DIGS is pleased to post information regarding girls volleyball camps.  We will be continuously updating this camp page for Summer 2008 camps.  If you wish to have your camp added to this page or if you see errors,  please contact us.

The programs below are promoting via website information on camps for summer 2008 (DIGS update as of April 28, 2008):

• USA Volleyball sponsors a high-profile series of camps and national competition teams for particularly serious and talented players during the late spring and early summer.  This is known as the USAV High Performance Program.  Check out the USAV web pages - included are age definitions, a list of try-out dates and locations, and registration information.  This site also provides information on the national camps.  See the GEVA camp information below to learn about a related regional program.



• GEVA sponsors its own version of the High Performance Program. Try-outs to attend the camp are for athletes who fall under the following categories: Future Select (FS) (born in 1996 or later), Select (1994 or later), and Youth (1992 or later). To receive an invitation to the HP Camp an athlete needs to attend one or both tryouts that will be held on Saturday May 10, 2008 and/or Sunday May 18, 2008 for the FS and Select groups, and May 10th and May 31st for the Youth age group. If an athlete is selected as a result of attending the May try-outs, that athlete will be one of about 30 National Select, 30 Future Select, and 15 Youth age group athletes to receive an invitation to attend the GEVA HP Camp beginning July 6, 2008. This will be the GEVA Region USA National Select and Youth teams that will compete in the High Performance National Tournament in Arizona at the end of July.



• NIKE has a hand in US Sports Camps, a national network of camps.  This link is to the volleyball camps section, which has a large number of camps listed and a solid repository of information.  Each camp appears to be particular to the director (some are very well established as college head coaches) and location (e.g., college) that host and run the camp.  It appears that some instructors who used to run their own branded camps are now affiliating with this camp organization for marketing purposes.  One of the camps near us is new for 2008: Rutgers University, from August 3 - 6.  Another is at Fairfield University, Connecticut, with four camps running from July 20 - August 1, 2008.
 Others are at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, with a camp June 29 - July 3, 2008 and at Oaks, PA from July 21 - 25, 2008.


• World Volleyball Camp.  A well regarded program (also known as Huguenot).  Held at the YMCA World Volleyball Training Center in upstate New York (Huguenot, NY).  Four week-long sessions run from July 13 through August 8, 2008, with weekend "skills camps" that allow a student to stay for two contiguous weeks from July 18 - 20 and August 1 - 3, 2008.



• Penn State Volleyball Camp.  Individual camps and team camps are offered.  Well regarded and includes Russ Rose as director (he's everywhere in Central PA).  The individual instructional camp session will be held June 29 - July 3, 2008.  Other camps are for full teams attending with their coaches.



• Russ Rose - Volleyball Express @ Juniata College in Pennsylvania.  Russ Rose is "only" the head coach of the 2007 NCAA Division I girls volleyball champion, Penn State (this was Russ's second NCAA championship).  Camps run from June 22 - 25, July 13 - 16, and July 20 - 23, 2008.



• The Athlete Advantage volleyball training program, founded by well-regarded coaches from the Push The Rock Volleyball Club.



• 3rd Annual Tri-State Elite Girls Volleyball College Prospect Camp - for the classes of 2009 and 2010.  A large number of college representatives attend this camp.  The dates are confirmed for June 27 – June 29, 2008 in Pittsburgh, PA.



• The Great Lakes Center.  We're talking Illinois, here, as well as Texas, Ohio and Michigan.  It offers a plethora of general skills and specialized camps and draws participants from across the country.  The program is considered top-notch and their setting camps are consider among the best in the country!
  Many dates listed.
 

• The High Performance Volleyball Academy (HPVBA) in Lakewood, New Jersey.  This is the new kid on the block in central NJ, off the Parkway, and host to many GEVA tournaments this year.  Run by a real enthusiastic of NJ volleyball, and former DIGS parent, Francisco Casado.  Half Day Sessions 8:00am – Noon; Full Day Sessions 8:00am – 4:00pm.  Session 1: June 30, 2008 – July 11, 2008; Session 2: July 14, 2008 – July 25, 2008; Session 3: August 4, 2008 – August 15, 2008.
   


• PowerZone Volleyball Camps, Denville, New Jersey.  The summer 2008 schedule has been posted.



• Maria Nolan's Developmental Volleyball Camp.  A very strong local program, led by Maria Nolan, New Jersey's winningest volleyball coach, and an excellent staff of leading coaches in the field.  Four different programs on two different weeks are offered:  July 8 - 11 (separate day and evening sessions) and July 21 to 24 (separate day and evening sessions).  Both day sessions are for grades 7 - 9.  The evening session July 8 - 11 is for grades 10 - 12.  The evening session July 21 - 24 is for elite players only (grades 9 - 12 with varsity / club experience). View brochure.



• Seton Hall Summer Camps.  The Junior Pirate Camp, designed for girls in grades 6 - 8, will be held on July 28 - 30, while the Pirate Volleyball Camp, designed for girls in grades 9 - 2, will take place July 31 - August 3.



• Nyack College Volleyball Camps.  Led by former DIGS coach, Sheri Leegwater, the spirited head coach of the Nyack Warriors Volleyball team.  Girls day camps will be held August 4 - 8 and August 11 - 15, and a girls evening camp August 11 - 15.



• Columbia University Volleyball Camps in Manhattan.  Sessions run from July 18 - 21, August 13 - 16, and August 17 - 20, 2008.



• Villanova Volleyball Summer Camps.  Villanova Volleyball Head Coach Josh Steinbach, 2007 Big East Conference Coach of the Year, will lead the following summer camps: Individual Skills Camp - July 28th through August 1st (Commuter and Overnight); Evening Skills Camp - July 14th though 17th; High School Varsity Team Camp/Tournament - July 19, 2008.
  
  
• University of Buffalo Volleyball Camp.  Scroll down on the page to find 2008 Women's Volleyball Camps.  There are five camps planned, running between July 12 and 20, 2008.



• Connecticut Elite Volleyball Camp.  The individual skills camp will be held July 16 - 19, 2008.



• Bob Schneck's Rhode Island Volleyball Camps.  Two camps are planned:  July 20 - 23 and July 24 - 27, 2008.



• America's Volleyball Camp:  Held at American University in Washington, DC by head coach Barry Goldberg.  Individual Camp from July 30 to August 2; Competition Camp from August 6 - 9, 2007



• University of Nevada at Las Vegas, for those who like to travel (or who enjoy a "dry heat").
 Five camps, held in late July.


• Lehigh Volleyball Camp.  Day and overnight  camps.



• St. John's Volleyball Summer Clinic.  Elite summer volleyball clinic, July-14-18, 2008.



• STAR Volleyball Camps - a series of Virginia-based camps at various locations, run by Tom Houser.

The camps and programs below were in operation for summer 2007.  We will periodically check to see if they plan to hold summer 2008 camps, then "move them up" to confirmed status.

• Rutgers Volleyball Camp.  Day camps will be held June 24 - 26 and July 29 - 31, and an overnight camp will be held July 11 - 14.  There are also specialty camps for attacking/defense and setting/defense, both July 23 - 25.



• Kristina Hernandez's Performance Volleyball Camp at Loyola College.



• Netherby Volleyball Camps at Hofstra University.



• Syracuse University Girl's Volleyball Camps - They are offering both a commuter's camp August 1 - 3 and an over-night camp August 4 - 7.



• East Stroudsburg University Volleyball Camp, offering individual camp from July 15 - 19 and individual elite camp (2 years varsity or club ball) from July 22 - 26.