Last updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2009

High Performance

The National High Performance Program seeks to identify and train the top junior players in the country. Through a system of tryouts, athletes are selected to train and compete with the ultimate goal being the development of the USA Junior and USA Youth National Teams.

For more information about the USA Volleyball National High Performance Program, please go to their web page by clicking on the link below:

http://usavolleyball.org/content/index/2815

The Puget Sound Region will be holding it’s 5th annual High Performance Camp in the summer of 2009. Tryouts will be held at Fife HS on May 17 for the Select age division (players born in 1994 or later) & on May 16 for Youth age division (players born in 1992 or 1993).  The PSR High Performance Program is modeled after the National USA Volleyball High Performance Program. Athletes are selected, through a tryout process, to participate in an intense, individualized camp. This year our travel plans include sending Select and Youth teams to the USAV High Performance Championship which will be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from July 22 to July 26.

Camp Information

                                    Player per coach ratio of 4:1, Player per net ratio of 8:1

                              Plenty of highly individualized instruction, including classroom sessions

 

2009 Puget Sound Region High Performance Campers

 

 

Age Divisions

The HP Program is divided into age divisions mandated by the FIVB, the international governing body for the sport of volleyball. The age divisions are in two year brackets and they advance by two years in every even numbered year. In 2009 the age divisions are:

Select - players born in 1994 or later

Youth - players born in 1992 or 1993

Junior - players born in 1990 or 1991

The Puget Sound Region will be offering camps in the Select and Youth age divisions.

 

Tryout Information

All tryouts will be held at Fife High School. All participants will begin in Session # 1. A smaller grouping of players will be asked to return for Session # 2. At the conclusion of the second session, approximately 32 players will be offered spots at the PSR High Performance Camp.  Tryout costs are $35.00

Select Camp Tryouts - Sunday, May 17^th, 2009  Click here for Select Camp Tryout Registration Form

            Session # 1 - 10:00 am to 12:30 pm

            Session # 2 - 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Youth Camp Tryouts - Saturday, May 16^th, 2009     Click here for Youth Camp Tryout Registration Form

            Session # 1 - 10:00 am to 12:30 pm

            Session # 2 - 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm

 

You will be required to submit a Player Medical History & Release form with your registration.

         Click here for Player Medical History & Release form

 

National HP Select A2 Camper

As in previous years, the top Select player at tryouts will attend the USAV High Performance Select A2 Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. In 2008, this player was Madison Magee.

 

2008 Puget Sound Region High Performance Campers

The summer of 2008 marked the fourth year of the Puget Sound Region High Performance Program. Over 150 players attended the tryouts that were held in May. From this pool of athletes, players were chosen to attend the two different international age division camps that the region held in July. The Youth Camp also served the function of a tryout as 10 players were then chosen to represent the region at the USAV HP Championships held at the end of July in Tucson, Arizona.

 

 

 

USAV HIGH PERFORMANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS, TUCSON, AZ JULY 22-27, 2008

 

The Puget Sound High Performance Youth team returned home from the USAV HP Championships with a 5^th place finish in the National Youth Division. The showcase event, held at the Tucson Convention Center in Tucson, Arizona, featured a total of 83 teams representing 5 different countries and 19 regions.

 The National Youth Division contained a field of 16 teams representing 12 different USAV regions as well as Puerto Rico. Following a 1^st place finish in the initial round of pool play, our team lost three very tough matches in the second round, but rebounded to win the Silver Division bracket and capture 5^th place out of the 16 teams in the division.

 As the scores below reflect, the matches were extremely competitive and our team fought hard in every one of them, twice coming back from 0-2 deficits to force a 5^th game. The loss to the Badger Region, the eventual champion of the entire division, was the only loss that did not go five games. Iowa finished second in the event and we dropped a very close match to them, 11-15 in game five. The 4^th place finisher in the division was IVA and once again we had a battle that lasted well over two hours with our team falling just short, 10-15 in game 5. The other loss in the tourney was avenged with a convincing victory over  Lakeshore in the match for 5^th and 6^th place.

 In addition to the tournament in Arizona, upon our return home the PSR HP Youth team also played a match against Peru’s National Youth team. Since this was a “friendly” match, we played all 5 games. Although Peru won all the games, our team competed admirably and gave the Peruvians a very tough match. The scores were 18-25, 21-25, 23-25, 16-25, 9-15.

 

 

 

 Round 1 - Pool Play

OVA 25-20, 25-9, 23-25, 25-7

IVA 22-25, 13-25, 25-19, 25-18, 10-15

Carolina White 26-24, 25-12, 25-17

Round 2 - Pool Play

Iowa 25-27, 19-25, 25-23, 27-25, 11-15

Lakeshore 25-18, 25-12, 17-25, 19-25, 15-17

Badger 20-25, 25-21, 29-31, 16-25

Silver Division Playoff

Chesapeke 25-21, 23-25, 25-22, 25-20

Lakeshore 25-22, 25-11, 25-18

 

The region was proudly represented by the following individuals:

Ariel Fralick - Setter - PSVBC

Stephanie Gann - Outside Hitter - The Edge

Leigh-Ann Haataja - Middle Hitter - Edmonds

Melissa Horton - Outside Hitter - PSVBC

Mikayla LaRosa - Middle Hitter - WVBA

Kristyn Ross - Outside Hitter - Capital Ice

Allison Schumacher - Outside Hitter - Lake Tapps

Camille Silverman - Outside Hitter - WVBA

Megan Triggs   - Libero - KJVBC

Carmen Vasilatos - Setter - WVBA

Carolyn Papineau - Head Coach - Whitman College

Dragan Karadzic - Assistant Coach - NW Jrs.

Jessica Papell - Assistant Coach - ITVC