MEMPHIS METRO SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING

What is Specialized Skill Training?
Specialized Skills Training is a training program designed to enhance each individual skill of the game of volleyball.
Each player must master each of the five basic volleyball skills - passing, setting, hitting, blocking, and serving to become a competitive player. Our Specialized Skill Training will teach each player how to deepen each individual skill in order to gain a head start on her competition...
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Metro Stars Selected for High Performace Summer Team

Memphis Metro is proud to announce that 3 of their players have been selected for the 2010 High Performance Summer Rosters!  Receiving the top honors were: Devan Porter (Select A1), Kelley Cole & Kenzie Fields (A2 Continental)! Metro also had 2 representatives at High Performance camps,   players Stephanie Hochu (A3 Continental) and Katjana Gries (A3 Future Select).
Devan Porter representing the Memphis Metro 14 All Star National played on the USA High Performance select team at the highest level possible for her age category. Devan was selected for her talent as an Outside Hitter for the 2010 U.S. Girls Select A1 Program. She is the only player in the Delta Region and in the state of Tennessee that was selected for this elite team of players. She  played amongst the best players in the country in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin on July 20 through the 30.  Click here to watch her live wearing the  Red USA #17 Jersey.

       
Kelley Cole and Kenzie Fields also representatives of the Memphis Metro 14 All Star National team, both made the 210 U.S. Girls Select Continental Team.  Kelley Cole selected as Libero had the chance to put her defensive skills to the test up against some of the best hitters in the country, while Kenzie Fields competed in the setter position showing her well rounded skill abilities. Both athletes played in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin  July 22-30.

Katjana Gries also a member of  Metro's 14 All Star National team attended the 2010 Girls' Future Select A3 Camp in Colorado Springs, Colorado July 9-13th.   Katjana displayed all of her defensive skills at the camp going in as a top Libero in the country in her age group.

Stephanie Hochu of Metro's 12 All Star National team attended the 2010 Girls Select A3 Camp in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin on July 11-15. Stephanie will be showing off her skills as a Middle Hitter/Blocker at the U.S. level for her age category.

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Metro 13 BOMBA 5th at AAU National Tournament

                 13 All Star National Team 5th at AAU National Tournament

Above: #8 Cecily Gable, #2 Madison Bond, #11 Brooke Rutherford, #16 Anna Stavurm, #10 Lindsey Ferrall,#4 Roxanna Wood, #14 Sydni Anderson, #18 Sydney Janeski, #7 Olivia Howell, #5 Kate Kheradvar, Not shown team member #12 Katie Pain could not make the trip due to medical conditions.

The 13 All Star National team will go down not once, but two times for their outstanding appearance at the AAU National Tournament, led by the expertise coaching of one of Metro's former alumni  and current
Coach and Marketing Director, Coach Katie Hybnerova.  For the first time in Metro history the team was ranked #1 in the tournament after 3 days of playing. They marked one of the best records any Metro team has ever recorded going 9-1 at a National Tournament and capturing 5th place for the highest finish of any Metro team in a National Tournament. They had the second highest point percentage of 71 teams that competed in their category, with an incredible point ratio of 1.4613.

