The U.S. Women’s National Training Volleyball Team is in the midst of a three-week training tour of China that will lead the squad to at least four different locations for training sessions and exhibition matches against Chinese club teams. The USAV China Tour home page provides match recaps, photo galleries, video interviews and journals regarding the trip. MORE

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When the U.S. Men’s Volleyball Team plays in the 2008 FIVB World League, it will take on two very familiar foes, and one it hasn’t played in 24 years. Team USA will be playing in World League pool C along with Bulgaria, Finland and Spain. While the United States played both Bulgaria and Spain in 2007, it has not played Finland since 1984. In fact, the last time the teams played, it was as part of a tournament in Banska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia, a country that does not exist anymore. Banska Bystrica is now part of Slovakia. MORE

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The road to qualification for the 2008 Olympic beach volleyball tournament continues Down Under with the Adelaide Australia Open on March 25 with men's and women's titles settled on March 30. The Adelaide Australia Open, the first of 16 double-gender events on the 2008 FIVB Beach Tour, has already seen an early upset. The U.S. beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal upset countrymen Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers on March 27 in the second round. MORE

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The U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team defeated Netherlands 3-2 (25-16, 25-22, 19-25, 17-25, 15-6) on Friday at the Sky High Athletic Center in Crystal Lake, Ill. The victory gives the United States a 3-1 record in its four-match exhibition series against Netherlands around the Chicago area. Team USA and the Netherlands are preparing for the Paralympic Games on Sept. 6-17 in Beijing. The U.S. Women are the defending Paralympic bronze medalists from 2004, when the Netherlands won silver. Both teams will play at the first World Organization Volleyball for the Disabled Intercontinental Cup on April 22-30 in Egypt. MORE

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The 2008 USA Volleyball Adult Open Championships, scheduled for May 24-31 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, will remain at the original venue despite wind-related damage that occurred on March 14. The GWCC Hall B being used for the USAV Open Championships was nearly unaffected by the storm and will be completely ready to host the event. MORE

• USAV Adult Open Home Page MORE
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution Article on Big South Qualifier in Atlanta MORE

Regardless of political preferences, USA Volleyball has a candidate that all volleyball fans can support. Vote for Karch Kiraly! As announced by the United States Olympic Committee, Kiraly (Santa Barbara, Calif.), the only volleyball player to win three Olympic gold medals, is one of 18 finalists for the USOC Hall of Fame Class of 2008. The public is invited to vote online at www.usolympichalloffame.com to help determine who will comprise the next class of inductees. VOTING ENDS MARCH 28. MORE

USA Volleyball's Girls' High Performance Tryouts are in full swing while the HP Boys' Tryout schedule has been completed. The HP Girls' Tryout schedule is over half completed with 13 out of 32 opportunities left. MORE

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Two national qualifiers into the 2008 USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships have been completed, while three others have finished the first of two weekend sessions. A total of nine qualifiers provide bids to the national event, which will be held in Dallas June 26-July 5. MORE

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AVP, Inc., a lifestyle sports entertainment company focused on professional beach volleyball, announced on Wednesday its 2008 AVP Crocs Tour schedule. It includes 18 tour stops across the continental United States, from Florida to New York and back to Southern California. The AVP will also observe its 25th anniversary July 19, 2008 -- the celebration will last throughout the season. MORE

Julia Cook, author of the book entitled “My Mom Thinks She’s My Volleyball Coach…But She’s Not,” has been named a finalist for the 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award (DAA) in the Specialized Audience Instruction category. The DAA awards are presented by the Association of Educational Publishers. The 2007 published book, which gives 5 percent of its profits back to USA Volleyball, provides a humorous reminder for parents about sports etiquette relating to volleyball. MORE

The FIVB Board of Administration session ended March 21 with confirmation of event dates and host countries for the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup and the FIVB World Championships for Juniors and Youth. The new official FIVB website (www.fivb.org) is to be launched in June 2008, with fan interaction to be enhanced in all FIVB marketing projects. MORE

• New Club Team Rules Proposed for World Congress Vote in June MORE
• FIVB Board of Administration March 14 Release MORE

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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.

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USA Volleyball has posted an intern opportunity within the organization's communications department. Click here for more information...The FIVB Executive Committee has nominated Mr. Habu Ahmed Gumel as Executive Vice-President to replace the outgoing Mr. Yuri Chesnokov, while Mr. Philippe Blain replaces the Russian as FIVB Coaching Commission President. For the full story, click here...The American Volleyball Coaches Association is hosting the 2008 AVCA Men's Volleyball Championship Weekend May 1-3 in conjunction with the NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship in Irvine, Calif. The clinic offers educational sessions from elite presenters, social opportunities for networking and a chance to watch championship-level play. For details, click here... To view coaching transactions, click here... The 2008 Molten Division III Men’s Invitational Volleyball Championship will be held at April 11-12 at Springfield College. Click here for more information...National American University (S.D.), the NAIA national volleyball champions in 2002 and 2006, announced it has discontinued all varsity sports. The program had won 188 of its last 199 matches. For details, click here...Paul Lotman, a who received a bronze medal as a member of the U.S. Men's World University Games roster in 2007, recently was featured in an April 2008 Volleyball Magazine article.

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