April 17, 18, & 24
Registration opens January 15 at 8:00am
Setter Academy - Saturday, April 17, 2026
Registration closes Thursday, April 15 at 11:59pm.
Libero School - Sunday, April 18, 2026
Registration closes Thursday, April 15 at 11:59pm.
Attacker School - Saturday, April 24, 2026
Registration closes Thursday, April 22 at 11:59pm.
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Important for Parents/Guardians:
To register your child for any camp, you'll need to:
1. Create your account *Note: Due to system constraints, only current MTU students, faculty, and staff may use an MTU email. All others must use or create a different email address to create an account.
2. Add your children as your affiliates (with their date of birth).
3. Register your child through their affiliate profile (profile options in top right corner), not your own, for any program with an age requirement.
This ensures accurate participant info and correct age group placement.
Create your accounts early to be ready!
Additional information on how to create your user account can be found here.
Additional information on how to create your child's affiliate account can be found here.
Registration and payment can be completed
online or in person at the
SDC Ticket Office.
MTU Recreation Programs Cancellation Policy
Email
sportscamps@mtu.edu to be added to our list for future announcements, notifications, and reminders.
Cost
$75.00/participant (per academy), $180.00 for all 3*
*Registration for all 3 academies is required to request the discounted price. After registration, please email sportscamps@mtu.edu within 30 days to receive the refunded difference.
Clinic Overview
The spring high school skills academies are position-specific, high-intensity skill training designed for athletes with prior experience playing volleyball. Each academy, led by the Michigan Tech Husky Volleyball coaching staff and current players, will provide 5 hours of focused instruction designed to improve the athlete's skill set.
Local coaches of all levels are welcome to attend and observe the teaching of the skills first-hand and the opportunity to collaborate with the MTU coaches and players. There is no cost for coaches to attend. However, we do require coaches to pre-register for each clinic by emailing Mallory Nickelson at mnickels@mtu.edu.
What to Expect
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Setter Academy (April 17): Setter-specific footwork, movements, ball-handling, placement, consistency, offensive decision-making, and game strategy.
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Libero School (April 18): Libero/defensive specialist-specific footwork, movements, reading/anticipation, defensive efficiency, and serve receive.
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Attacker School (April 24): Hitter-specific footwork and form, blocker-specific footwork and form, transition work, approach patterns, scoring strategy, and reading/anticipation.
Days/Times
Check-In: 8:30 am - 9:00 am at the SDC front counter
Clinic: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm (includes a 1-hour break, lunch will not be provided)
Session 1: 9:00 am - 11:30 am
Lunch Break: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm (bring your own)
Session 2: 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Location
SDC Varsity Gym
Special Requirements
Please bring individual water bottles for participants. Knee pads are recommended but not required.
Girls, Grades 8-12
Questions?
Michigan Tech Recreation: 906-487-2975, sportscamps@mtu.edu
Camp Coordinator: Mallory Nickelson, 906-487-2595, mnickels@mtu.edu
Parking
QUICK LINKS : SDC Lot 22 and Gates Lot 23
The two-hour free parking window for MTU students, members and community patrons using SDC and Gates Tennis Center facilities is now administered through the ParkMobile app.
Parking sessions beyond two hours will be charged $1.50 per hour for the additional time, plus a 45-cent ParkMobile transaction fee.
To start a ParkMobile session, scan the QR code posted on signage in the lot, visit the ParkMobile website, or download the ParkMobile app from the App Store or Google Play. Don’t have a smartphone? You can still start a session by calling 1-800-280-4149 or texting “Park” to 77223.
Have Questions?
Contact Michigan Tech Transportation Services by visiting us on campus in Room 100 of the University’s Administration Building, calling 906-487-1441 or emailing parking@mtu.edu. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. After-hours support is available through Michigan Tech Public Safety at 906-487-2216.
Meet the Coaches
Cindy Pindral begins her second season as Head Coach of Michigan Tech Volleyball in 2026. She returned to the Huskies and was named to the eighth leader of the program in December 2024 after being an Assistant Head Coach, Assistant Coach, and Volunteer Coach with the Huskies for seven seasons from 2016 to 2022.
In 2025, four Huskies were named All-GLIAC with Madelynn Kreider, Paige Wagner, and Rachel Zurek on the All-GLIAC Second Team, and Tricia Kennedy an Honorable Mention selection. Tech earned the AVCA Academic Excellence team honors for the 14th straight season.
During her first stint with the Huskies, the team held a 139-62 overall record. Tech went to four straight NCAA Tournaments from 2017-21 and won a pair of regular-season GLIAC championships in the spring of 2021 and then repeated in the fall of 2021. The 2017 Huskies earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time for the program since 2009. The 2019 squad swept Missouri-St. Louis in the first round of the tournament for the first NCAA win since 1995. The 2021 team also advanced to the NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal after a five-set victory over Wayne State.
Pindral was involved with nearly all phases of the program, including skill development, recruiting, scouting, practice planning, film breakdown, and team travel. She also served as the lead coach for the Huskies' youth programs, including the Little Huskies Volleyball Club, All-Skills Camps, and position-specific clinics.
As a freshman, Pindral was the starting setter at the University of Florida during the 2008-09 season. She led the team in assists and the Gators to the NCAA Sweet 16 appearance, an SEC championship, and a No. 10 national ranking. The Gators finished 27-4 overall and 18-2 in the SEC.
