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Badger Region Volleyball Association
THE BADGER BEACONVolume 7, Issue 10 | Jan. 14, 2020
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The Badger Region will again be offering graduating seniors the
opportunity to apply for scholarships available to both boys and
girls.This year, the Region will select five boys and
10 girls who meet the criteria for $500 scholar-ships that will
be paid directly to the student’s college of choice once they are
enrolled.In addition, two athletes, one boy and
one girl will also be considered for the Fris-co Mo “Do Good”
scholarship, if they meet the additional criteria required for
these $500 scholarships.Lisa Deppe, the founder and owner of
Frisco Mo, said her company is all “about rewarding athletes who
do good in their community over the past school year.”To apply for
any of the scholarships,
athletes should go to click on “Program & Education” and
then on “Badger Region Scholarship” on the Badger Region website
(click here). There they can be taken to the applica-tion which is
broken in two parts.The first is required by all applicants.
The
last section is for athletes who want to be con-sidered for the
“Do Good” scholarship, which requires some sort of community
service activity be described in the application. The other Badger
Region scholarships do not re-quire community service as part of
the criteria.Athletes must meet the following criteria
for both scholarships:* Graduating high school senior in the
year of application (students who graduate in winter will be
eligible alongside students who graduate in the spring or summer)*
No code of conduct violations* Student athlete is member of the
Badger
Region and is in good standing with the Badger Region Volleyball
Association and his or her club* Submit a completed application
form* Submit an acceptance letter from a
college, university or other post-secondary academic
institution. * Submit a letter of recommendation
from club director or 18s club coachThe deadline to apply is
April 17, 2021.
Winners will be announced in May.
Background• Played at the University of Illinois (Setter,
captain)• Played with the U.S. Women’s National Team for one
year after suffering a knee injury• Graduate assistant at Loyola
University Chicago (2006)• Began working with National Team
Program (HP) in 2007• Assistant at University of Cincinnati
(2007-2010)• Assistant at University of Michigan
(2011-2015)• Assistant at Northwestern University
(2016-2019)• Senior Manager of National Training
Team Development Program under Peter Vint (Present)• Assistant
Coach Women’s National Team under Karch
Kiraly (Present)
1. What is the path for someone to get identified? What if
they're not on an elite club team or not playing at the open level?
How can high school/club coaches work with the NTDP program to
alert them to potential athletes?The first thing athletes will
notice is there are no longer
open tryouts for our program. Instead, there are four zones that
40 indoor scouts (for girls) will be looking at. Badger Region is
in the Central Zone. And what these scouts will be able to see is
far more than we will be able to see at a tryout. Our scouts and
recruiters will turn over the rocks that haven’t been found. It’ll
make life more efficient. We find that we can learn more from
seeing an athlete compete in person and with their teams than at a
tryout. We’ll be able to identify
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The Badger Region Power League kicked off its third year of
home-grown competition Jan. 9-10 at a handful of sites throughout
Wisconsin.The first weekend of competition had 516
matches of Wisconsin girls volleyball action.The schedule for
the three weekends of
competition is available by clicking here.Information about
hotels and other details
about the Power League are available on the event’s homepage of
our website by clicking here.This season, 174 teams are competing
in
eight divisions of the Power League. Twenty additional teams
have been added to a waitlist and could be added if a team needs to
drop or cancel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.No apparel will be sold
this season for the
Power League.Besides Jan. 9-10, the league will also take
place Feb. 20-21 and April 17-18 at Center Court (Waukesha),
RecPlex (Pleasant Prairie) and Champions Center (Appleton).Have
questions about the Badger Region
Power League? Email us at [email protected].
First-weekend concernsThe Badger Region encountered issues
relat-
ing to schedules running behind schedule that are being
addressed for the final two weekends of competition.These problems
were related to the new
check-in protocols that requires athletes, coach-es and
spectators checking in together at a spe-cific time. A shortage of
staff available to check in teams and handle other
tournament-related hiccups also contributed to the delays.Other
delays were related to officials who
called in the day of the competition for a vari-ety of
reasons.BallerTV has also been contacted regarding
issues with livestreaming.The Region apologizes if you or your
team
were impacted by the delays. Staff and site directors are
working with club directors on these issues for the remaining two
weekends of the event.Power League protocolsPower League starts
Jan. 9 and with it come
the following COVID-19 related protocols:1) All spectators,
refs, coaches, and players
will need to wear a mask upon entering the facility and will be
required to wear masks over both their mouth and noses for the
entirety of the event. No exceptions.2) Spectators will be limited,
and that capac-
ity will be enforced at each facility. Spectators will be
charged $5 admission per day and must check-in with their team.
