|  | | | OLYMPIANS TO PARTICIPANT IN BOYCE AWARDS BANQUET | | | 
| | Four-time USA Volleyball Olympians Lloy Ball and Danielle Scott-Arruda will take part in festivities surrounding the 64th Annual Dorothy C. Boyce Awards and Recognitions Banquet set for May 21 at the Hilton Minneapolis. The banquet recognizes achievements across the sport of volleyball and will use the theme "Beijing Glory" to celebrate accomplishments at the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The head coaches for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Teams - Hugh McCutcheon and "Jenny" Lang Ping - will also take part in the Boyce Moment highlighting Team USA accomplishments at the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games. MORE . USA Adult Open Volleyball Championships MORE | |
| U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM UPDATE - April 30, 2009 | | | | Four Russian teams with U.S. players remain active in the Super League playoffs. Zenit Kazan, featuring U.S. setter Lloy Ball and opposite Clay Stanley, has opened up a 2-0 match lead over Iskra Odintsovo in the championship series. Visiting Zenit beat Iskra, 3-0 on April 27 and 3-2 on April 28. Stanley had 12 points on 10 kills, one block and one ace in the first match and nine points on seven kills and two blocks in the second. Ball had three points on three kills in the first match and no points in the second. MORE . USAV Announces Preliminary World League Roster MORE
. FIVB World League News and Tickets MORE
. U.S. Men's National Team Home Page MORE | | 
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| WOMEN'S PAN AMERICAN CUP TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE | | | 
| | USA Volleyball and the Miami-Dade Sports Commission has established ticket prices for the Eighth Annual Women's Pan American Cup to be hosted in the city of Miami from June 26 to July 4. The nine-day Pan American Cup, which has three of the four 2008 Olympic Games semifinalists (Brazil, USA and Cuba), will be played on the campuses of the University of Miami and Florida International University. A total of 12 teams are scheduled to compete in the event. Pool play is scheduled for June 26-30, while classification rounds are set for July 2-4. MORE . 2009 Pan American Cup Home Page MORE
. U.S. Women's Update - April 29 MORE
. Kiraly Joins U.S. Women's Staff MORE
. USAV, Anaheim Finalize Relocation Contract MORE
. U.S. Women vs. Egypt Recap 1 - Recap 2
. U.S. Women's Team Media Clippings MORE
. U.S. Women's National Team Home Page MORE | |
| KESSY, ROSS CLAIM SILVER MEDAL AT FIVB KIA OPEN IN BRAZIL | | | | The U.S. women's beach volleyball team of Jen Kessy and April Ross fell to Brazil's Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca in the gold medal match at the KIA Open in Brasilia, Brazil, part of the SWATCH FIVB World Tour. It took fifth-ranked Juliana and Larissa 44 minutes to defeat top-seeded Kessy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.), 2-0 (21-18, 21-18). MORE . Dalhausser/Rogers Fourth in Brazil MORE
. Baby Boom in U.S. Volleyball MORE
. Walsh Appears in People.com Celebrity Pregnancy Magazine MORE
. USAV Beach Volleyball Coaching Clinics MORE
. USAV Beach Programs Registration MORE
. 2009 USA Beach Junior Tour Opens May 2 at Gulport, Miss. MORE
. USAV Beach HP Tryouts MORE
. USAV Beach Development Camps MORE
. U.S. Beach Home Page MORE | | 
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| AVP CROCS TOUR MOVES TO SAN DIEGO MAY 1-3 | | | 
| | The AVP Crocs Tour San Diego Open will be contest May 1-3 at the Harrah's Rincon Casino located at 777 Harrah's Rincon Way in Valley Center, Calif. Ticket prices are $40 courtside, $20 general admission and $10 youth (under 18 or valid college ID). MORE . Top Seeds Win at Riverside Open MORE
. AVP Ultimate VIP Fan Experience MORE
. AVP to Host Summer Beach Camps MORE
. AVP Hosts Elite Camp/Combine MORE
. Beach Volleyball Joins Fantasy Sport MORE | |
| USA JUNIOR OlYMPIC VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIERS | | | | All 10 qualifying events into the USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships, set for June 26-July 5 at Miami, have been completed. Within the next couple weeks, all bids will have been awarded for the 788-team event. RESULTS . USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships Allocations 12s - 13s - 14s-18s
. USA Adult Open Championships MORE
. USA Boys' Bid Events MORE
. USA Girls' Qualifier Events MORE
. USA Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships BOYS - GIRLS
. News Clippings on Jr. Volleyball MORE
. USAV Juniors Home Page MORE | | 
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| HP GIRLS' YOUTH, WOMEN'S JUNIOR TRYOUT RESULTS | | | 
| | USA Volleyball High Performance Department is pleased to announce the release of its girls' tryout results for 2009. On April 29, the USA Volleyball High Performance Girls' Youth results will be posted followed by the Women's Junior tryout results on April 30 and Girls' Select tryout results on May 6. Confirmation deadline for all Youth programs is May 7, and named rosters will soon follow. MORE . USAV Selects Men's Junior Training Team MORE
