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Young players dig Canfield volleyball camp
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A group of fourth-graders practice their bumping skills under the supervision of the high school team helpers.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.High school volleyball team helpers showed the campers fun ways to improve their conditioning skills.
By ABBY SLANKER
Bump, set, spike!
The Canfield High School girls volleyball teams, along with girls varsity volleyball coach and C.H. Campbell gym teacher Ronie Haurin, offered a volleyball camp for girls from grades three through eight July 6-8 at the high school.
The 103 registered campers were taught basic skills, the rules of the game and conditioning skills by the team members.
The high school team helpers from the ninth-grade team, the junior varsity team and the varsity team were in leadership roles and were able to share what they have learned with the campers.
“The intent of this camp is to get girls interested in volleyball and teach them skills when they are young. This is a great way to support the program. The younger girls also enjoy mingling with the older girls,” Haurin said.
Junior varsity coach Stacy Mang and ninth-grade coach Danielle Daltorio also helped out during the camp.
Campers were divided into groups by grades and the volleyball team members performed demonstrations for the campers to show them how to apply the skills they were learning.
Conditioning skills were emphasized and were taught in a fun manner. For example, the campers participated in relay races and cheered each other on as the drills were run.
On the last day of the camp, names were randomly drawn for campers to win prizes.