MCA Learn and League

MCA is proud to kick off latest round of LEARN AND LEAGUE!

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Learn and League is a new take on our Beginner’s Academy with the goal of helping new and experienced players get on the court together to foster growth at all skill levels. Each session is designed to present and help new players with the basic skills used in the game of volleyball as well as put it to use on the court via timed games against other beginners. This program is for players new to the game and looks something like this:

• Get new players in the gym and start getting their skills trained up by matching them with more experienced players. Out goal is always to get 20-24 players so we can round out 4 teams.

• Each team will have 2-3 more experienced players as Junior Coaches.

• During the LEARN portion of the session (the first 45 minutes), the MCA head clinicians will teach the skills to the entire group and the player coaches will help their individual teams with the skills.

• During the LEAGUE portion, teams will square off in timed games with each game lasting 10 minutes.

• If a team is short players, no problem - the coaches will jump in to fill out the team!

So, why are we doing this? Simple - we want to grow the game and the only way we do that is by growing the connections between players. Older players have been where new players are. They get it and they bring a wealth of real game experience that new players can benefit from (not to mention some extra ball control). The Junior Coaches benefit by seeing the game through a coach’s eyes and learn to develop leadership skills they can take back to their high school and club teams. Both groups get to build relationships and that make our community even stronger. In the end, both groups get a chance to GROW!

That said, here are the details:

Player Limits:

• Players: We are limiting the number of players to 24 so everyone gets as much court time as possible.

• Junior Coaches*: We need 8-12 Junior Coaches who can commit to the majority of the sessions.

Duration:

• 5 sessions, 1.5 hours per session

Price (5 Week Session):

• 5 MCA Credits ($150)

Head Clinicians:
- Bobbi McDowell, Danielle Spigler, and Steve Swann

Location:‍ ‍
All Sessions: Grace Classical Academy - 2416 Creswell Rd, Bel Air, MD 21015

*Junior Coaches - You will need to make your own MCA Account on the Registration page and link it to a parent account. We are happy to provide monetary, service hours, or MCA credits for your help - just let us know your preference when you create your account.