"How skilled you are as a high school player will have little to do with future success in life unless you can also learn to be a great teammate." - Bruce Brown, Proactive Coaching
"The difference between 'ordinary' and 'extraordinary' is that little extra." - Jimmy Johnson
Welcome to Kamiak High School volleyball!
The Knights' program is an elite and comprehensive high school athletic activity. Kamiak High School is located in beautiful Mukilteo, Washington, just footsteps from Whidbey Island and the San Juans. Our players, coaches and parents work together to keep our program strong and exciting year after year.
The Main Gym floor is currently being refinished, which requires us to move into the Auxiliary Gym for our last session (Wednesday 07/30 from 3-5pm).
*NOTE: If you are getting a ride & being dropped off, please have your ride wait until you are INSIDE the gym & can verify that the session is still being held, just in case we have to cancel ...
Tryouts for all three teams (Varsity, Junior Varsity, Freshman) of the Kamiak volleybal program will be held starting MONDAY, AUGUST 25. Prospective players MUST be cleared before stepping foot in the gym; the process may be found on the KHS Athletics Website.
Monday 8/25: 3:00 to 6:00pm
Tuesday 8/26: 3:00 to 6:00pm
Wednesday 8/27: 3:00 to 6:00pm (cuts made at session's end ... those selected will attend a program dinner that night at 7:30pm)
TIPS FOR TRYOUTS:
1) Each player should attend tryouts with the mentality that their spot must be earned in the EIGHT-HOUR TRYOUT WINDOW. For many this may be the first time that coaches have seen them play, while others who have participated in the program for years are not necessarily guaranteed a spot.
2) In general each team carries 12 players, and our coaches are not usually comfortable carrying more than that. Coaches are looking to fill a roster with an appropriate number of players per position; depending on talent present at tryouts, it is a coach's discretion to keep a smaller team.
3) Physical health / condition is always a major factor at tryouts, therefore, all prospective players should begin some sort of conditioning program leading to tryouts. All players will be evaluated on general fitness at tryouts (e.g., jump/reach, agility drills, timed sprints) and should be prepared to sustain extended periods of play throughout the tryout period.
4) Another major factor at tryouts will be a player's sport knowledge & coachability. Coaches are equipped/trained to teach skill, so players are expected to show up open-minded & ready to work. The position that one may have played previously may not be the position that she is selected to play.
**GOOD LUCK, and WE'LL SEE YOU IN THE GYM!**
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