2013 Welcome Letter and Resources

Dear Coaches-

We are excited to have you part of the Badger Region for the 2013 season! Below we have listed some resources which you might find helpful, including materials on refereeing and scorekeeping that you can review on your own and with your teams beyond the training that you’ve already had with your club.

Please let us know what we can do to help support, promote and improve your teams and programs this season. Continued luck for those who have started and best of luck for those who are about to begin!

The Badger Region Staff
Jennifer Armson-Dyer, Director of Operations, jarmsondyer@badgervolleyball.org
Colleen Houk, Operations Manager, colleen@badgervolleyball.org
Deb Stadick, Program Director, deb@badgervolleyball.org
Terry Paulson, Tournament Director, badgerregiontd@wi.rr.com

USA Volleyball Referee and Scorekeeping Training – Junior Modules

Other Resources:
Badger Region Volleyball
Badger Region VolleyBlog
Badger Region Volleyball Facebook
Badger Region Adult Facebook
Badger Region Boys Facebook
@BadgerRegionVB Twitter
The Talent Code
Cheese and Volleyball Blog
AVCA Website
PrepVolleyball.com
The Art of Coaching Volleyball Newsletter
USA Volleyball Grassroots: Coaches
USA Volleyball

Additional Information from USA Volleyball:

FREE WEBINARS – For the fourth year in a row, USA Volleyball will host and record webinars on topics to help players, coaches and parents, including our USA Team Great player series – including Tara Cross-Battle, Tom Hoff, Lori Endicott, Gabe Gardner and more. There are also new general topics like – injury prevention, sitting volleyball, motor learning, increasing the contacts per hour, sports parent tips and more. CAP certified coaches may purchase CAP re-certification credit after attending these live free webinars. Contact the USAV Education Department for more information. Just head over to the grassroots page and click on FREE Webinars on the lefthand sidebar to view the many topics when time allows.

KEY FREE VIDEOS - We also have videos, like “Maximum Contact Net System” and “Learning Volleyball Through Games”, “Youth VB, Sport for a Lifetime,” skill and historical videos and many more. Grassroots lefthand side bar and click VIDEO.

GROW THE GAME TOGETHER BLOG UPDATES – One of the most widely read blogs on the United States Olympic Committee’s Team USA Website! Great info for players, parents, coaches, club directors and more – the blogs are found under the grassroots button, cross-linked at ‘Growing The Game Together Blog.’ These last four years of ideas and insights can be found at: http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Grassroots/Grow-The-Game-Blog.aspx. – We recently put the blog together into two FREE books – One for Coaches and Club Directors and the other for Players and Parents, so download and read when you have some free time.

GROW THE GAME TOGETHER NEWSLETTER - Sometimes at the club level, the coaches and club leaders are inundated with information overload. USA Volleyball sends out multiple information pieces to the regions to help them conduct a smooth operating organization for all their members. We also have excellent connections for research and informative articles, webinars, books, videos, blogs and other useful coaching and leadership information that we like to share. We will be collecting, sorting and sending you bi-monthly a compiled version of the most important material we find. This is a USA Volleyball member benefit to help you as a coach and director at the club level. Feel free to help us grow the game together by forwarding this information to those in the volleyball family who are not members of USA Volleyball. We love to hear from our coaches and club directors, so feel free to send along your own finds, needs and ideas to mvp@usav.org - As a new coach, if you have not seen the newsletter, or want back issues, email patty.fadum@usav.org and we will get you caught up.

LIBERTY MUTUAL RESPONSIBLE SPORTS PROGRAM – Volleyball-specific material for Responsible Coaches and for Responsible Parents is being created, to tie into the great material already online with Responsible Sports… CLICK HERE for more info.

FREE VOLLEYBALL MATERIAL – Check with your USAV Region to get some of material in hard-copy form, or contact USAV Region Services for help. Electronic downloads are available for many of these FREE items, and can be downloaded from the USAV website by click on the links below.

* USAV YOUTH VOLLEYBALL COLORING BOOK (PDF Download 32 pages)
* USAV MINIVOLLEY BOOK (98 pages) or the MiniVolley book in Spanish, CLICK HERE
* FIVB CoolVolley BOOK
* USA VOLLEYBALL – DID YOU KNOW? BROCHURE – filled with info about USAV for parents and coaches
* SKILL POSTERS and more - FREE to download …Note that 16x20 sizes can be run off one at a time from Costco/Sam’s Club for about $6, while the larger 20x30 (which you might want in the gym) costs about $9. You can also print these at home/school on an 11x17 inkjet printer. Each discipline, volleyball, beach volleyball and Paralympic sitting volleyball has a skill series of all six skills.

