This year Matrix will be offering only the 4 following teams:
12′s
14′s
16′s
18′s
There will be cuts at every age group. Matrix has continued to grow as a club and produce many talented volleyball players in the past 3 years of existence. Last year Matrix offered 9 teams, and I feel that the players/coaches may have become dilluted with both talent and dedication. Matrix wants to become the top club this season in the west valley. Matrix has renewed it’s contracts with only the best proven coaches, and is ready to give the biggest and baddest clubs a run for their money. By consolidating the already amazing talent, and adding new talent Matrix will be the club to play for this season! If you feel that you have what it takes in both talent and dedication, we will see you at tryouts! Get ready for an amazing season!

A study done by Gary Walton from the US Olympic Coaching Development Office,  that has revealed many characteristics of great coaches.  Matrix strives to look for the same type of characteristics in our staff.  Gary summarized it noting these “Ten Characteristics of Highly Successful Coaches….”

1. Committed to individual integrity, values and personal growth
2. Profound thinkers who see themselves as educators, not just coaches
3. Well educated (formally and informally)
4. Long run commitment to their athletes and their institution
5. Willing to experiment with new ideas
6. Value the coach-player relationship, winning aside
7. Understand and appreciate human nature
8. Love their sport and work
9. Honest and strong in character
10. Human and therefore imperfect

Coaching styles can be vastly different from one coach to another, however there are some basic traits that seem to be embedded into the successful coaches.  We are very excited to have a large percentage of our coaches returning, and also adding some very qualified and committed coaches.

Matrix will be implementing a jump program this year to help with endurance, and jumping higher than ever.  Our new program will show an increase in vertical jump in 3 weeks.  At the first tournament we will be flying high, and hitting hard.  It is an intense program that builds upon itself over 8 weeks.  You will be amazed how high the team will be jumping after 8 weeks.  Developed by many of the top colleges in the US, this program will bring exciting, high flying, pounding volleyball to MATRIX.  Girls, GET READY TO FLY!!!