2025 Players Championship College Elite Camp

2025 Players Championship College Elite Camp

 
Anne Kordes with KIVA in Louisville, KY here. I would like to invite you to be part of the College Coaches Elite Camp at the Player’s Championship on Friday, May 30th. Sessions will be divided by positions and will last for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Session 1 is 1PM- 2:30PM. Session 2 is 3PM- 4:30PM. The location is the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, KY, where the tournament is held. The Player’s Championship is a first-year event hosted by KIVA, Muncie, the Academy, Boiler Jrs, The Academy of Cleveland, Tri-State Elite, Michigan Elite, K2, Far Out, Bama Jrs, and Monon.

Ages: 13- 18. It is co-ed, but the coaches at the camp will be representing division 1 women’s programs. 

Camp Format: 
4 college coaches per group
2 college coaches per court
16 players per court max: coach to player ratio 1:8
2 groups: 
•    Group 1: 1:00PM-1:45PM
SWITCH
•    Group 2 1:45- 2:30PM

Coaches will hold four, 45- minute position specific camps.
1 Group will consist of 2 positions. EX: Setter and Liberos
1 Group will consist of 2 positions. EX: Middles and Pin Hitters
Some groups will start with Middles and pins from 1PM- 2:30. 
Some group will start with Setters and Liberos from 3PM- 4:30PM
The four division 1 coaches in a group will be divided on two courts, with two coaches per court.

For example: 
Group 1:
University of Louisville 
University of Kentucky 
Towson 
Tennessee Tech 
 

 

Court 1: University of Louisville and University of Kentucky 
Court 2: Tennessee Tech and Towson 

Session 1 Positions: 1. Setters &  Liberos
From 1PM- 1:45PM: Setters are on Ct. 1 with University of Louisville and University of Kentucky
From 1PM- 1:45PM: Liberos are on Ct. 2 with Tennessee Tech and Towson

At 1:45PM, the groups switch: 
From 1:45PM- 2:30PM: Liberos are on Ct. 1 with University of Louisville and University of Kentucky 
From 1:45PM- 2:30PM: Setters are on Ct. 2 with Towson and Tennessee Tech

Session 2 Positions: 1. Middles & Pin Hitters
From 3PM- 3:45PM Middles on Ct. 1 with University of Louisville and University of Kentucky 
From 3PM- 3:45PM- 4:30PM Pin Hitters are on Ct. 2 Towson & Tennessee Tech  

At 3:45PM, the groups switch: 
From 3:45PM- 4:30PM: Pin Hitters on Ct. 1 with University of Louisville and University of Kentucky 
From 3:45PM- 4:30PM: Middle on Ct. 2 with Towson and Tennessee Tech 

Camp Cost: 
Session 1 with Setters and Liberos: $207.00
Session 2 with Middles and Pins: $207.00
*Players are welcome to sign up for more than one session
Questions: Please reach out to AnneKordes@kivasports.net

 

 

Group 1: Louisville, Kentucky, Towson, Tennessee Tech 
  Ct. 1Louisville & KentuckyCt. 2Towson & Tennessee Tech 
Session 1: 1PM- 2:3045 min/ 1PM- 1:45PM Middle Blockers 16 max Pin Hitters 16 max
 switch     
 45 min/ 1:45PM- 2:30PM      Pin Hitters 16 max Middle Blockers 16 max
      
  Ct. 1Louisville & KentuckyCt. 2Towson & Tennessee Tech
Session 2: 3PM- 4:3045 min/ 3PM- 3:45PM Setters 16 max Libero/ DS 16 max
 Switch     
 45 min/ 3:45PM- 4:30PM Libero/ DS 16 max Setters 16 max
      

 

 

Group 2: Ohio State, Cincinnati, Bellarmine, Northern Kentucky 

   
  Ct. 1Ohio State & Cincinnati Ct. 2Bellarmine & Northern Kentucky
Session 1: 1PM- 2:3045 min/ 1PM- 1:45PM Setters 16 max Libero/ DS 16 max
 switch     
 45 min/ 1:45PM- 2:30PM Libero/ DS 16 max Setters 16 max
      
  Ct. 1   Ohio State & CincinnatiCt. 2Bellarmine & Northern Kentucky
Session 2: 3PM- 4:3045 min/ 3PM- 3:45PM Middles 16 max Pin Hitters 16 max
 switch     
 45 min/ 3:45PM- 4:30PM Pin Hitters 16 max Middles 16 max
      
Group 3: South Carolina, Western Kentucky, Butler, Old Dominion 
  Ct. 1South Carolina & Western Kentucky Ct. 2Butler & Old Dominion
Session 1: 1PM- 2:3045 min/ 1- 1:45 Pin Hitters 16 max Middles  16 max
 switch     
 45 min/ 1:45PM- 2:30PM Middles  16 max Pin Hitters 16 max
      
  Ct. 1South Carolina & Western KentuckyCt. 2Butler & Old Dominion
Session 2: 3PM- 4:3045 min/ 3PM- 3:45PM Setters 16 max Libero/ DS 16 max
 switch     
 45 min/ 3:45PM- 4:30PM Libero/ DS 16 max Setters 16 max
      