. USAV HP Development Camps MORE
. USA High Performance Home Page MORE | |
| BARNETT, PRIDDY TALK VOLLEYBALL ON INTERNET | | | | Reid Priddy and Kevin Barnett, both two-time U.S. Volleyball Olympians, are sparking further interest in the sport of volleyball through the Internet with its THE NET LIVE online radio show that debuted on March 21, 2009. Among the guests on the show have been Hugh McCutcheon, Misty May-Treanor, Karch Kiraly, John Speraw and many others. MORE | | 
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| JUNIATA WINS MOLTEN DIVISION III MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP | | | 
| | Top-seeded Juniata swept No. 2 Stevens Institute of Technology to win the 2009 Molten Division III Men's Invitational Volleyball Championship on April 18 on the campus of Ramapo College. The Eagles have won a record six Molten Invitational championship titles. The Eagles won the title match with scores of 30-26, 30-25 and 30-19. In the consolation game, No. 3 UC Santa Cruz defeated No. 4 Ramapo 3-2 (30-27, 27-30, 30-26, 27-30, 15-13). MORE . NCAA Approves Sand Volleyball as Emerging Sport MORE
. AVCA Spring Conference: 21st Century Coaching Skills MORE | |
| USA VOLLEYBALL REPLICA JERSEYS NOW ON SALE | | | | Looking for a unique gift idea? USA Volleyball has replica jerseys from its 2008 Olympic Games indoor teams available for a limited time. Replica jerseys are available for all 24 U.S. players who participated in the 2008 Olympic Games, as well as personalized jersey options. MORE | | 
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| USAV PARTNERS WITH UNITED AS PREFERRED CARRIER | | | | USA Volleyball has partnered with United Airlines, the official airline sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Team, as a preferred provider for travel to recognized USA Volleyball events and meetings in 2009. The agreement provides discounts of 2-10 percent on domestic and 7-15 percent on international flights when booking by phone. A 5 percent discount is available when purchasing domestic tickets online. MORE | | 
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| USA VOLLEYBALL COACHING ACCREDITATION PROGRAM (CAP) |
Spring, 2009 IMPACT Webinars Open for Registration!
The remaining schedule for the webinars are May 6-7, May 20-21, June 3-4, June 10-11, June 21 and June 28. Please note that times will be 6 p.m. Mountain Time (8 p.m. Eastern Time) for each course unless otherwise noted. If there is a large group that would like to setup a separate time then contact Andy.Pai@usav.org. Prices will go up AGAIN beginning June 1, so don't wait any longer - get your IMPACT certification done NOW! Spring/Summer 2009 CAP Courses Open for Registration!
Courses and Clinics confirmed and OPEN FOR REGISTRATION NOW include: CAP Modules at the St. Louis University Coaches Clinic on May 8-9 CAP Modules at the AVCA Spring Conference in Provo Utah on May 8-10 CAP I Hosted by Carolina Storm Volleyball Club, Concord, N.C., on May 9-10 CAP I & II Hosted by the Viper VBC in San Antonio, TX on May 30-31, plus a series of Kids Clinics featuring Head Clinician Ryan Millar from the USA Gold Medal Men's Team on Friday May 29th, and a Sitting Volleyball Clinic featuring John Kessel on Monday June 1. CAP I Hosted by Winning Edge Volleyball Center in Dallas on June 6-7 CAP I & II and possibly VCAP at the GJOVC in Miami on June 24-27; All must attend the first evening on June 25 from 4-10 pm, followed by two days of morning and afternoon "WAVE" schedule of sessions. So if a coach is playing the a.m., then they can attend the p.m. sessions and vice versa. CAP I at the BJOVC in Atlanta on June 30 to July 3; The boys schedule will follow the girls format mentioned above. Other yet to be confirmed date/sites included on the CAP schedule page now: CAP at the Gulf Coast RVA, and the IREVA in summer or fall; CAP Modules at the High Performance Championships in Ft. Lauderdale in July; Bayou Region CAP I in late July/early August; CAP I & II in the Keystone Region in late July/early August; CAP I & II in McLean, Va., in October, in Colorado Springs at the USOTC on Nov. 28-29, at the AVCA Convention in Tampa in December, and others later this year. USAV CAP is actively seeking new dates and sites to add to the schedule. If you or your organization is interested in hosting either a full CAP I or II course or a Modules Clinic, or licensing sessions from your own Coaches Clinic as CAP Modules, please contact Diana or Andy at cap@usav.org. USAV Education and Human Kinetics Book & DVD Release! The USAV Education Department and Human Kinetics Publishing have collaborated on a new book and DVD titled Volleyball Systems & Strategies, which was released at the end of March and is available for purchase now. USAV-CAP Cadre member Stu Sherman wrote and USAV Director of Education Diana Cole edited this new resource for coaches which will be also available soon on the USA Volleyball Web site. Watch for more information to come!  