Hello CAVB Coaches, Players and Families,

(Middle School, JV and Varsity)

We thought that it would be fun to go to an OSU Women's Volleyball match.

We hope you think so, too.  So please join us!

Here are the details:

OSU vs. Rutgers

Saturday, November 8th,  Game start 7:00pm

St. John Arena (on campus)

410 Woody Hayes Dr.

Columbus, OH 43210

Tickets are $8.00 for Adults, $5.00 for under 18 

Here is the ticket link:

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/tickets/w-volley-information.html

Seating is general admission, so I think we can all sit together.

If you want to join us, please go online and buy your own tickets.

Also, please RSVP via email to Lynnda at Lynndadav@aol.com.  Once I know how many people will attend, I will email back a meeting spot, so that we can all

go to our seats together.

This is not a school function, just a fun way to get together and watch some more Volleyball.  Please plan to come as a family.  

Lynnda Maria Davis

Saturday's Tournament Match

Hello families,

Saturday's tournament match will be played at Highland (Sparta) High School at 2:30 pm.  The address of the school is 1300 State Route 314, Marengo, Ohio 43334.

We are asking that athletes meet at Highland (Sparta) High School at 1:30 pm (dressed and ready to play).  Please wear your short sleeve jerseys and bring your grey warm up shirts and maroon jackets.  Please make sure your pants worn on the bottom are appropriate, such as black/grey or the maroon given to you.  NO pajama pants please.

We will be playing the number 1 seed Highland (Sparta).  Bring your fans and Let's Go Vikes! :)

-Coach R.

The week of October 13th

Hello athletes and families,

I wanted to give you an update of the week ahead so you can schedule accordingly.

Monday, October 13th - OFF

Tuesday, October 14th - Practice 3:30-5:00 - Varsity will assess injuries and how many athletes may need to be pulled from JV to help with the tournament match.

Wednesday, October 15th - BOTH JV and VARSITY Immediately after PSAT's please grab lunch and then head to the gym around 1pm ish.  We are asking that JV turn in all uniforms, warm-ups, and bags.  Please make sure ALL items are clean.  If you are unable to make this volleyball meeting, please drop off your uniform materials to Coach Dow's classroom.  If uniforms are not turned in, accounts will be charged for missing items.  If you would like to drop off your uniform early, you can drop it off in Coach Dow's classroom in a bag marked with your name, please.  Varsity - you will be turning in one set of uniforms depending on which one is decided to be worn for the tournament.

Thursday, October 16th - Practice 3:30-5

Friday, October 17th - Practice 3:30-4:30

Saturday - Tournament match TBA - We will plan to meet at the school hosting the match, and I will update you as soon as we know more details.

October 21 - Banquet at Irion's - Please remember to RSVP to Tonia Irion with the amount of people attending the banquet.

Thanks for all of your help!  JV - you are invited to attend all practices if you'd like.  We'd love to have you there.  Have a great rest of your weekend!

-Coach R.

Banquet Info (RSVP by Oct. 15)

Hello all CA Volleyball Families - We are looking forward to hosting the Volleyball Banquet at our house on October 21st at 6 PM.  So that we can plan for food, if you would please send me a count of how many people will be attending in your family no later than October 15th, I would really appreciate it.  

Many of you have asked how you can contribute....  I would like to take up a voluntary donation to help cover the expenses.  We will have a box at the event or you can mail it to my house at 7178 Greensward Road, New Albany, OH 43054. 

Nikki Smith has graciously offered to make the food for the event and Yamani Gunawardena is getting a special cake designed.  If you have never had Nikki's food you are in for a huge treat!  She is one of the best cooks I know!!  And I had the pleasure of trying one of the cakes that Yamani is bringing several years ago. It was wonderful! :-) 

Please do not hesitate to call or email me if you have any questions.  614-946-9532 or Tonia.Irion@e-cycle.com

Best,

Tonia Irion (Olivia #5)

Volleyball Updates

Dear Families,

This is our last week of our official schedule!  I can't believe how fast time has gone this season!  We have a busy week ahead of us with two home matches and an away match on Thursday.  Just a reminder that Tuesday is SENIOR NIGHT!  So, let's pack the stands for our three special seniors!  Also, I have updated the team calendar for the Varsity team with our tournament date and practice schedule for the upcoming weeks!  Please be sure to check the online team calendar and schedule any appointments accordingly, as we hope to have our full team for the remainder of our practices!

