Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball Association

UPDATES BELOW Isabella Hoppe and Natalie Carr have been crushing the beach scene and have won AVP and USAV Beach National Qualifiers! Isabelle Hoppe and Dave Evans Treasure Lake Coed Doubles Sand Volleyball Tournament Champions! ... 19 teams- undefeated all day! Mia Tuman and Ava Carney have been invited to train at the Olympic Training Center in Anaheim, California with the U17 & U18 National Team Developmental Program from July 18-23! #riseup

Congratulations to Pitt Elite alumni @elleburns_12 on tying the knot! Celebrating with her are former Pitt Elite teammates and current coaches! Congratulations to Ellie and Evan

The End of the Year celebration was a HUGE success! From beautiful weather to delicious food, (and some intense cornhole games!) we are so thankful for the opportunity to get our athletes, coaches and families together to celebrate an awesome season and to say THANK YOU! Kudos to Ashley Green and Maureen Ricci for organizing such a fabulous event!

Congratulations to Pitt Elite alumna Isabella Seman on graduating from Elon University! She was a part of the Elon Women’s Volleyball Team and graduating with a B.A in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Political Science. Congrats Bella!

Proud of these Pitt Elite Alumni!

Congratulations Sarah Our very own Sarah White was invited to the 2021 US Women’s U20 National Training Team in Las Vegas, Nevada. She will train with 20 other athletes for 10 days in hopes of making the travel team to compete in the 2021 U20 FIVB World Championships in Belgium and the Netherlands. Good Luck Sarah!

Alexa Psotka | Outside Hitter | 5-11 | Bethel Park, Pa. Psotka is a two-time WPIAL All-Conference performer and a 2020 Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association All-State player who joins the Cougars from Bethel Park High School in Bethel Park, Pa. The 5-foot-11 outside hitter has been named a WPIAL 4A Coaches Association Player of the Week in three separate seasons and is a three-time All-Section honoree. She has led her team in kills, hitting percentage and aces each of the last four seasons and recorded her 1,000th career kill on October 1, 2020. "Alexa is a highly competitive player with a great all-around game," Kepner said. "She has a great work ethic and I know this will help her make the transition to college and the sand."

Check out 17 Elite’s Setter Mia Tuman mic’d up!

Check out this article written by our strength training coach, Dan Knorr, on what you should eat before/during/after a volleyball tournament to perform at your best!

COMMITMENT ALERT Congratulations to Taylor Paul for committing to Fairmont State University!

Dan Knorr - Owner, Head Sport Performance Specialist and Personal Trainer "Fitness is not a goal, a lifestyle, or a pastime. It is the achievement and satisfaction of ones inner and outer strength. It is not my job, but my passion to help you move one step further, one step higher, and one step beyond each step prior. To Become Better." Reminder: go to the website and you will find the workouts under programs. Let’s become better in and out of the gym!

Since we didn’t get to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day yesterday, the A and C block celebrated today!

Mark your Calendars Our very own, Sarah White is being honored on ESPN at 4 PM this Sunday, January 3 on TV! She is on the 1st Team UnderArmour All American Team! Congratulations Sarah!

Spike the Elf got word that we were shut down a little early over the holidays so he took it upon himself to take care of facility and have some fun!

Wishing every a healthy and happy holiday from your Become Better family