We were all very pleasantly surprised how many 12U and 13U teams were playing at a high level this past USAV season. We keep seeing young players with sharper and more defined skills than in the past.
In many cases this new crop of players are the second or third sister in a Volleyball family. They've cought the passion for the game at an early age and are sound, if not dominant players at an early age.
One such player is Courney Charneco from Nativity who was the only 6th grader to start every game for their middle school in well over a decade.
She plays OH for the school and has toned her skills with the Wildfire Club in the past.
Always working on her skills, Courtney was with Wildfires summer program and The Dig Beach Volleyball. Courtney was on the same team with Tash Begon from Archbishop McCarthy MB in a summer team 2009. This year Courtney played at Archbishop McCarthy for Volleyball and won a serving prize. In addition she played at St. Thomas for Basketball.
Courtney's older sister Taylor Charneco at Pembroke Pines Chapter Higher School is an OH going into 10th grade and has played in the past for Boomers & Wildfire Club 2008-2009.
Another player that comes to mind is Bria Beverly of Arvida. She was part of a middle school team that came in second in the County Finals, She has three club seasons under her belt the last playing for the South Florida Flyers 13U as an 11 year old. At just 11 she is 5'10" and still growing.
Bria is the youngest of three sisters Alexandra Beverly (now graduated) a two time All-Dade performer for Ferguson and in the Top 15 of the South Florida Hot 100 two years in a row. Samantha Beverly, the second sister is a top performer for Ferguson High.
Like Courtney and Bria, I'm sure many of you know 100's of young lady athletes that will all be a big reason why Volleyball in South Florida is on the rise and will continue to be for years!
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Yes, the talent pool from these age groups is very strong. For example, the volleyball program at St. Rose of Lima school in Miami Shores is loaded with talented USAV club players -- mostly from South Florida Volleyball Club 13U and 14U. Undefeated for the past 10 years, St. Rose continues to feed skilled players into high school programs, especially Chaminade-Madonna College Prep. (See this blog's post from Friday, October 2, 2009 for more info.) Look for USAV club players from St. Rose -- Jacqui Koebel, Sydney Armbrister, Amanda Rey, Mary Shelow and Erin Donahaue -- to make an impact on the Class of 2015.
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