Junior Thunder U12s Program

Junior Thunder Practice Schedule

Here is the tentative schedule for Junior Thunder practices in the weeks ahead:

 January 24  Players in Group 1 (see list below) 1:00-1:45
  Players in Group 2 (see list below) 1:45-2:30
 January 31 1:00-2:30 (both groups)
 February 7 NO PRACTICE
 February 14 1:00-2:30 (both groups)
 February 21 to be determined


For days when all our player/assistants are away at tournaments, Coach
Lemire has divided the Junior Thunder players into two groups based on their
ages (born in 1998 or later, born in 1997 or earlier) so he can work with
each group more closely for half of the normal practice time.  We regret
having to do this, but will try to do it as little as possible over the
course of the season.  Here are the two groups:


 Group 1 Group 2
 Emily Bablin  Celia Chaikowski
 Katy Bablin  Lea Hannan
 Jacquelyn Fitzgerald Bridget Hunter
 Sara Gannon Rachel Kearns
 Sydney Lemire  Lauren Litz
 Kennedy Lloyd 
 Madeline Novak
 Kelsey Neff 
 Kathryn Salo
 Julia Sinkus    Casey Simonds
 Isabella Wu  
 

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Program Overview

Our Junior Thunder program is off and running, with 17 enthusiastic members ranging in age from 7 to 13 (grade 3 to 7).  The goal of this program is to teach the fundamentals of volleyball to beginning players. This club team is for practice only (no tournaments are planned).  Unfortunately, we can not accept any more members this season, but if the program is successful, we hope to offer it again next year.

The Junior Thunder program is head coached by Jim Lemire, with help from other NET coaches and the following U18 NET players: Joanie Cooney, Claire Fisher, Michelle Sotile, and Hilary Swift.

The Junior Thunders will practice on about ten Sunday afternoons during January - April at Albany Academy for Girls (AAG). All practices will be held at the small gym at Albany Academy for Girls.  Exact dates for future practices will be determined as the season progresses, depending in part on the practice and tournament schedules for our older teams.  Be sure to check the NET volleyball website regularly for updated schedules.

Please e-mail Bryan Swift if you have any comments or questions.