Pindral then transferred to the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and was a three-year starter. She was named the Student-Athlete of the Year for the 2009-10 season and a CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2011. Pindral was also named to the 2011 Capital One Division II Academic All-District VII Volleyball Team, leading the Mountain Lions' offense with an average of 9.76 assists per set. She graduated with the sixth-highest assist total (2,151) in school history and the second-highest since the advent of rally scoring and the 25-point set. Her 976 assists in 2011 and 943 assists in 2009 are the two highest assist totals in the 25-point era. She earned a third-team all-RMAC selection in 2011, a second-team selection in 2009, and was named RMAC Setter of the Week twice during her career.
Pindral played the 2012 winter season professionally in the Italian Serie C League as the starting setter for Gio Volley in Aprilia, Italy. She was named to the All-Tournament Team and earned the "Best Setter" award at the Gio Volley Tournament that season.
Pindral was inducted into the Pine Creek High School (Colorado Springs, CO) Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018 as a member of the inaugural class. She was a 2007 PrepVolleyball.com honorable mention All-American and was one of 50 finalists for Andi Collins Award for the nation's best senior setter in 2007. She received Class 5A first-team all-state honors from the Denver Post in 2006 and 2007 and first-team all-state accolades from the Rocky Mountain News in 2007. She was also named to both the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News All-Colorado teams as a senior. Her teams won three district titles, a regional championship, two regional runner-up finishes, and the 2006 Metro League crown. She also led Pine Creek to a berth in the Colorado 4A state tournament in 2005, and the 5A state competition in 2006 and 2007.
Pindral holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Environmental Studies from UCCS and a Master of Science in Energy and Environmental Policy with a Graduate Certificate in Sustainability from Michigan Tech. She has been employed as the Department Administrator for Social Sciences at Tech and was also the Manager of Sustainability Projects and Outreach.
Pindral began her coaching career with Colorado Juniors Volleyball Club where she was a head coach, assistant coach, and the club's lead setting coach over three seasons. Most recently, she has also been involved with Keweenaw Volleyball Club as an administrator and coach. She has also worked camps at the University of Texas, the United States Air Force Academy, and UCCS. She is an active member of USA Volleyball, American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), and is IMPACT Certified.
Mallory Nickelson begins her fourth season as an Assistant Coach with Michigan Tech Volleyball in 2026. The native of St. Louis, Missouri was named to the position in February 2023 after being a four-year starting libero and setter at Roosevelt University and most recently an assistant coach for two seasons at UW-Stevens Point.
The 2025 season was Nickelson’s first with Head Coach Cindy Pindral. Four Huskies were named All-GLIAC with Madelynn Kreider, Paige Wagner, and Rachel Zurek on the All-GLIAC Second Team, while Tricia Kennedy was an Honorable Mention selection. Tech earned the AVCA Academic Excellence team honors for the 14th straight season.
In Nickelson's second season in 2024, the Huskies advanced to the GLIAC semifinal for the eighth consecutive season. Five different Huskies were named to All-GLIAC with Tess Hayes and Meg Raabe honored on the First Team, Paige Wagner and Rachel Zurek on the Second Team, and Kaycee Meiners was Honorable Mention.
In 2023, the Huskies advanced to the GLIAC semifinal for the seventh consecutive time and were honored with the AVCA Academic Excellence Award for the 12th year in a row. Setter Tess Hayes was named the GLIAC Freshman of the Year and to the All-GLIAC Second Team. Kaycee Meiners and Lindy Oujiri were honored on the All-GLIAC First Team. Meg Raabe joined Hayes on the All-GLIAC Second Team, and Rachel Zurek was an Honorable Mention selection.
Nickelson was an assistant coach at UW-Stevens Point under Lyndsay Kooi. The Pointers were 52-16 overall and went to the NCAA Tournament both seasons, advancing in 2022 while also being WIAC Tournament runners-up earlier that season.
As a student-athlete, Nickelson played for former Michigan Tech assistant coach Nic Paquiz at Roosevelt. She was the team captain in 2020-21 and graduated with the second-most assists in school history. She was an all-conference selection in 2019, a three-time academic all-conference team member, and received the 2021 Roosevelt University Presidential Award for Social Justice. Nickelson set the single-match school record for assists with 68 in a five-set win over Indiana South Bend in 2019, earning her NAIA National Player of the week.
Nickelson coached and developed student-athletes at UW-Stevens Point who earned First Team and Honorable Mention All-America honors, the WIAC Player and Newcomer of the Year, and multiple all-conference selections. She assisted in all areas of the Pointers' program and specialized in training defenders and setters while also recruiting, planning team travel, player development, opponent scouting, and academic advising.
Nickelson coached three years at the club level and was the head coach of the 17 National Team at Wisconsin Ice Volleyball Club out of Stevens Point for two seasons. She also spent a season with the 15s group at New Wave Volleyball Club out of Darien, Illinois.
At Roosevelt, Nickelson earned a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Journalism and Media Studies & English with a minor in Integrated Marketing Communications in December 2020. She finished a Master's of Science from UW-Stevens Point in Community and Organizational Leadership in May 2023 where she worked on programming focused on student-athletes in their final year making the transition out of college sports.
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