June 2016
Dear Volleyball Parents and Players,
With summer quickly approaching, it is time to prepare us for sun, fun, family, and VOLLEYBALL! Before I share with you details on our summer and preseason activities, I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Deborah Cox, and I am the new Head Volleyball Coach at Morristown-Beard School. My coaching background is extensive, having over twenty years of high school, club, and collegiate coaching experience. I am a strong technical coach, and will praise effort over results. I’m very excited about this opportunity to work with your daughter and look forward to developing a strong volleyball program at MBS.
Please review our summer volleyball program:
Summer Open Gyms - Tuesdays & Thursdays from June 14th thru July 29th (5:00-7:30pm). Open Gyms are great opportunities for you to fine tune your skills and prepare yourself for the upcoming season. Each session will consist of skills training and mini-competitions. It is strongly recommended that you attend as many of these sessions as possible.
Beginning June 20th we will begin our Summer Performance program for both Boys and Girls. These sessions will be run by MBS Director of Student Development, Sal Tromonda and Assistant Athletic Director, Eric Shea. The following are the specific dates:
Boys summer performance program:
Monday Afternoon 3:30-5pm Wednesday Afternoon 3:30-5pm
6/20, 27 6/22, 29
7/4-off, 11, 18, 25 7/6, 13, 20, 27
8/1, 9 8/4
Tuesday mornings 8-9:30 Thursday Morning 8-9:30am
6/21, 28 6/23, 30
7/5-off, 12, 19, 26 7/7, 14, 21, 28
8/2 8/4
Girls summer performance program:
Monday mornings 9:30-10:30am Thursday evenings 5:30-6:30pm
6/20, 27 6/16, 23, 30
7/4-off, 11, 18, 25 7/7-off, 14, 21, 28
8/1, 9 8/4, 11
Summer Volleyball League – Tuesdays & Thursdays from Aug. 2nd – Aug. 11th (7:00pm-9:00pm). Powerzone Volleyball, located in Denville, runs a high school summer league where participating high school teams compete against each other. Each team will have two matches per evening and a final championship match on the final night. While this league is an optional program, it is a great opportunity for our team to play together prior to the start of the season. More information coming soon.
Tryouts – Aug 15th (10:00am -1:00pm AND 2:00pm-4:30pm) and Aug 16th (2:00pm-4:30pm)
If you are looking to participate on the JV or Varsity team this fall, attending tryouts is mandatory. Each player will be evaluated on the following criteria: skills; athleticism; attitude; and mental toughness. Make sure you have prepared for the following tests: 8-minute mile; 2-minute wall sits; 2-minute planks; and per-minute push-ups & crunches. Results of tryouts will be announced on Wednesday, August 17th, during practice.
Practices – We have only a few weeks to prepare our JV and Varsity teams for competition, so preseason practices will be intense. Once school begins, we compete! Please make note of the following practice schedule:
August 17th thru September 1st
· Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays – 10:00am-1:00pm AND 2:00pm-4:30pm
· Tuesdays & Thursdays – 2:00pm-4:30pm
September 6th thru end of season (except on game days)
· Monday thru Friday – 3:30pm – 6:00pm
Medical Forms - Players must have their school medical form and all online forms completed via the Magnus portal prior to July 15th. Athletes who are missing their forms will not be allowed to participate until your Magnus account is complete in full.
Apparel-
Please note Fall Apparel store will be open 1st Round from June 27- July 22. Delivery to home by August 15th. 2nd Round from August 15- August 19. Delivery to home by September 12th. Click on the following link to access your team store https://mbssports.itemorder.com/. Please note, this link is ONLY operational during these specified dates. All items will be shipped directly to your house with the dates listed above. Please make sure you order your team gear during this open period to receive your items in time for the start of the fall season!
If you have any questions or concerns about our upcoming season, please feel free to contact me via email at .
Sincerely,
Coach Deborah Cox