Center Court and the Rec Plex are able to allow no more than 1
spec-tator per player. Champions Center is allowing no more than 5
spectators per team with the number of teams that we have playing
at the facility. The spectators are for the entirety of
their teams play for that day. Details in regards to how
spectator admission will be handled at each site will be sent to
the teams at each site individually.3) Generally, teams will not be
switching
sides during a match. The side chosen at the coin flip will be
the side you play on for the entire match, unless a court is deemed
to have an advantageous side.4) Teams should not shag balls for the
other
team, unless both coaches agree to this before starting
warm-ups.5) Refs will make sure to personally or
through delegation of the work team disin-fect their score table
and volleyball after each match. Coaches will be asked to disinfect
their team benches prior to leaving their bench area.6) Each match
will have a reffing team as-
signed. For safety purposes and social distanc-ing, we have been
working with not using an R2 for some matches this season. We are
going to NOT use an R2 for the following divisions this weekend:
14-Elite, 14-Select, 14-Regional, 16-Select, and 16- Regional. We
will re-evaluate this process after the first weekend of BRPL and
would encourage club directors to give us professional feedback
about this change.7) Temperature checks will not be admin-
istered the first weekend of Power League. Although many sources
had questioned the effectiveness of temperature checks months ago,
now that winter has come in Wisconsin, thermal temperature checks
have become grossly inaccu-rate for players/spectators coming in
directly from being outside. We believe that by eliminating this
process we will limit the amount of time people may be in a line
and not social distancing, so it is better to eliminate this
step.
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BADGER REGION EVENTS
Power League debuts at three locations in Wisconsin
The Badger Region Champi-onships will take place this year
across three weekends in Marc h:* March 12-14 (Girls
12s, Girls 15s, Girls 16s)* March 19-21 (Girls,
11s, Girls 13s and Girls 14s)* March 26-28 (Girls
17s, Girls 18s and all Boys divisions)These dates are
slight-
ly different from those originally published. The changes are
based on facility availability and occupancy capacities that
are expected to be in place in the spring of 2021.The Dale Rohde
Memorial Boys
Tournament will be March 6 or March 7 at the Wisconsin Center
and will not be com-bined with Champion-ships in 2021. More details
on that
to be shared soon. As always, things are sub-
ject to change.Questions? Email member-
[email protected].
Dates, ages set for Badger Region Championships
A date has been chosen for the Badger Region’s Dale Rohde
Memorial Boys Volleyball Tournament. The event will take place
March 6 or March 7. The Dale Rohde Memorial
Boys Volleyball Tournament is a tribute to longtime Badger
Region member Dale Rohde who was a huge supporter of boys
volleyball in the Badger Region. Dale was an active member of the
community as a player, parent and official. He lost his fight with
cancer on Jan. 15, 2014.
The Dale Rohde will be a full-day (single day) event. The
Region's goal with the Dale is to have an equal number of teams on
Saturday as Sunday. So it might be something like B12/B13 alongside
B17/18 on one day. Then B14 alongside B15/16 on another. Teams from
outside the
Region are also encouraged to register for the event. Have
questions about the Dale Rhode Memorial Boys Vol-leyball
Tournament? Email [email protected].
Dale Rohde boys tournament to be weekend of March 6-7
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The 2021 tournament season is upon us. And with that comes a lot
of questions regarding COVID-19 protocols that are in place at
events taking place throughout the state.The COVID-19 protocols
for
Badger Region-sponsored events in the state of Wisconsin are
driven by what local mandates are in place. Certain counties and
cities are more strict with capacity regulations than others, and
the tournaments in those locations must adhere to those guidelines.
Facilities can choose to be more restrictive if they would like,
but not less restrictive.Everyone in attendance (includ-
ing players, coaches, officials and spectators) MUST wear a mask
over their mouth and nose. There are no exceptions to this. If
people cannot wear a mask for health reasons, for the safety of
everyone else, the Region asks they not attend the event.“Our goal
throughout
COVID-19 has been to provide opportunities for players to play,”
said Badger Region Executive Director Jennifer Armson-Dyer. “There
are numerous studies that show the benefits of physical activ-ity
during this time, and also the negative effects when players do not
have this. To reach this goal, we NEED the help of parents and
adults to help make sure protocols are being followed and
understood by the players.”The rules are in place for a
reason. While a staff member at a tournament might not be on
hand every minute of the day to enforce the rules, it is expected
that adults (spectators, officials and coaches) do their best to
police themselves and their teams.“We need adults to be
adults,”
Armson-Dyer said. “We need adults not to try to sneak extra
people into facilities. We need adults to follow mask mandate
protocols by wearing masks over their nose and mouth. We need
adults to use common sense and socially distance themselves. We
need adults to understand that we aren’t using down refs in some
situations where the court setup may be too tight, and therefore
some calls may be missed. We need adults to afford the
officials,
coaches, players, spectators and administrators the grace to do
what they can in these unique circumstances to allow the athletes
to play the game. We are doing everything we can to allow some
spectators into events, but we can-not promise that this will
continue if adults cannot be adults. We are all in this together,
and we ask for rational communication if there is a concern so that
we can work on solutions together.”
