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Summer Clinics
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Summer Clinics
Newton Parks and Recreation, and SMASH Volleyball presents, each summer, a series of Volleyball Clinics, for High School Boy and Girl Athletes.
These camps are unique in New England because of the extended concentration on specific skills. Each week requires 6 hours of drills each day for 5 days: 30 hours of strongly coached, demanding volleyball drills in ONE SPECIALTY POSITION ! All of our weeks fills early! Register by April/May! All of the Summer Clinic sites are in Newton, MA.
Note: Many other camps are Sunday evening through Thursday mid-day - basically 3-4 days, for as much or more. SMASH is five FULL days, 9 AM-4 PM (arrive as early as 8 AM!)
DATES FOR 2009 :
SETTER WEEK: Monday, July 27 - Friday, July 31
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
ATTACKER WEEK: Monday, August 3 - Friday, August 7
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
DEFENSE and PASSING Week: Monday, August 10 - Friday, August 14
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 ! ! !
The most FUN week, and the most demanding!
The following 3 forms are necessary:
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