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Please click here to register for the Lassiter Junior Lady Trojan Volleyball 2008 Program. Please read all the information before you register. Register before June 15th and your player will receive a valuable Dartfish Media Book at the end of the season. Learn more about Dartfish to fully appreciate this promotion.
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On-line registration will close on August 15th. Walk-in registration will be open until August 22nd. Please contact Coach Burt if you missed On-line registration and you are interested in playing volleyball.
Lassiter Junior Lady Trojan Volleyball "08" First and most important, thank you for your interest in our program. Our program has been built on certain principals, one of which is that "There is a team for every player". Unlike other programs, LJLTV does not turn away any players. We find a team that is right for your player and coach our tails off to teach them the sport of volleyball. It is a privilege and an honor to coach your daughters. We know that placing your trust in any coach is an important decision. We don’t take that trust for granted, and we thank you for the chance to make a difference in their lives. We believe that coaching young athletes is more than wins and losses; It is about character, heart, feelings, integrity, emotions, intensity, teamwork, sportsmanship, communication, frustration, leadership, courage and more.
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WEARING THE SAME UNIFORM DOESN'T
Make You A Team...
Coming Together is the Start
Playing Together is Progress
Working Together is Success
Winning Together is the Result
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Volleyball does not copy the experience of any other team sport. Volleyball is the truest team sport, since no one player or skill can dominate the outcome in and of themselves.
Our History
The Lassiter Junior Lady Trojan Volleyball program started in 2001 with about 12 players. It took four years to see our first players make the Varsity team. We started with just 1 team in 2001, added a Transition team in 2002, formed two Travel teams and one Transition team in 2007, and in 2008 we will have four Transition Teams and two Travel teams. We started with just myself and Julie coaching, and in 2007 we hired three more coaches and in 2008 we will have four coaches plus myself leading the coaching team. This year, we take a giant step for our young players and introduce what I think is the most "cutting edge" technology available for sports. Dartfish will revolutionize our program just the same way it has made its way into the Olympics, USA Volleyball, Nascar, Professional teams of all sports and many more. We are proud and excited to be able to offer this for our players and believe me when I tell you we are amoung the first to bring this technology to the Middle School programs.
The 2006 Varsity season for Lassiter was the the best volleyball I had ever seen in all my years of coaching. Lassiter Varsity played Harrison HS for the State Championship ring and came up with second place. This amazing team was led by five players who started with the Junior Lady Trojan Volleyball program back in 2001. Three of these players are now living their dream and playing college volleyball. The 2007 season was a rebuilding time for Lassiter Volleyball and the girls battled hard and finished ranked 9th in the state, with two of the three seniors having started in our program.
Over the past seven years, we have developed both a semi-competitive transition training program through the Transition Teams and a Competitive Travel program. The result is that Lassiter High School Volleyball is very successful and continues to rank in the top ten schools in the state year after year. We have and continue to improve our program to match the current and future needs of the Lassiter High School Volleyball program.
Thank you for your interest in our program. If you have any questions at all, please call me or email me directly.
Sincerely,
Coach Burt
bjweller@nortel.com
770 241-5912
Program Information
Tryouts for all teams are held during the week of August 11th and will help our coaches determine the best team for your player which may be Travel or Transitional. Teams will be announced after tryouts are finished so there will be no waiting. There is a position on every team for every player. The season starts August 11th and ends October 10th, 2008. We will practice at either McCleskey Middle School or Lassiter High School gyms. Registration is now on-line and is the preferred method of registering your player. There is an early registration promotion that lasts until June 15th. Dartfish Media Books with 3 practice sessions recorded, will be given to all players who are registered on or before June 15th.
Team Information
All players on any of the LJLTV teams play in every match. Depending on certain positions (setter) and depending on the offense (2 setters), some players will see more playing time than others. It is a program principal to maximize the playing time for all players whenever possible. Over the past 6 years, most players average over 60% playing time for the entire season.
Tryout Information
Please click on the Tryout Groups page for updated information and to see what Group your player will tryout with. This page was added and updated August 5th.
Tryouts will be held at McCleskey Middle School on August 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th, and each will last 1.5 hours. For tryouts only, we will form 4 groups of players and rotate each group so that all groups see each other during the Monday, Tuesday and Wed sessions. On Thursday, all players will practice together from 6 to 8 pm and we will post the teams.
