2016 BOYS ACADEMY

Maryland Volleyball officially announces that Olympic Gold Medalist and former Olympic Coach, Aldis Berzins (Bio below), and local coaches have designed an intense, yet fun,  high level volleyball training experience for boy volleyball players in the DMV area. The extension of the boys program with Aldis is part of Maryland Volleyball continued effort to increase opportunities for the local DMV area to have access the sport of volleyball. 

Come join us and experience 2 nights of Olympic level training at the Boys Academy, taught by a staff with success at all levels: Olympic player and coach, starters on NCAA Division I championship teams, international players, and Maryland high school boys county champs.

This academy will accept boys, 7th to 12th graders, with varsity and club level experience. All playing positions are welcome!

Do you want to correct mistakes keeping you down in the flights at JOs, or missing the county championships? The academy dates are set to be shortly after the Boys Junior Olympic Championships, the best time to get feedback and correct mistakes – that should NOT wait until the Fall!

Do you want your sons to experience the level of intense training that it takes to play at the collegiate level and vie for athletic scholarships? Your son will leave this camp with the know-how to improve his game and the confidence to take it to whatever level he chooses.

For Parents: An update on the state of the Men’s collegiate game and how that impacts your son’s future education plans will be presented by Aldis Berzins, member of the USAV Men’s Collegiate Volleyball Commission. Berzins has coached boys in our Chesapeake area at the High School and Club level, who have gone on to earn college scholarships and play at the international and Olympic level.

ALDIS BERZINS 

Olympic Gold Medalist and Coach

     Berzins had a long and noteworthy career with the USA Volleyball Team.  He was a member of gold-medal winning teams at the 1984 Olympics and the 1985 World Cup. Aldis was inducted into the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1995, and into the Ohio State University Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. He was a coach on the USA Women’s Olympic Volleyball Team, 1996 Atlanta Olympics. More recently, he was selected as a USA All-Time Great Player in 2007 and chosen for the USA Volleyball All-Era Team, 1978-2002. Aldis received the USAV “George J. Fisher Leader in Volleyball” award in 2013.


VOLLEYBALL COACHING AND PLAYING HIGHLIGHTS

Gold Medalist 1984 Men’s Olympic Volleyball Team
Los Angeles

Olympic Coach 1996 Women’s Olympic Volleyball team
Assistant Coach USA Women’s Olympic Volleyball Team, Atlanta

Italian Professional Volleyball League, Milan, Italy
Professional Volleyball Player and Coach

Portland State University
Assistant Coach, Women’s Volleyball Team

Maryland Boys Volleyball Program
Head Coach, Maryland Boys Volleyball Club Program

Sherwood High School Boys
Head Coach, Sherwood Boys Volleyball Program, Maryland

Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
NCAA All-American - NCAA Final Four each year
 

Mikelis Berzins

Outside Attacker and Primary Passer

JOE MOYER

Coach

Joe has 30 years of playing and coaching experience from high school through NCAA Division 1 volleyball.

Joe started his volleyball career at Wootton High School as a first-team All-County selection for the Co-ed team and continued as a setter at NCAA Division 1 Ball State University mens program.  Ball State went to three D1 Final Fours  in his four years and Joe was team captain his senior year.  His Boys club team won the AAU National Championship in 1987 coached by Hall of Fame inductee, Dr. Don Shondell.  After college he competed in many USAV National Tournaments with Reston Volleyball Club which won the Gold Medal of the Silver Open Division in 1995.

Joe’s coaching experience is extensive including his current role as the Varsity assistant boys and girls varsity coach at Sherwood High School.  Sherwood’s girls teams have won three  state championships, four regional titles and is 87-3 in Moyer’s 5 seasons.  He also coached club volleyball at Munciana (Indiana), Metro American DC and MVSA.

Moyer’s college experience started as a Division 1 assistant at American University.  He was the head coach at Montgomery College for three years and then back to D1 at the University of Maryland as an assistant in 2009.  Joe is IMPACT certified.

Joe graduated from Ball State University with a degree in Journalism, and currently works full time in technology.  He is married to Denise and has two kids (Maddie and James).

Maryland Volleyball Camps are open to any and all entrants (limited only by number, age, grade level and/or gender).