The Boston Hurricanes is thrilled to introduce our new Wednesday Positional Clinics. Adults are welcome too!

Every Wednesday, we’ll be hosting positional clinics working through a different position each night: setting, libero/ defense, pin offense, middle blocking, serving (we will hold two nights of pin offense).

Each evening will feature a position and guest coach who specialized in their respective role. We will be hosting coaches who are playing, have played, or worked with programs such as Regis College, Boston Bounce, and the US Nationals team.

While we believe all athletes should be well-rounded, we also want to offer space to work on specific skills necessary in an athlete’s individual and distinct role. We have designed these positional clinics for athletes who have chosen a position to play, currently play that position for their high school or club team or have been assigned their position by a high school or club coach. If you have questions about which positional clinics you should/would like to attend, please feel free to email amandalacey@bostonhurricanes.org.

July 9: Setter’s Night
Drills targeted to improve a setter’s warmup, footwork, ball placement, eye work, and decision making.

July 16: Libero/ Defensive Training Night
Concentration on footwork, platform, scooping, eye work, and reaction times.

July 23: Pin Offense Night
Specialized focus on hitting mechanics, efficient footwork, quick transitions, and creative ways to make points happen when you need it most.

July 30: Pin Offense Night
Specialized focus on hitting mechanics, efficient footwork, quick transitions, and creative ways to make points happen when you need it most.

August 6: Serving Night
A space to work on and hone your serve, reviewing basics and serving mechanics, different kinds of serves, and different styles of serving.

August 13: Middle Blockers Night
Training where a middle won’t feel in the way: focus on not only blocking efficiency and technique, but also different kinds of middle swings, footwork, and transition work.

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July 9: Setter's Night
We are excited to announce that Cameron Ponce, our current Hurricanes Black Men’s team setter, will be joining us to share his setting expertise. Cameron is from California, where he played for his high school and the well-known club Bay to Bay. He then traveled east to play D3 at Johnson & Wales, and later set for Boston Bounce from 2020 to 2023.

July 16: Libero / Defensive Training Night
We are thrilled to have Orlando Plagata for our Libero/defensive training night. Orlando is a current Boston Hurricanes Men’s black team defensive player. Before this, he trained in his hometown of Los Angeles, followed by three years at Colby-Sawyer (2019-2022) and two years at Regis College (2023-2024). He was recognized as GNAC defensive player of the week multiple times in 2024, and the statistics show it: he ended the 2024 season with 195 defensive digs, adding to his 868 digs over his entire college career. Orlando was recognized as third in total defensive digs in the GNAC and ninth in career digs at Regis.

July 23: Pin Offense Night
We are thrilled to have US Nationals and Professional volleyball player Jalen Penrose join us for our second offensive night. Jalen began playing at the age of 10, going on to be a four-year varsity player and two-year captain at Cambridge Rindge and Latin. He helped lead his team to win the 2012 State Championship as a junior, and was awarded MVP both his junior and senior years. As his high school career progressed, he was included in the Fab 50 of American best high school players and was recruited with a full scholarship to play D1 at Penn State.

His collegiate career achievements include 3 EIVA Championships, an NCAA semifinalist appearance, and 2018 title of Collegiate Best server. Following graduation he has gone on to play professionally in multiple countries, including Germany, Switzerland, and Japan. While he currently plays professionally abroad, he also is part of the US Nationals team, taking home a gold medal with the team in 2023 in the NORCECA Pan Am Final Six.

July 30: Pin Offense Night and August 6th Serving Night

We are excited to have Coach Alex Adelman for two weeks for both Pin Offense and Serving night. Coach Adelman currently serves as both the Men's and Women's Head Volleyball Coach at Curry College, as well as a coach on staff for Lionheart Volleyball Club. He boasts a collegiate career at Elmira College prior to that, where he was the recipient of the Empire 8 Sportsman of the Year in 2020 and held a position on the United Volleyball Conference All-Academic Team from 2019-2022. Coach Adelman has also worked extensively with the Elmira Heat 18U Women's Volleyball team, Sportime VBC, and Southern Tier Volleyball Club.

August 13: Middle Blockers Night

Our final guest coach will be Tyler Cundiff. Tyler is currently playing for the Boston Hurricanes Men's Black team. He serves as a Men's Assistant Volleyball Coach at Lassell University. His previous teams have achieved conference and NCAA tournament appearances, a top-5 finish at the USAV Junior National Championships, and multiple major wins on the AVP tour.

A native of Hawai'i, Tyler's playing career began on the legendary beach courts at the Outrigger Canoe Club. He boasts a state championship with 'Iolani School, a USAV Junior Olympics championship with Ku'ikahi VBC, an NCAA finals appearance with the University of Southern California, a VLA championship with Boston Bounce, and a top 10 finish at NACIVT with the Boston Hurricanes.

2025 Boston Hurricanes Wednesday Positional Clinics

3 SESSION DEAL! Sign up and pay for 2 sessions and get the 3rd FREE by emailing [email protected] with the 3rd session of your choice! Adults welcome to sign up too!