volleyball canada centre of excellence calgary – 2013-2014

Volleyball Canada Centre of Excellence Volleyball Canada

Centre of Excellence

Calgary – 2013-2014

• Specifically designed to prepare high performance volleyball athletes to take their game to the next level.

• Integrated sport performance team environment• Physical assessments, testing, video analysis, strength and

conditioning• exclusive access to online resources through Sport Leader• leading experts in Nutrition, Sport Psychology, and Athlete

Development• low coach to athlete ratio

• Focusing on Team Canada/Provincial Team Pathway athletes (Grade 8-12) committed high school and club athletes

• VCCE professional team of coaches who have worked with provincial, national and international level athletes

Volleyball Centre of Excellence

Volleyball Centre of Excellence

Why the VCCE?Why the VCCE?

Athletes:•Gaps in the volleyball athlete development system

– Training hours vs preparing to compete hours– Over competing – too many tournaments, too

few contacts– Physical training/Movement patterns

• Inadequate/non-existent training programs

– Time to build the engine– Skills lacking in current system – ball control,

serving– Positional play/specialization

Coaching:•Gaps in the volleyball coaching development system

– Lack System Alignment – Curriculum, multiple coaches/programs overlap– Over competing – too many tournaments, game coaching vs skill coaching– Current lack of on going training and professional development– Emphasis on winning at young ages

•Professionalization of training and coaching•Quality training environment with coaches committed to individual skill development•Identification of athletes based on potential•Performance integration resources•Professional development required/supported

Why the VCCE?Why the VCCE?

Why a plan? Provides a systematic

method for improving athletes performance and prepares them to raise their level of play.

Integrates the components that contribute to becoming a high performance athlete.

Key ComponentsTechnical/TacticalPhysicalMentalNutrition Video Analysis

The Plan for Athlete Development

The Plan for Athlete Development

Integrated ServicesIntegrated Services

Movement-based Strength & Conditioning Bridging the gap between injury prevention and

performance enhancement, including education Focused on sustainable, long term improvements 1 session/week with strength coach Functional movement assessment Performance Testing

Strength and ConditioningStrength and Conditioning

• Professional coaches –yearly professional development and sharing best practices across Canada

• On-going training focused on individual skill development

What are the benefits of a VCCE?

What are the benefits of a VCCE?

• National Id Program• Physical and Skill

Testing• Sport Leader• Education sessions• Resource Centre• Exposure to

CIS/CCAA Coaches

What are the benefits of a VCCE?

What are the benefits of a VCCE?

What does the program look like?

What does the program look like?

2013-2014 Calgary VCCE Tentative Fall Schedule • Sept. 9th – Dec. 13th• Jan. 13th – Apr. 18th

• Grade 10-12 l Mon-Thurs l 630-830 AM • Max 24 athletes/gender

Training 2 times/week1:6 ratio or better 1 hr Strength & Conditioning session/week (within 630-830 am session)26 week program$1,625.00 program fee

What does the program look like?

What does the program look like?

• Grade 8-9 l Friday l 600-800 AM Max 24 athletes/gender6:00am-8:00am 1 time/week1:12 ratio or better Injury prevention services26 week program$975.00 program fee

Tryout DetailsTryout Details

2013-2014 Calgary VCCE Tryouts

• Athletes trying out must have registered online + pd $10 tryout fee before attending their tryout:

• Female Gr.10-12 l June 12th, 2013 l 500-630pm l Gold Gym UofC• Female Gr.8-9 l June 12th, 2013 l 630-800pm l Red Gym UofC• Male Gr.10-12 l June 20th, 2013 l 500-630pm l Gold Gym UofC• Male Gr.8-9 l June 20th, 2013 l 630-800pm l Red Gym Uof C• Register Online + $10.00 Tryout Fee at the door• Registration and Medical forms must be submitted before trying out

http://www.formstack.com/forms/VolleyballCanada-vcce_2013_2014_tryout_registration

What are the next steps?

What are the next steps?

•Attend the tryouts • register online, $10 fee, medical and registration form

•Be selected to one of the training groups•Financial commitment for the program (Details: TBA)•Deadline to confirm your participation: June 30

• Local Admin Lead, Saralyn Stel slstel@volleyball.ca

• VCCE Program Manager, Dawna Salesvcce@volleyball.ca

Questions?Questions?