The Official Newsletter of the Ohio Valley Region of USA Volleyball Winter 1999/2000 In This Issue • From the CEO.................................2 OVRhostsUSANationalsin2000 • Commissioner’s Corner...................2 The USA Open Volleyball Champion- A and B Men’s and Women’s Champion- ships for the year 2000 will be held ships – 5/27-5/30 • Volleyball Web Addresses...............2 at the Columbus convention Center AA and BB Men’s and Women’s Champi- and the Ohio Valley Region will onships – 5/31-6/3 • Patterns of Growth..........................3 serve as the Local Host Committee. Even age Master’s/Senior’s Age Group Other cities in the running for the Championships (30s, 40s, 50s, etc.) – • Adult Regional Photos..................3-9 event were Denver and Kansas City. 5/27-5/30 Odd age Master’s/Senior’s Age Group • Boys’ High School Tournament The tournament will take place on 30 Photos...........................................12 Championships (35s, 45s, 55s, etc.) – Nationals courts at the Convention Center. 5/31-6/3 Competition begins on Saturday, • Jr Regional Photos...........9,10-11,16 May 27 and runs through Saturday, Meetings for the JO/Youth Division of June 3. The Headquarter Hotels will • USA Rule Changes.......................13 USAV will run Saturday, May 20 – be the Hyatt Regency and the Monday, May 22; the Regional Opera- • From the Referee’s Stand.............14 Crowne Plaza Hotels. The Hyatt is tions Division meetings will run Tuesday, adjacent to the Convention Center May 23 – Friday, May 26, and the referee • OVR Teams at USA Nationals.......15 (attached via walkway), and the and scorekeeper meetings and clinics Crowne Plaza is across the street will be held Friday, May 26 with times to • Air City Tournament.......................16 connected by a skywalk. be announced. All meetings are open to the public with the exception of a very • BOD Meeting Highlights................17 This is a great opportunity for all of few executive sessions. our adult members to experience the • USA Volleyball News Services........3 Open Championships. Play is This is both a great achievement for the available to all divisions from AA to OVR as well as a great challenge. A • Board of Director’s Listings...........19 B, as well as age group champion- huge number of volunteers will be ships for 30 and over players and needed to staff the event, so mark your up. With the Championships divided calendars now! Watch for more informa- into two sessions, players (if you feel tion in upcoming issues of the newsletter up to it) can play in two age group and on the OVR home page at championships because the odd www.ovr.org. You can also visit USA years (35+, 45+, etc.) play in one Volleyball at www.usavolleyball.org and session, and the even years (30+, download a pre-tournament packet. 40+, etc.) play in the opposite section. You can also choose to play in a play level (AA, A, etc.) and an age group championship providing CO-ED Division at USA Open that they fall in opposite sessions. OVR Newsletter Contest Championships in 2000 Can you name the four officials in this picture? The winner will receive an OVR The recently released schedule of The USA Open Championships in Columbus prize package. Entries can be mailed to the events for the 2000 USA National publication editor or e-mailed to Championships will be as follows: will include a new category of CO-ED. The [email protected]. Entry deadline regular Co-Ed Championships will run 5/27-5/ is 12/31/99. The winner will be randomly Open Men’s and Women’s Champi- 30 and Reverse Co-Ed will run in the opposite chosen from the entries that correctly identify onships – 5/29-6/1 session on 5/31-6/3. all four referees. Ohio Valley Region of USA Volleyball 2 From the CEO RonWyzynski- Commissioner’s DearMembers, Corner The2000seasonishere,andtheOVRofficeandboardof By Bob Price - directorsarebusypreparingforanotheroutstandingyearof volleyballactivities.Lastseasonregistrationrecordswere The 2000 season will be a season of establishedintheindividualcategory(9600+)andteamtotal (925+).Registrationinformationforthisseasonwillbe challenges and changes. The first mailedearlyOctober.Ifwemissedyoupleasecontactthe USA Open Championship of the new regionofficeat(888)873-9478.Forconveniencepleaseuse millennium will be hosted by the ourwebpagewww.ovr.orgasmuchaspossible.Thissite Ohio Valley Region. All of you should containsawealthofinformationandisupdatedalmostdaily. consider entering a team in the National Championship. You do not Forouradultteamstheregionishostingthe2000Open ChampionshipsattheColumbusConventionCenterattheend have to be a true Regional Cham- ofMaythroughthebeginningofJune.This2parteventata pion to qualify. If you have never venuemostofyouhaveparticipatedinisavailabletoallAA-B