Notes from Puerto Rico
Fri Sep 16 15:03:00 -0400 2011
Sept. 16, 2011 Jordan and Jordan Copyrighted by USAV/Bill Kauffman One of Jordan Larson's signature swings with tongue to the side. Michael Jordan was known for being caught on camera sticking out his tongue on impressive dunks in the NBA. Well, there is another Jordan in another sport that would… Read More
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Frequent Fliers, 9/11, Opening Cerem …
Mon Sep 12 22:20:00 -0400 2011
No Rest for the Frequent Fliers Courtesy FIVB The U.S. Women's National Team traveled many miles to take one step up on the gold-medal podium of the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix in August. Travel – and lots of it – is part of the international volleyball game unless you are… Read More
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Representing USA Volleyball in a Very Positive Way
Mon Aug 01 17:44:00 -0400 2011
Oh so close to reaching the medal podium for the U.S. Women's Junior National Team at the FIVB Volleyball Women's Junior World Championship Peru 2011. A point here or there, and the young ladies representing the United States in this under-20 event may have been flying home with some hardware and… Read More
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Travel is Part of the Game
Thu Jul 30 06:57:00 -0400 2009
July 30, 2009 Welcome to my blog for some insights into the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team participating in the 2009 FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship being contested July 31-Aug. 9 in Pune, India. It is a great honor to serve as the appointed FIVB press officer sitting on the… Read More
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Bill Kauffman Blog for Aug. 8 - French Walks
Mon Aug 11 06:22:00 -0400 2008
French WalksSometimes, history gets a chance to correct itself. Thankfully, today was one of those opportunities in life.Diane French, the technical coordinator for the U.S. Women’s Olympic Indoor Volleyball Team, achieved a dream of a lifetime in 1980. However, the dream turned into a… Read More
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Bill Kauffman Blog for Aug. 7 - Open …
Fri Aug 08 04:30:55 -0400 2008
Aug. 7, 2008Opening Ceremonies EveToday definitely had the feel that the Games were about to start. A lot of conversations with “Let’s get the games started” or like-phrases stating the obvious anticipation to the first serve, jump ball, etc. And with soccer starting as a prelude… Read More
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Bill Kauffman Blog for Aug. 6 - Gold Standard
Thu Aug 07 03:17:00 -0400 2008
Aug. 6, 2008Heart, Personality of GoldIn an earlier blog post, I mentioned how Therese Crawford and Norisha Campbell had been continuing to train with the Olympic squad even after not making the preliminary Olympic roster.Both players have been unselfish over the past month or so, putting the… Read More
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Bill Kauffman Blog for Aug. 5 - Voll …
Tue Aug 05 23:45:32 -0400 2008
Aug. 5, 2008Volleyball Press DayGoing into Tuesday morning, I knew it would be busy day, but a good day for volleyball.My phone, or new alarm clock, starting ringing before I really wanted it to at 6 a.m. after another late night. However, I wanted to get a good breakfast to fuel the day without a… Read More
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Bill Kauffman Blog for Aug. 4 - A Helping Hand
Tue Aug 05 11:14:29 -0400 2008
Aug. 4, 2008Helping HandIt is always great to see the diverse group of athletes, and today was an opportunity to do that while assisting others at the same time.After a morning at the Main Press Center to answer e-mails (which is becoming more difficult without my cell phone data plan), attend a… Read More
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Bill Kauffman Blog for Aug. 3 - On t …
Mon Aug 04 00:14:51 -0400 2008
Aug. 3, 2008Court ActionWith the first Olympic Games pool match only six days away, Team USA got its first workout in Beijing under its belt Sunday morning at Beijing Normal University.The gym facility is monstrous as it will be able to house several sports to train during the Olympics, including… Read More
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Bill Kauffman Blog for Aug. 2 - Media Draw
Sun Aug 03 08:21:39 -0400 2008
Aug. 2, 2008Responding to Media RequestsSaturday morning was a time to catch up on e-mails. The sheer volume of e-mails needing responses has quickened in pace since arriving in Beijing.Along with e-mail, the USOC has provided to the press officers cell phones that function in China as a means to… Read More
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Bill Kauffman Blog for Aug. 1 - Not …
Fri Aug 01 22:38:09 -0400 2008
Aug. 1, 2008Breakfast in the morningAlthough in China, I was able to wake up to an American-style breakfast at Beijing Normal University where many of the USOC contingency is staying, including the press officers. It definitely provided a comfortable feeling in a new part of the world to be able to… Read More
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Bill Kauffman Blog for July 30-31 - Olympic Dreams
Fri Aug 01 19:06:09 -0400 2008
July 30-31, 2008Olympic DreamsSitting on the plane taxi-ing to the runway in Colorado Springs on Wednesday morning, it suddenly hit me. I am going to the Olympics, my first-ever. No, not as an athlete who has prepared for this moment for a decade or more, but in a support capacity for the United… Read More
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Blogger: Bill Kauffman
Bill Kauffman, associate director of communications for USA Volleyball, has served as a United States Olympic Committee press officer during the 2008 Olympic Games and 2007 Pan American Games, as well as appointed FIVB press delegate for the 2009 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship (India), the 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship (Italy) and the 2011 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship (Peru).
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