Pre Season Interest Meeting and Open Gym Change

Tomorrow there is a Preseason Interest meeting during Homeroom tomorrow!

If you are interested please attend this meeting!


The Open gym on Tuesday Feb 24th will be right after school! 2:30-5:00

John Kessel Clinic for Coaches!

USA Volleyball has arranged to have the Director of Sport Development John Kessel to come and put on a coach's clinic at Archbishop Wood on March 2nd.  

Clinic will be in the Boy's gym from 6:30-9:00 PM

If you are interested please email registration@krva.org 

To learn more about John go to Growing the Game Together Blog

Open Gyms, Tryouts

Open Gyms

We will now be adding open gyms on Tuesdays from 7-9pm in the Boys gym.  These are in addition to our Sunday Open Gyms.  This is for any boy currently attending Wood who would like to try out volleyball.


Team Selection

Team selection will begin on March 2nd!  You must have your Physical, PIAA forms and Pay to Play card in order to participate.  If you have any questions about these, please see Mr. Sette or Mrs. McDonald.

Interest Meeting

There will be an interest meeting on Thursday February 19th during homeroom for any player that is interested in playing as well.  Feel free to come out and ask questions.

Open Gyms

We hope everyone had a great winter break!

Open Gyms 
We will begin open gyms again Sundays from 6-9 in the boys gym.

Schedule Updates
We have added another great quality match in the Delaware State Champion Salesianum to our schedule!  Check out the Calendar page to see our current schedule.

Happy Holidays

Holiday Break

 We will have a holiday break so no Open gyms on December 21st or December 28th.  Everyone have a great Christmas and see you in the New Year!

Non League

 We have scheduled another non league match!  This one will be against Neshmaniny!

League Schedule, Open Gyms, Thanksgiving!

Schedule-Below is our PCL Schedule, all dates are subject to change due to conflicting events at away schools or home events.  

Date	Opponent
2-Mar	TRYOUTS START
7-Mar	Scrimmage
18-Mar	Scrimmage
20-Mar	vs. Prep
23-Mar	at Ryan
25-Mar	vs. Carroll
27-Mar	vs. Bonner
30-Mar	Vs. Tennet
1-Apr	vs. O'Hara
6-Apr	at La Salle
8-Apr	vs. Lansdale
10-Apr	at Roman
13-Apr	at Prep
15-Apr	vs. Ryan
21-Apr	at Carroll
23-Apr	at Bonner
28-Apr	BYE
30-Apr	at O'Hara
5-May	vs. La Salle
7-May	at Lansdale
11-May	vs. Roman
14-May	PCL Quarters
16-May	PCL Semi
19-May	PCL Finals
May 21 or22	District 12 Finals
27-May	PIAA First Round
30-May	PIAA Quarters
2-Jun	PIAA Semis
6-Jun	PIAA Finals

Open Gyms continue on Sunday evenings from 6-9 in the Boys gym!

We would like to wish everyone Happy Thanksgiving!

Open gyms, New Coaches

Open Gym!

We will have open gym Wednesday from 7-9 in the boys gym, then November 2nd we will be 6-9. 
We will continue on SUNDAYS for NOV, DEC, JAN and FEB.

NEW COACH

Coach Jenn Judkins has decided to continue her education in the upcoming year.  We wish her the best of luck in her endeavors!! Taking over her place as JV Coach and Varsity Assistant will be Coach Harris Boyce.  Harris comes to us with experience coaching at Council Rock South boys and girls, Delta girls volleyball club and is currently coaching girls 15's and boys 16's at East Coast Power.  Coach Boyce was also a 3 year player at CR South as well as a soccer player and wrestler.  Please join us in welcoming him! 

League Schedule

The PCL has not put out our schedule as of yet, when we get it we will post.  Expect non league games this year against CR North, Tennent, UD among others.  We will constantly challenge ourselves to prepare for high level competition!

Fall Sports

Congratulations to all of our fall sport athletes on their great seasons so far!  Chris Quaglia and the golf team captured 3rd in the PCL, Sam Theirs with boys soccer is playing in the PCL finals, Chris Baker on Football is also having a great year, Brian Piekarski running cross country showed at districts.  As well our managers Ashley McAfee and Julia Wursta had a stand out year on the girls volleyball team making it to the PCL finals!

