USA VOLLEYBALL ENEWSLETTER

Volume 4, Number 21 December 8, 2006 www.usavolleyball.org U.S. MEN FINISH 10TH AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP The U.S. Men's National Team could not complete its latest rally attempt as Germany captured the ninth-place match 25-17, 25-18, 25-27, 20-25, 17-15 in the FIVB World Championships on Sunday at Tokyo. MORE • View Hugh McCutcheon's Latest Coaches Clipboard MORE • Peace on Earth Through Volleyball MORE U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM TRYOUTS USA Volleyball will host the first of two womens national team tryouts on Dec. 16-17 at Omaha, Neb. The second tryout will take place Feb. 23-25, 2007, at Colorado Springs, Colo. MORE • Review of FIVB World Championships (Men and Women) MORE • View "Jenny" Lang Ping's Latest Coaches Clipboard MORE HEATH HOKE ADDED TO HIGH PERFORMANCE STAFF USA Volleyball has selected Heath Hoke as coordinator of high performance indoor national programs, according to USA Volleyball Director of High Performance Tom Pingel. Hoke will begin his duties at USA Volleyball on Jan. 3, 2007. Hoke has built a solid resume in high performance including roles as director of Iowa High Performance, president of Iowa Region Volleyball, serving on the USAV Youth and Junior Olympic Volleyball Division Elite Commission and director of Fusion Volleyball. MORE 2007 USA HIGH PERFORMANCE COACHES CLINIC What do Jenny Lang Ping, Hugh McCutcheon, and Nebraska Women's Volleyball Head Coach John Cook, all have in common? Other than being three of the top coaches in the country if not the World they are the headlining coaches of the 2007 USA High Performance Coaches Clinic at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs from Jan. 18-21. MORE • High Performance Clinic Schedule MORE • High Performance Coaches Clinic Info MORE KLOSTERMANN, LOBECK HONORED FOR SERVICE TO USAV USA Volleyball Chief Executive Director Doug Beal honored long-time USAV employees Kerry Klostermann and June Lobeck for their service to the organization on Dec. 7 at the USA Volleyball Holiday Dinner. USA Volleyball staff members also raised $536 for Urban Peak of Colorado Springs during the dinner. Urban Peak's mission is to help youth that are homeless, runaway or at-risk. MORE USA HIGH PERFORMANCE BOYS' TRYOUTS With the coming New Year, the USA Volleyball Boys High Performance tryout season will get underway beginning on Jan. 12, 2007, with a tryout in the St. Louis area and continuing through to the March 4 tryout in Orlando. MORE • High Performance Holiday Camps MORE • Girls' Youth European Tour Roster MORE USA Volleyball at AVCA Annual Convention USA Volleyball will be active participants at the upcoming AVCA Annual Convention Dec. 13-16 at Omaha, Neb. U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach "Jenny" Lang Ping, U.S. Men's National Team Assistant Coach Ron Larsen, USAV National Commissioner for Coaching Education Bill Neville and USAV Director of High Performance Tom Pingel will all present at the convention. MORE • NCAA Tournament Results MORE • NAIA Tournament Results MORE • NJCAA Tournament Results MORE AVCA COLLEGIATE AWARDS The women's collegiate volleyball season is nearly complete and the postseason honors are being bestowed on the top players and coaches. MORE • NCAA Division I Awards MORE • NCAA Division II Awards MORE • NCAA Division III Awards MORE • NAIA Awards MORE • Two-Year College Awards MORE COACH EDUCATION SCHEDULE You can still register to attend the AVCA Annual Convention and the CAP I, II, IMPACT and VCAP courses in Omaha! After 5 p.m. Dec. 8, 2006, faxed and on-line registrations will not be accepted - you must print the faxable form and bring it with you to register on-site in Omaha (Qwest Center Room 205) beginning Tuesday, Dec. 12, until Friday, Dec. 15, morning at 8 a.m. Registration is now open for the following 2007 courses: Jan 6-7: Big Bend/Milwaukee, WI CAP I & II Jan 5-7: Leesburg, FL IMPACT & CAP I & II - IMPACT/CAP I * CAP II/Impact Instructor Jan 13-14: Vestal/Binghamton, NY IMPACT & CAP I Jan 18-20, 2007 USAV High Performance Clinic Attendees can ADD CAP Sessions - the CAP Level I day on the 18 for an additional registration, or if CAP Level I certified, may add the CAP Level