Group 4: Alabama, Morehead State, College of Charleston, UMBC
  Ct. 1Alabama & Morehead State Ct. 2College of Charleston and UMBC
Session 1: 1PM- 2:3045 min/ 1PM- 1:45PM Setters 16 max Libero/ DS 16 max
 switch     
 45 min/ 1:45PM- 2:30PM Libero/ DS 16 max Setters 16 max

 

Group 5: Eastern Kentucky, Marshall, Austin Peay, Coastal Carolina 
  Ct. 1Eastern Kentucky & Marshall Ct. 2Austin Peay & College of Charleston 
Session 1: 1PM- 2:3045 min/ 1PM- 1:45PM Setters 16 max Libero/ DS 16 max
 switch     
 45 min/ 1:45PM- 2:30 PM Libero/ DS 16 max Setters 16 max
      
Session 2: 3PM- 4:30 Ct. 1Eastern Kentucky & Marshall Ct. 2Austin Peay & College of Charleston
 45 min/ 3PM- 3:45PM Middle Blockers 16 max Pin Hitters 16 max
 switch     
 45 min/ 3:45PM- 4:30PM Pin Hitters 16 max Middle Blockers 16 max

 

Group 6: Xavier, Ohio, Wake Forest, Lipscomb / Jacksonville State
  Ct. 1Xavier & Ohio Ct. 2Wake Forest & Lipscomb / Jacksonville St
Session 1: 1PM- 2:3045 min/ 1PM- 1:45PM Middle Blockers 16 Max Pin Hitter 16 Max
 switch     
 45 min/ 1:45PM- 2:30 PM Pin Hitter 16 Max Middle Blockers 16 Max
      
 Session 2: 3PM- 4:30 Ct. 1Xavier & Ohio Ct. 2Wake Forest & Lipscomb / Jacksonville St
 45 min/ 3PM- 3:45PM Setters 16 max Libero/DS 16 max
 switch     
 45 min/ 3:45PM- 4:30PM Libero/DS 16 max Setters 16 max

 

 

 Camp Notables: 

 

 

 

  • Ages are 13-18. REGISTRATION LINKS ABOVE THE SCHEDULE. 
  • Outside club coaches and parents will not be allowed in the gym during this camp,  but there is a large lobby with plenty of chairs. 
  • College coaches not involved at the camp will be allowed in the camp to evaluate. 
  • As you see right now the courts are 1 & 2. We will direct you to the correct court during registration. We need to get the facility set up first. 
  • All sessions are an hour and a half with a switch at the 45-minute mark. We will warm up the entire camp before you arrive on your court so you can get right into it with your college coaches. 
  • The college coaches understand that the players will have two days of tournament after the camp, so we are encouraging low rep, high instruction during your sessions.
  • This camp is open to players not competing in the Players Championship. 
  • All players signed up for the camp will receive the list of every college represented at the camp along with their contact info. 
  • The coaches will receive contact information on EVERY player signed up for the camp, regardless of which group you decided to train with. 
  • Once a group hits 16 players, we will cap that group as to secure the 1:8 coach to player ratio. 
  • There are many benefits to getting face time with the decision makers for these division 1 programs
  • You get 1 on 1 face time with four division 1 coaches as opposed to trying to pay and travel to four individual camps 
  • There will only be 16 players max on two courts with four division 1 coaches. The instruction will be set up, so players get individual attention on your current skills to make positive change for the last few tournaments. 
  • There is no camp in the country where you will receive individual instruction with a small number of players by four division 1 coaches. 
  • The volleyball world is small and tight. This is important because coaches want to see kids get opportunities. After the camp they will let you know that if your skill set is not a good fit for their program, they will happily give you their opinion on the direction to head with recruiting. They will also help. Again. It’s a small world and much less cutthroat than sports such as basketball or football. Everyone and knows each other, so it’s normal for a coach to pick up the phone to call another coach and recommend a kid they have seen or in this case, worked one on one with. 
  • Additionally, you can always email me after the camp and I am happy to help find out of the fit was good for you and if not, where the four coaches believe you should focus your recruiting efforts. AnneKordes@KIVASPORTS.net 
  • For those of you that have attended the KIVA Elite Camp on the Monday and Tuesday after the first June tourney weekend, I do want to explain why we changed the format. The NCAA recruiting calendar has changed and it has put a lot of pressure on coaches to get most of their recruiting organized in June as they cannot recruit during the month of May, except for the last day of May. With that, they cannot afford to spend two days away from their campuses working club camps after being gone for a tourney. If they do come the colleges have started sending a 4th assistant or a graduate assistant in place of a head coach or one of the top two assistants who have the decision-making power. While I loved the two- day format where coaches would come in and bring crazy intensity, the NCAA recruiting calendar changes along with the portal,  I was starting to see how hard it was to get the decision makers in the gym for two days after the tournament, which again, it’s fun, but it’s not worth it if you aren’t getting seen by the people that have the power to offer scholarships and evaluate you properly. If we are going to run a camp and ask you to pay for it we need to make sure it’s an impactful experience, otherwise it becomes a “cash grab”, which is not the way we want to do business. Again, while the two-day camp after the tourney was a blast and a tradition, I am sad to see come to an end,  I could tell the NCAA changes was steering the camp towards a less impactful experience for recruiting because the head coaches and top assistants needed to be on their own campuses after a tournament. Due to the limited number of space and in interest of the player to coach ratio registration is non-refundable. 
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