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General guidelines and FAQ

This is a general guideline to help you choose a clinic for your child. You may contact us at anytime to ask further questions.
This is just a general guideline and will not apply to some players. Player placement should be determined more by volleyball
experience first then age. Experience listed are in terms of "Club" Experience.

***WARNING*** The clinics labeled "INTENSE" is labeled such for a reason. Training is rigorous AND intense.

Ages 7 - 11 No volleyball experience:

- My first volleyball CLINIC "Volleybop" - Click Here

Ages 9 - 11 little or no volleyball experience:

- ALL SKILLS "FUNDAMENTALS" CLINIC (We may split the session into 2 groups) - Click Here

Ages 11+ and little or no volleyball experience:

- ALL SKILLS "FUNDAMENTALS" CLINIC - Click Here
- "HITTERS T.E.C. HITTING CLINIC - Click Here

Ages 11+ and 1 year volleyball experience:

- ALL SKILLS "FUNDAMENTALS" CLINIC - Click Here
- "HITTERS T.E.C. HITTING CLINIC - Click Here
- ALL SKILLS "PLUS" CLINIC - Click Here
- HITTERS "PLUS" HITTING CLINIC - Click Here

Ages 12+ and 1-2 years volleyball experience:

- ALL SKILLS "PLUS" CLINIC - Click Here
- HITTERS "PLUS" HITTING CLINIC - Click Here
- Advanced Training CLINIC - Click Here

Ages 13+ and 1-2 years volleyball experience:

- Advanced Training CLINIC - Click Here
- UH STANDOUT LIBERO SARAH MENDOZA'S "COMPLETE" LIBERO CLINIC - Click Here
- KAINOA MITCHELL'S "INTENSE!" COMPLETE LIBERO / DS CLINCS - Click Here
- KAINOA MITCHELL'S "COMPLETE" HITTER CLINIC - Click Here
- JAMES KA SERVE RECEIVE PASSING CLINIC - Click Here
- JAMES KA HITTING CLINIC - Click Here
- JAMES KA DEFENSE CAMP - Click Here
- JAMES KA SERVE RECEIVE "INTENSE" CAMP - Click Here
- ULTIMATE LIBERO DEFENSE CLINIC - Click Here
- KANANI DANIELSON'S SEMI PRIVATE "INTENSE" SERVE RECEIVE CLINIC - Click Here
- KANANI DANIELSON'S SEMI PRIVATE "INTENSE" LIBERO CLINIC - Click Here
- KANANI DANIELSON'S SEMI PRIVATE "COMLETE" HITTERS CLINIC - Click Here
- KANANI DANIELSON'S SEMI PRIVATE "COMLETE" HITTERS 2 Day Camp - Click Here
- KANANI DANIELSON'S SEMI PRIVATE "INTENSE" LIBERO CAMP - Click Here

Ages 14+ and 2+ years volleyball experience:

- UH STANDOUT LIBERO SARAH MENDOZA'S "COMPLETE" LIBERO CLINIC - Click Here
- KAINOA MITCHELL'S "INTENSE" SERVE RECEIVE PASSING CLINIC - Click Here
- KAINOA MITCHELL'S "INTENSE!" COMPLETE LIBERO / DS CLINCS - Click Here
- KAINOA MITCHELL'S "COMPLETE" HITTER CLINIC - Click Here
- JAMES KA SERVE RECEIVE PASSING CLINIC - Click Here
- JAMES KA HITTING CLINIC - Click Here
- JAMES KA DEFENSE CAMP - Click Here
- JAMES KA SERVE RECEIVE "INTENSE" CAMP - Click Here
- ULTIMATE LIBERO DEFENSE CLINIC - Click Here
- KANANI DANIELSON'S SEMI PRIVATE "INTENSE" SERVE RECEIVE CLINIC - Click Here
- KANANI DANIELSON'S SEMI PRIVATE "INTENSE" LIBERO CLINIC - Click Here
- KANANI DANIELSON'S SEMI PRIVATE "COMPLETE" HITTERS CLINIC - Click Here
- KANANI DANIELSON'S SEMI PRIVATE "COMPLETE" HITTERS 2 Day Camp - Click Here
- KANANI DANIELSON'S SEMI PRIVATE "INTENSE" LIBERO CAMP - Click Here

Ages 15+ (advanced 14 year olds) and 2+ years volleyball experience:

Any of the clinics listed above.

FAQs.

My child is just beginning. What is the "FUNDAMENTALS" clinic like?

a) The "FUNDAMENTALS" clinic is a fun, nurturing clinic that teaches proper form and technique. We stress the importance of proper form, technique as well as visual ques to develop the proper muscle memory for volleyball. Incorrect techniques, like bad habits are hard to break and we teach proper technique right from the start. We are one of the few training centers that are able to train collegiate athletes. Current collegiate athletes revist our clinics, especially James Ka Clinics to brush up or fine tune their technique, when they are back home on vacation. We use our EXCLUSIVE T.E.C. Hitting trainer, to teach the proper hitting technique at a early age developing the correct form, timing and body position, which is done more effectively with our machine.

