History

3 Time National Champions

2008 18- Open Champions

2006 18-Open Champions

2006 Neil Mason is Awarded the Olympic Development Coach of the Year for Volleyball

2004 17 – Open Champions

TCA in the News –

TCA has been featured in many major magazines and publications.  Take a look at some of our articles!

Developing the Complete Athlete: Coaching Volleyball Magazine- I My fear that our athletes today are losing a trait that once revered in the generation of athletes before them. The notion of hard work, encompassing such thoughts as ‘practice until you get it right’ seems to have been replaced with complacency and lackadasical mindset that fosters coolness instead of commitment.

The burning passion, desire and commitment of doing whatever it takes to become the best seems to have been replaced with an attitude of watching others become better from the sidelines. The days of players asking, ‘ Coach can I come early to work on my passing?’ is now replaced with players choosing clubs based on how infrequently the club teams practice. The notion of instant gratification, where one works diligently for an extended period of time and then achieves the desired result. (Full Article)

Jump Serving: Your Way to Success  (May 2009) -One of the tenants of TCA Volleyball is our belief in teaching players to be aggressive and not fear making mistakes. A great example of this is how we train serving, specifically the jump serve. (FULL ARTICLE)

Break Glass In Case Of Emergency (TCA COaches Corner in Volleyball Magazine April 2009) – When it comes to defense there are four types of balls. There’s the easy ball right at you, the hard hit ball right at you, the easy ball away from you, and the hard ball away from you. In order to be great at defensive player you need to be able to consistantly create scoring opportunity of the first three types of balls. In order to be a greaty defensive player, you also need to create scoring opportunities off that hard hit ball away from you. (Full Article)

Vegas Powerhouse (March 2009)- Janet Spelman heard music to her ears as she and her daughter, Hayley, walked into the Nevada Juniors volleyball practice in Las Vegas.“I’ll never forget the girls turned around and said, ‘oh, my God, I wish I was as tall as you…. To read more click here

Bring on the Boys (VB Rages Magazine – Winter 2009)- As TCA Volleyball kicks off its boys program this season, the clubs new Director of Operations, Steve Aird, will seek to leverage the club’s successful model, which has produced three National Girls 18 Open Championship in the last 5 years.

Neil Mason Blue Print of a Champion Presentation for AVCA Convention – TCA Founder and Director Neil Mason presented an inspiring and uplifting message to a packed house of college and club coaches at the annual AVCA convention held in Sacramento, CA last week. In a standing room only crowd gathered to hear how Coach Mason is implementing goal setting techniques for success in life and sports, he led the participants through a plan of action and challenged the coaches to implement the same techniques in their own lives. These same core concepts will be used throughout every team in the TCA organization. (Full Article)

Setting Your Team To Success – Coaching Volleyball Magazine March 2008 -Without argument, most coaches would agree that great setting may very well be the most important factor in a teams offensive success. What may be more debatable is how we should train our setters to create the best enviornment for learning. Over the years, many coaches have emphasized a great deal of perfect pass (in system) repitions with a coach tossing thousands of balls to a stationary setter. The coach tosses ball after ball with the setter being told exactly where to set and often how often each set. 30 Balls to the left side, then 30 balls to the right side, followed by 30 quick sets and 30 combination sets. Thirty baskets, 30 back row sets to the left side, and finally concluding with 30 dumps. (Full Article)

Big Bump – Orange County Business Journal (May 2009) - This article from the Orange County Business Journal discusses the challenges that both players and clubs face as the sport of volleyball continues to expand. With college recruiting starting earlier in youth sports, more pressure is added to parents, players, and coaches. (Full Text)