Volume 5, Number 16
September 24, 2007
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U.S. MEN FIND NORCECA GOLD AT ANAHEIM
The U.S. Men's National Team captured its third consecutive NORCECA Continental Championship and seventh overall with a 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 25-23 victory over Puerto Rico Friday evening at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. Lloy Ball earned the tournament's Most Valuable Player and Best Setter Award, while Clay Stanley earned Best Server. Hugh McCutcheon claimed the inaugural Jim Coleman Award as the best coach. With the victory, the U.S. qualified for the FIVB World Cup in November 2007. MORE

NORCECA Men's Recap MORE
NORCECA Men's Results MORE
NORCECA Men's Statistics MORE
NORCECA Men's Photo Gallery MORE

 

Reid Priddy is one of the U.S. Men's Team's best defensive players. Photo by Julian Baum.

U.S. WOMEN SETTLE FOR NORCECA SILVER, WORLD CUP BERTH
Cassie Busse (left) and Danielle Scott-Arruda put up a block against host Canada during the NORCECA Continental Championship on Sept. 21. Photo courtesy of Greg Smith, Volleyball Canada Sporting a new lineup not used all season due to injuries, the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team claimed the silver medal at the NORCECA Continental Championship after an 18-16 loss to Cuba in the fifth set of the championship match. Despite the loss, Team USA qualified for the FIVB World Cup in November. MORE

NORCECA Review MORE
Tom Hogan Journal Entry MORE
Logan Tom Returns MORE

CALIFORNIA DOMINATES U.S. OPEN OF BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Southern California residents Jeff Carlucci and Ty Tramblie teamed up to capture the men’s open division at the inaugural U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball, presented by Corona Extra, defeating David Fischer and Russ Marchewka 24-22, 21-14 at the Huntington Beach Pier. In the women’s open division, Pat Keller and Valinda Roche made it a double championship for Southern California, defeating Tarin Keith and Kathrin Winkler 21-18, 21-11 to take home the women’s championship. The Open is sanctioned by USA Volleyball and produced by The Elevation Group. MORE

U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball Results MORE

 

Action from the Open Division of the U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball. Photo courtesy of John Kessel.

JENNINGS, FUERBRINGER EARN 'BEST OF THE BEACH' TITLE
Casey Jennings receives the serve. Photo courtesy of the FIVB.

Casey Jennings and Matt Fuerbringer overcame a tournament opening loss to win their first AVP Crocs Tour title of the 2007 - the season-ending Best of the Beach event in San Francisco on Sept. 16. MORE

May-Treanor/Walsh Win AVP's Best of the Beach MORE
Hyden Wins God of the Beach MORE
EY Earns Goddess of the Beach title MORE
Walsh, Youngs Give Back to Community MORE
Jennings, Walsh Plan for the Future MORE

TANDEM REACHES FIVB JR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2ND ROUND
The U.S. beach volleyball team of Joey Dykstra (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and Mark Van Zwieten (Pompano Beach, Fla.) ended their run at the SWATCH-FIVB Junior World Championship on Saturday after they lost in the second round of single-elimination play at the event in Modena, Italy. Earlier in the tournament the pair defeated the top-seeded team in pool play. MORE

 

Penn State Women's Volleyball Head Coach Russ Rose. Photo courtesy of Penn State.

UTAH HOSTS SIGNATURE USA VOLLEYBALL BOYS' EVENT IN 2008

2007 USA Open of Beach Volleyball Logo.

USA Volleyball will bring its signature annual boys’ youth national championship event – the USA Junior Olympic Boys’ Volleyball Championships – to the South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy City, Utah. The event, which will showcase approximately 450 of the best junior boys’ teams from around the country, will be held July 2-9, 2008. MORE

USA VOLLEYBALL AWARDS GRANT TO STARLINGS
USA Volleyball announced it has awarded a $10,000 grant to Starlings Volleyball Clubs, USA to be used for program expansion in 2008. These grants will be applied toward creating new Starlings teams specifically comprised of younger girls from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, ages 12 to 14. MORE

 

A recent Starlings tryout for the USA Volleyball High Performance Indoor Program in San Diego. Photo copyrighted by USA Volleyball.