Volleyball Systems and Strategies is your guide to implementing the top systems and strategies for consistent execution and superior team play. With this special book and DVD package, you'll identify the offensive and defensive systems best suited to your team's talents, in-game situations, and your opponent's style of play. Go on the court with the DVD and see the game's best serve, serve-receive, offensive, and defensive systems and strategies in action. Compare each system's advantages and limitations, then master on-the-court execution with over 80 included practice drills - complete with variations and coaching tips. If you're ready to maximize your team's talents, ace the competition, and step up to championship play, let Volleyball Systems & Strategies be your guide to bringing home the gold. NEW USAV Coaching Education Channel Live on www.Dartfish.TV
The new USAV Coaching Education video channel is up & running on Dartfish.TV with five Coaching Performance Series video clip collections currently available for subscription. Each of the five featured skill collections includes video clips of high school and USA National Team players demonstrating skills from multiple angles, with embedded Key Position text, on-screen drawings & annotations. With each collection subscription coaches will be able to view the video clips, print out the Key Position photos and scripts, and print out supporting articles such as Teaching Tips and Drills for each skill. A great resource for all coaches, additional skill collections will continue to be added and made available for subscription. Check out the Best of Coaching Performance Series and the Promo Page now! The USA Volleyball Education Department is happy to announce a partnership with both the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) to create a new Internet-based on-demand coaching course - Fundamentals of Coaching Volleyball - for beginning coaches. The course is scheduled for a late summer/early fall release. Watch for more information to come! | |
| NAMES AND NOTES | | | The NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship will be held May 7 and May 9, The title match will be broadcast live May 9 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN 360...A free youth volleyball clinic will be held at Smith Field on the campus of Brigham Young University on May 9 at noon. 2008 U.S. Olympic Team gold medalist Ryan Millar will be the lead clinician. After the clinic, BYU will host Fan Fest at 2 p.m. leading into the NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship match at 5 p.m...Roland Stone, the former Commissioner of Ohio Valley and the old Region IV, passed away on April 26. "Stoney" was a long-time leader of USA Volleyball and laid the groundwork for his region that now has become our most populous region (in terms of USAV membership numbers) over the past several years. You may view the obituary and other information by clicking here...Glenn Purdy, a USA Volleyball National certified Official and Scorekeeper, passed away on April 26. He was also a former member of the Ohio Valley Region Board of Directors...Former USA Volleyball Board of Director Sue Sinclair was awarded the George E. Killian Award of Excellence by the National Junior College Athletic Association during the organization's annual conference in Providence, R.I., on April 7...Westside Select 16U, a club in the Iowa Volleyball Region, honored Shayla Holwegner on Feb. 22 in its 801 Grand Power Climb. For the story, click here...The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel (PROP) approved recommendations from the NCAA Women's Volleyball Rules Committees that will be implemented in the 2009-10 academic year. For details, click here...The City of Havre, a town of 9,618 population nestled in north central Montana, will be a bit smaller this summer for a long weekend when some 40 or so residents travel to Colorado Springs for the 2009 State Games of America. To read more, click here...The University of Maine-Orono has suspended operations of its NCAA Division I women's volleyball program. For details, click here...Andrew Cranford was named the AVCA Division III Men's National Player of the Year. For details, click here...The AVCA announced its 2009 Men's Division III All-America Teams. To view who made the teams, click here...Sue Woodstra, a 1984 U.S. Olympic Team silver medalist and assistant coach on the 2008 U.S. Olympic silver-medal Team, was honored by her hometown by being inducted into the Colton Sports Hall of Fame on March 20. To read the story, click here...To read a Providence (R.I.) Journal article on high school boys' volleyball in the area, click here. | |
| EVENT MANAGEMENT & MERCHANDISE SIGNS WITH USAV | | | | USA Volleyball has selected Event Management and Merchandise (EM2) as its "Official Event Merchandiser" and "Official Online Store" as part of a four-year agreement running through 2012, USA Volleyball Secretary General Kerry Klostermann. MORE | | 
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