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December 2021

                    THE EDGE EXPRESS
                                   Official Newsletter of Sports Edge & JJVA

   NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS

SPORTS EDGE BEACH - PAGES 2 & 3
   Super Pro Surf Girl Highlights
   Sports Edge Beach Tournament Series November
   Highlights
   Upcoming Programs & Registrations
   Upcoming Beach Tournaments
SPORTS EDGE BASKETBALL - PAGES 4 & 5
   Holiday Hoops Basketball Camp
   High School Select Basketball Training
   3rd – 5th Grade Select Basketball Training
   Winter Slam
JJVA - PAGES 6 - 10
   Girls Travel Teams
   Boys Travel Teams
   Girls Club Teams
   Developmental Programming
   Recruiting & Alumni
   Event Update

         BE THE BEST SHOUT OUT!
A special shout out and thank you to Matt Blaylock and his staff over at Big's
Sports for all of their hard work the past several weeks. Big's Sports is the
uniform supplier for all Sports Edge & JJVA teams, programs, and staff. On
behalf of all of our entire staff, athletes, and coaches we thank you!

            A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OUR SPONSORS
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           Super Girl Surf Pro
    Beach Volleyball Tournament Recap
   The first ever Super Girl Surf Pro Beach Volleyball
    Tournament hosted at Jacksonville beach was a
 huge success! 36 pairs competing across 4 divisions
 in 2 days, this free registration tournament was truly
 the perfect way to celebrate women and girls beach
   volleyball! Apart from beach volleyball, this event
     featured live music, an all-female DJ contest, a
  women’s beach soccer tournament, and a women’s
   skateboarding competition in addition to already
   being the largest female-only professional surfing
 contest in the country. We look forward to this event
       returning next year and being even better!

  Sports Edge Beach Tournament Series
         November Event Recap
 November 20th was the biggest tournament Sports Edge Beach has
 had yet! Over 72 athletes came out to compete with all 10 courts in
 use! The winners are as follows:
    Men’s A: Alex Wilson & Brad Borosak (1st); Payton Bennett &
    Drew Colvin (2nd); Jared Moore & Michael Hartman (3rd); Jarvis
    Fraser & Chaz Yonn (3rd)
    Women’s AA: Michelle Sciullo & Lakaylah Bowen (1st); Kendall
    Pollock & Jessica Hornyak (2nd); Bella Phillips & Althea Sandoval
    (3rd); Jessica Colvin & Emma Richardson (3rd)
    Junior’s 18U: Reese Edwards &Traci Schrock (1st); Emme
    Warwick & Brooke Logan (2nd); Natalie Navidi & Mallory Swain
    (3rd); Avery Kliethermes & Caelan Chesser (3rd)
    Junior’s 16U: Juliet Daron & Carly Rivera (1st); Ava Winkler &
    Ashley Sullo (2nd); Gigi Phillips & Ashton Kirton (3rd); Taylor
    Sabato & Emilia Thorpe (3rd)

                CLICK TO WATCH VIDEO
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              Sports Edge Beach Tournament Dates & Details

                         1st Annual Under the Lights 4v4 Tournament
                                 December 4th, First Serve @ 4pm
                                     CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
                                                  -
    Come on out and celebrate the upcoming Holiday Season with your three closest friends!
    We will be hosting a 4's Under the Lights tournament on Saturday, December 4th! Wear
    your Holiday best and have some fun!

    Divisions Offered: Men's Open & A, Women's Open & A, and Junior Divisions 16U & 18U

                    Sports Edge Beach Upcoming Programs
                                December Monthly Sessions

    VolleyStars (ages 5-9)
    Tuesdays and/or Thursdays from 5:00PM-6:00PM
    CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

    TAP (ages 10-15)
    Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00PM-7:30PM
    CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE
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Holiday Hoops Basketball Camp
The Sports Edge Basketball Camp will be directed
by Bolles Head Varsity Basketball Coach, Jason
Hughes.
This camp will focus on the overall development of
skills and fundamentals with station work,
followed by individual and team contests
throughout the week. We will have 1-on-1, 3-on-3,
and 5-on-5 tournaments with championships
culminating during the final day of camp. Contests
will include hotshot, FT, 3 pt, and many more.
Awards will be given on the final day at the awards
ceremony.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

