"Giving girls a chance to fly"
Watsonville
Starlings Volleyball
Club
Watsonville Starlings
Program History
Starlings is the first league program to offer volley ball to the
girls in the community of Watsonville.  Participation in athletic
activities is an effective measure in keeping kids off the
streets and out of trouble which is the primary goal of the
Watsonville Starlings program.   More than volleyball, the
program helps girls become more responsible, more
disciplined and more mindful of their habits regarding their
physical and mental health.      

Starlings 2007
Our first EVER Starlings team was our group of 16's. We started with 12
girls. Our very first tournament was a three day assault in San Jose for
the Presidents Day tournament, where we started off as the 154 seed
and ended at the same spot.  Compare this to our final tournament in
San Diego where we competed against 40 Starlings teams from all over
the country and finished 15th. GREAT WORK Starlings!!!

In March 2007 I realized that I had to much free time on my hands and
started the Starlings 14's team.  Thanks to the leadership of Coach
Monce, we were able to offer the 14's girls a season and the experience
to develop their skills of volleyball at a highly competitive level.
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For 2008, Starlings had one 14's team a 16-1's team and added a second 16's team and had
over 30 girls participating in the program.   Watsonville Starlings has grown to be a
program that supports positive life skills and helps ladies build confidence and the 137th
seed and ended as the 79th seed, one of the 169 teams that made the most improvement
over the three days of game play.   Once again...GREAT WORK Starlings!!!

The second season of Starlings brought more accomplishments.   All Starlings teams were
finishing in the top of most of their final tournaments.   Starlings 16-1 finished in the top
five of all eight tournaments played this season and finished first place in two.   In San
Diego, the 14's team played in the Division 5 pool and finished first place.  The 16-2 team
played in the 16's Copper Division 4 pool and finished in second place, 20th out of 47
teams and earned the Watsonville program their first medal.   The 16-1 team played in the
16's Gold Division 1 pool and finished 4th place out of all 47 16's teams that played in San
Diego 2008!!!

Starlings 2009
This season of Starlings was better than ever.  We had some of the strongest
teams go through so many unpredictable changes and we were still able to
excel as teams.   Even though we lost some good athletes we proved to be
the strongest program in the area.   This year starlings started with 4 teams;
one 18's, two 16's and one 14's team and after many changes the program
ended with three strong teams.   

The 18's team started off rough, losing many games but after a few
tournaments we were able to get back to the game we were used to playing
and got over the "bump" of power league.   If things work out right... look out
next season NCVA.   The 16's team was good all season and began to really
gel as a team in the end.   The had to deal with a lot of mid season changes
and did a great job staying focused on what was important... playing as a
team.   The 15's team had to deal with the most change but after it all they
became one of the strongest teams in the program.

This year all Watsonville Starlings teams did a great job in San Diego.  The
15's played some tough matches , had some close games and great victories  
and finished in 12th out of 42 teams.   The 16's also had some close games
and played strong to the end finishing 11th in Silver Division and the Starlings
17s won 1st place Silver division coming in 9th out of 39 teams overall.

This season, Watsonville Starlings also had 2 ladies selected out of over 70
athletes to participate in a USA Volleyball training camp.  Illyssa Segura and
Vanessa Torres travelled to North Carolina where they trained with some of
the best athletes and coaches from all over the United States.  
GOOD JOB LADIES!!!
204 Broadway
Santa Cruz Ca, 95060
831.588.5853
coach@watsonvillestarlings.com