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Badger Region Volleyball Association
THE BADGER BEACONVolume 7, Issue 8 | Dec. 17, 2020
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FIVE QUESTIONS WITH ...
International ref and Director of Officials Development at USA
Volleyball: Pati Rolf
Pati Rolf's background:
* Former Badger Region Board mem-ber, coach and official*
International referee* Former collegiate coach at the
University of Minnesota-Duluth, East Carolina and Marquette*
Director of Officials Development
at USA Volleyball
* You were a longtime collegiate coach; what are some of the
things coaching taught you about officiat-ing? Do you miss
coaching? Do you consider yourself a better official or coach?
I totally miss coaching. I totally miss playing. But while I am
reffing and working with officials, that is a kind of coaching. I
am coaching still just not working with the age groups like that of
young people or college kids. I just got an email from an official
in Europe and I offered feedback to him on something that he is
working on. Coaching is all about feedback, and I am doing that as
much as I can just with a different group of individuals.
* How has traveling the world to officiate internationally
changed
See ROLF, Page 2 See NTDP, Page 2
Pati Rolf sits down with us for this issue's "Five Questions
With" segment.
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USA Volleyball has made modifications to the High Performance
program. Click here to see a video and message about the
changes.
Young volleyball athletes 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 re-
place the USA Volleyball High Performance pro-gram. 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 chal-lenged 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 ath-
lete-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
USAV modifies structure of HP
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you? How do you handle the language barriers that arise at
times?The element of compassion
for others – when you travel and you see the world you really
get an understanding of empathy and sympathy for the hardships that
are happening in other countries. The good things and the struggles
they have. You can’t not be friends with my counter-parts in other
countries. These people are my buddies and my teammates when I am
officiating internationally. Traveling the world internationally
opens up the ability to make new friends and really appreciating
new cultures, foods and lives. When you’ve got friends in other
coun-tries, you’re not interested in having war with other
countries. You’re interested in peaceful process. My friends aren’t
just in Wisconsin or Colorado, they’re around the world. When you
travel the world, it’s about the people that you are meeting. I
have an incredible appreciation for what I have because I see what
the other countries have or don’t have.
* What is your mindset when you officiate an international match
vs. officiating a girls 14s match at a local event?I am all about
friendly relations.
It’s the core of everything we do. Everything we do is a message
on how we treat each other. No matter what our political view may
be. No matter if I am doing Special Olympics, a Badger Region event
or over to Europe or a World Championship, I am there to do the
best job I can and help my partner. I am a compet-itive person, but
over the years I have been able to tamp that down. Everyone has an
ego, and I think I’ve learned to keep that under control. My goal
when I travel is to make sure the people I work with know that the
people in America are generous people. Regardless of the match, I
work to make sure people know that I am there to make them feel
comfort-able. I’m there to build a strong team.
* Who were your mentors and what were the most influ-ential
things they taught you?
And when you are mentoring other officials, what are some of the
big picture things you find yourself telling future high-level
officials the most? I’ve got a lot of mentors. I’ve
been reffing 40 years. That is a frightening number. One is
Alexander “Sandy” Steel. He’s
an incredi-bly generous man. You’d think after me emailing him
so many years that he would think that I am a ding dong, but he
never says, “Pati,
you should know that.” Doug Wilson and Tom Blue were big mentors
for me. Neil Luebke from the Badger Region was an incredible
mentor. Julie Voeck was a teammate but she was a mentor for me,
too. She mentors me with her behavior. She’s so generous. I’ve been
fortu-nate to have a lot of amazing mentors. I’ve had kids mentor
me. During a match one time, I made a statement along the lines of
“That’s life. Let’s move on.” And the girl came over to me and
said, “That’s life? This is what we do for a living. This is the
most important thing to me.” And I apologized and told myself I
would never make that statement again. Mentors come in a lot of
different ways. They can be a coach, someone you are working with
or a player – any-one who teaches you how to do a better job. I
like to ask officials “What do you think you need improve on?”
