Reminders for the Week of October 7, 2013

Hello families,

Another busy week awaits!  I can't believe we are winding down, this season is flying by!  Please be sure to jot some things down on your calendar for the week!

Monday - Regular practice & weight lifting ends at 5:30pm

Tuesday - We are AT LONDON - The bus will leave right after school.

Wednesday - Regular practice 3:30-5pm

Thursday - SENIOR NIGHT!!!!   We are home vs. Madison Plains.  Please come out and celebrate our 7 seniors!  JV will play at 5 and we will celebrate our seniors in between matches.  Parents of seniors, please try to be at the gym by 5:30 pm.  Also, please be sure your senior poster is set up prior to the JV match. 

Friday - JV you are finished for the year!  Congrats!! :)  Varsity - you will weight lift only then enjoy a long weekend of rest before preparing for the tournament!  :) 

Monday (Columbus Day) - Varsity you have the day OFF!!! 

Tuesday - Practice

Wednesday - Practice, Dinner, Watch Bishop Ready vs. Centerburg (at Bishop Ready) - We will play the winner of this match on Saturday

Thursday - Practice

Friday - Practice

Saturday - Tournament Match - 2:30 pm - details TBA after Wednesday's match

Location for Oct. 1 match at Worthington Christian

The Oct. 1 match against Worthington Christian will be played at:
  Grace Brethern Church
  8225 Worthington-Galena Road
  Westerville, OH 43081
  (corner of Lazelle and Worthington-Galena)

JV starts at 5:00.  Varsity starts at 6:00.

MORE VIKING VICTORIES

 

JV & Varsity brought home two wins from the Dig for the Cure tri meet.

  A special THANK YOU to those who provided goodies;

Davis’ – JV T-shirt

Hamilton’s – headbands

Lange’s & Clavijo’s – socks

Vodnick’s – shoelaces

 

GO VIKES!!!

 

Important Schedule Information for Next Week!

Monday, September 23rd - Game at Madison Plains

• JV starts at 5:00 p.m.; Varsity starts at 6:00 p.m.
• Bus leaves immediately after school

Tuesday, September 24th - Game at Whitehall

• JV starts at 5:00 p.m.; Varsity starts at 6:00 p.m.
• Bus leaves at 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, September 25th - EARLY RELEASE DAY Practice 12:20-2pm - Weight lifting to follow.

Thursday, September 26th - Game vs Bexley

• JV starts at 5:00 p.m.; Varsity starts at 6:00 p.m.
• Home game

Friday, September 27th - Weightlifting and then practice (3:30 - 4:45 p.m.)

Saturday, September 28th - "Dig for the Cure" Game at CSG 

• 9:00 a.m. start team for both teams
• Tri-match with CSG & Delaware Christian
• Please plan to meet at CSG at 8AM!

Go Vikes! Stay healthy!

Hello families,
Today's match vs. Madison Plains has been cancelled due to illness and will be rescheduled soon.  Please be patient as we work on rescheduling this match.  We will have a regular practice for those that are still healthy from 3:30-5pm today.
Thank you,
Coach R.

Time Change for Oct. 5 Match at West Jefferson

Due to conflicts with the ACT test, the time has been changed on the Oct. 5 game at West Jefferson.

The JV match will now start at 1:00 with the Varsity match to follow.

Monday's Varsity Only Match at Village Academy

Hello families,

Just a reminder that Monday is a Varsity only match vs. Village Academy (at Village Academy) with a start time of 5:30.  The bus will leave at 4:30pm from the school.  Please let Coach Roehrenbeck know if you need a ride back to the school so we can get a school van.  Thank you!

-Coach Roehrenbeck

8 Straight

Varsity VB Vikes brought home their eighth straight victory when they defeated Grandview Heights on Tuesday night.

 

 

#2 Snack Pack Update

 

Our little ladies are not eating BIG.  For those signed up to provide snack pack #2 (lunch meat) please bring;

2 lbs turkey

1 lb salami

1 lb American cheese

 

 

GO VIKES!!

Bexley Game

Tuesday, September 3rd at Bexley will have a JV start time of 6pm and a Varsity start time of 7pm. 

