Thursday, April 30, 2009
Another Spring Season in the Books
We just finished our spring season on Saturday beating Denver in 4 sets. We played very well controlling the match in almost every aspect. We ended the spring season 7-1. The wins/losses are not the most important thing in the off-season. It is most important to prepare for the fall, but I think we accomplished both this semester. We walk on the court expecting to win, competing hard and we continued to focus on individual improvements. We are ready for the fall!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
"Beach" Day
Here at Northern Colorado we like to take some time during the spring season to train some doubles. Fortunately we have a sand court close to campus where we can go and spend some time. We put up a grass net so everyone can play at the same time.
Nothing quite like a 75 degree April afternoon to get outside and enjoy Colorado!
Nothing quite like a 75 degree April afternoon to get outside and enjoy Colorado!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Women's Walk
Last Saturday the University held its first annual Women's Walk. The purpose of the walk to is promote women in athletics and fundraise for women's scholarhsips. Our team was there to help guide the walkers as they entered the gym, then to guide the walkers on the course. Unfortunately because of the weather the walk had to take place inside the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavillion (wasn't too hard to lead the walk....go straight...make a left...repeat). At the end of the event, Lyndey Benson (our head coach), Breanna VanDerMost, and Allison Raguse all spoke about what athletics has done for them. It was a great event.
Here is some video....
Here is some video....
Sports Psychology
Here at the University of Northern Colorado we understand not only the importance of our athletes being at their physical best, but also being mentally prepared for competition. Christy Moore is working on her Sports Psychology PHD. She joined our staff over a year ago and she meets with the team every couple of weeks to discuss how we can become more mentally focused. It also gives our athletes a great outlet outside of the coaches to vent and talk.
This is a little taste of what she does...
This is a little taste of what she does...
Friday, April 17, 2009
2009 Summer Camps
The Northern Colorado Bears are proud to present our camp scheduled for summer, 2009. There are several ways to sign up for camps. The easiest way is to visit http://www.uncbears.com/information/camps/index and scroll to the bottom to find the volleyball camps.
3-Day Camps
We offer two Three-Day Player Development Camps. The purpose of these camps is to improve the individual skill level of the athletes and provide game play experience.
Dates: July 9-11, July 15-17
Cost: Day Camper; $200, Resident Camper; $280
Where: Northern Colorado Recreation Center
Grades: 4-12 (boys and girls)
We also offer a very competitive College Prep Camp. This is designed more for athletes that have aspirations to compete at the next level. We focus on higher level skills as well as game play. The design is similar to a college practice.
Dates: July 19-21
Cost: Day Camper; $200, Resident Camper; $280
Where: Northern Colorado Recreation Center
Grades: 9-12
1-Day Clinics
Setting Clinic: This camp is designed to help the athlete create a base of setting skills as well as teaching the technical aspects of jump setting, firts tempo sets, and combination sets.
Date: July 12
Cost: $90
Where: Northern Colorado Recreation Center
Grades: 4-12 (boys and girls)
Defensive Clinic: In the defensive clinic, all floor skills are taught along with seam covereage, overhead digging, serve receive and team defense.
Date: July 13
Cost: $90
Where: Northern Colorado Recreation Center
Grades: 4-12 (boys and girls)
Hitting Clinic: The hitting clinic breaks down the technical aspects of attacking as well as backrow attack, first tempo attacks, set combinations, and scoring and against a block. Blocking will also be covered.
Date: July 14
Cost: $90
Where: Northern Colorado Recreation Center
Grades: 4-12 (boys and girls)
See you on the court!
3-Day Camps
We offer two Three-Day Player Development Camps. The purpose of these camps is to improve the individual skill level of the athletes and provide game play experience.
Dates: July 9-11, July 15-17
Cost: Day Camper; $200, Resident Camper; $280
Where: Northern Colorado Recreation Center
Grades: 4-12 (boys and girls)
We also offer a very competitive College Prep Camp. This is designed more for athletes that have aspirations to compete at the next level. We focus on higher level skills as well as game play. The design is similar to a college practice.
Dates: July 19-21
Cost: Day Camper; $200, Resident Camper; $280
Where: Northern Colorado Recreation Center
Grades: 9-12
1-Day Clinics
Setting Clinic: This camp is designed to help the athlete create a base of setting skills as well as teaching the technical aspects of jump setting, firts tempo sets, and combination sets.
Date: July 12
Cost: $90
Where: Northern Colorado Recreation Center
Grades: 4-12 (boys and girls)
Defensive Clinic: In the defensive clinic, all floor skills are taught along with seam covereage, overhead digging, serve receive and team defense.
Date: July 13
Cost: $90
Where: Northern Colorado Recreation Center
Grades: 4-12 (boys and girls)
Hitting Clinic: The hitting clinic breaks down the technical aspects of attacking as well as backrow attack, first tempo attacks, set combinations, and scoring and against a block. Blocking will also be covered.
Date: July 14
Cost: $90
Where: Northern Colorado Recreation Center
Grades: 4-12 (boys and girls)
See you on the court!
2008 Highlight Film
This movie was put together at the end of the 2008 season. It features one of our many "Character" fans...Superman. We also have the Incredible Hulk, Pancho Villa, and Braveheart in regular attendance.
It was a great season and we are looking forward to next! With our strong returners and an incredible 2009 recruiting class, we will definitely be looking at competing for the Big Sky Title.
It was a great season and we are looking forward to next! With our strong returners and an incredible 2009 recruiting class, we will definitely be looking at competing for the Big Sky Title.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
BGO's
Bear. Gladiator. Olympics. For those of you who do not know...the BGOs are becoming the most important sporting event in the world (aka, Bear's volleyball). They have brought joy and unity to the team (a little yelling and arguing too).
Filmed during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and our pre-season two-a-days, the BGOs have become legend. The team anxiously awaits the final video which will be shown on the evening of April 25th, after our last spring season tournament.
Our athletes were broken into three teams. Those teams competed against each other in several "Olympic" events such as Canon Ball, Reverse Sprint, and the Floor Routine. They also took on our barrage of mean and menacing Gladiators. The Gladiator events included the Gauntlet, Joust, and the infamous Assault.
As an introduction, enjoy the following video. It was made as a trailer to the real video, which is soon to be released.
Filmed during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and our pre-season two-a-days, the BGOs have become legend. The team anxiously awaits the final video which will be shown on the evening of April 25th, after our last spring season tournament.
Our athletes were broken into three teams. Those teams competed against each other in several "Olympic" events such as Canon Ball, Reverse Sprint, and the Floor Routine. They also took on our barrage of mean and menacing Gladiators. The Gladiator events included the Gauntlet, Joust, and the infamous Assault.
As an introduction, enjoy the following video. It was made as a trailer to the real video, which is soon to be released.
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