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		Volume 7, Number 11 Aug. 1, 2009 www.usavolleyball.org SIX TITLES AWARDED AT HIGH PERFORMANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Titles in six divisions were awarded at the 2009 USA Volleyball High Performance Championship will take place at the Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center July 22-26 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. MORE . News Releases MORE . Results MORE . All Tournament Teams MORE . Awards Photos MORE . All Photos MORE . USAV High Performance Home Page MORE USA VOLLEYBALL TO HOST MEN'S WORLD QUALIFIER IN IRVINE USA Volleyball has announced that it will host the 2010 Men's World Championship Qualification Tournament for NORCECA Pool F on Aug. 15-17 at the Bren Events Center on the campus of UC Irvine in Irvine, Calif. Men's volleyball teams from the United States, Panama, Guatemala and Dominican Republic will compete in the event. The 2010 World Championship will be held Sept. 24-Oct. 10, 2010, in Italy. MORE . World Qualifier Tickets and Info MORE . Russia Ends U.S. Men's World League Campaign MORE . Salmon Suspended Four Months for Drug Infraction MORE . U.S. Men's National Team Home Page MORE AMERICAN BEACH TEAMS SWEEP GOLD MEDALS IN MARSEILLE The USA Volleyball beach teams of Jen Kessy and April Ross and Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers swept the women's and men's gold medals on Sunday at the US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem, part of the SWATCH FIVB Grand Slam tournament in Marseille, France. Dalhausser and Kessy were named the tournament MVPs. MORE . U.S. Women Advance to Semifinals in Austria MORE . AVP, Athletes Sign Groundbreaking Contract MORE . Branagh/Youngs, Gibb/Rosenthal Win AVP Manhattan Beach Titles MORE . Q and A with Kerri Walsh MORE . USAV Beach Home Page MORE NEW PLAYERS CENTER STAGE FOR FIVB WORLD GRAND PRIX The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team played two international tournaments on domestic soil (Pan American Cup at Miami and FIVB Women's World Championship Qualification Tournament at Orlando) in June and July with six Olympians playing key roles, but newcomers will take center stage during the upcoming FIVB World Grand Prix that begins on July 31. MORE . Germany Gets Jump on U.S. Women at Grand Prix MORE . U.S. Women's Grand Prix Media Kit MORE . Media Coverage of U.S. Women MORE . U.S. Women's National Team Home Page MORE   U.S. MEN'S JUNIOR TEAM BEATS BELARUS TO OPEN WORLDS The U.S. Men's Junior National Team opened the FIVB World Championships on Friday with a 3-1 (32-30, 21-25, 25-18, 30-28) pool play victory over Belarus at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune, India. The seventh-ranked U.S. Men's Junior Team will play its next pool play match against Tunisia at 1:30 a.m. PT on Saturday. MORE U.S. Men's Junior Team Ready for the World MORE MANHATTAN BEACH HOSTS JUNIOR TOUR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Junior Beach volleyball teams from California and Arizona descended on Manhattan Beach, Calif. to take part in the USA Beach Junior Tour Open Championships on July 25. The tournament is part of the USA Beach Volleyball Junior Tour, a series of beach volleyball events held around the country. Age divisions range from under-12 to under-20. MORE . Manhattan Beach Open Championship Results MORE . Beach Junior Tour Photo Galleries MORE . USA Beach Junior Tour Home Page MORE   U.S. WOMEN'S JUNIOR TEAM FINISHES 12TH AT WORLDS The U.S. Women's Junior National Team ended the 2009 FIVB World Championships on a down note as it fell to Czech Republic, 0-3 (13-25 13-25 16-25) on Saturday in Tijuana, Mexico and finished the tournament in 12th place (2-6). MORE . USAV Announces 2009 Beach National Teams MORE CENTRAL OKLAHOMA NAMED OLYMPIC TRAINING SITE The USOC announced the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla., as an official U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training site for volleyball, archery and Paralympic sports. The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) became an official Paralympic training site in 2005 and is currently home to the U.S. men's and women's sitting volleyball teams. MORE   USA VOLLEYBALL COACHING ACCREDITATION PROGRAM (CAP) IMPACT Webinars A new series of IMPACT certification Webinars for the 2010 season will begin in September, 2009. Club Directors - remember that ALL coaches must have IMPACT certification to coach for the 2010 season! Click here for MORE INFORMATION on how to schedule a Webinar or register your club for a discounted Small Group rate. Need Re-Certification Modules?! Remember that American Sport Education Program (ASEP) offers three online courses that carry USAV-CAP Module Credits toward your next re-certification! MORE INFORMATION Summer 2009 CAP Courses Open for Registration! CLICK HERE for CAP Course dates/sites on the CAP Schedule page. USA Volleyball Education Department partners with the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS). MORE INFORMATION. USAV Education and Human Kinetics Book & DVD Release! MORE INFORMATION! August is AVCA Member Appreciation Month! MORE INFORMATION! REGION SPOTLIGHT: GATEWAY STRESSES EDUCATION Donna Mayer has seen volleyball in the Gateway Region come full circle. When her son was in fourth grade, Mayer took on the responsibility of coaching his volleyball team, with little knowledge of the game but a strong desire to help. 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   USA VOLLEYBALL COMMEMORATIVE OLYMPIC APPAREL ON SALE USA Volleyball has unveiled commemorative 2008 Olympic Games logos appearing on various apparel saluting the U.S. Olympic Volleyball teams success in Beijing. MORE USA VOLLEYBALL BANK OF AMERICA CREDIT CARD USA Volleyball is offering a Platinum Plus Visa credit card with WorldPoints rewards through Bank of America. After the first qualifying purchase, users receive an autographed volleyball by USA National Team members. MORE   NAMES AND NOTES Oklahoma Region Commissioner Shawn McCarty was USA Volleyball's representative at the University of Central Oklahoma during meetings with officials from the U.S. Olympic Committee and UCO on July 27-28. Following the meetings, there was a press conference to announce that UCO was being named an Olympic and Paralympic Training Site by the U.S. Olympic Committee. To read the story, click here. A new State Games of America athlete record has already been set for volleyball with 218 teams already registered. The State Games of America will take place July 30-Aug. 2 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Read about it here. A U.S. men's volleyball team placed second to Israel at the 18th Maccabiah Games on July 13-23 in Israel. The U.S. women's volleyball team placed fourth and a men's beach volleyball team finished seventh. Go to the Maccabiah Games home page by clicking here. Karch Kiraly is featured in the USOC's Amazing Moments in Olympic History. To read it, click here... The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced that 409 teams have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2008-2009 season. This number once again eclipses the previous years' total of 354 and sets a new all-time high for this award. To view the full release and winners, click here. Under Armour® and the AVCA will present the 2009 Under Armour All-America Volleyball Match & Skills Competition at the St. Pete Times Forum in downtown Tampa, Fla. Tickets for the second-annual event are now available. To view the release, click here. EM2 PRODUCT FEATURE: Junior Olympics Lapel Pin EM2, USA Volleyball's Official Event Merchandiser and Official Online Store, features a product line of apparel, accessories, officiating and coaching tools such as videos and books, novelties and much more. DETAILS - EM2 Site - FEATURE PRODUCT   Contact us at rotations@usav.org All content copyright ©2009 USA Volleyball. All rights reserved. If you would like to remove your e-mail address from our list, please click here. If you would like to add your e-mail address to our list, please click here.