There are no such things as weaknesses, just things we need to work
on. People will say, “I am not good enough.” But nobody is good
enough. Not until they work on it. You get better by doing it.
Mistakes have a negative connotation to it. You just did something
and it didn’t work out the way you wanted it
to. But it actually went the way that it should have gone.
You’re learning by making mistakes. You’re experimenting. For
offi-cials that means getting ahead of the ball and looking at a
setter’s hands (before they set) or how not to react to a player’s
behav-ior when they come after you. How you stay calm and control
your thinking. It’s an issue of practice. If everything went
perfectly, we’d be living like the Stepford Wives and Husbands.
We’d be living in a weird society where everybody is perfect.
* How do you handle being a female in a male-dominated
profession? What would you say to other women (of all ages)
thinking about following in your footsteps?Women are horribly
un-
der-represented in the world as FIVB officials and coaches. And
not to mention in administra-tion. I’m only a ref because I was a
player and then I was a coach. I transitioned. A lot of our female
players aren’t transition-ing to coaching and reffing after
playing. How come they aren’t transitioning? It doesn’t make sense.
If the kids only know how much money they could be making. If a kid
knew they could pull in $1,000 at a qualifier, they’d be like, “oh,
my gosh.” My goal right now is recruiting. We are focusing on our
Regions and we are promoting from the Regions the young people
officiating. That is a major push in 2021. Then the next thing is
retaining them. Then we are trying to get more people on the world
state — women in particular. We have 350,000 young women playing
volleyball as children. But at the age of 18, many of them seem to
disap-pear. And they aren’t necessarily going on to coach or
officiate.
ROLF, From Page 1 "We have 350,000 young women playing
volleyball as children. But at the age of 18, many of them seem to
disappear. And they aren’t necessarily going on to coach or
officiate."
Over the past four years, the Badger Region has welcomed parents
to join the Serve United program to help line judge, serve as a
second referee, keep score, libero track, shag volleyballs and more
at events.Due to the current climate, that
program has been put on hold.Because of limits that facility
operators have regarding the number of individuals allowed in
their buildings, we are postponing this program. The Region does
not want man-agers, chaperones and other non-vital staff such as
Serve United members occupying the finite number of passes allowed
in some facilities.“Some facilities are only allowing
athletes and staff into their buildings,” said program director
Brian Sharkey. “We don’t want a team to show up with five
additional staff mem-bers on their rosters just because they have
gone through the Serve United program. That could over-whelm
tournament directors and facility operators.”Cost is another
concern.In the program, adults who
completed online referee train-ing would have their member-ship
and background screening fees reimbursed.“We could foresee some
members taking advantage of the reimbursement aspect of this
program, and we can’t afford that this season,” Sharkey said.
The Badger Region hopes to bring the Serve United program back
in some capacity for the 2021-22 club volleyball season.Related to
the Serve Unit-
ed program, first-year Badger Region officials will continue to
get fees associated with being a referee reimbursed to them if they
meet criteria as a first-year official. Have questions? Email
brian@
badgervolleyball.org.
Serve United on hold for 2020-2021
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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
Convention Center in the heart of down-town.“We were delighted
to select Phoenix to
host our 2021 High Performance Cham-pionship,” said USAV
President and CEO Jamie Davis. “We look forward to bring-ing 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 com-peted 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, which will also be at the Phoenix Convention
Center.“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’ op-portunities create unique challenges that can accelerate
the development of these promising young players, some of whom may
someday represent our country as members of our National
Teams.”
Phoenix to host HP Championships
The uncertainty of the 2020-21 season has every-one always
looking for the latest information regarding tournaments in the
Badger Region. While we can’t speak to every event taking place in
Wisconsin this club season, we can address questions that are
common-ly arising about the Badger Region Power League, Badger
Region Champion-ships, Dale Rohde Memo-rial Tournament and the
Badger Region Qualifier. Check out the details below and click on
the name of the event to be brought to the event-specific
website.
BADGER REGION POWER LEAGUE (CLICK HERE)
* 174 teams have been accepted; 20 teams have been put on a
waitlist
* Hotel information is expected to be released on or around Dec.
