Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope you all enjoy your week off and we look forward to seeing you again soon!

Good Work

Congratulations to our 14's teams (and 13's) that played at Willowbrook this past weekend and to the 16's that played at Texas Thunder.

Our 14 Red team advanced to the Gold bracket and placed 3rd in the tournament. 14 Blue also made it to the Gold bracket and ended up placing 5th. Congrats on making it to the Gold bracket. Our 14 White team advanced to the Silver bracket and ended up 13th place in the tournament. Our 13 Red team played in the 14's tournament, went to the Silver bracket and won the bracket. They placed 9th in the tournament.


Our 16 White team played at Texas Thunder and made it to the Finals and ended up placing 2nd. Our 16 Blue team also played well and made it to the semifinals before losing to the White team.

We are so proud of all of our teams and their hard work!

This week at Willowbrook- December!

Congratulations to all the teams for doing well last weekend in their first tournament.

I would also like to congratulate a few of our alumni who advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Congratulations to Brittany Collins at Texas State, Jennifer Doris at Texas, and Lindsey Eckenrode at Wichita State. Although Wichita State lost to Nebraska in the tournament, Lindsey was acknowledged. Check out this article! We are so proud of all of you!

If your team is making a team shirt, please get the design approved by Scott BEFORE you get it printed. Thank you!

If you play this weekend (16 blue, 16 white, and 14's) you will not have practice on Sunday. Everyone else will have practice if they normally have Sunday practice.

Dec. 1st and 2nd POOLS ARE POSTED

The pools for everyone this weekend are now posted.
For 12's, 14's, 16's, 18's the pools are up on our website (http://willowbrooksports.com/tour_DEC_1_07_POOLS.php).
For 13's, 15's and 17's the pools are posted on Spike Sport's website (http://www.spikesport.com/dec1,2.html)

All ages begin at 8am except the 17's who begin at 9am. Please remember if you already have your red mesh shorts, to always wear those if you are not on the court, and if you don't have them yet (or it is cold) please wear your warm up pants.

Scorekeeper and Referee Clinic is Friday, November 30th at 6:30pm at WSC.

Picture Day will be December 12th and 13th. All teams will be taking pictures as well a individual pictures if you would like. All players will receive the picture information next week. Team photo times will start at 5:30 so some teams will need to get here early. I will be passing out a schedule to the players next week.

GOOD LUCK to all our teams this weekend!

Tournaments

Tournaments begin THIS Saturday.

12's, 14's, 16's, and 18's will be at Willowbrook and 13's, 15's, and 17's will be at Spike Sport. The pools will be posted soon so you will be able to see what time you play at. Check with your coaches at practice and the website for more information about this weekend.

The Tour of Texas and TCS Qualifier are January 5th-6th in Dallas. All travel teams 13-18 will be going to this tournament. 13 Blue, 12 Red, White, Blue and Magnolia will be participating in the Houston Power League that weekend, so they will be staying in town.

For the teams traveling to Dallas, here is the travel information for you:

18 Red, 17 White, 16 White, 16 Blue- will be staying at the West End Hotel at 1015 Elm Street (75202)

17 Blue, 16 Red, ALL 15 teams, 14 White, 13 Red, and 13 White -will be staying at the Hilton Anatole at 2201 Stemmons Freeway (75207)

17 Red, 14 Red, and 14 Blue - will be staying at the Fairfield Inn Dallas Market Center at 2110 Market Center Blvd. (75207)

For Reservations please call 1-800-603-0917 The cut off date is November 29th (this Thursday) so please make your reservations quickly.

Signing Party!

Congratulations to all the girls! Michele Williams, Michelle Messing, Breanna Allums, and Amanda Cune! We had a great time and hope to have more girls signing by the end of the year!

An exciting week!

On Friday night we had a great time at the UH vs. SMU volleyball game. SMU won in 5 games, so it was very exciting. Our girls also got to play on the court in between the second and third games.

Practices start THIS WEEK for all 12's-18's so get excited. CAP will not be starting until December.

If you want to order the t-shirt, polo, or red mesh shorts, please turn in the order form to me ASAP. I will be doing an initial order at the beginning of next week so please get the forms to me.

For those that participated in the fundraiser, please bring your money and/or extra books to the first practice.

Congratulations to Kendall Burgess, 17 Red, for winning the 2007 TAAPS 5A State Championships!

