2021 East Coast Elite Summer Volleyball Clinic @ FMS, 7/7-7/9 & 8/5-8/7

2021 East Coast Elite Volleyball Summer Clinic FMS flyer

Clinic Location: 3232 Green Valley Rd, Ijamsville, MD 21754

Space is limited to 30 players per session

Online Registration

Pay Clinic Fees via PayPal Only

Download ECE Medical History Form (required and due on the 1st day of the clinic)

Session 1b: July 7 – July 9, 6 pm – 9 pm, $150 per player ($135 if you pay in full before 6/5)

Session 2b: Aug 5 – Aug 7, 6 pm – 9 pm, $150 per player ($135 if you pay in full before 7/5)

Early bird discount: Register and pay full to receive $15 off per player per session (as described in the above)

  • Session 1b is suitable for participants aged between 14-17. The clinic will focus on developing the whole athlete: physical skills, all volleyball sills, team play concepts, volleyball knowledge, and more!
  • Session 2b is only for rising 9th graders and up. This is a High School Tryout Clinic.
  • Players are responsible for bringing their own kneepads, bottled water, personal snack (if needed) to the clinic every day.
  • Registration: Online Registration only
  • Payment: Pay Camp Fees via PayPal only (Registration is NOT COMPLETE UNTIL THE PAYMENT OF CLINIC FEES IS MADE IN FULL)
  • Required Medical History Form: Must bring the completed 2021 ECE VBC summer clinic release and waiver of liability medical history form to ECE coaches on the 1st day of Clinic.

Have questions? Please  contact ECEVBC

Coach: Dayu Tsau – ECE Club Coach
Coach: Joy Zhou- ECE Club and Coaching Director
About Coach Dayu

Coach Dayu has two years of high school varsity experience as a starting player on the Montgomery County Walt Whitman High School team, playing as a utility player in many different positions. Coach Dayu has also played for 3 years on the University of Maryland Men’s Club Volleyball team, also playing as a utility player in the form of libero, setter, and wing spiker. He has played for 6 years and then coached for the past 5 years under the tutelage of fellow ECE coach “Joy” Xiaolan Zhou at a volleyball clinic in Montgomery County.

Dayu’s coaching experience is not limited to volleyball.  Having been a competitive swimmer for the majority of high school, he has coached for the Montgomery County Swim League during the summer seasons since age 16.  As a former assistant coach of the TallyHo Swim Club program, Dayu has coached children of all ages on the swim team, teaching them both life-saving skills as well as competitive values while still maintaining a fun atmosphere.  The team has won 3 division titles during the years he has coached and is currently ranked within the top 6 of the 91 teams of the league, rising from the “H” division from when he started coaching to the top “A” division in the county league.

Coach Dayu’s coaching style is high energy and involves encouraging and developing team-based abilities including communication and court awareness in order to achieve team goals as opposed to relying on individuals to bring success to the team. He believes that working hard and having fun at the same time is essential to developing a player’s physical, mental, and social growth within the team.  He is IMPACT certified.

About Coach Joy

First left in the picture: Coach Joy

Coach Joy has a long and prestigious history in women’s volleyball.  Nicknamed “The Tienanmen Wall” after the stone gate that separates the Imperial City from the Forbidden City in Peking, Joy established herself as an intimidating blocker when the Chinese emerged as the world’s preeminent women’s volleyball team in the 1980s. During that time, Joy served as a starting middle on the Chinese teams that won the World Cup Tournament in 1981 and the World Championship in 1982.Her career on the Chinese women’s national team culminated in a gold medal victory at the 1984 Olympic games. After retiring from professional volleyball, Joy went on to serve as the Volleyball Program Director in China. Since relocating to the United States in 1994, Joy has coached various levels of volleyball players, including NCAA Division I teams and elite juniors programs in DC and Maryland.  Joy’s philosophy of coaching centers on teamwork, advanced skills training, and providing a challenging training environment.

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