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Hello Vipers!
Welcome to the Viper Newsletter! This is the second month we are sending it out to everyone, including all the Viper players. We hope to keep you updated and informed about the exciting world of Viper Volleyball. If you want us to add an email address (grandma, aunt, or friend) please reply to this message or hit subscribe me.
We would like to CONGRATULATE our 13 Elite team for getting and accepting a bid to JO's in Miami! Some of our other teams got bids as well but turned them down for various reasons. That means the majority of our teams will be in Phoenix and it is going to be awesome to have so many kids and families supporting each other! Fore more info, please see the section below on end of the year tournaments.
We would like to CONGRATULATE our 16-Paul team for winning 4 tournaments in a row! We're not sure if ANY team has every won 4 tournaments in a row, but this team has done a terrific job this year and has really showed the commitment it takes to be great week-in and week-out. We would also like to CONGRATULATE our 12-Merijo/Tommy team for winning 3 tournaments in a row! This team is total inspiration. They compete like crazy, have a TON of fun and keep on winning! Good job girls!!!
School is almost out, season is almost over and we look forward to a great finish and more fun volleyball. Our coaches are making more time in practice to play and compete so bring your "A" game and get competitive! Many of our coaches are also running practices on local sand courts to increase endurance and strength before our big week-long championships! As they say, it's all about the training!
Our Summer Camp information has been posted and we look forward to a great summer learning how to get even better at volleyball before the upcoming school season. Our camps will be challenging, fun and give you the opportunity to focus on specific areas of improvement. See more below...
Good luck with your final exams and good luck to our seniors who will be graduating very shortly.
See you in the gym,
Dana, Rochelle and Ed
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SUMMER VOLLEYBALL CAMPS!!!
 Summer is almost here and it's time to get ready for some fun and challenging summer camps! We offer all different camps for different ages, levels and focuses. We hope to see you in the gym this summer!
All-Skills Camp
Who: Beginners-Intermediate-EliteDates: July 7-10 and/or July 20-23: (Tuesday-Friday)
Times: 9am-4:30pm, lunch break from 12:30-2:00 Cost: $289
Ages: 10-18 (campers will be broken up by ability)
Limited to 48 players Viper All-skills camps are designed to give the beginner and intermediate players the opportunity to learn the game's fundamentals, practice all the techniques and understand the positions and movements. Elite players will work on improving their technique and knowledge of each position. Campers will be broken up by ability! FIT Training CampDates: July 7-10 and/or July 20-23 Cost: $50 During these two weeks, Postural Solutions will be partnering with Viper Volleyball to offer a FIT training element after the all-skills volleyball camp. F.I.T. (Functional Integrated Training) refers to an innovative training method emphasizing proper musculoskeletal function attained through ideal alignment of the human body. These postural alignment exercises, strategically paired with a specialized strengthening program, greatly minimize the risk of injury while conditioning the body to reach its maximum potential. DB Elite and Youth Setting Camp  Date: July 13-16th (Monday-Thursday) Youth Time: 8am-11am (10-14 years) Elite Time: 5pm-8pm (15-18 years) Cost: $159 Limited to 36 playersDana Burkholder setting camp is designed to give setters the fundamentals that make great setters. Technique, movement, attitudes and enthusiasm will be the focus of this camp. You will be challenged to improve your athleticism, leadership and understanding of the position.
DB All-Out DEFENSE Camp Date: July 13-16th (Monday-Thursday) Times: 12pm-3pm Cost: $159 Ages: 12-18 (campers will be broken up by age and ability) Limited to 48 players Defense is all about attitude and discipline. If you want to be a great defender, come to the DB all-out DEFENSE camp where you will be challenged to pick up your game! Defense is all about speed, movement and body positions and you will learn how to put yourself in a position to dig every ball. You will also learn how to have the ready & concentrated mind-set that makes great plays. BOYS All-Skills Camp  Date: July 13-16th (Monday-Thursday) Youth Times: 9-1pm (5th-8th grade) Elite Times: 5-9pm (9th-12th grade) Cost: $129 Limited to 48 players With both the Indoor USA Men's National Volleyball team and the Men's Beach USA National Volleyball team of Roger & Dalhauser winning Gold Medals in the Beijing Olympics, volleyball is perhaps the premier California sport. Most boys & even men find that once they play volleyball, they only want to play volleyball. Yes, it's that fun! Imagine yourself going up for a big spike or block and pumping your fist in the air! Get Ready for High School Who: 9th-12th graders (including incoming freshman)Date: July 20-23rd (Monday-Thursday)Time: 5pm-9pm Cost: $159Limited to 48 players Do you want to play volleyball in high school? This is the place to start! This camp will get you prepared for your high school tryouts by teaching you how to improve your fundamentals like serving, passing and attacking. Register at Rancho Sports Center
Registration forms will be at the front desk. If you have any questions, please email Dana at dana@danaburkholder.com or Rochelle at rshort@vipervolleyball.org |
NEW College Commitment!
Congratulations to Ayana Whitaker who commited to
Cal State Fullerton!