Weekly Update! 10/6-10/13

Open gym
We continue to have open gym on Wednesday, but we are in the girls gym this week starting at 6pm!  Please make sure you are headed to the right place. Open gyms are for student participation only, parents and guests may come and meet the coaching staff and enjoy watching your son learn and play.

Work Outs
Work out programs are available for pick up with Coach Brendan or one of the Captains

Vikingfest
The school has asked each team to support Vikingfest by selling 10 tickets.  If you are interested please see Ms. Mancuso in the Alumni office to pick them up and let her know you're there for the Volleyball team so we get credit for the sale.  Vikingfest is important for us because it helps fund the athletic department for things like busses to the state tournament.

Weekly Update!

Open Gym

We will continue to have open gyms from 7-9 in the boys gym on Wednesday evenings.  One court will be for beginners and one court for advanced players.  We hope to see you there!

Weight Lifting

Weight lifting will be available on Friday's from 2:30-3:15.  This will also include plyometric training as well. 

Fundraising

To keep the team running, buying needed equipment and being able to play the best competition we can in order to get better.  We need to raise money.  We are looking into a bunch of different things that will help us.  If you have any ideas please let us know. 

Weekly Update!

There is not a whole lot going on this week, but we hope that everyone is having a great school year so far!

Congratulations goes out to our players that are Fall Athletes as well for the outstanding seasons already! (Chris Baker-Football, Sam Theirs-Soccer, Chris Quaglia & Chris Quinn-Golf, Brian Piekarski-Cross Country)

Open Gyms Continue

Open Gyms continue on Wednesday nights from 7-9. 

Friday Work Outs

We will continue work outs on Friday afternoons 2:30-3:15.  John King has given us a work out plan so please see Coach Brendan for a plan. 

Weekly Update! 9/8/14-9/15/14

Open Gyms
We are continuing our open gyms for the fall on Wednesday evenings 7-9 pm.  The basketball team is in before us, so please respect their time and space and wait in the student center until 7.  Also our strength and conditioning trainer will be in to do a work out as well.

Lifting
We have the weight room on Friday afternoons from 2:30-3:15.  Please make sure to arrive promptly so that we can get a full work out in. We have a program to follow and very limited time to get it done.

Club Open Gym/Tryouts
Please see all the websites for Open gyms and tryout schedules. 


Penn State Women's Matches
This weekend Number 1 Penn State Women will be participating in the Villanova Classic at Villanova University.  They will have matches against #22 Kansas, Yale, Villanova and American University.  Please check the Villanova website for game times and ticket prices!

Weekly Update 9/1/14-9/8/14

We hope everyone had a great summer!  We have a lot in store for this coming season so stay tuned for more updates!

Open Gym

We will have open Gyms on Wednesday evenings 6-8:30 in the Boy's Gym!  All are welcome to join us! These will take place until November when we will move to Sunday during winter sports season.

Weight Lifting

New this year we will have a weight training program with the help of trainer John King.  Our gym time is Friday 2:30-3:15.  Please be prompt as someone may be in after us! This program will not only focus on weight training, but speed and agility, as well as stretching and flexibility. 

2015 Schedule

We have already started planning our tournaments and non league games for the spring!  Teams include SOL teams, Catholic Schools from NJ and DE and a possible trip out to the Midwest to test ourselves against some of the best in the country!

Club Volleyball

As School Starts so does Club Volleyball season!  Open Gyms may happen on SUNDAYS in September.  For FAQ Head to our Extra Opportunities page or email the club themselves.  Also sign up for email lists if available for more information!

Here is a list of Clubs in the area
Club Lehigh-Lehigh Valley
East Coast Power-King Of Prussia, Lehigh Valley, Bucks/Mont
Infinity-NexGen HPC Telford PA
Philadelphia Volleyball Club-South Philly/Haverford
Panther Volleyball Club-Bucks/Mont
Surge Volleyball Club-Fleetwood/Reading

Open Gyms
Head to each website to see when Open gyms are.  They should be on a Sunday, as well you should attempt to limit yourself to 1 per day.  Most clubs will hold multiple open gyms to give everyone a chance to see their club.

Tryouts
Clubs will hold tryouts starting the first weekend in October.  If you are trying out for a USAV Club you will need to have a membership.  Go to KRVA to get either a tryout membership or a full membership.

