Tuesday, July 29, 2008

East End Volleyball Tourament - Long Beach NY

$5,000 Caribbean Beach Volleyball Qualifier Series

Long Beach, NY @Riverside Blvd & The Boardwalk

August 2-3

Presented by Native Eyewear

MEN’S OPEN & WOMEN’S OPEN MUST PRE-REGISTER

We will start the open divisions first on courts that will be used by other divisions after the first round

Online Registration: http://www.eevb.net/reg.htm

Check in: 8-8:30 am Sat, 9-9:30 am Sunday

Divisions (doubles): Saturday: MO, MAA, MA, MB, WO, WAA, WA, WB

Sunday Coed Open, A & B

Fees: $100 Men & Women’s Open (double elimination with full AVP style matches: best of 3, 1st 2 games to 21, 3rd to 15 pts)

$60/team all divisions

What’s On the Line?

· Men’s Open Prize: $2500 + Trip to Caribbean Beach Volleyball Championships Nov. 8-9, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

· Women’s Open Prize: $2500 + Trip to Caribbean Beach Volleyball Championships Nov. 8-9, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

· WAA, MAA & CO: $200

Please pre-register to help get these events started on time.

MEN’S OPEN SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS & Women’s Open Finals WILL BE HELD SUNDAY and TELEVISED on WVVH-TV.

Come watch Sunday and get in the audience for the TV Show. TV broadcast will be Friday Aug. 9 at 8 pm.



We ask that all players support EEVB at the Long Beach Tournament this weekend in the largest event we have ever held on LI. With 31 years of beach volleyball action on LI, EEVB is your true home for beach volleyball activities on the East Coast.



Official Hotel: Jackson Hotel 516-431-3700

405 East Broadway in Long Beach walking distance from the tournament.

$109 + tax, ask for East End Volleyball Rate

Monday, July 28, 2008

Boys Volleybal Camp - BSC Waltham

We are having our last volleyball camp of the summer next week,
Aug 4-8, 9a-3p at the Boston Sports Club in Waltham.

This camp is for ages 14-18, boys and girls. This Camp will prepare
you for High School tryouts and give you and edge over other players.

Every day will beging with an hour of strength and conditioning,thru
the IGNITE Program, to get the athletes to react faster and jump
higher, followed by specific game like drills that will improve all
aspects of the game. On Friday we will have a King/Queen of the Court
Tournament.

Every participant will receive a free tee-shirt and a high school
indoor volleyball, Reebok VR6000.

We have four spots open, please call 727-522-2054 to register.

Camp cost: Memebers:$299, Non-Members $319

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Club Getaway w/ ALB - Volleyball Vacations.com

AVP Pro Albert ("Al-B") Hannemann <http://www.alhannemann.com/> is coming to
Club Getaway <http://www.clubgetaway.com/> in Kent, CT. to run a Volleyball
Vacation <http://www.VolleyballVacations.com> weekend of instruction,
pickup play and general partying.

Club Getaway is a "summer camp for adults" in Kent, CT which is
about two hours from Rockland. I've been going there for 7 years - even met
my wife there. I went almost every weekend and eventually joined the staff
there.

I've been helping Albert for years with these events because I admire the
dedication he has to making sure everyone has a good time and gets some good
personal instruction with their game. Al has played (and won) at the
highest levels of Pro Beach volleyball and Collegiate Division I (with UCLA
and Hawaii). I've known the guy for 11 years and I'm still amazed at the
depth at which he and other pros understand the game. You can learn more
from 5 minutes of instruction with this guy than you'll probably learn in 5
years playing on your own. Al also is one of the very best hand-setters
on the tour and he's helped a lot of people who thought they could never
handset into setters.

You'll also get a chance to play with/against Al. (Al's game is so good
that he can make ANYONE he plays with look like a star hitting those utterly
delicious handsets of his!)

Here's the rub: The weekend is like $439 and with the absurdly large CT
state "room tax" it comes to about $480. Club Getaway sells out almost
every weekend (it's that popular) and thus just isn't very prone to
discounting but.

