St. Louis Powerhitters VBC

For the 7th consecutive year, beginning September 11 and continuing through October 23, the Club is sponsoring a series of conditioning and skills clinics for players who will be trying out for 14 and under teams for the 2017-18 season. Sessions for high school players (age levels 15-18) will begin on October 30 and continue through November 13.

All sessions will be at Bernard Middle School, 1054 Forder Road, St. Louis, Mo 63125, They will be from 7-9 p.m. The cost is $10.00 per player per session payable at the door for those who register in advance on-line. The "walk-in" fee is $15.00 per session. 

On-line registration is now be available at the above link.  All players must complete and bring to the first session they attend a "Participation & Waiver" form for medical purposes - it is found above as well as on the Documents link of our website.

Clinics will cover basic volleyball skills to assist players with preparing for tryouts as suggested by the above video. Conditioning, agility training, and jump training are essential components of each clinic. The schedule for the 12's-14's clinics is as follows:

September 11 - Passing, Serving & Serve Receive 

September 18 - Passing, Setting & Defense 

September 25 - Setting & Hitting 

October 2 - Hitting & Blocking  

October 16 - Hitting & Defense 

October 23 - Game Like Situations 

At the conclusion of the October 23 Clinic there will be a 15-20 minute discussion with players and parents led by Club Director Kevin Nelson to discuss the Region's tryout procedures and policies, changes in Regional and USA Volleyball policies, and Club-related developments for the 2017-18 season.  

The high school sessions will be on October 30, and November 6 and 13. They are only for players 15 and up and are designed to give players additional playing time leading up to tryouts. Players who are still playing with their high school teams are ineligible to attend a clinic until their high school season has finished.

The schedule for the 15's-18's is as as follows:

October 30 - Butterfly Drill, Hitting Lines, Serve/Serve Receive

November 6 - Serve/Serve Receive, Quick Hits 

November 13 - Hitting & Blocking, Defense

At the conclusion of the November 14 session there will be a 10-15 minute discussion with players and parents led by Club Director Kevin Nelson to discuss the Region's tryout procedures and policies, changes in Regional and USA Volleyball policies, and Club-related developments for the 2017-18 season. 

Each clinic will give players and parents the opportunity to meet the members of the Club coaching and leadership staff.

"Walk-in" registrants are welcome, but we encourage players to register on-line so that we might have a more accurate  idea of how many players are attending, and thus can better plan our events. If we believe that a session will be too crowded to provide proper instruction, we may limit the number of players that we accept. Players are encouraged to register as early as possible to guarantee their spot at these sessions. We ask that players who register on-line and then decide not to come log into the system and cancel their registration. When registering, players will be asked to indicate  their "Team Level" that at which they would play if they were to play club volleyball this upcoming season.

Parents are encouraged to bring their own chair, as seating is limited.