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Girls dig volleyball skills youth camp
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Third-, fourth- and fifth-grade girls attended the Canfield volleyball staff’s 2014 Volleyball Skills Youth Camp, along with high school volleyball players, July 1.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Canfield Girls Freshman Volleyball Coach Cara Cupler addressed attendees at the Canfield volleyball staff’s 2014 Volleyball Skills Youth Camp on July 1.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Canfield Varsity Girls Volleyball Head Coach Maria Householder instructed a camper during the 2014 Volleyball Skills Youth Camp on July 1.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Attendees of the Canfield volleyball staff’s 2014 Volleyball Skills Youth Camp practiced their setting skills with the help of high school volleyball players on July 1.
By ABBY SLANKER
The Canfield volleyball staff and high school players hosted the 2014 Volleyball Skills Youth Camp for girls entering third- through eighth-grade at Canfield High School June 30 - July 1. Coaches from seventh-grade through varsity and players from freshmen to seniors helped during the two-day camp, which had 115 registered campers.
The camp focused on individual volleyball skills and drills, with team scrimmages to end the camp.
“Having fun at this camp is key. We want to get girls loving volleyball at a young age so our program can build from there. The camp helps fine tune the older girls’ skills and introduces the sport to the younger girls so they can gain a love of the sport,” said Maria Householder, varsity girls volleyball head coach.
The high school volleyball players instructed the campers during various skills stations.
“We broke the campers into groups and assigned our high school players to them. They stayed in those groups for both camp days with the same high school players. We wanted to connect the younger girls to the older girls. This is good for the whole program and many times the younger girls come to our high school matches to see the players who helped them at camp,” Householder said.
Various prizes were awarded throughout the camp and each camper received a T-shirt for attending the camp.