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Donate to AVA's Hawaiian Ancestry Scholarship here! "Super stoked to be able to come to the islands and be part of the AVA clinics! What a worthwhile endeavor to support AVA in lowering the financial hurdles for kids that struggle to be able to pay for instruction in the sport I love. Hopefully I was able to help a few kids learn about the game that maybe wouldn’t have normally been able to be a part of a college coaches clinic!”  Kanaha Beach Park, Kahului, HI - Aloha Volleyball Association hosted Olympic Gold Medalist, Todd Rogers for a free and open beach volleyball clinic. The 2008 Olympian was the headliner of AVA’s Give-Back Weekend. Todd Rogers, head sand coach at Cal Poly, ran the free beach clinics on Saturday at Kanaha. Rogers, nicknamed ‘the professor’, lived up to his name by sharing his world class training techniques. The Give-Back Weekend included three free volleyball clinics from NCAA D1 Coaches, a beach cleanup and a new scholarship (link) for volleyball players with Hawaiian Ancestry (click here to donate). The weekend was a big success and saw volleyball players come from all over the state: Hana, Lanai, Molokai and Oahu. Friday morning, adult members of AVA and coaches staged a cleanup at the courts at Kanaha: Picking up trash, landscaping and tilling the courts flat and deep to prevent injuries.
Donate to AVA's Hawaiian Ancestry Scholarship here! All the weekend activities were geared toward raising awareness for AVA’s new scholarship. The Hawaiian Ancestry Scholarship (link) provides money to help kids get more off-island exposure. Volleyball players on Maui have a high financial barrier to getting to off-island tournaments where they can be seen by college coaches. Maui kids can incur travel costs upwards of $4000 per year (link). The scholarship will award club-members ages 15-17 travel money to attend important mainland tourneys. The first distributions are scheduled for October 1st, a couple weeks before the 2020-21 season. “We felt that our club needed to do more with our name and our position in the volleyball community. We’re a youth sports club that’s operated on Maui for 12 years -- we need to do our part to help remove some of the financial barriers of learning and traveling to big tourneys.” --Scottie Zucco If you’d like to support AVA’s Hawaiian Ancestry Scholarship, donations are being accepted here. Next year's event will be December 11-13, 2020. Contact AVA to get involved.
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11/19/2019 0 Comments INDOOR VOLLEYBALL CLINIC
Free Clinic with NCAA D1 Collegiate head coaches: Michael Seemann (Portland State) and Dylan Hamilton (Portland University), sponsored by AVA. Sunday, December 15th at Seabury Hall Open to girls, ages 12-18 8am - 4pm If you'd like to show appreciation for the clinic, please consider making a donation to AVA's 2020-21 Hawaiian Heritage Scholarship. Sign up for the clinic here:WE'VE REACHED OUR CLINIC CAPACITY. THANKS FOR MAKING THIS EVENT A BIG SUCCESS. IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET ON THE WAITLIST, PLEASE EMAIL INFO@ALOHAVOLLEYBALL.COM. 10/16/2019 0 Comments INDOOR TRYOUTSSunday, November 3rd 4:00-6:00 pm @ Seabury Hall Girls, ages 10-16 (Call for players 9 & under) Check your USAVolleyball age definition on this chart Important: read and bring forms found here. We're excited to draft teams and start training, so players will have 48 hours to commit. 10/16/2019 1 Comment BEACH VOLLEYBALL CLINIC! Free Clinic with Olympian Todd Rogers, sponsored by AVA Saturday, December 14th at Kanaha Beach Park Open to girls, ages 13-18 11:30 am - 1:00 pm If you'd like to show appreciation for the clinic, please consider making a donation to AVA's 2020-21 Hawaiian Heritage Scholarship. Sign up for the Free Clinic here:THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS EVENT A BIG SUCCESS! WE'VE REACHED OUR CLINIC CAPACITY. IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET ON THE WAIT LIST, PLEASE EMAIL: INFO@ALOHAVOLLEYBALL.COM |
