Archive for July, 2007

UH volleyball tops WAC poll (Honolulu Advertiser) The University of

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

UH volleyball tops WAC poll (Honolulu Advertiser)
The University of Hawai’i Rainbow Wahine volleyball team has been picked to win its 12th consecutive Western Athletic Conference title in a vote of league coaches.

Stop the Choking!
I’m always amazed at some of the great advice that gets posted to our forum. It is a huge wealth of knowledge offered up by players, coaches and fans….

Sports Drinks - Better than Water? You know the summer

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Sports Drinks - Better than Water?
You know the summer is here when you are always thirsty. I know one of my personal faults is I do not drink enough water. Or perhaps…

Youth volleyball registration (Journal-Advocate)
STERLING The City of Sterling Recreation Division is conducting registration for the Fall Youth Volleyball Program. It will be available for girls ranging from third grade to sixth grade. Practice will begin in mid-September, with games being played on Saturday beginning Sept. 22.

Bulldog Volleyball Camp open to all area girls (The World)
North Bend High School will hold its annual Bulldog volleyball camp for any South Coast students from Aug. 6 to 9. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday. Lunch will be provided each day.

Making Setters More Aggressive!
Do you have setters on your volleyball team that just aren’t as aggressive during the game as you would like? This problem plagues teams all over the country. …

Beach volleyball: U.S. teams sweep world titles (Honolulu Advertiser) GSTAAD,

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Beach volleyball: U.S. teams sweep world titles (Honolulu Advertiser)
GSTAAD, Switzerland Fourth-seeded Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser defeated Russians Dmitri Barsuk and Igor Kolodinski 21-16, 21-14 today to give the United States a gold medal sweep at the beach volleyball world championships.

India beat Bangladesh in Commonwealth volleyball (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) India chalked up a straight set victory over Bangladesh in the inaugural match of the nine-nation 2nd Commonwealth Volleyball Championship at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here Sunday.

Webster University’s volleyball team wins academic award (Monroe County Clarion)

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

Webster University’s volleyball team wins academic award (Monroe County Clarion)
The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is pleased to announce 303 schools have earned the GamePlan/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2006-07 season.

India faces Bangladesh in volleyball (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)
Move over goals and wickets, the city this time is all for smashes and blocks. With the 2nd Commonwealth Volleyball Championship, which will kick off on July 28, Kolkata is in for an international sport experience. The tournament will be on till August 4 at the Netaji Indoor Stadium and will have 9 international teams in the fray. The organiser is the West Bengal Volleyball Association. Apart …

Butler Volleyball Camp to start Aug. 6 at MHS (The World)
The Sports Performance Club of Chicago will hold its annual Butler Volleyball Camp for any Marshfield High School students from Aug. 6-10 at the Marshfield gym.

Stop the Choking! I’m always amazed at some of the

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Stop the Choking!
I’m always amazed at some of the great advice that gets posted to our forum. It is a huge wealth of knowledge offered up by players, coaches and fans….

Jones becomes Covenant volleyball coach (The Walton Tribune I Monroe)
LOGANVILLE Michelle Jones, a former volleyball player at Georgia Tech, has been a homemaker for the past 12 years while staying home with her five children.

Upcoming girls, boys volleyball camp at CHS (The Alaska Star)

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Upcoming girls, boys volleyball camp at CHS (The Alaska Star)
Allen Allen, a three-time all-American and national team volleyball player, will run his annual volleyball camp Tuesday and Wednesday at Chugiak High School, prior to the opening of the high school volleyball season.

Hand Passing the Serve…Good or Bad?
Long ago in volleyball history, using your hands to make first contact after the serve was voodoo bad. However, these days the rules have changed and using your hands is…

Where soccer rules, volleyball is adored too (The Hindu) RIO

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Where soccer rules, volleyball is adored too (The Hindu)
RIO DE JANEIRO: While soccer is Brazil s most popular sport and that won t change anytime soon, Brazilians also love volleyball, a sport that has given local fans a lot to celebrate of late. Volleyball attracts passionate …

Cooke, Martin win opener at beach volleyball worlds (CBC)
The team of Dana Cooke and Annie Martin picked up Canada’s lone win Wednesday at the beach volleyball world championships in Gstaad, Switzerland, defeating a Greek pair 21-18, 23-21 in their first-round match.

Langdon volleyball relieved (The Bismarck Tribune) VALLEY CITY (AP) -

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Langdon volleyball relieved (The Bismarck Tribune)
VALLEY CITY (AP) - Courtney Becker, her eyes red from crying, was relieved to hear she and her Langdon High School volleyball teammates will have a chance at tournament play this fall.

Good start for Heese-Cadieux at beach volleyball worlds (CBC Toronto)
The Toronto tandem of Mark Heese and Ahren Cadieux won Tuesday’s opening match at the beach volleyball world championships in Gstaad, Switzerland.

Prep volleyball: Teammates playing for state team (Sheboygan Press)
Sheboygan Christians Jocelyn Ver Velde and Elizabeth Egerer are in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., representing Wisconsin at the High Performance International Volleyball Tournament.

Fall volleyball registration (Journal-Advocate) STERLING The Department of Parks,

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Fall volleyball registration (Journal-Advocate)
STERLING The Department of Parks, Library and Recreation is currently accepting team registration for the fall volleyball program.

Stop the Choking!
I’m always amazed at some of the great advice that gets posted to our forum. It is a huge wealth of knowledge offered up by players, coaches and fans….

Egypt takes gold in men’s volleyball at All Africa Games (People’s Daily)
Egypt has taken the gold medal in men’s volleyball at the ninth All Africa Games by beating Tunisia. The Egyptians won the gold on Sunday in three sets of 21-25, 25-16 and 25-20, while the Tunisians took one set 25-19. Algeria beat …

NEW: Webster University’s volleyball team wins academic award (Monroe County

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

NEW: Webster University’s volleyball team wins academic award (Monroe County Clarion)
The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is pleased to announce 303 schools have earned the GamePlan/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2006-07 season.

Beach volleyball: May-Treanor, Walsh win ninth title (Honolulu Advertiser)
LONG BEACH, Calif. Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won the AVP Crocs Tour beach volleyball tournament yesterday, beating Rachel Wacholder and Tyra Turner 21-10, 21-14.

Algeria wins women’s volleyball at All Africa Games (People’s Daily)
Host Algeria beat Cemeroon 3-1 to win the women’s volleyball final Sunday afternoon at the ninth All Africa Games, which will be concluded on Monday. In the match that lasted 92 minutes, the Algerians beat rising Cameroon team by 25-17 …

Making Setters More Aggressive!
Do you have setters on your volleyball team that just aren’t as aggressive during the game as you would like? This problem plagues teams all over the country. …