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Badger Region Volleyball Association Volume 4, Issue 10 | Jan. 18, 2018 THE BADGER BEACON WWW.BADGERVOLLEYBALL.ORG | [email protected] Region Honors seeks new roll in for Tourney Maranatha Director Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker issued a Certificate of The Badger Region Volley- Achievement to the Maranatha ball Association is looking for University (Watertown, Wis.) a Tournament Director. women’s volleyball team in early Applications are due by 5 January in recognition of their p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24. The third consecutive NCCAA DII start date for the job will be no National Title. later than Feb. 26, 2018. “This is incredible that Gover- To apply and to see a full nor Walker would take the time job description, visit the Bad- to recognize Maranatha and our ger Region website at www. volleyball program,” said the badgervolleyball.org. Sabercats’ head coach Regina Questions? Contact Jen DeLozier. “This achievement Armson-Dyer at jarmsondy- embodies the dedication of all [email protected] or players and coaching staff from call 414-507-1124 the last three years.” DeLozier and the Saber- cats took home the trifecta INSIDE last month after winning five straight matches at the NCCAA Southwest Rep sought..3 DII National Tournament in From a board member...4 Badger Region teams South Carolina. New beach tour............4 Coaching honors, too Boys clinicis.................4 The American Volleyball Serve United...............7 qualify for nationals Coaches Association named National Team news....7 As the competition season begins and Regina DeLozier and Torey Rosen as the National Coach From the Ref Stand.....8 teams begin to qualify for the USAV Boys and of the Year and the National Sportsmanship........9 Girls Junior National Championships, we’ll Assistant Coach of the Year for Bad Words...................10 share with you the victories we are aware of. the National Christian College So far, they include: Athletic Association. SafeSport.................10 Over 200 coaches from 71 Provisional Plus Refs...11 Southwest G18: American bid at Winter Championships schools were eligible for selection. (pictured above) This year marks the first time Events calendar..........12 that either member of the pow- MVC 14-Jon: Open bid at Winter Championships erhouse mother-daughter duo Milw. Sting Boys 14-Gold: Open bid at Winter Championships has received the accolade. Milw. Sting Boys 15-Gold: Open bid at Winter Championships Before receiving this decora- TIPS & TIDBITS MVC 15-Carlos: Open bid at Winter Championships tion from the AVCA, DeLozier * Have a great human interest MVC 16-Brad: Open bid at Winter Championships was named the Association story that you would like to see in Milw. Sting Boys 16-Gold: Open bid at Winter Championships of Division III Independents the Badger Beacon? Email brian@ MVC 17-Jake: Open bid at Winter Championships Coach of the Year, the NCCAA badgervolleyball.org and we Cream City B18s: Open bid at Winter Championships North Region Coach of the Year, will be in contact with you or the and the NCCAA DII National other interested parties. Congratulations to all of our Badger Region teams! Coach of the Year. PAID ADvertiseMENT WISCONSIN VOLLEYBALL CLUB Facebook.com/AWVBC PAGE 3 THE BADGER BEACON Southwest Rep needed for Badger Region Board The Badger Region Volleyball Association has an opening on the Badger Region Board of Directors for a representative in Southwest Wisconsin and is looking for interested candidates. The position would be up for election in May, but you would be asked to be at the Feb. 5 board meeting and the May 5-6 board meeting and strategic planning. You would also be encouraged to run for the permanent position, that is a three-year appoint- ment to the board. If you would be interested in this position, please fill out and return the form that is available on our website at www. badgervolleyball.org. If there are multiple people interested, the existing Board members will voted on the appointment. The 360 Volleyball Academy 14s team shows off some hardware at Possible candidates should submit information by Jan. 23 a recent tournament. Send your photographs for publication in our so that the appointment can be in place for the Feb. 5 board Badger Region Beacon, website and social media to brian@badger- meeting. volleyball.org. 2018 SUMMER CAMP DIRECTORY LOOK FOR ADVErtISEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE BADGER BEACON EVERY WEEK AND ONLINE. WANT to advErtisE? EMAIL [email protected] PAGE 4 THE BADGER BEACON One perspective: Winning is the easy part The Badger Beacon asks each staff and board member to submit an article for publication twice per year to let members know what they envision