Each tryout group will be a combination of experienced players and non-experienced players. Our goal is to look at all returning players and new players and ensure that each group has a balanced mix. Each tryout group will see every other group sometime during the first three days of practice. Each tryout group will run drills and scrimmage with every other group during the first three days of practice. After on-line registration is mostly complete, we will form the groups and post them on-line. We hope to have this completed no later than August 4th. We are flexible and will make adjustments as needed to work with everyone's schedule.
It is not mandatory that you attend every tryout, but recommended. We are treating the tryouts as our first week of practice, but we do understand there is life outside of volleyball. If you cannot tryout, please notify us and we will work with you to find the right team for your player. There is a team for every player.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
6-7:30 6-7:30 6-7:30 6-8pm
Group A & C Group A & D Group B & A All Groups
7:30 -9:00 7:30 -9:00 7:30 -9:00
Group B & D Group C & B Group C & D
Practice Schedule
Transition Team
Team Misty Monday from 5:30 to 7 Tuesday from 6 to 8
Team Kerry Monday from 5:30 to 7 Tuesday from 6 to 8
Team EY Thursday from 5:30 to 7 Tuesday from 6 to 8
Team Rachel Thursday from 5:30 to 7 Tuesday from 6 to 8
Gold/Cardinal Team
Gold Team Monday from 7 to 9 Thursday from 7 to 9
Cardinal Team Monday from 7 to 9 Thursday from 7 to 9
Transition Teams are named Team Kerry, Team Misty, Team EY and Team Rachel (my favorite AVP beach professionals). These teams are very important and strategic to the Lassiter Volleyball Program.
Volleyball is a difficult sport to learn. Most of the American sports that youngsters have tried will allow the players to hold the ball or at least to pause with it in their possession, with no penalty. However, the rebound aspect of volleyball creates unique challenges for all players. Volleyball makes broad motor skill demands on a player that include spatial orientation, balance, rhythm, power, speed and other coordinative abilities. Many uniquely different skills are needed just to play the basic game. Patience is paramount, both in teaching and those learning the sport.
The Transition teams are a perfect place to start learning volleyball and transition into more competitive teams as the skill and confidence of the player increases. The Transition teams were formed to help our young players ease into a sport that they will play for a lifetime. We maintain Recreation Level intensity at our practices and at the same time introduce intra-team competition during practice drills and scrimmages. Each team will practice and scrimmage as a unified team at McCleskey Middle School located off of Shallowford Road. The coaches will form each team to be equal in player ability, age, experience and skill level. Team size will not exceed 12 players and expected to be between 8-11 players per team. Each team will be coached by a team of coaches led by Coach Burt and Coach Jessica. Each team will practice 2 days per week (no weekends). The typical format for each team will be one (1) 2hr practice starting at 5pm and ending at 7pm and one (1) 2hr games/scrimmages per week, starting at 6pm and ending at 8pm. The scrimmages will be played with other transition teams and/or other schools if they have a similiar program. There will only be 2 transition teams in the gym at any one time to maximize the learning experience. We are talking to other volleyball programs in the area that have similar teams and we will encourage mixed practices and scrimmages to expose the players to as much playing experience as we can.
The practice days for the Transition Teams are either Monday or Thursday (after tryouts, teams and their practice day will be posted on-line) and the scrimmage day is Tuesday.
We will be using Dartfish High Speed Video Technology (www.dartfish.com) at practices to help the Transition team players and coaches better understand the evolution of our athlete's movement, technique, execution and tactics over space and time in an immediate, intuitive fashion.
We are very flexible and don't want to limit or prohibit the playing of other sports. We encourage our young athletes to try other sports and the Transistion teams are a way to balance the time and travel committments.
Gold and Cardinal Travel Teams are the competitive teams that will practice 2 time per week, play in 9+ playdates (weekdays and Saturdays) totaling over 70 games and finish with a Middle School Fall Classic tournament in October. Each team will have 1 coach and be assisted as needed by the coaching staff. Jerseys will be handed out and returned at the completion of the season.
The practice days for Gold and Cardinal are Monday and Thursday at McCleskey Middle School from 7pm to 9pm. Most games are Wednesday and Saturday mornings. There are no practices or games on Sundays. We will scrimmage Pope and Kell during our Monday or Thursday practices as the season progresses. We will post the game schedule no later than August 1st.
