Congratulations 15 Black on winning an Open Division Bronze Medal

Our Juniors Volleyball club is one of the only clubs in Northern California to have its own facility. There are two City Beach facilities: one in Fremont, and one in Santa Clara (map). This Santa Clara facility has 5 courts and a weight room, and it is the primary practice location for the all City Beach teams.

Our goal is to teach, through sports, the life skills necessary to be successful in a structured and competitive environment. Winning is not based on the score but by giving the best effort and developing the skills necessary for every child to reach their potential. Developing players is our focus. We teach our players to earn their successes and learn from their losses and our ultimate goal is to see them grow and evolve as players and more importantly as people. Visit our Volleyball Club Site at www.citybeachvb.com

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Looking for information on our 2012 teams?  Visit our Volleyball website (you will be directed to a separate website) for all the details.

City Beach is pleased to announce a partnership with the Monterey Bay Volleyball Club.  We will provide oversight and training for reasonably-priced, community-based teams in the Monterey area.  More information about City Beach Monterey Bay is available on the flyer here or at monterybayvbc.com.

Coming: 2012 Great America Tournament.  Get the details on our volleyball website here.  April 5th is the early registration cut-off date — don’t delay!

 

Types of Teams

City Beach will host more than 25 different teams for the 2012 season.  Tryouts are held at the beginning of November and official practices will begin on or after January 3rd, 2012. The length of season varies depending on the team.  We have several different levels of competition, each with a different focus. At all levels, regardless of the amount of playing time, each player receives quality instruction from coaches that care about their development and that foster a positive and sportsmanlike environment. We have a training and management structure in place that helps coaches collaborate and ensures that each player is being provided the highest quality of coaching.

Black and Green Teams

(ages: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, except 13 Green)
* “Performance-Based” Playing Time
* Recommended for players with multiple years of experience

These teams are nationally competitive and operate according to the rules of performance-based playing time. The “Performance-Based” coaching guideline requires that players be fully committed to attending all practices and tournaments while adhering to all team and club rules. The coaching staff of each team determines playing time and position based on practice and tournament performance. The evaluation of player performance for the determination of playing time, as well as team strategy decisions, are entirely up to the discretion of the coaching staff. These guidelines are used to keep teams nationally competitive and to achieve team goals. Coaches will provide a fair and impartial environment for each player to earn playing time. Coaches will not discuss playing time as it relates to other players, and will not discuss strategy and techniques with any parent or player.

All of these teams will attend at least 2 Junior Olympic qualifiers and will play in the NCVA Power League. Teams that qualify will attend Junior Olympics at the end of the season. Teams that do not qualify will typically attend the Volleyball Festival or the No Dinx Open Championships. 18 Black, 18 Green, 17 Black, and 17 Green will attend the Las Vegas Classic in addition to their qualifier schedule.

White teams (ages: 16 & 14)  and 13 Green

* “Competitive Development” Playing Time
* Recommended for players with previous power and/or area league experience

Competitive Development teams emphasize learning before winning. Playing time and position are balanced between each player’s need to learn a skill or position and that players ability to contribute to winning. This allows for every player to play part of every match, although play time is not equally distributed. Strong competition provides the context for players to learn and develop. Competitive Development teams will lose more matches than Performance Based teams primarily because they are designed to emphasize development of players rather than emphasizing only winning. However, coaches will balance players’ strengths and weaknesses for the team to have a stable level of performance. Thus, playing time is not equally distributed. The competitive development coaching strategy enables us to give play time to players who, if managed under the performance-based guidelines used by Black teams, would not play in many matches. Competitive development teams play a less demanding schedule to allow players to participate in school activities. Players who show a poor attendance record should only expect to play in positions with an amount of playing time that benefits the team, not the individual.

These teams will play in the NCVA Power League and attend President’s Day, Great America, and the Reno Far Westerns Qualifier.

Area teams

(ages: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17/18)
* “Competitive Development” Playing Time
* Recommended for players with school, area, and/or recreational team experience

Competitive Development teams emphasize learning before winning. Playing time and position are balanced between each player’s need to learn a skill or position and that players ability to contribute to winning. This allows for every player to play part of every match, although play time is not equally distributed. Strong competition provides the context for players to learn and develop. Competitive Development teams will lose more matches than Performance Based teams primarily because they are designed to emphasize development of players rather than emphasizing only winning. However, coaches will balance players’ strengths and weaknesses for the team to have a stable level of performance. Thus, playing time is not equally distributed. The competitive development coaching strategy enables us to give play time to players who, if managed under the performance-based guidelines used by Black teams, would not play in many matches. Competitive development teams play a less demanding schedule to allow players to participate in school activities. Players who show a poor attendance record should only expect to play in positions with an amount of playing time that benefits the team, not the individual.

Area teams practice twice per week and play in the NCVA Area League. Most tournaments are close to home so players that cannot commit to a high-demand travel schedule can still get the competitive context to learn new skills.

Recreational

(ages: 12, 14)
* Recommended for new players or players with limited school experience

These teams compete in the Great America tournament only and practice every Saturday.  A supplementary practice will be scheduled biweekly.  ”Rec” teams (as they are known)  are all about development and fun. Everyone will get equal playing time. Players will receive excellent instruction in a low intensity environment

 

CONTACT

Contact our Team staff with any questions:

City Beach Santa Clara
2911 Mead Ave
Santa Clara, CA 95051
main: 408-654-9330 fax: 408-654-0749

Club Director
Aaron Benning
aaron@citybeach.com

Assistant Director/Webmaster
Dan Leon
dan@citybeach.com

Recruiting Coordinator
Gary Mano
ghmano@yahoo.com

Travel Coordinator
Becky Rodamer
brodamer@comcast.net

Strength and Conditioning
Athletic Trainer
Jenni Frisby, MA, ATC, CSCS