Red Raider Volleyball Camps
Camp Dates and Fees
Camp I (3rd-8th grade) July 6-9, 1997
Live-in $275 (three meals a day)
Commuter $225 (two meals a day)
Camps II & III (9th-12th grade) July 10-14, 1997
July 15-19, 1997
Live-in $325 (three meals a day)
Commuter $270 (two meals a day)
Setters (all grades) July 20-22, 1997
Live-in $190 (three meals a day)
Commuter $140 (two meals a day)
Team Camp
The team camp
will include many
team drills and
matches. Each
team will have
individual training
in the mornings and
evenings, as well as,
team tournament
play every afternoon.
Most, importantly, each team will have two individual
coaches that will be training them the entire camp.
This is a great opportunity for teams to prepare for
their upcoming season and to learn new ideas and
concepts, as a team.
Team Camp July 29-Aug. 2, 1997 (9th-12th grade only)
$300 per team
$250 live-in (individual)
$200 commuter (individual)
* Must have 8 players per team. Maximum 12 players. First 16 teams.
Camp Features
- All campers receive Texas Tech Volleyball Shirt.
- Camp enrollment is limited to ensure quality coach-to-player ratio of 1 to 6.
- All sessions directed by Texas Tech Volleyball Coach Jeff Nelson.
- Staff includes top Division 1 volleyball players along with guest coaches from other top programs. (Collegiate-Junior)
- Free Autograph Style Baden Volleyball.
- Swimming and other recreational activities.
- All campers will receive a camp handbook to take home with them.
- Outstanding, air-conditioned housing facilities.
- High School, Junior High and Club Coaches may attend the camp free of charge and pay only for room and board.
- Air conditioned facilities for playing.
- Camp All-Stars and special awards.
- Camp Store with all the Volleyball Goods!
- One year subscription to Volleyball Magazine for individual camps only.
SKILLS CAMPS
The Individual Skills Camps are designed to teach
and review all of the basic skills, while introducing
new features to your game.
Individual skills includ-
ing: passing, hitting, setting, blocking, serving and
defense will be emphasized.
Team skills including:
team defense, offensive systems, reception pat-
terns and others, will be featured. Athletes will
learn through a variety of demonstrations, drills and
discussions.
There will be game play each day and a
tournament on the last day. Coach Nelson and his staff
will personally supervise all on and off court activities.
Texas Tech volleyball players will be living in the dorm
with the campers. Additional discussions will cover
nutrition, weight lifting and how to pursue college
volleyball.
SETTERS CAMP
The setters camp is being
offered to only the first 80
athletes who apply.
It will be a
specialty camp designed to
focus primarily on setting
technique, footwork, decision
making and leadership.
This
camp is to help setters of all
ability levels, beginner to elite.
Coach Nelson has had
the opportunity to work with some of the top setters
including national team members, college and high
school All-Americans. This will be a three day camp
with very intense specific training. Sign up now!
CAMP COACHING STAFF
The Texas Tech Red Raider Volleyball Camp will be di-
rected by Texas Tech Head Volleyball Coach Jeff Nelson.
Nelson has taken Texas Tech to the NCAA's for two
years in a row and the team has been ranked in the top
twenty-five nationally during both years.
He has also
helped guide Arizona State to the NCAA Tournament
three times, has been the Head Coach of the USA Boy s
Junior National Team and twice served as an Assistant
at the US Olympic Festival.
Coach Nelson has directed
numerous camps and clinics throughout the United
States. He has experience at all levels of volleyball: pro-
fessional, collegiate, high school and junior club and
speaks at other clinics and camps around the country.
Besides coaching, Nelson has played volleyball for
twenty years and in 1985 competed in the Men s NCAA
Final Four.
Texas Tech has a great tradition in volleyball and hopes
to expand on that through the 90's and beyond. A
number of current Tech players were campers at Tech
during their high school careers. Red Raider Volleyball
has made five NCAA appearances in the past seven
years and has also had players participate in summer
National Team Programs.
The Camp Staff will include current and former Tech
players along with assistant coaches and guest coaches
from other Universities. The staff is excited to meet you
and help you in your development in the game of vol-
leyball!
PLAYER ELIGIBILITY
The camps are designed for specific age groups and
skill levels: the first individual camp is for girls 3rd
through 8th grade, camps two and
three are for girls
9th grade and
higher note: this is
grade entering next
fall.
Girls of all ages
and skill levels may
enter the Setters
Camp. Theteam
camp is open to
grades 9th through
12th.
APPLICATIONS
Send all applications to
Jeff Nelson, Texas Tech Volleyball, Dept. of Intercolle
giate Athletics, P.O. Box 43021, Lubbock, TX, 79409-
3021. All checks should be made payable to Jeff
Nelson Volleyball Camps. Camps are filled on a first-
come basis and will fill fast, enrollment is limited! No
refunds will be Issued after June 6, 1997. There will be
a $50 service fee on all refunds.
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