Sixty-five volleyball players from grades seven to 12 attended the Rebels Volleyball Summer Super Camp at Carlyle's Gordon F. Kells High School Tuesday, Aug. 1 to Thursday, Aug. 3.
Young women from throughout Saskatchewan and Alberta donned Rebels T-shirts and underwent three days of intensive instruction from visiting coaches: Allen Segal from The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Aimee Unchulenko, former captain of Montana State University's volleyball team, Michelle Sweeting, former captain of the University of Regina volleyball team, as well as Mickey Adams, coach of the Redcoat Rebels, 2017's Saskatchewan Tier 2 provincial champions.
Adams - also a college scout and recruiter - says the camp's visiting instructors are “Excellent.”
“This is a fantastic turn-out for our 2017 Rebels Volleyball Summer Super Camp, as you can see,” says Adams, pointing to the 65 girls warming up on the floor. “This is a three-day camp that will go from 8:30 in the morning until about 7 p.m. for the next three days. The group will be split into two and they will work out for two-hour sessions at a time before the next group takes the floor.”
“Even though we have great coaches from all over North America, this camp is about the athletes,” says Adams. “Collectively, we coaches want each athlete to have the best experience they can at this camp and it's more than just teaching them to improve their volleyball skills.”
“We want them to understand what being a good team player means, about giving back to their schools and communities, and to encourage every athlete on the floor, regardless of skill level.”
“They come to us with a variety of skill levels and so the three male and three female coaching staff here will try and work with each individual athlete to allow them to get the most out of the camp,” explains Adams. “This camp isn't about the best volleyball player here either; it's about critiquing them to improve their individual skill level for when they go back in the fall to their high school teams.”
Participant Miranda Weber, 17, of the University of Regina Cougars agrees, saying: “All of the coaches are awesome. I respect Mickey (Adams) a lot and he's put together a great camp.”
Adams says: “I'm encouraged by the skill level and how fit some of these young athletes are and I'm looking forward to working with them over the next three days. And I'd like to thank our guest coaches for their support and expertise.”
