Location: Sandpoint, Idaho
OUTDOOR CLINICS
At the sandpoint City Beach Sand Courts
NEW THIS SEASON:
NIVBC is now offering two age group options to allow our younger athletes time on the sand courts!
"Juniors" is for athletes who will be beginning grades 7th through 12th this 2023 fall school year.
"1st Digs" is for athletes who will be beginning grades 3rd through 6th this 2023 fall school year.
See registration links listed below the season description
NO prior experience needed to attend
Juniors details:
7 week season available but not required! Tuesdays and Thursdays June 13th through July 27th from 5:30pm-7:00pm Players can save money by signing up for the full 7 weeks package at once OR only register for a specific weekly sessions if they wish. Cost: $225 if you register for full 7-week season This cost includes NIVBC Sand Program T-shirt or Tank Top! OR $45 per week if you choose to register for only specific weeks throughout the season. Athletes selecting ala cart sessions do have the option to purchase T-shirt or tank top via our fan gear shop Please note: If less than 3 players’ sign up for any given week we will have to cancel that session. We will refund you for that session is this occurs. We will notify all signed up via the email address that you registered with. We will also post on our website calendar / social media. PLEASE keep an eye on our website calendar located at the bottom of the main page of our website, as that will reflect the most up to date information as the weeks go on. If there are any cancellations due to extreme weather we will follow the same process. There is no refund if cancellations are required due to extreme weather. ERVA Memberships are required for insurance. If your player does not have a current Evergreen Region membership they can purchase a Juniors Spring/Summer membership or full year membership (for those who are participating in the full outdoor season and/or our other indoor programs throughout the year.) Here is the link to their website https://evergreen-region-volleyball.sportsengine-prelive.com/memberservices This membership must be purchased prior to your practice otherwise you are not eligible to participate
1st Digs details:
Three clinic practice opportunities for our youngegr athletes. June 27th , July 11th and July 25th from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. You can save money by registering for all 3 or ala cart select 1 week at a time. LOCATION: Sandpoint City Beach sand courts Cost: $75 if you register for all 3 sessions at once This cost includes NIVBC Sand Program T-shirt or Tank Top! OR $25 per week if you choose to register for only specific weeks throughout the season. Athletes selecting ala cart sessions do have the option to purchase T-shirt or tank top via our fan gear shop Please note: If less than 3 players’ sign up for any given week we will have to cancel that session. We will refund you for that session is this occurs. We will notify all signed up via the email address that you registered with. We will also post on our website calendar / social media. PLEASE keep an eye on our website calendar located at the bottom of the main page of our website, as that will reflect the most up to date information as the weeks go on. If there are any cancellations due to extreme weather we will follow the same process. There is no refund if cancellations are required due to extreme weather. ERVA Memberships are required for insurance. If your player does not have a current Evergreen Region membership they can purchase a Juniors Spring/Summer membership or full year membership (for those who are participating in the full outdoor season and/or our other indoor programs throughout the year.) Here is the link to their website https://evergreen-region-volleyball.sportsengine-prelive.com/memberservices This membership must be purchased prior to your practice otherwise you are not eligible to participate
Please meet the coaches at the Sandpoint City Beach sand courts at 58 Bridge St. Sandpoint, ID 83864 .
You will see our NIVBC Banner and coaches waiting there. We will always “corner up” on the main court and demo the drills we are going to work on before splitting up onto separate courts. Courts will be separated by skill level, as best as we can.
During the warm up, coaches will try to identify which girls might fit into these three different skill levels for when we split them up later in practice.
JUNIORS: Here is a general outline for what the 7 weeks will look like. Practices will be 20-30 minutes warm up, 1 hour drilling, and 30 minutes of game play. This may vary depending on the week, and we will try to add more time for game play towards the end of the season. This may also vary due to skill level.
