Minnesota Select Volleyball Club is a high level Junior Olympic Volleyball Club based out of Maple Grove, Minnesota. MN Select is a member of the North Country Region of USA Volleyball and the United States Volleyball Association. Ralia Sports Center is the home of MN SelectTeam practices and club tournaments are held at the Ralia Sports Center. They provide girls, and boys, teams for ages from 12 to 18, plus Youth Development Teams for those under the age of 12. Their season starts in the beginning of December, and depending on the team can last until June or beginning of July. The club director is Scott Jackson, who is also the Wayzata High School head coach. Scott is assisted by Champlin Park head coach, John Yunker, and long time coach at Minnesota Select, Tony Bongaarts. Their website can be found at www.mnselect.com [1].
Club Philosophy
Minnesota Select's club philosophy is "Passion and Purpose." According to their website, "Minnesota Select Volleyball Club is dedicated to the personal and athletic development of youth through the pursuit of excellence in volleyball. We seek to provide the highest level of volleyball training. To this end, participants in our Junior Olympic program can expect not only outstanding team training but also outstanding position-specific and skill-specific training." They care about helping players improve as overall athletes, and do so by implicating athletic training that focuses on explosive power, agility, and physical conditioning.
Notable alumni
- Katherine Harms: University of Minnesota
- Ellie Duffy: Concordia University St. Paul
- Karlie Hauer: University of Minnesota
- Julia Doyle: University of Oklahoma
- Sydney Dimke: University of South Dakota
- Taylor Dordan: Concordia University St. Paul
- Heather Schiller: Concordia University St. Paul
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