Differences at eventsThere will be variances in rules
at events due to geography and the size of the event and the
amount of space in a facility. Some events can allow more
spectators if the building capacity is larger or the county
reg-ulations are loosened. Some events might allow fewer spectators
based on indoor regulations set by the county or by the club or
tournament director hosting the event.These differences are not set
by
the Badger Region unless the Region is running the event. The
events run by the Badger Region include the Badger Region Power
League (BRPL), Badger Region Qualifier, Badger Region
Championships, Dale Rohde Memorial Tournament, and the Badger
Region Youth Fall Volleyball League (BRYFVL).If you are attending
those
events, the Badger Region staff and board of directors decide
how many spectators are allowed which adheres to the strictest of
recom-mendations from local govern-ments and the CDC.“Badger Region
has provided
all tournament directors and club directors suggested guidelines
and protocols that we recommend, but due to the local variances,
the local event is responsible for setting and following the final
protocol,” Armson-Dyer said.Tournaments not mentioned
above have spectator limits and other COVID-related policies for
non-members set by the facility and the tournament directors.
Badger Region officialsBadger Region certified
officials have been given rec-ommendations from the region on
how to adjust their work re-sponsibilities during the annual
officials meeting.However, officials are not
the mask police for athletes or spectators. The responsibility
of making sure athletes stay masked on the court is the job of the
coaching staff. The tour-nament director is responsible for
spectators wearing masks and making sure they maintain proper
social distancing in the bleachers, in line at restrooms or waiting
to pay at the door.Before each match officials
will conduct a traditional USAV captains’ meeting and coin toss
with one captain from each team properly spaced 6 feet
apart.Officials must wear a mask
at all times while officiating a Badger Region sanctioned event.
Officials can use a whis-tle under the mask or use an electronic
whistle. Line judging flags are not recommended unless the official
sanitizes the flags between every user.Teams will be instructed
by the official to not change sides in between sets or during a
third deciding set and not to touch hands with anoth-er teammate
while making a substitution. If a floor captain approaches an
official during the match, they must remain 6 feet apart and keep
masks on while talking.At the conclusion of the
match, the official will instruct each team to wave to the
oppo-nent rather than shake hands. Officials must sanitize or
dele-gate the work team to sanitize the score table in between each
match.Badger Region Program
specialist Sara Voigt, who is in charge of assigning officials
to Badger Region-sanctioned events, will follow up with referees
after events to see if any of these protocols need to be
adjusted.
Cooperation needed to help enforce protocolsCOVID AWARENESS
"We are doing everything we can to allow some spectators into
events, but we cannot promise that this will continue if adults
cannot be adults. We are all in this together and we ask for
rational communication if there is a concern so that we can work on
solutions together.”
Jennifer Armson-Dyer
Executive Director
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more of them and better see what they can do. To help with that,
USA Volleyball will be partnering with scouting networks like
University Athlete. That way, recruiters can tag an athlete in UA.
These scouts are already recruiting for college and us-ing UA. Plus
it’s free for families. (See more on the new recruiting model for
the National Team Development Program on Page 6.)
2. According to you and USA Volleyball Director of Sport Peter
Vint, only 26 percent of athletes who should be in the HP/NTDP
program are trying out. Why is that? What were the hangups? What is
being done to get the right athletes in the pipeline?That’s a
really important statistic.
In the last year, we’ve been research-ing “where are we” so we
know where to go. We were able to look at how many of the top
recruits and athletes were choosing to try out. The factors
included some athletes and families not knowing that try-outs
existed. There are some parts of the country that our presence
wasn’t known. And tryouts are mainly at certain events. So, for
some, that’s not convenient or it wasn’t in prox-imity to where
they live. Also, our process was backward. We were wait-ing for
athletes coming to us instead of going out and actively seeking
them and talking to them about what it would mean for them to be a
part of the national team development program and play against the
best athletes in the country and the world. Having a one-off tryout
on a day before a big event and only getting to see athletes for
two hours — it’s not enough time to get an athlete’s whole story.
