College players ‘serve’ as instructors at WCHS camp

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

Coach Franklin Fisher is holding his annual volleyball camp this week. Candace Stubblefield, left, and Amanda Goad square off during blocking drills while the rest of the campers wait their turn. (Dale Stubblefield photo)

The Warren County Lady Pioneer volleyball team is getting ready for the fall season with a camp this week held at the WCHS gym.

Coach Franklin Fisher has brought in several college volleyball players from MTSU and Tennessee Tech to conduct the camp, which runs from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. each day this week.

The camp is providing advanced skills to both the high school and middle school teams in running the offense, hitting, passing, defense and serving. Kelly Cannon from White County, now a player at Tech, along with MTSU standout Dara McLean of Manitoba, Canada, have been putting the high school team through its paces this week.

“In recent years we have brought in college coaches to conduct the camp,” Fisher explained. “This year we went in a different direction with the college players. Kelly and Dara have done a great job teaching what they know.

“It may be because our team is more mature this year, but the girls are really absorbing what these college players are teaching them. Or it could be because the college players are more of the same age as the high school team. I’m not sure, but they have done an excellent job.”