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Spencer Honda | ScoringLiveJuly 16, 2018, 11:53pm
KAPIOLANI — For the second year, Hawaii-born U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team members Micah Christenson, Erik Shoji and Kawika Shoji took time out of their short vacations home to host the second annual Christenson Shoji Volleyball Clinic at the lower gym on the campus of Iolani School.
Monday night's clinic was held in two sessions of grades eight–nine and grades 10–12 and comes on the heels of next week's U.S. Men's National Team training camp session being held in Hawaii.
"We wanted to focus a little bit more on setting and defense which are our specialties," Kawika Shoji said, who is an Iolani ‘06 grad. "We just don't have so much time. We try to narrow it down a little bit and give the kids some more specific instruction and keep it fun."
Last year's clinic was held on Christenson's old stomping grounds at Kamehameha, but this year's smaller venue allowed for more intimate instruction.
"We couldn't find a massive gym this year so it made it a little more intimate, got the parents involved too and I think everyone enjoyed it and we had a good time," Kawika Shoji said.
Following the night of drills, a Q&A was open to both kids and parents where the discussion landed on topics of time management, mental toughness, playing more than one sport and traveling the world, as well as a promotional video of Christenson setting balls through basketball hoops while blindfolded (spoiler alert: "I can see through the blindfold," he revealed).
A portion of proceeds from the clinic will benefit Special Olympics Hawaii.
It's an ace of a night at the 2nd Annual Christenson Shoji Volleyball Clinic! Mahalo @kshoji7 & @mchristenson5 for supporting our athletes. pic.twitter.com/NdYA3LRouS — Special Olympics HI (@SOHawaii) July 17, 2018
It's an ace of a night at the 2nd Annual Christenson Shoji Volleyball Clinic! Mahalo @kshoji7 & @mchristenson5 for supporting our athletes. pic.twitter.com/NdYA3LRouS
The trio are coming off the U.S. Men's National Team's bronze medal finish at the FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League finals earlier this month in France.
"The more and more we play around the world, we realize if you have a super high level of skill, you can play at the highest level," Kawika Shoji said.
"That's why Hawaii is able to produce world class players because we are very, very skilled and that's a compliment to not only the kids but the coaches and parents and fans who have really developed such a strong volleyball culture," he continued.
An open-public team practice will be held Thursday, July 26 at 9 a.m. back at Iolani's gym followed by intrasquad scrimmages 7 p.m. Friday night at Kamehameha Kapalama's Kekuhaupio Gym and 6 p.m. Saturday night at Kalani High School. Admission will be $10.
Aloha, Hawaii! The U.S. Men are coming your way:July 26 at 9a: Training at Iolani HS (Q&A to follow)July 27 at 7p: Red/Blue scrimmage at Kamehameha HS ($10 at door)July 28 at 6p: Red/Blue scrimmage at Kalani HS ($10 at door)#USAVmnt pic.twitter.com/2RR8yYw5D2 — USA Volleyball (@usavolleyball) July 17, 2018
Aloha, Hawaii! The U.S. Men are coming your way:July 26 at 9a: Training at Iolani HS (Q&A to follow)July 27 at 7p: Red/Blue scrimmage at Kamehameha HS ($10 at door)July 28 at 6p: Red/Blue scrimmage at Kalani HS ($10 at door)#USAVmnt pic.twitter.com/2RR8yYw5D2
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