When you have decided or your volleyball parents have decided to
spend some of your summertime in volleyball camp with the intent of
improving your volleyball serve receive skills or (any skills for that
matter) you want to make sure that you get the most out of your time,
dedication, commitment and money.
One
volleyball tip I have that will help you get the most out of your camp
experience is to check to see the ratio between the number of players
there are to each instructor. If you can attend a camp that has a 1:8
ratio, which means for every group of eight campers there's one coach,
then that's optimal. Now you've put yourself in a position where you
know you should be able to get your questions answered, your skills
properly evaluated, you'll get a tremendous amount of opportunities to
touch the ball repeatedly, participate in new serve receive drills and
get the near-personalized training that you deserve to have.
Most volleyball camps offer between a 1:8 to 1:14 camp to coach ratio which means the more players in your group the less opportunities you have to touch the ball or be guaranteed that you will have the coaches attention. College volleyball camps usually have a 1:10 to 1:12 ratio which isn't a bad thing but many colleges can find ways to add more sessions if they have a lot of campers so that they can keep their camper-to coach ratio lower and if you can find one with an even lower ratio then you are definitely on the right track.
Another tip is to try and attend a volleyball camp at the college or university you may want to go to after high school. First, nowadays its evident that the earlier you can narrow down your list of colleges and universities you think you may want to get a degree from, the better. As a junior high school or high school freshman, it is not too early to draw up a list of about 50 to 100 colleges you may think about attending. Even if you aren't sure as to what your major or specialization is going to be just doing this exercise will point you in the right goal-setting direction.
From this list of 100, you can start choosing the volleyball camps that you want to attend, summer after summer, year after year. See, why it's best to get started early? Now this is a way of getting on campus to see the school, possibly meet the coach, be coached by the volleyball team members and play in the gym of some of the college teams on your list. Knowing and experiencing these things firsthand may make it easier for you to make a decision on where you will want to play in the future.
Most volleyball camps offer between a 1:8 to 1:14 camp to coach ratio which means the more players in your group the less opportunities you have to touch the ball or be guaranteed that you will have the coaches attention. College volleyball camps usually have a 1:10 to 1:12 ratio which isn't a bad thing but many colleges can find ways to add more sessions if they have a lot of campers so that they can keep their camper-to coach ratio lower and if you can find one with an even lower ratio then you are definitely on the right track.
Another tip is to try and attend a volleyball camp at the college or university you may want to go to after high school. First, nowadays its evident that the earlier you can narrow down your list of colleges and universities you think you may want to get a degree from, the better. As a junior high school or high school freshman, it is not too early to draw up a list of about 50 to 100 colleges you may think about attending. Even if you aren't sure as to what your major or specialization is going to be just doing this exercise will point you in the right goal-setting direction.
From this list of 100, you can start choosing the volleyball camps that you want to attend, summer after summer, year after year. See, why it's best to get started early? Now this is a way of getting on campus to see the school, possibly meet the coach, be coached by the volleyball team members and play in the gym of some of the college teams on your list. Knowing and experiencing these things firsthand may make it easier for you to make a decision on where you will want to play in the future.
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