18* No apparel sales in
2021.
BADGER REGION QUALIFIER
(CLICK HERE)
* As of Dec. 9, registra-tion is now open on AES for tournament
directors* The tournament will be
Feb. 27-28, 2021, at the Mil-waukee Sting Center* Hotel
information is
expected to be released on or around Dec. 18
BADGER REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS (CLICK HERE)
* Teams are currently being accepted. Openings remain for all
three week-ends
* Hotel information is expected to be released on or around Dec.
18* There is a chance teams
will play Friday afternoon of all three weekends if capacity
limits at the Wisconsin Center are not increased by March* Apparel
for this event
will be sold online only.
DALE ROHDE MEMORIAL
(CLICK HERE)
* A date and location for the Dale Rohde Memorial boys
tournament is still being worked on.* An email was sent
to club directors Dec. 16 asking for a date preference with two
options* There will be no in-per-
son silent auction. Instead an online auction or a club vs. club
challenge will be initiated.
Updates posted regarding Badger Region hosted-events
Program with the philosophies, methodologies and culture of our
national teams is important to sustain competitive excellence in
our sport,” U.S. Women’s National Team Assistant Coach / NTDP
Se-nior 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 be-
gin with girls under-15 and boys under-16 with the oldest age
groups for both genders being under-21. Athletes U15 and older may
participate in the NTD Training Series held quarterly at locations
across the country. A new series of local events called NTD
Accelerators will offer ath-letes the chance to train against
top competition in their area.Younger athletes may par-
ticipate in USAVplay. These single-session and summer-camp
programs allow any athlete to participate in a development-fo-cused
training session.There will not be tryouts for the
NTDP. Athletes will be selected to NTDP training and competition
via a nationwide scouting network. Scouts from around the country
will be selected to identify athletes
at qualifiers, bid events and high school/club tournaments
across the United States.More details will be made
available, including information about upcoming training events,
in early 2021.On Jan. 6, 7 and 8, USA
Volleyball will host open town-hall meetings to provide details
and answer questions about the program. Registration for these
events will be available soon.
NTDP, From Page 1
POWER LEAGUE. CHAMPIONSHIPS. QUALIFIER. DALE ROHDE. POWER
LEAGUE. CHAMPIONSHIPS. QUALIFIER. DALE ROHDE. POWER LEAGUE.
CHAMPIONSHIPS. QUALIFIER. DALE ROHDE. POWER LEAGUE. CHAMPIONSHIPS.
QUALIFIER. DALE.
H OS T E D E VENTSBADGER REGION
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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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A question that is often asked in the volleyball community, "Why
does the dead period keep getting extended for NCAA Division 1 when
other divisions and the NAIA opened up recruiting many months
ago?The answer, according to
Kathy DeBoer, executive direc-tor for the American Volleyball
Coaches Association, is March Madness, the men's basketball
tournament that produces most of the money that funds NCAA
operations and pays millions each year to Division 1
institu-tions.The financial impact of last'
March's cancellation was $375 million. "No one can risk losing
that event for a second year, so NCAA leaders are moving very
cautiously with allowing any coaches to depart campus or prospects
to visit campus — even if they are not basketball players," DeBoer
said in the Badger Region/AVCA Recruit-ing Tip of the Week on Nov.