Also, don't forget about the Signing Party tomorrow night! Come out and support our senior girls that will be playing in college. 7pm at the WSC tomorrow!

Happy November!

It is November, and you all know what that means. . . time for some club volleyball!

Practice will begin on November 14th for 12-15 and on November 15th for 16-18. Gators and 11 & Under will begin at the beginning of January. If for some reason you have not registered with the club through the region, you need to do so before the first practice. If you are not registered, you will not be able to practice or play.

The tournament schedule is posted, with cities listed, on the website.

The UH vs. SMU volleyball game is next Friday, November 9th at 7pm. If you ordered tickets and have not paid, please do so ASAP.

We will be having a signing party for our seniors that are going to play in college. As soon as we set a day and time, I will let you all know, but I know the girls would appreciate your support on this exciting day.

Have a wonderful November and the countdown has begun.

New Signage at Willowbrook

Check out what we have posted on our building! We are proud to be sponsored by Asics and proud of our club!

UH Volleyball Game

The UH Volleyball game, Willowbrook Club Night is just around the corner. The game will be on November 9th at 7 PM on UH's campus. They are playing the SMU Mustangs so it should be a great game. Tickets are only $2, but you must let me know by October 31st if you are going or not. The first 100 people at the game get Cougar mini volleyballs, there will be a mini scrimmage between games 2 and 3, and there will be other contests and on court games. Grab your friends, and come out for an exciting night and a great way to kick off the club season!

The Weekend!

It's the weekend! We have a lot going on around WSC right now and club practices start in just a few weeks!

This weekend we have the Volleyball Clinic for Parents. You will have the chance to learn all about volleyball and get to hang out with other club parents. The FREE, YES FREE, clinic is on Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 2:30 PM in the big gym. That means you can bring your daughter to Sunday Skills at 2PM and be here for the clinic while she is playing.

Which brings us to Sunday Skills sesssions. This is for players to get some training in dealing with their position. Sunday Skills is from 2PM - 4PM and is $30 at the door. These sessions are geared for girls that are in 7th grade or older.

The tournament schedule (tentative) has been posted so you can go check out what tournaments you will be at.

Have a wonderful weekend and I hope to see you at WSC on Sunday!

THIS SUNDAY-October 21st

COME ONE COME ALL!
OPEN TO EVERYONE!
Gordon Morrison and Rich Richardson (USAV Certified referees) are holding a free clinic for beginner and seasoned club volleyball PARENTS here at Willowbrook this Sunday. This is a great opportunity for you to come out and learn everything you have ever wanted to know about volleyball. Come by THIS SUNDAY, October 21, 2007 at 2:30 PM in the big gym.

Sunday Skills sessions are still going on. From 2PM - 4PM, Sunday Skills sessions are set up as position training and is for girls in 7th grade or older. The cost is $30 per session and you can pay at the door.

Don't foget about Willowbrook Club Night at UH Volleyball on November 9th. Univerity of Houston vs SMU Tickets are only $2. There will be prizes and games during the match. Please email me if you want to go and I will collect money and purchase tickets. This will be a great chance for us all to have a great time together!

Payments were due yesterday, so if I have not received yours, please get that to me ASAP. Remember late fees begin when payments are 5 days late or more!

Christina Smith-Leading the Brahmas to victory!

Christina Smith-Bleyl Captain

Ready on serve receive!

On the announcements today at Bleyl!

The 7th Grade Volleyball Team swept Campbell last night in all 3 games!

The A-Team started off the night with 2 wins, 25-13 and 25-18. Christina Smith hit the ball 7 times with no return and also had 7 great serves. Alexis Rau also had a great serving game with 7.

Congratulations to Christina (13 Red) and Bleyl on a great victory!

Willowbrook Girls

Megan Schwartz of Klein Oak hitting against Michele Williams and Alicia Shaffer of Magnolia. Megan is on 16 Red this year and both Alicia and Michele played for Willowbrook last year. A great picture of great volleyball.

October 3rd Deadline

The deadline to be registered through the region is this Wednesday, October 3rd. Please register if you have not done so already. If you are having problems, we are having a registration help day on October 3rd from 7pm-8pm in the main gym at WSC. If you were registered last year, but do not remember your log in information, please email Will Vick (click here for his email) with the player's name, birthdate, club and email.

