We have had a very productive summer. Players have been coming in from 7-10:30 AM Mon-Thurs and we will be finishing up this week. On Wednesday, our two teams that are going to team camp will be scrimmaging 2 teams from Cardinal Mooney at 7:30 AM with new coach and former VHS stud, Kristen Batt. Anyone is welcome to watch. On Thursday, Venice volleyball players will take their game to University of Tampa team Camp. We will stay there til Sunday. Team Camp is a very important part of our program as we get to finally compete against teams from around the state. Last year, our team flew to Auburn Univ. to win the camp championship. There are many great teams that go to Tampa Team Camp. Some that are signed up are Plant, Tampa Prep, St. Thomas Aquinas, Ft. Myers, Bishop Verot, Bucholtz, Leon, and about 40 other schools. It is amazing competition to see how we are progressing but the most important part of team camp is the building of team chemistry. Players room together, eat together, and have a lot of fun together. Play hard on the court, be silly off the court. Coach Wheatley always has many pranks up his sleeve to make the week even more exciting. (Got some good ones this year). This year, I am particularly interested in camp because we have many potential newbys on the team and I want to see how our returners handle their new leadership roles. Also, we have been working on some new techniques this summer that I really think will help our volleyball IQ and quicken up that learning curve to start the season. Another thing I would like to see is that mean green aggressive style of defense that we are known for in the vb world as well as an offense that will sideout and score on tough teams because "defense gets you to the Final 4 but offense wins it".
Tryouts are scheduled for Aug. 9th. Times will be given later. We are the only female sport on campus with a freshmen, JV, and varsity team. After a player makes a team, practices will start for the two weeks before school starts so make plans to be around. If you make varsity, clear your schedule as we will be practicing 2-A-Days to prepare for the season. Also, all players should be well conditioned coming into tryouts. Don't be a couch potatoe for 2 weeks. Be sprint ready and be able to run a mile in at least under 8 min.
"Hunter or Hunted"
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