Our tryouts were getting a bad rap and were just known for the $90
t-shirt. Having an identification program to help watch and track
our athletes will help make this program open, continuous and
fluid. It gives us a chance to watch them more and work with
coaches who work with the athletes. We don’t want folks to come to
a USA Volleyball program leave and that’s it. We want to work with
their high school coaches, their club coaches and the Regions. We
get that everyone has their stake in the ground, but we want to
collaborate with these groups to help the athletes further their
volleyball careers.
3. Are clubs and coaches training athletes the right way? What
are some of the things you
find yourself having to enforce or correct for athletes coming
in to the national team programs?On the women’s side — this
won’t
come as a surprise to anyone — our biggest thing is finding
girls who can stay on the court the whole time. Any time I get a
chance to talk a club or high school coach, I make a point to
emphasize that we aren’t pigeon holing someone as not a passer. Or
that someone shouldn’t play back row. We need coaches to teach all
of the skills at the young-er levels. It will be to an athlete’s
benefit that they play all the way around because they might be an
outside hitter when they get older. Even at the national team
level, there are tournaments that we enter (not the Olympics), and
granted we do well, but we are prepared to possibly take a beating.
But we want those athletes to be exposed and get experience. We
have no choice. They have to pass. They have to play at that high
level to get better. It’s the same with our opposites. The right
side hitters are some of the most dominant hitters in men’s and
women’s volleyball. But, the pool we are scouting from for that
position is very small. Not a lot of girls are being trained to do
that and are being subbed out for a defensive specialist. I’d love
to see this position be developed more by club and high
school coaches in a more meaning-ful way.
4. Regions, clubs, high schools, etc. are VERY protective of
their athletes and don't want to send them to another club or group
for training/development/compe-tition. How do you break down those
barriers and encourage everyone to work together?Every one of our
women’s Olym-
pic team athletes is playing for a dif-ferent club somewhere
around the world right now playing at a really high level. They are
playing with and against some of the best players in the world.
Lauren Carlini (former University of Wisconsin standout), is
playing for a team in Turkey, and her coach has a completely
different blocking system than we have in the United States. For
Lauren, that is really hard because she has to learn that and then
transition back to when we hit the ground running in the summer.
For us though, the benefits outweigh the negatives for athletes to
be competing at that really high level versus just training and not
really grow and make those breakthroughs. That can be tough as a
coach. I think as long as we are very clear as to “why” we are
train-ing things a certain way, that will really help the athletes
understand things more. We encourage athletes at every level to
embrace the way they are being trained from club up through the
national team level. In the National Team Development Program,
we’re not the primary developer of these athletes, and we know
that. What we want to do is to have more touchpoints with these top
athletes throughout the year rather than them just coming to us for
a week in summer and that’s it. We understand that clubs are very
protective in a positive way. They have the best intentions of the
kids in mind. No one is doing that in a malicious way. We want to
make sure that we are a part of that solution.
5. In your mind, where do you see the U.S. fitting in on the
international scene? How will the United States do in Tokyo?The
last time our team competed
at on the world stage was the fall of 2019. And our world
ranking is based on what we were able to do in 2019 and anything
prior to that. So we have lost quite a bit of time to be able to
compete and learn where other teams actually sit prior to the
Olympics. Our women’s ranking is No. 2 in the world and our men’s
ranking is No. 3 in the world. And that’s just off the FIVB ranking
system. There’s a lot of really good teams to look out for – China,
Serbia, Italy, Turkey – every team is going to be strong at the
Olympics. Those four teams have some of the most talented
individual athletes in the world, but our goal as the United States
is going to be to “out team” these opponents. We have a really
balanced unit and the No. 1 offense in the world. Winning the VNL
in 2019 and qualifying for the Olympics and then finishing second
to China in the world cup was one of the best years women have had.
So we were on a really good trajec-tory heading into 2020.
BONUS QUESTION: How does Wisconsin compare on the national
scene. What can we be doing better to train and then sub-sequently
get our athletes noticed? As I was getting ready for this
interview, I looked and saw that in 2019, Simone Lee (Menomonee
Falls) and Jenna Rosenthal (Fond du Lac) played with our National
Team in the Volleyball Nations League and the Pan Am Games. The
cool thing about the national team program is that athletes can
come from anywhere, any state, any region and we find so many
success stories like that. And the develop-ment patterns are unique
to where they are coming from. Wisconsin is obviously one place our
scouts are going to be very focused on with the strong club
programs, strong colle-giate programs and a growing boys population
in Wisconsin which is exciting. What can we do better to train
better and get noticed? Learn about the national stage and learn
about what’s next. Seeing someone who is out there doing it or who
has done it, is huge for the girls (and boys). Any time we can talk
about what is next – what’s the next dream for a young athlete is
just as import-ant as the training and the grind that they are
currently in.
