Summer Clinics

<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> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B>SMASH Volleyball</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>    |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SMASH Volleyball"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>          </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>  </B><A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Travel Team Program "><U><B><IMG SRC="0c60e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Summer  Clinics</B>   |   <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 2008"><U>Young Athlete Program 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id192.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Downloadable forms"><U>Downloadable forms</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Directions"><U>Directions</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id368.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2008 Summer Training Program"><U>2008 Summer Training Program</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="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=140 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>Summer  Clinics</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 2008"><U><B>Young Athlete Program 2008</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id192.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Downloadable forms"><U><B>Downloadable forms</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Directions"><U><B>Directions</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id368.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2008 Summer Training Program"><U><B>2008 Summer Training Program</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="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>Summer  Clinics</B></I></div> <div> <B>Newton Parks and Recreation, and SMASH Volleyball presents, each summer, a series of Volleyball Clinics, for High School Boy and Girl Athletes.   </B>  These camps are unique in New England because of the extended concentration on specific skills. Each week requires 6 (7) hours each day for 5 days: 30 hours of strongly coached, demanding volleyball drills in ONE SPECIALTY POSITION !  Each of our weeks fills early.   Please register by April/May.</div> <div> Note: Many other camps are Sunday evening through Thursday mid-day - basically 3 - 4 days.  SMASH is five <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0033" FACE="Maiandra GD" ><B><U>FULL</U></B></FONT> days, 9 AM-4 PM (arrive as early as 8 AM!)  The following 3 forms are necessary: </div> <div> <B>1)</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Maiandra GD" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Tempus Sans ITC" ><B>  <a href="HTMLobj-796/2008_Camp_Registration_Form.pdf"><u>Registration Form for the 2008 Summer Clinics (click here)</u> </a>  </B></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Maiandra GD" ><B>2)</B></FONT>  <a href="HTMLobj-805/2008PlayerMedicalRelease.pdf"><u>2008 USAV Medical and Release Form (mail in with Registration)</u> </a>  </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Maiandra GD" ><B>3)</B></FONT>   <a href="HTMLobj-810/2008_Release_Form__3___City_of_Newton_SMASH.pdf"><u>2008 City of Newton Release Form (mail with Registration Form)</u> </a>  </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Maiandra GD" >                            </FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Maiandra GD" ><B><U>DATES FOR </U></B></FONT><B><U>2008 </U></B><B>:</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Maiandra GD" >   </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Maiandra GD" >                   </FONT></div> <div> <B><U>SETTER WEEK:</U></B>        <B>Monday, July 28 - Friday, August 1 </B>            </div> <div> Thousands of supervised sets: front sets - back sets - jump sets - middle sets - play sets - setter tips - set bad passes - footwork patterns - right-side defense, attacking, blocking - leadership skills - mental training - offensive strategy -videotaped  for self-critique and learning</div> <div> <B><U>ATTACKER WEEK: </U></B>     <B>Monday, August 4 - Friday, August 8</B>    </div> <div> Hundreds and hundreds of powerful swings - proper approach and footwork - efficient arm swing, correct hand contact - wrist snap - hit power with topspin - hit crosscourt, line, cut shots, tips, roll shots, 1’s, 2’s, 3’s, 4’s, slides, back row attacks - attacking from the left, middle, right - blocking - videotaped for self-critique and learning</div> <div> <B><U>DEFENSE and PASSING  Week:</U></B><B> </B>       <B>Monday, August 11 - Friday, August 15</B>       </div> <div> Dig spikes - pass serve - play tips - read the attacker - emergency skills (sprawls, extensions, dives, rolls) - pass free balls - pass serves and attacks overhead (‘new’ skill) - blocking - covering under the block - transition to attack - videotaped  for self-critique - basically, dig and pass all day - Become indispensable to your team ! ! !</div> <div> The most FUN week, and the most demanding!</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id368.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2008 Summer Training Program"><U><B>SUMMER TRAINING PROGRAM for VOLLEYBALL ATHLETES</B></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Maiandra GD" ><A HREF="id368.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2008 Summer Training Program"><U> click here</U></A></FONT></div> <div>   <A HREF="id105.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newton Lower Falls Community Center (Ham"><U>Directions to the SMASHCamps site (Newton Lower Falls Community Center, NLFCC)</U></A></div> <div> <I><B> </B></I></div> <bR> <div> Note: information below is informational, keep updated in 2008 for 2008-specific info</div> <div> Note: The sessions will be held this year at the <A HREF="id105.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newton Lower Falls Community Center (Ham"><U>Newton Lower Falls Community Center</U></A>, Hamilton Gym <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Maiandra GD" ><B>AND at a nearby site</B></FONT></div> <div> On the first day, Please arrive by 8:40 at the <A HREF="id105.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newton Lower Falls Community Center (Ham"><U>Newton Lower Falls Community Center</U></A> so as to be sure your paperwork etc are all ok.  If players will be training at the nearby site we will transport them in Recreation Department vans, with seatbelts!!!!</div> <div> Parents please enter with your child on the first day (and other days encouraged, to say hi!)</div> <div> Players can arrive as early as 8:00, coaches are there, there is space to wait, a gym to practice if desired.        <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Maiandra GD" >      </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >   </FONT></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="626" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 37 WIDTH="622"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="37" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="622" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>