While it isn't much... I can get anyone who's never been there before a $25
discount. Plus, people who sign up for the volleyball event will get a
FREE book of bar tickets to buy drinks (a $20 value) and a gift bag full of
AVP gear and signed surprises.

Visit http://www.clubgetaway.com/ to sign-up

EEVB Beach Tournament - Newport RI

Caribbean Beach Volleyball Qualifier Series

Newport, RI at Easton’s Beach

July 26-27

Presented by Native Eyewear

MEN’S OPEN & WOMEN’S OPEN MUST PRE-REGISTER

We will start the open divisions first on courts that will be used by other divisions after the first round

Online Registration: http://www.eevb.net/reg.htm

Check in: 8-8:30 am Sat, 9-9:30 am Sunday

Divisions (doubles): Saturday: MO, MAA, MA, MB, WO, WAA, WA, WB

Sunday Coed Open, A & B

Fees: $100 Men & Women’s Open (double elimination with full AVP style matches: best of 3, 1st 2 games to 21, 3rd to 15 pts)

$60/team all divisions

What’s On the Line?

Men’s Open Prize: $2500 + Trip to Caribbean Beach Volleyball Championships Nov. 8-9, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Women’s Open Prize: $2500 + Trip to Caribbean Beach Volleyball Championships Nov. 8-9, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

WAA, MAA & CO: $200

Please pre-register to help get these events started on time.

MEN’S OPEN SEMI-FINALS AND FINALS WILL BE HELD SUNDAY. Women’s Open Finals will be Saturday night on center court

Volleyball Tournaments - July 26-27th

Volleyball tournaments for this weekend, July 26-27th

Newport Volleyball Club - Sat and Sun - Mens Womens Coed Open, AA, A, BB
Rockingham Athletic Club Beach Doubles - July 26th
BostonVolleyball.com - Coed Open, AA, A, BB - July 27th

rockingham volleyball beach volleyball

I have been recruited by the Rockingham Athletic Club (RAC) to run their
beach tourneys for the summer of 2008! They have FOUR sand courts, a full
service restaurant/pub, cold water supplied all day to players, shaded area,
NICE locker rooms...email me to sign up!

***NEW!!! Check in time: 9:00am Start time 9:30am***

Rockingham Athletic Club
175 Plaistow Street
Plaistow, NH 03865

We will be running:

Men's 2's & Women's 2's (AA/Open, $40 per team)

Coed-Reverse 2?s (AA/Open) $40 per team, women's net only, guys hit 10's,
Short court

Coed-Reverse 4's (BB/A) $60 per team, women's net height, regular court

See below for formats offered on each date. Number of team signed up for
each format will determine the number of nets used for that format.

Here is the 2008 schedule...

Sat, July 26th (RCO 2's and RCO 4's)

Sun, Aug 3rd (Men's and Women's 2's)

Sat, Aug 16th (RCO 2's and RCO 4's) SURF & TURF tourney!!
(Grass and sand will be offered on this date for the RCO 2?s,
RCO 4?s will be on sand)

Sat, Aug 30th (Men's and Women's 2's)

Sat, Sept 6th (RCO 2's and RCO 4's)

Sat, Sept 13th (Men's and Women's 2's)
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LynnM.Kerr at umassmed.edu

Thursday, July 17, 2008

EEVB Volleyball Tournament - Pre-Register

Just a quick reminder to New England Players. The last EEVB tournament in Newport filled up and we turned away a couple of teams. The next tournament on July 26-27 will attract a lot more open level teams with $2500 prize money for both men and women plus a trip to the Caribbean.

PLEASE PRE-REGISTER TO GUARANTEE YOUR SPOT.

OPEN TEAMS MUST PRE-REGISTER! We will seed the tournament Friday night and start open division play at 8:30 am Saturday on multiple courts to get the first round in quick.

