This will be a group of our best players, 16 or older, that have been through at least one season with us. We know exactly what the Olympic Training Center is looking for and our goal is to prepare these players for the High Performance Tryouts, we will be able to focus our attention on more advanced skills and drills with this group and I am excited about what we can accomplish. Scott Stover will be coaching this group personally.

Program Duration: This program will begin on March 1st and run through our tryout in May... a little longer than a regular summer season... Some of our players have decided not to play club this year and focus their complete attention on Beach, while other players are going to do both.

Practices: Our practices will be at Yucatan on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30-6:30

Tournaments: Our plan is to go to two CBVA tournaments in California, one or two out of state USA HP tryouts like we did last year, and pick up a few local adult tournaments at Yucatan.

Partners: You will NOT need a partner for this program. We will train all the girls as individuals and then pair them up for the tournaments... maybe mixing them up each time.

Cost: The cost will be $780 for the preseason. This entire amount will be due on March 1st, but starting this year we will be equipped to take credit cards.

Equipment: Each girl will receive some equipment just like during the normal season... and since it will be cooler, it may include a hoodie or jacket too... we have some cool new things in the works.

We are trying to come up with some great new things to throw into this program, since there is so much talent to work with. Bivin is still working on a program to match our players up with some girls from the AVP when we are out there... so hopefully we can put together some amazing experiences for this group.

This program is still being developed, so some of the details could change before March. I already have 12 players signed up for the 2011 season, and they are 12 of our strongest players. If this sounds like something you are interested in, email me at Scott@692beach.com and I'll let you know if I think you would be a good fit for this group.

Mackenzie Moore, Sydney Braasch, Liz Theesfeld, Kiersten Braasch, and Ashley Prince were among the handful of girls selected from all over the country to participate in the High Performance Championships in Long Beach, California. Liz was partnered with a girl from Arizona and all 5 girls medaled in the Gold Bracket, earning themselves an invitation to return to the Olympic Training Center in December for the Holiday Camp.

The group will be hosted by the Russian Volleyball Federation and will visit both Moscow and Anapa.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor will also travel to Russia as a Sports Envoy and will guide the American and Russian players through beach volleyball clinics.

“The event will give several up and coming USA beach athletes a taste of international travel and training,” said Ali Wood Lamberson, USA Volleyball Director of International and Beach High Performance Programs. “We will be forging relationships with the Russian athletes and coaches, one of the top emerging countries on the international beach scene, and exposing them to beach volleyball USA style.”

This group will include Dr Scott Stover, the director of 692, as one of the coaches, as well as Ashley Prince and Mackenzie Moore. Ashley and Mackenzie have played for 692 for three years and we are very excited to have these three as part of the delegation to represent the USA.

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Congratulations to our girls that participated in the USA High Performance Tryout on June 4th. These girls competed for an opportunity to get invited to a camp at the Olympic Training Center in Long Beach in July.