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| USAV SUBMITS WOMEN'S OLYMPIC TEAM COACHING STAFF LIST |
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USA Volleyball has submitted its U.S. Women's National Team staff list to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The staff, pending final approval from the USOC, will have "Jenny" Lang Ping (Beijing, China) as the head coach, Sue Woodstra (Freshwater, Calif.) as the first assistant coach, Li Yong (Shenzhen, China) as the second assistant coach, Tom Hogan (Cincinnati, Ohio) as the consultant coach, Diane French (Colorado Springs, Colo.) as the videotape and statistical scout and Joan Powell (Colorado Springs, Colo.) as the team leader. MORE
• Open Tryouts for U.S. Women’s National Team Attracts 114 Athletes MORE
• U.S. Women’s Training Team Participates in National Girls and Women in Sports Day MORE
• U.S. Women’s National Team Page MORE
• Getting to Know You: 20 Questions With... MORE
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USA BEACH JUNIOR TOUR WILL BE BETTER THAN EVER IN 2008 |
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| USA Volleyball has announced the schedule for the 2008 edition of the popular USA Beach Junior Tour. The tour is produced and operated by the Elevation Group of Companies and is sponsored by Spalding and Hilton. The 2008 tour will include 10 exciting open events from coast to coast for all boys and girls two-person teams with players ages 10 to 20. There will also be an open championship, a tour championship, an international selection camp and a performance camp. MORE
• University of Florida to Host First SEC Beach Volleyball Championship MORE
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KEENAN, Ross Win ON AVP HOT SUMMER NIGHTS TOUR |
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Valentine's Day couldn't have gone better for April Ross. Not only did she follow up her win in Spokane with another win in Everett on the AVP Hot Winter Nights tour, but she got to spend the day with that special someone. She and her boyfriend, fellow player Brad Keenan, spent their first Valentine's Day together, and it was certainly a memorable one.
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• Jennings, Ross Start Trip Off Right MORE
• McPeak, Rosenthal Take Crowns in Bloomington MORE
• Jenny Kropp and Casey Jennings Win in Omaha MORE
• Rosenthal, Turner Heat Up Virginia MORE
• Scott, Boss Take Charge in Morfolk MORE
• Gibb, Wacholder Take Titles in Trenton
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HANEEF-PARK, METZGER, LAMBERT PART OF USOC CAMPAIGNS |
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| U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team member Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) is one of two athletes featured in the United States Olympic Committee’s national educational program entitled “Real Athletes Show Respect.” The campaign features both a print and video component. The U.S. beach volleyball team of Mike Lambert and Stein Metzger are featured in a new promotional video distributed by the USOC entitled “Mark Your Calendar.” MORE
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USA VOLLEYBALL LAUNCHES ON-LINE USER VIDEO CHANNEL |
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USA Volleyball announced Feb. 1 that it has launched an interactive video web component on its web site called “USA Volleyball Video Channel” and accessed at http://www.usavolleyball.org/video/default.aspx.
Essentially, the functionality allows users to upload volleyball-related video for USA Volleyball to review and post either directly “as-is” or in post-production format coming video segments similar to a television show or newscast.
The first project under the USA Volleyball Video Channel umbrella will be “Ask the CEO,” where the general public can upload their video questions to the site. USA Volleyball Chief Executive Officer Doug Beal will respond via a video-streamed format to selected questions on a monthly basis. The deadline for the first responses must be posted to the site by Friday, Feb. 15.
For the complete article, click here.
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USAV INTRODUCES TWO JUNIOR NEWSLETTERS |
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USA Volleyball debuted two new electronic newsletters in March 2007 just for junior volleyball players and their parents and coaches. The newsletters, one each for boys and girls, contain information on high performance news, features and photos of club, junior or high school teams and players. Please, SEND US YOUR CONTENT! MORE
• Sign Up for Free Newsletter MORE
• View Junior Newsletters: Girls' Edition Archive - Boys' Edition Archive
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| NAMES AND NOTES |
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USA Volleyball has posted two job opportunities. Click here for information on Communications, Media and Publications Intern. Click here for information on Sitting Volleyball Coordinator… U.S. referee Joe Campbell of Houston, Texas, has been selected to be an official for sitting volleyball at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China… Sioux City, Iowa, has been selected to host the NAIA national women's volleyball tournament in 2008-09. Click here for more information… Penn State junior women’s volleyball player Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) is one of four nominees for the Dapper Dan Sportswoman of the Year, awarded annually by the Dapper Dan Sports Charities to the figure from the Pittsburgh area who has made the most outstanding accomplishment in sports in the past year. Click here for more information and to vote… GeezerJock magazine has launched GeezerJock.com, an online community for masters athletes and serious age-group competitors of all kinds. Click here to visit the site… The NCAA Women's Volleyball Rules Committee proposed a scoring format that will change the winning score for games one through four from 30 points to 25 points, which will be more consistent with national and international match formats. Click here for more information… The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is proud to announce the 2nd Annual AVCA High School Senior All-America Teams for girls’ volleyball. Click here to view the list. |
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