Daily we will go over a dynamic warm up, as well as a ball control warm up that the girls can get started with before every practice. Whoever arrives first can start the dynamic warm-up. Week 1 - Introduce Dynamic Warm-Up, Ball Control Warm-Up, Practice Focus: Setting Week 2 - Dynamic Warm-Up, Ball Control Warm-Up, Practice Focus: Serve and Pass, teach hand signals, play serve and pass Week 3 - Dynamic Warm-Up, Ball Control Warm-Up, Practice Focus: Offense, teach the option (introduce vollis, teach where to approach from right side vs. left side, different shot options (cut, high line, jumbo) Week 4 - Same as week 3, add Small Court games… Short Court and Half Court Week 5 - Vollis, Dynamic Warm-Up, Ball Control Warm-Up, Practice Focus: Defense, defensive footwork to dig cut shot or high line, touch 10 with a partner Week 6 - Vollis, Dynamic Warm-Up, Ball Control Warm-Up, Practice Focus: Game Play, LineAngle Cooperative Week 7 - Vollis, Dynamic Warm-Up, Ball Control Warm-Up, Practice Focus: Game Play.
1st Digs: Here is a general outline for what each clinic practice will look like. Practices will be 20-30 minutes warm up, 1 hour drilling, and 30 minutes of game play. Certain skills and game focus will vary each clinic session, but all will cover the general game play of beach volleyball. *Parents: if temperatures are extremely hot coaches may offer a quick dip into the lake to cool off. This will not be a "swimming session", just jump in and out to maximize volleyball time. NIVBC and coaches are not liable for your athlete in the water, if your athlete does not have the swim skills to safely to jump in please remain at practice to supervise them or let the coaching staff know ahead of time.
Every Tuesday and Thursday June 13th through July 27th 2023 from 5:30pm-7:00pm
This registration closes June 5th
July 6th only due to the holiday
5:30pm-7:00pm
This registration closes June 26th
June 20th and June 22nd 5:30pm-7:00pm
This registration closes June 12th
Questions or concerns? please reach out to us using the box below or at northidahovbc@gmail.com
Meet The Coaching Staff
Ali Meehan
Allison grew up in Post Falls, Idaho. She played two years at North Idaho College as a setter and then transferred to San Jose State where she had the opportunity to compete on both the indoor and beach volleyball teams. Alli competed on the #1 beach team for San Jose State while working towards her undergrad degree in Business Management and her Master’s in Kinesiology, Sport Management. Alli continued playing in California where she is a AAA rated player and has multiple top 10 finishes in both CBVA Open and AVP Next tournaments. She has been coaching beach volleyball for 6 years and was the Assistant Director for one of the largest beach clubs in NorCal called Sandlegs. Alli moved up to Sandpoint in 2020 and works full time as an office manager at Northern Peaks Dental, but she still enjoys playing and coaching every chance she can get.
Dani Meehan
Danielle played indoor volleyball locally at Post Falls High School before continuing on to play volleyball at both Walla Walla Community College and North Idaho College after graduation. She coached for Post Falls Club prior to moving to Sandpoint. Now she enjoys playing volleyball with her family and younger sisters.
Rainie Conley
Rainie was born and raised in Sandpoint, Idaho. She began playing volleyball through the local rec league program and fell in love with the sport immediately. From here she would go on to play for Sandpoint Middle School, Sandpoint High School, volleyball clubs located in Sandpoint and Coeur d’Alene, and go on to play at Brenau University in Gainesville, GA. She has always enjoyed sharing her love of the sport with others and began coaching while in high school. Most recently she has been coaching the 1st Touches and Developmental groups for NIVBC.
Jaclyn Eckersley
Jaclyn Eckerlsey grew up in Mead, WA where she played varsity volleyball for Mt. Spokane HS for three years. Her team placed in the state tournament each of the three years, and placed 2nd her senior year. During this time she also played for Splash VBC and played in Junior Olympics 2009. She coached for Performance Point VBC in West Lafayette, IN, running the Little Spikers 8-11 year old program and as an assistant coach for U-14. Most recently she was the assistant coach for NIVBC developmental league. Jaclyn holds an MA in archaeology from BYU and splits her time between raising her daughter, coaching, and working as an artist.