Start Date: | 07/13/18 |
End Date: | 07/15/18 |
Registration Opens: | 02/12/18 |
Registration Closes: | 07/16/18 |
Camp Fee: | $250 |
2018 RIT Volleyball Girls Position Resident/Commuter Camp July 13-15
This camp is designed for the player interested in specialized skill training. Each camp is geared for the beginning, intermediate and advanced level player looking to focus on a specialized position. Players from ages 10 to 18 interested in three days of drills and training will benefit from this experience. This camp is a three day (7 sessions) training camp. For residential campers, the fee includes registration, housing (two nights), all meals and a camp T-shirt. For commuters, the fee includes registration, some meals (dinner on July 13, lunch and dinner on July 14, lunch on July 15) and a camp T-shirt.
Positions include:
SETTER CAMP which concentrates on setting skill techniques with training repetitions in footwork, attack skills, and various set types.
HITTER CAMP which will focus on a variety of attack skills from the outside hitter, middle hitter and right side attackers. Quick attacks, as well as play-sets, for the hitter will also be emphasized. Footwork, arm swing, and blocking skills will also be of primary focus. Please identify your position on application (OH, MH, RSH).
LIBERO CAMP which concentrates on all passing and defensive skill techniques with training repetitions in footwork, ball control, as well as, extend and recover.
The advantage of attending our camps is the quality and experience of the coaching staff. In addition to the RIT coaching staff and players, the camp staff will consist of outstanding NCAA & NAIA collegiate coaches, high school coaches, club coaches as well as collegiate players. The maximum camper to counselor ratio will be 8:1. This allows each camper to also receive individual attention as well as small group instruction.
Camp Director:
RIT Head Coach Jim Lodes
Jim Lodes completed his eighth season in his return as head coach of the RIT women's volleyball program in 2017 and thirteenth season overall. He returned to RIT in 2010 after serving as the head coach of the Tigers from 1991-1995. Lodes has the most career wins in the history of the RIT volleyball program with 313 wins.
Last season, the Tigers had 14 wins with a roster that had 13 of their 16 players being freshman and sophomores. Taylor Higgins, freshman, was named to the All-Liberty League Second Team.
In 2016, the Tigers advanced to the Liberty League semi-finals for the fourth time in the past six seasons. The team finished with 21 wins. Sarah Szybist was named AVCA Second Team All-America and the 2016 CoSIDA Division III Academic All-American of the Year and 2016 CoSIDA Academic First Team All American.
In 2015, the Tigers advanced to the Liberty League semi-finals. The team finished with 21 wins. Sarah Szybist was named AVCA Honorable Mention All American and the 2015 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic First Team All American. Kayla Wheeler earned 2015 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic Third Team All American.
In 2014, the Tigers advanced to their first Liberty League championship match and finished the overall season with 22 wins. Sarah Szybist was named AVCA Third Team All American and the 2014 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic Third Team All American. Kayla Wheeler earned 2014 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic Second Team All American.
In 2013, the Tigers won 15 matches and Sarah Szybist was named AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, AVCA New York Region Freshman of the Year and ECAC Rookie of the Year. In 2012, Lodes led the Tigers to 26 wins and a semi-final appearance in their second season in the Liberty League. Cat Sullivan was named AVCA Honorable Mention All-American. Cat Sullivan and Suzanne Jokajtys were named Capital One Academic All-American. The Tigers won 17 matches in their inaugural season in the Liberty League in 2011. In 2010, Lodes led RIT to a 22-16 mark, advancing to the Empire 8 Tournament for the eighth time in nine seasons. In addition, the squad won the team academic award at RIT for the 2010-11 season with the highest grade-point average among all 24 athletics teams.
In his first stint at RIT, Lodes led the Tigers to the Division III national semifinals and a third-place finish in 1993, coaching three AVCA All-Americans (Liang Gaik Khaw, Kris Gray, and Jen Polo) and three GTE Academic All-Americans (Liang Gaik Khaw, Kris Gray, and Lucy Emberg). He led the Tigers to three Empire Athletic Association titles in 1991, 1992, and 1993 and the New York State championship in 1991 and 1993.
Before returning to RIT, Lodes spent four years as the head coach at the University at Buffalo. While there, he helped Buffalo to a school record 10 consecutive Division I wins in 2006 and the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award in 2007-2008.
Prior to Buffalo, Lodes was an assistant at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Highlights at UNC include the team reaching the Final Sixteen in 2002 and a No.12 ranking in the final AVCA Poll. He has also been the head coach at both Lees-McRae College and the College at Brockport.
He has worked with Junior Olympic teams, Empire State Games teams, served as a clinician, coached several area high school teams, and is a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
Lodes is a 1993 graduate of SUNY Brockport. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education and sports management and currently lives in West Henrietta.
Assistant Camp Director
Housing and Meals
All overnight campers will be housed two per air conditioned room on the RIT campus. Healthy and nutritional meals are provided in the all you can eat campus dining halls. Other amenities include: cable TV in lounges, laundry facilities and are conveniently located to the camp facilities on campus.
Facilities
Camp sessions are conducted on the RIT campus. Facilities include Clark Gymnasium, Auxiliary Gym and the Student Life Center. The RIT Volleyball Camp allows the athlete to experience the university setting. Each session offers a unique opportunity for any young volleyball player to benefit from intensive volleyball instruction as well as exposure to the university community.
Special features:
July 13
12:00-1:00 PM Camper Check in
1:15 PM Depart for Clark Gym (Commuters dropped off at Clark Gym)
1:30-4:00 PM Session 1
4:00 PM Depart for dorm and Dining Hall
4:30-6:00 PM Dinner
6:45 PM Depart dorm for Clark Gym
7:00-9:15 PM Session 2
9:15 PM Depart for dorm (Commuters picked up at Clark Gym)
11:00 PM Resident Campers lights out
July 14
8:00-8:40 AM Breakfast (for Resident Campers)
8:45 AM Depart dorm for Clark Gym (Commuters dropped off at Clark Gym)
9:00-11:30 AM Session 3
11:30 AM Depart for dorm and Dining Hall
11:45 AM- 1:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM Depart dorm for Clark Gym
1:30-4:00 PM Session 4
4:00 PM Depart for dorm and Dining Hall
4:30-6:00 PM Dinner
6:45 PM Depart dorm for Clark Gym
7:00-9:15 PM Session 5
9:15 PM Depart for dorm (Commuters picked up at Clark Gym)
11:00 PM Resident Campers lights out
July 15
8:00-8:40 AM Breakfast (for Resident Campers)
8:45 AM Depart dorm for Clark Gym (Commuters dropped off at Clark Gym)
9:00-11:30 AM Session 6
11:30 AM Depart for dorm and Dining Hall
11:45 AM- 1:00 PM Brunch
1:15 PM Depart dorm for Clark Gym
1:30-4:00 PM Session 7
4:00 PM Depart for dorm (Commuters picked up at Clark Gym)
4:15-5:00 PM Check out of dorms