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Message From the Directors
Greetings!
The club season is beginning to hits its stride. SCVA mandatory's are around the corner and we will have teams from all age groups in the Gold Division. We are one of only a few clubs in the entire
region who have the depth and consistency in training to accomplish that at all
age levels.
Our FIT training continues to pay dividends on and off the
volleyball courts. We have parents
sharing their success stories with us regarding how well their kids are doing
in their school physical fitness testing.
We have some really happy parents and kids. It is awesome to see their hard work paying
off. In addition, we have some of our
older kids (if you consider 15, older) touching higher than many college age
players. Currently we have 9 players
touching over 9'6" and two at 10' or more.
Our juniors and seniors are well on their way to playing at
the next level. We are excited to
announce that Haleigh Hampton
(CSULB) and MeKenna Cipres (Brenau
University), who have played for us since they were 10 years old, made their college
commitments this month. Best of luck to all our teams in their final qualifier and good luck to our 17s & 18s teams in Las Vegas! Go Vipers,
Ed, Rochelle & Dana
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College Commitments
 Congratulations to the Hampton family as Haleigh Hampton will be attending Long Beach State in the Fall of 2010.
Haleigh
has been a part of Viper since she was 10 years old. She was on the
14-1 that won Festival in 2007, and then played on our 16-1 and
finished 11th in 2008. In the process she became at top 50 recruit in
the country, and is currently a member of the 18 Elite competing for a
JO bid to Florida. She is 6'6", currently touches 10'2" and is projected to keep growing. We look forward to watching her dunk soon.
Haleigh's older sister Tavea also played for Viper and is currently a Junior at Biola University. Her team recently finished 3rd at Nationals.
Her commitment to Long BeachState is an important step in Haleigh's dream to one day play on the USA Olympic team. As driven as she is, we have no doubt she will live out her dream.
Congratulations Haleigh from your extended (Viper) family!!!
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 Congratulations to the Cipres family as
Mekenna Cipres accepts a full scholarship to Brenau University in
Gainesville Georgia. She heads to school this coming fall. Mekenna has been a Viper since she was 10 years old. She has been
the back bone for many teams throughout her career as a Viper. She was
the setter for 14's for two years and 15 Elite under Karen "Lew"
Lewis.
Coach Lew says, "Nobody deserves it more! I am so proud of her and your new coach will be delighted to have you!"
Mekenna also set as a 6-2 setter for the 17s Elite last year and now is the sole setter for the 18 Angie team.
Congratulations Mekenna rom your extended (Viper) family!!!
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Inspirational Quote
Seek
to achieve something that has lastingvalue to ensure that you will be
happy with the reward. Many times, the hard part is not achieving a goal, but
setting the right one.
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Viper Player Spotlights
Congrats to all our Viper players who received H.S. accolades.
CIF 
Sarah Davis- CIF Division
IV-Player of the Year
Kaila Thomas- League Most
Valuable Player, 2nd Team All-CIF Division IV
Elaine Hicks- 1st
Team All-CIF Division II
ALL-VALLEY
Kaila Thomas- 1st
Team
Haleigh Hampton- 1st Team Sarah Davis- Honorable
Mention
Dana Backlund- Honorable
Mention Sarah Davis & Elaine Hicks
Brittani Esposito- Honorable
Mention
Mekenna Cipres- Honorable
Mention
Elaine Hicks- Honorable
Mention
Rachel Quam- Honorable
Mention
Jaclyn Fields- Honorable
Mention
Taylor Kushner- Honorable
Mention
Kelsy Yunker- Honorable
Mention
Tanya Ugaitafa- Honorable
Mention
Danielle Tuitasi- Honorable
Mention
Paul Amoy- 2008 Coach of the
Year
Congrats to all our players who received Beach Honors Taylor Johnson & Dana Backlund
In December
2008 issue of Volleyball Magazine, Taylor Johnson (14 Elite Merilee) and Dana
Backlund (16 Elite Dana/Ro) are pictured in this issue for their finish in the
Roxy-Quicksilver state championships tournament at Manhattan Beach this past September.
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Feature Article
Angela "Angie" Erdmann
1. How did you
get started in running? How old were you?
I have always loved to run. However,
I never started running seriously/competitively until I turned 25. It was then
that my "Mission"
started.
Before I moved
to Murrieta, I was working as a Personal Trainer and Volleyball Coach in Santa Barbara. On January 10th, 2008 I was
putting in extra hours at Spectrum Athletic Club. In walked a man, Joby Ogwyn,
and I signed him up for one complimentary personal training session. He
revealed to me that he was a Professional High Altitude Climber, Photographer,
and Filmmaker. He also informed me that he was the youngest American to climb
all seven summits of the world and at age 24 he was the youngest to climb Mt.
