***click here to register for our salt lake sand juniors training program***

Salt Lake Sand is excited and proud to announce our Juniors Training Program. SLS recognizes that juniors sand volleyball is growing in Utah at an exponential rate. With more and more Utah indoor clubs adding sand volleyball programs and with college programs at both the University of Utah and Salt Lake Community College, there are many opportunities for players to take their volleyball game to the next level.

Our JTP is dedicated to providing high level coaching to all levels of athletes. Our coach's elite IQs for sand volleyball allows for drilling and preparation that is specific to sand volleyball; as the indoor game and sand game are different in many aspects that requires distinctively different training.  

Kiera Powers: (SLS JTP & Adult Coach)

Kiera is the owner of Salt Lake Sand and Salt Lake Club Volleyball. Kiera has been involved in playing and coaching sand volleyball since she played indoor volleyball at BYU-Hawaii. Kiera just finished her 3rd season with the University of Utah Beach Volleyball program as the Assistant Coach.

Kalani Gasper: (SLS JTP Coach)

Kalani is the owner of Northern Elite Volleyball Club. Kalani brings years of coaching experience and excitement to the court, indoor or on the beach. 

Jennifer Williams: (SLS JTP Coach)

Days:

• Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, 3:30-5:30pm

DATES:

• All Groups: Weeks of June 7th - July 28th (8 weeks) 

COSTS & divisions:

• Advanced (11-18 y/o): $400 + processing fees
• Intermediate (11-18 y/o): $400 + processing fees
• Beginners (11-18 y/o): $400 + processing fees
• Sand Spikers (8-10 y/o): $300 + processing fees

Divisions Explained:

• Advanced: These players should have 4-5 years beach experience and be able to perform all  skills at a the highest junior level.
• Intermediate: These players should have 2-4 years beach volleyball experience OR 4-5 years of indoor volleyball experience and be able to perform all skills at a moderate junior level.
• Beginner: These players should have 0-1 years beach volleyball experience OR 2-4 years of indoor volleyball experience and perform basic volleyball skills individually, but needs additional training to put together a full beach volleyball rally.
• Sand Spikers: These players are our youngest group (8-10 y/o) and do not need any volleyball experience to participate, although they will benefit greatly if they have participated in rec or club indoor training programs in the past.

Our Juniors Training Program is open to players between the ages of 10-18 at all volleyball skill levels. While players with a basic set of indoor volleyball skills might excel faster in their progress when transitioning to sand volleyball, it is not required to participate at Salt Lake Sand.

Each session includes practices with Salt Lake Sand's elite coaching staff 2-days each week. Practices will focus on volleyball skills, distinguishing the differences between indoor volleyball and sand volleyball, both in technique and strategy. Players will drill, condition, and learn how to move, jump and dive in the sand in order to increase their sand volleyball experience.

Players will be evaluated at the start of each session, as well as throughout the session, and train on courts with players of similar skill level.  

Tournaments are not included in the Junior Training Program cost, as players can sign-up for as many or as few tournaments as they want, as well as choose their partner/s for each tournament.

JTP participants are highly encouraged to register for training sessions with a partner in order to increase the opportunities to practice, increase their skills, and learn game strategies together. 

Salt Lake Sand will also provide guidance to our JTP participants for team pairings, however, the most important partnership criteria is having fun while playing with your partner, so grab a friend and play some volleyball! 

SLS coaches will not coach during match play, but will be available at SLS Junior events to provide support between matches to players registered in our Juniors Training Program.