Richard Heiles
East End Volleyball
www.eevb.net

Monday, July 14, 2008

Volleyball Tournaments July 19-20

The following volleyball tournaments are being held this weekend in New England

Jul 19 -
Coed Reverse 4s - Open, A, BB, B - Albany, NY - CDGD.org
BVA - Summer Doubles Series - Coed, Mens, Womens, Open, AA, A, BB, B - Newton MA

Jul 20
BSSC.com Coed - Open, AA, A, BB, B - North Reading, MA
Char's Bar & Grille - Coed Open, AA, A, - Chepachet, RI

Beach volleyball in New York

The AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour is at Coney Island in Brooklyn this Friday thru Sunday. Be sure to stop by at least 1 day to see the best players in the world including our Olympic teams. The men’s division will feature Phil Dalhausser who won 9 EEVB tournaments on his climb to the top of the Pro Beach Volleyball world, and Nick Lucena, who won 12 EEVB tournaments before moving on to the AVP Pro Tour.

You can see an order form online at http://www.eevb.net/bva.htm, click on #4

Holly McPeak Clinic: Thursday July 17 (yes, this upcoming Thursday)
· Junior clinic from 3-5 pm
· Adult clinic 4-6 pm
· Advanced doubles for female players 4-6 pm
· AVP Coaches: Holly McPeak, Carrie Dodd, Tatiana Minello
· Fee $60

Tournament this weekend at Long Beach: Saturday Only for Men’s & Women’s Doubles, NO COED SUNDAY (we are all going to the AVP finals)

Don’t forget to do your AVPNext Membership before you get to the beach and save $5. See below for info

Men’s Open: $520

Women’s Open: $520

MAA & WAA: $200

League Players that compete in any B Division: $10/player



MA, WA, MB, WB, CA, CB: Merchandise prizes such as EEVB backpacks, Native Eyewear and so forth

Location: Riverside Blvd

Check in: Saturday 8-8:30 am

Divisions (doubles): Sat. - Men's & Women's Open (highly skilled), AA (advanced), A (Intermediate) & B (novice)

Friday, July 11, 2008

Coed Volleyball Tournament in Canada

COED Beach Volleyball tournament FOR CASH!

Enter as a girl-guy team.
You want to know the level of play? It is varied and open to all levels. Top teams can battle for the cash while all teams just compete to see how far up the ladder they can advance.

The format of the tournament is called the LADDER FORMAT. That means there is no round-robin or playoffs. Each team gets to play 12 single games.
Unlike most tournaments, there is no sitting at all. Each team plays every game, all day.
Prizes? The first 4 rounds are for seeding, after that .... prizes are awarded PER GAME.
That's right! Teams on the top courts get cash prizes after every game won.

The tournament is Saturday, July 26th, 2008.
The location is Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The city of Brampton is a 2 hour drive northwest of Buffalo.

The cost is $50/team.

Enter at Ksmack Website

Volleyball Arm Swing Video

The following video shows the bow and arrow volleyball arm swing. The best way to perfect this arm swing is to practice it in front of a mirror without a ball. You can also hold a 1-2 pound weight in your hand to create muscle memory.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Win a Trip to Cancun - Volleyball Vacations.com


Win a Free Volleyball Vacation from volleyballvacations.com

Volleyball Vacations is giving away one free land portion to Cancun, Mexico for the specific week of October 5-12, 2008. We are drawing winners on a date yet to be determined. All prize winners will be contacted at that time. Value of the trip is $1,699.00. One entry per person, and no purchase is necessary.

Prizes
* Grand Prize 1st Place Winner - Free land portion to Cancun for the specific week of October 5-12, 2008. Retail value $1699.00
* 2nd Place - Signed hat by 2004 Gold Medalist Kerrie Walsh
* 3rd Place - USA jersey signed by Eric Fonoimoana and Casey Jennings
* 4th Place - AVP competition tournament hat signed by AL-B
* 5th Place - AVP autographed volleyball signed by all the AVP players
* 10 consolation winners get a signed Volleyball Vacations T-shirt

Enter here to win a free Volleyball Vacation

Win a trip to AVP.com Manhattan Beach

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AVP Fans: This is Your Chance to Win!