We will be using Dartfish High Speed Video Technology (www.dartfish.com) at practices to help the Gold and Cardinal team players and coaches better understand the evolution of our athlete's movement, technique, execution and tactics over space and time in an immediate, intuitive fashion.
Expectations, requirements and conditions for making either the Gold or Cardinal teams are based on evaluations during the tryouts and made on the following areas of individual performance:
- Positive and mature attitude (re:team concept, unity and moral)
- The ability to accept corrective feedback and support coaching decisions
- Commitment to effort, attendance and punctuality (practice and games)
- Volleyball skills overall
- Volleyball skills specific to position
- Conditioning and strength level including willingness to improve fitness level for optimum volleyball performance
In addition to the above individual criteria, evaluations will be made on the following program needs:
- Number of players needed at a specific position
- Number of players needed to nourish the growth and development of the Lassiter HS JV and Varsity teams
** Placement decisions for both Gold and Cardinal teams will be based on the above aggregate criteria and will be determined by the LJLTV coaching staff evaluations (both objective and subjective) in a manner which best serves the program overall, the respective teams and the respective individual players.
The Coaches Ethics Code
1. Competence Our coaches strive to maintain high standards of excellence in their work. They recognize the boundaries of their particular competencies and the limitations of their expertise. They provide only those services and use only those techniques for which they are qualified by education, training or experience.
2. Integrity Our coaches seek to promote integrity in the practice of coaching. Our coaches are honest, fair, and respectful of others. Our coaches strive to be aware of their own belief systems, values, needs and limitations and the effect of these on their work.
3. Professional Responibility Our coaches uphold professional standards of conduct, clarify their professional roles and obligations, accept appropriate responsibility for their behavior and adapt their methods to the needs of different athletes.
4. Respect for Players Dignity Our coaches respect the fundamental rights, dignity and worth of all players.
5. Concern for Players Welfare Our coaches seek to contribute to the welfare of those with whom they interact professionally. In their professional actions, our coaches consider the welfare and rights of their athletes and other participants.
6. Responsible Coaching Our coaches are aware of their professional responsibilities to the community and the society in which they work and live. They are encouraged to contribute a portion of their professional time for little or no personal advantage.
General Standards and Goals
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Help players to have fun and enjoy volleyball. Cooperation and having a good time are important to all players.
- Help players to build confidence and self-control. Emphasize individual development, regardless of the score.
- Help players understand “winning”. This ultimate team sport requires a focus on playing one’s best, because winning is out of one player’s control. Winning is the by-product of a superbly organized program. And remember, in all matches played on any given day, 50% of all teams lose.
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Teach teamwork. Teach players to cooperate with teammates to help them play as well as they can. With an emphasis on three contacts before returning the ball, volleyball teaches cooperation in a unique way. Support the goal of reaching a common objective, where individual intent to improve results in group success. Teach players to respect teammates, opponents, officials, fans and themselves. In volleyball, judgment is made on every contact-by someone else, and players must adapt, abiding by the referee’s rule judgments.
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Improve player’s imagination and anticipation skills. The rebound aspect of volleyball means that the preparation for contact is more important than actual contact. Players must process information from clues, cues, perceptions and demands, and all before the ball is ever contacted.
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Improve communication skills. Volleyball is a game of constant chatter to help one another, once the players know what to talk about. Players must learn correct responses in practice, as well as know how to make corrections, both individually and among the team.
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Develop players emotionally. The nature of the game requires players to be both self-reliant, with little coaching help from the sidelines, and united with the other teammates on the court. Players learn to take personal responsibility for their actions, with help from both teammates and the coach in establishing personal confidence through success on the court.
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Nurture, never destroy. There is a big difference between mental toughness and psychological abuse. Build a frame of realism, but never damage an athlete’s self-worth or confidence. Coaches must not be selfish in dealing with a player’s sense of self-confidence.
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Develop friendships. This includes friendships among parents and the players, as well as among teammates. It also includes friendships that grow between opponents. The Chinese put it this way: “Winning and Losing are temporary, but friendships last forever”.
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Learn a sport for a lifetime. There are national age group competitions for boys and girls from 12 and under to players 75 years old and over.
