Riverdale, N.Y. (November 3, 2005)-- Manhattan Volleyball head coach Ray Green is one of only eight coaches nation-wide that have been selected to serve as an advisor for the NCAA Youth Education through Sports Clinic (YES). The program will be held on December 17 in San Antonio, Texas in conjunction with the Division I NCAA Volleyball Championships.
Green, who will serve at the clinic for the second time in his career, is looking forward to the event. "I thoroughly enjoyed the experience the first time around, and I am honored and elated to be a part of the program again," said Green.
The program is designed to teach boys and girls the "fun" in fundamentals of sports and life. The recruitment effort for the clinic heavily involves ethnic minority populations in addition to those youth who are underserved in the area of sports participation.
Joining Green at the clinic will be Lady Jasper seniors setter
Lori Bambauer and libero
Ashley Davis. Under the guidance of Green and the other selected coaches, Bambauer and Davis, along with several other student-athletes, will have the task of instructing the YES participants. In previous years, a majority of the instruction came from the coaches, but with this academic year being the 100th anniversary of the NCAA and the "Year of the Student-Athelete," the NCAA has increased the instructional involvement of the student-athletes.
"Not only is this a tremendous opportunity for myself, Ashley and Lori, but it is great that the youth will get a chance to work with and learn from such high-level student-athletes," said Green.