VIRTUE, From Page 1
"Any time we can talk about what is next – what’s the next dream
for a young athlete is just as im-portant as the train-ing and the
grind that they are currently in."
Erin Virtue
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A BUSY ROAD AHEADThis winter and spring are going to be filled
with an overwhelming amount of volleyball at almost every level for
every gender. That means referees in Wisconsin and the Badger
Region will be in very high demand. Interested in becoming an
official? Email [email protected]. Here's a look at just
some events on our radar.
OTHER SPRING EVENTS
Many states, including Illinois, have moved their full high
school seasons to spring. There are also lots of National Bid and
Qualifier Tournaments around the country that will require
officials. And on top of that, late spring sees the arrival of
international volleyball events in prepa-ration for the Tokyo
Olympics. One of those events is the Volleyball Nation's League in
Evansville, Ind., May 14-16. The event will feature the U.S. Men's
National Team vs. Brazil, Argentina and Canada.
HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS FOR WIAAFrom Feb. 22 through April 17, there
will be quite a few "spring" high school matches taking place for
teams who opted to partake in the "alternate fall season" in the
WIAA. There are a total of 21 boys teams from Racine, Madison and
the Fox Valley who are compet-ing in the spring. There are 138
girls teams from throughout the state who will be competing in the
spring. These events will take place during the week and weekends
and will utilize WIAA-certified officials.
NCAA AND NAIA MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
NCAA and NAIA men's volleyball usually takes place in the
spring. So this season will take place roughly during the same time
frame. Coaches are reporting that their seasons are starting
slight-ly later and that their non-conference events have been
pared down. Some schools are plan-ning to have double-headers with
their school's women's teams on both weekends and week-nights to
cut down on demands for facility time and officials.
NCAA AND NAIA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALLIn Wisconsin, there are four
NCAA Div. I, one NCAA Div. 2, 20 NCAA Div. 3, three NAIA pro-grams,
and a handful of NCCAA and NJCAA programs. These teams usually
compete in the fall (September through No-vember). However, due to
COVID-19, these sea-sons are being moved to the spring. Some
double-headers are planned for women's NCAA programs who also have
men's programs at their colleges and universities.
BADGER REGION TOURNAMENTS
Club volleyball is up and running in the Badger Region.
Tournaments for both boys and girls start-ed this past weekend
already. As of Dec. 3, more than 100 clubs are registered in the
state of Wisconsin (down by only 10 percent to an average year).
These mostly week-end events will require officials at tournament
sites throughout the state now through April — with a handful of
events in May and June.
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USA Volleyball has selected Phoenix to host its 2021 High
Performance Champi-onship on July 21-25. The event showcas-es
players who are rising stars in the USA Volleyball National Team
pipeline.The Badger Region will bring four
teams (two male and two female) to the event — with tryouts
taking place in mid-spring this year.Teams will compete at the
Phoenix Con-
vention Center in the heart of downtown.“We were delighted to
select Phoenix to host
our 2021 High Performance Championship,” said USAV President and
CEO Jamie Davis. “We look forward to bringing the future stars of
Team USA to a city with a passion for sport.”The USA Volleyball
High Performance
Championship puts the spotlight on boys and girls teams from the
USAV National Team pipeline, region high performance teams, and
teams from foreign countries. In the last few years, girls U18 and
boys U19 national teams from Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic,
Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and Puerto Rico have competed along
with those from the United States. Approximately 145 teams attended
the 2019 Championship.Prior to the HPC competition, athletes
from the USA Volleyball National Team pipeline will vie for
spots on the top teams in their age groups in a five-day training
camp on July 16-20.“The High Performance Championship is a
special event that brings together the very best age-group
athletes from across the country to compete with and against their
peers,” said USAV Chief of Sports Dr. Peter Vint. “These ‘Best v
Best’ opportunities create unique chal-lenges that can accelerate
the development of these promising young players, some of whom may
someday represent our country as members of our National
Teams.”
This time of year usually is highlighted by all the joys of the
holidays, winter break and the opportunity to use some downtime to
dive into officiat-ing training for junior athletes, coaches and
club directors.However, due to the change
over from Webpoint to Sports Engine and all of the program-ming
adjustments that go along with that switch, the online
modules for junior referee train-ing have been delayed.The
online training opportu-
nities will be released by USA Volleyball in the coming weeks,
and the Badger Region will make sure to communicate the launch of
these modules loud and clear for all to hear.In the meantime, clubs
are
welcomed to offer their own training to their athletes and
coaches based on information available in the 2019-2021 DCR
(rulebook) — as there are no rule changes heading into the 2020-21
club volleyball season.Clubs will not be penalized for
not having their athletes formally trained heading into their
first competitions of the year, which we are sure are coming in
early January. The club directors are remind-
ed they should still fill out the Badger Region's online form
af-ter they have completed training of their athletes and
coaches.Certified officials will not
be doing any in-person clinics for clubs this season due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.Have questions about any-
thing related to ref training? Email us at
[email protected].