We got another shipment of Entertainment books in so if you would like to sell them for the fundraiser, please email me and let me know how many you would like so I can set them aside. They are $20 per book and a great value.

UH volleyball vs. SMU

On November 9th it will be Willowbrook club night at the University of Houston. Tickets are only $2 for the volleyball game vs. SMU if we order them in advance. If you are interested, please email me so I can get a count of people and collect money. There will be prizes and games and it will be so much fun! This is a great time for some club and team bonding as well as a chance to watch some great volleyball. There is a flyer on the website if you want to check it out for some more information.

Don't forget that Registration must be done by October 3rd (next week). Please make sure you have done this!

JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes

Allyson Zuhlke is a returning player for Willowbrook and she has Type I Diabetes.
Her family has a team that will participate in the walk in Houston on October 20th. They are inviting staff, former teammates, new teammates, and anyone who would like to support Allyson and JDRF to walk with them and/or make a donation. You can look at their JDRF website at www.JDRF.org. Their team is The Incredible Zuhlks and the username is Allywalk and the password is 112495. Once there, you can go to their personal fundraising page under ‘My Profile’ and read our letter. If you have any questions, please you can call Laura Zuhlke (Allyson's mom) at 281-290-7473 or 713-299-5397.

September Birthdays!

Happy Birthday to everyone with September Birthdays!

Megan McDonald
Caitlin Zastrow
Jackie Stabell
Monika Seffair
Rachel Waltz
Emily Morgan
Bethany Herold
Katie Dobin
Hannah Cory
Carly Coen
Karli Nanny
Rachel Kitchens
Hailey Reinhardt
Devon Brunner
Lauren Uhlig
Haley Conrad
Billie Pringle
Kendall Jones
Megan Coons
Katie Ordemann
Madeline Munchrath
Morgan Schrader

This week at Willowbrook

The Gator Fall League started last night and we have a bunch of girls participating. We are so excited to watch them all learn about volleyball and watch them play a little!

I have more responses to the fundraiser then I thought I would. I have already handed out the first shipment for people to sell. I should be getting more books in by the beginning of next week. Please send me an email and let me know how many you are wanting to sell so I can put them aside.

We have posted the date for the first club practice. If you are in the 12-15 age group that practices on Mondays and Wednesdays, you will begin on Wednesday November 14th. for the 16-18 girls, you will have your first practice on Thursday November 15th.

Payments are due at the end of this week!!!!!

It's September

Registration is up and running, so please make sure you go to www.lsvolleyball.org and register. This is mandatory and I need the signed waiver by October 3rd. On the instruction sheet it says that the club name must be next to the player's name on the waiver. For some reason it is not showing up, so don't worry about that.

If you know of anyone that wants to play club volleyball, but has not found a club, let them know about Elite Juniors. They are holding try outs THIS SUNDAY (September 9th) at Willowbrook. 12's - 14's will start at 1pm and 15's-18's will start at 2:30pm. For more information, call 281-444-6642.

We have built a deck so there is a nice area around the sand volleyball court we are putting in. Check out the picture of the week for a sneak peek at the new deck area.

One last reminder that payments are due by the 15th!

Fundraisers, Payments, and More!

We will be offering a fundraising opportunity in a couple of weeks. Players will have the chance to sell Entertainment books (www.entertainment.com). I will be getting more information shortly and will let everyone know when the books are in, but I just wanted to give you a heads up!

Your first payment is due on September 15th. Please make sure it is in to me BEFORE the 15th. Also, if you plan on paying the whole amount for the discount, the whole amount must be in to me by the 15th.

If you are playing volleyball for your school, we would love to come watch a game. Please send me your schedule (carolyn@willowbrooksports.com) so we can figure out a time to come and watch you!

Please let me know about any awards our club girls are getting so I can post them on the website!

Once again, you can register online through the region starting September 1st! PLEASE do this ASAP so you don't forget (THIS IS MANDATORY). The signed papers must be in to me by October 3rd!

What's going on at WSC. . .

There are still a few spots available on Willowbrook Juniors. We have one 15's spot, a few 15 Plex spots, and some 12's spots. If you know anyone who may be interested in joining the club, please have them email Scott Mayhew (scott@willowbrooksports.com) to set up a private evaluation.

