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Club Overview 2012

Valley Forge is the longest standing junior girls club in the Philadelphia area, dating to its inception in 1993.  Traditionally our Club has been one the strongest in the Keystone Region, winning numerous Regional Championships and Bids to Nationals. 

 We believe that our coaching staff is unmatched among those in the area.  Each of our teams has at least two, and normally three coaches assigned to them to enable more teaching and more personal attention given to team members.  Many alumnae of Valley Forge have gone on to play volleyball in college at all levels of play, in Divisions One, Two and Three, some on full or partial scholarships, and others simply to continue playing the sport they grew to love in grade school and high school.  We believe that Valley Forge offers the best situation that offers excellence in play, opportunity for personal improvement and development, and for preserving a balance to enable team members to pursue other interests in their lives.

Our primary goal is to offer female junior volleyball players a positive, enriching experience in an environment that promotes individual excellence in balance with a sense of teamwork, unselfishness, mutual respect, and cooperation with others.  We expect all team members, parents and coaches to participate in such a manner.

For the 2012 season, Valley Forge will continue to implement an academy style approach to a larger portion of practice time whereby players will be trained by a cadre of our coaches specializing in various sets of individual skills and techniques, positional play and conditioning.   Players will be taught uniform methods in areas such as hitting and hitting footwork, blocking and blocking footwork, setting, passing, team defense, serving, etc.  Emphasis will be placed on teaching the right techniques and skills to younger players, while refining and adjusting those of more advanced ones. 

Team coaches will also work within the skills cadres to assure the transfer of the skills and techniques to team practice sessions.  We believe this approach will enable all of our players to obtain the best collective knowledge from our entire club coaching staff, and enable them to develop basic skills and fundamentals needed to assure their growth as players.

 This season we will continue to use Dougherty Hall at Malvern Prep as our primary practice facility.  

And finally in 2012, Valley Forge is continuing our loyalty discount policy to returning club members from the previous season.  Returning members will receive a $100 for each consecutive season that they have been members of the club.  For example, someone returning for her 2nd season, will receive a $100 discount; if returning for a 3rd season, a $200 discount will apply, etc.

 

 

 



2012 Planned Tournaments

 

January
Martin Luther King Weekend  Jan 14-16- MLK tournament in Lancaster. 
All teams.  12's/13's-2 days (Sat/Sun); 14's-18's 3 days (Sat-Mon)
February
Mid Atlantic Power League - Hampton, VA Feb 4-5.  15's thru 18's
Capitol Hill Classic at Washington DC Convention Center on President's Weekend feb 18-20.
All teams  3 day tournament Sat-Mon

 
March
March 10-11- Mid Atlantic Power League #2 - Raleigh, NC - #1 15's-18's (optional)
March 24-25  - Mid Atlantic Power League #3 - York, PA - #1 15's-18's
 
April
Date TBD Keystone Region Open Regionals - Harrisburg - all #1 teams
Date TBD Keystone Region Bid Tournament - Harrisburg- teams to vote on whether to participate - requires commitment to attend Nationals in late June if team qualifies
Mar 31-Apr 2 Northeast Qualifier - Baltimore Convention Center - 12's, 13's, 14's, 16's
April 6-8  Northeast Qualifier - Baltimore  Convention Center- 17's, 18's
Apr 7-9 Northeast Qualifier - Gaylord Resort Washington DC - 15's
 
May
Memorial Day Weekend - all teams -  Pittsburgh Convention Ctr East Coast Championships
 
Jan-May
local KRVA tournaments to fill out schedules for each team - all teams will be entered into 8 or  9 tournaments in total for season

2012 Club Fees

2012 Club Fees
(fees cover all costs except uniforms and travel)
12's:  $1650
13's: $1650
14's:  $1950
15's: $2250
16's:  $2250
17's: $2250
18's:  $2000
Returning 2010 Forge Members receive a $100 discount for each year of their ongoing membership with Forge
Fee Payment Schedule
4 equal payments of 25% of total fees due on the following dates (no exceptions):
1. Nov.20, 2011
2. Dec 15, 2011
3. Jan 15, 2012
4. Feb 15, 2012
Note: 18's must pay 50% on Nov 20, 2011 and remaining balance by January 15, 2012

 



Friday, October 14
Valley Forge Coaches

2012 Coaching Staff

18's: Joe Boland, Club Director and Head Coach at Villa Maria Academy

17's: Eric Schaefer, Head Women's Coach Cabrini College (2010 NCAA bid)

16's: Megan Maguire, Assistant Coach Villa Maria Academy; former player Loyola College MD

15's: Matt Green, Head  Coach Haverford High School

14's: Brian Smith, Asst Coach Bishop Shanahan High School, former Valley Forge 13's head coach for 8 years

13's: Chip Carlson, head coach for Valley Forge for 4 seasons

12's: Ron Conahan, long-time CYO coach in Chester County and Valley Forge 12's coach for 10 years

 

  Coaching Cadre

Tim Storti, head coach Archbishop Carroll High School

Allis Soto (7th year with Valley Forge), assistant coach Conestoga HS

Jamie Burns (5th year with Valley Forge), former player at West Chester University

Mark Clark, head  coach Garnet Valley High School

Rob Conti-D'Antonio, head coach Unionville High School

Tony Funsten, head coach Upper Merion High School

Mary Kate Boland, Head Women's Coach Franklin & Marshall College (2010 NCAA Bid)

Chris Salko, Assistant Women's Coach Franklin & Marshall College

Sarah Lauro, Assistant Coach Villa Maria Academy

Bob O'Hara, long term Valley Forge 13's Assistant Coach, former head coach for MDP CYO

Sheila Gerhart, Assistant Coach for Valley Forge 14's teams

Ali Koenig, former player Temple U.



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