SAU Sports Information
First-year head volleyball coach Britney Davis has announced that she will be conducting a two-day individual skills camp on Monday, June 6 and Tuesday, June 7.
The camp will be held in the W.T. Watson Athletic Center and is open to athletes entering grades 7-12.
As part of the two-day format, the camp will also be broken up into three (3) sessions with session 1 being held from 9 a.m. – Noon on Monday, June 6. Session 2 will begin following lunch on June 6 and will run from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. The third and final session of the camp will be from 9 a.m. – Noon on Tuesday, June 7.
Cost of the camp is $75 per athlete and the cost covers all three sessions. Lunch will not be provided on June 6, but campers are encouraged to purchase lunch at SAU's cafeteria.
Featured instruction of the camp will cover all aspects of the game including understanding of rotations, general volleyball rules, passing, setting, serving, and hitting mechanics.
For the attacking portion, Coach Davis will teach arm swing mechanics, how to generate more power and shot selection. For the setting session, Coach Davis will focus on the ideal body position, posture, hand position, release to the net, footwork patterns and tempo setting.
For the defense portion, Coach Davis will teach blocking, serve-receive, and defensive techniques for the back row player and defensive schemes.
For more information on the camp or to register online, please visit: www.muleridervolleyballcamps.com.
In related news, the SAU volleyball team was recently named as the recipient of the 2015 GAC Fall Sportsmanship Award.
The sportsmanship award through the GAC is the first for the SAU volleyball team.
"I am very proud of each one of our players last season for their work ethic on and off the court," said head volleyball coach Davis. "Their selfless attitude is evident when you watch them compete and as a team they never let their passion and focus to compete at a high-level get in their way of respecting the game and their competition."
"These awards tie into the NCAA Division II emphasis on sportsmanship and game environment," GAC Commissioner Will Prewitt said. "We are proud of these institutions that have displayed success on the scoreboard and in ways that aren't necessarily reflected in wins and losses."
In 2012, The GAC's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee initiated a sportsmanship award to be presented for all team sports. The winning school will receive a banner similar to the one presented to GAC tournament championship winners. The goal of the program is for member institutions to promote good sportsmanship among its teams, fans, and all involved with the events.
The winners of the GAC Team Sportsmanship Awards were chosen by league officials and coaches based on a point system.