Our tournament date is set, but we will wait to see our opponent and site of the match.  For more information about the tournament and brackets go to www.cdab.org.

Also, our banquet has been set!  It will be October 21 at 6:00pm at the Irion's house.  I'd like to give a special thanks to the Irion family for hosting.  I'm sure Polly will follow up with any needed details!  Thanks to all of you for your support, help during the matches, and enthusiasm for our volleyball teams!

-Coach R

Special DIG PINK Event on Saturday, Sept. 27

Players and Families:

On Saturday, September 27 at 10:00am, Columbus Academy will host CSG and Worthington Christian.  This tri-meet will also include a special Dig Pink event to kick off National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to support breast cancer patients and their families.  (Learn more about Dig Pink at http://www.side-out.org/digpink/.)

We have several fun PINK activities planned for this event:

• Special T-shirts for the players
• “Pinked Out” nets
• “Pinked Out” gym
• Invite the CA middle school volleyball teams to attend the games and the event
• Honor breast cancer survivors who are in attendance
• Host a simple brunch for all players and their families

We are inviting each of our CA volleyball families to help support the event by contributing to the brunch.  The brunch will be simple – bagels and cream cheese, pastries, fruit, veggies and dip, and coffee.  The sign up process for food is always difficult.  To make it easier, I’ve just assigned each family to a suggested item.  There will be tables set up in the hallway where you can place your items when you arrive.

2 dozen bagels and cream cheese OR 2 dozen pastries

Gunawardena

Hamilton

Tibbles

Hansell

Acker

Fumi

Lopresti

Fruit or Fruit Tray

Krolak

Irion

Amonor

McClain

Dragin

Veggies and Dip

Davis

Smith

Anders

Sterkowicz

Dubenion

Plates, Napkins, Silverware, Tablecloths, Coffee

Clavijo

Player T-shirts have already been ordered.  If any of you would also like to order a special T-shirt please go to http://www.shopdigpink.com.

I’m looking forward to this fun event and hope to see you all there!

Go Vikes!

Polly

Polly.Clavijo@gmail.com

614-832-1834

Away Game Locations and Addresses

Several of you asked about addresses for away games.  You can find location information, including address, map, and directions, from the Athletics - Schedules link on the Academy webpage:

http://schedules.schedulestar.com/Columbus-Academy-Gahanna-OH/day

Thanks to April Tibbles, here is a list of the remaining away locations and addresses:

9/11 at West Jefferson

NOTE: JV game is at 6:00p, Varsity is 7:00p

West Jefferson High School

1 Roughrider Dr

West Jefferson, OH 43162 ‎

9/16 at London

London High School

336 Elm St.

London, OH 43140

10/2 at Grandview Heights

Grandview Heights High School

1587 W. 3^rd Ave.

Columbus, OH  43212

10/9 at Madison-Plains

Madison-Plains High School

800 Linson Rd

London, OH  43140

New and Updated Info on CA VB Blog

The season is about to be in full swing!  Looking forward to our first game this Tuesday 8/26 at Bexley.

I’ve posted several updates and some new information on the Blog:

•          Volunteers – Games (updated)
•          Volunteers – Special Events (updated)
•          2014 Contact List (updated)
•          Scorebook Instructions (new)
•          Libero Tracking Instructions (new)

Volunteer Schedules

There are still several openings in the game day Volunteer schedule, especially for JV games.  PLEASE review the schedule and let me know any additional slots you can fill.  https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9prPI8oI0VPVFdYX01OWEVINFk/edit

If every family volunteers for 5 slots during the season we will be covered.

Senior Night

We still need 1 or 2 additional volunteers to help with Senior Night on Oct. 7.

Scorebook and Libero Tracking Training

I’ll give scorebook and Libero tracking training during the Tue., Aug. 26 and Tue., Sep. 2 games (both JV and Varsity).  I’ve also posted on the blog new links to Scorebook and Libero Tracking Instructions.  (Left side under the RELATED LINKS section.)  These are great for a quick refresher before a game.