Commitments

Players may commit to a club anytime, though the commitment is binding only after tryouts!  Please see each club for individual ways they let players know about commitments. 

Weekly Update 8/25/14-9/1/14

Open Gym

We have open gym tonight! We will be in the South/Girls gym from 5:30-8:00! We will not Open gym next week on Labor Day!

Weight Room

We have the weight room on Friday's from 2:30-3:15!, We will have a trainer come in to show us exercises that we should be doing!


Freshman Picnic

Come see us on Tuesday at the club fair during the Freshman orientation!

Club Open gyms

Be on the look out for Open gyms put on by Local Clubs!  There are some new and exciting developments for Boys Volleyball!

Weekly Update 8/18/14-8/25/14

Open Gyms
We continue to hold our Open Play night tonight from 5:30-8:00 in the gym.  It could be the girls gym but check our Facebook Fan Page or Twitter for up to date postings. 

Clinics

As Summer winds down, clinics come to an end, but EC Power has one more left for $20 at Archbishop Carroll on August 24th! time is 5-7pm  Get back into the swing of things by coming to this clinic!

Club Open Gyms

There are Free Open Gyms put on by various clubs check EC Power, Club Lehigh, GPS Crush and Panther Volleyball to see when and where they are.  They are typically low cost or even free!  This will help you decide what club fits you! 

Weekly Update 8/11/14-8/18/14

Fall Sports!
Good Luck to all of our athletes trying out for Fall Sports!  Soccer, Football, Golf, Cross Country are all represented by the players on our team! 

EC Power Clinics
There is still time to sign up for EC Power Clinics at Archbishop Carroll on August 17th and 24th!  Cost is only $20!  Head to EC Power to get more information! 

ALSO STAY TUNED FOR OPEN GYMS FROM ALL CLUBS!  THEY ARE TYPICALLY FREE!  This is an opportunity not only for the clubs to see you but to see where you might fit with a club!

Final Outdoor Tournaments
Next weekend there will be doubles tournament Saturday and Quads/Co-ed Sunday in Doylestown!  This one is very close by so try to make it a priority to play!  If you would like to register let me know and I will put you in! For information you can go here!

Weekly Update 8/4/14-8/11/14

Open Gym

Tonight we will have open gym from 5:30-8:00 in the BOYS GYM. 

Weekend Tournaments

You can still register for the Classic up until this weekend in Horsham!  Remember to register under the Juniors Division and add Boys to the Notes!  Click the link to register!!

EC Power Clinics

EC Power a brand new boys club is running clinics in August go here for more information!

Panther Volleyball Camp

Today is the last day to register for Panther Camp! This is a great camp for Boys of all ages and in expensive!  Head to their website to register!!!

Weekly Update 7/28-8/4

Monday Open Gyms
 Join us tonight for our open play!  Anyone can come by and play!  We will start at 5:30 and go until about 8.  If it rains we will be inside the boys gym, so bring your shoes!

Outdoor Tournaments
This weekend there is a large grass tournament in Lancaster called the Susquhanna Smash Registration is closed but for Sunday you can usually walk on by paying an extra fee.  Quads and Reverse Co-ed are offered. 

It is not too late to sign up for the ECV Classic in Horsham on August 9th!  Remember we are running a U18 division with some great prizes!  Go here to Register.  Make sure you are registering for Juniors and put BOYS in the notes!


Camps and Clinics
Camps and clinics are pretty slow due to the fact that the girls are ramping up for their season!  EC Power is running 2 boys Clinics.  $20 a piece head to EC Power to get details and sign ups should be up soon!  Also sign up for their news letter to get information on clinics, camps and club from them! 

Weekly Update 7/21-7/28

Monday Open Gyms

Looks like it will be a great evening to have open play!! Remember we start at 5:30 until dusk!  It is Free and open to all bring anyone! Hope to see you there!

Power! Setter and Beach Camps

This week there are openings in Power Setter Camp it's really cheap $75 for 3 evenings!  Also you can sign up for Beach Camp in Allentown.  This camp will show you how to play the doubles sand and grass games from some of the best players in the region! 

Outdoor 18U tournament

Sign Ups are still going on for our 18U division at ECV's "The Classic" in Carpenter Park!  This allows younger and newer players to have an opportunity to compete with players of their own skill!  We also have some great prizes for the division!  Go to ECV's Website to register!  MAKE SURE TO REGISTER FOR JUNIORS AND PUT BOYS IN THE NOTES!

