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Coach Gary
Saturday was a great day for the 13′s Garry team. The girls played hard in a very good 5 team pool. After beating a strong 14′s team in two, the girls had no break playing a very good and rested team from Bakersfield. The girls pushed hard but fell short in a close two games. We then played Coast VBC. The girls showed a lot of heart in the first game coming back from a 24-17 deficit to tie it at 24 but just didn’t have anything left in the tank with no break in three hours. We lost in two. After a 20 minute break the girls came out energized and beat a very strong team from Sports Shack. I am very proud of these girls. They have showed a lot of improvement and look forward to working our way up into stronger divisions.

Coach Matt
Second Qualifier: January 21st
In our second qualifier we showed great improvement individually and as a team. The girls came out excited and confident in their rotations. The experience from the previous qualifier and the extra practice proved invaluable throughout the day. In our first match we played against a well-matched Laguna Beach team, losing the first game 17-25, then rallying in the next two games 25-22 and 15-11 to win our first match of the season. The next match against a Pali team we struggled at the start with our receive but made some great serving runs which were not enough losing 15-25 & 21-25. Our third match against Top Gun the girls were much more in tune with the pace of the game. Unfortunately we could not close the games losing 20-25 & 23-25. It was a great day overall and I know after we were done the girls were determined to get back to work and improve for the next week.
Last weekend my team played exceptionally well considering the youth of our group. We battled throughout the day learning our rotations and getting accustomed to the pace of the game. Unfortunately we did not come out with any wins but most of our matches were close and with more experience and practice this team has the talent to be very competitive. I look forward to the season and the growth from which we will see from this past weekend.

Coach Brad:
12′s great weekend
Couldn’t be prouder of the girls and their play in their first ever matches
as a team. Every one of our 10 players contributed in a BIG way throughout
the day. Our 1st match was a barn burner going 3 games with steady play in
games 1 and 2 with solid passing from everyone and excellent setting from
captains Amber and Maile. Then in game 3 Bella served the other team off the
court with some serious missiles rattling off 9 points in a row. End result,
a 15-4 victory and very happy girls.

Match 2 was tough as we played against a very scrappy team who knows how to
hustle. Taylor, Kaitlyn, and Ansley really stepped up their passing
throughout the match while Emily and Kelsey terminated the ball. We went to
a third game again and found ourselves behind late in game 3. We subbed
Ambika in to serve and she stepped up perfectly providing some much needed
points. After siding out we needed a few more points to finish the match. We
put our trust in our youngest player, subbing in Ivana to serve. She stepped
back and delivered in the clutch paired with solid defense from the rest of
the girls. When we scored the match winning point the gym erupted with
girls, parents and coaches jumping up and down screaming!

Match 3 was a tough battle against a very TALL Bakersfield team. We had some
bright moments and faced the toughest serves we had seen all day. A 2-0 loss
meant an overall record of 2 wins and 1 loss, a very good start to what is
bound to be an exciting season.

Special thanks to the parents who were all-stars encouraging and feeding all
the girls all day.

Coach Alice
Our 2nd year 12′s team is off to a great start! Serving and passing is
truly key to success at this age, so it’s very evident good things lie ahead
for this group of enthusiastic girls. We overwhelmed the competition from
Seal Beach by posting a string of service aces to start the match and
continued to keep them off balance for our first win of the season. Great
free ball passing in the second match against Desert Sports allowed our
setters to get on track and run some plays in system. Our dominance in the
final match against the 1st year team from Wave gave us an opportunity to
show off our offensive weapons and gave our fans much to cheer about. We
can’t wait to get back in the gym to prepare for the next tournament. I
love working with this group of girls and look forward to a great season!

Coach Tanner:
Today my boys, 14-white team, played out at El Camino College. We finished the day with a 2 win and 1 loss record. We started off the day with a 2 set win to beat Balboa Bay, coming from behind in both sets. Our second match of the day, we played Pacific Palisades. This match was an incredible display of volleyball by the boys. We clicked on every level and won in 2 quick sets. The final match of the day we played against high line. Both teams were 2-0 going into the final match of the day. This was by far the toughest test of the day. We fell short, but the boys battled until the very end. I am very proud of the boys for the way they played and can’t wait for a great season.

Coach Mark:
In the first Qualifier, our 17’s came in as the 61st seed overall and the 4th seed in their pool. The girls handled the 2nd seed, Club West 17s, 25-21, 25-21.Next they played Wave 18-1s and got a fairly firm introduction to the 18’s division. In the third match, they beat up the 3rd seed, So Cal Jrs, 25-17, 25-16. TVC 17’s earned second place in pool play and will sit out the next qualifier. They will start the season in the Gold division and will be giving teams fits all season long.

TVC 14s Mark came in as a 2 seed in the Gold division. The extremely athletic girls had moments of brilliance during the day. They earned second place in pool play and will be sitting out the 2nd Qualifier. They are a very solid Gold team. Division One?

Coach Gary:
13′s Garry played with a lot of heart and learned a lot. With eight 12yr olds and most of these girls still learning the rotations, 13′s Garry had to play against some strong 14′s teams. We played strong against the number 3 seed team of Coast Volleyball Club in the first match together as a team but fell a little short and lost in a close 2 games. Our next match was against the number 4 seed team 14′s Showcase VBC. The girls got together in this match and played like a team and won. Our saying this year is “keep the ball in play” and the girls did that this match in 2 games. We then played the number 2 seed, SVVC 14′s team, in a game where the girls lost in 2 games but wow, what an upside we have. We look forward to playing strong in silver division and then working our way up to gold.

Coach Darin:
Our boys 14 Black team played in their first tournament this past weekend and went in ranked #31 in the SCVA. After losing two close matches in 3 games to the #18 and #23 teams, the boys beat the #26 team in two games and will move up 5 spots in the rankings for the next tournament on February 4th. Coach Darin is very excited about the way the boys played and is looking forward to even more improvent as the season continues. The team was led by Austin McBain, who tallied more than 30 kills on the day and Robert Birones who has made incredible improvement already this season. It’s going to be a great season!

Coach Alana:
My amazing girls 14s team went to Cal State Fullerton this weekend and placed 2nd in our pool. Their serves aced the first team off the court. We went 2-1 and our loss went to three games so it was a close battle, that next time will be ours. These girls played exceptionally well for their first tournament and I expect great things from this team this season. Every tournament there will be major improvement, I am excited for the 21st.

Coach Matt:
At the first qualifier, my team played exceptionally well considering the youth of our group. We battled throughout the day learning our rotations and getting accustomed to the pace of the game. Unfortunately, we did not come out with any wins but most of our matches were close. With more experience and practice this team has the talent to be very competitive. I look forward to the season and the growth from which we will see from this past weekend.
Mark’s Team

Coach Mike
TVC’s 15/16 Mike’s team had our first tournament this past weekend. The girls had been bonding well together as a team and were very excited to play their first matches together. In our first match we played a tough SVVC team that was the number 1 seed in our pool. Although we lost in two games, the girls never gave up and keep playing all the way through. Our second game was against Cross Point. The girls were ready to play and hungry for their first win as a team. Everyone on the team played great as we won in three games. We were able to get on a roll with our serving which led to free balls coming our way and the girls took advantage of it. We played a very well rounded match and were ready for the next challenge. Our third and final game was against Epic. We stayed hot with our serving and took game one. In game two we had a few bad calls go against us and lost by two, taking the match to a third game. In the final game we fought until the end but fell a couple points short. Overall I think the tournament was a success, we saw a lot of things that the girls did really well and also a few things that we still need to work on. We are continuing to work hard in order to get ready for our next tournament.

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