What a weekend in Daytona Beach it was for Jax Skyline at the FC Power Championships!! While we were dealing with some sick and injured athletes, our teams held their own. Congrats to 14 Royal on a 2nd place finish in Open…as well as 14 Black (1st in Silver), 13 Royal (1st in Bronze) and 12 Royal (1st in Silver)! Ready for Nationals in just a few weeks!
NORTHERN LIGHTS QUALIFIER USA CHAMPS!!
The 14 Royal team played this past weekend at the Northern Lights Qualifier in Omaha, Nebraska and took home the club’s 1st ever bid to play in the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship! Playing in the USA Division, 14 Royal dropped only one match (on Day 2) and went undefeated on Sunday- winning 4 straight matches to win the championship and earn the gold ball.
Congratulations to all players and coaches!
New Facility on the Horizon!!
JACKSONVILLE, FL, 1/19/21— Jacksonville Skyline has finalized a lease for a full-time volleyball and training facility to open in the summer of 2021. “This is a game changer for our club,” said Co-Owner Hugh Hernesman. “Since we started Jacksonville Skyline in July of 2017 our goal has been to provide the very best for our athletes and their families. This gives us a full-time home that we can call our own.”
The 20,280 square foot facility will have space for 4 training courts and a 2,500 square foot performance and strength room. Additionally, there will be over 3,500 square feet of office space for coaches offices, a conference room, a Pro Shop, concessions and restrooms. It is located at 7022 AC Skinner Parkway- right in the middle of Jacksonville and conveniently accessible from the Jacksonville, Yulee/Fernandina, Orange Park and St. John’s County areas.
“Our club has grown tremendously in the past 3½ years. We started with 3 travel teams and are currently at 12 teams for the 2020-21 travel season,” said Hernesman. “It has been exciting to watch our athletes develop over the past three seasons and we have welcomed in over 70 families to our Skyline Family this club season alone. With this influx of families, we have also seen a large addition of some of the most talented and potential-rich athletes in Jacksonville. We look forward to serving our members in an even more efficient way and with additional training options.”
A general contractor will be selected in the coming days to work on the project. A capital campaign has been established to assist with the one-time construction and equipment expenses. You can learn more about how to donate to this project and Jacksonville Skyline- a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization- by emailing info@JaxSkyline.com.
FSU Attacking and Serve Receive Clinics Announced
HUGE NEWS! Coach Price from Florida State will be coming to Skyline for more training for our Jacksonville volleyball community!! There is no other club that can offer this type of access to high level coaches.
OPEN TO ALL ATHLETES- whether you play for Skyline or not. Unfortunately, due to NCAA Division I Dead Period rules, we are only able to offer these clinics to those that are enrolled in 8th grade or younger. Registration for Skyline athletes has already opened up and non-Skyline athletes begins today!
Supplemental Tryouts for Travel Season
We will be having supplemental tryouts for the following teams:
- 12 Royal- 3 spots
- 13 Royal- 2 spots
- 13 Black- 2 spots
- 14 Black- 2 spots
- 16 Black- 1 spot…middle blocker only
DETAILS
DATE
Saturday, October 17th
TIME
12U & 13U: 12-2pm | 14U & 16U: 2-4pm
LOCATION
Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex
3605 Philips Hwy, Jacksonville, FL 32207
REGISTRATION (Click on Your Age)
12U & 13U | 14U & 16U
What is “Master Training”?
Find yourself a club where ALL players receive high-level training! At Jax Skyline, we implement a “Master Training” philosophy, where our Co-Directors- Hugh and Steph Hernesman- are leading the skill training for every athlete. Veteran coaches with 40+ years at the collegiate level combined, the Hernesman’s have prioritized a common training philosophy within the club. This is drawn upon their experience in learning from some of the best coaches from the highest levels of volleyball in the country!
Tryout Dates/Times Announced
If your goals are to maximize your talents and to prepare yourself to play at the next level, what better club to play for than the one run by coaches with over 40 years of college coaching experience?? Not only will you train at a high level, your family will also be a part of a POSITIVE, TEACHING and FAMILY oriented CULTURE. Winning is important, but only comes with great culture and great training.
We have officially announced and posted our tryout dates and times for our 2020-21 competitive travel team season. We continue to grow at a healthy level and plan on offering 10 teams at the following ages:
- 12 Royal
- 13 Royal | 13 Black
- 14 Royal | 14 Black
- 15 Royal | 15 Black
- 16 Royal
- 17 Royal
- 18 Royal
Go to our Skyline Events page to register now!
NEW FOR 2020-21: USA Volleyball and AAU Volleyball age definitions have changed from September 1 to July 1. While we prefer and believe it to be best for athletes to play within the age that places them in their corresponding grade, there are some exceptions- especially at the younger levels. See the Age Definition chart below. If you have any questions, please email us at info@JaxSkyline.com.
Zoom Club Info “Virtual” Meeting
NEW FAMILY CLUB INFO MEETING: Due to COVID-19 and to simply make things easier, we are hosting our 1st “Virtual” Club Informational Meeting through Zoom. We will discuss our club philosophy, training background and how Skyline takes our athletes to the next level!
Go to this SignUpGenius link to sign up and you will be sent a Zoom invite for the meeting. Be sure to scroll to the next page to register, as each “page” only shows 25 slots.
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FSU Coaches Camp Announced- July 24th
More great news!! Coach Price at FSU enjoyed working with our camp last week that she asked to come back…and she’s going to bring Coach Hulsmeyer with her! This is another great opportunity for our area athletes to get additional training heading into club tryouts and their middle school seasons. This will be a one day camp on Friday, July 24th from 10-3.
NOTE: Just like our last camp, due to NCAA Dead Period restrictions, this is only open to athletes entering the 8th grade or younger. Click HERE to register!
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2020 College Coaches Camp Highlights
Our 2020 College Coaches Camp was a HUGE success. Featuring Lead Instruction from Ryan Theis (Marquette), Dennis Hohenshelt (Penn State) and Matt Ginipro (App State)- in addition to Maggie Couture and Jordan Armstrong (Jacksonville University) and Jordana Price (Florida State) as court coaches along with our Skyline coaches- the camp was an incredible 3-day event.
This year, NCAA Dead Period rules prohibited DI coaches to work with any prospect that will be entering high school and some conferences went even further in restricting their coaches from doing any camps this summer whatsoever. Be on the lookout for more college coach camps and clinics for ALL AGES in the future, as we are very excited to use our college background to bring high level coaches and training to the Jacksonville volleyball community.
Special THANK YOU to Dennis Hohenshelt from Penn State for initiating the idea!