I hope to see you all Tuesday.

Go Vikes!

Polly

Polly.Clavijo@gmail.com

Prelim Volunteer Schedules now online!

Preliminary volunteer schedules and a parent contact list are now available online on the blog site (http://columbusacademyvolleyball.blogspot.com/).

New links under the 2014 CALENDARS heading (on the left side):

• Volunteers - Games
• Volunteers - Snacks
• Volunteers - Special Events

New link under the RELATED LINKS heading:

• 2014 Contact List

What a fabulous group of parents!  We only need a few more game day volunteers to complete the schedule.  For those of you who have not yet volunteered, please review the Volunteers - Game schedule then email me the games and jobs you can fill.

We also need 1 or 2 more non-Senior parent volunteers for Senior Night on Oct. 7.  Please email me if you can help with that special event.

Thanks for your great support!
Polly
polly.clavijo@gmail.com

We are playing at 6699 East Livingston Avenue Reynoldsburg

Picture Day

Dear Families,

I have updated the calendar for practices on Monday and Tuesday of next week.  Monday we will practice from 2:45-4:30.  We realize some students may be late due to school meetings.  Tuesday will be picture day.  We are asking that your child is in the gym by 4:00.  Pictures begin at 4:30.  Players need to wear their uniform and black spandex.  They will need black spandex for the remainder of the year during our games.

Also, please do not forget about our parent meeting this Thursday at 7:30.  Please bring your calendar so you may sign up to volunteer at our games.

Thanks for your help this season!

-Coach Roehrenbeck

CA VB Team Parent Intro Communication

Hello CA VB Parents and Players:

Hard to believe it’s already time to start the 2014 volleyball season!  My daughter, Ana, will be one of the seniors on the team this year.  I will be your team parent rep for the 2014 season.  Many of you know me from last year.  I look forward to meeting the rest of you.

Players – you have some very important tasks:  practice hard, play well together, and have fun!

Parents – we also have some very important tasks.  It’s our job to help the team run smoothly and to coordinate many of the fun events for the year.  To get us started, we’ll have a team Parent Meeting on this coming Thursday, Aug. 14^th from 7:30-8:30pm in the CA gym.  Please plan to attend this important meeting. 

One of our most important responsibilities is to keep score at each match.  On Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 5:30, I will give a hands-on scorekeeping training session during the scrimmage at Reynoldsburg.  Please attend if you’ve never kept score before or if you’d like a refresher.  I will also try to schedule a couple additional training sessions during upcoming practices.

I’m looking forward to a great season and to working with all of you!   Watch this BlogSpot for other updates and important information throughout the season.

 

Go Vikes!

Polly Clavijo (Ana ’15)

Cell: 614-832-1834
Email: polly.clavijo@gmail.com
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/pclavijo

 

Volleyball Camp and Summer League

Hello families,

Just a reminder that this is the last week for Wednesday night Summer League.  This Wednesday will be at Whitehall.  Warm-ups start at 5 and play starts at 5:30 and ends at 7:30.  It is ok if you need to be late due to transportation, because we play in 30 minute increments so you will definitely be able to play!

Also, the following week we will have our team camp with Coach Monica McDonald.  Wednesday (July 30) night we will go from 5-9pm with a dinner break in between.  Thursday (July 31) will be the same hours, 5-9pm with a dinner break in between.  Friday we will scrimmage Gahanna Christian from 6-8pm.  (This will not be included in the cost of camp).  The cost of camp for two days is $45 (total).  Please make checks payable to Monica McDonald, or you may pay her in exact cash.  Please put the money in an envelope marked with your child's name so we can keep track of what has been paid.  We also ask that you bring in $10 cash for dinner ($5 for each day) so we can order food during the break.  Please send in exact cash for dinner as well.

Thanks for your help with these items!

-Coach R.

 

Summer League, etc.

Dear families,

We have two sessions left in our volleyball league on Wednesday nights.  We have had to borrow girls from other teams to be able to form a team for the league.  This Wednesday will be at Columbus Academy and the 23rd will be at Whitehall.  Warm-ups start at 5 and play starts at 5:30.  If transportation is an issue, you can get there late.  Games go in 30 minute increments.

