2009 Juniors Tryout Dates

Girls 15-18

Girls 12-14

 

2009 FORMS & INFORMATION
Tryout Form
Parents Meeting Information Sheet
Proposed Budgets

 

Mindi Vergara wins TVA Lisa Maholchic Scholarship. This college scholarship is awarded to a graduating TVA athlete who meets the following criteria:
(A) Team player who inspires others with hard work and determination.
(B) A player who is committed to winning, but plays for the love of the game.
(C) A coachable player who made the most of their natural abilities.
Congrats to Mindi and best of luck at JMU next fall.

 

TVA 17's Athlete Hannah Hugeback will be Big East bound as a pirate at Seton Hall University. Congratulations to Hannah and her parents.

 

From PrepVolleyball.com Front Page Story:

Tidal Wave of Success Following Country Girl
Written by Joe Henry
Wednesday, 23 April 2008

Amber Smith was retired from volleyball until her mom found the TVA club. Now, this talented senior is on the brink of playing in college

Nestled in small-town America, Chuckutuck, Virginia is a quiet city outside of Suffolk that about 1,000 people call home. It’s a place of few traffic lights, where life is simple and the local 7-11 is about three minutes from your house. It’s a place where it’s common to see a girl hunting and fishing, and wearing John Deere ribbons in her hair. It’s also the home of 6-0 senior middle blocker Amber Smith – a hidden volleyball gem who is making an immediate impact on the prep volleyball scene despite limited exposure and little experience.

Out and about in her pick-up truck, country music blares as Smith pulls up to practice with her Tidewater Juniors 17s team. A proven “natural,” Smith’s teammates are glad to have her on their side. But it was a particular phone call that Smith received a few years back, a twist-of-fate perhaps, that’s the reason Smith is on the court at all.

“I was actually cut my 7th grade year,” the self-proclaimed country girl said. “I wasn’t interested in trying out again so I chose not to when I was in the 8th grade.” But a phone call from a volleyball coach at Portsmouth Christian Academy, where Smith attends, changed her life for the better and reintroduced her to the game of volleyball.

“Coach called and asked if I was trying out,” she said. “I told her I didn’t have a ride or a way to get there, and she offered to pick me up. So, I agreed to go.” And now, in her senior year, teammates and fans in this community are glad Smith answered the phone and glad she agreed to be picked up for tryouts.

Raw with talent and armed with a huge desire to win, Smith is years behind when compared to other peers her age. Club volleyball players her age from Texas or California, for example, have been playing since they could walk. But on the court, comparisons become irrelevant as Smith holds her own day in and day out. “Amber is a great athlete who came out of nowhere,” club coach Drew Williams said. “She virtually has no volleyball knowledge and no volleyball training, yet she’s out there, competing at a high level.”

Making her debut just three short years ago, Smith only knew small Virginia private high school ball. She was fortunate to have attended two team camps and is blessed with the athleticism that showed she is destined for greatness. Yet she refused to let inexperience be a factor, earning 2006 and 2007 All Metro Conference awards and a Co-MVP honor. Now, Smith is becoming accustomed to the life of a club volleyball player. “It’s a lot different than high school. I’m still trying to get used to all of the different types of sets. I’ve never run a quick set or a slide; we just threw it up there.”

Now it seems as though Smith plays with ice water running through her veins. “She doesn’t get nervous. She’ll shrug her shoulders and smile. I’m not sure she even knows when she should be rattled. She just shows total confidence,” Williams said. “She has this ability to just go out there and play. She doesn’t know to get nervous.”

Smith's head flies back on this block, but she's waaay overt the net

Yet, with all this newfound volleyball attention, Smith remains humble and true to herself. This small town girl will always remember where she came from and always keep her dreams in sight. “Her first plane ride was a recent volleyball tournament to Dayton,” Williams said. “She’s just a great kid – always wants to cheer her teammates on. I’ve never seen her have a bad day. She deals with things and always keeps a smile on her face. She just likes to win and doesn’t want to accept not being good enough.” As for now, Smith is looking to continue to improve and will rely heavily on the coaching of Williams to improve her skills and sharpen her fundamentals. “Coach Williams is a good coach,” Smith says. “He laughs at me. Sometimes he forgets that I have no idea what he’s talking about. He’ll use words or terms and I’ll be like ‘What’?”

There appears to be no limit to what this girl can achieve and, possessing a cannon for a right arm, this isn’t the last time we’ll hear from this small-town girl with a volleyball talent too good to go unnoticed.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 23 April 2008 )

TVA 12's are headed to Dallas!

Congratulations to the TVA 12-1 who won the ODR Bid Tournament on March 29th. Click Here for the story..

TVA Would like to Congratulate Katlyn Huffman for being named Best Blocker and Reilly King for being named Tournament MVP at the Capitol Hill Classic. Also congrats to the entire 12's team for bringing home the tournament Championship! Way to go Ladies! Also bringing home hardware was the 15's 1 team, which finished 2nd overall, loosing a heartbreaker in the finals 12-15 in the third set.
Pictures of the event and our hardware winning teams will be posted shortly.

Congrats to all of the TVA athletes who participated in the clinic with the AVP on center court of the TED. Again, TVA was the only club in town to receive such an honor for their athletes.
And a special thanks to the AVP Pro's who were kind enough to show our athletes the in's and out's of the beach game.

All Athletes who are interested in playing college volleyball. Your first step is to register with NCAA Clearinghouse. Please follow this link to register with them: Click Here. All Juniors and Seniors will be meeting with Craig in the next few weeks to film your recruiting videos and preparing your college recruiting resumes.

Practice Schedules have been posted to the team website's. For any questions about practice times please ask your coach.

Any questions may be answered by contacting Rory Kelly at juniors@spike.net