Phoenix to host HP Championships
Young volleyball ath-letes who want to take the next step on
their path to the podium can now be part of the new USA Volleyball
National Team Development Program (NTDP).Launching in 2021, the
NTDP will fully replace the USA Volleyball High Per-formance
program. Since the 1990s, USAV High Performance has identified,
evaluated, trained and developed young athletes to build a
sustainable pipeline of future Olympians and Paralympians.
Volleyball has flourished into the most popular high school team
sport for girls and the fastest-growing high school sport for boys
in the U.S.The NTDP will increase
the opportunities for athletes to be seen and evaluated and to
develop within the USAV National Team system. “As the popularity
of
volleyball continues to grow in the United States, USAV needs to
grow with it,” USAV Chief of Sports Dr. Peter Vint said.
“Throughout the past year, we have challenged the way we have
done things and have worked toward a better and more robust system
of identifying and developing athletes.”The NTDP will be
a fluid system with an athlete-centered focus that emphasizes
the health, well-being and overall development of each individual
player. Indoor, beach and sitting vol-leyball players will have
increased opportunities to play with and against the best athletes
from across the country and to learn from some of the best minds in
the game.“Aligning our National
Team Development Pro-gram with the philosophies, methodologies
and culture of our national teams is import-ant to sustain
competitive excellence in our sport,” U.S. Women’s National
Team
Assistant Coach / NTDP Senior Manager Erin Virtue said. “I am
proud of our NTDP team for the research, time and passion it has
put in throughout this difficult year. We have more work to do and
we are excited to roll out these new initiatives in 2021.”Age-group
categories will
begin with girls under-15 and boys under-16 with the oldest age
groups for both genders being under-21. Ath-letes U15 and older may
par-ticipate in the NTD Training Series held quarterly at locations
across the country. A new series of local events called NTD
Accelerators will offer athletes the chance to train against top
competition in their area.Younger athletes may
participate in USAVplay. These single-session and summer-camp
programs allow any athlete to partic-ipate in a
development-fo-cused training session.
USAV modifies structure of HP
Junior ref modules coming soon
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Every member and family of the Badger Region should feel
wel-come, regardless of race, gender, identity, socioeconomic
status or other identifications. We know that racial and other
forms of discrimination are not new, however recent events have
made it painfully clear that progress cannot be made unless each
individual and organization within our community makes a decision
to step out of their comfort zone, learn something new about
someone different than themselves, and take action to make
inclusion a priority. The racial, socioeconomic status
and gender identity demographics in our region and in volleyball
are significantly different than our state and especially of our
country. We at Badger Region, have, are
and will continue to undergo an internal examination to address
the shortfall of diversity and inclusion within our organization,
in our clubs and in volleyball as a sport and community. The Badger
Region and its Board
of Directors and staff commit to: * Listening and learning
with
open minds, and assisting others in doing the same, so that
volley-
ball can be a sport where everyone feels safe and welcome.*
Exploring our organizational
structure, policies and procedures to examine ways to be more
inclusive.* Creating a Diversity & Inclu-
sion Committee and seeking input from our membership* Reaching
more areas of need
through a Badger Region Grant Program* Reducing current barriers
to
entry into volleyball, and col-laborating with other entities to
increase access to our sport* Creating opportunities for
outreach to under-served commu-nities and populations
* Increasing access to employ-ment opportunities for families
and individuals in need* Looking at ways to develop a
minority coach and official schol-arship and mentoring program*
Developing a resource and
outreach page on the Badger Region website for diversity and
inclusion initiatives and information* Diversifying Badger
Region’s
social media following and shared contentGoing by the mantra of
“If you
can’t see it, you won’t be it,” these steps and more are
important and the time is now. Thank you to "Match Point" for this
pow-erful video — with Wisconsin ties — to help explain some of the
many reasons these actions are needed:
https://www.facebook.com/112142830251137/vid-eos/281930069659362/Please
look for more infor-
mation on these initiatives as we examine how to best implement
and expand access to our sport. If you would like to volunteer or
have ideas for implementation, please contact Executive Director
Jennifer Armson-Dyer at [email protected].
Region continues diversity & inclusion mission
EQUALITYThe assumption is that everyone benefits from the same
supports.
This is equal treatment.