II day on Jan 20 for an additional registration fee. Those needing Modules only for recertification purposes, may purchase them singly or in groups of 3, 5, an entire day or all days. Special Limited Time Offer of $29.99 for ANY USA Volleyballs "Coaching Performance Series Volume I: Standing Serves" order placed before Jan. 31, 2007. Order Form Flyer NAMES AND NOTES USA Volleyball has hired Kristen Soyk as coordinator of program logistics, replacing Debbie Weishaar. Kristen began her duties on Dec. 6 Nominations for the 2007 Service Awards are now being accepted. Nominations for adults who have served the Junior Division of USA Volleyball on a local, regional and national level are needed for the following categories: 1. Outstanding Program Director; 2. Outstanding Female Coach; 3. Outstanding Male Coach; 4. Outstanding Parent; 5. Outstanding Clinician; 6. Outstanding Service. For more information, click here University of Nebraska junior opposite Sarah Pavan and Wingate University senior middle blocker Rebecca Brezovec head the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. For the complete university and college division teams, click here Click here for an article on the Best Gifts for a Volleyball Player Andy Klussman showed his allegiance to both University of Colorado and Colorado State at the NCAA Division I Tournament first round matches held in Boulder, Colo. Klussman, who lost his wife and was seriously injured himself as a drunk driver collided into his vehicle in June 2004, served as a volunteer coach at University of Colorado during the 2006 season after four years as an assistant coach at Colorado State University. For more information, click here The Womens Sports Foundation The Women's Sports Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the 2007 GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards presented by Gatorade. We will award $50,000 in grants to high school teams across the U.S. that inspire other girls to get involved in sports and physical activity. The deadline is Feb. 16, 2007. Click here for details To see the latest coaching changes in the collegiate ranks, click here.		Volume 4, Number 21 December 8, 2006 www.usavolleyball.org U.S. MEN FINISH 10TH AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP The U.S. Men's National Team could not complete its latest rally attempt as Germany captured the ninth-place match 25-17, 25-18, 25-27, 20-25, 17-15 in the FIVB World Championships on Sunday at Tokyo. MORE • View Hugh McCutcheon's Latest Coaches Clipboard MORE • Peace on Earth Through Volleyball MORE U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM TRYOUTS USA Volleyball will host the first of two womens national team tryouts on Dec. 16-17 at Omaha, Neb. The second tryout will take place Feb. 23-25, 2007, at Colorado Springs, Colo. MORE • Review of FIVB World Championships (Men and Women) MORE • View "Jenny" Lang Ping's Latest Coaches Clipboard MORE HEATH HOKE ADDED TO HIGH PERFORMANCE STAFF USA Volleyball has selected Heath Hoke as coordinator of high performance indoor national programs, according to USA Volleyball Director of High Performance Tom Pingel. Hoke will begin his duties at USA Volleyball on Jan. 3, 2007. Hoke has built a solid resume in high performance including roles as director of Iowa High Performance, president of Iowa Region Volleyball, serving on the USAV Youth and Junior Olympic Volleyball Division Elite Commission and director of Fusion Volleyball. MORE 2007 USA HIGH PERFORMANCE COACHES CLINIC What do Jenny Lang Ping, Hugh McCutcheon, and Nebraska Women's Volleyball Head Coach John Cook, all have in common? Other than being three of the top coaches in the country if not the World they are the headlining coaches of the 2007 USA High Performance Coaches Clinic at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs from Jan. 18-21. MORE • High Performance Clinic Schedule MORE • High Performance Coaches Clinic Info MORE KLOSTERMANN, LOBECK HONORED FOR SERVICE TO USAV USA Volleyball Chief Executive Director Doug Beal honored long-time USAV employees Kerry Klostermann and June Lobeck for their service to the organization on Dec. 7 at the USA Volleyball Holiday Dinner. USA Volleyball staff members also raised $536 for Urban Peak of Colorado Springs during the dinner. Urban Peak's mission is to help youth that are homeless, runaway or at-risk. MORE USA HIGH PERFORMANCE BOYS' TRYOUTS With the coming New Year, the USA Volleyball Boys High Performance tryout season will get underway beginning on Jan. 12, 2007, with a tryout in the St. Louis area and continuing through to the March 4 tryout in Orlando. MORE • High Performance Holiday Camps MORE • Girls' Youth European Tour Roster MORE USA Volleyball at AVCA Annual Convention USA Volleyball will be active participants at the upcoming AVCA Annual Convention Dec. 13-16 at Omaha, Neb. U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach "Jenny" Lang Ping, U.S. Men's National Team Assistant Coach Ron Larsen, USAV National Commissioner for Coaching Education Bill Neville and USAV Director of High Performance Tom Pingel will all present at the convention. MORE • NCAA Tournament Results MORE • NAIA Tournament Results MORE • NJCAA Tournament Results MORE AVCA COLLEGIATE AWARDS The women's collegiate volleyball season is nearly complete and the postseason honors are being bestowed on the top players and coaches. MORE • NCAA Division I Awards MORE • NCAA Division II Awards MORE • NCAA Division III Awards MORE • NAIA Awards MORE • Two-Year College Awards MORE COACH EDUCATION SCHEDULE You can still register to attend the AVCA Annual Convention and the CAP I, II, IMPACT and VCAP courses in Omaha! After 5 p.m. Dec. 8, 2006, faxed and on-line registrations will not be accepted - you must print the faxable form and bring it with you to register on-site in Omaha (Qwest Center Room 205) beginning Tuesday, Dec. 12, until Friday, Dec. 15, morning at 8 a.m. Registration is now open for the following 2007 courses: Jan 6-7: Big Bend/Milwaukee, WI CAP I & II Jan 5-7: Leesburg, FL IMPACT & CAP I & II - IMPACT/CAP I * CAP II/Impact Instructor Jan 13-14: Vestal/Binghamton, NY IMPACT & CAP I Jan 18-20, 2007 USAV High Performance Clinic Attendees can ADD CAP Sessions - the CAP Level I day on the 18 for an additional registration, or if CAP Level I certified, may add the CAP Level II day on Jan 20 for an additional registration fee. Those needing Modules only for recertification purposes, may purchase them singly or in groups of 3, 5, an entire day or all days. Special Limited Time Offer of $29.99 for ANY USA Volleyballs "Coaching Performance Series Volume I: Standing Serves" order placed before Jan. 31, 2007. Order Form Flyer NAMES AND NOTES USA Volleyball has hired Kristen Soyk as coordinator of program logistics, replacing Debbie Weishaar. Kristen began her duties on Dec. 6 Nominations for the 2007 Service Awards are now being accepted. Nominations for adults who have served the Junior Division of USA Volleyball on a local, regional and national level are needed for the following categories: 1. Outstanding Program Director; 2. Outstanding Female Coach; 3. Outstanding Male Coach; 4. Outstanding Parent; 5. Outstanding Clinician; 6. Outstanding Service. For more information, click here University of Nebraska junior opposite Sarah Pavan and Wingate University senior middle blocker Rebecca Brezovec head the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. For the complete university and college division teams, click here Click here for an article on the Best Gifts for a Volleyball Player Andy Klussman showed his allegiance to both University of Colorado and Colorado State at the NCAA Division I Tournament first round matches held in Boulder, Colo. Klussman, who lost his wife and was seriously injured himself as a drunk driver collided into his vehicle in June 2004, served as a volunteer coach at University of Colorado during the 2006 season after four years as an assistant coach at Colorado State University. For more information, click here The Womens Sports Foundation The Women's Sports Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the 2007 GoGirlGo! Ambassador Team Awards presented by Gatorade. We will award $50,000 in grants to high school teams across the U.S. that inspire other girls to get involved in sports and physical activity. The deadline is Feb. 16, 2007. Click here for details To see the latest coaching changes in the collegiate ranks, click here.