The staff of LoneStar Volleyball Club would like to offer a warm welcome to families considering our club for the upcoming 2008-2009 season. We hope that you enjoy our website which is designed to give you all the information you need about LoneStar Volleyball Club, as well as the logistics of tryouts and pertinent information on how to make contact with us if you have additional questions. Please check back as we will be adding a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document before tryouts begin in October.

Hope to see you there!

Linnea Donovan, Director
Donovan@FriscoVolleyball.net
469-854-1370

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Program Details
As a member of the North Texas Region of USA Volleyball, LoneStar Volleyball Club provides a competitive program dedicated to advancing the development of junior athletes through the pursuit of excellence in volleyball, fostered by a highly qualified, professional staff. The focus begins with athletes in the 5th and 6th grades who exhibit advanced skills or have completed LoneStar Volleyball Academy.

Mission
LoneStar Volleyball Club provides the technical, tactical and physical training necessary to allow volleyball athletes to be strong, successful players. The Club enables athletes to reach their maximum playing potential through excellence in coaching during intense practice and tournament situations

Tournaments & Competition
The LoneStar VBC staff works extremely hard each season to find the right blend of competition, convenience and cost when putting together the tournament schedule. We also try to provide high exposure to college coaches for the older age groups. Teams may play in the local qualifiers hosted by the North Texas Region and also local National Qualifiers like Bid Regionals and LoneStar National Qualifier.

Strength & Conditioning Training
Our players will be provided with a regimented strength and conditioning program. that will develop a players speed and agility, vertical and core strength. A variety of equipment will be used including, but not limited to, speed ladders, plyo-metric devices and medicine balls. Our trainers, Ben and Sabrina Ewald, have over 22 years of combined experience and graduate degrees in Exercise/Sports Science from Louisiana Tech University." They bring their cutting edge program of sports performance training with a combination of volleyball specific training to all LoneStar Volleyball Club players!

Practices & Training
All practices will be held at Frisco ISD schools and the Fieldhouse once opened. In addition to practice location, here are some features of LoneStar’s practice and training regiment.

10s & 11s Preparatory & 12s Regional
Practice 2 days per week for 2 hours a practice
Strength and conditioning training
Position-specific training for setting, hitting and passing

12s Elite, 13s Regional, 13s Elite & 14s Regional
Practice 2 days per week for 2½ hours a practice
Strength and conditioning training
Position-specific training for setting, hitting and passing*

14s Elite, 15s Regional & 15s Elite
Practice 3 days per week for 2½ hours a practice
Strength and conditioning training
Position-specific training for setting, hitting and passing*