About Us
The concept of High PerformanceVolleyball came about with the merger of Cal-Air Girls Volleyball Club and Canada West Volleyball Club in the fall of 2006. As coaches and founders of High Performance we felt the need for an additional high performance volleyball program in a city with one million people. Our club will provide elite/high performance level coaching and player development for female student athlete predominantly from the south side of Calgary. The High Performance Volleyball Club however is an open boundary opportunity for elite/high performance level players. Starting in the fall of 2007, High Performance Volleyball Club has become an independent club and is no longer affiliated with the Canada West Volleyball Club.
The High Performance Volleyball Club will be a competitive and fun volleyball club for girls that will serve manifold purposes. The Club is focused on the education and development of the athlete first and foremost. It is the Club’s firm belief that the winning, in all aspects of volleyball and life, will be taken care of in due course if the athlete’s well being is the focus.
The principal philosophy behind the creation of the High Performance Volleyball Club is a shared vision of the founding members. This vision is to offer a unique training and educational opportunity, which appeal to both the competitive athletes and coaches who share an interest in competitive volleyball as well as mutual respect for each other’s learning and teaching abilities. The most important part of this philosophy derives from a shared belief that a positive attitude, dedication, self-sacrifice, teamwork, and discipline necessary for success in life is an excellent basis for a competitive volleyball team. The interests of the competitive athlete and the sport of volleyball are best advanced when this philosophy is combined with exceptional, fundamental technical coaching.
The secondary philosophy is to bring together these like-minded individuals to weave their talents into an interdependent and closely-knit structure. This structure will serve to encourage, support, challenge each individual of the club as well as speak with one voice concerning our beliefs with regard to the sport and the pedagogy of coaching volleyball while also allowing our members to maintain their individuality.
Outlined below please note the qualities and commitment we look for to have you the student athletes be part of our High Performance Program:
- We really encourage the multi-sport athlete. Specialization too early can have adverse effects such as burn out and overuse injuries. By being involved in a variety of sports and therefore supporting the cross-training principal, we encourage our student athletes in developing the entire body.
- Eventually student athletes need to slowly start making decisions to follow one or two sports as demands in the areas of practice time, tournaments as well as physical training start imposing and creating pressure to the daily schedule
- For some student athletes they may need to focus on one sport only, providing that achieving a post secondary playing opportunity is a priority for the player.
- We are looking for student athletes who demonstrate the following qualities:
- self-motivation
- tenacity
- leadership
- self-discipline
- positive attitude
- ability to change
- exceptional work ethic
- strong academic standing
- Further we are very focused on high level individual academic achievement. Without a strong academic performance, opportunities for post secondary institutions will be limited in the student athlete’s future.
We feel that the opportunity to be involved with High Performance Volleyball is an exceptional one. If you feel that you have the qualities and commitment it takes to be a true high performance/elite athlete, please select “How to Become!” on the home page.
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