Two Ways to Enter:

1. Go to AVP.com and complete the registration form for the Wilson Win a Trip to the Manhattan Beach Open Sweepstakes

2. Watch for the Banana Boat Block of the Match during the Men's and Women's Finals on NBC. Go to AVP.com and complete the registration form for the Banana Boat Block with the Best Sweepstakes

Catch AVP Live this Weekend on NBC

Men's Final - Saturday, July 12th, 1:30PM CST
Women's Final - Sunday, July 13th, 12:30PM CST



Free Volleyball Coaches Clinic

FREE VOLLEYBALL COACHING CLINIC Brought to you by the volleyball coaches of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2008
1:00 PM TO 3:00 PM
SIMMONS COLLEGE
WILLIAM J. HOLMES SPORTS & FITNESS CENTER BOSTON, MA
Free parking is available on a first come first serve basis across the street at Emmanuel College

TOPICS:
Practice Organization
Defensive Drills
Offensive Drills
Sportsmanship
Pot Luck: Coach’s Choice

CLINICIANS:
Jamie Marcoux, Johnson & Wales University, Women’s Head Coach
Doug Porrell, Mount Ida College, Men’s Head Coach
Chris Wright, Emmanuel College, Men’s Head Coach
Space is limited so please confirm your attendance by email to GNAC assistant commissioner
Jessica Huntley at jessicahuntley@thegnac.com

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

July 7th BVA tournament results

Boston Volleyball grass doubles tournament results from July 6th.

Reverse Co-ed Open -
1st: Ricky Pszenny & Monika Carbochova
2nd: Ben Read & Heather Locke
3rd: Eddie DelSignore & Caitlyn Welsh

3rd: Kevin McDonald & Erica Dovale
5th: Josh Magid & Sara Crandall
5th: Aaron Montgomery & Carly Dell'Ova
5th: Evan Caten & Amanda Brown
5th: Warren & Lynn Kerr
9th: Ken Goon & Minh Tran
9th: Adam Kelsey & Natalie Dales
9th: Steve Ng & Cheryl Jakielo
9th: Tyler Barbera & Alex May
13th: Steve Fuller & Peggy Doino
13th: Andrew Maynard & Sochi Tauch
13th: Chris Butts & Marriah Vengroff
13th: Scott Simon & Rebeca Kelsey

Reverse Co-ed AA -
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1st: Josh Wachs & Liz Pedro
2nd: Anand Mehta & Jen Couture
3rd: Mike McChesney & Lisa Hicks
3rd: Ben Taubman & Dottie Beattie
5th: Jacky Reif & Jill Berger
5th: Than Tran & Kathy Cunha
7th: Dave Mello & Doree Blanco
7th: Brice Stockman & Hester Breen
9th: Mark Archibald & Corrine Chapin
9th: Clint Whelan & Nicole Rodriguez

Reverse Co-ed A -
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1st: Chris Hauser and Stacy Therrien
2nd: Tim Correia & Julie Krieger
3rd: Simon Abdallah & Pamela Comey
3rd: Mike Friece and Catie Callahan
5th: Dan & Jamie Willett
5th: Willy & Karen Chung
7th: Scott Pierce & Tina Jichi
7th: Peter Lebedev & Morgan Osborn
9th: Kristian Catalan & Melissa Soutiere
9th: Carl Seid & Bethany Kulczewski

Reverse Co-ed BB -
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1st: Eric Neely & Rachel Gerber
2nd: Emilio Staffiere & Stephanie Darling
3rd: Ray Belz & Alice Tam
4th: Tris Warkentin & Wanda Blanckenberg

Mens Open/AA -
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1st: Jason Alexander & Todd Hiser
2nd: Matt BenDaniel & Edgar Loor
3rd: Dave Lee & Dmitriy Ilyin
4th: Dave Powell & Pat Helmas

