Gretna High School
July 29 - August 1, 2019
Gretna, Va                Directed by Tom Houser

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2019 Gretna STAR Camp!
Back Row: Coach Sydney Shelton, Stella Lovelace, Emily Emerson, Mariah Kelly, Kerin Divers, Joleigh Bowling, Gracie Rigney, Kirsten Vasser, Emily Hutcherson, Aaralyn Bowling, Brianna Short, Kailynne Boswell, Kaitlyn Eanes, Madisyn Giles, Brooklyn....., Coach Harper Scollo
Middle Row: Coach Hannah Shields, Bailey Calhoun, Macy Calhoun, Jillian Sutphin, Hope Daniel, Keri Divers, Brynlee Dalton, Adrianna Eanes, Jailyn East, Justice Thornton, Ava Graye Simpson, Coach Bre Lockhart, Coach Tom Houser
Front Row: Coach Kelsey Goodman, Olivia Madden, Destiny Haley, Amy Canare, Madison Walker, Jessie Edwards, Anna Holt, Evy Rigney, Erica Williamson, Abigail Giles


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Congrats to these 2019 Award Winner!!!
1st team All District: Destiny Haley, Madison Walker, Amy Canare
2nd team All District: Evy Rigney & Olivia Madden
Honorable Mention All District: Adrianna Eanes & Gracie Rigney
Dogwood District Player Of The Year: Destiny Haley

1st team all Region: Destiny Haley
2nd team All Region: Madison Walker
Honorable Mention All Region: Amy Canare

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The Steal The Bacon Tournament!!
1st Place!! 2nd Place!!
Bailey Calhoun, Emily Emerson,
Brynlee Dalton, Kirsten East
Adrianna Eanes, Emily Hutcherson,
Olivia Madden, Jessie Edwards



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Jumping rope, running, lifting, more jump rope, then more running!
All this after camp on Tuesday!
Then about half of them went into the gym and played vball some MORE!
What incredible commitment! and love for each other!

Then....we all went out.....
........... you'll see below!

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August 3, 2020
What a great week of volleyball camp for my Gretna girls! They put in a lot of hard work, learned so much, and had a ton of fun! Thank you to Tom Houser and staff for working with my girls this week & being so patient with them!
I know they can be a handful!
Danielle Colbert, head coach, Gretna High volleyball



August 17, 2020
The girls all adore y’all and have talked about how much they learned
and how much it helped them improve skills and grow as players overall...thanks for all y’all do!



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The Major League Tournment Teams!


Coach Tom Houser's team were the Baby Sharks
"Do Do DoDo DoDo"
The team song is here.
Back row: Hope Daniel, Bailey Calhoun, Coah Houser, Jailyn East, Macy Calhoun
Front row: Amy Canare, Destiny Haley, Madison Walker, Jessie Edwards



Coach Kelsey Goodman's and Coach Bre Lockhart's team were the Crips!
Back row: Coach Goodman, Adrianna Eanes, Kari Divers, Evy Rigney, Olivia Madden, Coach Lockhart
Front row: Erica Williamson, Anna Holt, Abigail Giles, Kirsten Vasser


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The Minor League Athletes In Action!




                      



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The Minor League Tournment Teams!

Coach Sydney Shelton's team were the Fire-Breathing Sharks!
Back row: Coach Shelton, Mariah Kelly, Aaralyn Bowling, Brynlee Dalton, Kailynne Boswell.
Front row: Kaitlyn Eanes, Emily Emerson, Justice Thornton, Madisyn Giles.



Coach Harper Scollo's team were theSwagWagons!
Back row: Coach Scollo, Stella Lovelace, Brianna Short, Emily Hutcherson, Joleigh Bowling, Brooklyn......
...., Karin Divers, Ava Graye Simpson


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2019 Captains Of The Day:


Major League:
Monday: Madison Walker
Tuesday: Anna Holt
Wednesday: Amy Canare
Thursday:
Evy Rigney

Minor League:
Monday: Jill Sutphin
Tuesday:Kaitlyn Eanes
Wednesday: Ava Graye Simpson
Thursday: Brynlee Dalton

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2019 Camp Info:


Format:
Monday - Wednesday:  9am to 4pm with a one hour lunch break.
Thursday: 9am to 1pm


There will be a tournament for the last few hours of the final day.

Divisions:
The Minor League will be at the middle school.
The Major League will be at the high school!

Cost:
$176 for Gretna athletes
$200 for nonGretna athletes
The camp will limited to 10 nonGretna athletes!

Registration Info:
The 2019 camp registration form is here!

Around May 1, Coach Colbert may start accepting girls from other schools....if there's room!


Maximum Campers:
20 - 25 in the Minor League division.
15 - 20 in the Major League division.


