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  From the Editor

   It's hard to believe that the heart of summer is upon us already. With it comes multiple vh1vball events which will offer a little bit of everything for all the adult and junior outdoor volleyball players out there. Check out the July Events preview for more info.

   If you're an AVP fan, you know this is typically the busiest time of the year for beach volleyball events too. In fact, a few East Coast stops are almost here!! For more info about the AVP events including NEW Junior Clinics, take a moment to read the AVP Heads East article.
   Additionally, here's this month's other highlights. Click on any of the links to read more:

  • Remember! USAV membership is required for all events. More details await in the Ask V column

  • ATTENTION JUNIORS: The following articles are just for you!

   vh1vball hopes everyone can make it out to one of the July events! In next month's issue we should hopefully be able to provide some status on budgeting requests for volleyball facility improvements in fiscal year 2007.

Mark Nalevanko - mark@vh1vball.com

schedule

   Hoping to build off the success of our May 20th event at Jaycee Park where we featured the very first Triangle Beach Junior Open alongside a King and Queen grass tournament, we'll be offering another mixed event with the Triangle Junior Beach Open Event #2 (Sign-up Now!) and a King and Queen Coed Grass Tourney (Sign-up Now!) on July 15th at Jaycee Park in Raleigh, North Carolina. After continued discussions with USAV's beach volleyball development director, we are pleased to annouce that this upcoming Triangle Junior Beach Open will offer an AAU Junior Olympics qualification bid to the winning team in each division with at least 3 teams and to the second place team as well if at least 6 teams are in a division. With that said, it's important to keep spreading the word and getting interested players to come out. The USAV beach volleyball director was impressed by the turnout we had for our first juniors event and the strong showing area teams had when competing in regional events in Virginia Beach and Orlando.
   July will also feature the third event in the adult Triangle Beach Series, known as the July Jamboree, which will be held on Sat, July 29th at Green Hope and North Cary Parks (Sign-up Now!). As with May's tourney, we will offer all divisions in Men's, Women's and Coed formats. For those of you who typically play only Coed, please feel free to sign up if interested.
    And finally, the month of July will wrap up with our Reverse Coed Grass Tourney on Sun, July 30th. (Sign-up Now!) at Baileywick Park in Raleigh.

U16 Girls Winners- Lindsay/Adria  NC Junior Teams Bring Home Top Honers in VA Beach

   Three Triangle area teams ventured up to VA Beach recently to participate in the Virginia AAU District Beach Volleyball Championships on June 10th. Held on the beach, the teams gained experience playing in the gusty winds that are typical of most volleyball tournaments held on the beach. Despite the elements, NC teams finished first and second in the U16 Girls divisions. First place winners were Lindsay Lang and Adria Fecteau, shown in the picture at the top of this article. They were followed closely behind by second place finishers Rachel Devon and Meagan Tatum, shown passing in the below picture. Also participating were Anna Hayes and Katie Tatum.
   vh1vball would like to extend a big congratulations to the teams! Meagan Passing By finishing first and second, Lindsay/Adria and Rachel/Meagan have now earned qualification bids into the AAU Junior Olympics to be held at the end of July in Virginia Beach. In the process they've helped put North Carolina on the map when it comes to juniors beach volleyball.
   We are also happy to report that the next Triangle Beach Junior Open tournament on July 15th will offer qualification bids to the AAU JO so for all you aspiring beach volleyball players, come on out for sun, fun, and lots of volleyball!

