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| From the President
Julie Briggs, CHRVA President
Thanks to everyone who voted in our Spring Elections and congratulations to our new and returning Board members! Also, congratulations to Dixie Collins, the CHRVA Scoring Chair, for recently receiving the Edward P. Lauten Scorekeeper's Service Award. In other news, CHRVA has partnered once again with local volleyball groups to offer juniors outdoors doubles this summer, and starting this coming season a change in adult rules will allow the libero to serve. There's a lot of information we want to share with you so click here to keep reading.
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Commissioner's Corner
Congratulations to the 2012 winners of the Robert L. Lindsay Meritorious Award; check out all of the juniors action this summer; and show your support for CHRVA adult and USA Olympic teams.
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"Like" CHRVA on Facebook
 There's a new way for you to share information with -- and get information about -- USA Volleyball in the Chesapeake region: the CHRVA Facebook Fan Page. "Like" our new page today so you can get up-to-the minute news and special announcements about juniors and adult programs in the region as well as other volleyball news that we think you'll find interesting.
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Beach, Indoor and Sitting Olympic Volleyball
Want to follow the USA Volleyball teams while they play in London this summer? Below is a comprehensive list of links that includes TV schedules, online viewing schedules, and real time results for both the Olympics and Paralympics. London 2012 Olympics NBC Olympic Coverage
London 2012 Paralympics
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Sitting Volleyball Featured in Citibank Ads
Dixie Collins
(Dixie Collins is an assistant coach for the USA Men's National Sitting Team as well as the CHRVA Scorer Chair.) If you are like me, I usually surf for other shows during commercials. But recently I happened to catch Kari Miller, the libero for the Women's National Sitting Volleyball Team, featured in a Citibank TV commercial. Miller, who is from Washington, D.C., will participate in the Paralympic Games in London August 29-September 9. Click here to keep reading ...
Two of the Citibank ads:
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| From the Ladder (Indoor and Outdoor)
Bryan Strong, Officials Chair
By and large it was a quiet season, but let's take a minute to review a couple of important things: handling abnormal substitutions; referee certifications this fall; and potential rule changes regarding liberos for the upcoming season. Click here for more info. Certified Beach/Outdoor Referees NeededAs outdoor volleyball evolves as a sport, the need for outdoor officials grows. The region has worked hard this season to add sand/outdoor play for adults and juniors. Sand volleyball in the NCAA is an emerging sport that's experiencing big growth. Once enough schools add sand volleyball to their programs, it will then become a varsity sport. CHRVA is interested in conducting training and certification each year to build a roster of certified beach referees. If you would like more information about becoming a certified beach referee, please email Rebecca Johannes, CHRVA Beach Referee Chair.
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Juniors - Girls and High Performance Updates
Charles Ezigbo, Junior Girls Program Director Congratulations to those athletes who were selected to both the CHRVA High Performance Regional teams as well as those selected to participate on a USA High Performance team or invited to a USA High Performance camp. Without our region, we had a record turnout at tryouts. Click here for more details. And congratulations to all junior girls' teams competing this past season! 359 teams participated in regionals this past spring. The champions of each age group's Open Division will be going to USAV Nationals to compete in the National Division while the runner-ups in the Open Division will compete in the American Division. Click here to see who is going to USAV Nationals. |
Juniors - Boys News
Rob Lewandowski, Boys Program Director Regionals were held at the end of March in the 14's, 15's, 16's, 17's, and 18's divisions. We are continuing to work on ways to promote the sport within the region, especially involving the younger boys. The Boys' Directors are planning on meeting via phone conference in the next month or two to discuss the season and some areas we can work on to improve:
- Organizing our schedule and creating tournament dates early
- Involving and attracting more middle school players
- Attempting to increase the number of clubs, especially in areas of the Region were we typically haven't had teams (Southern Maryland, Eastern Shore)
We are continuing to ask our girls' clubs to help us continue to promote the sport with their teams and families - brothers, cousins, boyfriends, or anyone involved with their program! Please contact me with any questions. |
For Adults
Julie Briggs, CHRVA President
I'd like to thank several staff members without whom the adult program would not be possible. Also, I am looking for people who are eager to work on the Adult Program Task Force this summer as well as individuals who would like to work on marketing our men's program to bring more teams into the fold. Click here for more details.
And last but not least, click here to view adults regional results from this past season.
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Dear Dr. Digs
Dr. Digs confirms that adult tournaments are offered on the same days as juniors outdoor doubles tournaments and encourages parents to play. Also, the good doctor addresses the issue of why a teammate might "dump" the ball versus setting a player.
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For the Next Issue of Digs
Articles and information to be considered for the next issue of "Digs" should be emailed to the "Digs" editor no later than Friday, August 17, 2012. The article/content may be placed in the body of the email itself -- or the article/content may be placed in a Microsoft Word document that is attached to the email and sent to the "Digs" editor. Please include your name and phone number, the title of the article, and the section of the newsletter for which your content should be included. Submissions received after the deadline may not be published. |
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