Boys Volley U. (NC Elite Developmental Program)

Our mission is to teach area boys to become better volleyball players with a solid foundation for success in volleyball and life.

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Boys Volley U. (NC Elite Developmental Program)   Information:  Each Sunday training session is designed specifically to stress proper fundamentals and techniques. Through progressive skill building, team and individual, participants will see major improvement in their performance. The coaches will work toward applying skill development to game application and scrimmages and by the end of the sessions the team will compete in 4 locally organized NC Elite Boys events and/or Carolina Region tournaments (Boys may compete against girls up to the 14's age group. However, they must play 2 age groups above their own. Example: an NC Elite Boys 14 and under team must compete in the girls 16s age division). There are no tryouts for Volley U.  Volley U is a registration based program and is available on a first come first serve basis (Space limited to the first 30 paid and registered participants)  To register, make your first installment payment of $200 as soon as possible to secure your spot.  Boys Volley U registration opens on October 1st.  Players must be 14 or younger on September 1, 2012 to participate in Volley U.  When: Most Sundays and some Saturdays beginning October 30th 2011 (4:00- 6:00p).  10-11 Training sessions (Excluding Nov 28th, Dec 25th and Jan 1st)               Sun 10/30, Sat 11/5, Sun 11/13, Sat 11/19, Sun 12/4, Sun 12/11, Sun 12/18, Sun 1/8, Sun 1/15, Sun1/22, Sun 1/29, Sun 2/5, Sun 2/11, Sun 2/19, Sun 2/26 .                 Including 4 select local tournaments . Most events will mostly be held mostly on Saturdays within 2 hrs of Raleigh.               CR Events : 4 Weekend events (Usually Saturdays Jan- Mar)  Where: Netsports Sports Complex (Morrisville, NC).    Tournament locations vary. However, only events within 2 hours of Raleigh would be  considered for the boys to attend.  Who: Boys, ages 10-14. Run by Development Director, TBA and additional members of the NC Elite coaching staff.  Base teams (7-9 players/ team) will be assigned after the 2 sessions (Evaluation period).  Players will train together for a portion of the practice with an emphasis on  individual skill development, and with their teams for the other portion to promote team development.  Base teams will be formed according to age and skill level of the student-athletes registered with the goal to place them onto teams with similar ability.  Cost: $500 … 10-11 Sunday training sessions, 3-4 local Locally hosted NC Elite Boys event/Carolina Region tournaments.               Paid USA Volleyball membership required for Tryouts/ Insurance purposes (http://www.carolinaregionvb.org/Registration/)          Includes uniform package:  1 tournament quality Jersey, 1 pair shorts and 1 Practice T-Shirt.             Also includes club sponsored ref/score clinic (optional), recruiting clinic and access to select additional skill training provided by club.

Payments can be made online at our Online Payment Center tab to the left.

Boys Volley U Program (10-14s)

1st payment $200.00 12/15 Payment $100.00 1/15 Payment $100.00 2/15 Payment $100.00 Pay in Full $500.00

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Volley U Staff :

Gary DeJames - Founder, Executive Director & 18-1 Assistant Coach
gary.dejames@ncelitevb.org

Gary is one of the founding members of NC Elite Volleyball Club and has been the acting Executive Director since the club's inception in 2007.  Gary has been involved in coaching club volleyball in the Carolina Region for the past 12 years. In those twelve years he has coached his teams to 9 Carolina Region Championships victories, competed in 10 USAV National Championships and once in the USAV National Invitational. Gary has also coached at numerous high schools in NC including : Saint Mary's School in Raleigh (3 seasons), Sanderson High School in Raleigh (3 seasons), Broughton (1 season) and Cresset Christian Academy in Durham (1 season).  Honors included:  one regular season Championship, three Cap-6 Conference Tournament Championships, Cap-6 Conference Coach of the Year in 2003 (Sanderson) and Carolina Christian Conference Coach of the Year in 1998(Cresset) . Before moving to the Carolinas, Gary coached boys’ high school and JO volleyball in Buffalo New York. Gary is a graduate of SUNY Buffalo where he finished with a B.S. in Health and Wellness and a minor in Coaching and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (Certifications:  NASM -National Academy of Sports Medicine and FIT -Fitness Institute of Training).  Currently Gary is a Territory Manager for Coram Specialty Infusion Services.

