16 Power serving at Fishes & Loaves Soup Kitchen #Thanksgiving

AVA 16 Power serving at Fishes & Loaves Soup Kitchen today. Giving back starts with each one of us! Thank you for representing AVA so well in the local community! Well done ladies! #Blessed #GiveBack #Thanksgiving

Alyssa Enneking - 2013 UIL State Volleyball All-Tournament Team

Congratulations to Alyssa Enneking (17Rox) Clear Falls on being named to the 2013 UIL State Volleyball All-Tournament Team. Nice job Alyssa !!

AVA Players Earn 22-5A District Honors

The Pearland Volleyball Program is proud to announce that the following players have been selected to the 22-5A All-District Teams.

Honorable Mention All-District: Senior, Nicole Kirsner; Sophomore, Caroline Shecterle, Sophomore, Hannah Ofczarzak

2nd Team All-District: Senior, Haley Morton; Junior, Alex Aguilera

1st Team All-District: Sophomore, Amanda Chapa; Junior, Cassidy Nussman

Three Pearland Players were selected for Specialty Awards:

Newcomer of the Year: Freshman, Brooke Botkin

Setter of the Year: Junior. Chelsey Watts

Defensive Player of the Year: Senior Katarina Morton

Congratulations to these young ladies on their honors!  Go Oilers!

Welcome AVA Travel Players and Parents! - Please Read from Karen Traub AVA Travel Coordinator

November 2013

Welcome AVA Travel Players and Parents!

We are looking forward to the start of our season and the start to our travels around Texas and beyond for our travel teams.  It is the policy of AVA that all players stay with their parents (or another authorized adult) for all out of town tournaments.

Many tournaments have a “Stay-to-Play” policy which means AVA is required to stay at certain hotels for the tournament.  ALL players must have their name on a room or the team will be unable to participate.  The Stay-to-Play policy actually allows AVA to get great deals on rooms that would typically be much more than the contracted price.

When there is not an official “Stay-to-Play” policy, AVA has already contracted for blocks of rooms which must be utilized by all players.  Again, the rooming lists will be reviewed and all players must be listed on a room in the designated hotels.

All hotels for the season have already been contracted.  Hotels are chosen based on availability for the club to stay together, proximity to the playing venue, price and amenities. Each player/family will be responsible for making their own hotel arrangements at the designated hotels by following the links on the website.  Coaches will notify you when the links have been posted.  All links will have a cutoff date by which rooms need to be reserved.  Each player has been allocated one room in the team block.  Should you want to request additional rooms for family members, etc., please email travel@avatexas.com .  A waiting list will be put together in the order the requests are received.  If additional rooms in the block become available, they will be allocated in the order requested.   

Anyone is welcome to stay at the hotel but to receive the team rate, the reservation must be made within the block, space available.

Airfare and rental car arrangements are handled separately by each player and family.  It is important to arrive the day before play starts with enough time to get to the hotel for a team meeting if required and a good night’s sleep.  No return flights may be booked prior to 6pm of the last day of the tournament.

Should you have any questions, please email travel@avatexas.com .  Your question will be answered quickly.

Looking forward to a great travel experience,

Karen Traub
AVA Travel Coordinator
713-304-6658 cell/text

Alexis Zolan (18 Attack) commits to East Texas Baptist University

Congrats to Alexis Zolan @ZolanAlexis (18Attack) on her commitment to East Texas Baptist University ! Way to go Alexis!

ELITE PHYSIQUES - Sports Nutritionists at AVA Sunday 11/10/13 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm

You’re invited to a fun learning experience at Absolute Volleyball Academy of Texas to be held at our facility.   Please join us after the Reffing clinic this Sunday!!! 

When – Sunday 11/10/13

Time -  5:30pm - 7:00pm

Topics Include – Performance Nutrition  

Cost - Free

Matching a diet with the level of training and exercise, and pre-game meals can increase optimize nutrition for peak performance!  Katy Garza and Jerry Linch are committed to helping you understand how your body works and how to live a healthy lifestyle as an elite athlete.

Guest Speakers – ELITE PHYSIQUES

Aaron Zambrano  &  Lauren Stogner

 “Aaron and Lauren are my nutrition and training coaches.  Their experience and knowledge have helped me work towards my fitness goals.  I want to share their expertise with all of AVA so our athletes and their families can learn how to feed their bodies for optimal performance." - Katy Garza – AVA Club Director and Former 2 Time All-American 

ALL ARE WELCOME!!! 

AVA Director Katy Garza (Aug 2012 left, August 2013 right)

                                      AVA Director Katy Garza (Oct 2013)

AVA 18Rox Katarina Morton 2013-2014 Under Armour Girls High School All-American

AVA 18Rox Katarina Morton named to 2013-2014 Under Armour Girls High School All-American Class!! Well deserved honor Kat! Go AVA!!