Why is the T.E.C. training program superior to other training techniques?

a) Please visit our FAQ page for the T.E.C. Program Here. - Please visit our FAQ page for the T.E.C. Program Here - Click Here

Why does your clinics cost more than others?

a) We realized that our clinics are expensive. But we also realize how important your time is. Why go to a $10 clinic, if your child will be waiting in line for 5 minutes, waiting for their turn? Our clinics has a low athelte to coach ratio meaning, we do not over fill our clinics. Everyone is able to get a good rep and get lots of great feedback. Also if you take a look at our list of Coaches, we only hire the absolute BEST for you. MORE REPS, MORE FEEDBACK and FASTER RESULTS! is out motto. We also hold our clinics at Hanalani Schools Gymnasium which is a VERY nive gym. You will not have to worry about uneven flooring, dim lights and bad court surfaces. Safety is our top concern.

Why do you offer so many Serve Receive Clinics?

a) Serve Receive passing is one of the most difficult skills to learn. While it comes natural to a select few players, most have to work on it. Serve Receive is a skill that ALL players need to learn. Even if you are a Hitter, you will need great SR passing skills to be a 6 rotation player. If you cannot pass well, the Coach may take you out and place in a DS. SR is the start of each point, and without a great SR passing game, points will accumalate fast against your team. Liberos and DS's are expected to pass well or else there will not be a spot for you on the team.

What makes your Coaches the best?

a) ALL of our Coaches have the "EYE". More accurately called the "COACHES EYE". All of our Coaches are able to see playeres in real time and access their movements in real time. They are able to correct any mistakes they see live. Our Coaches do not need to look back at a video to spot errors. Most Coaches do not have THE "EYE", but rather just run drills and keep going. How many times were you in a clinic where the Coach just does drills and NOT correct the mistakes YOU see? Its not their fault. Most Coaches just cant see the errors in "real time"

Which Coach should I choose?

a) All of our Coaches are handpicked for their skills in coaching as well as their ability to give feedback and corrections. All of our clinics are designed for maximum performance gains. All of our Coaches are also well versed in ALL skill sets. That is what makes them TREMENDOUS Coaches and Athletes! Here is a brief summary of our Coaches for this season.

Coach Kalina Stephens -
Coach Kalina has coached numerous championship caliber High School teams in the Mililani area. She is a well respected Coach in Hawaii and she is able to teach players the correct way to play Volleyball. Her knowledge of volleyball and human movement is second to none, which is the reason why she nurtures championship winning athletes.

Coach Robert Teixeira -
Coach Robert was ONE of our BIGGEST LUCKY FINDS. Coach Robert came to us last season for a trial coaching session. WOW, he blew us away, and we are still wondering how did we get so lucky to have him approach us. Coach Robert is able to take ANY player and make them so much better and to have them perfom at the highest level. His talents can be seen in his tremendous success during club volleyball season.

Coach Kainoa Mitchell -
Coach Kainoa is National Championship winning Player AND Coach. He has won national medals and recognitions as well as having the coaching ability of a Collegiate Coach. His clinics are VERY "INTENSE" and not intended for the Meek.

Coach Sarah Mendoza -
Coach Sarah was one of the BEST Liberos to wear a UH Jersey. Her coaching ability is also one the BEST we have seen. This is a RARE opportunity to learn from a TOP 10 D1 Libero.

Coach Kanani Danielson -
HMMM. What can I say about one of the BEST Volleyball Player ever to play game? If you do not know about her accomplishments, then maybe you dont go out much? Coach Kanani played PROFESSIONALLY in Europe and Japan, where she dominated as a Hitter at 5'11"! While she is tall, she is a average sized hitter in the PRO leagues.

Coach James Ka -
Another HMMM. Coach James is the backbone of Pinnacle Volleyball and we are very grateful that he comes out each summer to run our clinics. Coach James was a TOP 10 D1 Coach, as well as a top ranking AVP beach player. Coach James has trained countless players going to college and during college with his "SIGNATURE" passing technique.

We truly believe that with our line up of Coaches, your child will learn a lot and we will prepare them to be a better player in time for school and club tryouts. Please contact us for more information.



You can always see our Calendar for the complete list of Clinics and Camps.




All clinics are held in Mililani at Hanalani Schools Gymnasium.

Please have the waiver, health questionnaire and rules form filled out before attending.

Click here for our waiver.

Click here for our health questionnaire.

Click here for our rules form.