AZ East Valley Juniors

AZ EAST VALLEY JUNIORS
Arizona's Premiere Volleyball Club

AZ East Valley Juniors trains exclusively at
Court One, 9100 S. McKemy Street, Tempe, AZ 85284

Court One
2011-2012  

EVJ is looking for a few 15/16/17's players to complete the 2011-2012 rosters. Please contact Jen Leo at 480-220-9323 if you are interested!

January 27: Specialty Positional Training for EVJ 13/14 Players

EVJ 13/14 Players are invited to sign up for specialty positional training led by Myles Gabel. Please sign up for one session only and you must sign up to attend. The following sessions are available for this Friday, January 27th:

  • 4:30-5:15pm - Liberos/DS
  • 5:20-6:10pm - OH's/OPP's
  • 6:15-7:00pm - Middle Blockers
Please use this on-line registration form to register for one of these sessions.

January 28: Club #1 Tournament (Info)

The 14's schedule and the 12's schedule has been posted.
The following teams will be playing in this tournament:
14 Silver, 14 Pink, 14 Black, 12 Mizuno, 12 Navy, 12 White, 11 Mizuno, 11 Navy, 10 Mizuno

February 4: Open #2 Tournament (Info)

The following teams will be playing in this tournament:
18 Mizuno, 17 Mizuno, 17 Navy, 16 Mizuno, 16 Navy

February 4: Championship #2 Tournament (Info)

The following teams will be playing in this tournament:
16 White, 16 Pink, 14 Mizuno, 14 Navy, 13 Mizuno, 13 Navy

February 12: Indoor and Outdoor Training Sessions with Todd Rogers and Matt Sonnichsen

Todd Rogers, gold medalist in 2008 Olympics and current World Champion on FIVB tour, along with Matt Sonnichsen, former DI college coach and USA National Team member and AVP Pro, will be running a clinic at Court One on Sunday, February 12. The morning session is from 9:00-11:30am and the afternoon session is from 1:00-3:30pm. East Valley Juniors Volleyball Club players can sign up through this link at no charge. You must sign up to attend. The morning session will emphasize indoor skills and the afternoon session will emphasize outdoor skills. The following sessions are available for this Sunday, February 12th:

  • 9:00-11:30am Indoor skills session with Todd Rogers and Matt Sonnichsen
  • 1:00-3:30pm Outdoor skills session with Todd Rogers and Matt Sonnichsen
Please use this on-line registration form to register for any of these sessions.

Congratulations to 12 Mizuno Team for 2nd Place at Friendship Tournament

Congratulations to the 12 Mizuno team for their 2nd place finish at the Friendship Tournament held on January 7-8, 2012. Isabel Miller

Congratulations to Four 14 Mizuno Players for Winning 4x4 Holly Volley Tournament

Congratulations to Amy B., Jess L., Makenna M., and Taylor S. from the 14 Mizuno team for winning the 4x4 Holly Volley Tournament in the 14-under division. Way to go girls!

High School Girls Volleyball All-State Teams, Coach of the Year

Congratulations to the EVJ players who made the Arizona high school girls volleyball All-State teams.

Congratulations

Joe Hesse Jim Kann
Joe Hesse Jim Kann

East Valley Juniors is proud to congratulate EVJ 18 Mizuno Head Coach Joe Hesse as the Div I 5A State Champion Head Coach of the Gilbert Tigers and to announce the addition of Jim Kann (current Basha H.S. Head Volleyball Coach with 25 years of high school volleyball coaching experience) to our 18’s program and the EVJ family. Coach Kann will assist Coach Hesse with the 18 Mizuno team. Congratulations Joe and welcome to EVJ Jim! The Gilbert Tigers beat Horizon in a hard fought 5-set match on November 7th.
2011 AIA Division I Girls State Volleyball Tournament Bracket

Congratulations to EVJ coach Tiffany Berge for her Div III 3A State Championship with Seton Catholic.
2011 AIA Division III Girls State Volleyball Tournament Bracket

Congratulations to EVJ coach Leslie Cole from Seton Catholic who set the team to a 3-0 win over Catalina in the Div III 3A State Championship.
2011 AIA Division III Girls State Volleyball Tournament Bracket

Congratulations to all the EVJ players who participated in the state tournament! Semi-final and final match videos are available at www.aia365.com.