* COMPASSION POSTER CREATIONS - “Aim High”, “Perseverance” and other FREE inspirational themed posters can be customized for injured or ill athletes. Each will include photos of USAV Olympic and Paralympic players, a picture of the athlete needing support, and inspirational phrases. Contact us at mvp@usav.org for more information.

* CARRON 4 ON ONE ROPE YOUTH NET - For both school and club use, to either go down the middle of your club/school team training court for the start of practice, or for the entire practice and competition for minivolley teams of 2, 3, or 4 per court – from sideline basket to sideline, as we discussed in the youth section of IMPACT. Each system is four 15 foot nets on one rope, custom made for USAV, costing just $100 each, shipping included. Email patty.fadum@usav.org to place an order – you will be billed by PayPal.

* USOC/USAV “Olympic Journeys Begin Here” BUMPER STICKER – Display this proudly to support the United States Olympic and Paralympic teams in their countdown to London 2012. Get one from the USA Volleyball Facebook page free of charge (you just have to mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope!), or ask your RVA Commissioner for some for your team or club (supplies limited).

* USAV COURT NUMBER SIGNS – Great if you need court signage for your practice or event. Contact your Region for a RVA custom set, or print out your own set. Click on the following links to the USAV website: 11x17 one-sided paper print or normal 8.5x11 one-sided paper print. Print twice, and fasten with tape in the space at the top of the net outside the antenna.

* VOLLEYBALL TEST FOR ALL - Download a great test & answer sheet, to use as a teaching tool at clinics.

* Click on these links to access numerous resources for the New Coach and Club Director.

I'm a New Coach" Tab
Start a New Club" Tab
The Team Around the Team London 2012 Video

As valued adult leaders of our sport, we also wanted you to make sure you are aware of:
Some important recent blogs –

What Can a Player Control http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2012/February/03/What-Can-a-Player-Control.aspx
The Best Videos to Use to Teach the Game - http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2011/December/14/Videos-and-Principles-Worth-Many-Thousands-of-Words.aspx and many more at http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Grassroots/Grow-The-Game-Blog.aspx

LONGEST RALLIES AWARDS - Since good education begins with the end in mind, to show what is possible and to be worked towards, check out this compilation showing the longest rallies in all areas of our game, beach and sitting included. If you have a rally (can you beat the #1 listing, 30 net crossings and 78 contacts!?) that beats an award area, send the link tomvp@usav.org and we will add it! http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Grassroots/Longest-Rallies-Awards.aspx

The Parent Information Brochure about USAV - Free download by clicking here: http://www.teamusa.org/~/media/USA_Volleyball/Documents/Resources/USAVAParentsGuide1028112.pdf

Thank you for helping us grow the game!

Molten Wisconsin Boys Volleyball Festival

Get excited, volleyball fans.

The 2013 Molten Boys Festival is mere days away. The two-day event kicks off Saturday, Feb. 2, and we can't wait!

This year marks the 15th anniversary of this prestigious tournament, which is a qualifier for the 2013 Boys' Junior National Championships being held June 27-July 4 in Reno, Nevada.

The tournament will be held at 12 venues throughout the Milwaukee area and its suburbs. Over 6,000 parents, players, coaches, referees and spectators will be in attendance.

Badger Region Volleyball Association's Tournament Director, Terry Paulson, along with his wife Nancy, have been running the event since its creation.

"Terry and I are thrilled to host over 200 teams from around the country and Canada this weekend!" Nancy Paulson said. "The competition to obtain one of the USA Volleyball Boys Junior National Championship bids will certainly bring out the best competitive level in the boys at all age divisions. If you love the game, it is truly something to witness. We are continually amazed by the power and athleticism, along with the passion, that we see each year. It just seems to get better all the time."

It should be a great weekend of high-level volleyball. Be sure to head over and cheer on our Badger Region boys! Good luck to all participating.

Additional information about the event and real-time results can be found here.

Tweet at us @BadgerRegionVB and hashtag #BadgerBoysVB if you're at the event and want to talk volleyball! We'd love to hear from you with updates, random thoughts and speculations.

