December 12, 2007
12/12/2007
Chair: Cecile Reynaud
Members in attendance:
Cecile Reynaud (chair), Jason Jones (AVCA staff), Bill Neville, Mike Welch, Dennis Janzen, Becky Schmidt, Kay Rogness, Trish Kissair-Knight, Ben Bodipo-Memba, Carol Russo, Jeff Carroll
AGENDA ITEMS
Discussion of accomplishments by the AVCA Staff
· * Over 70 educational sessions offered at the convention
· * Coaching Volleyball - good topics and articles
· * Webinars conducted on statistics and webcasting
· * Power Tips sent electronically
· * AVCA Web site
o - More drill & articles available
o - Bulletin board available for discussions
Suggestions for future
· * Need reasons to drive coaches to the website instead going to PrepVolleyball.com website to get news
· * Have live chats with tops coaches online
· * Publicize coaches clinics being held - there was a discussion about sanctioning the clinics if an AVCA member was hosting
· * Be a "keeper of the calendar" in coaching educational events
· * Publicize a list of CAP certified coaches somewhere
· * List more products in the Volleyball Store (AVCA members publishing)
· * Record an actual practice of a top program and put it online
· * Promote good books for coaches to read - a book review each month
· * Clarify the roles of USA Volleyball and the AVCA in educating coaches
· * Should AVCA run the CAP program?
· * Request more CAP III clinics be held around the country
· * Serve the JDVA (something like 20% of their funds collected will be going to coaches education)
Next conference call will be TBD.
