A group of 5-10 year olds are having a ball on Sunday's as members of the Lil' Spikers Volleyball Academy at the Pearl City High School Gymnasium.
Lil’ Spikers Volleyball Academy is hosted by Fiona Nepo-Fonoti and Stephanie Shigemasa. Each clinic is designed for ages 5-10 that focuses on developing basic volleyball fundamentals through age specific drills that emphasize speed, strength and coordination.
"The clinics are going great," said Lil' Spikers Volleyball Academy Co-Host and Instructor, Fiona Nepo Fonoti. "The little kids are enjoying it. They have taken the skills part that Stephanie and Reid (Shigemasa) and I have worked really hard on like coming up with some drills that are really fun and they learn the basics."
In an earlier interview before Session 1, Stephanie Shigemasa mentioned that they will be incorporating different equipment for the skills portion of the clinic such as the usage of balloons for specific drills that is designed to adapt to their age and ability.
This past Sunday, it was obvious that after four weeks of Session 1 instruction, the kids were beginning to build their early volleyball skills under the tutelage of a very experienced core of Lil' Spikers Volleyball Academy instructors. But, most of all they were having fun.
"The thing that we like to see is that each week there is always progression," Nepo-Fonoti said. "You can see it and its fun. They enjoy the balloon drills, they enjoy the hitting drills, like today, that was fun."
There are a total of five sessions that run through May 6, 2012. Session 1 began on June 5 and will finish on July 17. Session 2 begins on August 14 but has already already been filled. Please Check the Lil' Spikers Volleyball Academy web site at: http://www.lilspikers.com for sessions 3-5 sign up information.
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Lil' Spikers Volleyball Academy Hosts, Stephanie Shigemasa and Fiona Nepo-Fonoti.
Lil' Spikers (5-7 year olds)
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Sessions 1 Lil' Spikers (ages 5-7) take a group picture at the Pearl High School Gym on Sunday. July 10, 2011.
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Lil Spikers Instructor, Fiona Nepo-Fonoti pictured working with the 5-7 year olds in Session 1 on Sunday, July 10. 2011.
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Clinic instructor, Reid Shigemasa works on balloon drills with Lil' Spikers (5-7 year olds) on Sunday, July 10, 2011.
Lil' Spikers (8-10 year olds)
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Sessions 1 Lil' Spikers (ages 8-10) pictured at Pearl High School Gym on Sunday. July 10, 2011.
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Lil' Spikers (8-10) working through a volleyball skills drill during Session 1.
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Lil' Spikers (8-10) working on their serves.
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Lil'est Spiker ball girl working hard during Session 1 on Sunday.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Phone: (808) 561-2239
E-mail: [email protected] (Stephanie Shigemasa)
[email protected] (Fiona Nepo-Fonoti)
Website: http://www.lilspikers.com
Lil' Spikers Volleyball Academy
PLACE: Pearl City High School Gym
TIME: Ages 5-7 8:00 am – 9:15 am
Ages 8-10 9:30 am – 10: 45 am
* Check in 10 minutes prior to start time