Vol. 6 No. 3 July 2004 The Official Word USAV Officials Division Award Winners ® By Wally Hendricks, AVP Congratulations to everyone. The awards • Eat smaller meals and more often Officials Division were well deserved! • during the day • Not eating after 6:00 pm (some of you USA Volleyball award are saying, “Yea right!”) ceremonies each year begin with the President’s Message • Engage in something quiet before annual Boyce Banquet on Thursday night. going to bed Lea Wagner was selected for the Wilbur Take time for yourself • Going to bed every night at a consistent Peck Referee Emeritus Award. Lea has time (perhaps an impossible task for won almost every award that USA VB has By Joan Powell, PAVO President many!) to offer and she continues to serve as the • Appreciate the smaller things in life Commissioner of the Great Lakes We are approaching that time of • Pick your battles Region. Fran Zelinkoff was the winner of year when volleyball officiating is • With any current health problems, the Nancy Sharpless Scorekeeper drawing to a close for everyone. stress can lead to increase symptoms Emeritus Award. Chuck McCracken, Although some have rested their whistle • Engage in random acts of kindness National Scorekeeper and Junior National with the collegiate season, many are Referee, Sue Mailhot, AVP for the concluding their stint with the junior world Okay, we have heard it before and we Scorekeeper Division, and Bill Forrester, – the National Championships, the know that it is not rocket science, but have retired National Referee and Scorekeeper Invitational, AAU’s and the Volleyball we really taken any of these and AVP in the now-defunct National Festival. A brief summer and it things to heart? It behooves Championship Division, won the George starts all over again. “It behooves all all of us to make some Fisher Leader in Volleyball Award. of us to make changes in our life to be As we embark on this short Topping the evening, Pete Dunn, emeritus some changes healthier and happier National Referee, won the highest award respite, we are reminded that individuals. For some, that that USA Volleyball has to offer: The Frier this “rest period” should include in our life to be may mean a decision to Award. some modifications in eating healthier and “downsize” not just our meals, and sleeping along with some happier but also our fall schedules in “stress less” activity. We need to At the Officials Clinic the following day, individuals.” order to reduce stress. Steve Webster was selected as the make a conscious decision to Although many referees have regional officials’ chair of the year. Neil take care of ourselves and spent all of their vacation time Luebke, Jim Welsh and Marcia Alterman improve our health – physically, not vacationing, but rather working won the Glen Davies Referee Service mentally and emotionally. Health is not tournaments, some time should be spent Award and Dennis Lafata won the Edward just the absence of disease. on mindless endeavors in order to gear P. Lauten Scorekeeper Service Award. up for the upcoming season. Gearing up There was a tie for the Silver Whistle I am not an expert, but I do teach high would include trying on that uniform in Award, which is presented to the National school health and I am constantly August rather than the night before our Referee who has done the best job in reminded of the choices that surround us first assignment. their first year after their certification. Bill in our society - the fast pace life-style Stanley and Wayne Brence shared the along with the fast food and the “biggie Our upcoming OTP clinics prepare us for award. Joel Reinford won the Golden size” bonus (more bang for the buck), and an understanding of the new rules and Whistle for the best performance of a the impatience at the drive through techniques, a review of the existing National Referee at the previous National window, which all leads to an unhealthy protocols; challenge us to be better Championship. In the second year of life-style. Coupled with the lack of time to officials; lead us to formulate our yearly awards for scorekeepers, Laurie Dueitt exercise and the pressures at home and goals, but we must take responsibility for won the Silver Pen for the best work, we are headed for a stressful what we can control. And, as a former performance of a first year National existence. One of my student-athlete’s professor said to me, “If you don’t take Scorekeeper and Amber Fulk won the mothers is a nurse and she reminds me care of your body, where are you going to Gold Pen Award for the best performance to “stop and smell the roses.” She also live?!” • of all National Scorekeepers. suggests: A joint publication of PAVO and USAV Officials Division The Official Word Vol. 6 No. 3 Nominations Sought Long Beach Convention Program Taking