USA Volleyball Rotations

	Volume 5, Number 11 July 17, 2007 www.usavolleyball.org

U.S. MEN DEFEAT POLAND FOR WORLD LEAGUE BRONZE MEDAL

	The U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team defeated hometown favorite Poland, 3-1 (25-19, 25-21, 22-25, 25-19) on July 15 for a third-place finish at the FIVB World League in Katowice, Poland. Rich Lambourne was named Best Libero. MORE • From Poland to Rio: Short Turnaround for U.S. Men's National Team MORE

U.S. WOMEN QUALIFY FOR PAN AM GAMES MEDAL ROUND

		After a slow start to the match, the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team picked up its passing and energy en route to defeating Puerto Rico 21-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-22 on July 15 during the XV Pan American Games held at Maracanãzinho Gymnasium. MORE • U.S. Women Drop Final Pool Match to Cuba on July 16 MORE • Pan American Games Photo Gallery MORE • Danielle Scott-Arruda Selected U.S. Flag Bearer MORE • U.S. Women's National Team Press Kit MORE

MAY-TREANOR, WALSH GET ANOTHER WIN IN BERLIN

In front of more than 5,500 fans, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh defeated Juliana Silva and Larissa Franca of Brazil, 2-1 (18-21, 21-15, 15-7) for the Smart Grand Slam title. The Americans have won three gold medals in four stops on the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour. With 42 SWATCH medals as a team, the pair has now earned a total of $1,242,540 in SWATCH events. MORE • May-Treanor, Walsh Close Montreal Open With Victory More • Boss, Ross Pull Off the Upset on Beach in Norway More • Carico-Fonoimoana Finish Ninth at U-19 Beach Worlds More

U.S. MEN'S JUNIOR TEAM BEATS CUBA FOR SEVENTH PLACE

		The U.S. Men’s Junior National Team ended its trip to Morocco on a positive note with a 3-1 (30-28, 20-25, 25-23, 25-20) victory over Cuba in the seventh-place match at the FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship on July 15 in Rabat. MORE • U.S. Men's Junior National Team Journal: July 15 More • HP Team and Camp Rosters More

AKERS-NILES HANSON EVEN RECORD AT PAN AMERICAN GAMES

The U.S. Women’s Beach Team of Angie Akers and Brooke Niles Hanson defeated El Salvador’s Ivonne Soler and Laura Molina 21-11, 21-7 in a Pan American Games Pool E match on July 17 under the lights at Copacabana Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. MORE • Loomis-Stolfus Open Pan Am Games with Victory MORE • Akers-Niles Hanson Fall to Brazil at Pan Am Games MORE • Pan American Games Beach Volleyball Preview MORE • Pan American Games Beach Volleyball Press Kit MORE

U.S. SITTING WOMEN DEFEAT MONGOLIA, JAPAN; FALL TO CHINA

		The U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team defeated Japan and Mongolia, but lost to China in the final of the Shanghai Invitational on Sunday at the Shanghai Center for Disabled Persons in China. MORE • U.S. Women’s Sitting Team Defeats the Dutch, 3-0 More

CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT JUNIOR OLYMPIC BOYS' TOURNAMENT

Check out the results and the all-tournament teams from the U.S. Junior Olympic Boys Volleyball Tournament on July 4-11 in Atlanta. MORE • U.S. Junior Olympic Girls Tournament Wraps Up in Minnesota MORE

USAV ANNOUNCES MEN'S TEAM FOR WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES

		USA Volleyball has announced the 12-player roster for the men’s volleyball team that will compete at the 2007 World University Games from Aug. 8-18 in Bangkok, Thailand. MORE

ATTEND THE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES IN STYLE

	Have you dreamed of watching the Olympic Games in person - getting a chance to see history in the making at arguably one of the most important societal events in our time? USA Volleyball, in conjunction with Jet Set Sports and CoSport, will conduct an auction for a 2008 Olympic Games package that will host two people in Beijing for five days and four nights. MORE

USAV INTRODUCES TWO JUNIOR NEWSLETTERS

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

COACH EDUCATION SCHEDULE

CAP Courses at GJOVC Successful!

A total of 31 coaches attended the CAP Level I at the GJOVC in Minneapolis on June 28-30, with another 19 attending the CAP II on July 1-3! Of the attending coaches, 19 were either coaching teams in the tournament or were club directors attending with their teams. A special “shout-out” from USAV-CAP goes to these coaches for making the extra commitment to coaching education! MORE

CAP Level I to be held July 20-21 at the High performance Championships in Fort Lauderdale. The Regular Registration Pricing deadline has been extended through Monday July 16 so Register NOW! More Info

CAP Level I to be held July 27-29 in Dallas, Texas. Register NOW! More Info

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NAMES AND NOTES

Six international greats of volleyball will be honored in Holyoke, Mass., on Thursday, Oct. 11. Bob Ctvrtlik of the United States, Kerri Pottharst of Australia, Andrea Gardini of Italy, Dimitar Zlatanov of Bulgaria, Carlos Nuzman of Brazil and Yuan Weimin of China will be inducted to the Volleyball Hall of Fame in an afternoon ceremony. The 22nd enshrinement event will take place at 2 p.m. at the Hall of Fame at 444 Dwight St. in Heritage State Park. Admission to the ceremony is free of charge, however it is advised to call ahead to reserve seating. Click here for the Hall of Fame web site... A jury on July 9 awarded former Fresno State volleyball coach Lindy Vivas $5.85 million in damages, ruling that the school discriminated against her for speaking up on behalf of female athletes. Click here for more… 1994 Washington University in St. Louis graduate and former volleyball player Amy Sullivan Nordmann will be inducted into the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Hall of Fame® during ceremonies in San Diego on Sunday, July 1. Nordmann closed her phenomenal three-year career at Washington University with three NCAA Division III championships (1991, 1992, 1993). A two-time first-team Division III All-America selection, she was twice named the GTE Academic All-America of the Year for the college division. Click here for more… Long Beach, Calif., will host the next AVP Tour event on July 19-22. Click here for more… Kerri Walsh, Angie Akers, Holly McPeak and other women’s beach volleyball players are featured in Fitness Magazine’s Girls of Summer swimsuit issue. Click here to view the photos… The AVP Crocs Pro Beach Volleyball Tour announced its NBC broadcast schedule for five events throughout the summer. Beach Volleyball will debut on NBC this summer with the AVP Crocs Tour’s Bud Light Long Beach Open this weekend. The network will air the women’s final Saturday, July 21 from 4:30-6 p.m. EDT/1:30-3 PDT and will show the men’s final Sunday, July 22 from 4:30-6 p.m. EDT/1:30-3 PDT. The remaining NBC schedule will include AVP Crocs Tour events in Chicago; Manhattan Beach, Calif.; Boston and Brooklyn. Click here for the AVP web site... Ali Wood updates her beach volleyball journal from the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. Click here… Laurel Brassey Iversen updates her women’s indoor volleyball journal from the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. Click here… Denise Corlett updates her journal from the FIVB Women’s Junior World Championship in Thailand. Click here.

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