24. "So it came as no surprise when the NCAA leadership voted to
extend the D1 dead period until April 15, or until after the men's
D1 basketball champion-ship is complete."What ramifications will
this
have on the upcoming club season?1. Club directors will be
looking for information from tournament directors as to whether
events will have live streaming capabilities. Some events will have
all courts streamed. Other will only have select courts available
for streaming. 2. At most events, parents
are allowed to record events and share them via YouTube or other
video platforms. The question would be, "will the event allow
spectator or a team representative who can set up recording
equipment for the athletes and coaches?"3. Some clubs have
equipped
their facilities, gyms or courts with cameras for recording or
streaming purposes. So some athletes might not have to trav-
el long distances to be seen by college recruiters
Reaching out
Recruiting coordinators at
clubs and athletes themselves will have to work extra hard to
reach out to Division 1 coach-es, DeBoer said."There won't be any
walk-by
opportunities for these coaches
until late spring," she said.She reminds potential stu-
dent athletes and their families that all Division 1 coaches are
in the same, unique situations. They still have to sign the
Class of 2021 and start to plan for the Class of 2022, Class of
2023 and beyond."The parameters are different
than in years past, but they are different for everybody," she
said. "Video opportunities and Zoom meetings will be a big part of
recruiting for the near future."An editorial in the Ju-
nior Volleyball Association's coaches' blog emphasized the
importance of teaching the potential student athlete how to
research their school selection and communicate with coaches at
colleges and universities.Laura Kasey, a JVRA board
member and the associate head coach at the University of
Min-nesota, writes, " If they spent an hour of the day looking up
schools and sending a couple emails, instead of scrolling so-cial
media, they gain tools that will benefit them as a student, athlete
and future employee (or employer).Kasey said that she makes a
concerted effort to respond to all personal emails of recruits
of permissible age. "I have never held an email
from a recruiting service with higher regard than an email
directly from an athlete," she writes.
Want more recruiting tips? Check out the Badger Region/AVCA
Recruiting Tip of the Week at
https://badgervolley-ball.org/avca-recruiting-tips/ The Badger
Region is also a partner with the JVRA (www.jvra.org). For more on
how to be a JVRA member club through the Badger Region, email
[email protected].
Latest on NCAA recruiting rules; tips for athletes
In the past, college coaches watched some film but mostly
recruited at events and camps in person. Since some of
opportu-nities are limited, here are some tips to gain better
exposure using video for recruiting purposes.
Camera set up/location* The camera itself should be high
quality.* Set up the camera along the endline, behind the servers.*
The camera should be on the same side of the net as the
player being filmed.
Identifying the athlete* The athlete should be wearing large,
visible numbers. Large
numbers will be evident during matches, but if a practice or
scrim-mage is being filmed, it's important to wear a shirt with a
number to be easily identified.
* Use a title screen to identify the athlete at the start of a
video (Sally Smith, #9, Setter, Team Name, Hometown).
Editing your film* If your coach has requested some video of
skills being per-
formed, keep these to a few reps at each skill (six passes, six
sets, six serves, etc.)
* It is OK to let an entire volley play out in your submission.
Showing the clip of an entire point showcases an athlete's ability
to transition and adjust defensively. A kill or block is great, but
coaches want to see how you got to that point.
* All coaches are different. Do they want to see an entire game?
Maybe they only want to see skills? Maybe they are looking for a
five-minute highlight video? Ask before you send them a link to
video they may not be interested in viewing.
*Slow motion and flowery editing is not important and actually
will hinder a coach who is trying to make an evaluation of your
film.
Making do* If you do not have recent game footage, consider
taking your
skills outside and practicing at a park or in your driveway.*
Film a practice at your club or ask someone to film your team's
scrimmage for you.
Other considerations* Include some metrics in the video such as
height, block touch
and approach touch when it comes to vertical testing.* Consider
sending an updated video link to the coach at some
point during the year.
Video tips for recruits
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Keep up to date on all things volleyball via the many channels
of Badger Region
* Facebook: /BadgerRegionVolleyball* Twitter: @BadgerRegionVB*
Instagram: @BadgerRegionVB* Website: www.badgervolleyball.org*
Pinterest: /BadgerRegionVol* YouTube: /Badger RegionVolleyball
Every member and family of the Badger Region should feel
welcome, regardless of race, gender, identity, socioeconomic status
or other identifications. We know that racial and oth-
er forms of discrimination are not new, however recent events
have made it painfully clear that progress cannot be made unless
each individual and or-ganization within our commu-nity 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 de-mographics 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 examina-tion 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
volleyball can be a sport where everyone feels safe and
welcome.* Exploring our organiza-
tional structure, policies and procedures to examine ways to be
more inclusive.* Creating a Diversity & In-
clusion Committee and seeking input from our membership*
Reaching more areas of
need through a Badger Region Grant Program* Reducing current
barri-
ers to entry into volleyball, and collaborating with other
entities to increase access to
our sport* Creating opportunities for
outreach to under-served com-munities and populations*
Increasing access to employ-
ment opportunities for families and individuals in need* Looking
at ways to develop
a minority coach and official scholarship and mentoring program*
Developing a resource and
outreach page on the Badger Region website for diversity and
inclusion initiatives and
information* Diversifying Badger Re-
gion’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
powerful video — with Wisconsin ties — to help explain some of the
many reasons these actions are need-ed:
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
TOKENISMThe practice of doing some-
thing (such as hiring a person who belongs to a minority group)
only to prevent criticism and give the appearance that people are
being treated fairly. To learn more about Tokenism, check out this
article.