Everest. Joby told me he was going to attempt to break another world record on Mt. Everest
in March for the fastest ascent. I have always had the belief that
"Anything is possible in this lifetime and everyone should chase their
dreams." Joby inspired me to live out all of my dreams: singing in
front of millions, running for charities, and inspiring the world to health and
fitness.
I joined the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training and started running. A week later, I
was running on the treadmill at Spectrum and I felt the Lord telling
me, "You are on the right path, go
confident in the direction you are going and others will follow. You were born
to lead. Lead and the people will follow. Lead others like I have led you."
I said, "What if I get tired?"
He said, "I will be right there
guiding you." He talked about the Golden Rule and acted like a coach to me that
day.
I was inspired and ran a half
marathon on the treadmill (1:33:21).
That is when my running mission
began. Now, I run anywhere from 60-100 miles per week. Since that day, I have
run in three marathons, placed in all three and qualified for the Boston marathon. Oh...and
Joby did end up breaking the world record on Mt. Everest,
so that was really cool.
2. How long have you been running marathons? How many races? My first marathon
was the LA in 2005 and three since then: the Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage, the Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco, and the Carlsbad Marathon.
3. What was the highest you placed at a race? What was your time? Where? At the
Mayor's Marathon in Alaska
I took 1st place for my age group and 3rd overall 3:22:56. At the Nike
Women's Marathon in S.F. I took 3rd place for my
age group and 5th overall (out of 20,000 women) 3:13:07.
4. What do you do to prepare for an upcoming Marathon?
I run 80-100 miles a week, drink plenty of fluids, and get plenty of rest.
Three weeks before a marathon is called the "Taper." I cut back my
mileage and rest more. It's hard to do but it is key because I need to let my
muscles repair from all the hard training I have done up to this point. Then I
carbo-load three days before the race.
5. What do you think about while running? I think about my family and friends,
the mission the Lord has sent me on and how thankful I am. I pray a lot when I
am running. I also think about how I can get faster times at my next races.
6. Do you listen to
your iPod? Sometimes during training, but I don't use it during races. I just
like to enjoy the scenery, natural sounds, and focus on the finish line.
7. Once you have
finished the race, what do you do? I get my finisher's T-shirt and medal,
celebrate with my family, and get into my dry clothes. I walk around, stretch
and mingle...Then I eat A LOT of FOOD!!! ;)
8. Do you have a
strict or special diet to help get your prepared for your race? I am a
vegetarian. I wouldn't call it a "strict" diet, but I would call
myself a "health nut." I prefer to eat all healthy foods: whole
grains, fruits, vegetables and various vegetable proteins. I eat a lot of carbs
because I burn a lot when I am running so much. I have to eat every 2-3 hours
to keep my energy levels up.
9. Where is your
favorite place to run? Along the beach in Santa
Barbara.
10. What is your
biggest goal that you have or have not accomplished and what are you doing to
achieve it or repeat it? I am running the Boston Marathon on April 20th, 2009. I hope to run it in
3 hours or set a personal record (PR). I am logging miles and trying to stay
injury-free.
Some of my other
goals: I would love to run in the 2012 Olympic Trials for the marathon. I want
to travel the world. I would like to
start singing with a band again and create an album. My biggest goal overall is
to inspire the world to health and fitness and to teach others to chase their
dreams. :)
GO VIPER
VOLLEYBALL!!! ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE...CHASE YOUR DREAMS!!!
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Training Tips - Back Set
Setting the back set is difficult for many setters. Setters tend to bend back at the
waist and set the ball too wide instead of using their arms and hands to get the ball behind them. As you can see in this photo, using the wrist and hands is the best weapon for the back set. Notice the palms are rotated forward and up and the thumbs are in front of the ball. This changes the release angle from forward or up to back!
Notice also how most of her fingers are touching the ball. This is called making the "shape of the ball" with your hands. Many young setters set off their fingertips and do not open their hands enough. The more you let the ball in, the more power/flexibility you have on the release.
Keep working!
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SCVA Tournaments/Parking
Most importantly the income
from parking goes directly to Rancho
Sports Center
and is used to pay whatever bills they need to cover in order to operate their
business and host tournaments.
Viper does not receive a single penny from those fees. However, we did
strongly suggest that they make plenty of free parking and campsites available
in addition to the ones they charge for as well as eliminated an entry fee
which they were also going to charge.
The bottom line is that if the trade-off to play at home and not drive 2 hours,
is that our parents walk a few feet from the street parking, then it is well
worth it. Or if they would rather park closer to the entry, they have an
option to pay the $10. Either way it is a huge savings in time and money
as opposed to traveling for the tourneys.
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