Tennent Boy's Camp

William Tennent HS is once again hosting a camp for boys only!  It is August 11-15 and is only $85!  The best deal on camp you will find!  Coaches are varsity head coaches from local high schools, current collegiate players and club coaches with stellar records!  Go here to sign up! 

Boys' Clubs*

The closer we get to School means the closer we get to Club Season!  Check out our Extra Opportunities Page  to get general information on Club Volleyball.  You can also go to the KRVA (Keystone Region Volleyball Association) website to get more information!  Below is a small profile of each of the 5 local clubs in PA that have Boys programs in alphabetical order! It is in your best interest to look at ALL of the clubs and find the best fit!!

Club Lehigh-Based in the Allentown/Bethlehem region this club has been very successful with coaches from Colleges including Muhlenburg and Moravian as well as successful high school coaches from schools like Emmaus, Bethlehem Catholic and Liberty.  Head to their website for more information about tryouts, open gyms, locations and costs!

EC Power-This club is based out of King of Prussia PA, but is using locations all over the BuxMont Region.  Power is only a year old but has been very successful on the girls side and looks to continue that for the Boys.  Coaching staff includes coaches from Archbishop Carroll, Archbishop Wood, La Salle University, Villanova University and others being added! Head over to the website and sign up for informational emails from this exciting new club!

GPS Crush This club is based in Chalfont and Telford PA.  They have hosted boys for 2 years now.  Their coaching staff includes some of the best area doubles players as well as coaches from North Penn and CB South.  They also run camps and clinics for players from youth to high school.  Head over to their website and check them out!

Panther Volleyball- This club is based in Warmisnter PA and has practice locations all over Bucks County.  They have been around for 10 years now and have a great track record of training young men in the game.  Coaches come from successful high school programs such as Council Rock North, Central Bucks East and West and William Tennent.  Panther also holds a variety of Camps, leagues and clinics as well as open gyms!  Stop by their website to see if Panther might be for you!

Philadelphia Volleyball Club This a 501 3(c) Non profit club based in Center City Philadelphia and Havertown PA.  They have been training boys for 8 years now.  Their coaching staff includes head coaches from Haverford High School, Lincoln, Northeast and Central, all of which have been very successful in the Philadelphia Public League and the Independent Volleyball League.  Head to their facebook fan page to get information about the club, and message them with any questions!

*Please try to make sure a PARENT in involved with contacting clubs for information!

Weekly Update 7/14

Welcome to the Weekly Update!!

Today we will not be having open play due to the impeding storms.  As well, the gyms are not available for use due to painting.  We will resume next week!

Tournaments this weekend include East Coast Volleyball's Sportsfest in Allentown.  You must register by THURSDAY in order to avoid the late fee. Go to www.eastcoastvolleyball.com to register. 

GAV has 2 tournaments this weekend one in Point Pleasant and one in Cape May! Head to www.greatamericanvolleyball.com to register!

Head over to www.panthervolleyballclub.wordpress.com to get information on Volleyball camp!  This an extremely affordable camp that will teach you great skills!  Camp will be held 2nd week in August at William Tennent HS. 

Remember to register for "The Classic" in Horsham for the Boy's U18 division!  We are looking forward to co-hosting this great event.  We are working on getting a sponsor to get not only some prizes for the winners but also some great stuff for coming out!  Pre registering will make sure that the division will happen!  www.eastcoastvolleyball.com

2015 and 2016 schedule updates!
We have some new opportunities for our 2015 and 2016 schedules.  We are looking to head out and find better and better competition, these opportunities will expose us to great teams from across the country!

Weekly Update 6/30-7/7

This week is a slow week due to the Holiday.  We are still having open court tonight behind the high school at 5:30 for those of you that are still around.


 There is a tournament in Maryland go to this Link to register!
There is also a tournament in Brigantine though Men's is Friday and Juniors Sunday through GAV-Click to register


Boy Junior National Championships Online.  Currently you can watch the USAV Boys Junior National Championships online Here There are quite a few local clubs represented there.  As well you can see some great volleyball! 

There will be Open Court on Monday the 7th as well.

Everyone have fun and safe 4th of July!