Photos by Micholene Schumacher

AVP  AVP Heads East

   This month the AVP heads East with 3 events being held. The following events represent a great opportunity for AVP fans in the area to see the best beach volleyball players in the country competing in person. For anyone who has not been to an AVP event, in addition to a stadium court, many of the other courts are laid out so fans can basically roam around the courts, walk up to the side of any of the courts, and be within a few feet of all the players. It is truly a unique sporting event.

   vh1vball especially recommends that junior beach players make an effort to attend one of these events. As mentioned in an earlier newsletter, current AVP star Holly McPeak stated that it was when she attended her first AVP event at the age of 10 that she fell in love with the sport. Many others would agree with her. Holly will be among the players participating in these events. Additionally, at all of these events, there will be junior clinics run by some of the pros. For information including registration, visit http://www.avp.com/fan/kidszone.jsp

Learn from the Best: USAV High Performance Beach Camp

Sinjin Smith    It's not often that one will find a sports camp run by one of the all-time greats. And in the case of beach volleyball, which was invented and is still predominantly a Southern California sport, it's even rarer to find a camp on the East Coast run by an all-time great. This is what makes this year's USAV High Performance Beach Camp to be held in Virginia Beach a remarkable opportunity for junior volleyball players interested in the beach game. Beach legend Sinjin Smith will be involved with the camp! His 20+ years of playing experience during the 1980s and 1990s, both domestically and internationally, has made him the 2nd all-time tournament winner, second only to fellow beach legend Karch Kiraly. Sinjin has always been one of the biggest proponents of spreading beach volleyball around the world. He now spends most of his time running junior beach camps in California - www.beachvolleyballcamps.com and providing TV commentary at AVP events.

  • Event: High Performance Beach Camp (East)

  • Date: July 27 - 30

  • City: Virginia Beach, VA

  • Site: TBD

  • Time: 8:00 am - 11:00 am & 4:00 pm - 7:00pm (players attend both sessions)

  • Director: Jon Aharoni

  • Cost: $250. In order to complete registration, all participants must write an essay. The essay question is: Describe your commitment to beach volleyball and provide references. (NOTE: vh1vball will be happy to be a reference for anyone looking for beach volleyball references. Just send a request to Mark at mark@vh1vball.com)

  • Online Registration Available Here!

  • Host Hotels:
    Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Town Center
    252 Town Center Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia, US, 23462
    Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront
    3001 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, Virginia, US, 23451

  • Notes: The 2006 High Performance Beach Camps are open to all participants boys and girls ages 14-20. The camps will instruct and evaluate athletes for future high performance programs. A staff of accomplished coaches, along with current and past professional players will instruct at the camp. Each of the camps will feature beach legend Sinjin Smith.

  • Local Contact: Craig Lenninger - craigl@spike.net - 757-49-5053 ext. 11




Photo from www.beachvolleyballcamps.com

Vaughn  Ask V
 How do you sign up for a tournament? What about fees?
  Online registration will be available for all tournaments at http://www.vh1vball.com/reg/register.asp. The cost will be $20 per player ($15 for juniors) or $40 per team ($30 for juniors) if you register by 9:00pm the day before an event. You can still sign up after 9:00 or register in person the day of the event (on a space available basis) for an additional charge of $5 per person.

What will the membership requirements be for tournaments this year?
  We are going to hold ALL tournaments as USAV sanctioned. This means participants will need USAV membership. If you played indoors, chances are you are already an USAV member. There are special $15 summer and $5 event memberships available through Carolina Region/USAV. They should have online summer membership information available starting the first week of April. Click here to apply for a membership. We'll also have registration cards onsite.

How will the beach volleyball tournaments be set-up?
  Typically, teams will be assigned to pools with one pool per net. Each team will play every other team in the pool in a round robin fashion. Other teams in your pool will keep score and referee the games. Time permitting, the top two teams from each pool will move on to a single elimination playoff. Four team pools will play 2 rally scoring games to 21. Five team pools will play 2 games to 15 and six team pools will play 1 game to 21. The Open divisions may be offered in a double elimination format depending on preference among registrants.

What sort of prizes should participants expect in the tournaments?
  Tentative prize payouts are as follows. Note that these numbers represent the total payout and may vary from tournament to tournament pending sponsorship deals. Additionally, depending on whether it's a grass or sand event, payouts will be distributed differently among top players/teams.

Total Payouts Per Division
Number of Teams
Division 4-7 8-11 12-15 16+
Open $150 $300 $500 $750
A $125 $150 $200 $300
B Prizes Prizes Prizes Prizes
Juniors Prizes Prizes Prizes Prizes


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