2012 Coaches' Clinic


2012 USA Volleyball High Performance Coaches' Clinic

January 19-21, 2012

Colorado Springs, CO

Since 2004, the USA Volleyball High Performance Department has featured the annual Coaches’ Clinic as a way to bring together great coaching minds to network and share the most current, pertinent and critical issues in the sport.  Past speakers have included the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Team coaches, international coaches, USAV High Performance Pipeline Coaches and USAV Region HP Coaches.  Topics vary annually and have covered ideas such as the men’s versus women’s game, sports psychology, uses of technology and drill ideas.  Demonstrators include USA National Team members and All-Americans.  The Clinic has been held at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center since its inception, giving the clinic an intimate setting for the 180 athletes and coaches in attendance.  Sessions are designed to incorporate participant discussion in examining the decision-making process and the on-court execution to help create their own strategies and tactics for given situations.  

2012 SPEAKERS/TOPICS

All Clinic information will be given out in a digital format this year.  Information will be made available to registrants up to one week before the Clinic.  We will not be selling binders this year, so each registrant has permission to print one copy of the information off for their own personal use.

A schedule will be posted at a later date. The Clinic is scheduled to start at 5pm on 1/19 and last through 9pm on 1/21 (housing/meals are included through the morning of 1/22). 

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Cost: $450 Full Clinic, includes room and board at the U.S. OTC and shuttle service to and from the Colorado Springs airport
$375 Full Clinic- Commuter with meals.

CAP II and III Courses to be offered before and after the Clinic.  See below or click HERE for more information/to register for a CAP course.

To register, click here. (link will become active at a later date)  If you are registering more than 5 coaches from the same organization, please contact us before registering for a 5% discount code for each registrant.  No refunds will be given if you don't ask for the code ahead of time. 

OTC INFORMATION (FORMS, HOUSING AND MEALS)

All coaches attending the clinic will be required to submit OTC forms. These forms are due by 1/11. For a copy of the required OTC forms, click here.  Please scan/email them to indoorhp@usav.org or fax to (719) 228-6899 Attn: USAV HP.
 

If registering for the Full Clinic (versus Commuter rate), housing is included in your registration cost from 1/19 (arrival that evening) through 1/22 (checkout that morning).  Coaches will be housed at the OTC 2-3 per room. You will have the option to request roommates during the registration process, but these requests are not guaranteed. Coaches will stay in dorm style rooms with a shared hallway bathroom.  If attending the CAP portion of the Clinic, housing will be available starting 1/17 for classes starting the morning of 1/18. 

Food will be served cafeteria-style in the Athlete Center. Full Clinic coaches will receive an OTC meal card that will give them unlimited access to the Dining Hall. Commuter coaches will receive five OTC meal coupons that will allow them to eat dinner on Thursday and lunch and dinner on Friday and Saturday.

We will again NOT be providing seat cushions- please be sure to pack one for the sessions in the gym.

TRAVEL INFORMATION

To submit your travel itinerary, click here.

Everyone attending the clinic is required to submit their travel itinerary by January 5th.  If you don't submit it by this date, we cannot guarantee airport pickup at the Colorado Springs airport and you will be forced to take a taxi to/from the Olympic Training Center.  The first 15 coaches to submit their itinerary will receive a prize!

If you are interested in flying in/out of Denver, we recommend Colorado Springs Shuttle or SuperShuttle.

If you are interested in staying off-complex, here are some of the nearby hotels.  None of these are within walking distance to the OTC.

-Courtyard Marriot

REGION HP and HP PIPELINE COACHES MEETING INFORMATION

There will be two closed session meetings that take place during the course of the Clinic for Region HP representatives and HP Pipeline coaches.  The first meeting will take place on Thursday 1/19 from 3-5pm.  These meetings are by invitation only and more information will be sent at a later date. 
 

CAP II and III COURSE INFORMATION

 
Click HERE to register for a CAP course.
 

Coaches attending the 2012 High Performance Coaching Clinic may also attend their CAP Level II Course (if already CAP I certified) or the CAP III course (if already CAP II certified). 

Please note that:

  • Attending CAP II OR III course at this event requires a Tuesday, January 17th afternoon/evening arrival as both levels begin with sessions on the morning of the 18th.  The extra night stay is included in the CAP II or CAP III prices.
  • CAP III requires a Saturday night stay as the sessions on Sunday the 22nd run from 9 am through approximately 5 pm. 
  • CAP III coaches may book a Sunday night return flight, however a Sunday night stay for CAP III coaches is included in the CAP III course prices if flying back on Monday morning (check out of dormitory is 9 am). 
  • Registrants may only register for CAP II OR III - both courses may not be taken at the same time at the High Performance Clinic.
  • To attend the CAP II or III course on these dates, coaches must ALSO register to attend the USAV HP Coaches'  Clinic.  It is a two part registration process- coaches may ADD the CAP II or III course to their HP Clinic registration

Certified coaches attending only the High Performance Clinic may also purchase individual or bundled groups of CAP Module Credits toward their next re-certification. 

  • CAP I re-cert requires a total of 4 Module credits;
  • CAP II requires a total of 5 and CAP III requires a total of 6 Module Credits. 
  • Module credits may be pre-purchased online with your High Performance Coaching Clinic registration or purchased on site from CAP Department Staff.

CAP II Course:                  

  • Course will run 9am on Wednesday, January 18 through 5pm on Saturday, January 21.
  • CAP II Participants are expected to attend each CAP II designated session in order to achieve certification.
  • Participants will be expected to check in for the CAP II course by 8:45am on Wednesday, January 18. 
  • Participants (staying on the OTC Complex) will be shuttled from the Colorado Springs airport to the OTC on January 17; and will be put on the shuttle schedule for their return flight based on their flight time/date. 
  • The cost of housing and meals for the night of January 17th and 18th at the OTC is built into the cost of the course.  If you decide to stay off complex, there will be no deduction in price.
  • CAP II participants are expected to check-out of the OTC housing no later than 9am on January 22, with the rest of the Coaches' Clinic attendees. 

CAP III Course:

  • Course will run 9am-10pm January 18, 8am-5pm on January 19th, and 8 am to 5 pm on Jan 22nd, with CAP III participants to also attend the HP Clinic from 6 pm on January 19th thru Saturday evening the 21st.
  • CAP III Participants are expected to attend each CAP III designated session in order to achieve certification.
  • Participants will be expected to check in for the CAP III course by 8:45am on Wednesday, January 18th.
  • Participants (staying on the OTC Complex) will be shuttled from the Colorado Springs airport to the OTC on January 17; and will be put on the shuttle schedule for their return flight based on their flight time/date. 
  • The cost of housing and meals for the night of January 17th, 18th and the 22nd at the OTC is built into the cost of the course.  If you decide to stay off complex, there will be no deduction in price.
  • CAP III coaches may book a Sunday night return, or may stay the additional night in the OTC Athlete Housing if flying back on Monday morning (check out of OTC housing is 9 am on Monday the 23rd). 

OTHER INFORMATION

SILENT AUCTION

At the 2011 HP Coaches' Clinic, we raised just over $2,000 for the HP Scholarship fund.  These scholarships are distributed to athletes who participate in High Performance camp events, particularly summer training programs at all levels. 

WHAT TO PACK

Weather in Colorado Springs is very unpredictable, especially in the winter.  Please be sure to pack warm clothes, especially a winter jacket.  The walk from the dorms to the dining hall is 5 minutes, while the walk from the dorms to West Wing Conference Center is 15 minutes.  We also suggest bringing a laptop- there will be plenty of outlets available for recharging!  Also, don't forget to bring a seat cushion for gym sessions!