And it's off with another season for the Crush Volleyball Club.

But with a twist.

The 2018-2019 campaign for the club got going this past weekend at Weledeh Gymnasium with its development camp, which featured work with the 16U and 17U boys and 14U girls. If the girls reference made you look twice, that's because the girls program is new for this year, but not totally new for the club.

Jeannie Mathison, the club's head coach, said before the boys program became the focus for the re-launched club in 2014, girls was the focus.

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It seemed to be popular as 32 girls came out to the camp, which happened on Sunday; the boys were in action the day before.

That was a surprise to Mathison.

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This isn't anything competitive, said Mathison.

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With so many girls and no cuts, there is the possibility of more than one team being put together in the 14U division, but Mathison said it all depends on how the skill level looks.

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When it comes to the boys, both sets of teams will be training together and just like the girls, it will come down to what the best fit is for the team.

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In terms of tournaments, the plan is to go to Alberta Volleyball's Premier Tournaments with two in the 14U category and three for the 16U and 17U divisions followed by a provincial championship for each.

Mathison said the club hasn't confirmed that any tournament is a no-go, but there are wait-and-see issues.

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