High School Select Basketball Training
This program is designed for high school athletes
serious about their roles on their teams and who
want a program that will help them accomplish
their goals related to high school and beyond. Our
high school trainings are for those high school-
aged performers that seek to get the absolute
most from their game. Athletes will improve by
utilizing detailed evaluation, pace, and consistency
throughout each workout. Emphasis will be placed
on ball control, footwork, game concepts, and
shooting.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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                                                                       Winter Slam
          3rd – 5th Grade Select                                    December 3 - 5, 2021
           Basketball Training                                        Boys and Girls
                                                         Sports Edge in association with Blue Heat
 This program is designed for athletes who have          Basketball Academy will be hosting its second
 experience in basketball at an early age. This          Winter Slam Basketball Tournament at one facility
 program was developed for players who have had          on five courts for travel/club teams. The event will
 multiple years of experience playing basketball in an   be for boys and girls grades 3rd-8th. The team fee
                                                         will be $200. If registering multiple teams, discounts
 organized team setting. It focuses on core
                                                         will be available. Rosters will be checked at Team
 fundamental mechanics that will set your player up      Check-In. All games will be played with a stopped
 for growth and success at the middle school level.      clock on all dead balls. There is a 3 game
                                                         guarantee. Trophies will be awarded for each
                                                         division and MVPs.
             CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
                                                         Ages
                                                         3rd – 8th Grades
                                                         Registration Fee
                                                             $200 for First Team
                                                             $150 for Each Additional Team
                                                         Tournament Location
                                                         Sports Edge Facility
                                                         8457 Western Way
                                                         Jacksonville, FL 32256
                                                         Divisions
                                                         Multiple Divisions for Both Boys and Girls Teams

                                                                  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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 JJVA GIRLS TRAVEL TEAMS
 HEADING TO THE
 FLORIDA HOLIDAY CHALLENGE
 The JJVA Girls Travel Teams will be heading to
 Daytona Beach, FL to participate in the Florida
 Holiday Challenge over the next two weekends.
 All JJVA 12U-15U Travel teams will begin
 competition on December 11-12 and all JJVA
 16U-18U teams will compete the following
 weekend on December 18-19. Teams have been
 training hard over the last month in preparation
 for the event and are looking forward to
 competing against some of the best clubs in the
 state of Florida. Sessions have been designed to              COACH OF THE MONTH
 train all teams in each age group by position as
 well as including some in house scrimmages. All
 of our teams recently received their uniform
 packages for the season, with a special thank
 you from all coaches and players to Matt
 Blaylock at BIG'S Sports for being our uniform
 provider. Best of luck to all teams as the 2021-22
 Travel Tournament Season starts just next week!

                                                      Congratulations to JJVA 18 Teal Head Coach Meghan
                                                      Magnusson on being named our December Coach of
                                                      the Month. Meghan, a former JJVA player herself , has
                                                      been assisting Head Recruiting Coordinator CJ
                                                      Sherman with all of our athletes and their recruiting
                                                      process, and this season will bring a vast amount of
                                                      collegiate coaching experience and knowledge to
                                                      share with our 18U athletes this season. We are
                                                      extremely thankful to have you as part of our JJVA
                                                      Family!

                                                      If you would like to nominate a coach for coach of the month, or
                                                      athlete for athlete of the month please email
                                                      clubadmin@jjva.com.
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               JJVA BOYS TRAVEL TEAMS
           TOP FINISHERS AT AAU GRAND PRIX
 Congratulations to our JJVA Boys Travel Teams on their top finishes at the 2022 AAU
 Grand Prix in Orlando, FL. Teams competed against some of the top AAU clubs in
 the state of Florida. Director Ashley Monfort said: " I am extremely proud of our
 teams and how hard they have been trainign over the past several months. Several
 of our teams were able to compete with some of the best teams in our region, and
 we are looking forward to competing at a national level in the coming months."
 Here's how the teams finished:

 JJVA Boys 18 Teal - 3rd Place Open Division
 JJVA Boys 17 Teal - 3rd Place Open Division
 JJVA Boys 17 Black - 8th Place Open Division
 JJVA Boys 16 Teal - 3rd Place Open Division
 JJVA Boys 14 Teal - 2nd Place Open Division
 JJVA Boys 13 Teal - 6th Place Open Division

                                                         JJVA BOYS TRAVEL TEAMS
                                                 HEAD TO ORLANDO FOR THE ORLANDO GOLD
                                                              WINTER CLASSIC
                                                The JJVA Boys Travel Team's will be taking part in the 2022 Orlando
                                                Gold AAU Winter Classic this upcoming weekend December 5-6.
                                                Under the direction of JJVA Boys Director Ashley Monfort our JJVA Boys
                                                Travel Teams have competed in several events already this season
                                                and are looking forward to competing against some of the top boys
                                                clubs in the state of Florida this weekend. Best of luck to all teams this
                                                weekend in Orlando!
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                                                                        JJVA CLUB TEAMS
                                                                  BEGIN THEIR 2021-2022 SEASON
                                                               JJVA is proud to announce that this club season we
                                                               will have twenty-five teams competing in several
                                                               one-day tournaments throughout the 2021-2022
                                                               season. Teams have recently been training twice a
                                                               week in preparation for the first event in January,
                                                               and coaches have been excited with the progress
                                                               athletes have made already. Under the direction of
                                                               Club Program Director John Alipio who said, "It is so
                                                               exciting to see how this program has grown with all
                                                               of these athletes in the facility at once. I am
                                                               extremely grateful to all of the coaches and staff for
                                                               their assistance in helping to provide the best
 JJVA DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS                                   training experience for all of these athletes, and I
JJVA Developmental Programming concluded just before the
                                                               am looking forward to these teams competing in
holiday break last week. Programming will resume in 2022       the couple months."
and registration is open now online. To learn more about our
developmental programs, click the links below and Register
Today!