Also, please email Coach Roehrenbeck if you will be attending the Team Camp ran by Monica McDonald from Otterbein on July 30, 31, and August 1.  We would like to have a head count ASAP.

Also, if you know of any new volleyball players, please direct them to our blog and remind them to sign up for email updates!

Thank you,
Coach R

Summer League Updates

Hello families,

We have four dates left for our summer league.  We have agreed to host 2 of those dates at Columbus Academy, so please mark your calendars for the following changes.  If you are in town, please make an effort to attend.  If getting a ride is an issue, please send Coach Roehrenbeck an email or a text.  

July 2nd - AT Whitehall

July 9th - AT Columbus Academy

July 16th - AT Columbus Academy

July 23rd - AT Whitehall

Thank you,

Coach R.

Open Gym/Wednesday Night Volleyball League

Hello all,

I just wanted to send a quick update that we will be taking a break from open gyms for a few weeks since we have a lot of people traveling (NO OPEN GYM THIS WEEK).  If you aren't traveling, I'd like to remind you that we are still offering your Monday, Wednesday, Friday workouts as well as the league on Wednesday nights.  We encourage you to attend the workouts so that you are in shape at the start of the season.

Please send Coach Roehrenbeck an email, or text if YOU WILL be attending each Wednesday night.  We need to make sure we have enough players.  Thanks for your help with this.

-Coach R.

Open Gym Tonight

There will be an open gym tonight, Thursday, June 19th at 8PM.  See you then!

Open Gym

There will be an open gym this Thursday, June 12 at 8 pm at Columbus Academy.  We will finish around 9:15 pm.

2014 Volleyball Meeting Agenda

Reminder: Be sure to have all forms (especially physicals) signed and turned in prior to August start date.

Online Team Calendar - Summer dates have been added, please be sure to update your calendars at home accordingly so you can plan your summer, and fall appointments.  We have added days off to the calendar for the fall, so please try to plan accordingly so that games and practices are not missed.

Dates to Note:  

Summer Camp for Kids Grades 3-8 - Please help spread the word to get kids out and playing.  Players from any school are welcome to attend this camp, so please encourage our CA students to bring a friend from another school!  We'd also love to have help from the Upper School players, this would be a great way to get back in the gym and to meet and work with future players.  We can help you with obtaining service hours if you are available to help.
June 16-June 19 9:00-11:30am.  

Whitehall Summer League -Wednesday nights  Please check the online team calendar for dates and times so that you can plan your summer activity around these times.

Monica McDonald Summer Camp- Check the online team calendar for dates and times.

August Start Dates and Tryout Times - All listed on the Online Team Calendar

Summer Weight Lifting will begin June 9th and run on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10-11am.  Please help hold each other accountable and attend these sessions as a team!

Please encourage new athletes and 8th graders to sign up for the blog to receive updates!

Questions for coaches?

Summer League and Team Camp

Hello families,

I have updated the online Team Calendar.  Our team camp (July 30, 31, Aug 1) is set as well as a summer league we will be playing in at Whitehall High School on Wednesday nights.  Please mark your calendars!

Thanks,
Coach R.

Updated Schedule

Athletes and Families,

Our 2014 Fall Schedule has been posted on the blog for your reference.  I've also updated part of the summer schedule (including kids camp dates - for athletes to help and gain service hours, and a tentative team camp date at the end of July).  I've added some OFF days to the schedule as well so that you may plan your appointments and vacations ahead of time, to avoid missing practice and game days.    I have not added Open Gym times yet, because I'd like to confirm other dates first.  Tryout days and times have also been listed in August.  Click on online team calendar for the dates and times.

Please pass the blog information on to new volleyball athletes so they are signed up to receive updates.  (8th graders especially).  Coach Hammond also asked me to remind you that OFF SEASON WEIGHT LIFTING is Monday- Thursday 4-5pm in the Spring.  Please be sure to get in there if you are not participating in another sport.  It would also be helpful to find a buddy to go in with, so you can hold each other accountable.

As I receive summer updates, I will add them to our calendar and post to the blog when it's available.  Thanks for your patience and I hope you all are well!

-Coach Roehrenbeck

2014 Volleyball Schedule