And don't forget about the USA Volleyball Boys' High Performance tryout being held the evening before on Friday, Feb. 1, also at Center Court. You can find information about the tryout here.

Q&A with Phil Fuchs

Badger Region Volleyball had the special opportunity to catch up with Phil Fuchs, a sophomore outside hitter at No. 3-ranked Brigham Young University (BYU). 

For the former Wisconsinite, volleyball more than just some sport he plays. It's his passion. And it's inspiring to hear him talk about the game he loves.

BR: What got you started playing volleyball?

FUCHS: I didn’t touch a volleyball till I was around 13 or 14. I was actually at a church building one time while my dad was playing volleyball. He hit a ball so hard that it bounced and hit me in the face. I was around nine at that time and vowed I would never play. I was all about basketball when I was younger. Then, when I was around 13, my mom became a church volleyball coach and we (my sisters and I) all got exposed to volleyball. I realized I really liked the sport.

BR: What was the first team that you played on?

FUCHS: I played on my first real club team when I was about 15.  I lived in Utah when I was a kid, and played for Twin Peaks, my first club team, when I was 16. When we moved to Wisconsin, I started playing club for North Shore.

BR: When did it click that you could play volleyball at the next level?

FUCHS: When I played in Utah and went to that first club team, my coach was working with a pretty rag-tag group of guys. He always told us we could go places with volleyball and that we could do take this and really go with it. I took that to heart. Once I started playing, I always thought I could go and do it. I knew my dad had played a little bit at BYU before I was born too, so it was in my head. It really clicked I could play in college after my first camp at BYU between my sophomore and junior years of high school. At that camp, I was moved to the  top court and realized it was the court where they put the guy they were looking at. It just connected. I realized that I was one of those guys and could be one of their players.

BR: Once you realized you could play in college, what made you pick BYU?

FUCHS: During November of my senior year, I got a phone call from BYU that completely surprised me. I always knew I wanted to go there. I had been to their camps but just hadn’t really had a chance to send in any video at that point.  During that phone call, they offered me a small scholarship. They were under sanction at that point, so it had to be small. I called back and said yes on the spot. I am super lucky and still consider that one of the huge blessings of my life.

BR: Volleyball seems to run in your family. How has that influenced your career?

FUCHS: The driving force for me in volleyball is the fact that my parents played. When my mom and my dad immigrated to America from Brazil, they went to BYU. Because my dad was a foreign student, he received academic scholarship money. He had to maintain very high grades to keep the scholarship, and was also working fulltime. He walked onto the volleyball team anyway. Back in Brazil, they would say that if you leave for two years, you can’t play professionally. But he was able to play at BYU. While he was still at BYU, my mom got pregnant with me. The bills went up and he had to work more than he was. He couldn’t risk his grades dropping and losing his academic scholarship, so he had to let go of volleyball. I have never thought of it as my fault, but I always see my playing at BYU as finishing what my dad started. Because of that, I work twice as hard.

BR: Your two sisters both play volleyball as well. Are you pretty involved in their careers?

FUCHS: We are a tight-knit group. Mel, player her senior high school season this year here in Utah, and I was able to be at all of the games. They are living about 15 minutes away. Her team actually won state this year and it was a magical season for her that I got to be a part of.  I had to miss Becca’s high school season because I was away on my two-year mission and wasn’t able to see her play much. I did go to a lot of her college games. Mel will be playing in Michigan next year. That will be a little bit harder to make but I will do what I can. I’ve actually been very involved in both of their careers.

BR: Your whole family plays outside hitter. Talk about why it’s such a fun position to play.

FUCHS: Outside hitter is my favorite position because you get to be involved in everything. If you are not an outside, you are giving up some responsibility. I love it as a position. You get to be a complete, all-around player who does everything. I just love the idea of getting to be that guy. My least favorite position to play is libero. I would debate whether or not I would even play if I had to play libero!

BR: You’ve done some amazing things so far in your career. What is the best piece of volleyball-related advice you’ve ever heard?

FUCHS: It was actually at a USA HP tryout. The coach told us the story of Phil Eatherton. He started out as a clumsy guy that just worked hard and ended up playing in the Olympics and becoming an elite middle blocker. That story and that sentiment stuck with me. I think I have always seen myself as an underdog and pushed myself harder because of that.  

BR: You’re not much of an underdog anymore! Now that you have reached such an elite level, what is next?

