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Iain McKellar ‘12 Recruiting Profile

Loughborough College
Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 8DA, UK, INTERNATIONAL
Men's Volleyball

Club:: Newcastle Staffs VC INTERNATIONAL
Height:: 6'7"
Weight:: 195
Dominant Hand:: Left
Age:: 30
Prim. Position:: OPP
Sec. Position:: MH

Standing Reach: 8ft 6in
Block Jump: 10ft 10in
Approach Jump: 11ft 4in

2011-12 Highlights

2011-12 Highlights

Personal Statement

Live Stream for 4/29 Finals: www.volleyballengland.org

YouTube Account with Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/user/IainVB17

My name is Iain McKellar, date of birth 06/02/1994 (mm/dd/yyyy), and I want to develop my volleyball skills to the highest level. I'm a left-handed player, 6'7" tall, 7"1 Armspan and weigh 190 lbs. I compete as a opposite and middle player in the UK for the England Junior National Volleyball team, Loughborough College and Newcastle Staffs Volleyball Club. I start for the leading Division 1 side in the National Volleyball League in England (Newcastle Staffs VC) and play for their Junior U18's team: we are U18 champions 2011 and runners up in 2012. As an England Junior I have competed in tournaments in Europe where our team has gained competitive experience.

I can confirm that I have retained my amateur status, as the National Volleyball League is not professional and I have received no payment for volleyball. I am looking at options for my future development and I have heard from players who have trained in the US that there are opportunities to excel at volleyball. I have been training for 4 hours a day for the past 18 months with an exceptional coach, Rogerio Ponticelli, in Loughborough, the 'home' of sport in England.

I am part of a pioneering group of young players in the UK at the National Volleyball Academy - we were the first group to join the Academy and commit to combining our training program with our academic studies. As a member of the National Volleyball Academy, I have lived away from home since the age of 16; this experience has given me the life skills and the confidence to live independently and, if I have the opportunity to play in the US, I know I would make the transition very quickly. I have great support from my parents (who both played and coached volleyball) and they have encouraged me to follow my ambition to play volleyball at the highest level possible.

I am currently studying A-Levels (Maths, Physics, Economics) in the UK and will complete my A-level exams in June 2012. My future studies at University are important to me because I realise my competitive volleyball career will not be forever. I am very interested in training, developing and playing competitively at University. I would like to learn more about how your training programme is broken down and what I could expect as an elite athlete at your University.

Please would you consider me for your student-athlete program. Thank you, Iain McKellar

Athletics

High School Information

Years w/ Varsity:
2 years
Varsity Starter:
2 years
2012 Varsity Team
Starter - Jersey: #3
Individual Awards:
1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-County, 1st Team All-Region, 1st Team All-Area, 1st Team All-State
Team Awards:
National 3rd Place, State Champs, Regional Champs, Sectional Champs, Conference Champs
2011 Varsity Team
Starter - Jersey: #3
Individual Awards:
1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-County, 1st Team All-Region, 1st Team All-Area, 1st Team All-State
Team Awards:
Regional Champs, Sectional Champs, Conference Champs

Club Information

Seasons of Club Experience:
3 seasons
2012 Newcastle Staffs VC INTERNATIONAL (National League and U18 Champions)
Notes: One of the leading Senior and Junior teams in the UK. Seniors are currently top of National Volleyball League Division I. Juniors are current U18 Champions and we hope to become so again in April. Juniors have also competed in a "Champions League" event called eurovolley where we placed 6th last year.
2011 Newcastle Staffs VC INTERNATIONAL (National League Division 1)
2010 Newcastle Staffs VC INTERNATIONAL (National League, second team)
Notes: Won promotion for second team; moved to play for first team

Coach References

Juniors Coach
Rogerio Ponticelli, England Coach
Club Coach
Will Roberts

Events

Camp/Event

National U18 Final
4/28/12 to 4/29/12
Previous Champions fight to retain title. Vice Captain and starting 'Senior'.
Camp/Event

Tourneo Internazionale
4/6/12 to 4/9/12
placed 7th excellent game vs Italian national team
Camp/Event

CEV European Youth Championships
1/5/12 to 1/12/12
England Junior Competition
Camp/Event

Eurovolley
9/15/11 to 9/18/11
Placed 6th in Europe for Newcastle Staffs VC U18 squad
Camp/Event

UK School Games
9/1/11 to 9/4/11
Silver medallist for England North and Vice Captain
Camp/Event

Torneo Internazionale U19
4/6/11 to 4/10/11
Competing as an England Junior
Camp/Event

CEV European Youth Championship
1/3/11 to 1/7/11
Competed as an England Junior

Training

At National Volleyball Academy in Loughborough
F
2 Years
Train for 4 Hours every day, S&C or Serve/Serve recieve in morning and everything else in the evening. Fitted around attending Loughborough College to sit A-Levels
At Newcastle Staffs VC
F
2 Years
Before i attended the academy i trained twice a week with the rest of the team and played games at weekends and did some S&C work in my own time.
England Juniors Training and Holding camps
F
2 Years
Train for a week or two during each holiday and a couple of weekends a month during school time

Additional Sports

Soccer
F
1 Year
Sophomore Team
Had a Trial for Manchester City Football club as a Junior Goalkeeper

Academics

Grades

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Test Scores

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High School Information

High School:: Loughborough College
State:: International

Academic Accomplishments

Honors Classes:

Yes. Advanced Level Physics, Maths, Economics in the UK

AP Classes:

Yes. Advanced Level Physics, Maths, Economics in the UK

Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?

Yes

Awards, Achievements and Activities

Award
- 2010 Best Student Mathematics Award
Activity
- Lifesaving Award
Activity
- Duke of Edinburgh Award

My Info

Contact Information

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Mailing Address

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Statistics

Statistic	2012 Newcastle
Games Played	59 sets
Matches Played	17 matches

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