Winter Clinics are designed to enhance your skills.
To get the most out of your clinic experience, choose the level that best represents your current level of play.
Level 1: Those newer to the game and those currently at Ponytail Level.
Skills Needed: no minimal skills are required.
Skill Focus: Enhancing your techniques for correct passing, setting and serving. Directing ball to target. Utilizing 3 hits during play. Developing consistent underhand serving with introduction to overhand techniques.
Terms used: Down and ready, platform, target, pass, set, hit
Level 2: Those with previous experience and an understanding of proper techniques for passing, setting and serving. Experience with specific position based rotations, those developing a consistent overhand serve. Players can execute drills with a progression based approach. Those moving up to and currently in Majors Level and High School players that would like to build skills at a slower more instructional base.
Skills Needed: Good understanding of ready position, platform, controlled passing and developing an overhand serve. Understanding of position specific rolls on the court.
Skill Focus: Specific drills for Passing, Setting, Hitting and Blocking. Scrimmages based on a 4-2 system. Overhand Serving.
Terms used: 4-2 Rotation, platform, Outside Hitter, Middle Blocker, Libero, 10ft line, Stack, Defense, Base
Level 3: Those with advanced knowledge of the game and have previously played on School Teams or Club. Those currently playing at Senior Level
Skills Needed: Knowledge of all positions. Can learn and execute drills with minimal instruction. Understanding of a 4-2 rotation. Solid Overhand Serve, or working on consistency.
Skill Focus: Work on proper footwork and direction for spiking, utilizing base positions, covering blocks, covering tips, work on target serving, and advanced serving techniques.
Terms used: 4-2 rotation, tip, block, floater, jump serve, stack, base, cover, lift, double hit
Dates: Check back for January - March 2026
Location: Annerino Center, 201 Recreation Drive, Bolingbrook
Times:
Level 1 - Fridays, 6:00 - 8:00pm
Level 2 - Saturdays, 9:15 - 11:15am
Level 3 - Saturdays, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Cost: $50
Registration Open: TBA