 In Ayana's words...
1. Why did you choose Fullerton? I
chose Fullerton because it was the best school that met both mine and
my families needs. It's in the area I most wanted to live and its also
close enough to home where I can visit if I want, yet far enough that I
can still feel like I've actually gotten some freedom.On top of
that, the team and coaches are amazing and friendly people that I can
definitely see mysef spending 4 years with. The school itself is great
and I love everything about it.
2. What are you most excited about?
Fullerton has a great Christian campus ministry that is close with my
families church in Temecula. Also, the girls on the team are very nice
and make me excited to be a Titan!
From Coach Dana -
"Ayana is just beginning to see her potential as a volleyball player.
She has come a long way this year toward reaching her goal of getting a
full-ride scholarship to a D1 school. We are really proud of her
increased commitment and dedication that has paid off. The coaches at
Cal State Fullerton recognize her athleticism and height and see that
she can be a big player for their program. Good luck Ayana!"
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Vipers on the Beach! NEW!
What? Vipers on the Beach? Yup, that's the way we do it! Many of our young players are going to the beach on the weekends to compete and play on the sand, and this is going to be the new NEWS update for our beach kids. Please send Dana photos and stories from your beach play this summer!
Many of our players have already competed on the beach this season! Who? Morgan Nunley, Cassidy Wilson, Amanda Strack, Anika Backlund, Morgan Nunley and Taylor
Johsnon. Maddy and her partner, in their first tournament May 10th, took the bronze!
Player Spotlight: Taylor Johnson
 Taylor Johnson (third from left) has already played in 4
tournaments this summer with her partner from last year, Mikela (in yellow). They are off to an even better start this year with
some great finishes!
* Bronze Medal (3rd) at the AAU at Dockweiler
* 3rd place at the CBVA in Newport
* Gold Medal (1st) at the AAU in Malibu
* Gold Medal (1st) at the AAU in Huntington
That AAU tournament in Malibu where Taylor & Mikela got the gold qualified them for the Best of
The Beach later this summer at Downtown Disney. "Best of the Beach" is considered to be the "Junior Olympics" on the beach!
Good luck Tayor & Mikela!
SPECIAL INVITATION - to ALL VIPERS
Join Coach Dana on the beach for a day of competition. She is partnering up with Dana Backlund to compete in the CBVA AA women's tournament June 6, 2009. If you're not doing anything or want to play, come out and join us! Play with a friend or better yet, a Viper!
What: CBVA Beach Tournament When: June 6, 2009 Where: Will Rogers State Beach Who: Bring a partner & play (make sure to see if you are eligible for AA) Do you want to play beach? Go to these websites for more information: AAU and CBVASee you on the beach! |
Vipers Meet Kerry Walsh!
Kerry Walsh is pretty cool. After all she's the Queen of the Beach and she has 2 Olympic Gold medals with her partner Misty May. This year she started her own stylish clothing line called KActive and has been promoting it at the club tournaments this spring. Many of our players got to meet Kerry and get her autograph. Here were some of the things they said:
"She's so cool!"
"She's so tall!"
"She's sooo sweet!"
As you can see... our girls were star struck and were really happy to meet the Queen of the Beach!
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On the Horizon...
Junior Olympics, Volleyball Festival
& the Inland Valley Championships
 Congratulations to our 13-Elite team for getting a bid to JO's! They have had a terrific season, and are really excited to represent Temecula Volleyball Club in MIami. If you'd like to help them raise funds for the trip, they are selling raffle tickets at the gym. Good luck girls!
All of our remaining Elite & Travel teams will be attending The Volleyball Festival
and our Regional and Local teams will have an Inland Valley
Championship at Rancho Sports Center.
Volleyball Festival
The 2009 Volleyball Festival will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Our teams going to festival will be staying at the luxury Sherton in downtwon Phoenix.
This hotel is walking distance from
the Convention Center as well as many restaurants and shops. All
players, coaches and chaperon's will have all their accommodations and
meals taken care of. Any parents who wish to stay with the team may
make their reservations through The Festival website www.volleyball-festival.com
or may choose to stay at any other hotel of their choice. Please note
that additional rooms may also be available at The Sheraton at a less
expensive price. Feel free to book at the most competitive price you
can get, regardless as to whether or not it is through the Volleyball
Festival.
Hilton
Suites in Phoenix. If families want to stay at the same hotel, they
need to go to the festival web site, click on housing, then click on
individual housing and fill out the form. I know this is a pain but
this is how they are doing things. The hotel may already be sold out as
of this email.
Inland Valley Championship
For our remaining regional and local teams,
you will
be participating in the Inland Valley Championships at Rancho Sports
Center on June 20, 2009. We know that parents and kids want additional
training before school tryouts in the fall and this gives our kids a
big competitive end of the year tournament to work towards. There is NO
additional fee for this tournament for our teams and players, nor will
there be any need for a hotel. There will be a 12s, 14s and 16s
Division Champion. Play begins at 8am on June 20, 2009 at Rancho Sports
Center.
