SEAVC RATTLERS UPDATES: (updated: Tuesday, January 24th, 2012) 

 

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Updated: Tues, Jan 24th:

 

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE UPDATES:

         

          - 13/14U Women (Sai Wong) - Sunday, Jan 29th

                - Tryout/Practice: 2:00-3:45pm (East Gym)

                - Parent Meeting: 3:30pm-4:15pm (East Gym)

 

          - 15/16U Women (Terry Noble) - Sunday, Jan 29th

                - Tryout/Practice: 3:00-4:30pm (West Gym)

                - Parent Meeting: 4:30pm-5:15pm (East Gym)

 

          - 13/14U Men & 15/16U Men (Trevor Stach) - Sunday, Jan 29th

                - Tryout/Practice: 3:00-5:00pm (West Gym)

                - Both age groups will practice together for this practice

                      - we will see how many boys we get for each age group.

 

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Updated, Tues, Jan 24th

 

13/14U Men & 15/16U Men

We still do not have enough male athletes to make a team for either age group yet this year.  We currently have:

     - 15/16U boys -> 4 athletes

     - 13/14U boys -> 7 athletes

 

However, we will still have an open gym/practice on Sunday, Jan 29th from 3-5pm at CHHS West Gym for both 13/14U & 15/16U Boys to see how many boys are seriously interested in playing this year. 

 

For any male athlete interested in playing 13/14U or 15/16U men's volleyball with SEAVC, please have your parent contact Wes King-Hunter at wes.king-hunter@sd76.ab.ca .  Please indicate the athlete's name and year of birth so that we may continue to compile a list of potential athletes for each age category. 

 

 

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17/18U Women (Born 1994-95 or later):  

          - Coaches: Eve King-Hunter & Wes King-Hunter, Steph Weist & Lindsay Bardahl     

          - Final Tryout is scheduled for Sunday,January 29th

          - 10:30am-12:30pm at Medicine Hat College Gym

          - Parent & Athlete Team Meeting to follow  

          - Athletes are asked to bring:

                 - their $100 Player Fee Deposit

                 - their schedule of other commitments for Jan-May

                (i.e. other sports, family vacations, graduation ceremonies, school trips, etc.)

         

 

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Revised, Tues, Jan 24th

15/16U Women (Born 1996-97 or later):  

          - Coaches: Terry (Rupe) Noble, Shelby Hemsing ... + addtional coaches TBA

          - TRYOUTS are scheduled for Sunday:

             - Jan 29th 3:00pm-4:30pm at Crescent Heights High School - CHHS Gym

          - Parent/Athlete Team Meeting - January 29th from 4:30pm-5:15pm at CHHS

          - Athletes are asked to bring their schedules of other commitments for Jan-May

                (i.e. other sports, family vacations, school trips, etc.)

          - Cost for season TBA ..... depending on the number of tournaments for the team

          - Training schedule for the season TBA

          - SEAVC 15/16U Home Tournament: Sunday, April 29th at Medicine Hat College

               - Please contact Terry Noble tnoble@mhc.ab.ca to register a team

 

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Revised, Tues Jan 24th

13/14U Women (Born 1998-99 or later):  

          - Coaches: Sai Wong, Ashley Bechtold, Paige Georget, Megan Sehn, Taylor Langworthy

          - TRYOUTS are scheduled for Sundays:

             - Jan 29th 2:00pm-3:45pm at Crescent Heights High School - CHHS Gym

          - Parent/Athlete Team Meeting - January 29th from 3:30pm-4:15pm at CHHS

          - Athletes are asked to bring their schedules of other commitments for Jan-May

                (i.e. other sports, family vacations, graduation ceremonies, school trips, etc.)

          - Cost for season TBA ...... depending on the number of tournaments for the team

          - Training schedule for the season TBA

          - SEAVC 13/14U Home Tournament: Sunday, March 11th at Medicine Hat College

               - Please contact Sai Wong sai.wong@sd76.ab.ca to register a team

          - 13/14U Developmental Players should attend 14U Tryouts, but it's not required. 

               - Please notify Sai Wong if planning on playing Developmental Volleyball only.

 

 

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DEVELOPMENTAL program:

 

14u developmental Program (Girls Born 1998-1999 or later):

             - There are actually NO Tryouts  - will initially practice with 14U Competitive team

              - if there are enough 14U Development athletes, they may train as a separate group.

