Friday Night Heights

Just like in the past few years, the Junior and Senior volleyball team, along with their coaches, have begun Friday Night Heights, a program for Grade 6 and 7 students to improve their volleyball skills. Taking place every Friday night from 4:30 pm to 6 pm, the inspiration for this program came from the increase in players joining in Grade 8. Not only do the players benefit from extra practice, helping them develop their skills at an early age for the competitive volleyball leagues of high school, but the coaches also get to see some of their future players play. After being advertised in elementary schools across Tsawwassen, about 20 girls showed up

for the first session taking place today. They were coached in volleying and serving by Coach Burgess and approximately 10 other Junior and Senior volleyball players. The fee for the classes, running through December, January and February, is $100 which includes training, equipment and a T-shirt. Overall, Coach Burgess is pretty pleased with the group of girls, mentioning that there is "lots of athleticism and a lot of them can serve overhand which is always a good sign.".

Aamenah Meghjee