hours weekly of skills/competition</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Our <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summer Clinics"><U><B>SUMMER Specialty CLINICS </B></U></A>(Boys and Girls) give 30 hours of skill-specific training</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Our <A HREF="id366.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Young Athlete Program (ages 713)"><U><B>YOUNG ATHLETE PROGRAM</B></U></A><A HREF="id366.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Young Athlete Program (ages 713)"><U><B> </B></U></A>(Boys and Girls 4th-8th Grades)<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" >                         </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>             </B>                </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" >         </FONT></div> <div>       <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Maiandra GD" ><B>     </B></FONT></div> <div> <B><U>Honors for SMASH Teams/players/coaches</U></B><B>: </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">New items: 2009 Boston Globe Player</B><B> of the Year, 2 others are SMASH players</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2009 </B><B>NEPSAC Player of the Year and Coach of the Year are SMASH </B></div> <div> <I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Finished 2009:</B></I></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">18+Under's: 2 teams in top 10, 3 in top 20  (in all of New England!)</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">16+Unders: 2 teams tied for 5th, 3 in top 20   </B><B>(in all of New England!)</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">EVERY SMASH team was in New England Open Gold, AA, or A</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The MA Gatorade Player of the Year for 2006, 2007, and 2008 were all SMASH players (</B><B>Emily Harburg, </B><B>Mina Baban, </B><B>Caitlin Barrett) </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id319.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2010 Tournament Results"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">SMASH 18's finished 1st or 2nd in every NE Open Gold tournament in 2008!</B></U></A></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">SMASH VOLLEYBALL proudly finished the 2008 season as the CHAMPIONS of the two major age-groups in New England  (18+Unders and 16+Unders)</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Boston Globe 2008 All-Scholastic Div I Coach of the Year,</B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>, </B></FONT><B>Div II Player of the Year, Div III player of the Year, </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>NEPSAC Player of the Year,</B><B> </B></FONT><B>and 3 other All-Scholastics, the 2007 Mass. Gatorade Player of the Year, 8 members of the Mass. Coaches Assoc. 2007 All-State Team, and 16 All-League players are played on 2008 SMASH Travel Teams!</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc66000000.gif" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">In 2008, SMASH finished 1st and 5th in the 18's Open Gold (highest level) and and 1st and 11th in the 16's Open Gold!  Our 18's Storm lost in the finals of NE Open Silver Division, and our 15's team finished 7th in NE 16 Open Silver. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>                       </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Maiandra GD" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div>                                                                    </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.usavolleyball.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.usavolleyball.org/"><U><IMG SRC="0b978570.gif" border=0 width="120" height="87" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    </U></A>                     </div> </td> </tr></table></body>