Omaha Is Coming!
Actually, Omaha isn't going anywhere, but our first travel trip of the year is only a week away! We will be departing on Friday, February 13th from the Front Range facility by bus. Players should arrive at the facility by 6:30 a.m. on Friday morning. Buses will return after the completion of play on Monday, February 16th. Your coach and team rep will have additional information regarding the trip. Please be certain to bring lunch and snacks for the 10-hour trip to Omaha. Also, remember that jeans are never allowed when traveling with Front Range.
Below are court assignments for day one of the event. You can keep up with real-time results here.
Black: Coach Jim Miret |
Ref 8am Ct 16 |
Silver: Coach Eduardo Fiallos |
Ref 8am Ct 14 |
Blue: Coach James Beasley |
Play 8am Ct 20 |
Red: Coach Craig Kingsley |
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White: Coach Bob Poulter |
Play 8am Ct 24 |
Cardinal: Coach Dave Youngblood
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Play 3pm Ct 7 |
Amber: Coach Erin Dilbeck |
Play 8am Ct 11 |
Royal: Coach Betsy Stackhouse |
Play 3pm Ct 1 |
Scarlet: Coach Michelle Hoffner |
Ref 8am Ct 7 |
Pink: Coach Jen Pokraka |
Play 8am Ct 44 |
Power #2 Part 2 Results
Congratulations to all teams participating in last Sunday's Power Tournament. Let's hear it for both teams who won their divisions! Way to go, Red and Royal! Good luck to Granite as they head to Chicago to qualify for JO's.
Silver: Coach Eduardo Fiallos |
2nd in 17's Div 1 |
Blue: Coach James Beasley |
4th in 17's Div 1 |
Red: Coach Craig Kingsley |
1st in 17's Div 3 |
Cardinal: Coach Dave Youngblood
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Amber: Coach Erin Dilbeck |
4th in 15's Div 1 |
Royal: Coach Betsy Stackhouse |
1st in 15's Div 4 |
Scarlet: Coach Michelle Hoffner |
4th in 13's Div 1 |
Pink: Coach Jen Pokraka |
7th in 13's Div 1 |
Granite: Coach Brett Ammerman |
2nd in Men's Div 2 |
Great job, teams!
Getting Ready For Omaha
by Tim Engels
The first major tournament of the season is fast approaching. You'll be challenged to maintain a high level of competitive determination and play for three straight days. Here are some suggestions to help you meet this challenge.
How disciplined have you been about using your routines in competition? When you use them have you noticed how good routines help you to stay calm, focused and competitively determined? How consistently do you use your routines when you compete? Your feedback to your coaches is that using your routines help you when you remember to do them. You'll find that they help even more when you're competing three to four matches a day for three days in Omaha.
Make using your routines a goal in Omaha - using your routines (especially serve routines and serve-receive routines for the passers) and taking your time to do high quality routines:
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See - clear mental rehearsal, see, feel, trust
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Prepare - athletic posture, calming breath, feeling competitively determined, focus on the ball
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Execute - Hit Mine Pass or Go Slow
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Notice - after the point ends by taking a calming breath and mentally rehearsing any corrections.
Develop a plan with your coach's help on how you'll handle yourself in Omaha.
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Limit the number of jobs you have and make sure you're clear about what your coach's expectations are for you.
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Catch yourself being good.
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Use your routines and trust yourself to make plays. All the work you've been doing at the Silo is going to pay off.
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Manage the pressure you'll feel. What routine will you to use regularly, particularly one that uses calming breath and taking a moment to collect your thoughts when the pressure and excitement build?
When you're not playing, you will have some kind of record-keeping to do, cheering on your team, and staying prepared to play when called on. Keep it simple - even what's listed here is pretty complex when there's pressure, too. Have a great tournament!
Club News
Front Range players are still collecting honors for their high school seasons! Congratulations to Carrie Baird, Gabi Dewberry, and McCall Paynter for being named 2008 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-Americans. (Paynter was named Highest Honorable Mention.)
Also making PrepVolleyball's lists were Erica Denney and Mikinzie Moydell as two of the top 50 recruits in the 2010 class. Nicole Dalton, Laura Steiner, Morgan Wilkening, Katie Reininger, and Taylor Sturms were part of the "Best High School Playing Freshmen in 2008". Dalton and Steiner were part of the elite "Frosh 59", while Wilkening received Highest Honorable Mention, Reininger was given Honorable Mention, and Sturms was mentioned.
Congratulations to all of you! Front Range is proud of you!
Welcome Mat
Please welcome the newest additions to the Front Range family!
Pictured above are 16 Blue's Laura Steiner(L) and Morgan Gradishar(R).
And Now For Something Completely Different...
They're watching us and we're watching them. Hopefully, you have noticed that there are some people in our gym that aren't parents, players, or Front Range staff. Those people are college coaches who come to our gym to see our athletes for recruiting purposes. Front Range has a great reputation across the nation and you can tell by seeing who comes through our doors. Here is a partial list of schools that have visited us this season.
University of Kansas
Purdue University
University of Denver
United States Military Academy at West Point
Colorado State University
University of Northern Colorado
University of Colorado
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
University of Wisconsin *new*
University of Kentucky *new*
University of Wyoming *new*
Keep an eye open for which programs come in to our gym in the future!