FUCHS: I want to play professional volleyball. That has been a goal for several years now. I am not at all afraid to say that, even though I know I am still a bit of an underdog. As the years pass and I keep improving, I will do it. Ideally, I would love to play in Brazil. Most of our immediate extended family is here in America. When we my parents came to America, most of my aunts and uncles came with. But playing in Brazil would be special. I am Brazilian. That is my culture and my heritage. I am already a citizen, but I want to play there and be a member of their society and have that connection to my heritage. I mean, growing up those Brazilian national team guys were my idols.

BR: Your bio says you speak four languages. What are they and what do you like to do when you aren’t playing volleyball?

FUCHS: I would have to say reading. I like sci-fi books and fantasy books. I could read all day. I don’t read much though unless I am on a break or something, otherwise I would never read for my classes. For the languages, I speak English Portuguese, Samoan and Tongan. I am also currently learning Spanish.

BR: What advice would you give to kids who love volleyball and are trying to figure out what they can do with it.

FUCHS: Volleyball is one of my passions in life. I can’t imagine life without volleyball. If you have the dream, drive and desire, then work for it. Go get it. No matter how long it takes. No matter how hard you have to work for it. And it will be hard. You will get tired, get sore and get injured. Bit if you are doing what you love, there is no substitute for that. Even with the lack of scholarship money. If ­­­­you want to be volleyball player on the boys’ side, it just means you need to do better in the classroom and get academic money.

BR: Is there anything else you want to add that you have learned and discovered through your career?

FUCHS: Going off of that last question, if anyone has ever felt like an underdog, don’t ever let that get the best of you. Never get discouraged and keep going. If you love it, it is worth it. I still feel like an underdog, and I’ve been playing college volleyball for a couple years. You just have to know that there will always be someone better than you, but that can’t stop you. Always keep chasing your dream. You will never, ever regret chasing your dream. 

Q&A with Jeremy Dejno

Jeremy Dejno, a New Berlin native, was recently named the Sports Imports/AVCA Men’s DI-II Player of the Week as well as the ESPN Zone Anaheim Anteater of the Week. Dejno played club volleyball for West Allis Lightning and prep volleyball at New Berlin High School. The junior outside hitter plays for No. 1-ranked UC Irvine.

BR: What got you started playing volleyball?

Dejno: The first time I encountered volleyball was actually at a family reunion. I was really young. My parents wouldn’t let me play because I was so little they were afraid I would get hurt. But I just kept wanting to jump on in. I started playing at Holy Apostles in fifth grade and that was my first organized volleyball experience. It wasn’t all that organized though because we split up into even teams. My first club experience was with West Allis Lightning. I actually played on their first ever boys team.
BR: Your mom was your first coach. Did she have any volleyball background?

Dejno: Actually no. My mom had played in grade school but not after that. My dad was all football. He was your typical Midwestern guy who grew up on a farm and played football. We don’t have a very long volleyball lineage in my family. It kind of started with me!

BR: Did you play other sports when you were a kid?

Dejno: I did. I was that kid that played everything and didn’t have a life in grade school and middle school. When I got to high school, I specialized in volleyball and basketball. It was just too much to do both, so after freshman year, I dropped basketball.

BR: What made you pick volleyball and not basketball?

Dejno: I think in Wisconsin, basketball is more popular. People are drawn to it. It’s just bigger. But I loved volleyball. I loved the game more than I loved playing basketball. For me, it wasn’t about the scholarship money. I knew there very few volleyball scholarships for boys. It came down to whether or not I was having fun doing it. If you don’t love it in high school, you won’t love it in college. And I didn’t love basketball the way I loved volleyball. If you love it, you will find a way to make it work. That’s a much better choice.

BR: What about the volleyball world made you love it so much?

Dejno: The main reason I loved it so much and went with it was because of the volleyball community. It is great. I had very close friendships from volleyball. It is such a tight-knit community. I love it. I am out here in California and still have relationships with my club team and people who coached me throughout the years.

BR: Who has been the most influential in your volleyball career so far?

Dejno: My mom. I know it is cliche. But it is true. She was my first coach and despite it being her first time coaching, she did a great job. She started it all for me. My West Allis Lightning coaches also were very influential. The Hardwick family has always been their for me. They are so enthusiastic and supportive. They are always pushing the club and the players to get better and better. I am also still very close with the Calteux family and that relationship has meant a lot to me over the years. Will Hall has to be one of the best coaches I’ve ever had. He was never satisfied with me. It was very rare that I would get any sort of praise for him. That really pushed me to improve and try to get better.
BR: When did you realize that you could take volleyball to the next level and play in college?