Mens A -
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1st: Zo Ross & John Reid
2nd: Josh Atwood & Ken McGary
3rd: Praveen Reddy & Doug McIver
4th: Mike Croft & Howie Mulcahy

Womens Open -
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1st: Bonnie Harriman & Jess Cegarra
2nd: Sarah Smurr & Karrin Moore
3rd: Jennifer Johnson & Christi Kelsey
4th: Kristin Lancaster & Shana Speer

Womens A -
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1st: Theresa Staulo & Virginia Wong
2nd: Maria Scocca & Mina Baban

Womens B -
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1st: Dena Koren & Talia Schlamowitz
2nd: Maya Midzik & Heather Doyle

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Volleyball Tournaments this weekend July 12-13

The following volleyball tournaments are being held this weekend in New England.

July 12th
BSSC.com Coed Grass Doubles - Open/AA/A/BB
Newportvolleyballclub.com retro weekend - Mens and Womens Beach Open/A/BB/B
CDGD.org (Albany, NY) Grass Doubles - Mens and Womens Open/AA/A/BB

July 13th
Newportvolleyballclub.com retro weekend - Mens and Womens Beach AA and Coed (all levels)
CDGD.org (Albany, NY) Grass Doubles - Coed Open/AA/A/BB

RAC Pictures from July 5th

Here are the pictures from the men's and women's 2's sand volleyball
tournament on July 5th at the Rockingham Athletic club.

www.kodakgallery.com

***We need more CR 2?s teams for July 26th!! Email me to sign up! ***

2008 RAC Schedule (email me to sign up!)

New Venue, same great BEACH VOLLEYBALL tourneys with great prizes!

I have been recruited by the Rockingham Athletic Club (RAC) to run their
beach tourneys for the summer of 2008! They have FOUR sand courts, a full
service restaurant/pub, cold water supplied all day to players, shaded area,
NICE locker rooms...email me to sign up!

Rockingham Athletic Club
175 Plaistow Street
Plaistow, NH 03865

We will be running:

Men's 2's & Women's 2's (AA/Open, $40 per team)

Coed-Reverse (AA/Open, $40 per team, women's net only, guys hit 10's, short
court)

Coed 4's (BB/A, $60 per team, women's net height, regular court).

See below for formats offered on each date. Number of team signed up for
each format will determine the number of nets used for that format.

Here is the 2008 schedule...

Sat, July 26th (RCO 2's and Coed 4's)

Sun, Aug 3rd (Men's and Women's 2's)

Sat, Aug 16th (RCO 2's and Coed 4's) SURF & TURF tourney!!
(Grass and sand will be offered on this date)

Sat, Aug 30th (Men's and Women's 2's)

Sat, Sept 6th (RCO 2's and Coed 4's)

Sat, Sept 13th (Men's and Women's 2's)
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LynnM.Kerr@umassmed.edu

Monday, July 7, 2008

New Mikasa Indoor Volleyball - Beijing 2008

You will be seeing a brand new indoor volleyball used at the 2008 Beijing Olympics from Mikasa.

The volleyball of the future and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. With advanced aerodynamic engineering, the new MIKASA MVA200 offers better stability and ball control than any other indoor ball. This volleyball brings a brand new look and feel to the game and will see action for the first time as the world’s best indoor volleyball athletes compete for the Gold this summer (2008). The world's best, just got better.

Tests conducted by Mikasa Corporation in close cooperation with leading Volleyball National Teams throughout the world, resulted in the following key features of the new MVA balls:

  • Balls fly more stable due dimple surface and reduced panels
  • Increased grip due to new dimple technology cover material
  • Increased visibility of the ball due to new panel-shape/design
  • Reduced rebound of the new ball = increased controllability
  • Reduced impact-power = increased softness of the new ball
See the new ball at Worlwidesports.com


Boston Sports Club Volleyball Camp

We have a few spots open for the July 7-11
Boston Sports Club,(Waltham) VOLLEYBALL CAMP.