Shape for PAVO By Dale Goodwin, Interim Board with a bunch of your volleyball buddies, President, Board Member soaking up the sun and advancing your officiating career? Delegate The PAVO Board of Directors and Convention Planning Team have The 2004 Officials Convention, “Walk a By Dale Goodwin, PAVO been busy making plans for Convention LONG the BEACH,” will be staged at Interim Board Member 2004 in Long Beach, Calif., Dec. 16- the Long Beach Hyatt Regency. Hotel 18. They have taken your comments and accommodations are being worked out In October 2004, PAVO suggestions from past conventions, and now, and details will be available soon members will be asked to elect a have tried to create a program that will on the PAVO web page, and in our Aug. new president. This person will serve offer new professional development 15 issue of The Official Word. The hotel 2005 as president elect, then 2006- opportunities, as well as hold onto is within walking distance of the site of 07 as president, and 2008 as past those sessions that have been the the NCAA Division I semifinal and president. Also this fall, PAVO convention’s most popular ones since championship matches, which will be members will elect a new board its inception nine years ago. played Dec. 16 and 18. There will be delegate. That term will be for three time built into each convention day to years, commencing Jan. 1, 2005 and concluding Dec. 31, 2007. Among the topics we expect to tackle allow for a visit to the Queen Mary, the at the Long Beach Convention are: area’s many luscious beaches, or a Nominations are now being sportsmanship and how we as officials short drive north to Disneyland, Knott’s accepted for these two positions, can positively affect it; Berry Farm, Universal Studios, and must be received by Sept. 1. A recordkeeping – a detailed or the Hollywood Walk of nomination should include the analysis of what to keep, Fame. name, address, e-mail address, what to record, how to phone number, volleyball resume, keep the tax collector The convention and a cover letter outlining why you off your back; crowd offers officials not think you would be a positive addition and bench control; only a chance to to the Board. The nominating 24/7/365 we are meet with leaders committee will review the nominees always in the in our sport, but to and select candidates whose names public view, so have conversation will appear on the October ballot. what’s expected of our with them. Learn Please send all nominations to: officials; rules and rulings, from them. Be PAVO, 3806 S. Morrill St., Spokane, where are we going and mentored by WA 99223; or by e-mail to what to expect; eye them. There are [email protected]. training; and getting better no lines of at pregame and postgame demarcation at the A candidate for president must be a PAVO member in good standing, conferences . role playing. In convention. We’re all part of the same and have demonstrated leadership addition, we plan to stage a separate family there. on a national, regional and/or local session for novice officials, which will level. Past board experience is include Friday’s night’s social and So, pencil in Dec. 16-18 on your highly recommended. The board semifinal analysis, and a separate calendars. Registration information is on delegate must be a PAVO member Saturday all-morning session, as well the PAVO web site at www.PAVO.org. in good standing and have held a as a special session for PAVO board Cost is $100 for PAVO members and local board office within the past two chairs. This will give those chairs a $125 for non-members . a minor fee years. chance to meet with PAVO’s president, for this professional development executive director and other members opportunity. Please direct questions regarding of the board of directors, learn more nominations and elections to Dale about rating sessions and keys to For more convention information, or to Goodwin, chair of the nominating running successful boards. offer a suggestion for a convention committee, at program, please contact Dale Goodwin [email protected], or by Why not spend part of your winter at [email protected], or call daytime phone at 509-323-6133. • holiday in sunny Southern California 509-323-6133. • page two The Official Word July 2004 Congratulations to New USAV National Referees By Mary Blalock, National tournament in Atlanta. Congratulations MacDowell, Doug McDonald, Randy Commissioner Referee to the following new USAV National McLamb, Mark Nash, Thang Certification & Evaluation referees: Nguyen, Jung Park, Bill Petersen, Glo Bailey, Brian Brink, Brian Gibbs, Rich Richardson, Rod Rodriguez, 19 new National referees were reviewed Dave Juergens, Apple Kridakorn, Bill Thornburgh, David Vander and evaluated at this year’s Open Lane Lawley, Randy Leaver, Ryan Meer, and Tami Warren.