Help Us Help You!!!
We here at Zia are always trying
to improve our Club for you and your athletes. To that end,
we are offering you our end of season Parent Survey. We’d
like you to take a second and fill this out. We’d
prefer that a parent AND an athlete fill this out.
We want to make sure you are happy
with Zia and to that end, we’d like you to rate our Coaches,
organization, staff, etc. We understand you may not be happy
with certain things and very pleased with others. This is how
we, as a Club, identify problems and solve them and at the
same time, continue with what is working well. That is why
your feedback is so crucial to us. We are one of the only clubs
in Arizona that ask for YOUR input.
Click
here to take the survey.
Zia Coyote Camp Begins Registration
The Zia Coyote Camp, run in cooperation with the Centennial Volleyball
program has begun accepting campers for its 2006 camp.
The Underclassman camp will be July 31st through
August 2nd and the Upperclassman camp will be August 2nd through
August 4th. Both sessions will be held at Centennial High School
and and the lead instructor will be former ASU standout and Assistant
Coach Jami Coughlin-Rolfes.
Only 60 campers will be taken per session. We will NOT exceed
60 campers in order to keep the coach camper ration low and the
campers a high amount of reps.
To download the brochure, go
here.
The 1st Annual AVA
Memorial Day Grass Classic
Our friends at AVA have
invited Zia’s athletes
and parents to participate in a grass tournament to be held this
weekend. Below are the particulars. Good luck all.
Saturday May 27 th, 2006
Check-in
at 7:30, Tournament starts at 8:00
Location: Royal
Palm Park @ 15th Ave and Butler ( Butler is between Dunlap
and Northern)
Format: Adults – Reverse Co-ed Fours. Juniors – Girls
Four on Four
Pool play followed by single elimination playoffs. Make sure you
bring plenty of water, food, chairs, and sunscreen. There are several
trees, you may want to bring a canopy for additional shade.
Divisions Adult / Jr. 18U
/ Jr. 14U
$10 per person/$40 per team - Pre-registered
$15 per person/$60 per team - Day of Tournament
You may register as a team or as an individual. If you register
as an individual you will be placed on a team the morning of the
tournament.
* Make checks payable to “AVA” Send
to: AVA PO Box 86335 Phoenix, AZ 85080
Volleyball Tournament Entry Form
Looking for a way to get your 7-12 year old some
basic instruction without paying for a full year of club fees,
then Zia Juniors might be your best bet. We will take four 90 minute
classes and teach the basics to these young’ns. See if they
like volleyball, if they have a propensity for it, and more than
anything, a great way to have fun this summer. To sign up, go to
the Zia website at www.clubziavball.com and
click on the Zia Juniors logo on the front page. Only 16 kids per
session will be admitted, so get your application in at once. Classes
start the Friday, June 9th.
The
Early Bird has a Place to Play!!!
 For those who are up and atom early on Mondays, Wednesday’s
and Fridays, Zia Coach Bob Levardo hosts a volleyball pick up game
from 6:00 a.m. till 7:30 a.m. at the L.A. Fitness located at 83
rd Ave north of Bell in the WalMart shopping center. If you want
to play, you need to be a member of LA Fitness OR pay their one
time workout fee. For more info, you can e-mail Bob at rlevardo@hmslandscape.com.
All are welcome.
 Zia’s
State of the Union
Another season is over for our athletes.
We had some outstanding performances and milestones this season
we’d like to recognize:
- Our
18-Raymond team, coached by Raymond Jajola and Joe Lewis started
out the season as the 27 th ranked 18’s team in the Club
18 division, but worked their way to the #6 position before regionals.
Great work ladies and gentlemen.
-
 The
13-Barracuda’s, coached by Doug Rhoades and Bekah
Hiller started as the 33 rd team in the 14’s division and
wound up finishing 20th overall in the 14’s Regional championships,
the #5 ranked 13’s team in Arizona.
- The 14-Annihilators started the season ranked
14th and finished the season with an impressive 5th place finish.
They add to that an impressive 23rd place finish in the Southern
California Qualifier and a 4th place at the Cactus Classic.
 Congrats
go out to Head Coach Tera Bahl, assistant Lisa Doremus and the
15-Shock who had to overcome some serious mid-season drama. Despite
starting the season ranked 14th, they finished Regionals as
the #8 16’s team in Arizona, and the #4 15’s team
overall. Amazing job Ladies! And Tera, North Dakota is still
too cold…stay a while!
- The 16-X-Treme, coached by Stephanie
Kohner and Lindsay Norman won the 16’s division of the
Cactus Classic setting the tone for their season. They started
ranked 32nd in the Open Division and finished Regionals 7th
overall. Tremendous job Ladies!
- Our 18-Garra team, coached by Natalie Harris
and Giovanna Melo started the season ranked 15th in the ultra
competitive 18-Open division and finished the season ranked 6th
in the Region.
-
 Zia’s first, but not last foray into boy’s volleyball
ended with our boy’s team finishing the season ranked 17
th. Considering the team was made up of ages 13-18, it was quite
an accomplishment. Zia has committed itself to continuing the
growth of boy’s volleyball in the west valley. Next year
promises to be even better. Thanks Fellas.
- The 17-Fury team started the season
ranked 20th, but behind a solid effort at Regionals, finished
as the #5 ranked 17’s
team in the Open division.
