Washington Volleyball: Welcome
Wednesday, August 20
Important Dates!!
Below are some dates to remember. I've listed what grades each effect.
October
7th - at Mid Prairie - JV Tournament first game at 4:30 (JV only) bus leaves at 3:30
9th - at Eddyville-Blakesburg (all Grades) bus leaves at 3:15
10th - Set up Courts for Saturday tournament (all Grades)
11th - Washington Tournament at home. All grades to attend.
JV plays at the Junior High and Varsity plays at the High School
Freshman will help out all day
13th - at Pekin (all Grades) bus leaves at 3:45
Oct. 13th
Tuesday, September 23
Washington Invite - our tournament October 11th
Our Varsity/JV tournament is coming up real soon and I'll need some help with running the tournament. The freshmen will be working the concession stands at both places and also help with stats and score keeping.
We need help from some parents to make sure things run smoothly. Below are some of the areas we need help with.
JV - Junior High
organizing the concession stand
updating scores/results
cleaning up if any spills happen
High School
organizing the concession stand
running the score boards
possibly helping with stats
scorekeeping - really easy if we show you in advance
Wednesday, August 6
High School (9th - 12th Grades) Practice
Official practice starts August 18th . The amount of time will depend on how much we get into each practice.
Everyone needs to be on the court and ready to go by 4:00 p.m. Please have the nets setup
Mondays - 3:15 p.m./3:30 p.m. Weights/agility
4:00 p.m. - practice starts (warmups should be already done)
Tuesdays - 4:00 p.m. - practice starts (warmups should be already done)
Wednesdays- 3:15 p.m./3:30 p.m. Weights/agility
4:00 p.m. - practice starts (warmups should be already done)
Thursdays - 4:00 p.m. - practice starts (warmups should be already done)
Fridays - 6:15 a.m. - practice starts (warmups should be already done)
7/7:15 a.m. - weights/agility
Wednesday, August 6
Junior High Practice (7th and 8th Grades)
You will be having a meeting the first week of school to go over your practice schedules and other information.
Make sure you have your physicals done and waiver signed. You will turn them in to the school.
Practice generally starts around the 25th of August.
Tuesday, June 17
Info Locations
Hey everyone - I've moved some of the information around on the website so all you need to do is determine your grade for NEXT YEAR and goto that section on the left. Below are the labels for each section you should check out.
Camp Information - this contains information for individual camps that are available.
Demon Camp Signup & Info. - this area has our Demon camp information and signup info. Our camp is
August 11th - 15th for 7th through 12th graders (next years grade) and
August 11th - 14th for 2nd through 6th graders (next years grade).
Summer 7th / 8th Grade (Next years grade) - look here for open gym dates and times for this summer.
Summer 9th,10th,11th,12th Graders (Next years grade) - look here for open gym dates and times for this summer, scrimmage dates and team scrimmage camps.
Thursday, February 21
2008 Season
We'll soon be starting our season for volleyball and I'm looking forward to working with all the returning players along with the incoming Freshman. My first season as head coach was exciting but also a very big learning curve for myself. I want to thank you for being a part of our Washington volleyball program. I hope you had fun this past season and also developed your volleyball skills further.
All levels played better as the season went by. With the varsity we had a pretty good year finishing 2nd in the conference at 5-3 and 12-14 overall. We beat Mt Pleasant for the 1st time in almost 12 years and did it twice! I truly believe we have some of the best athletes in the area and I genuinely want to see our Washington girls at the top of our conference and become a program that everyone looks up to off and on the court.
I understand that players obviously are very busy with multiple sports and family events among other activities. If you want to get to the next level at least we need to put in extra effort out of season starting with open gyms. In the past we’ve had random turnout with sometimes only a couple girls showing up because of conflicts with other sports and work. I will do whatever it takes to make the open gyms and such arranged so that you can work around your busy schedules. All it takes before season is a few hours a week working on your skills to be ready by seasons start. My hope is that I can meet with our coaches and players and setup a schedule after school ends to allow you to continue with your normal schedules but also start working on your volleyball skills.
I’m also always available to do one on one skill sessions and have some past college players who are willing to come and help teach you as a group or individually. I’ve also arranged to scrimmage some local schools anytime during the off-season if the girls would be interested.
If you have any questions or want more information please let me know as I’m always available. My cell is 319-461-6002.
Jeff Spenner
Thursday, February 21
Welcome to the Washington Demon Volleyball Website - During the season I will be posting information regarding the program online. You'll be able to find practice times, photos, stats, results and parent information.
Coach Spenner