Volleyball Firm Foundations I
6-Week Program for Boys and Girls K-3rd Grade
Location: Dodge Jones Youth Sports Center
Dates: Monday—June 1st – July 6th
Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pm
There Are No Shortcuts to Success
Playing sports is like living life – the fundamental skills must be learned, practiced, and turned into habits (character) in order to truly succeed and grow!
When the pressures build in a close game or in areas of our lives, our performance always falls to the level of skills that we have made our normal habits (character). Competition REVEALS our skills (character) more than it BUILDS our skills (character).
PRACTICE & TRAINING IS WHERE OUR GAME IS BUILT!!
Firm Foundation Academies provide fun, challenging, and encouraging environments where youth learn to develop the skills they need to succeed in their sports and in their lives. Firm Foundation athletes receive quality instructions, COOL T-SHIRTS, and a comprehensive handbook for them to continue their development at home with their parents and friends.
Basketball Firm Foundations
Basketball academies begin in mid-April and continue through mid-October. Check back soon for more information and follow us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on league and academy event dates!
Volleyball Firm Foundations I
Boys and Girls K-3rd Grade
This is our developmental program that introduces the game of volleyball to children. Within this program, players will begin to learn the basic skills of the game while also building character and leadership skills. Parents must be fully dedicated and actively involved in this program with their child. Age appropriate games and activities will be utilized to allow for a fun environment in which the fundamental skills of the sport are presented. Parents are expected to be involved and engaged in every training session at the facility as well as the home training portion which involves both physical and skill-based activities. (If a parent can’t be present then it can be any adult figure in their life. If that is not possible, then the parents can let us know and we will provide adult mentors to be the ones to work with their child during these sessions.)
Bring a Buddy/FUNdamentals Party Night
Each 6-week program has a Bring A Buddy night which allows a registered Firm Foundations player to invite friends and their parents to have the opportunity to participate in a 1.5-hour session to experience the Firm Foundations way of training. At the end of the 6-week session there will be a game night and FUNdamentals Skills Contest to play for prizes alongside their friends. The game night allows for any former Firm Foundation families and those registered in the session to come together for a fun filled night of volleyball.
6-Week Program
Mondays—June 1st – July 6th
1:00pm-2:30pm
Regular Registration (March 17th to May 24th): $65
Late Registration (May 25th – June 1st): $75
Volleyball Firm Foundations II
Boys and Girls 4th-8th Grade
Firm Foundations II is for 4th-8th graders who are looking to continue to build their fundamental skills of passing, setting, attacking, serving, blocking and defense, while also learning strategies of the game through league play. All skill levels are welcome. The athletes will go through an “evaluation” session on the first night of practices. Based on the evaluation, players will be placed into teams by grade and skill level. Each week participants will have a 35-minute skill focused practice followed by a 40-minute 4 v 4, 5 v 5 or 6 v 6 scrimmage. If you have any questions, please contact Sabrina Bingham at sbingham@abileneysa.org for more information. Pay in full before June 1st to avoid any late fees.
8-Week Program
Mondays—June 1st – July 20th
3:00pm-4:30pm
Regular Registration (March 17th to May 24th): $85
Late Registration (May 25th – June 1st): $95