SPACENEEDLE VOLLEYBALL FOUNDATION: My Site News: Three Space Needle Boys Made it to the USA High Perfomance Program
| |
 |
Three Space Needle Boys Made it to the USA High Perfomance Program
Boys' 2007 USA High Performance Tryout Results
Introduction by USA Men's National Team Coach, Hugh McCutcheon:
On behalf of the coaches and staff of the USA Men's Team and National High Performance Program, I want to thank all of you who participated in 2007 Boys' HP Tryouts. With 170 more tryout participants than we have ever seen before, the quantity and quality of competitive boys’ volleyball athletes continues to grow.
I know that every athlete who attended a tryout would like to someday represent the USA on the Men's National Team and to play in the Olympics. And though few players will ever get that opportunity, it is the sum of those dreams and desires that is having a profound impact on our sport. That competitive desire bodes very well for our future.
I encourage all athletes who are selected to participate in a USA summer program to pursue this opportunity – and any other opportunity they may have – to play with and against the best players they can. For our U.S. Mens’ National Team, this is essential for us in order to continually improve along with the other top mens’ volleyball countries in the world – many of which have men's professional leagues and other means of developing players to their highest potential.
In particular, it is important to take any opportunity you may have to play international competition. Our High Performance Program continues to expand these opportunities for our pipeline athletes; and this year, athletes in the USA Select A1 group and the Youth A2 group will join the Youth and Junior National Team in competing with international teams. It is hoped that three international teams will participate with the USA Sel A1 and Youth A2 teams at Boys HP Championships in Fort Lauderdale.
Last but not least, my congratulations to those athletes selected for our Boys Youth National Team and Men's Junior National Team. In 2007, for the first time ever, both of these U.S. teams will participate in World Championships.
Best of luck to you all and I look forward to seeing you in the USA Men's National Team gym someday.
Sincerely,
Hugh McCutcheon
Congratulations to Matthew West for his acceptance into the 2007 Boys High Performance Development Camp Program
These athletes were selected from a pool of approximately 410 Youth-age athletes and 300 Select-age athletes who tried out at twelve High Performance Tryouts held across the country, January through early March. The tryouts were highly competitive.
http://www.usavolleyball.org/highperformance/07BDCInfo.asp
Congratulations to Emanuel Fernandez for being selected into the 2007 Boys’ USA Select A2 Camp.
Congratulations! The forty-one athletes (with 21 alternates) listed above have been selected as the top athletes in their age group and are invited to attend the 2007 Boys’ USA Select A2 Camp. This camp will be held on the grounds of the USA Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO, July 28th – August 2nd.
These athletes were selected from a pool of approximately 300 USA Select-age athletes who tried out at twelve High Performance Tryouts held across the country, January through early March.
http://www.usavolleyball.org/highperformance/07BSELA2Info.asp
Congratulations to Enrique Dominquez for being one of the thirty-four athletes listed above (with fourteen alternates) have been selected to attend the 2007 Boys’ USA Youth A2 Camp and Competition.
These athletes were selected from a pool of approximately 410 Youth-age athletes who tried out at twelve High Performance Tryouts held across the country, January through early March.
Please note that our deadlines for committing to attend the Boys’ USA Youth A2 Program (through email notification to the HP Dept.), and for making full camp payment are earlier than they have been in the past. This year, we ask all athletes who intend to participate in the Youth A2 Program to inform us by April 6th. All final payments must be made to USA Volleyball by May 1st. After that date, alternates will be slotted into the A2 Program.
http://www.usavolleyball.org/highperformance/07BA2Info.asp