PRIVILEGEA special right, advantage, or
immunity granted or available only to a particular person or
group.
Check out this article for a more in-depth look into privilege
(Click here)
EQUALITY VS. EQUITYSimply put, equality is defined
as the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and
opportunities, whereas Equity, is defined as distributing resources
based on the needs of those recipients. There is an important
distinction between the two. The graphic below helps explain the
two, while adding another layer: Justice. Here is an article that
has an interesting take on equality vs. equity vs. justice, and all
three concepts have their place in our society.
More D&I vocabulary
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
slightly
different from those originally published. The changes are
based
on facility availability and occu-pancy capacities that are
expected to be in place in the spring of
2021.The Dale Rohde Me-
morial Boys Tournament will be held at a different date and not
be com-bined with Champion-ships in 2021. More details on that
to
be shared soon.Questions? Email member-
[email protected].
Dates, ages set for Badger Region Championships
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The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announces the
formation of a History Commission. A subgroup of the AVCA Diversity
Develop-ment Team (DDT), the History Commission was formed in
re-sponse to the need for change and action as the country is
reckoning with ongoing racial injustice and trauma.The Commission,
chaired by
Deitre Collins-Parker, a 2008 AVCA Hall of Fame inductee, is
made up of five members from the AVCA Diversity Develop-ment Team
(DDT) and a support group of advisors. The goal is to recognize,
amplify, and celebrate the rich and diverse history of the sport of
volleyball. The first phase of the Commission’s work will begin
February 2021 and will explore the contributions of Black Americans
to the sport of volleyball. The work is timed to coincide with the
40th anniversa-
ry of the founding of the AVCA.“The Diversity Development
Team is focused on creating opportunities and opening doors for
Black and ethnic minority volleyball coaches,“ said DDT chair
Nickie Sanlin. “Huge thanks to Deitre, the Team, and this decorated
group of advisors for advancing this groundbreaking project that
will reframe the past, impact the present, and reimag-ine the
future for our sport.”“Having a complete view of the
past helps us in the present and helps those in the future
under-stand that they can excel in this sport,” Collins-Parker
said. “It is important for young African Americans to see that they
can do anything from leading on the court, in the coaching field,
and in the press box. This is only the beginning of this important
work to show the diversity in the histo-ry of
volleyball.”Volleyball began in Holyoke,
Massachusetts in 1895 when YMCA physical education direc-tor
William G. Morgan created the game of “Mintonette.” With
refinements and innovation, volleyball has become a dynamic,
diverse, and globally popular sport, a sport that has been
predominately represented as a white sport in the United States.
However, at every level of the game, the contributions of Black and
brown people have been and continue to be robust and impact-ful.
This documentation, to be housed on the AVCA website, will
spotlight their contributions, tell important stories, and make
those stories central to the history and growth of volleyball.
AVCA DDT – History Commission Members
* Deitre Collins-Parker, History Commission chair* Maggie
Couture, Head WVB
Coach, Jacksonville University
* Ray Gooden, Head WVB Coach, Northern Illinois Univer-sity*
Sarah Graves, Head WVB
Coach, Macalester College* Kennedy Wells, AVCA Direc-
tor of Membership & AVCA DDT Staff Liaison* (Ex-officio)
Nickie Sanlin,
Head MVB & WVB Coach, McK-endree University & AVCA Board
Diversity Rep.