These
tournaments will mark the end of practice and play for this years club
season. It has been a really terrific season so far and we are looking
forward to a Big Bang Finish for all our teams.
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From Helen Keller:  - Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. (dana note: life as classroom :)
- I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still
I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.
- Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
- What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.
- Helen Keller was a really fascinating and courageous woman. She was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880. At the
age of 19 months, she lost her sight and hearing as a result of
meningitis.
With the help of her teacher, Anne Sullivan, she became the
first blind-deaf person to effectively communicate with the sighted and
hearing world. In so doing, she became an international celebrity from
the age of eight, even before the era of mass communications.
Her pilgrimage from Tuscumbia to worldwide recognition, is an inspiring
story which took her from silence and darkness to a life of vision and
advocacy. To read more... click here
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"FIT" Athletes of the Month
MAY, 2005 Alyssa Kilambi - Angie 18 Sydnie Best - Pat 15
Rocky Ortiz - Dana 18 From the moment these girls began their FIT training, they have finished each and every workout drenched in sweat and smiling ear to ear. Their enthusiasm for volleyball and giving 100% all the time is contagious. Congratulations girls!!!
There are so many of you who deserve this recognition and we will be sure to honor you soon. Keep working hard and pushing yourselves every single training.
 Each month, we will be honoring those athletes who stand out for their commitment to excellence in several areas: coachability, effort, enthusiasm, consistency, punctuality, attitude, and work ethic are
some of the areas we will be focusing on during the selection process.
We encourage you to push yourself, to train smart and play hard and to ALWAYS stay positive no matter how difficult it gets. Adam & Jeff "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot... and missed. I've failed over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan
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Player Spotlight
Brooklyn Richards
"Gettin' it done off the court"
Basics! 
Brooklyn Richards, born 10/01/96 has a sibling named Sierra - age 15, dad Craig and mom Kathi. She has two pet Chihuahuas, Asti and Brie, a boxer named Beni, and a turtle named Shalanda.
Brooklyn is in her 3rd year of playing volleyball. She has played all 3 years at Viper. Her first year she was 10 and played on a 12 and under local team, last year she played on the 12 elite team for Rochelle & Tommy. Her team went to junior Olympics and won a bronze medal. She is currently playing on the 13elite team for Rochelle & Renee, which just qualified for the Junior Olympics again.
Brooke Excels!
Brooklyn is an all around great young lady. She strives for the highest level in everything that she does. She is a GATE student maintaining a 4.0 grade point average taking all advanced classes. This year she was elected as 7th Grade president by her peers. She is a member of the Associated Student Body (ASB). She was selected to represent Warm Springs Middle School at the annual statewide leadership conference known as California Association of Student Leaders (aka: CASL) held March 26th-28th. She was one of twelve 7th graders selected from all Murrieta Valley USD Middle Schools to receive an award from Murrieta Rotary Club granting a scholarship to attend the "PRYDE" leadership camp which will be held May 16th-17th, and she was elected Valentine Queen at the WSMS valentine dance
Favorites!
Food: Spaghetti
Music: Saving Abel
Color: Turquoise and purple
Movie: The Notebook
Actor: Will Smith (he can act so many different ways!)
ZOO animal which would you choose and why? A spider money because the first time I saw one at the zoo I thought they were so cute and playful!
Who inspires you? Kassidy Brewer & my mom! Kassidy had a brain aneurism and has almost completely recovered. She can talk and remember most things. She still faces some physical challenges but she is so strong!!!
From the Coaches: Brooklyn has come a long way this year. She always comes to practice ready to learn and get better. Her laughter and cheer are contagious! Keep up the good work!
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SUBMIT YOUR NEWS!
Are you an artist? Do you play an instrument? Are you doing something fun, educational or in your community that we should know about and share with our Viper Family? If so, please email Dana with the story, photos and information and we will include one story every month in the upcoming "Viper Family" section.
We don't know unless you tell us!
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Lost 'n' Found
Temecula Volleyball Club's lost and found is in Coach Dana Burkholder's office. If you have lost anything, it is most likely there. Please ask Dana or Rochelle for help at the gym if you think you've lost something. Items are only kept for 1 month unless they are a Viper issued.
If you find something, please leave it at the top of the stairs in front of Dana's door so she can add it to the growing pile!
Put your NAME on it!
To keep from losing your Viper clothes and gear, please put YOUR NAME on all you gear!
Keep it Clean - Trash & Recycle 
Coaches, players and parents please help us to keep our great facility clean & environmentally friendly. We encourage you to take HOME all your plastic bottles to ensure they get recycled. Do not leave them at Rancho unless a recycling team collects them from you at practice.
We have had a problem with a lot of trash the past few weeks and would like to remind you to check your area for any trash. Even if it's not yours, pick it up and throw in a nearby bin.
Let's all MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
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Taylor Johnson
wins Gold
w/ partner Mikela
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Kerry Walsh
signs a ball for Cassidy Wilson
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18 Dana/Kelly/Steve
Chill'n on the court!
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Special Thank You to the Nunley's for all the great photos!
If you have fun photos, please email them to your coach for consideration!
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