Winding down

Tuesday:  NO PRACTICE
Wednesday:  3:30-5ish
Thursday:  NO PRACTICE
Friday:  3:30-5ish
Saturday: 
8:15 Tournament for 8th grade BUT all 7th graders will need to be there to help
4:00?? leave for Bison Volleyball Match!!!

Last Home Game

Just a reminder the last home Junior High volleyball match is at 4:45 tonight at the HEC, not the High School.  There will be only one game for the junior high because of low numbers on the opposing team.

Let's go out and play hard!

Homecoming Week

Monday:  Practice @ 3:30
Tuesday: Wear your pink t-shirt with nice pants for our game @4:00 against Thompson
Wednesday:  Practice 3:30-5:00
Thursday:  NO Practice Coronation
Friday:  Practice 7:00 AM  (many are leaving early for Camp Castaway)

7th Grade @ Thompson

Match-Ups:

Court #1 (East) Court #2 (West)

9:00 Thompson vs. MPCG Larimore vs. Hatton-Northwood

*Rd 2 GCC vs. Hillsboro Dakota Prairie vs. Central Valley

*Rd 3 Thompson vs. Larimore Hatton-Northwood vs. MPCG

*Rd 4 Hillsboro vs. Central Valley GCC vs. Dakota Prairie

*Rd 5 Thompson vs. Hatton-Northwood MPCG vs. Larimore

*Rd 6 Central Valley vs. GCC Dakota Prairie vs. Hillsboro

8th Grade going to Northwood Tourney

The Bus will leave from the High School Office doors at 7:30 on Saturday morning and head to Northwood for the Pool Play Tournament. Please be on time, so we can get going and stay on schedule. Be sure to pack some good snacks as well as water to stay hydrated throughout the day.

So far the schedule looks like this:
9:15 vs. Thompson
10:00 vs. Hatton-Northwood
10:45 vs. Park River (here is a chance at a rematch!)

Then the tournament starts! This will be a good day of volleyball!

Awesome Wins!

Great job last night ladies! We still have areas we need to work on, but it was fun to watch you work hard and get a win. Let's keep that effort going!

Labor Day Weekend Schedule

Just a reminder...we will have practice Friday morning at 7:00 AM and again on Monday evening at 7:00PM.

Enjoy the break and keep up the great work! I have seen great growth already.

Mrs. E

Change in Practice Place

Our first practice will need to be changed due to the floor being redone in the high school gymnasium. We will practice at 3:30 sharp at the Hillsboro Event Center (HEC)where you had elementary phy.ed. classes. We may need to adjust our schedule a bit because of this, but I will hopefully have everything planned out by Monday's practice. Can't wait to get started!

Pack the Stands with Pink

Mrs. Toenies is organizing a great event to help raise awareness for cancer this fall. The High School volleyball players are selling pink t-shirts for their match against Thompson on the 20th of September. If you would like one, bring $10 to practice before the 30th of August and I will get you on the list. Anyone can order a shirt as it is our hope everyone who attends the games that night will be wearing pink. More information is available on her website http://sites.google.com/site/hillsborovolleyballplayspink/home

(t-shirt will be pink instead of white)

Get your physicals ASAP

Practice starts the 15th of August and every athlete, both 7 and 8th, will need a physical to be able to practice the first day. The clinic gave me the heads up that they are filling up fast, so get in and get checked out!

We will see you on the 15th!

Coach E

Game Tuesday teh 14th in Hope

The game on Tuesday will be in the Hope gymnasium.  Girls, you will be dismissed at 3:00 from your last hour class.

Wonderful Weekend!

Great job, girls!  Way to take first in the tournament this weekend in Northwood.  You came ready to play and never gave up, even when you were behind, you stayed low and focused on your serves.  Now let's carry those lessons into the remainder of our season.  I am very PROUD of all of you.

Coach Eckart

Change in schedule

We will not have a 7th grade tournament on the 25th of September, so feel to make plans to attend your church activities instead. 

Wow!

We had some GREAT moments last night on both the first and seconds games.  This excites me for our season's potential!  We also had some low points which will happen.  Volleyball is a game of ups and downs and we want to have more ups then downs.  We will get to that point, girls, I assure you.  Keep coming to practice ready to work hard and give your best effort.  I can't wait to see how far we will go.

