Summer  Clinics
        The Summer Clinics for 2011 have been completed.
         Thank you to EACH of you players (from 52 different schools) who worked so diligently!

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.
--- -We have a Nationally-Certified, full time trainer for each week!
Note: Many other camps are Sunday evening through Thursday mid-day - basically 3-4 days, for as much or more.  SMASH is 5 FULL days, 9 AM-4 PM
                        Click here for SMASHCamp forms    

Below are desciptions of the 3 weeks of summer training for 2011:
SETTER WEEK:      Monday - Friday     Aug. 1 - Aug. 5     
Site: Oak Hill Middle School (Newton)(click here):  Arrive early first day (8:15+, to check all forms, come with parent)
Schedule: 9-4, lunch 12-1 (12-12:30 no activity permitted)
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               
ATTACKER WEEK:     Monday - Friday     Aug. 8 - Aug. 12     
Site: Oak Hill Middle School (Newton)(click here):  Arrive early first day (8:15+, to check all forms, come with parent)
Schedule: 9-4, lunch 12-1 (12-12:30 no activity permitted)
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

DEFENSE and PASSING  Week:      Monday - Friday   Aug. 15 - Aug. 19   
Site:  Oak Hill Middle School (Newton)(click here):  Arrive early first day (8:15+, to check all forms, come with parent)
Schedule: 9-4, lunch 12-1 (12-12:30 no activity permitted)
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 -  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:  
1] 2011 SMASHCamps Registration Form (mail to address indicated)
2] 2011 USA Volleyball Medical Form (Notarization not required!)
3] 2010-2011 Release Form, City of Newton
SUMMER TRAINING PROGRAM for VOLLEYBALL ATHLETES click here