Dejno: The idea of playing in college didn’t really come up until I was around 16 and playing club. For me, my breakthrough came from participating in the USA Volleyball High Performance programs. I had done some of the camps and played on a few A2 teams, but I made the A1 team that played in Italy. From that point, I got really serious about trying to pursue volleyball in college.

BR: Talk to us a little bit about the recruiting process.

Dejno: Unless you are extremely talented, for boys the process starts when you are around 17. The process really got going for me at the SCVC Boy’s Classic out in California. All those great guys programs were out their. That was when I started getting looks by colleges. When I was picking UC Irvine, I was focusing on a balance. I wanted good volleyball and good academics. I didn’t care if the school had a football team or about any of that other stuff. Volleyball and academics were my main focus. And the school had to have a coach I could see myself playing for. I visited UC Irvine, along with a couple other schools, and I just felt like it was the right fit. I loved the coach and they had that balance of academics and competitive volleyball I was looking for.

BR: Talk a little bit about the boys game and what makes it so special.

Dejno: Guys volleyball is so aggressive. We don’t have the long rallies that you see in the girls game. It is more of a one-and-done deal. It is serve, receive, side-out normally. It showcases the power aspect of the game and we tend to put the ball away fast.

BR: Why do you think that volleyball is stereotypically thought of as a girls game?

Dejno: It is not at all. But I think it always gets that perception because it is a non-contact sport. It is such a mental game because the points and rallies are separate from each other. You have to treat each time you go back to serve as its own game. There is nothing harder than staying focused for that long and having to perform over and over throughout the course of a match. Once people appreciate the more delicate side of the game they will appreciate how difficult it is to actually play. Most people just don’t quite understand it. And so many people play it recreationally, but they don’t dive in deeper to the competitive level. It is just like any other sport with plays and fundamentals. But people generally don’t understand it, so they just tag it as a girls sport because it is non-contact rather than appreciate how complex, intense and competitive it really is for both guys and girls alike.

BR: Thinking about the guys game, you’ve had quite a bit of success recently at UC Irvine. What does being named AVCA Player of the Week mean for you personally and for Wisconsin boys volleyball?

Dejno: California is typically thought of as the hot spot for boys volleyball. I think sometimes that creates some politics around accolades and awards sometimes are given to players based on that. When a Midwest player gets an award, makes a USA Volleyball HP team or gets recognition, it is a true reflection of their talent rather than a norm or stereotype being upheld. Just because that player broke the norm. So many Midwest players are out there making huge impacts on their collegiate teams. It is great for the Midwest and developing our presence on the national stage.

BR: What advice would you give Badger Region boys who are striving to play collegiately?

Dejno: I would just say don’t be discouraged because you are from the Midwest. There are so many examples of players before and after me doing amazing things with volleyball. It doesn’t matter where you are from. If you love it and want to do it, you will make it happen. It is a great experience. You will meet amazing people and form lifelong connections. That is what drove me to want to do this and want to be successful. It isn’t about the money or the scholarships. If you love it, do it.

BR: You obviously love volleyball. Do your post-college plans involve staying around the sport?

Dejno: I do see myself playing for awhile. I am kind of near sighted when it comes to thinking about the future. I don’t really have a big-picture goal of making it to the Olympics. I want to enjoy playing. That is my main focus. I tentatively plan to play overseas for awhile and get my a master’s degree online while I am doing that. If an opportunity comes up to play for the USA National team, I would go for it. But I like to leave my opportunities open for now.

I AM Volleyball Club Gains Local Exposure

The following article is from Ozaukee Press. Click here to find the story online


Courting Young Volleyball Success
Steve Ostermann


Local club aims to develop players' skills at early age.
With the name I AM Volleyball Club, there’s no mistaking the mission of one of Ozaukee County’s newest sports organizations.Founded in 2012, the club provides volleyball instruction and competition for players in third through seventh grades.

Having already established a Select program for girls with advanced skills, club directors Todd Lyon and Jarrod Luedtke are taking the next step — offering a grass-roots program that introduces boys as well as girls to the sport.