 From the very first match of the tournament, Metro came out on fire! BOMBA steam rolled over their first opponent defeating them 25-4;25-13. After shutting down their next opponent Union 13, they faced the number 14 ranked team in the tournament. Dropping game 1 by a close margin 25-23, the girls new they had to pick it up and that they did winning the next two games 25-13; 15-9 to take the match 2-1!
Day 2 the girls were just as strong winning match 1 with force 25-12; 25-14. The first game of match 2 the girls found themselves down 23-25.  Losing game 1 lit a fire in the girls and they came out with a furry and dominated game 2 winning 25-14. Game 3 team BOMBA picked up where they left off and never looked back winning 15-11.  The last game of day 2 Metro’s BOMBA shocked the #16 ranked OVA Molten and put them away easily in 2!
On day 3 the team was faced with their history making challenge. After breezing by the #27 and #15 ranked team, they found themselves going into the last game of the day facing #1 ranked team Queens from Puerto Rico. The team brought and left everything they had on the court and it showed! Game 1 BOMBA outscored Queens an astonishing 25-11.  In game two history was set in stone with a victory win 25-17!!  Metro 13 All-Star National team BOMBA had just become the first ever Metro/Delta Region team to be ranked #1 at Nationals.  The girls were ecstatic they knew what they had just accomplished and that day they were #1 in the country, something that few teams rarely get to say.
The last day of the Junior National Tournament, the morning started with a first round by for the team in the gold bracket! Metro’s first match of the day was against Power 13 Black who had previously played a morning game. Power 13 Black came out strong and ready to play, while Metro just couldn’t get in the groove. They took a tough first game loss and knew that they would have to fight in order to keep their tournament hopes alive. They fought, but could not pull of the win loosing game two 25-21. It was a heart breaking loss, but the girls kept their heads held high! BOMBA knew that the y had achieved great strides, and their tournament appearance would only be a beginning to what the future holds for the team and Metro!

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Metro 14 Chaos Rocks at USAV Nationals in Reno, NV

14 All Star National 5th at USAV Nationals

Last but not least the 14 All Star National CHAOS set off with the rare greatness of a mother/daughter combo of coaches. Coach Jitka Okolicany and daughter Coach Katie Hybnerova had high hopes for this team to make their own mark in Metro history.  CHAOS had high standards set by the other 2 Metro teams, but they were up for the challenge!  After 4 days of play they made themselves a spot in Metro history becoming the 3rd Metro team to finish 5th at a National tournament.  With that, they were also the highest finishing team out of all Delta Region Clubs at a USAV National Tournament, improving greatly on their finish from last year!
Day 1 CHOAS got off on a good start facing their first team of the day they showed a very strong appearance defeating Williamsburg 14 Black easily in 2 games 25-13, 25-11.  Match 2 of the day, their opponent was not going to let them take it the match easily. They battle out a 3 game intense match. The first game they were able to win 25-19, the second they dropped just short losing 23-25, then the excitement came in the 3rd game with both teams going at each other, the score pushed on past 15 points until Metro’s CHAOS was finally able to finish it off with a score 22-20 in the third game.  The last match of day 1 was also a tough match for CHAOS. It was another 3 game close one.  Going into the 3rd game with both teams tied 1game a piece, CHAOS could not keep up with their last opponent losing the 3rd game 15-12.  
Going into day 2, the girls had a fire lit up inside them from losing the close match from the day before. They were not going to let that happen again! They put too much effort into the season to watch it slip away in 3 games.  The first match of the day they played very consistent defeating the first team in both games with a score of 25-22.  The second match of the day they found themselves once again in a very familiar situation going into 3 games. This time they were ready taking the 3rd game 15-11.  Going undefeated the second day put them in a good position going into day 3.
Day 3 would be the day that determined just how hard the girls were willing to fight. They were up against their toughest competitors yet facing the 18th, 3rd, and 14th ranked teams in the tournament.  Team CHAOS put their game face on ready for war.  They took down their first opponents of the day easily in two, and were ready to face the #3 team in the tournament.  The first game was very close with Metro losing 23-25.  Metro was not going to stand down , game 2 they game out on top with a 25-21 win. The next game was another close one for the girls, but they were victorious and defeated the #3 team with a win of 15-13.  With a win in their 3rd game Metro was now ranked the number 3 seed for coming in 1st in the pool that day.
On the last day, Metro's first game up was the #6 ranked team Amarillo Aces 14-1.  They took the first game coming out strong in the early points before sealing the game 25-22. The next game Amarillo came right back defeating Metro with the same score 25-22.  That sent them once more into a third game.  The girls came out very strong and battled out the third game, before coming up slightly short 2 points losing the third game 15-13. That ended Metro’s tournamen appearancet, but not before they were able to set Metro History and claim the best finish of any team in the Delta Region. Congratulations on your accomplishments!

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