Brian Wright, Miguel Saenz and more... Personal Clinics

Setting

Technical Foundation of Setting: Footwork, Hands & Concepts

• Provides a technical foundation or basis for which a setter can become more confident through a thorough understanding of the setting basics
• Through confidence of understanding concepts and setting basics, the setter will be able to improve more rapidly on their own.
• High sets, both front and back, will be covered as well as some basics in quick attack setting.
• Primarily for 5th-8th grade setters.

Correcting & Perfecting Setting Technique with Advanced Setting Situations

• Setter should enter clinic with both an understanding and basic proficiency of all topics covered in the above "Technical Foundation of Setting".
• This clinic will focus mostly on high levels of repetitions to both correct and perfect current setting technique.
• Setting the middle will be covered.
• Knowledge of the game and leadership skills will be enhanced.
• Setters will enhance their knowledge and confidence of running an offense.
• Primarily for 8th-12th grade setters.

Technical Foundation of Setting For Non-Setters

• Provides a technical foundation for which all players can become more confident through a thorough understanding of the setting basics.
• Primarily for 7th-12th grade non-setters.

Hitting

Technical Foundation of Hitting: Approach, Jump & Armswing

• Provides a technical foundation or basis for which a front row player can become more confident through a thorough understanding of the hitting basics
• Through confidence of understanding concepts and hitting basics, the hitter will be able to improve more rapidly on their own.
• Clinic focuses on the teaching the basics of approach footwork, the jump and the armswing - all 3 of which are needed to be the complete hitter.
• Primarily for 6th-9th grade hitters. 

Perfecting Technique & Advanced Hitting Situations

• Hitter should enter clinic with both an understanding and high level proficiency of all topics covered in the above "Technical Foundation of Hitting".
• This clinic will focus mostly on high levels of repetitions to perfect current hitting technique.
• Hitting various hits from serve-receive positions as well as from defensive transitioning will be covered.
• Topics will vary and will be as advanced as the skill level of each athlete warrants.
• Primarily for 8th-12th grade hitters.

Ball Control

Defense, Passing and Ball Control - Technical Foundation

• Provides a technical foundation or basis for which a player can become more confident through a thorough understanding of ball control and serving basics.
• Through confidence of understanding concepts and ball control and serving basics, the player will be able to improve more rapidly on their own.
• This clinic focuses on the basics of the forearm passing, overhand passing, defensive and passing posture as well as serving technique.
• Primarily for 6th-9th grade players.

Defense, Passing and Ball Control - Perfecting Technique

• Player should enter clinic with both an understanding and a basic proficiency of all topics covered in the above "Defense, Passing, Ball Control & Serving: Technical Foundation".
• This clinic will focus mostly on high levels of repetitions to correct and perfect current ball control technique.
• This clinic will teach defensive systems and how to be a smarter defensive player.
• Primarily for 8th-12th grade players.

Middle Blockers

Middles: Becoming a Better Blocker with Emphasis on Transition and Middle Attacking

• Clinic is designed for the middle blocker with at least one year experience at the position.
• All of the basics of blocking - posture, footwork and arms will be covered and practiced in great depth.
• Becoming a complete middle means fast transition and the ability to attack in addition to being an excellent blocker. All of these concepts will be worked on in great depth.
• Primarily for 8th-12th grade middles.  

Combination Clinics

Technical Foundation of Hitting and Ball Control with Multiple Reps

• Two Clinics in One

• Technical Foundation of Hitting: Footwork, Hands & Concepts

• Defense, Passing, Ball Control & Serving - Technical Foundation

• Primarily for 6th-9th grade players.

Perfecting & Correcting Hitting and Ball Control Technique with Multiple Reps

• Two Clinics in One

• Perfecting Technique & Advanced Hitting Situations

• Defense, Passing, Ball Control & Serving - Perfecting Technique

• Primarily for 8th-12th grade players.

Special Clinics

 The X-Factor

• Clinic is designed for the defensive and work ethic leaders and lovers.

• Much emphasis will be put on having fun during intense defensive, hustle and conditioning drills.

• Do you like to work hard? Do you like to dive? This is the perfect clinic for you!

• Primarily for 8th-12th grade players.

Serving & Serve-Receive

• Serving and passing technique will be discussed.

• Primary clinic objectives will be on quality and quantity of serve-receive repetitions.

• Primarily for 8th-12th grade players.

Hitting: Beating the Block and Scoring the Point

• Clinic will focus on armswing and approach as well as the importance of proper technique enabling the hitter to see and thus beat the blockers.

• Shot selection will be focused on with work on tipping and off-speed shots as well as tooling the block.

• Blocking technique will also be discussed.

• Primarily for 9th-12th grade players.

Becoming a Better and Smarter Blocker

• This clinic will teach the technique needed to be a good blocker.  Body posture as well as footwork will be discussed and emphasized.

• This clinic will also teach the blocker how to think while blocking and the importance of being a smart blocker.

• Primarily for 8th-12th grade players.

Consistent and Aggressive Serving

• Serving technique will be thoroughly discussed.

• The goal of the clinic is to increase players confidence in their serve through knowledge and thus increase both the consistency and aggressiveness of the serve.

• Primarily for 5th-12th grade players.

The Jump Serve

• Jump serve technique will be discussed. 

• Top-spin and jump float will both be taught and practiced.

• Primarily for 8th-12th grade players.

Being The Complete Outside Hitter

• This clinic focuses on the multiple skills necessary to be the complete (left side) outside hitter.

• This includes, but is not limited to, hitting, defense, serve-receive, blocking, serving and all associated transitions as well as combinations of these skills.

• Primarily for 8th-12th grade players.

Being the Complete Rightside Hitter

• This clinics focuses on the multiple skills necessary to be the complete right-side hitter.

• This includes, but is not limited to, right-side attacking, defense, serve-receive, blocking, setting, serving and all associated transitions as well as combinations of these skills.

• This clinic (in contrast to the left-side outside hitter) will put more emphasis on blocking and setting.

• Primarily for 8th-12th grade players.

Advanced Hitting: Winning at the Net

• This clinics focuses on the techniques needed to be successful as an attacker near the net.

• Topics discussed include jousting, scoring on overpasses and handling tight sets.

• Primarily for 9th-12th grade players.

Libero School

• This clinic will cover all topics needed to be a great libero.

• Some of these topics include passing, serve-receive, ball control, individual defense, defensive concepts and more.

• This clinic will spend 30-50 minutes in off the court, class-room style learning.

• Primarily for the 8th-12th grade defensive specialist or libero. All players that desire to be better defensively and learn the back row positioning thoroughly are also welcomed and encouraged to attend.

Hitting the Slide: 1-leg Takeoff Hitting

• This clinic will cover the technique for the 1-leg takeoff hitting, commonly referred to as slide hitting.

• 1-leg takeoff hitting is not just for middles!

• This clinic will explore many various 1-leg takeoff set locations and tempos.

• Primarily for 8th-12th grade players with a high level of knowledge of the basic approach footwork and armswing technique.