Practice Schedule

Wednesday, 01/07/2009

Thursday, 01/08/2009

Check the Club Calendar to view all scheduled practices.

Player Spotlight

More Player Spotlights will be coming this season. Keep an eye out for rising Tsunami Volleyball stars to be featured here throughout the season!

Come watch your very own 18 Black, 17 Black, 17 Blue, and 16 Black compete against Tsunami alumnae and coaches in a tournament to raise money for Work for Play. ALL alumnae are invited to attend. Email Jeff (jeff@tsunamivolleyball.com) for details. A donation box will be available for those interested in donating to Work for Play.

• Session 1 (Jan. 4th, 1pm - 3:30pm) All Levels
• Session 2 (Jan. 4th, 4pm - 6:30pm) All Levels

Tsunami will have two setters' sessions on January 4th at Landmark's Brickhouse (Main gym). For each session we will have a maximum of 20 players, and will be grouped based on your level. Please email Jeff (jeff@tsunamivolleyball.com) if interested. Include the following information: name, team name, and session preference (1 or 2).

The Online Payment system is now available, just in time to accept credit cards for the December payment deadline. Please read the instructions on the Payment page, and let us know how it works (or doesn't work). The link to the Payment page will live permanently at the top right of the site, as well as on the Finances page and here: http://www.tsunamivolleyball.com/New/Payment.

Another early season signing! Congratulations to Angela Jubb who has committed to play for the Belmont Abbey College Crusaders in Charlotte, N.C. for the 2009 season. Angela's incredible versatility and unbeatable positive attitude will be a huge addition to the team at Belmont Abbey. Good luck!

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Tsunami would like to congratulate Jennifer Dunn on her commitment to Nicholls State University. Jenn will be taking her intense positive energy and outside hitting prowess to the Colonels for the 2009 season. We wish her the best of luck!

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College of Charleston Freshman middle blocker Elyse Chubb (Tsunami Alumna, 18 Black 2007-2008) was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, Second-Team All-Conference and earned a berth on the All-Freshman team... at the Southern Conference banquet Thursday, November 20.

Elyse Chubb has been one of the most dominant players in the league in 2008 as she leads both the Cougars and the Southern Conference with a .377 hitting percentage and 1.50 blocks per set and also adds an average of 2.59 kills. She has also made her mark on the NCAA National Rankings, coming in at 28th in hitting percentage and 33rd in blocks. Following a weekend that included a conference-high .765 hitting percentage against Western Carolina and an overall mark of .656 with nine blocks, Chubb was named the Player of the Week for the week ending November 16.

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Hello Club,

What an exciting time of year! Our teams are set and practices are to begin soon. We have the first couple of dates listed on the website and will be posting the rest soon. I just wanted to touch base with all of you to let you know where things stand.

WEBSITE

As you may recall, I mentioned our website at Commitment Night. Our website and email are the primary ways we will communicate with you. Please check these on a regular basis.

CLINICS

We are finalizing the dates and times for several clinics. These include Refereeing/Scorekeeping, Setters, and Recruiting. Please watch the website for more details.

PRACTICES

Practices are to begin Sunday 11/30. All teams will practice on this date. Check the website for location and time. Some teams will have their next practice on Monday Dec 1st. Please be aware of the back to back possibility.

Many of our athletes were involved in the FInal Eight teams of the State playoffs (see below). Because of this, we felt like there was a need to give some of you guys a break and start practices a little bit later. Please show up to the first practice ready to work.

STORE

Our webstore will be open in a few days. You will be able to purchase optional items at this point. NONE of the items in our store are mandatory. We are providing all of the items you are required to have as part of your uniform package. Also, in the past, we have charged exactly what each item costs us. However, this year we are going to use the store to help raise money for Work for Play. We will post two prices on the website. The lower price is how much that item costs Tsunami. The second price will be your price. For instance, if an item costs us $12, we will post for approximately $15. Upon checkout, you will receive a receipt that will include how much you have donated to Tsunami ($3 in this instance). You can use this amount as a tax write-off.

RUSSELL

Several of you missed the announcement at Commitment Night. Tsunami has partnered with Russell Athletics. Out of all the clubs in the country, we are the ONLY club to have a partnership of any kind with Russell. We are the premiere (and only!!!) spokespeople for Russell nationwide on the Junior Olympic level. It's a huge honor for the club and a testament to the level you guys play. Russell also owns Spalding, so they are supplying volleyballs as well.

Just like Russell's relationship with GA Tech, Russell is using us as test athletes. We will be wearing some items that are exclusive to Tsunami! Our role will be to give them honest feedback throughout the season as to how well our apparel is working. More on this at a later date.

As always, feel free to email me at anytime. My email address is jeff@tsunamivolleyball.com. My cell number is 770-490-7878. I look forward to a GREAT 2009 season.

This past weekend, Emory University won the NCAA Div III Women's Volleyball National Championship! 17 Black Assistant Coach Dani Huffman led the Eagles of Emory to their first ever volleyball National Championship. We're SO proud to have Dani on staff with us. Here are a few highlights from Dani's resume this season:

NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player

First team All-American

First team All-Conference

In the Elite Eight, Final Four, and Finals matches, Dani hit .314 with 49 kills. She had a career high of 25 kills against Ohio Northern. She also had 19 blocks and 15 digs over those three matches.

We would also like to congratulate Board member and 14 Black Head Coach Eric Hawes. Eric is an Assistant Coach for Emory and has been with Tsunami going on 5 years now.

Tsunami has a great relationship with Emory and we're very pleased for them. Emory Head Coach Jenny McDowell will be leading our recruiting seminar again this year. Watch the website for details. Congratulations again to Dani, Eric and the rest of our friends at Emory University.

Coach Tad Sahara from Woodward Academy won his THIRD GHSA AAA Coach of the Year Award. Along with being the head varsity coach for this year's AAA State Champion Woodward Academy War Eagle's, Tad is a founding member and Board member of Tsunami. He is also this year's 13 Black head coach. Also coaching on Woodward's varsity team is Coach Tim Grooms. Grooms is the assistant coach for 18 Black this season.

We want to extend huge congratulations to Cheri Smith. Cheri is the GHSA AAAA Player of the Year. The Setter/Right Side hitter is a member of the AAAA State Champion Sandy Creek Patriots. Cheri has played with us throughout her club career and is a member of Tsunami's 18 Black team this season. Look for her on the court. She's hard to miss! We'll have a little more about this in a later Player Spotlight.

Congratulations are due to Katie Briggs for her commitment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Katie has been a big contributor to the success of many Tsunami Black teams throughout her career with us, and has always made us smile along the way. She will no doubt make a great addition to an outstanding volleyball program at West Point. We look forward to seeing her in action with the 18 Black team this season.