          - see `14U Women` above for practice times

          - Parent/Athlete Team Meeting - Date & Time TBA

         - Cost: $150

 

12U FUNdamental Volleyball (Boys & Girls Born 2000-01 or later):  

          - Coaches: Wes King-Hunter, Jill Langworthy, Roy Langworthy, Kora Kuehn, Tim Bloomfield, Lisa Vermette, Mike Jerred, Trevor Stach ....... + additional coaches TBA

          - There are actually NO Tryouts

                - Practices begin on Sunday, January 29th

          - Practice time: 1:00-3:00pm

          - Crescent Heights High School (CHHS Gym)

          - Cost: $150

 

10U FUNdamental Volleyball (Boys & Girls Born 2002-04):

          - Coaches: Wes King-Hunter, Jill Langworthy, Roy Langworthy, Kora Kuehn, Tim Bloomfield, Lisa Vermette, Mike Jerred, Trevor Stach ....... + additional coaches TBA

          - There are actually NO Tryouts  

                - Practices begin on Sunday, January 29th

          - Practice time: 1:00-3:00pm

          - Crescent Heights High School (CHHS Gym)

          - Cost: $150

 

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SEAVC PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

The South East Alberta Volleyball Club  (SEAVC - pronounced “see’- vick”) RATTLERS has been in operation since 1989, and has developed a close relationship with the Medicine Hat College Rattlers teams.  Entering the club’s 24th season, the SEAVC Rattlers have drawn 1000’s of athletes from all of the city’s Jr. and SR. high schools as well as from many of the surrounding communities throughout South East Alberta and South West Saskatchewan.  Last year, the club provided 4 teams (3 girls’ teams and 1 boys’ team) and had 160 athletes (105 Competitive & 55 Developmental, including more than 40 athletes who were 12 years of age or younger).   

The SEAVC program is designed to incorporate “FUN” into the development of individual and team oriented volleyball skills.  The South East Alberta Volleyball Club is highly competitive with other programs in Alberta as SEAVC teams have won: 5 Provincial Tier II Championships (18W - ‘93 & ‘98, 16W – ’94, 18M – ‘06); 2 Provincial Tier I – Div II Championship (18M & 18W - 2011); 2 Div II Silver Medals (16W – ’00, 14W – ’06, 14W – ‘07) and 1 Bronze (18M – ‘98).  The club has also garnered 2 Tier I Provincial Consolation Championships (18W- ‘92 & ‘94).  SEAVC has finished second at the Canadian Western Championships Div II (16W – ‘02) and the 18U Canadian Open (18W – ‘03, 18M - '07), and 4^th at the Canadian Western Championships (14W – ’06).  We are looking forward to another successful season and an even greater turnout of athletes for 2010.  The SEAVC program is highly regarded in the province and by the Alberta Volleyball Association as one of the few programs that promotes grassroots development younger than 12 years of age and promotes maximum participation and competitive opportunities for athletes by providing developmental programs and offering as many teams as possible.

A number of former SEAVC athletes have gone on to play on Alberta Provincial Volleyball teams and for the Medicine Hat College Rattlers or other post-secondary teams.   Former SEAVC athletes who have recently played for (current MHC Rattler*) the MHC Rattlers volleyball teams include: Michelle Alberts, Kim Andjelic, Lauren Bardahl, Alex Chesley, Diana Davison*, Paige Dean, Tiffany Donovan, Sage Fahlman*, Lindsay Hazelaar, Desirae Hemsing, Anna LeClair*, Amanda McGarry, Kayla Stephenson, Julien VanTol, Jessi Wilson, Justin Freitag, Chris Sawicki and Brett Zinger.  Other relatively recent notable SEAVC graduates having played post-secondary include:  Cecilia Enestrom (Rochester Institute of Tech), Marie Muschiol (LCC), Cindy Black (LCC), Kristie Swetnam (LCC), Joel Schellenberg (Briercrest), Jessica Zinger (Briercrest),  Natalie Weir (College of the Rockies), Janine Merkl (Grande Prairie College), Jill Walker (Louisiana Tech), Brandie Clark (University of Buffalo); Jill Herman (University of Ottawa), Kim Stonehouse (Montana State), Sara Brunner (Rocky Mountain College - Billings), Janice-Rose Reinbolt (Minot State University).   MHC Rattlers' coaches thoughout the years (including current* and previous years) who have coached and/or played with SEAVC include: Gerry Borshowa*, Sharla Butler, Paul Carolan, Brandie Clark, Benj Heinrichs*, Kim Stonehouse, Sue Edwards,  Eve (Godin) King-Hunter, Stacey (Toews) Gilchrest, Wes King-Hunte & Terry Noble.  Numerous SEAVC alumni have gone on to coach with volleyball teams at the school, club and college level, while a few  have managed to gain coaching experience at the  provincial and/or national team levels ,