“We saw the need for a junior-level program that would get kids interested in volleyball and develop their skills,” Lyon said.

“Our goal is to create a sustainable program for third through seventh-graders that’s instruction-based, is fun and gives kids a chance to learn in game settings.”

Lyon and Luedtke both played volleyball in high school and college and coach local girls’ teams. Lyon is the junior-varsity coach at Port Washington High School, and Luedtke runs the varsity program at Grafton High School.

Although there are camps and other off-season training options for area players, the I AM Volleyball Club is trying to fill a void, Lyon noted.

“We want to get players involved at a younger age and developer a feeder program for our local high-school programs,” he said.

Ultimately, Lyon and Luedtke want to help establish a boys’ volleyball program at a local high school. The only school in Ozaukee County with a male version of the sport is Homestead High School in Mequon.

The club’s new 12-week instructional program will be held Saturdays, Jan. 5 through March 23, at Grafton High School. Open to all area boys and girls in grades three through seven, the sessions will emphasize volleyball rules and concepts; teach hand-eye coordination, footwork and other skills; and provide drills and games.

In March, participants will put their skills to the test in a tournament.

The program fee is $125 per player for grades three and four, which will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Players in grades five through seven will pay $145 and meet from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m.

Each player receives a T-shirt and volleyball.

Advance registration is requested. More information is available at www.eteamz.com/iamvolleyballclub.

As of last week, Lyon said, more than 30 players had registered for the program, which has room for several dozen more.

“We plan to have coed instruction, but based on the interest level, we could have a separate boys section,” he added.

In December, the club began its Select program for girls at U11 and U12 levels. The program has two U11 teams and one U12 squad, which will participate in tournaments from January through March.

There are still two openings for U11 players. Anyone interested in trying out can call Lyon at (262) 483-8066.

Lyon said he and Luedtke were both driven by a longtime passion for volleyball in establishing the club. They agreed that there is a need for a program in northern Ozaukee County to instill a similar love of the sport in young players and prepare them for higher levels of competition.

“The interest is definitely there,” Lyon said of early response to the I AM Volleyball approach. “We want to put programs out there for a few years and see how it goes.”

Additional information on the club is available through its website.

Stadick Named Program Director

Badger Region Volleyball is excited to announce that Deb Stadick will be joining the staff as Program Director.


Stadick brings fresh ideas and a wealth of volleyball experience to this newly created position. She will be working to grow the game of volleyball throughout Badger Region, specifically focusing on nurturing the boys, beach and adult games, while also working with many other aspects including youth and coaching education.


"Deb's enthusiasm and ideas on how to grow the game of volleyball in all aspects is exciting," said Director of Operations Jennifer Armson-Dyer. "Her passion for the sport and her background of growing up in a volleyball family gives her many unique perspectives on which to draw and really make this newly-created thrive within the Badger Region."


Stadick, a Watertown, Wis. native, has been around volleyball her whole life. Growing up, she played for Club Breakout in Waupun, Wis., and for her Watertown High School team before going on to play collegiately at Iowa State University. Stadick and her Cyclones competed in four NCAA Tournaments, boasting two Elite Eight appearances as well as a Sweet Sixteen finish. Stadick earned Academic All-Big 12 honors and named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll during her time at Iowa State.

Stadick took an internship in the Iowa State Athletics Communications department at the conclusion of her playing career, where she interviewed athletes, covered events and wrote feature articles for the athletics website. Stadick also coached with Iowa Power Volleyball Alliance out of Ankeny, Iowa.

After graduating with a degree in English and Technical Communication, Stadick moved to Colorado Springs, Colo. for a four-month communications internship with USA Volleyball, where she had the opportunity to be right in the middle of the Olympic volleyball buzz. Stadick wrote press releases, interviewed athletes for feature articles, updated websites and dabbled in social media. She worked mainly with beach and boys programs. She worked with the Boys’ Youth National Team and the Men’s Junior National Team, providing coverage of their NORCECA events. Stadick traveled to the High Performance Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, to serve as USA Volleyball’s media contact for the event.
Stadick moved back to Wisconsin in September of 2012 and served as a volunteer assistant coach at Watertown High School. She received her substitute teaching license in October and worked for Watertown Unified School district for three months before joining Badger Region Volleyball as their first Program Director. Stadick is currently living in Watertown, Wis. and in her free time is working on her first book.

Stadick can be reached by email at deb@badgervolleyball.org