Affiliations (December 3, 2009)
Welcome to Affiliations
Welcome to AVCA Affiliations, the official newsletter of the AVCA High School Affiliate Partner Program. This monthly newsletter provides AVCA High School Affiliates with a forum for exchange and gives all AVCA high school and club coaches an opportunity to learn what's happening in other states.
AVCA Affiliate Partner News
Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association...
McClendon named Miss Volleyball
by Jason Frakes, Louisville Courier-Journal, November 4, 2009
Massachusetts Girls Volleyball Coaches Association...
Brockton's Thatcher named All-American
Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association...
Wittman named to coaches' All-American Volleyball Team
by Pat Minelli, Shakopee Valley News, November 25, 2009
Wittman, Dixon and Kreklow make AVCA first-team
by Brian Stensaas, Game Face Minnesota, November 24, 2009
South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association...
Arlington's Boeck named AVCA H.S. Coach of the Year
The Brookings Register, December 2, 2009
Interesting Reading...
USAV Adds Collegiate Resource Page to Web Site
The page gives information on playing volleyball at the collegiate level, including links for the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation (NCVF), the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) among others. Click here for more information.
Things to Know...
AVCA Announces 2009-10 Under Armour Girls High School All-America Teams
The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is proud to announce the 4th annual Under Armour Girls High School All-America Teams. Click here for the full release.
2009 AVCA National High School Coaches of the Year
The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is proud to announce that Bret Almazan-Cezar, head girls' volleyball coach at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, Calif., and Anita Boeck, head girls' volleyball coach at Arlington High School in Arlington, S.D., have been selected as the 2009 AVCA National High School Coaches of the Year. Click here for the full release.
NFHS Begins Certifying Interscholastic Coaches
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has launched a national certification program for interscholastic coaches with the Level 1 Accredited Interscholastic Coach certificate. For the full release, click here.
New AVCA Preferred Provider, My Sports Dreams, Wants to Help You Raise $4,000+ for Travel and Equipment
To learn more, click here.
From the AVCA...
Sports Imports and AVCA to Present Illinois High School Clinic
Sports Imports, Inc., and the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced that they will present the inaugural Illinois High School Volleyball Coaches Clinic, Saturday, February 27, 2010. Featured at the clinic will be some of the renowned volleyball education for which the AVCA is well-known, as well as opportunities to begin conversations about starting an Illinois High School Volleyball Coaches Association. Click here for the full release.
Recruit your Middle School Coaches!
The AVCA is now offering membership to middle school volleyball coaches for $35! AVCA Member High School coaches can sign up the middle school coaches of their feeder schools at this significantly reduced membership rate! Contact AVCA Member Services at members@avca.org or 866-544-2822 to obtain the middle school membership form!
We Invite Your Input
Affiliations is your newsletter and we want to know what types of things you would like to see included in each issue. If you would, please send any topic ideas, links to interesting articles you think your fellow high school coaches would enjoy reading, comments or suggestions to Ashley Beil ashley.beil@avca.org.