EQUITYEveryone gets the supports they need (this is the concept
of "affir-
mative action), thus producing equity.
JUSTICEWhen the cause of the inequity is addressed and the
systemic
barrier has been removed.
Potential conversation starters
Keep up to date on all things volleyball via the many channels
of the Badger Region
Facebook: /BadgerRegionVolleyball
Twitter: @BadgerRegionVB
Instagram: @BadgerRegionVB
Website: www.badgervolleyball.org
Pinterest: /BadgerRegionVol
YouTube: /Badger RegionVolleyball
https://www.facebook.com/112142830251137/videos/281930069659362/https://www.facebook.com/112142830251137/videos/281930069659362/https://www.facebook.com/112142830251137/videos/281930069659362/
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Badger Region, Frisco Mo partner for unique Wisconsin-themed
volleyball shop
How do I get fun, Badger Region apparel all year round? Now you
can thanks to a recent partnership between the Badger Region
and Frisco Mo.The online-only shop offers everything from
pillows and posters to stickers
and mugs to the more traditional hoodies and t-shirts.A
permanent link to the store now sits on www.badgervolleyball.org.A
portion of the proceeds benefits future Badger Region programming
in
the state of Wisconsin. For a link to the shop, click here.
Buy through Amazon Smile and support Badger Region
Do you shop on Amazon? Do you want to support the growth of
volleyball in the state of Wisconsin?
Then you need to make your purchases on the popular online
shopping website via the Badger Region Charity Link:
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When you purchase through the link listed above, a percent of
your purchase comes back to the Badger Region Volleyball
Association each month.
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BADGERREGION
TOTALS* 141 CLUBS (15 OF WHICH ARE SATELLITE CLUBS OF A BIGGER
ORGANIZATION)* TOTAL MEMBERSHIP:2018-19: 20,747 (+2.6%)2017-18:
20,202* JUNIOR FEMALE:2018-19: 16,163 (+1.6%)2017-18: 15,730*
JUNIOR MALE:2018-19: 1,673 (+2.5%)2017-18: 1,632* ADULT
FEMALE:2018-19: 1,869 (+2.6%)2017-18: 1,815 * ADULT MALE:2018-19:
1,042 (+2.6%)2017-18: 1,025
DID YOU KNOW: THE BADGER REGION IS THE NINTH BIGGEST REGION OF
THE
40 REGIONS OF USA VOLLEYBALLAS OF DEC. 4, 2019
FOR LINKS TO ALL CLUBS, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.BADGERVOLLEYBALL.ORG
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Get yourjersey questions answered
The Badger Region Volleyball Association wants to make sure your
team's jerseys are compliant with all rule sets and changes that
have gone into effect starting in the 2020-21 season regarding
uniforms.
To do so, the Region’s Ref Chair (Jim Arts) is encouraging club
directors or coaches to upload images to this link (below) if there
is any concern that numbers are not contrasting enough with the
dominant color of the jersey or if a jersey is not contrasting for
libero purposes.
UPLOAD HERE: http://badger-volleyball.org/jerseys/
Reminder: All numbers must clearly contrast with the color of
the jersey, regardless of the color of the outline of the
number.
Have questions? Email [email protected].
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Jan. 24: Badger Boys Series (Boys 13s) at the
Adversity-Wisconsin Training CenterFeb. 14: Badger Boys Series
(Boys 12s) at the Adversity-Wisconsin Training CenterFeb. 20-21:
Second weekend of Badger Region Power LeagueFeb. 22: Badger Region
Board of Directors Meeting (5:30 p.m.)Feb. 22: First day of
practice for WIAA high school teams who opted to compete in the
"Alternate Fall Season" through April 17.Feb. 28: Badger Boys
Series (Boys 13s) at the Adversi-ty-Wisconsin Training CenterMarch
7: Badger Boys Series (Boys 12s) at the Adversi-ty-Wisconsin
Training CenterMarch 12-14: First weekend of Badger Region
Champi-onships. Girls 12s, 15s and 16s. Age levels are subject to
change.March 19-21: Second weekend of Badger Region Champi-onships.
Girls 11s, 13s and 14s.Age levels are subject to change.March
26-28: Third weekend of Badger Region Championships. Girls 17s, 18s
and all boys divisions. Age levels are subject to change.April 17:
Conclusion of WIAA's "Alternate Fall Season" for high schools who
did not compete in the fall of 2020.April 17-18: Third weekend of
Badger Region Power LeagueMay 10: Badger Region Board of Directors
Meeting (5:30 p.m.)May 14-16: Volleyball Nation's League in
Evansville, Ind., featuring the U.S. Men's National Team vs.