- Zia wants to congratulate our 8 college bound athletes: Michelle
Burolla, Lisa Doremus, Aumee Barrett and Shellie Parks who are
all headed to Phoenix College, Nicki Wanninger who is headed
to Yavapai College in Prescott, Ashley Getz who is headed to
Embry Riddle University, also in Prescott, Kelly McDonald who
will play for South Mountain Community College next season, and
Sarah Reaves who will be playing for Arizona State University
in 2007. Congratulations to all these scholarship winners and
their families. You have made us proud.
 In addition, we want to send best wishes out to Angie Bakemeier,
Rebekah Hiller and Sarah Fleming who were all married this season.
All of these fine young women were Zia athletes and/or coaches
who are moving on in their lives. We wish them and their families
the best.
-
 We want to say Thank You and fond farewell
to Kim Eastin who coached her last season with Zia, as her
and her husband have moved out to Queen Creek. Kim is also
expecting their first child this fall. Kim has been not only
a solid player with Zia, and for Phoenix College, but has coached
with us the past five seasons and done an outstanding job.
Kim, we’ll miss you and thank
you.
- Also, a great big hug goes out to Paula Friesen who will be
turning over her many duties to Jenny Croxford this coming season.
Paula was the mainstay behind making sure we all had gyms to
play and practice in. Without her these past years, Zia would
have been in the tall weeds. Thanks so much Paula for all your
hard work and efforts. You are amazing!
- Also, big thanks go out to Lynda Crews
who took over the reins of the Club’s fundraising and did a great job. Not very
many of you know the amount of time that goes into this job,
but it’s time consuming to be sure. Thanks Lynda for doing
such a great job.
There aren’t very many clubs in
the state let alone the west valley that can boast 5 of their
14 teams, (36%) finishing 7th or higher in their age groups after
Regionals and another two that finished in the top 6 before Regionals.
(Not bad for a club that doesn’t recruit!)
Our coaches deserve a tremendous amount of credit as well as
you all; athletes, parents, families and fans alike. We all share
in the success together, and we thank you all.
We look forward to next year and having
you with us… Till
then!!!
The Arizona Region High
Performance Camp is upon us, but there is still spots that
remain. To find out more information or to register for this
special clinic, go to http://www.azregionvolleyball.org/juniors/girls/hp/HPCampInfo.html
and
follow the instructions.
Finer Points Volleyball will again be
offering 4 hour clinics on training middle blockers, blocking,
outside hitting, setting for both beginners and advanced players,
passing fundamentals for both offense and defense, and libero
training. These clinics are all taught by Division I volleyball
players from around the country. Only 12 athletes will be able
to sign up per each clinic and the accepted athletes are located
on the confirmed page of the Finer Points website. To sign up
or for more information, go to www.finerpointsvball.com
 More
Congratulations…
Go out to Nicki Wanninger.
She was voted Sunrise Mountain High school’s Female Athlete
of the Year. Nicki assistant coached our 15-Later team this year
and had been a Zia athlete the past three years. She will be
headed up to Yavapai College in the fall to play for the Lady
Roughriders on a full ride scholarship. Congratulations Nicki!
Summer Fitness-Getting Ready for In Season
 In
order to prepare yourself and/or your daughter and son for the
upcoming volleyball seasons this fall, here are some options
to help you out through the summer.
FitLife is offering a summer volleyball conditioning
package.
SUMMER
VOLLEYBALL STRENGTH & CONDITIONING PROGRAM
FitLife is also offering a speed camp.
2006
SPEED & CONDITIONING CAMP
Also, our friends at Velocity Sports
in Scottsdale would like to offer Zia athletes and their parent’s
introductory free sessions to tryout their facilities and programs.
Go to http://www.velocitysp.com/scottsdale/ to
visit their website and click
here to
see all the specialty camps Velocity offers over the summer.
Ask for Joe, he’s worked with Zia for years.
Zia Athletes Relish
Beach Time!!
Zia athletes enjoyed a
rare treat when they participated in a free clinic with AVP professionals
on Stadium Court May 5th at the Tempe Beach Park. 
AVP
Pro Rachel Wacholder eyes Zia’s Samantha Eastburn diving
and Erika Lodgek in pursuit of a tip. AVP pro Mike Lambert warms
up in the foreground.
Calista Polvodore and Katie Davis of Zia’s 15-Later squad
poses with Elaine Youngs (L) and Rachel Wacholder who wound up
as runners-up in this year’s AVP Tempe Open.
Calling
All Parents!!! The Arizona Region
of USA Volleyball wants to hear from YOU!!!
 The
Arizona Region has put on its website a survey, the purpose of
which is to gather information from parents on a variety of topics
in an effort to improve the information available to parents,
both new and experienced to club sports, when making a decision
about which club might be best for their son or daughter.
The Junior Division of the Arizona Region
of USA Volleyball is interested in your opinions concerning the
type of information that is available to parents prior to the
beginning of the season. This survey
should only take a few minutes but your participation is key to help
make the kinds of changes to continue to improve the Region for all
of the members. Please
help us by filling out the survey here.
Thank
You.
Harold Cranswick
Commissioner
Arizona Region of USA
Volleyball
If
there is anything you would like to hear about, see or learn about in next
months ZIAp date, please e-mail Eric at erichbke@msn.com. We'll
do our best.
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