History Commission Advisors
* Ruth Nelson - Bring Your Own Parent (BYOP), GoKids Youth
Sports & MasterCoaches* Brian Gimmillaro – Mas-
terCoaches & Ret. Head WVB Coach, Long Beach State* Pat
Kendrick – Head WVB
Coach, Xavier University of Louisiana* Rose Powell – Head
WVB
Coach, Alabama A&M University
AVCA launches diversity history commission
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focus on giving back to their communities. Right now, with some
practices and
competitions on hold, team unity can be found through volunteer
opportunities instead of games and scrimmages. Kids can learn the
importance of helping others and giving back while bonding as a
team so that next year, they can come back stronger than ever. Even
better, research has found that volunteering can also provide a
boost to mental health in these tough times.Jamie Kay Discher,
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perience for the Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey has a few ideas
on how your child or your team can give back this season in a safe,
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Get informedIn the Girl Scouts, volunteer opportu-
nities aren’t just listed as things that need to be ticked off a
checklist: The girls are encouraged to decide on projects that
they’re passionate about, and then the leaders get in-volved to
help with the specifics. But Discher believes that the research and
decision-mak-ing is an important part of the giving back process.
"Generally, the first step for anyone who's looking to perform
service is to figure out what you're interested in,” says
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Have your team brainstorm ways that they’d like to give back.
Make a list of options. Then, Discher says the second step is to
make sure that you're actually filling a need in the community. For
example, check with an animal shelter to see if they really need
food or bedding donations before starting a collection process!
Get outsideStream, park, and roadside cleanups are
easy examples of socially distanced activi-ties that make an
impact and allow youth to spend time outside, says Discher. "We've
had a lot of success coming up with safe ways for girls to perform
service outside, doing things like watershed cleanups and forest
regeneration projects. Those kinds of opportunities continue to be
viable even while we're socially distanced.”For your athletes, this
could be as simple
as doing an unofficial trash pickup during a hike in a popular
park area, or you can contact your local parks and recreation
department to see where the local need is greatest.
Get onlineThere are countless ways to take your
volunteerism online. "For example, we had one girl who was doing
a project to help residents living in assisted living
facilities
by teaching them how to protect them-selves from cybercrime,”
Discher says. “Obviously, when the pandemic hit, she couldn't go
into those places. So, she got creative and took all the lessons
that she was planning to prepare in person and recorded them as
videos. Then she got the center to host the video on their TV
sys-tems so the residents could watch. She still managed to reach
her target audience, she still managed to perform the service that
she was looking to perform.”Your athletes may not be ready to
create
a course on tackling cybercrime, but they could potentially
create or teach some-thing suited to their strengths, like virtual
painting or cooking classes through a local library!
Get offlineWhile athletes can’t go into senior living
facilities to provide comfort and enter-tainment, athletes can
still become pen pals with people in senior centers who are craving
contact with others right now. The Girl Scouts have an official
national service project dedicated to this, but your team can
simply contact local nursing homes and senior centers to see if
there is any interest in starting a program. For younger athletes
in particular, this is a great way to practice their penmanship and
writing skills, Discher adds.
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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
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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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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
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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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Virtual ClinicsJan. 9-10: First weekend of Badger Region Power
LeagueJan. 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 League
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p.m.)
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Girls 12s, 15s and 16s. Age levels are subject to change.
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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 17-18: 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.)
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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:
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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.
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Have a great story idea or person you want featured in the
Badger Beacon? Email Brian Sharkey at
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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
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]
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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 SlatteryJunior Girls Chair: Heather Curley
Junior Boys Chair: Jeff LikerAdult Chair: TJ Abshire Past
President: Julie Voeck
Grassroots Chair: Lexi MiddletonDevelopment Chair: TBD Education
Chair: BJ Le RoyBeach Chair: Bill PetersenOfficials
Rating/Training: Julie Voeck
Jim Momsen(President)Elected in 2020Email:
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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:
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