Brazil, Argentina and Canada.May 21-23: USA Volleyball's Girls
Junior National Championships for 18-and-unders in Columbus,
Ohio.May 28-June 2: Adult Open Championships in Louisville,
Kentucky.June 1-3: Volleyball Nations League in Wichita, Kan.,
featuring the U.S. Women's National Team vs. Japan, Belgium and
Turkey.June 26-July 5: USA Volleyball's Girls Junior National
Championships in Las VegasJune 30-July 7: USA Volleyball's Boys
Junior National Championships in Kansas CityJuly 21-25: USA
Volleyball's High Performance Championships (Phoenix, Ariz.)Sept.
19: Badger Region Board of Directors meeting (1 p.m.)
PAGE 10 — BADGER BEACON
Badger Region Volleyball Association2831 N. Grandview Blvd.Suite
105Pewaukee, WI 53072
StaffJennifer Armson-DyerExecutive Director/
[email protected]
Brian SharkeyProgram
[email protected] (cell)262-349-9785
(office)
Scott Spiess Operations
[email protected] (cell)262-349-9785
(office)
Kelly LehmanTournament [email protected]
262-470-0837
Sara VoigtProgram
[email protected] (office)
Fax: 262-349-9971
More online:www.badgervolleyball.org
Twitter: @BadgerRegionVBFacebook:
Badger Region Volleyball
Pinterest: BadgerRegionVol
Instagram: BadgerRegionVB
The Badger Region Volleyball Association promotes initiatives
for safe, structured and fun life-long volleyball experiences!
If you (or you or your organization) would like to advertise in
a future Badger Beacon, contact Brian Sharkey at the phone number
or email address above.
Badger Region Volleyball Association
Calendar of events
Have a great story idea or person you want featured in the
Badger Beacon? Email Brian Sharkey at
[email protected].
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How is the Badger Region Board structured?The Badger Region
Volleyball Association
is governed by a Board of Directors that must be elected by
members on a regular basis. Area reps serve three-year terms, while
members of the executive board serve four-year terms.
Members, whether they are players, coaches, parents, directors,
athletic trainers or officials, are encouraged to communicate with
their respective representative if they
think policies or financial decision in the Region need to be
changed.
Some policies enforced by Badger Region come from USA
Volleyball, our sport’s national governing body, so those can’t be
changed. But many others can.
The Board is advised by a 11 chairpersons (or experts) in
various parts of the game, and five staff members (some of which
have multiple responsibilities).
The state is divided into five parts geo-graphically for
representation. Plus, there are two at-large board members who you
can approach if you don’t feel comfortable with your current rep.
And there is a rep dedi-cated just to issues that surround our
Junior volleyball clubs and athletes.
You’ll be hearing from each Board mem-ber twice a year in the
form of a column in the Badger Beacon. Now, let’s meet them:
REGION STAFFExecutive Director/Commissioner: Jennifer
Armson-DyerProgram Director: Brian SharkeyOperations Manager: Scott
Spiess Tournament Director: Kelly LehmanProgram Specialist: Sara
Voigt
Elections for the Badger Region Board of Direc-tors occur.
Nominations take place in April and the election is for adult
members May 1-10.
Individual chairs and advisors who offer input to the Board of
Directors but don’t have authority to vote at meetings:
Susan Peterson (At-Large Rep)Elected in 2020Email:
[email protected]
Josh Price(At-Large Rep)Elected in 2018Email:
[email protected]
Brian Rushmer(Junior Rep)Elected in 2020Email:
[email protected]
Angie Lubach(Independent Rep)Appointed in 2017Email:
[email protected]
Madison
La Crosse
Stevens Point
Betty Lange (Northwest Rep)Appointed in 2019 Email address:
[email protected]
Mark Rushton(Southwest Rep)Elected in 2018Email address:
[email protected]
Holly Jablonowski(Southeast Rep)Elected in 2019Email:
[email protected]
Curtis Madson(Metro Milwaukee Rep)Elected in 2020Email:
[email protected]
Financial Chair: Anne SlatteryGrassroots Chair: Lexi Middleton
Officials Rating/Training: Julie VoeckJunior Girls Chair: Heather
Curley Junior Boys Chair: Jeff LikerAdult Chair: TJ Abshire Past
President: Julie Voeck
Jim Momsen(President)Elected in 2020Email:
[email protected]
Scott Blackmon (Vice President)Elected in 2019Email:
[email protected]
BJ Le Roy(Treasurer)Elected in 2018Email: [email protected]
Kim Wudi(Secretary)Elected in 2017Email: [email protected]
Todd Mattes(Northeast Rep)Elected in 2019Email:
[email protected]
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