This camp is for boys and girls, ages 12-18.
Time 9am - 3pm

The first hour of camp/everyday, will have the "IGNITE" program for
Strength and Conditioning, this program will make you react faster
and jump higher.

We will cover the following during camp:

Passing
Serving
Setting
Attack
Defense
Prediction

On Friday we will be playing a King/Queen of the court tournament and
we will have full use of the facilities, including the pool.

Participants will receive a free camp t-shirt
and a FREE indoor Volleyball.($70 value)

To register and more information please call 781-522-2054
Cost $299 for members, $319 non-members

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Volleyball Picture of Week - July 8th






Volleyball Pictures of Week - NewportVolleyballclub.com


Holly Mcpeak Volleyball Clinic in NYC

Register now for the volleyball clinic with Holly McPeak located at Cedar Beach, Babylon, NY

1. The Adult clinics will start a 4 pm giving players time to get there after work or the chance to leave work early

2. The Junior clinic will start at 3 pm giving Juniors the complete attention of the coaches for the first hour

3. Pre-register by July 10 and save $20 off the entry fee

4. Why not build this clinic into a trip to LI starting with the clinic and ending with the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour in Brooklyn. Stay at The Jackson Hotel in Long Beach which is right in between the 2 events. And you can even squeeze in some play on Saturday July 19 at EEVB’s tournament in Long Beach.

Volleyball Clinic with
AVP Star Holly McPeak (www.hollymcpeakusa.com/)
And Friends (Holly will bring additional players to help coach depending on how many players pre-register)

Thursday August 23, 2007
Cedar Beach, Babylon, NY
3-5 pm: Juniors
4-6 pm: Adult recreational players
4-6 pm: Adult female doubles - ALL EEVB tournament level doubles players should come to this special event

Cost: $60 at the beach, $40 if pre-registered by July 10 and pre-paid.
Space limited to 40 players per session


TO REGISTER: www.eevb.net/reg
AVPNext Memberships (Required for all players): $10/player if done online, $15 if done at the beach. Membership covers 1 calendar year from 1/1 to 12/31.

Click for AVPNext online registration: then include your new membership # on the roster.
ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE AVPNEXT #s BEFORE THE CLINIC
AVPNext in the grass roots organization of the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. They promote beach volleyball throughout the US. All of our players help out by becoming members and contributing $10 per year membership to help with that cause.


Holly McPeak has a storied volleyball career that includes:
· 2nd in Career Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament Championships with 72
· 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist at Athens
· 1st All-time Career Winnings with over $1.3 Million
· All NCAA & All-PAC 10 in 1990 at UCLA
· AVP Best Defensive Player 2002-20041985 World Cup gold medalist

Check out Holly’s web page: http://hollymcpeakusa.com/

Space limited to 40 players

Volleyball Vacation Trip - Cancun MX

Volleyball Vacations is sold out of the "first 50" ocean front rooms. We have been getting many calls for more of these premium rooms in front of the courts so we made a request to club med and they have granted us only 16 more spots for these FREE upgraded category rooms. These will be sold out in a week so If you are considering going on this trip please call VOBE at 877-248-8623 ext. 223. These rooms are seriously steps away from the courts and this village is amazing. Don't miss out on these last 16 spots. VOBE is willing to take a $500 deposit to hold you one of these rare rooms so jump on this opportunity before it sells out.
The rate is based on double occupancy and is land portion only, however it does include your volleyball program, all the amenities the all-inclusive Club Med has to offer, all food and top shelf alcohol, your Club Med membership fees, basic insurance coverage and the airport transfers in Cancun. If you do not have a roommate, we can assign one for you.

The other big advantage to booking now (at least a $500 deposit) is that the price has to go up to $1699 like all the other sports offered in the village next Friday July 11. Jump on the low $1499 price and deluxe rooms or wait and risk missing the biggest trip of the year.
Hope to have you join me and the AVP pros for a week of fun and volleyball till you drop. Anthony Medel, Angela Lewis, Jason Ring, Paige Davis and many more pros will teach you how to improve your game on and off the court.