Concussion Education

With the blessing of the NFL, the state of Arizona passed a concussion law that was signed into law last April. As a result all athletes and their parents must be educated in the signs, symptoms and what to do if you have a concussion. Coaches must also be trained regarding the same. In order to use school facilities for our programs and our tournaments we must comply with this new law. As a result the Arizona Region requires that each parent and player read their respective CDC Fact Sheet on Concussions and sign an Acknowledgement Form indicating they understand the signs, symptoms and what to do if they think they have a concussion. The Acknowledgement form is to be turned in to EVJ.

EVJ Coaching Additions

East Valley Juniors is proud to announce the addition of Myles Gabel (former collegiate coach for USC, New Mexico State, and San Diego State) and Teri Schroeder (former Collegiate All-American and women’s professional indoor and outdoor setter) to our 13/14-under program and EVJ family. Myles will be the Master Coach for the 13/14 age-group and in charge of training the athletes in a college-prep style. Teri will head the top 13-Mizuno team as well as help run the college-prep setters’ specialty training at EVJ. Welcome Myles and Teri!

Myles Gabel Teri Schroeder
Myles Gabel Teri Schroeder

Congratulations to Allison Brady, Penina Snuka, Alexa Saba, Isabel Miller, and Megan Byrnes For Their College Commitments

Penina Snuka Alexa Saba
Congratulations to Penina Snuka (17 Mizuno) for her commitment to play volleyball at the University of Arizona beginning the fall of 2013.

Congratulations to Alexa Saba (17 Mizuno) for her commitment to play volleyball at San Diego State University beginning the fall of 2013.

Isabel Miller Megan Byrnes
Congratulations to Isabel Miller (17 Mizuno) for her commitment to play volleyball at the University of Arkansas beginning the fall of 2013. Congratulations to Megan Byrnes (18 Mizuno) for her commitment to play volleyball at the Grand Canyon University beginning the fall of 2013.

Congratulations to the class of 2011 for their Collegiate Choices to Play Volleyball

Liz Blaser Northwest Christian University
Melissa Hess Mesa State College
Stacey Jones The Master's College
Stephanie Kaup Hamline University
Davia Lee Southern Utah University
Jordyn Moody Mesa State College
Erika Papadeas Dallas Baptist University

In Memory of EJ

Ways to help:

  1. Memorial Service Donations Information:
    Please make checks payable to "EJ Johnson Blue Ribbon"
    Deposit at Wells Fargo or mail a check to:
    Cindy Johnson
    4889 E. Colonial Drive
    Chandler, AZ 85249
  2. In order to help this family stay nourished and maintain their strength during this difficult time, families may go to the following link to access the meal train for the Johnson Family.
    http://www.mealtrain.com?id=m9wa335xdqbt

Thank you to all of the families who donated to the Sperry Residence garage sale and to all of the individuals who helped make the garage sale a huge success last Saturday. What an amazing turnout!

Thank You

Thank you to all of the people at Court One on Saturday, March 5th, who came to the aid of one of our EVJ grandfathers. Certainly the quick and professional action of several individuals and the community as a whole saved a life. Mr. O'Dell underwent double bypass surgery on Tuesday afternoon and is doing very well. "Grandpa" has two granddaughters playing at EVJ and has been in the volleyball community for many, many years! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all who stepped in! (We would greatly appreciate names of the heroes who helped Mr. O'Dell--If you were one of them or know someone, please email Jen Leo at JENLEO@COX.NET)

Thank you to these heroes:
Glen Masterson of EVJ
Kurt Hover of AZ Storm
Lori Zoller of Spiral
Taryn Lyon of Yavapai Juniors
Martin Arellano of Club Red

 


If anyone has noteworthy news, accomplishments, etc., send them to Jen Leo at JENLEO@COX.NET and we will get something posted on the website.