participated in this event, now is your teamsaswellasagecategories.AllOVRteamsareeligibleto chance to take part in the ultimate enter.Pleasecheckourwebsiteregularlyforupdatedinfor- volleyball experience. If playing is not mation.Theregionwillalsobehostingtournamentsforadult an option and you want to be a part teams(MichelleFox–Coordinator)atKentStateafterthe registrationtournaments(January8-9andJanuary15-16). of it, we need your help! Emi Vishoot TentativedatesareJanuary29,February5-6,February26- is functioning as the volunteer co- 27andMarch11-12.Signupearlyandcheckwww.ovr.orgfor ordinator, please check the web site competitionlevels. for information. The changes for the new season are extensive. The new Ourjuniorpopulationin1999,playersandcoaches,who scoring system, officiating mechan- representthebulkofourmembership,participatedinmore than300sanctionedevents.Theseeventsalsoincludedour ics, scorekeeping and some rule nationalbidqualifierandrecordsettingjuniorchampionships. changes are making it difficult for me to recognize our game! These What’snewfor2000–rallyscoringandofficiatingchanges, changes were mandated by the pleaseattendafreeclinic(seeReferee’sChairarticle).This National office and we're hoping they isamusttokeeptheregionmovingforward. are open for review at the seasons' Asalways,haveagreatseason. end. The Ohio Valley Region repre- sents the largest adult population in RonaldWyzynski the country. It is our hope that the quality and number of events offered will provide you with a satisfactory Volleyball Web Addresses season. I want to encourage all members to be knowledgable about The Ohio Valley Region Web address: www.ovr.org www.usavolleyball.org – USA Volleyball the rules of the game, and the www.volleyball.org – Volleyball WorldWide policies and procedures of the OVR. www.cvu.com – Collegiate Volleyball Update – Men’s and Women’s We all must demonstrate good www.volleyball.com – Guest Book, Tournaments, etc. sportsmanship and appropriate www.vball.net – Michael Solovy’s Volleyball Page behaviors no matter how intense the www.xnet.com/~schneid/vball/shtml – Schneid’s Volleyball Page competition becomes. I want all of www.volleyball.org/usav/rolly.html – Rolly Keenan’s volleyball Page www.fivb.ch – FIVB, includes rulebook (PDF format) our members to play hard and play www.olympic-usa.org – U>S> Olympic Committee often! www.beachmania.com – AVP Newsletter Ohio Valley Region of USA Volleyball 3 Patterns of Growth in the Ohio Valley Region Steven J. Donahue Hello! My name is Stephen J. Donahue and I have served on the Board of Directors for eight years. I am one of the people who truly work behind the scenes. For the past six years I have done the computer registration for the OVR and the number of registrations has increased every year. In addition, both the number of teams and percentage of female participation have increased significantly. The charts shown below offer some interesting facts about the growth of the Ohio Valley Region. TOTAL OHIO VALLEY REGION, INC. MEMBERSHIP: TOTAL NUMBER OF TEAMS: • Membership has increased 141% from 4007 members • The number of teams increased 81.5% from 530 teams in 1993 to 9670 members in 1999 in 1994 to 962 teams in 1999 • The number of junior players has increased 253% from • The percentage of junior teams has grown from 57% of 2005 players in 1993 to 7075 players in 1999 the total number of teams in1994 to 81% of the • Junior players and coaches represented 83.5% of the total number of teams in 1999 OVR membership in 1999 • The number of junior female teams has grown 160% • Junior players represented 73% of the OVR member- from 293 teams in 1994 to 763 teams in 1999 ship in 1999 • The number of adult teams decreased 22% from 230 • The number of male players has decreased 8.5% from teams in 1994 to 180 teams in 1999 1537 players in 1994 to 1416 players in 1999 Total Membership for 1999 TOTAL FEMALE MEMBERSHIP: Junior Junior Coach Regular Collegiate • Females represented 85.4% of the Ohio Valley Female 6909 610 610 125 Region membership in 1999 Male 166 395 837 18 • The number of female players has increased 119% from 3763 players in 1993 to 8254 players in 1999 Total 7075 1005 1447 143 1999RegionalChampionshipsMen’sAA Men’sAA 2ndplace CHAMPIONS SIX BUCKS KATTUS/OUTSIDERS 5-Brian Whiteside, 2-Dave Chapman, 10-Dan Row 1: 9-Jeff Moody, 7-Scott Thomas, Jim Passon Mihacevich, 7- Jason Oliver, 3-Chris Van Arsdale, 8- Row 2: 12-Mike Torch, 17-Marlin Weisenbarger, 20- Adam Spitznagle Rob Ebright, 14-Todd Daignault Ohio Valley Region of USA Volleyball 4 1999RegionalChampionshipsMen’sA Men’sAGold OVR 2ndplace CHAMPIONS KATTUS/MIZUNO PITTSBURGH BLACK Row 1: Tom Silbernagle, Rick Honeyman, Niles Row 1: 4-Val Pennington, 12-Bill Fitch, 5-Greg Lockley Richards,