Rod Wilde and Molten Camps
Molten Volleyball Camps is pleased to announce the addition of Rod Wilde to the Coaching Cadre. Wilde will join Wayne King and Ruth Leitzke in the planning of Satellite camps as well as the 2009 Molten Team Camp.
Rod Wilde is an international champion as both a player and Coach. Wilde, was an alternate for the United States volleyball team that won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics. He broke his leg in match against Russia just six weeks before the games. A member of the U.S. National Team from 1982–84 and again from1989–91, Wilde also served as an assistant coach with the U.S. men's national team from 1993–2000. He was selected as an assistant coach to both the 1996 and 2000 Olympic teams. He also aided the U.S. to a bronze medal at the 1994 World Championships. In 1999, Wilde was the head coach of the U.S. Pan-American team.
Wilde brings a wealth of camp experience to the Molten Camps program. The former manager of the High Performance Programs with U.S.A. Volleyball (USAV), Wilde oversaw all aspects of the USAV programs for high school athletes including the Junior and Youth National teams. In 2004, Wilde was recognized by USA Volleyball with a George J. Fisher Leader in Volleyball Award.
What To Expect At A Molten Camp
Elite level volleyball training in your own gym! As Nike PoWered Camps we trained over 2,500 athletes last summer and now with we will be training with YOU!
Molten Volleyball Camps (MVC) are designed to teach players the fundamentals of power volleyball. They are a great way for your team to bond and compete before the fall season begins, and for individuals to work on skills needed in that first try-out period of your high school season.
MVC camps will consist of individual skill instruction, training and practice drills as well as competition. The camps' goal is to meet the needs of each individual camper. Campers will be grouped based on skill level and/or age. The staff will not only focus on the fundamental skills of volleyball, they will also meet with your coach and present innovative ways to better the program as a whole.
MVC is a training and teaching camp for the athlete and coach. Each day will consist of skill instruction, skill drill and competition. Player's will receive a T-shirt with their enrollment and daily incentives can be earned. The number of athletes will be limited, so early registration is recommended. Players of all levels are welcome. All campers are insured (MVC is a secondary provider).
Founders
Wayne King, is the co-founder of Molten Volleyball Camps (formerly Nike PoWered Camps). As the owner/director of Club Fusion and WI PoWer, King has prided himself in bringing top level training to athletes all over Illinois and Wisconsin. Molten Volleyball Camps are simply an extension of that vision. King has been named Coach of the Year by the NJCAA and the AVCA. In 2006 he was honored by USAV as an Outstanding Clinician. He has coached three teams to a National Championship including Kishwaukee College and his Club Fusion team. King has coached 100's of DI and DII college athletes.
Ruth Leitzke, Leitzke is the co-founder of Molten Volleyball Camps. Having previously traveled the state doing summer camps for coaching friends Leitzke gladly partnered with King to bring the same opportunity to more schools. Leitzke has a varied and successful coaching career. In her 13 years as Hustisford High School Head Coach her teams won nine conference championships, four sectional titles, two state runner-up titles and one state championship. She is credited with building Wisconsin PoWer to its present state of six sites and over 50 teams. As President of the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association she is best known for her dedication to athletes and teaching them the sport she loves.
Lead Coaches
Erika Leitzke, is the head coach at Iowa Wesleyan College. She is a former Division I College setter. This is Leitzke's 5th summer with the program.
Tony Larocca, is an assistant coach at Waunakee High School. He is a lead coach and a member of the Wisconsin PoWer Dodge County and Wisconsin PoWer Madison coaching staffs. He is in his 5th summer with the program.
Rod Wilde, brings a wealth of camp experience to the Molten Camps program. The former manager of the High Performance Programs with U.S.A. Volleyball (USAV), Wilde oversaw all aspects of the USAV programs for high school athletes including the Junior and Youth National teams. In 2004, Wilde was recognized by USA Volleyball with a George J. Fisher Leader in Volleyball Award.
Ron Sweet, is the head coach of NJCAA National Championship Kishwaukee College. He was named the 2006 NJCAA Coach of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. He is also a head coach at Club Fusion. Sweet is in his 3rd summer with the program.
Past Molten Camps Hosts
Adams-Friendship . Beaver Dam . Black River Falls . Oakfield . Xavier . Wrightstown . Neenah . Little Chute . Fox Valley Lutheran . Green Bay Southwest . Luxemburg-Casco . Wisconsin Dells . Princeton . Mauston . Lake Mills . Freedom . Pulaski . Marinette . Appleton West . Horicon . New Lisbon . Waterloo . Waukesha North . Waunakee . Lancaster . Mount Horeb . Hurley . Merrill . Medford . Fall River . Hustisford . Highland . Kiel . Reedsburg . Shiocton . Wisconsin Rapids Assumption