Volunteer Schedules Now on the Blog Website

The parent Volunteer Schedules are now on the Columbus Academy Vikings Volleyball website as a link under the 2013 Calendars section on the left side of the page.  Please note the dates and times for which you have volunteered.

 

If you cannot make your scheduled volunteer time slot, please find another parent to fill in for you using the 2013 Contact List which is also now available on the blog website as a link under the Related Links section on the left side of the page.

There are still a few holes in the schedules. Contact Mel Vodnick (mvodnick@gmail.com) or Polly Clavijo (pclavijo@revolutiongroup.com) if you can fill in. (Then you'll stop getting our pleading emails!)

GO VIKES!

CA VB Photos

Volleyball photos will be shared through Snapfish.  As albums are created they will be shared with you via email.  Once you set up an account with Snapfish, you can review the photos and order pictures and products as desired.  Having a Snapfish account is free and the tool is easy to use. 

Go to www.sanapfish.com to set up an account.

 

Updates and Reminders

Hello families,

What a great weekend for both the JV and Varsity teams!  The girls are already showing improvement, and watching them win is exciting!  I have a few updates and reminders.

Just a reminder, the weight lifting schedule changed to Mondays and Fridays.  The girls will lift from 5:00-5:30 on Mondays and 4:00-4:30 on Fridays. 

Also, a big thank you to all of the parents and siblings (thanks to Natalie's sister) for helping volunteer at the games.  Another special thank you to our line judges (Kami's Dad and Yashi's Dad) for volunteering for all three matches today!  Just a reminder, if you have NOT signed up to volunteer at least 5-6 times for the year you need to contact Polly Clavijo ASAP.  Every family MUST volunteer in order for the season to run smoothly.  We have a lot of holes to fill and have noticed that some families still need to sign up.  I realize that some of you may have not been at the parent meeting to sign up, so please email Polly Clavijo at pclavijo@revoluntiongroup.com ASAP to sign up at least 5 or 6 times throughout the year.  Our season is already in full swing, so we need your help!  Thanks again for your time and commitment to the program!

Lastly, we ask that parents are respectful of coaches time before and after a game.  Coaches use the time beforehand to look over lineups and prepare for the upcoming match.  After a match, coaches are usually collecting items and rehashing the games in their minds, so we do ask that you do not approach a coach to discuss the game or give input.  We fully understand that parents may have ideas of how to improve the team, but we do ask you leave that up to the coaches.  Thanks for your understanding with this matter. 

We look forward to a positive season with such an amazing group of girls!  Have a great weekend!

-Coach R

Viking Volleyball Victory

 JV & Varsity had home court victories against

Marion-Franklin. 

 

 

JV split the first two sets but fought back in game three to win the match.

 

 

 

Varsity took the match in a three set sweep. 

 

VB Vikes have a tri-meet on Saturday Aug. 24^th at Columbus Academy.   

CA VB Spirit Ware

We've extended the deadline to order CA VB spirit ware.

Viking Corner will keep our order site open until

Sun. Aug. 25th.

To order go to; http://www.shopvikingcorner.com/

We need at least 12 items ordered for them to set up the CA Volleyball logo.

 

Snack Delivery Correction

If your daughter brings snack in, please have her drop it in Coach Gepper's room

(not Coach Dow's).

 

Hello CA VB Crew,
Today was a great kick off to the year.  Both JV and Varsity played hard and showed promise for a strong season!!

BOOK & LIBERO TRAINING
We will have book & Libero tracking training on Tue. Aug. 20th at 5:30 PM.  We'll review the processes then do some tandum tracking during the JV game.

VOLUNTEERS
There are still many open volunteer spots which need to be filled.  If you can cover additional spots, come see me at Tuesday's game.


