The list of Miss Volleyball nominees was announced today and we are very proud to have four players on that list.

Megan Hendrickson is a senior on the Jenison varsity volleyball team.  She has played for FaR Out VBC for 5 years.  She has been named to numerous All-Tournament teams over the last two seasons and was named the Most Valuable Player at the 2008 Prepvolleyball.com Classic.

Megan Steenhuysen is a senior on the East Kentwood varsity volleyball team.  She has been a participant in FaR Out VBC basically since she could walk!  She has participated in Nationals three times.  Her seasons were highlighted by winning the 2007 16 National Championship and being named an All-American at the Junior Olympic Championships.

Jordyn Skinner is a senior on the South Christian varsity volleyball team.  She has participated in FaR Out VBC for four years.  Jordyn has won many awards over the years with her highest honor coming at the 2007 National Championships when she was named MVP of the 16 National division.

Taylor Root is a senior on the Jenison varsity volleyball team.  She has also participated in FaR Out for four years.  She has also received some very presitigous awards including Best Passer at the Prepvolleyball.com Classic and All-American at the Junior Olympic Championships.

We are so proud of all four of these tremendous student-athletes, not only for their volleyball accomplishments, but how they represent themselves, their families, their schools, and FaR Out.  Each one would be very deserving of this extremely high honor.

Read the Detroit Free Press article here.  Read the Grand Rapids Press here.

For the first time ever there is a volleyball player on the ABC hit show Dancing with the Stars.  Olympic champion Misty May-Treanor is competing for the title starting Monday, September 22.  Let's join as a volleyball community and vote to keep her on the show.  This week you can vote 13 times.  You just go to the website, create a login, and start voting.

Go Misty!

The coaching clinic be run from 7-8:30 p.m. in the East Kentwood West Wing Gym.  We'd love to have you and your staff join us!  Please register by emailing faroutvbc@yahoo.com.

Be sure to check our Alumni page for updates on how our alumni are doing on their respective college teams.  If you have any updates to pass along, please email them to faroutvbc@yahoo.com.

If you were not a participant with FaR Out in 2008 and did not receive a letter in the mail this week, the content of the letter is below.  Tryout updates will be posted on our website in the coming weeks.  If you would like to be on our email list to be notified of updates, please email us at faroutvbc@yahoo.com.

Letter . . .

September 2008

Greetings to our FaR Out families!

It’s time to get excited for the 2009 club volleyball season!  This letter includes lots of information for the upcoming season, but you can find more details in the coming weeks on our new and improved website: www.faroutvbc.org. 

The 2009 season proves to be another great year. We will be offering competitive teams for ages 12-18 years old in a variety of levels.  We will have local teams for ages 12-14, regional teams for ages 15-17, and national teams for 14-18 year old players.  Regional teams will compete from January through May in the state of Michigan.  The top National teams in each age division will begin practicing in December, while the second National teams (if there is enough interest) will begin in January.  Both groups of National teams will wrap up their season at the JVDA Nationals at the end of June.  Tryouts for local teams will not take place until March with their season running through April and May.  We will also be starting our new youth training program for 1^st – 8^th grades this winter with a second session for elementary school players in the spring.

To help players prepare for tryouts we will be offering two free clinics on November 8 and 15.  Players will be able to become familiar with the training techniques that our coaches use to develop outstanding players each year.  We will also have two parent meetings prior to the tryout.  The first one will coincide with the first clinic on November 8, while the second will be on November 12.  The same information will be covered at both and will be a very important meeting for parents to attend.  Tryouts for any players wishing to participate on a Regional or National team will be held on November 16.  Exact times and locations, along with registration details will be posted on the website.

Our website will also have tentative schedules for the 2009 season posted by the end of September, as well as costs for each level.  We recommend that you begin preparing for the upcoming season by participating in our SCRIP fundraising program.  This is a way for you to earn money toward your club fees by purchasing gift cards for gas, groceries, and other everyday items.  You can obtain additional information and an enrollment form on our website under the fundraising tab. 

We are very excited about the 2009 season and we hope that your family is as well.  Our dedicated coaching staff is anxious to work with your daughter(s) to improve their volleyball skills and have a fun experience on one of our many teams.  Please check the website frequently for updates throughout the fall and don’t hesitate to email us if you have any questions at all: faroutvbc@yahoo.com. 

Megan Garner & Toni Bredeweg

FaR Out Volleyball Club Co-Directors

Each year Prepvolleyball.com produces a list called the Senior Aces.  We are proud to have 6 players represented on that list.  Congratulations girls!

#65 - Megan Hendrickson, Jenison

In the #101-#150 list - Taylor Root, Jenison; Jordyn Skinner, South Christian; Jessica Brown, East Kentwood; Morgan DeVries, Grand Rapids Christian

In the "150" list - Megan Steenhuysen, East Kentwood

Please visit prepvolleyball.com to see the complete list.

It was great to see so many FaR Out players at this year's WMVOA tournament.  There was great volleyball all day, but it was really fun to see girls from various schools catching up with one another after a busy pre-season.  You can read all about the tournament in the GR Press article.  Keep up the great work everyone!