Volume 5, Number 18
October 18, 2007
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U.S WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM UPDATE
The U.S. Women's National Team Weekly Update includes quick information on the upcoming FIVB World Cup (Nov. 2-16), player roster and notes, photo gallery, season review and statistics. MORE

• World Cup Links - FIVB * Japan
• Crawford with Fenerbahce MORE
• U.S. Women's National Team Computer Wallpaper MORE

 

Ogonna Nnamani (left) and Cassie Busse (right) having fun during warmups prior to a training session on Oct. 11. Photo copyrighted by USA Volleyball.
U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM UPDATE
USA breaks from a timeout. Photo courtesy of FIVB. U.S. Men’s National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon took a few minutes to look back at his team’s gold-medal performance at the NORCECA Men’s Continental Championship on Sept. 16-21 in Anaheim. The U.S. Men went 5-0 to win the tournament and dropped only two sets along the way. Yet McCutcheon did not think his team played its best volleyball until its 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 25-23) victory over Puerto Rico in the final. MORE

• World Cup Links - FIVB * Japan
• World League Pools - MORE
• Home Country Features McCutcheon MORE
• U.S. Men's National Team Wallpaper/ Autograph Card MORE
THAILAND FINAL STOP ON FIVB BEACH TOUR
Four U.S. Women's Beach teams are entered in the final SWATCH FIVB Beach Tour event for 2007, the Phuket 2007 Women's Open held in Thailand. Kerri Walsh/Misty May-Treanor, April Ross/Jennifer Boss, Rachel Wacholder/Tyra Turner and Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs are scheduled to compete. MORE

• FIVB Beach Volleyball World Council MORE
• FIVB Men's Beach Awards MORE

 

Jennifer Boss celebrates a point during a recent FIVB competition. Photo courtesy of FIVB
AVP CROCS TOUR AWARDS CEREMONY

Todd Rogers going for a dig. Photo courtesy of AVP.

 The AVP Crocs Tour will hand out its season-ending honors on Oct. 18. Will Misty May-Treanor win her third consecutive most valuable player honor, or will beach partner Kerri Walsh unseat her? Is Todd Rogers or Phil Dalhausser the odds-on-pick on the men's side? MORE
VOLLEYBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS
Six international greats of volleyball were honored here in the birthplace of the sport on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007. From left to right: Dimitar Zlatanov of Bulgaria, Lang Ping, who accepted the award on behalf of Yuan Weimin, Bob Ctvrtlik of the United States, Kerri Pottharst of Australia, Carlos Nuzman of Brazil and Andrea Gardini of Italy were inducted to the Volleyball Hall of Fame in an afternoon ceremony. MORE  

Six individuals were inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame on Oct. 11. From left to right: Dimitar Zlatanov of Bulgaria, Lang Ping, who accepted the award on behalf of Yuan Weimin, Bob Ctvrtlik of the United States, Kerri Pottharst of Australia, Carlos Nuzman of Brazil and Andrea Gardini of Italy. Photo courtesy of Volleyball Hall of Fame
TUCSON HOSTS 2008 USA HIGH PERFORMANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Action from the 2007 USA Volleyball High Performance Championships. Photo courtesy of Debbie Reber.

USA Volleyball announced that Tucson will host its 2008 USA Volleyball High Performance Championships on July 23-27. Matches will take place on 15 courts in the Tucson Convention Center exhibition halls and arena in downtown Tucson. The event is expected to have a $2.4 million economic impact on Tucson. MORE

• USA Volleyball Boys' High Performance Tryout Schedule MORE
PAT AND HOWARD McCHESNEY HONORED
On Oct. 12, Pat and Howard McChesney were honored for all their years supporting Richardson Pearce High School (Texas) volleyball games. The Macs were presented with several gifts, including a volleyball autographed by the USA National Team. A personal letter sent from Doug Beal, USA Volleyball chief executive officer, was read out loud to the crowd which touched off a few tears.  

Pat and Howard McChesney presented with an autograph volleyball signed by the U.S. Women's National Team
SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD SUMMER GAMES
Joe Sharpless with the mascots. Photo courtesy of Joe Campbell.

From a referee standpoint, Joe Sharpless provides an account of the recently completed Special Olympics World Summer Games held in China. MORE
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

USA VOLLEYBALL COACHING ACCREDITATION PROGRAM (CAP)

USA Volleyball’s Education Department announces the first presentation of the online IMPACT Clinic Webinar to take place this month! The dates are Friday evening, October 26th and Sunday afternoon, October 28th. Both dates the lead instructor will be John Kessel. More

Early Bird Deadline Extended! There is still time to register to attend CAP Level I and/or the Volleyball Conditioning Clinic in McClean, Va., on Oct. 27-28. More

Attend the CAP Level I course in Pasadena, Calif., on Nov. 10-11, 2007.Regular pricing ends on Oct. 28, 2007, and prices will go up, so Register Now!

Registration is now open for the 2007 CAP I and II, IMPACT and IMPACT Instructor Training, and the Volleyball Conditioning Clinics at the AVCA Annual Convention in Sacramento, Calif.! If registering for CAP at the AVCA, register here for either the Full Convention (with CAP) or the special CAP Only Fri-Sat AVCA (with CAP) events on the USAV-CAP registration pages. More

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    • NAMES AND NOTES

    Demetria Sance, an Olympian with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, will be inducted into the University of Texas Women's Athletics Hall of Honor in November 2007. For the story, click here...Terry Liskevych, the U.S. Women's National Team Head coach from 1976-1984, discusses the increased partiy in collegiate volleyball in an ESPN.com article...U.S. Beach athletes are part of a National Geographic documentary, the Incredible Human Machine, which will air Oct. 21 at 9 p.m. ET. For details, click here...Fans who have purchased a ticket to the Nebraska-Hawai'i volleyball match on Oct. 21 at the Devaney Center in Lincoln, Neb., will be part of history as the largest regular season NCAA attended match. Over 13,000 tickets were pre-sold as of Oct. 10. For details, click here...To download USA Volleyball National Scorekeeper Applications and Officials information, click here...Heath and Tori Hoke, both employees of USA Volleyball, were recently honored by the Iowa Volleyball Region. For the story, click here...The U.S. is participating in the World Military Games in India. To read journal entries from the event, click here...Click the appropriate link to view the AVCA's listed matches scheduled for television or Internet web streaming...Currently there are no U.S. networks planning to televise the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. If you are interested in seeing these events televised, visit this site and sign the petition if you haven't already.
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