Peterson Resigns, Coaching Clinic & All Star Game Today

#1 posting 7.30.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Katy Peterson has resigned as University of North Dakota volleyball coach. Her twin Kari will be the interim coach this year.

ACADEMICS
Creighton and North Dakota State both have won an AVCA academic award for the fifth straight year.

CLINIC
The Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Clinic begins today at Sauk Rapids at 3 pm. The All Star game takes place at 7 pm.

Next up: later tonight after the all star game

Clinic, NORCECA & High Performance Champs

#1 posting 7.28.2008
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ALL STAR GAME & CLINIC
The Minnesota coaches All Star game takes place this Wednesday at Sauk Rapids at 7 pm.

The event is held in conjunction with the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association clinic.

NORCECA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The US Women’s Junior National Team swept Dominican Republic in the NORCECA championships in Mexico.

HIGH PERFORMANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The final two divisions crowned their winners in the High Performance championships on Sunday in Tucson. Badger Region won the gold medal in the Girls’ National Youth Division and Southern California Region Red won the Girls’ National Select Division title.

COVERING THE HITTER
About.com reminds players to cover the hitter.

Next up: tomorrow

Manuel in Tucson, Hawkeye Clinic

#1 posting 7.23.2008
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HIGH PERFORMANCE
Alexa Manuel of Eden Prairie is on the USA Women's Junior Blue team in the USA Volleyball High Performance Pipeline event at Tucson, Arizona starting July 23-27.

GLOBAL CHALLENGE
Here are the results from the Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia.

CLINIC
The Iowa Hawkeyes will run a coaches clinic Saturday, August 16 from 9 am to 4 pm.

Next up: tomorrow

Berlin Day 2, Minnesota Volleyball Clinic

#1 posting 7.14.2008
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BERLIN NORTHERN LIGHTS
This is day six of the Northern Lights tour of Europe. It is day two of their Berlin stay. Here are the photos, here is the blog haiku style by Kristin Amermann of Eagan.

VOLLEYBALL CLINIC
Here is the tentative schedule of the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Clinic to be held at Sauk Rapids on July 30, and 31. The All Star game is on the 30th.
speakers this year include Northwestern coach Keylor Chan, Bemidji State coach Donna Palivec,
MSU Mankato coach Dennis Amundson, SW MN State coach Terry Culhane, St. Benedict coach Carol Howe Veenstra, Waldorf coach Paul Meyer, Central Lakes coach Jane Peterson, former Apple Valley coach Walt Weaver, Marshall coaches Dan Westby & Jon Hagerle, FBA coach Franz Boelter, and Mabel-Canton coach Lonnie Morken.
If you haven't registered you can do so here, or you can register at the door.

Next up: tomorrow

Branagh on the Beach, Purdue in the Mountains, Clinic in Sauk Rapids

#1 posting 5.19.2008
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BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Former Gopher Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs finished 3rd in the Seoul, South Korea event this weekend. From NBC.

PURDUE IN SLOVENIA
The Boilermakers lost to the Slovenian National team in five in Planica.

MINNESOTA COACHES ASSOCIATION VOLLEYBALL CLINIC
The Minnesota Coaches volleyball clinic moves to Sauk Rapids this year. The event takes place on July 30 and 31. Cost is $130.

Next up: tomorrow

Viney Hired, Rule Changes, NDSU Clinic

#1 posting 3.1.2008
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COACHING NEWS
Eric Viney has been hired at Dakota Wesleyan in Mitchell. Viney was a grad assistant at North Dakota State for a couple of years. Last season he was an assistant at Oklahoma Panhandle.

RULE CHANGES
The NCAA has approved 15 new rule changes. One that will grab attention is moving from 30 points to 25 points a game. Game five stays at 15. Substitutions will drop from 15 to 12.

CLINIC
North Dakota State will be holding a coaching clinic on March 14 and 15.

Next up: Tomorrow

Kopfmann Signing, SD Clinic

#1 posting 2.1.2008
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SIGNING
Claire Kopfmann, Minneota will be headed to Northern State.

SOUTH DAKOTA CLINIC
The South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association will hold their spring clinic on March 28-29 at Mitchell High School. Tom Keating of Cedar Rapids will be the this years featured clinician. For more information contact nora.groft@k12.sd.us

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MVI Clinic

#1 posting 1.31.2008
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MVI CLINIC
The 21st Annual MVI Volleyball clinic will take place March 29 and 30 at Apple Valley High School. Russ Rose, coach of national champion Penn State, will be a clinician. He will have six topic sessions. Kathy DeBoer is also set to speak.
Local clinicians include:
Dan Westby and Jon Hegerle of Marshall
Franz Boelter of Bethlehem Academy
Stacy Boudreau of UW Whitewater
Cindy Book and Traci Cook of St. Olaf
Terry Culhane of SW MN State
Cathy Noth, USA National setter
Heidi Jaynes of Carleton

Next up: tomorrow

Fall Clinic

#1 posting 7.30.2007
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FALL CLINIC
The Minnesota Girls Volleyball Fall Clinic starts on Wednesday at Monticello HS. Here is the schedule. Registration starts at 2 pm. There will be an All Star Game at 7 pm on Wednesday. Rules Interpretation on 4:40 on Thursday.
Speakers include
College Coaches
Robert Patrick, Tennessee
Jim Boos, University MN Duluth
Dennis Amundson, MN State Mankato
Erich Hinterstocker, North Dakota State
Dave Manka, Minnesota Assistant
Steph Schleuder, Macalester
High School Coaches
Franz Boelter, Faribault Bethlehem Academy
Paul Meyer, Sauk Rapids-Rice
Lonnie Morken, Mabel-Canton
Jean Lopez, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
Also
Cathy Noth

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