Below is a great opportunity for girls interested in pursuing a future in beach volleyball!! Because we like to support all volleyball, we wanted to pass this along from the Iowa Region:
Please click here for the Iowa Region website regarding the HP beach tryout.
USA Beach Volleyball is on the RISE and the High Performance programming is amazing!
We want YOU to have opportunity to be a part of it all too, so we are bringing a 2012 High Performance Tryout to Des Moines! Come join us for this tryout and perhaps, it will open a whole new beach volleyball opportunity for you!
Selected athletes will comprise beach national teams representing the United States in various national and international competitions including the Beach High Performance Championships on July 18-22 in Hermosa Beach, California, as well as USA Beach High Performance Teams, and regional Beach High Performance Teams.
TRYOUT SPECS…
· Location: June 3rd at Volley’s in Des Moines from 8am to Noon.
· Duration: Each tryout will include 3-4 hours of beach time where athletes will receive instruction and strive to be selected for one of the USAV Beach High Performance Programs. Athletes are evaluated and ranked based on the entire tryout population from across the country.
· Fee: Registration and a fee of $70 per tryout are required; athletes may attend more than one tryout. Participants must be USAV members.
· Eligibility: Tryouts are open to all beach athletes ages 12 to 25 who were born between Jan. 1, 1987 and Dec. 31, 2000. Registration for tryouts is online at: USAV Beach HP Tryout Page.
· More Information … http://www.iavbreg.org/index.php/outdoor/outdoor-events/beach-hp-tryouts-2012/
Tryouts will be led by USA Volleyball beach staff. All athletes will receive a written evaluation and do not need to sign up with a partner.
For more information contact USAV Beach Programs: 200 Pier Ave., Suite 134, Hermosa Beach/South Bay, CA 90254 Phone: (310) 975-3030 Fax: (310) 376-7300
Beach High Performance Coordinator: Patricia Daugherty: patricia.daugherty@usav.org - 310.975.3030
Beach Events Coordinator: Jonpaul Roepke: Jonpaul.roepke@usav.org - 310.975.3030
Beach HP Tryouts Iowa Coordinator: Jim Sixta: jim@iavbreg.org - 515.727.1860
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Also be sure to check out our big upcoming Badger Region beach events, including the Central Open Qualifier (June 17) and the USA Beach Junior Tour Championships (July 28-29)!!
Monday, April 23, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
UW Whitewater Warhawks are Great Hosts
There is nowhere better to be on a Sunday in April than at
UW-Whitewater to experience one of their many hosted events. UW-W Head Coach
Stacy Boudreau and her staff of UW-W players do an outstanding job of running
tournaments. Any team that has the opportunity to play in one of their events
will leave knowing that their money was well spent. The halls of the
Williams Center boasts seven courts, three of which are in the Kris Russell
Volleyball Arena, where many a Warhawk player has worked hard to bring home
that Division III National Championship trophy. On April 15, the Warhawks
hosted twenty-nine teams in the 14's, 16's & 18's divisions of the UW-W
Open.
The play heated up throughout the day of which lead to matches
that saw some extremely long rallies as was witnessed by a standing room only
crowd in both gyms. Throughout the day, the setting of the majority of the
teams seemed to be commanding most of the attention, as it should be at this
time of the year. There is nothing prettier than a setter that has full command
of the court. The team with the most interesting story on the day was Milwaukee
Sting 18 White and their Head Coach Katie Berry, who went on to capture the 18’s
Division Championship. Amazingly, this team has only been at full strength for
4 weeks. Right after the team was selected, one player needed jaw surgery
(Emily Gary) and another dislocated her shoulder (Taylor Luce) playing
basketball. During this time, many players stepped up and played out of
position until the two players on the DL could finally get back into the swing
of things. Now all 10 players are finding a way to contribute to the team
experience. The middle/setter connection between Jen Heller & Morgan
Cizauskas/Luce was exceptional all day as it proved to be very difficult to
defend for their opponents. Gary also seemed to be on top of her game as the
Outside Hitter found numerous ways to score whether it be powering the ball
through the block or snapping it for a quick kill down the line.
Thank you to all teams, as you all put on a great show. It’s
obvious that many players and coaches are putting in the necessary time to be
competitive as they are approaching their final leg of their season.
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