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John Dillinger - NC Elite Administrative Director & 18-1 Head Coach
john.dillinger@ncelitevb.org

 

John has over 25 years of volleyball experience both as a player and as a coach. John is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point where he played varsity volleyball for legendary coach Bob Bertucci. After West Point, John continued playing Adult USVBA (Now USAV) and became involved with coaching various junior camps/ clinics/ teams with former coach Bob Bertucci.  John is currently the Owner/ CEO of Keystone Transport.

 

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Kevin Daniels - NC Elite Strength and Conditioning Coach, Lead Training Coach & 17-1 Assistant Coach
kdaniels@peace.edu

Kevin will take on a dual role this season with NC Elite as a lead training coach and strength/conditioning specialist for the club. Currently Kevin is the head coach at Peace College in Raleigh. He took over that program after assistant coaching the women’s program at UNLV. In Las Vegas, Kevin also owned PlyoCity and worked as a personal trainer. From 2006-2008 he served as the head coach of the Carolina Region High Performance team and has spent time assisting with Eastern Wayne HS program while living in Goldsboro. Kevin spent four years with the US Air Force Security Forces and graduated with a BS in recreation and exercise science from Mount Olive College in North Carolina.

 

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Shaun Dyk - NC Elite 15-1 Co-Head Coach
shaundyk@gmail.com

Shaun has been around volleyball for 18+ years.  He started by helping with his sister's club team (CJV- Charlotte) and went on to coach at her High School, Mooresville High School.  Shaun played for NC State’s Men's Club Team as a Freshman and a Sophomore in 1998-2000.  They achieved a NIRSA rank of Top 10 both years.   Prior to his junior year Shaun transferred to California Baptist University, an NAIA School.  After finishing 3^rd place in the Final NAIA Tournament, Shaun went on to win the NAIA National Championship the following two years in 2004 and 2005.  He was named the NAIA Tournament MVP in 2004 and was placed in "Faces in the Crowd" edition in Sports Illustrated.  Shaun and California Baptist went on to beat many Top 10 Division I teams in his years there including BYU, Hawaii & USC.  After graduating with a Business degree, Shaun was invited to train with the USA National Team and trained from June 2005-January 2006 and from May 2006 – August 2006 under 2008 Olympic Gold-Winning Coaches Hugh McCutcheon and Ron Larson.  He started playing Pro in January 2006 and won two National Championships for ArkasSpor Club in Izmir, Turkey.  His final year of playing Pro was in Paphos, Cyprus where they placed 2^nd.  Shaun now lives and works in Raleigh and is excited to start implementing the wide variety coaching tactics he has amassed from all over the world.

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Rommel Lightbourn

romellightbourn@gmail.com

Romel brings 16+ years of volleyball experience to NC Elite as both player and coach.  Romel graduated from Barber-Scotia College in Concord, NC where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.  He participated in track and field and accomplished All American honors each season.  Post graduation, Romel pursued a beach volleyball career in California at the international level (FIVB and AVP).  While transitioning from indoor to outdoor he began his volleyball coaching career on the legendary State Beach in California.   He has played on the Bahamas Beach Volleyball National Team, International Jammer Volleyball, Bahamas Senior National Volleyball Team as well as their Junior National Volleyball Team.  Romel has enjoyed coaching in the region since 2006 and looks forward to bringing his experiences to NC Elite Volleyball Club.  He has earned many recognitions some of which include All Region and All Tournament accolades as well as 3rd place in both  1st round World Championship Qualifier in 2010 and 2nd round of World Championship Qualifier 2010 in Jamaica and Cuba, respectively.

 

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Ethan Rosebourgh - Bio coming soon !

 

 

Additional Floating Volley U Coaches: TBD