VolleyStars (Ages 5-8)
Scheduled Friday Evenings 5:15PM-6:15PM
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

Mini Volley (Ages 9 & 10)
Scheduled Friday Evenings 6:15PM-7:15PM
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

TAP (Train & Play) (Ages 11-16)
Scheduled Friday Evenings 4:30PM-5:30PM
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

Train & Play League
Scheduled Friday Evenings & Sunday Mornings
Fridays
11U/12U Division 5:30PM-7:00PM
13u/14U Division 7:00PM-8:30PM
Sundays
All Ages 9:00AM-12:00PM
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE
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            COLLEGE COMMITS                            JJVA ALUMNI WIN NCAA POST SEASON AWARDS
                  2022 Commits                         Congratulations to all of our JJVA alumni who have recently earned NCAA,
                                                       NAIA, and NJCAA post season accolades for the 2021 season! We are
Ella Bailey - Covenant College                         extremely proud of all of you and look forward to seeing you all in our
Isabella Collier - North Texas                         gym over the holiday break!
Annie Dill - Newberry College
Rayvn Dunomes - Pasco Hernando St.                     Marley Banton - MTSU
Madison Fagan - St. Catherine Univ. (MN)               C-USA Libero of the Year
Ellie Jackson - Emanuel College                        Tara Martin - Emory
Christina Killingsworth - Santa Fe College             AVCA NCAA DIII Third Team All- American & All Region First Team
Montana Jackson - Emory University                     Jaden McBride - Embry Riddle
Rachel Johnson - Holy Cross
                                                       First Team SSC All- Conference & Freshman of the Year
Lauren Marien - Gulf Coast State College
                                                       Anastasia Scott - LIU
Kaylany Matos - Florida Gateway
Jayda Mikell - Fort Valley State                       NEC Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-NEC
Jenea Munn - Piedmont College                          Emily Sheperis - Loyola New Orleans
Aliyah Nields - East Stroudsburg State Univ.           SSAC First Team All-Conference
Kristina Nika - Jacksonville University                Alie Smith - USC Aiken
Khloe Pinto - State College of FL.                     First Team PBC All-Conference
Katy Smith - Anderson University
Andrea Thompson - Coastal College of GA.
Maya Walker - Wingate University
Katelynn West Wright - St John's River State
Hailey Wojnaroski - Pasco Hernando St

                 2023 Commits
Abbey Kate Daugherty - Emory University
Robinson Repass - Rollins College
Jenna Otts - Garder Webb University

                                               JJVA CLASS OF 2022 SIGNING DAY
                                                 TUESDAY DECEMBER 14, 2021
                                 JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE OUR 2022 SENIORS & COLLEGE SIGNINGS
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                              JJVA CLUB TOURNAMENT SERIES

                Boys Jingleball      Pre-Season Roundup           Tropical Ice Open     Tropical Ice Club
                Holiday Classic         Independently                Challenge             Challenge
               AAU Sanctioned             Sanctioned              USAV Sanctioned       USAV Sanctioned
               Dec. 11-12, 2021          Dec. 18, 2021              Open & USA               Club
                                                                January 15-17, 2022   January 22-23, 2022

                                                                   Spring Classic      Road to Nationals
              Jax Jam Invitational    First Coast Festival         Presented By         Independently
               USAV Sanctioned         USAV Sanctioned            Texas de Brazil         Sanctioned
              February 5-6, 2022      March 19-20, 2022          USAV Sanctioned         June 4, 2022
                                                                  May 7-8, 2022

                         JJVA ONE DAY TOURNAMENT SERIES

        Ice Breaker           Mardi Gras Madness           Net Threat        Serve the Earth       Jax Attack Local
      Independently               Presented by           Independently       Independently            Showdown
        Sanctioned              Texas de Brazil            Sanctioned          Sanctioned            Presented by
     January 29, 2022            Independently           March 26, 2022       April 9, 2022     Ascension St. Vincent’s
                                   Sanctioned                                                       Independently
                               February 26, 2022                                                      Sanctioned
                                                                                                     April 30, 2022
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