Tournament Schedule.

Our Benefits.

Date Tournament Location

January 18 – 20 City of Oaks Raleigh, NC

February 9 Edge Play Day Durham, NC

February 22 & 23 Beast of the Southeast Atlanta, GA

February 29 & March 1 MAPL – Raleigh Raleigh, NC

March 6 – 8 Sunshine National Qualifier Orlando, FL

March 28 & 29 Greensboro AAU Greensboro, NC

April 10 – 12 Northeast Qualifier Philadelphia, PA

April 25 & 26 Showdown in the Smokies Knoxville, TN

June 7 AAU Tune-Up Greensboro, NC

TBD: June 16 – 28 AAU Nationals Orlando, FL

About Us.

Team Dues.

Vision: A volleyball club nationally heralded for developing its players into the best people and athletes they can be. Mission: Building national prominence by developing college-bound volleyball players through superior Coaching, Training, Strength & Conditioning, and Recruiting. Our Story: Carolina Edge was built by four Division I coaches: Jody Brown, Jonathan Paulk, Ben Sheu, and Emma Celentano – all of whom coach professional with experiencing ranging from junior college, NAIA, to Division I, and international professional clubs. Given their coaching qualifications and previous club experience, Carolina Edge solves the most common problem associated with club volleyball: a lack of emphasis on the individual players. Carolina Edge was founded by four professional coaches executing a superior collegiate-preparatory volleyball program. Decisions are made based on what’s best for the players’ development because it’s Edge’s belief that the quality of training will lead to improved player performance and better college recruiting opportunities. That is why Carolina Edge is, Coach Owned, Player Driven.

How We Train: 3 practices a week throughout the entire season. The following page details the practice calendar. We’re also implementing training partnerships with master coaches: Emma will master coach 14U and 15U; Jody will master coach 16U and 17U-Grey; and JP will master coach 17U and 18U. This practice format is intended to create more continuity among all the teams’ structure and teachings. Cost Effective: Scheduled quality competition, while seeking low-cost tournament locations and avoiding stay-to-play events in order to give parents control of their lodging and dollar. Academic Friendly: Selected tournaments within reasonable travel distances in order to miss the least amount of school and work. Game Footage: Carolina Edge will film one match per day at all events to post to our YouTube account for players and parents to link, download, edit, and sent to college coaches. We will also have video sessions included within various practices sessions. Vertimax Training: Edge will have multiple Vertimax platforms to include within their weekday practice sessions. The resistance system will be used to increase explosion vertically and laterally, which in turn translates to increased performance on the court. Tournament Flexibility: once the rosters are established, the tournament schedule will be evaluated with the families to ensure their ideal balance of cost and recruiting exposure. Club Dues: $7,600

Dues include gym rental, coach salaries, equipment, tournament entry fees, and administrative costs. They also include travel and lodging to the 2 qualifiers plus Beast: Beast, flight; Sunshine, flight; and NEQ, bus. For all other tournaments, travel and lodging are the responsibility of the family. Nike Uniform Package: $275 Includes 3 jerseys, 3 practice shirts, track shorts, sweatshirt, and backpack. *All items will be optional for returning Edge players. Payment Schedule: 25% + $275 Nike Package due 11/24/19 20% due 12/31/19 20% due 1/31/20 20% due 2/28/20 15% due 3/31/20

Head Coach: Emma Celentano Associate Head Coach: Kelly Murphy

Get to know Emma & Kelly: Question: What is your biggest coaching pet peeve?

Emma: “Oh boy. I claim I don’t have a lot, but I know I do. Probably at the top of the list

is unintentional contacts. We need to teach the girls to move and play with purpose otherwise it ends up looking like a Walmart parking lot on Black Friday.”

Kelly: “A lack of energy and effort.”

15U

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Sunday

15U-G & 15U

6:30 – 9:00pm

6:30 – 9:00pm

6:30 – 9:00pm

All blue practices held at:

Kestrel Heights Middle School: 4700 South Alston Avenue

Durham, NC 27713

McDougald-McLendon Arena: 700 East Lawson Street

Durham, NC 27701

All orange practices held at:

Functionality Training:

2:30 – 4:30pm

2:30 – 4:30pm

17U & 18U

16U & 17U-G

6:30 – 9:00pm

15U-G & 15U

6:30 – 9:00pm

6:30 – 9:00pm

17U & 18U

16U & 17U-G

15U-G & 15U

16U & 17U-G

17U & 18U

1:00 – 2:30pm

2:30 – 4:00pm

4:00 – 5:30pm

Jonathan Armada and Morrisville Community CrossFit will run a 30-minutes of conditioning for all the weekday Kestrel practices: 6:30-7:00pm Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Each team will train for a 30-minute block with the

Vertimax in conjunction with stability and strength exercises. Kennedy Hill, a North Carolina Central University strength and conditioning coach will do the same for all the

weekday Central practices.

Master Coaches and Co-Training Explained:

This year at Carolina Edge, we’re instituting a master coach model with the master coaches being Emma, Jody, and JP, all of which are paired with a co-training team. The idea is that Emma, Jody, and JP, our full-time volleyball coaches, will confer amongst each other to produce a similar training methodology that provides teaching consistency amongst all age groups. Emma, Jody, and JP then plan and lead this methodology with their fellow head coach: Emma and Megan as co-head coaches; Jody and Emily; and JP and Ben. Therefore, there’s quite a bit more shared learning, and the ability to vary training positionally and work in a game-like

capacity at any given session.