Volume 5, Number 15
September 7, 2007
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PRIDDY FINDS SUCCESS ALONG WITH U.S. MEN'S TEAM
With strong leaping ability and accurate passing, Reid Priddy has become a powerful force in the world of men's volleyball. He and the U.S. Men's National Team are finding that experience and maturity brings success, which they are hoping means victory at the 2007 NORCECA Men's Continental Championship in Anaheim, Calif. MORE

• USAV to Provide Live Scoring, Statistics for NORCECA Tournament MORE
• NORCECA Men's Championship Web Site MORE
• NORCECA Match Tickets MORE

 

Reid Priddy is one of the U.S. Men's Team's best defensive players. Photo by Julian Baum.
U.S. WOMEN'S TEAM FOCUSES ON NORCECA CHAMPIONSHIP
The U.S. Women's Volleyball Team huddles during Grand Prix competition. Photo courtesy of FIVB. After three tournaments in five countries on four continents this summer, the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team’s main attention has switched quickly over to the NORCECA Continental Championship scheduled Sept. 17-22 at Winnipeg, Canada. MORE

• U.S. Press Kit for NORCECA Women's Continental Championship MORE
• NORCECA Women's Continental Championship Web Site MORE
• Tom Hogan Selected as U.S. Olympic Training Center Coach of the Month MORE
U.S. MEN'S BEACH TEAM UPSETS NO. 1 SEED AT JUNIOR WORLDS
The U.S. beach volleyball team of Joey Dykstra (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and Mark Van Zwieten (Pompano Beach, Fla.) bounced back from disappointment to win two pool play matches on Sept. 7, including a victory over the No. 1 seeded team, at the SWATCH-FIVB Junior World Championship in Modena, Italy. MORE

• U.S. Women's Beach Teams Win Silver, Bronze at St. Petersburg Open MORE

 

Joey Dykstra, right, goes up to block a French hit at the SWATCH-FIVB Junior Beach World Championships in Modena, Italy. Photo courtesy of FIVB.
REGISTER NOW FOR U.S. OPEN OF BEACH VOLLEYBALL
USA Volleyball and three-time Olympic gold medalist Karch Kiraly have announced that registration is open for the U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball. Photo courtesy of the AVP.

Adult beach volleyball players can celebrate the final weekend of summer at the 2007 U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball presented by Corona Extra on Sept. 21-23 in Huntington Beach, Calif. USA Volleyball and three-time Olympic gold medalist Karch Kiraly have announced that registration is open for the tournament, which is available to all players 18 and over who are not currently in high school. MORE

• U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Home Page MORE
• U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Registration MORE
AVCA ANNOUNCES 2007 HALL OF FAME CLASS
The American Volleyball Coaches Association is proud to announce the 5th Annual AVCA Hall of Fame induction class. The 2007 class features Debby Colberg of Sacramento State University, Russ Rose of Penn State University and Steve Shondell of Muncie Burris Laboratory School. MORE

 

Penn State Women's Volleyball Head Coach Russ Rose. Photo courtesy of Penn State.
U.S. BOYS' TEAM ENDS WORLDS WITH WIN OVER EGYPT

2007 USA Open of Beach Volleyball Logo.

 The U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team finished its run at the FIVB Boys’ Youth World Championship with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-19) victory over Egypt on Aug. 26 in Mexicali, Mexico. The U.S. Boys finished the World Championship in 15th place with a 3-5 record. The three victories include a first-round, three-set win over China, which went on to play in the championship match against Iran on Sunday evening in Tijuana. This was the first time the United States had participated in the Boys’ Youth World Championship. MORE
MISTY MAY-TREANOR PULLS OUT OF VEGAS AVP EVENT
Misty May-Treanor has pulled out of the Gods and Goddesses of the Beach tournament, saying she will rest her sore knees to be ready for San Francisco. The event, which begins Aug. 6 at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, has a unique format that features round-robin play with one men's champion and one women's champion ultimately crowned at the conclusion of the tournament. MORE

• Handicapping the Gods in Las Vegas More
• Top Team Makes Quick Work in Cincy More

 

Misty May-Treanor. Photo by Holly Stein courtesy of the AVP.
USAV ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Initial Nominating and Governance Committee of USA Volleyball (USAV) is now accepting and nominees applicants for the newly restructured board of directors. The USA Volleyball (USAV) Board of Directors unanimously approved a motion to restructure itself at its winter meeting held Jan. 12-14 in Colorado Springs, Colo. 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
  • Tentative CAP Level I and VCAP scheduled for Oct 26-28 or Nov 2-4, 2007 in McLean Va.
  • Tentative CAP Level I scheduled for Nov 10-11, 2007 in Pasadena, Calif.
  • Register NOW for the CAP Level I & II courses being offered at Heart of America, HOA Facility, Kansas City, Kan., scheduled for Nov. 17-18.  Early prices go through Oct. 28.
  • Tentative CAP Level I, II, IMPACT, IMPACT Instructor Training and VCAP scheduled for Nov 16-18, 2007 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • Tentative CAP Level II scheduled Dec. 1-2, 2007 for Fort Pierce, Fla.
  • Tentative CAP I & II scheduled Dec. 1-2, 2007 for Puget Sound Region.
  • Tentative Modules Only scheduled Dec. 1-2, 2007 for Salem, Ore.
  • Tentative CAP Level I & II scheduled for December 2007 in Sacramento, Calif., with the AVCA Annual Convention
  • Tentative CAP I, II, & VCAP scheduled for Dec. 28-30, 2007, in Boston, Mass.
  • Tentative CAP Level I scheduled for Jan 4-6, 2008 in Leesburg, Fla.
  • Tentative CAL Level I schedule for Jan 5-6, 2008 in the Bayou Region

  • CAP Schedule MORE

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    • NAMES AND NOTES

    On Sept. 7, the U.S. Olympic Committee and its Paralympic Division hosted a fencing clinic at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. U.S. sitting volleyball player James Stuck, who was a patient at Walter Reed after being injured in Iraq, assisted with the clinic and was among those offering support and words of thanks to members of the military who have been injured while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Read more here... John Speraw, who is an assistant coach with the U.S. Men's National Team and the men's volleyball head coach at UC Irvine, is running for a spot on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Board of Directors. Read more here... Americans and Afghans are bumping and spiking, but it is a friendly competition and not a fight. Airmen, soldiers and Afghans compete during weekly rounds of volleyball at this forward operating base in eastern Afghanistan, which provides Afghans to see the Americans in a different setting than that outside the wire dressed in battle uniforms. Read more here... U.S. Women's Junior National Team member Alix Klineman, a freshman at Stanford University, is profiled by the San Francisco Chronicle. Read more here... World University Games team member Paul Lotman, a senior at Long Beach State, is profiled in the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Read more here... USA Today talks to Karch Kiraly about retirement. Read more here... The fight for the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix title was a very public one for Francien Huurman and her Dutch teammates. Away from the volleyball court, the 32-year-old middle blocker has been fighting for her life against breast cancer. Read more here... The Omaha World-Herald profiles Kori Cooper, a past member of the U.S. Girls’ Youth National Team who is now a sophomore at the University of Nebraska. Read more here... Brook Dieter and Lauren Gibbemeyer, two members of the 2007 U.S. Women's Junior National Team, are starting as freshmen for the University of Minnesota. Read more here... A new rule in California allows liberos to serve in high school matches for the first time. Read more here.
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