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Successful 2008 Volleyball Programs
Our Spring-Summer camp programs are now over. We thank all of you who have entrusted us with a role in the development of your daughter's volleyball skills. We also want to thank you for your feedback telling us of your positive experiences. It is our goal to help young volleyball players improve their skills so that they can play to their potential. 
Camp summary: The Hitting Mechanics program corrected components, teaching proper technique. Our first Hitter's Club provided reinforcement of the components through repetition. Improvement was the norm with some players showing signficant improvement.
Those who attended our Setter & Defense camp learned proper setting and passing skills from Charlene Johnson-Tagaloa, a former Olympian who conducts High Performance camps for USA Volleyball. Charlene shared her experiences and what it takes to be the best you can be as a player.
Remaining Schedule Group/Team Training - Seton Academy
2008 Fall-Winter A list of offerings will be available shortly. We will be adding services to help with college recruiting and nutrition. If you would like to know more, please contact us via our email address solospikeclinic@aol.com
Good Luck to all players as they participate on their school teams.
Solospike Training Equipment
Athlete Advantage is the East Coast distributor for SoloSpike, the premier volleyball spike trainer. It enables athletes to experience rapid consistent hitting repetitions. You never need to shag a ball. The SoloSpike LS2000 is the perfect tool for teaching all of the components of effective hitting including f
ull arm extension and correct body mechanics. With its unique design of no straps or bands around the ball, athletes experience the complete feel of a natural ball strike. Club, High School, and College coaches are experiencing unprecedented success in training their hitters. Higher verticals, more consistency, and greater confidence are a few of the benefits. Solospike is effective for teaching fundamentals and for teaching skills such as outside attacks, middle attacks, slide attacks, and blocking. For more information, contact us solospikeclinic@aol.com .
“The SoloSpike helped my younger players develop confidence with their form and arm swing. The veteran players also use it to practice techniques of different attacks from different areas of the court. The SoloSpike is also great for developing serves such as the jump serve and the roundhouse. It gives the players the perfect ball placement so they can concentrate on their arm swing. This device definitely improved my players performance and confidence in the short time we used the machine. It is well-built and sturdy and will last for many years to come.”
Timothy Lutterschmidt
Head Coach
William Allen High School
Recap -2008 Spring-Summer Volleyball Programs
Hitters Club - June 5 - July 24 If you have interest in another session, please inform us via email at solospikeclinic@aol.com .
Athlete Advantage Hitters’ Club is a maintenance program designed to provide athletes who have previously attended the Hitting Mechanics sessions with a high number of repetitions to reinforce proper hitting mechanics to allow for greater acceleration, vertical and endurance. The Hitters’ Club sessions will promote muscle memory and provide an excellent way to prepare for the Fall school volleyball season. The Solospike LS2000 is used by many top universities including several Big Ten schools and 2007 Womens’ Champion University of Nebraska. With years of proven results, SoloSpike is changing the way to develop mechanically sound, fundamentally driven, peak conditioned volleyball athletes.
Sett Defense and Setter Camp July 31
This clinic was conducted by Charlene Johnson-Tagaloa, a former assistant-setter coach at the University of Nebraska and former member of the USA National Team, and current clinician with USA Volleyball for the High Performance program. She also competed in the 2000 Olympics and has also played professionally. Players in attendance learned the latest techniques and strategies for floor defense and setting. The athletes learned proper fundamentals that will allow them to continue to develop.
There are no current sessions for registration. Our 2008 Fall-Winter offerings will be posted shortly. Contact us via email at solospikeclinic@aol.com .
Summer individual and group private lessons
Athlete Advantage also provides private and group or team volleyball lessons. We integrate state of the art equipment such as the Aircat (pictured below) and the SoloSpike LS2000 from Solosport Advanced Technologies into a program, tailored to meet the objectives for each group or individual. To speak with us about our program, please contact us via email at solospikeclinic@aol.com .
High School Summer League at East Side Youth Center
co-sponsored by Jenny Chipman and Athlete Advantage
For more information, download the schedule and contact information form.
National Hitters Mechanics Training
46 girls attended our first National Hitters Mechanics training in December and our May 30-31 session was also well attended. Our next planned session will be during December 2008. We have received very positive feedback. If you have interest in this or another session, please inform us via email at solospikeclinic@aol.com .
This is an intense 8 hour program designed to develop proper hitting mechanics through biomechanics education and skill correction with a focus on injury prevention. 
Video analysis software and the industry's top attack trainer SoloSpike LS2000 provide a testing and teaching environment that develops efficient and confident hitters. The Solospike LS2000 is used by top universities including several Big Ten schools and the University of Nebraska, the 2007 NCAA Womens Volleyball Champions. With years of proven results across the country, SoloSpike is changing the way coaches develop mechanically sound, fundamentally driven, peak conditioned volleyball athletes. The program is appropriate for both beginning and advanced players.
Athlete Advantage - Who Are We?
Our mission is to equip athletes to be successful in sports. Currently, our main focus is volleyball.
What is the advantage of ATHLETE ADVANTAGE?
| Effective Teaching by Expert Coaches |
- Howard Vernick and Jeff Stephens have over 30 years of combined coaching experience with high school and club teams. They are currently coaching club volleyball for the Push The Rock 15s Ladyhawks and 14s Stars, have taken 5 teams to the Junior Olympic National Championships and have been a part of 3 PA District 11 championship programs. They have received training from some of the best including Doug Beal (CEO USA Volleyball, former US Men's National Team coach) and Toshi Yoshida (former coach of the US Women's National Team).
| Training in the Latest Skill and Playing Techniques |
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| State of the art athlete tools & equipment |
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- We integrate state of the art equipment such as the Aircat (pictured below) from Airborne Athletics and the SoloSpike LS2000 from Solosport Advanced Technologies into our program. These tools allow us to be very precise in the placement of the ball for improving passing, setting, spiking, tipping, digging, and blocking. Expert coaches agree that athlete improvement occurs most rapidly with a high level of repetition. The Aircat has received exclusive endorsements from USA Volleyball, Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP), Toshi Yoshida and Karch Kiraly (voted the top volleyball player of the 20th Century). The Solospike LS2000 is used by some of the top NCAA programs including USC and 2007 National champion University of Nebraska.
- Athlete progress is videotaped during training. Playback will be immediate via an on-site monitor. This enables us to achieve a high level of effectiveness in our approach to instruction and improvement. First the athlete's current skill set will be taped and reviewed. Technique improvement areas will be explained. Then a coach will work with the athlete to set improvement
goals. As instruction progresses, retaping will be done to assess and observe improvement, and to verify achievement of goals.
- We also have assisted several athletes as they went through the college recruiting process including the production of video to showcase their skills to college coaches.
| Modern, easily accessible training facility |
- We conduct our training at the East Side Youth Center in Allentown, PA. We have two separate gymnasiums, air conditioned for indoor use during the summer.
For more information, please contact us via email at
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