We will be hosting a free clinic for all parents to learn the ins and outs of club volleyball and volleyball in general. This will be hosted by Gordon Morrison and Rich Richardson (USAV Certified Referees). It will be held on Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 2:30pm in the big gym so mark your calendars!

USAV/Lone Star Volleyball Registration opens September 1st. This is mandatory for all club players. Please make sure you have done this and turned in the signed forms to me by October 3rd. The instruction sheet is on our website if you lost it. If you do not understand it or can not figure it out, please come to our work day on October 3rd from 7pm-8pm so we can help you get it completed.

Team lists are posted on the website. They are tentative.

Sand Volleyball Court

We are making great progress on our sand volleyball court here at WSC. A lot of work was done this weekend and we are very excited. The court should be ready by fall so we can have a fall sand league. Next time you are up here, stop by and check out the progress!

DON'T FORGET-TAX FREE WEEKEND!

Don't forget that it is Tax Free Weekend. The Pro Shop will be open noon-2PM both Saturday and Sunday. Stop by and get all your gear for the school season!

USA Volleyball Registration

September 1st is the day you may begin registering online for USA Volleyball. This is mandatory!!! You must print out the page it tells you to at the end and get the signed form to me. You can either mail it, fax it (281-894-1188), or swing it by the complex.

The deadline to turn in your signed form is October 3rd. If for some reason you can not figure out what to do, we will have a help day on Wednesday October 3 from 7-8PM. All forms must be in by this day at the latest! The instruction sheet is the one we handed out at the Parents Meeting and I will post it online shortly as well, under breaking news.

Summer's Over :(

Summer is coming to a close and we are finished with all of our camps at WSC. We had so much fun working with all of you at our different camps and are now looking forward to the Gator Fall League (click here for more information) and the club season.

Good luck to all of you that are trying out for your school team and best wishes for a great school season. We look forward to seeing you all again soon!

Congratulations!

A big congratulations to our girls that played High Performance this summer.

Kelli Stewart was on the Lone Star High Performance team and Katie Messing was on the Select A1 team. Both of the girls went to play in Florida and represented Willowbrook well. Katie got the gold while playing for the A1 team-good job!

Congrats also to Jen Doris who played on the US Women's Junior National Team. She traveled to Thailand to play and ended up fourth.

Congratulations and good job!

Make Up Uniform Fitting

If for some reason you missed the uniform fitting, we are holding make ups on Sunday, August 5th at 1pm. Please come to this one because we really need to submit uniform orders soon. Also we need to get all the paperwork from you so we can input all your information into our database.

If you have not paid your deposit. . . .which was supposed to be paid long ago. . . . we need it ASAP. Scott is trying to figure out teams, and if we don't have deposits, we don't know if you are going to play or not. Please get that to us!!

Make Up Tryouts and Parent Meeting

We will be holding make up tryouts for those that couldn't make it the other week. They will be held Thrusday, July 26th, from 6pm-8pm. Please bring the form that is on our website, filled out, along with a copy of your birth certificate and a picture.

If you have already made a team-DON'T FORGET! There is a parent meeting and uniform try on this Saturday (July 28th). The website has the times for each age group! See you there!

8th Grade Summer League Finals

The Final night of Summer League was last night and everyone played great. The Pink Panther and Willowbrook 13 Asics made it to the finals with the Pink Panthers taking home gold. Congrats!


This season has been great and we can't wait until next summer to see you again!

JV/Varsity Summer League Championships

Wednesday was an exciting night. The two teams that made it to the finals were KCHS Navy and NW Elite 17. In a three game match, KCHS became the JV/Varsity SL Champions.

5th, 6th, and 7th Grade SL Finals

It was an exciting night at WSC last night. In the 5th/6th Finals we had the Bumpin' Babes and the Falcons. The Bumpin' Babes ended up victorious!

The seventh graders played a late game between the Slammers and the Junior Mints. In the end, the Slammers won!

Summer League-Freshman Finals

Monday night was exciting and the Aces and Willowbrook 14 Molten ended up in the finals. In the end, the Aces won in three games. Here are some pictures of the game!

Raffle Winners

Here are the results for the 14 Asics Raffle.