SNACK & RIBBONS
As discussed at the parent meeting, each family has been assigned a game day to bring snack & hair ribbons (BTW the Varsity girls have 'vetoed' ribbons, so you only need to bring ribbons for 10 JV girls).  The number next to your name specifies which snack package you should bring.  There are three options for delivering the snack;

1.     Send it in with your player and she delivers to Coach Dow or Coach Gepper’s room
2.     Drop off it in athletic office prior to 3:00.  Label all coolers/containers/bags CA VB
3.     Meet the team in the dining hall at 3:10 with the snack

 Snack Package #1                         

1 doz. plain bagels from Panera (sliced and cut in half)

1 doz. mixed bagels from Panera (sliced and cut in half) 

2 Plain & 2 flavor cream cheese tubs
Apples
Case of water

Snack Package #2                     

Lunchmeat- sliced thin (2 lbs. turkey, 2 lbs. ham, 1 lb. salami)

Cheese-sliced (1lb American, 1lb Provolone)
Bread/buns- enough to make 25 sandwiches
Small jar of mayonnaise & mustard
Clementines
Case of water

Snack Package #3

3 jars peanut butter

1 jar grape jelly
1 jar strawberry jelly
Bread/buns - enough to make 25 sandwiches
2 bag baby carrots and dip
Case of water

Thanks for your support!!  GO VB VIKES!!

DATE	Snack
Aug 17 - Sat	Vodnick #1
20 - Tue	Clavijo #2
24 - Sat	Anders #3
27 - Tue	Fekete #1
29 - Thurs	Morford #2
Sep 3 - Tue	Woodard #3
9 - Mon	Gunawardena #1
10 - Tue	Weikert #2
12 - Thurs	Tibbles #3
17 - Tue	Ables #1
19 - Thurs	Krokak #2
24 - Tue	Mason #3
26 - Thurs	Smith #1
28 - Sat	Hamilton #2
Oct 1 - Tue	Davis #3
3 - Thurs	Sterkowics #1
5 - Sat	Irion #2
8 - Tue	Amonor #3
10 - Thurs	Littleton #1

Informal Scrimmage

We will be hosting an informal scrimmage tonight (August 13) vs. Gahanna Christian during our normal practice time.  Our parent meeting will still be held at 7:30pm.  It will be conducted by Melanie Vodnick and then coaches will attend after the scrimmage.  Thanks for your time and we look forward to seeing all of you tonight.
-Coach R.

Just a reminder, CA VB Parent meeting is tomorrow, Tue. Aug. 13th at 7:30 PM.  

PLEASE come with your calendar so you can sign up to volunteer and support our girls.

 

 

 

 

Hello CA VB Parents,

I, Melanie Vodnick (Mother of Lauren) and Polly Clavijo (Mother of Ana) will be your 2013 Volleyball team parents.  We are tasked with coordinating volunteers, snack, spirit ware, senior night and the banquet for our Volleyball Vikes.  Needless to say, we need your help to make the season run smoothly. 

As you likely know, Volleyball is the MOST demanding sport for parent volunteers.  Each match requires 2-7 volunteers to make it ‘run’.  For this reason attendance at the Parent meeting on Tue. Aug. 13^th at 7:30 PM, is very important.  PLEASE come with your calendar so you can sign up to support our girls. 

Something to think about… Polly and I need parents who are willing to lead the following activities;

·       Senior night (2 non senior parents)
·       Banquet (2 parents)
·       Snack coordinator (1 parent)
If you are interested in asisting, please send me an email (mvodnick@gmail.com ) 

The Viking Corner team has identifying an assortment of general spirit ware which can be ordered via the Viking Corner web site;

http://www.shopvikingcorner.com/ .  Any of  the items ordered will have a CA Volleyball logo.  I encourage you to order quickly, because quantities are limited.  Please note, in keeping with tradition, the girls will also design a 2014 ‘custom’ spirit T-shirt.

 If you have not already done so, please go to the CA VB Blog and sign up to receive emails.  This is how you will receive ongoing  information about schedule updates, team activities and general information (photos…). 

·       Log onto the CA VB Blog  http://columbusacademyvolleyball.blogspot.com/
·       Under the 'Updates via email'    box you can input your email address and info   will be sent to you automatically

 All the best,

Melanie & Polly

Parent Meeting

Dear Families,

There will be a parent meeting on August 13th during our practice at 7:30pm.  Please bring your calendars so you can mark times to volunteer for game duties.  Also, our practice times have been changed to 6:30-8:30.  The online calendar has been changed.  Thank you!