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Tuesday, May 6
Lassiter Junior Lady Trojan Volleyball to use Dartfish High Speed Video Technology
The LJLTV program has invested into new technology to help our players and coaches during practices and games. With Dartfish, we will improve communications with the team and players by bringing them face-to-face with their own performances. Using Dartfish, the coaches can present valuable analyses to the team and players and make it easier for them to understand the coaches comments, the corrections and adjustments they need to make and the objectives we want them to reach.
Some of the unique patented video technologies that we will teach coaches and players to use are:
SimulCam is a uniquely patented video technology that superimposes one athletic movement over another for precise comparisons. SimulCam™ is based on the idea that whenever two athletes are competing at different times, but over the same terrain, their filmed performances can be composited into a single video showing both competitors seemingly competing together. To create SimulCam™ pictures, DartStudio™ computes and compensates automatically the differences in camera angle (pan, tilt, zoom) between the two recorded performances and blend the two performances creating a new high quality video. We will analyze a player at different times during the season and also compare the player to other players on the team as needed. SimulCam™ pictures show at each instant, the relative position, speed and posture of the two competitors on a single display support. SimulCam™ pictures allow unparalleled in-depth comparison and analysis. It contrasts and compares the position, style and trajectory of competitors. It illustrates what one 10th of a second’s difference can mean in competition. Its added value for television retransmission of sport events has been acclaimed by experts in a large set of sports ranging from technical disciplines for style comparison to pure speed sports for time difference visualization.
StroMotion™ creates stunning trajectory video footage revealing the evolution of an athlete's movement, technique, execution and tactics. StroMotion™ reveals the evolution of an athlete’s movement, technique, execution and tactics over space and time in an immediate, intuitive fashion. An athletic movement is unfold in time and space by compounding video images into a frame-by-frame sequence. The StroMotion™ concept is based on stroboscoping, a means to analyze rapid movement so that a moving object is perceived as a series of static images along the object’s trajectory.
The StroMotion™ not only helps revealing the evolution of an athlete’s movement, technique and execution, it also reveals key positions in tactical plays and highlights the trajectory of moving objects such as balls. As SimulCam™, StroMotion™ has proven to be a very valuable sport image enhancement effects in a very large set of sports be it individual technical disciplines or team sports.
Different rendering modalities allow StroMotion™ video sequences to be displayed either in a manner that scrolls over a complete panoramic image or in an animated version where the spectator sees the movement unfold in the original video footage.
MediaBooks Make video content available to anyone, anywhere, anytime. The coaches will distribute your videos, analyses and multimedia presentations to players on CD, DVD or by email.
By mid season, we will create an online community and give video access to everyone on a players team via the Dartfish web platform.
Thursday, September 4
Transition Teams Update
Our 3 Transition Teams kicked off their matches last week. These teams are playing for total points this season and we are proud of the accomplishments and great strides they are making to learn the greatest game on this planet. Congratulations girls and please keep it up!!
Team Kerry has a total of 204 after 2 playdates
Team Misty has a total of 186 after 2 playdates
Team Rachel has a total of 178 after 2 playdates
Cardinal Team Update
Congratulations go out to our Cardinal team for their win against Kennesaw Mountain Junior Mustangs last evening at Alatoona High School. The Cardinal team then played the Alatoona Junior Buccaneers and took them to 3 games, losing a very close game. Girls, you are learning this game and having fun, what a powerful combination. Every minute you play this game, you learn something about yourself and how this game is played. Week after next, you will begin to take your game to a new level as you learn to self-evaluate your skills by using the camera and some very-cool software.
Last week, the Cardinal team opened up their 2008 playing season against Kell and Hillgrove. The Cardinal team was working through a new offense and new teammates and lost both matches. During those games, it was obvious to the coaches that these players were gaining momentum and energy each minute that passed while they were on the courts. Girls, you will see these teams again later this season and will take what you learned about them and show them what your are capable of.
Gold Team Update
Congratulations go out to our Gold team for their opening season win against Chattohoochee Junior Cougars and Kennesaw Mountain Junior Mustangs. Once again, our girls were working with new team-mates and a brand new offense. We had told the girls to "fake it till you make it" if they found themselves confused and out of rotation. There were times that we looked at each other and had to signal to keep going, trying to keep the officials from noticing. To their credit, we worked through all those un-forced errors and won all games. Very tough serving and solid serve receive was the key to working through these first matches.
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