2008 Woodie Awards
SIUE volleyball camps underway
Soni Kumar
Issue date: 6/18/08 Section: Sports
The smell of sweat and the sound of rowdy athletes congested the Student Fitness Center June 10, bringing it back to life for the first day of SIUE's girls' volleyball camp.
Over 150 girls participated in the camp June 10 to June 13. The camp was specially designed for girls from grades 7 to 9.
SIUE's head volleyball coach Todd Gober led the camp to introduce the game of volleyball to the girls and to teach the young athletes about the drills and skills of the game. SIUE's women's volleyball team and alumni assisted with the camp by helping coach and teach the kids the game of volleyball one on one.
"Our goal from this camp is to teach these young ladies the game of volleyball and make it a fun experience for them at the same time," Gober said.
For four days, these girls hustled around the gym, getting to know the ins and outs of volleyball.
"We want to teach the girls the techniques of volleyball and key elements such as digging, passing, setting, serving and team play," Gober said.
The first day of camp consisted of simpler drills such as ball handling, passing and moving around the court. The second and third days consisted of more advanced skills like serving, setting, spiking and team play. The fourth day was strictly tournament play.
Jerry Sells from Highland brought his daughter to the camp to learn the game and socialize. He said playing volleyball makes her happy.
Girls from all over the surrounding Edwardsville and St. Louis areas came to participate hoping to learn how to get in the game.
"My daughter plays volleyball for her school, and I want her to learn more advanced skills," Meg Bruhn of Gillespie said.
Bruhn said the camp gives her daughter something to do during the summer break and keeps her healthy.
"It also gives me a break, too," Bruhn said.
The volleyball camp taught the girls team spirit, SIUE style. The girls got to select teams and create team names. At the end of the camp, each girl got their own SIUE volleyball T-shirt.
Gober said the camp is a great way to market the university.
"We want the girls to walk around with an SIUE volleyball T-shirt," Gober said. "This gives them great exposure to the campus and campus life, so maybe one day some the girls will be on the SIUE volleyball team."
Gober put together teams of girls and had each team faceoff another team. The winners were rewarded with a special treat.
"All we're trying to do here is have fun and play volleyball," Gober said. "Each time the girls do something right, it builds their confidence and makes them become more successful, therefore they will like the game even more."
Over 150 girls participated in the camp June 10 to June 13. The camp was specially designed for girls from grades 7 to 9.
SIUE's head volleyball coach Todd Gober led the camp to introduce the game of volleyball to the girls and to teach the young athletes about the drills and skills of the game. SIUE's women's volleyball team and alumni assisted with the camp by helping coach and teach the kids the game of volleyball one on one.
"Our goal from this camp is to teach these young ladies the game of volleyball and make it a fun experience for them at the same time," Gober said.
For four days, these girls hustled around the gym, getting to know the ins and outs of volleyball.
"We want to teach the girls the techniques of volleyball and key elements such as digging, passing, setting, serving and team play," Gober said.
The first day of camp consisted of simpler drills such as ball handling, passing and moving around the court. The second and third days consisted of more advanced skills like serving, setting, spiking and team play. The fourth day was strictly tournament play.
Jerry Sells from Highland brought his daughter to the camp to learn the game and socialize. He said playing volleyball makes her happy.
Girls from all over the surrounding Edwardsville and St. Louis areas came to participate hoping to learn how to get in the game.
"My daughter plays volleyball for her school, and I want her to learn more advanced skills," Meg Bruhn of Gillespie said.
Bruhn said the camp gives her daughter something to do during the summer break and keeps her healthy.
"It also gives me a break, too," Bruhn said.
The volleyball camp taught the girls team spirit, SIUE style. The girls got to select teams and create team names. At the end of the camp, each girl got their own SIUE volleyball T-shirt.
Gober said the camp is a great way to market the university.
"We want the girls to walk around with an SIUE volleyball T-shirt," Gober said. "This gives them great exposure to the campus and campus life, so maybe one day some the girls will be on the SIUE volleyball team."
Gober put together teams of girls and had each team faceoff another team. The winners were rewarded with a special treat.
"All we're trying to do here is have fun and play volleyball," Gober said. "Each time the girls do something right, it builds their confidence and makes them become more successful, therefore they will like the game even more."
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