-Coach R

Calendar

Dear Families,

I have completed our team calendar using all of the information I have available at this time.  Please click on Online Team Calendar on the left hand side of the blog for information regarding practices and games.  Please use our team schedule for game times which can be accessed underneath the calendar titled Varsity Game Schedule Sheet.  During the school year, practices will be 3:30-5:00 pm, unless we have weight lifting on Wednesdays following practice which will bump the practice end time to 5:30 pm.  Weight lifting on Fridays will be right after school until 4pm.

We look forward to the start of the season, and our first game is quickly approaching!  Tryouts will be Thursday and Friday with team selections and uniform distribution at the end of practice on Friday.  Go Vikes!

-Coach R

There will be an open gym this Tuesday (July 30th) from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Try-outs are this Thursday and Friday evening from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
See you there!

There will be no scrimmage on Friday, July 26th.
Try-outs start on Thursday, August 1st from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
See you then!

Reminders

Currently there are no more scrimmages planned at Newark Catholic, but we are on the wait list and so we will keep you posted.

July's team camp with Coach Monica McDonald from Otterbein will be on Wednesday and Thursday THIS WEEK from 4:30 - 9:00 p.m. at The Columbus Academy.  The cost will be $70 per athlete.  We ask that checks be made out to Monica McDonald.  We are also asking that girls donate $5 per day ($10 total in cash) to be used toward a team meal in between sessions.  So a $70 check made out to Monica McDonald and $10 in cash for food for both days ($80 total). 

We are keeping Friday open at this point for a possible scrimmage between GCA and CA in the morning, but we will not have a paid camp session on this day.  We will check for total attendance before scheduling, as we know some families will be headed out of town for the weekend.

See you soon!

Newark Catholic

Vans will leave AT 3:00 today for Newark Catholic.  Please plan to be there a little before 3 so we can be on the road at 3pm.  The scrimmage is from 4-6pm.  Thanks!

Newark Catholic Play Date

We are trying to finalize plans for our Newark Catholic playdate.  We need to know as soon as possible who will be attending (if you haven't already sent an email to a coach).  We will plan to leave at 3:00 in the school vans for Newark Catholic.  You do not need to worry about what you are wearing to the scrimmage.  If we do not have an adequate amount of players for the scrimmage, we will have an open gym at Columbus Academy. 
-Coach R

Team Camp - Final details

July's team camp with Coach Monica McDonald from Otterbein will be on July 24 and July 25 from 4:30-9pm at The Columbus Academy.  The cost will be $70 per athlete.  We ask that checks be made out to Monica McDonald.  We are also asking that girls donate $5 per day ($10 total in cash) to be used toward a team meal in between sessions.  So a $70 check made out to Monica McDonald and $10 in cash for food for both days ($80 total).

We are keeping Friday open at this point for a possible scrimmage between GCA and CA in the morning, but we will not have a paid camp session on this day.  We will check for total attendance before scheduling, as we know some families will be headed out of town for the weekend.

Thanks for your time and please let Coach Roehrenbeck know if you have any questions.

Newark Catholic Play Date

We will be playing at Newark Catholic on July 15 from 4-6 pm.  Please mark your calendars!  Also, please email Coach Dow or Coach Roehrenbeck if you are able to attend this playdate so we can see if we need multiple vans!  Thank you!
-Coach R.

REMINDER - WORKOUTS

Athletes,

Please remember that your summer workouts are on Tuesday and Thursdays from 11-1pm.  11-12 is in the weight room, and 12-1 is on the track with Olympic athlete Butch Reynolds!  PLEASE try to make any part of the workout that you are available, as it is such a privilege to have Butch Reynolds coaching you!  This will also help you prepare for the upcoming season. 

-Coach Roehrenbeck

Team Camp

Hello families,

I'd like to get a count of how many girls will be attending our Team Camp on July 24, 25, and 26th.  We are going to ask Monica McDonald to run Wednesday and Thursday night from 4:30-9:00 pm, and then Friday morning we will scrimmage with Gahanna Christian from 8:30-11am.  Please email Coach Roehrenbeck, Coach Dow, or Coach Gepper if you will be attending ASAP.  Also, please spread the word in case we have athletes that have not signed up to get updates from the blog.