Coach E

T-shirt order

We have decided to order shirts again this year.  I need the orders by the end of today, (not the money) so we can hopefully get them before the season is over.  They should be about $9.00 a shirt.  Remind your parents if they want one to let me know asap.

Here is a quick pic...neon blue is the color of the writing on black.  

Parent Meeting

We will be having a parent meeting at 5:30 this Friday the 27th of August after practice in the high school to go over the expectations for junior high volleyball players.  It will be short, around 10-15 minutes.   

See you then.

Change in Practice for Monday & Tuesday

Due to a class I need to attend on the 23rd and 24th of August in Fargo, we will be practicing from 4 to 6ish, instead of 3:30 on Monday and Tuesday.  Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Great First Day!

My anticipation of the first practice had been building all summer long.  Thanks for meeting my expectations!  I loved your enthusiasm and eagerness.  Keep pushing yourself to work harder the entire practice and good things will come. 

Just a reminder to have a water bottle handy so you don't need to leave the gym and to take off your jewelry before practice.
 
Keep up the good work,
Coach E

Calendar First Draft

Here is the practice schedule up to the first match.  If you click on the dates it will give you more information, you may need to log into or create a google account if you don't have one.  I will try to keep the calendar up to date if you are using it.  So let me know if it is helpful or not.  We will be practicing from 4-6ish the week of the 17th and 3:30 to 5:30ish the week school starts.  Our first match is at home this year against Central Cass of Casselton.  I expect all players to stay for all of the matches.  This is a great opportunity for the younger players to learn and understand the concepts we have been learning.  I realize things will come that make this tough sometimes, so just let me know if you will be leaving early a time or two.  

2010 Volleyball

I can not wait for the season to begin.  Don't get me wrong, the summer has been great, but I am looking forward to a great year of volleyball.  Just a few reminders before our first practice.

1.  Be sure to get your physical BEFORE the first practice or else I can not let you practice with us.  8th graders, this includes you this year, as the rules changed and now every athlete must get a physical every year.    You can turn in your physical forms to the office or bring them to practice the first day.

2.  Be sure you are doing your 50/50 (50 push-ups & 50 sit-ups) each day.  It will be obvious who has not and that will bring us as a team down.  Don't mean to scare you, I just want you to be successful.  BTW...it is not too late to start!

I look forward to seeing you on the 17th of August at 4:00 in the high school gym!  Be sure to bring your water bottles and knee pads.

Coach Eckart

P.S.  Leave me a comment or text me at 436-6209 to tell me how excited you are for the season!

Park Christian

I just found out that both the 7 & 8 graders will be playing at the same time! (which is 4:15) That should be fun! Here is a link to the Park Christian website with directions to their Moorhead school: http://www.parkchristianschool.org/index.php?id=location

7th Grade only

Just a reminder the Central Valley game scheduled for tomorrow the 29th is a 7th grade only game and it will begin at 5:00 instead of our usual time.

Working Hard

We are starting to see the rewards of our hard work. This past weekend saw many improvements in our 7th grade team. Serving was a strength for us. I realize other teams that are serving underhand did beat us every now and again, but it will pay off for our program in the long run. {If you doubt, visit with Tessa Beck! (I talked with her this weekend and she seeing the benefits of our junior high program's decisions) }

One area we still need to keep improving on we agreed on was our COMMUNICATION. We will get better, but you need to make a conscience effort to start the improvement with yourself.

All in all, keep working hard! I see good things to come for this young group.

7th Grade Tournament in Thompson

The bus will be leaving the High School at 8:00 sharp, so please be at least 5-10 minutes early to give us a little wiggle room. First round starts at nine and we play every other round of seven. This will be a great learning experience as we will get plenty of playing time to work through game.

Rescheduled- -Scheduled- - Changed

The Norman County West (NCW) game scheduled for this Thursday has been rescheduled for next Monday, the 21st at 4:15 at home. Also October 6th has a game with Park Christian of Moorhead scheduled at 4:15 there. Lastly, the game with Central Valley will be a 7th grade game only, no 8th graders.

HOORAY!!!

What a great weekend of volleyball! The 8th graders played some tough teams this weekend and played to win. Taking 2nd in our pool, only 2 points off from 1st place, was a nice reward for the past years work. Let's not be satisfied with 2nd place, we have better things to come.

Special thanks to the crowd for their added encouragements. What a fun atmosphere to play in!
*Thanks Marla, for the pictures.