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

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USA VOLLEYBALL COACHING ACCREDITATION PROGRAM (CAP)

“I just wanted to thank you again for what was one of the best weekends I've ever spent. I arrived enjoying the game of volleyball and left Colorado absolutely loving the game...the CAP cadre were unbelievably brilliant with their knowledge and the skill with which they put their points across. My only regret was that the experience came to an end. I honestly am looking forward to taking the CAP II soon, and short of that I may even take the CAP I again if we end up hosting a course in the near future, because my experience was so tremendously positive. Thanks again!”
- Jon Stocking - Assistant Coach, Southern Oregon University Women's Volleyball and Director, Southern Oregon Volleyball Club, CAP Level I - 2007

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  • NAMES AND NOTES

    The USA Volleyball Youth and Junior Olympic Division (YJOVD) will hold its mid-year meeting in Colorado Springs at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort on Oct. 5-7. Concurrently, the USA Volleyball Regional Operations Division (ROD) and USA Volleyball Executive Committee will conduct meetings at the same time and location. The USA Volleyball General Assembly will take place on Oct. 6 between 8:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. For the YJOVD meeting schedule, click here. For the ROD and Executive Comittee schedule, click here...Jim Stone, head women's volleyball coach at The Ohio State University, announced his retirement from the Buckeye program as of July 31, 2008. In past years Stone has been involved with many USA Volleyball programs...For more information, click here...The Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association involved 800 volleyball teams in its Volley for the Cure '07 campaign to fight against breast cancer. To read more about it, click here...To read about the latest pro beach volleyball motion picture, entitled Green Flash, click here...Volleyball is being used as a bridge for peace in Afghanistan, thanks to the United States military. To read more, click here...Tracy Stalls and Christina Houghtelling have both been involved with the U.S. Women's National Team and are currently enjoying an undefeated season. For a recent article on the pair, click here...Marcie Hampton, who competed for the U.S. Women's National Team this past summer, is not the only local player to move on to compete for the University of Florida. For the article, click here...On Oct. 12, J.J. Pearce High School (Richardson, Texas) will honor Pat and Howard McChesney as part of its Super Fan Appreciation Night which will take place prior to the Mustangs' volleyball match against Greenville High School. Pat and Howard McChesney have been involved as players, coaches and fans for over 50 years and have been coming to Pearce home and away games since the school was started over 30 years ago. Pat has played and observed Olympic Junior and Senior volleyball from Mexico City to Denmark. She has been involved with the Olympic and U.S. Sports Fests, the Olympic Committee and USOC meetings and the USAV Board of Directors. Around Pearce and the volleyball community, they are simply known as the Macs...Donna Lopiano, chief executive officer of the Women's Sports Foundation, has announced her resignation. For details, click here...To view the latest version of the FIVB publication VolleyNews, click here...Sarah Shearman, a two-time AVCA All-American volleyball player at Truman State University, has been named a finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year...Click the appropriate link to view the AVCA's listed matches scheduled for television or Internet web streaming...NCAA Division II is expanding its broadband exposure to volleyball. After a year in which CSTV provided coverage of several football and basketball games, the network is collaborating with the NCAA to broadcast four women’s volleyball matches via broadband in October and November. Matches scheduled to be broadcast include North Florida at Tampa on Oct. 19 (7 p.m. ET), UC San Diego at Cal State San Bernardino on Oct. 27 (10 p.m. ET), Hawai'i Pacific at Hawai'i-Hilo on Nov. 1 (1 a.m. ET) and the Northeast-10 Conference Championship on Nov. 10 (7 p.m. ET).

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