Free Material, Webinars and Articles for USAV member!
You are (or someone in your family is) a member of USA Volleyball and your local Regional Volleyball Association.
As a benefit of your USAV/regional membership, you have access to numerous educational and informational items for players, coaches, officials, and parents.
This email is being sent to all players, coaches and leaders in our sport to provide information on all the things USA Volleyball has to offer to help you succeed - both on and off the court. We would like to thank you for your membership, which helps USA Volleyball (the National Governing Body as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee) succeed in all aspects of volleyball. We appreciate your membership in our Regions and helping us set the standards in officiating, coaching, athlete safeguards, rulebooks and programming for boys, girls, youth, adults, Paralympians, Deaflympians, Special Olympians, Wounded Warriors and many more. Let’s take a look at the many updates for you in these NEW areas added to the grassroots section of USA Volleyball’s website:
FREE WEBINARS – For the fourth year in a row, USA Volleyball will host and record webinars on topics to help players, coaches and parents, including our USA Team Great player series – including Tara Cross-Battle, Tom Hoff, Gabe Gardner and more with topics like – injury prevention, sitting volleyball and sports parent tips.
Volleyball Injuries and Prevention – December 19, 2011 with Dr. Eric Fuch. Click this link to register: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/177606686. (limited to 1,000 attendees)
Perseverance – December 21, 2011 with 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Gabe Gardner. Click this link to register: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/495069110 (limited to 1,000 attendees)
CAP certified coaches may purchase CAP re-certification credit after attending these live free webinars. Contact the USAV Education Department for more information.
If you missed last year’s offerings for players, coaches, and parents, just head over to the grassroots page and click on FREE Webinars to view the many topics when time allows.
VOLLEYBALLREFTRAINING.COM is the place to go for all information on rules and officiating techniques for beach and indoor - for referees, scorers, lines judges and coaches – juniors and adults. Start the year off right. Review the rule changes. Did you know two Liberos can now be designated for the match? Find out what else is new!
GROW THE GAME TOGETHER BLOG UPDATES – One of the most widely read blogs on the United States Olympic Committee’s Team USA Website! Great info for players, parents, coaches, club directors and more – the NEW blogs are found under the grassroots button, cross-linked at “GTG UPDATES”. The last four years of ideas and insights can be found at: http://usavolleyball.org/blogs/growing-the-game-together-blog.
PARENTS AS PARTNERS INTIATIVE – Ever-expanding, now in its third year, Regions work with various parent training programs, including the volleyball specific training through the Promise of Good Sports. CLICK HERE for more info.
FREE VOLLEYBALL MATERIAL – Check with your USAV Region to get some of material in hard-copy form, or contact USAV Region Services for help. Electronic downloads are available for many of these FREE items, and can be downloaded from the USAV website by click on the links below.
ü USAV YOUTH VOLLEYBALL COLORING BOOK (PDF Download 32 pages)
ü USAV MINIVOLLEY BOOK (98 pages) or the MiniVolley book in Spanish, CLICK HERE
ü USA VOLLEYBALL – DID YOU KNOW? BROCHURE – filled with info about USAV for parents and coaches
ü SKILL POSTERS and more - FREE to download …Note that 16x20 sizes can be run off one at a time from Costco/Sam’s Club for about $6, while the larger 20x30 (which you might want in the gym) costs about $9. You can also print these at home/school on an 11x17 inkjet printer. Each discipline, volleyball, beach volleyball and Paralympic sitting volleyball has a skill series of all six skills.
ü COMPASSION POSTER CREATIONS - “Aim High”, “Perseverance” and other inspirational themed posters can be customized for injured or ill athletes. Each will include photos of USAV Olympic and Paralympic players, a picture of the athlete needing support, and inspirational phrases. Contact us at mvp@usav.org for more information.
ü USAV COURT NUMBER SIGNS – Great if you need court signage for your practice or event. Contact your Region for a RVA custom set, or print out your own set. Click on the following links to the USAV website: 11x17 one-sided paper print or normal 8.5x11 one-sided paper print. Print twice, and fasten with tape in the space at the top of the net outside the antenna.
ü VOLLEYBALL TEST FOR ALL - Download a great test & answer sheet, to use as a teaching tool at clinics.
ü Click on these links to access numerous resources for the New Coach and Club Director.
COMING SOON … Free USOC/USAV “Olympic Journeys Begin Here” Bumper sticker – Display these proudly to support the United States Olympic and Paralympic teams in their countdown to London 2012. We will also have for sale Youth Volleyball 4 Nets from Carron, USAV Coaching Whiteboards, and more! More information will be sent in the near future.
Thanks for your help in Growing our Game Together with USA Volleyball and your Regional Volleyball Association. Contact your regional volleyball office for the latest in local membership options, events and opportunities. Email mvp@usav.org if you have any questions or suggestions!