Astros Box - 4 tickets - Nicky Daugherty
2 Texan Tickets - Ron Idol
Go Gear - Karen Wade
Carrabas Gift Card - Stan Amerman
Woody Williams Signed Baseball - Richard Patzer
Romeros Las Brazas - Portia Willis
Romeros Las Brazas - Stella Patzer
2 Stadium Seats - Hank Williams
Bed Bath Beyond Gift Card - Donna O'Neil
Cafe Express Gift Card - Martha Silak
Pedicure - Sigrid Reifel
Sports Authority Gift Card - Cathy Eldridge

Congratulations to all the winners!

NEWS RELEASE

ASICS BECOMES TITLE SPONSOR OF
WILLOWBROOK VOLLEYBALL CLUB
Irvine, CA (July 12, 2007) - ASICS is proud to announce its exclusive partnership as Title Sponsor and official Supplier of Athletic Footwear, Apparel and Accessories for Willowbrook Volleyball Club (Houston, Texas). In addition, as part of this agreement, the Club will now be designated as the ASICS Willowbrook Volleyball Club.

Organized in the year 2000, Willowbrook Volleyball Club has become one of the largest volleyball clubs in the Houston area. Most of the club’s growth and success has been a result of Willowbrook’s dedicated directors and highly qualified coaching staff. Over 25 female teams, ranging in age from 10 – 18 years, train daily in their own state-of-the-art training facility, Willowbrook Sports Complex. The facility includes 9 volleyball specific courts, a dedicated strength and conditioning gym and a pro shop featuring ASICS shoes and athletic apparel.

“It is our goal to continue to reach out to young individuals who participate in the sport of volleyball and provide a positive experience during their years of competition. A relationship between ASICS and Willowbrook allows young girls to receive the highest technical standard in product, training and expertise,” states Laura Greatbanks, Marketing Manager –Team Sports to ASICS America.

“Willowbrook Volleyball is honored to be selected for this exclusive partnership and to join the company of other great clubs across the country to bear the ASICS trade name,” adds Jeff Hill, founder of the Willowbrook organization. “We are pleased that ASICS shares our ideals in supporting and promoting excellence in girl’s volleyball in Houston, and we are proud to be known from this day forward as ASICS Willowbrook Volleyball Club.”

ASICS Corporation, with more than 50 years of footwear manufacturing experience, offers a full line of performance-driven athletic shoes and technical active sports apparel and accessories. For more information, please visit www.asics.com and www.willowbrooksports.com.

Nationals

All of the teams have returned from Minneapolis, where Nationals were, and we are proud of each of them.

17 Asics won the Bronze medal :) So a big congratulations to them. We also want to recognize and congratulate Christie Dorch and Michele Williams on making the All-Tournament Team!!

Our 16's team placed 32nd in the American division and we are very proud of all their hard work!

15 Asics had a rough start. They were in a three way tie for 2nd in their bracket (with a 4-2 record) and ended up missing the chance to move into the Gold bracket by a small margin. They ended the week with a 6-5 record which is something to be proud of.

Congratulations to all of the teams!

Tryouts!

I just wanted to let everyone know, or remind everyone that tryouts begin in a couple of days. Please check out the website for information on days and times and what you need to bring. We are already very excited about the 2007-2008 club season and I can't wait to meet everyone!

We currently have teams at Junior Olympics and I will post how they did at the beginning of the week.

AAU's

The teams are back from AAU's and it was a great event. It seems like they had a blast and the teams did fantastic. Special congrats to all the teams!

12 Asics - 18th place
13 Asics - 22nd place
13 Molten - 48th place
14 Asics - 9th place (Classic Division Champions)
15 Molten - 17th Place
16 Molten - 5th Place (lost in the quarterfinals! I game away from
medaling!!)
17 Molten - 11th Place
17 Plex - 27th Place

All of the hard work the girls have done through the year really showed at the end. Good job girls!

Summer League-Freshman night

Falcon Fish on defense with the block!







#1 for the Ridge Creek Panthers, serving it up!









HCYA team member serving for the point!







A perfect pass by Space City with Southwest Speed ready on defense!







Willowbrook 14 Asics-a perfect set for the kill!

Welcome

Welcome to the Willowbrook Sports Complex's blog. My name is Carolyn and I am a new staff member at WSC. I will be posting updates on how teams are doing and what is going on around the complex and the area. Please feel free to post any news on what you, your teammates, your coaches, etc. have been up to. We want to know and share everything exciting that is happening. We will be posting all sorts of news and interesting facts so please stay tuned! :)