Important Update

We have had some changes to our schedule, which seems to happen every year. The match with Norman County West for next Thursday the 17th has been canceled. Also the match with Central Valley with only be with the 7th graders. There won't be a match for the 8th graders. I am in the process of looking for another game to fill these voids.

On a different note...congrats to all of our players last night on a victory both in score by the 7th graders and in effort by the 8th. Way to work, things are starting to click.

Reminder the bus for the 8th grade tournament will leave at 8:00 from the High School Saturday for Northwood.

Busy Week!

Today we have button pictures right after school. Let's be organized and ready to go so we can start practice and go over what will be expected of us at our first match.

Tomorrow, the 1st of September, we will be dismissed at 2:50 from our 8th hour classes. Please be ready to board the bus no later than 3:00. Just a reminder all homework must be taken care of before we leave as you are responsible for any missed classes. 7th graders will play first followed by the 8th graders. I would like it if you are riding home with your parents to stay for the 8th grade match as you will learn a lot from watching. If you are riding home with your parents, I ask that you give me a note so I can keep track of all of you, as we would hate to leave someone behind.

We have had a great pre-season! Let's now take it to the next level and see what the season has in store for us!

Wow!!!!

I have been so impressed with my girls! You are working hard and have a great attitude. Let's keep that going for the whole season. Remember to do your morning push-ups and sit-ups. Twenty-five of each will make us the strong team we need to be to get that ball over the net. Keep working on your form and staying low. I know there is a lot of new material this year, but it will pay off for us in the long run. There are many things we have learned that you can practice out side of the gym on your own time. It will make you that much better as we have a lot of girls out this year.

I can't wait to see what the next week will hold for us,

Mrs. Eckart

Practice Time

The season is quickly approaching and I can't wait to welcome you all to practice. We will be starting on the 17th of August at 3:30 in the High School gym. Please remember to have your physical forms up to date or you won't be able to practice. You will also need your knee pads and your own water bottle. See you soon!

Mrs. E

Excitement is in the Air!

Well, I don't know about you...but I am super excited to start a new year of Volleyball. My summer is flying by, but I still have been able to slow things down with some time at the lake, a mini vacation, and get a little running in now and again. I hope you have been able to do the same. The season will quickly be upon us, so now is the time to start your daily push-ups and sit-ups. We will be doing plenty of them come August 17th! Well, back to enjoying the last few days of summer vacation. (P.S. Here is a pic of my summer trip to Wyoming for a wedding. We stopped here in Spearfish to hike the Canyon. I will be anxious to hear how your summer is going)

Mrs. Eckart

Last week's schedule

Monday October 13th: Practice after school --OUR LAST PRACTICE :(
Tuesday October 14th: Our Last game @ Hatton (notice start time of 3:30)

More Pictures!

Thanks Mrs. Beck and Mrs. Linnell!

Larimore Tournament--Things are clicking!

The team came together this weekend and we looked great at times! We still need some work on communication, but our game is coming together. Here are some pictures from the weekend...thanks Michele and McKenzy for the pictures and yummy treats!

Hillsboro Junior High Tournament on October 11th

All players will be needed for the 8th grade tournament in October. We will all need to bring something for the tournament whether it be bars or buns, and the 7th graders will be needed for line judging and helping with the concessions. It will be an exciting day of volleyball for the junior high!

7th Graders is Larimore

The bus will leave from the High School at 7:30 Saturday morning to reach Larimore in time for our first game at 9:00. There are four rounds again this tournament and we play the 1st, 3rd, and 4th ones. Let's have a great tournament!

Awesome Night!

Everyone played well against Thompson...7th graders had their best score yet, and 8th graders were ready to play! I can't wait to see what the rest of the season holds for us.

1st 7th Grade Tournament!

Volleyball is a sport of ups and downs and we had our share this weekend, but I feel we had more ups than downs. We had many great serves this weekend and a ton of awesome volleys! It was fun to watch us when we were ready to play. We need to continue to work off of those great moments and let the others pass us by and not bog down our spirit with negative feelings. We are all going to make mistakes as that is part of the process of learning. We just need to learn from our errors so as not to repeat them as frequently. I feel we are getting to that point. We ARE improving everyday!

Have a great rest of your weekend and remember to do those 25 sit-ups and push-ups every day.

I am proud of each and every one of you!