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If you have any questions about the camp, you may email the camp director, Coach Houser at coachhouser@yahoo.com, or the camp host, Gretna High Coach Danielle Colbert at Danielle.Colbert@pcs.k12.va.us


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Value:
This camp will offer athletes
high quality instruction,
with an unmatched coach:camper ratio,
at a wonderful price!

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What The Camp Entails:
We will start the camp in separate divisions working on the girls' skills to ensure all the athletes can serve, pass, hit and dig properly. Throughout the camp, setters will get a lot of time working with coaches who specialize in setting. On the 2nd day, competitions will begin which emphasize the skills of the game. On the 3rd day, teams will be created in each division to get ready for the Thursday tournament. For the final few hours on Thursday, athletes and parents wil love watching the tournament!!




2019 Camp Staff:


Director:  Tom Houser

Coach Houser is the owner of STAR Volleyball Camps. He is the author of the "I Can't Wait" to coach books, and Drill Collection. He has coached 18 varsity teams, 10 JV teams, 26 club teams and directed 87 camps in 9 states in the past 7 years. You can see more about Coach Houser here

Assistant Coaches:


Hannah Shields

Hannah has played 4 years as an OH at Averett University. Each year she has been named 1st team All-Confernece. In all four years, she's been one of the top three hitters in all of NCAA D3. She has been named USASouth Conference Player Of The Year as a soph, jr and senior! Hannah is a 2014 graduate of Dan River High School, near Danville, Va. She played 6 years of school vball and 5 years of club vball. She played on Coach Houser's team in 2012 that attended Jr Nationals in Columbus Ohio! She was named 1st team all state her senior year at Dan River. You can see an article about her college feats here! You can contact Hannah at hannah_shields3@yahoo.com!


Sydney Shelton

Sydney played 2 seasons on the Danville Community College Knights volleyball team. Before that she played at Gretna High School for 5 years, where she also was a star on the softball team. Sydney graduated from Marshall University in May with a degree in Public Relations with a concentration in Sports. She has worked 26 STAR camps the last 4 summers. You can contact Sydney at swshelton97@gmail.com!

Kelsey Goodman
Kelsey is the assistant volleyball coach at Randolph College in Lynchburg, Va. She is a 2019 graduate of Roanoke College, where she played on the volleyball team all 4 years. Kelsey graduated from Midlothian High in Richmond in 2016, where she played 6 years. She also played 7 years of club volleyball. You can find out more about Kelsey here. Kelsey has worked nearly 40 STAR camps the past 4 summers. Her sister Amy is also playing at Eastern Mennonite University. The sisters were regular participants in the Expectations Camps at Sweet Briar! You can contact Kelsey at kgoodman@randolphcollege.edu.

Bre Lockhart
Bre has finished three seasons on the Randolph Macon College's volleyball team, where the team's record is 75-21, conference champs all three years, and particiapted in the NCAA Tournament each season. She was named as a captain of the team this past fall as a junior! She is a 2016 graduate of Hidden Valley High where she played 6 years of school volleyball and 6 years of club volleyball. She finished her career 6th in VHSL history in career aces with 356. Bre has worked 17 STAR camps the past 4 summers. You can contact Bre at BreLockhart@aol.com


Harper Scollo

Harper has completed three years on the Averett University volleyball team. Her AU bio page is here! She is a 2016 graduate of Chatham High School where she played 5 years of school volleyball and 5 years of club volleyball. As a senior, she was first team all-conference libero and one of the team's captains. Later that year, she drove to Roanoke to play on NRV's top 18's team! Harper is majoring in Art Education at Averett. You can contact Harper at HarperCScollo@gmail.com!

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Pictures from the 2010 and 2018 camps are on Facebook!
They are here!

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Team Dinner, Tuesday after camp!

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Gretna High
School
info:

Touch here to see the GHS website.

Gretna High School
100 Gretna Hawks Cir,
Gretna, VA 24557
(434) 630-1800



According to NCAA rules, graduates ARE eligible to participate in a summer high school camps.  This will not get them in any trouble and it will not jeopardize their college volleyball eligibility. 



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Private Lessons In Roanoke

If anyone is interested in some one-on-one training.
Coach Houser and his staff offer
player training nearly every Sat & Sun night in Roanoke. 
Girls come from West Virginia, Pulaski, Martinsville, Hillsville, Lynchburg, etc.   The website is here.   It's a TON of fun!! 
If you or your friends have any questions, you can email Coach Houser anytime at coachhouser@yahoo.com


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Pre-Season 6on6 Volleyball Scrimmaging

Please put the following on your calendar!
August 3 2019 in Danville and Aug 4 2019 at North Cross School.
Reservations are open now!
For athletes with at least 2 seasons of experience.
More information here.



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