Thank you!
-Coach Roehrenbeck

2013 Varsity Game Schedule

We are excited to report that we have received the initial game schedule sheet from our new league! (See the calendar links on the left column.) It will be an exciting season to match up against a new mix of central Ohio teams. Soon we will also post the JV schedule and we will update the virtual online calendar — our cool tool that automatically updates your smart devices. 

Important Dates - MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Hello athletes and families,

I have been receiving questions regarding practice times and dates throughout the summer, so I wanted to post what I know so far.  As I receive information and confirm dates and times, I will post it on the blog.  In the meantime, please hold tight with your questions about specific "times".

The weight room coach (Mark Hammond) is continuing his sessions with "in season" athletes at this time.  He had low attendance from out of season athletes so he cancelled the later sessions.  He did however say that anyone interested in attending may contact him to attend a session.  I strongly encourage all athletes to do so BEFORE the summer begins!  I would like to see all athletes continue to weight lift and work out with Coach Hammond throughout the summer as well.  He will post a schedule later in the school year to let you know what times he will have sessions throughout the summer.  His email is Mark.Hammond@osumc.edu if you are unable to go and see him after school and would like more information.

Please mark your calendars...

June17-June 20 - (9-11:30AM) Camp for kids
We'd love to have everyone come out and help with the summer camp.  You may receive service hours for helping.  This is also a great way to get some touches on the volleyball!

Tentative Dates - I'm working on confirming a summer play date at Newark Catholic on July 15, July 22, and July 29.  The head coach will confirm with me in May so please be patient.  This would be from 4-6pm and would be in place of open gyms if we are able to reserve a spot.

VOLLEYBALL TEAM CAMP WITH OTTERBEIN COACH MONICA MCDONALD - July 24, July 25, July 26 We strongly encourage all girls to attend this camp.   We purposefully pushed to schedule this at the end of summer so we could go right into the season after getting together as a team.  We are working with Gahanna Christian to confirm times of camp, but Wednesday and Thursday will most likely be at night with a play day on Friday morning possibly at Gahanna Christian. (Waiting on confirmation that their gym is available).  We will also be posting the cost of camp once we match up times with GCA on our camp.  Information with be available as I receive it.

August 1, August 2, August 5-9th - 6-8pm.  Tryouts will be August 1 and 2.  We will discuss teams at the start of practice on August 5.

August 12 - Photo Day  (Time is TBA)

Practice times the week of August 13 will be announced with your coach on August 5.  JV and Varsity may start practicing at separate times...TBD.

August 17 - First Match at Centerburg 10AM
August 20- Match at Home vs. Marion Franklin 6:30 pm.
August 21 - First Day of School OFF - NO PRACTICE
August 22- We will begin our school practice time schedule 3:30-5:00.

For those of you that like to plan ahead for vacations or college visits, here are some days will be off during the season.
August 21 - First Day of School - OFF
September 2 (Labor Day) - OFF
September 13- OFF

Thanks for marking your calendars and we look forward to seeing you all soon!
-Coach R.

Summer Team Camp - Mark your calendars!!!

Hello families,

Our volleyball season is just around the corner!  To prepare, we will be getting in the weight room after April 1 and will continue throughout the summer into the season.  Our weight room coach will be emailing me with a new schedule soon.  Please encourage your teammates to get in there and stay in shape so we are ready for our season! 

Please MARK YOUR CALENDARS.  We will have another team camp with Coach Monica McDonald on July 24 and July 25.  I tried to push the camp to a later date in hopes of everyone being able to attend, so we are ready for our season on August 1.  Times and prices are TBD with Coach McDonald.   I will put them on the blog as I receive them. 

Also, please mark your calendars for the kids camp on June 17-20th from 9-11:30.  All are welcome and encouraged to attend and help out our future volleyball players.  You may receive your service hours from helping at the camp.  This is a great way to get back in the gym and get some touches on the ball with your friends. 

We look forward to seeing you all!
-Coach R.