Coach Eckart

Season Schedule

Tue	9/2	Central Cass High School	-----
Tue	9/9	@ Larimore High School	-----
Thu	9/11	@ May-Port CG HS	-----
Sat	9/13	@ Hatton Tourney	-----
		NCW canceled due to low #'s
Tue	9/16	@ FSHP in HOPE!!	4:30
Sat	9/20	@ Thompson 7th Tourney	9:30
Tue	9/23	Thompson Public School	4:15
Sat	9/27	@ Larimore 7th Tourney	TBA
Tue	9/30	Central Valley High School	4:15
Thu	10/2	Griggs County Central HS	4:15
Thu	10/9	@ Dakota Prairie HS	4:00
Sat	10/11	Hillsboro 8th Tourney	TBA
Tue	10/14	@ Hatton Public School	3:30

7th Grade Tournament in Thompson

Our first match is at 9:30 on Saturday the 20th of September. We rest the next round and play the next two rounds to finish out the tournament. I will let you know what time the bus leaves later on this week, but would guess it will be close to 8:30 or so.

Also a reminder on this Friday we will be serving at the benefit for Coach Haines.

No Practice

We will not be having practice Thursday the 18th or Thursday the 25th of September due to parent teacher conferences.

8th Grade Tourney in Hatton this Saturday

We will meet at the High School front doors at 8:00 to board the van to head to Hatton for our first match at 9:15.

1st Victory

Way to go gals! We have been working hard each day in practice and finally saw the results we were hoping for. Girls were getting their serves over and things are falling into place. I am proud of each and every one of the 7th & 8th graders.

1st Match

I think we are off to a great start! I saw many good things tonight and a few things we need to work on, but overall I am super pleased with our effort tonight. Let's keep learning from our mistakes and work hard to keep them from creeping up again.

Keep up with your push-ups and sit-ups it will only help us with that upper body strength to get those serves over the net!

Good work, Ladies!

The Team!

Here is our awesome group of girls!

Norman County West Canceled

Due to low numbers in their program. Norman County West will not be on our schedule this year. We were to play them on the 15th. We will have practice instead.

Labor Day Practice

We will be practicing Monday, September 1st from 6:00-7:30 in the evening since we don't have school that day. This is needed to help us prepare for our first match with Central Cass the next day. Remember to eat a good meal with some pasta to help fuel up for the games!

Button Pictures

Wednesday, August 27th we will take time before practice to take pictures for buttons. I will be handing out forms for you to bring on that day.

Whew! One Week Down.

The girls had a great week of practice. We have put in a lot of material for the girls to digest, but they seem to be catching on nicely.

Don't forget to keep reviewing your material so you can be ready for practice when we start moving along at game pace. I am pleased with the progress you are making as far as technique goes for our many skills.

I am very proud of each of the girls for giving the team their best effort this week, lets keep up this hard working trend!

Enjoy your weekend off, but don't forget those sit-ups and push-ups!

Day 4

The girls are just clipping along with our serve receive rotation. It is a difficult concept to grasp, but once we have it down it will only help them in the long run as they continue their volleyball careers.

Everyone has their information slips into me and I have read all the goals the girls have written and I can see us reaching many of those goals by the end of the season if we continue to work hard like we have been.

Today we learned the value of communication in volleyball and we will continue to stress its importance and show examples of both verbally and physically communicating with our team mates.

Remember to keep up with your 25 push-ups and sit-ups each day. That will help you reach your goals in serving! Also if you are sore (which you should be!) keep stretching at home.

See you tomorrow at noon.

Day 2

Another good practice from all. I was impressed with our form during our first day of serving at the net. Keep in mind it all starts with a good toss and ends with the power from our legs working its way on out our arm.
Remember to keep stretching in the evening to help keep those newly worked muscles relax. We will be starting our serve receive formation in the next few days, so be prepared for more brain work on top of our brawn. As always keep asking questions and we will see you tomorrow at 4:oo.

First Practice!!

Wow! Did the girls come ready to practice. We had 17 girls working hard in every drill. I am super excited to see what we can do this year.

8th Graders...keep showing the leadership you showed today!
7th Graders...keep working hard and asking questions. Remember we have a lot to cover, but it will all start falling into place, so don't worry if you are overwhelmed at times...it will all make sense shortly.

See you tomorrow at 4:00.

Volleyball Starts on the 18th @ 4:00

I can't wait to see all the bright, smiling faces Monday afternoon. Please remember to bring your water bottle, knee pads, shoes, and have your hair pulled back.