as best practices for the organization. This week, the Beacon gives this space to At-Large Kelly Lehman As the club competition season gets into old team practice or a highly contested 3-set that win, so we realize that there is going to full gear, and I am reflecting back on my last match and you will quickly see how awesome be losing along the way as well. Winning is 3 decades of coaching, I notice how my per- the game is, but there is so much more to the the easy part. When winning everyone is spective has changed in regards to coaching experience than just the game. There are the happy. volleyball. I am still very practices…the training…the friendships… Players, parents, coaches, club directors, passionate and compet- the social events…the travel, and yet there is and even officials are usually happier with itive, but winning isn’t ev- even so much more. winning teams. Much of the true growth in erything and not even the The part of club volleyball that I didn’t players though comes from how they respond most important thing. notice when I was a young coach, and now to the losses and the adversity. They learn When watching many of value as the most important part, is the per- how to pick themselves up and find solutions our young coaches, I am sonal growth that players attain by being part to problems. reminded how in my ear- of a quality club volleyball program. They learn how to work together with their ly years of coaching my Little boys and girls start out with not a teammates and adult coaches to improve attitude, body language, care in the world except trying how to get and rebuild their confidence in themselves Kelly Lehman and blood pressure all the ball over the net and through a few short and each other. Through those tough nights were in direct relation to years evolve into strong, battle tested, young of practices and hard fought losses they will the scoreboard. In my youthful perspective - men and women who are ready to not only learn that all true success comes from hard If we won, we were successful, and if we lost compete but succeed in the world. I believe work, preparation, teamwork, problem solv- we were not. the club volleyball experience is a big factor ing, constantly competing, and rebuilding Over the years of coaching, club directing, in the growth of those young kids. When confidence. and parenting, I have realized that there is does it happen? How does it happen? So good luck in your seasons and I hope so much more to club volleyball. Today I One Perspective: Winning is awesome, you experience a lot of winning, but remem- value the experience even greater than the and I have enjoyed winning, and hope to ber that winning is the easy part, but losing competition. The volleyball game is still great keep winning my share, but at every compe- can be where you really learn how to be don’t get me wrong. Just watch a 12 year tition there are just as many teams that lose successful. USAV announces new beach tour Colleges to host USA Volleyball and its 40 Regional the new USA National Beach Tour, and post-match clinics for Volleyball Associations will jointly launch using our resources to enhance the national the USA National Beach Tour in 2018. championship events,” USA Volleyball The USA National Beach Tour will serve Manager of Beach Events Mark Paaluhi middle school boys as “The officially sanctioned beach tour of said. The Badger Region Volleyball Association is USA Volleyball” and its RVAs. The Junior Beach National Champion- once again partnering with colleges and uni- The USA National ships (JBNC), which will versities in Wisconsin to have a series of FREE Beach Tour combines the take place in July, will boys volleyball clinics after NCAA matches in USA Junior Beach Tour have three divisions for the state. (run by USA Volleyball) both genders: National To date, the following clinics have been set up: and the American Beach Open (bid), Regional * Jan. 20: After the 3 p.m. match at Concordia Tour (run by the Regions) Open (bid) and Patriot University Wisconsin in Mequon. into one sanctioned (non-bid). * Feb. 10: After the 1 p.m. MSOE match in tour with participation The Adult Beach National Milwaukee opportunities for juniors Championships, which is * March 3: After the 1 p.m. match at Carthage and adults. anticipated to take place in College in Kenosha, Wis. The USA National September, will have divi- * March 24: After the 1 p.m. match at Marian Beach Tour will be sions for men, women and University in Fond du Lac. composed of more coed in six different skill Register for both events by going to www. than 200 events staged levels: Open, AAA, AA, A, badgervolleyball.org. across the country and BB and B. All athletes who attend must have a Badger will culminate with the USA Volleyball’s Beach Region/USA Volleyball membership.