This newsletter is an informational publication that is sent out approximately ten times per year. It is sent to all registered members (18 years and older) with a valid e-mail address. More detailed information can be found at www.ncrusav.org.
The NCR staff is here to help our members have a successful season!
IMPORTANT NEWS
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Congratulations to all of the teams that qualified for Nationals this past weekend at the Regional National Qualifier.
| Mabel Canton Jrs 12-1 | 1st place | Qualified-American |
| MN Select 13-1 | 1st place | Qualified-National |
| Lady Lakers | 2nd place | Qualified-American |
| Mizuno Northern Lights 14-1 | 1st place | Qualified-National |
| Minnesota Select 14-1 | 2nd place | Qualified-American |
| Mizuno M1 141 | 3rd place | Qualified-American |
| Club Falcons 14-1 | 4th place | Qualified-American |
| North Juniors 14-1 | 5th place | Qualified-American |
| Mizuno Northern Lights 15-1 | 1st place | Qualified-National |
| Minnesota Select 15-1 | 2nd place | Qualified-American |
| Mizuno Northern Lights 15-2 | 3rd place | Qualified-American |
| OMEJA VB Club 15-1 | 4th place | Qualified-American |
| Minnesota Select 15-2 | 5th place | Qualified-American |
| Mizuno M1 161 | 1st place | Qualified-National |
| Minnesota Select 16-1 | 2nd place | Qualified-American |
| SMV 16-1 | 3rd place | Qualified-American |
| Mizuno Northern Lights 16-2 | 4th place | Qualified-American |
| Southwest Minnesota 16-1 | 5th place | Qualified-American |
| Mizuno Northern Lights 17-1 | 1st place | Qualified-National |
| Mizuno M1 171 | 2nd place | Qualified-American |
| Minnesota Select 17-1 | 3rd place | Qualified-American |
| Mizuno Northern Lights 17-2 | 4th place | Qualified-American |
| Mizuno M1 17 Navy | 5th place | Qualified-American |
| Mizuno Northern Lights 18-1 | 1st place | Qualified-National |
| Southwest Minnesota 18-1 | 2nd place | Qualified-American |
| Mizuno M1 18 Navy | 3rd place | Qualified-American |
| OMEJA 18-1 | 4th place | Qualified-American |
| Minnesota North 18-1 | 5th place | Qualified-American |
Congratulations also to the following teams who qualified for Nationals at a previously held qualifier: Mizuno M1 151, Mizuno Northern Lights 16-1, Mizuno M1 181, MN Select 18-1.
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Are you looking for summer camps? We have a list on our website. More camps are added weekly.
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There are still a few openings in the NCR Area event. See the Junior Girls section below for more details.
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Updated Rules Interpretation
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Refund Policy-Once registrations have been received and checked in, there is NO membership refund.
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Check out USA Volleyball's website for dates and location for World League competition in the Midwest.
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All Coaches must be IMPACT certified prior to Nationals. NO IMPACT clinics will be held at Nationals.
- Nominations for Founder's Award and Meritorious Service awards are due April 7th.
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Join the Sports Alliance of Minnesota—BECOME A RESPECTED MEMBER! Membership in the Sports Alliance of Minnesota (SAM) is open to individuals and all youth sports organizations. Organizations can be one team, a single sport with teams at various levels, or an organization that covers a variety of sports with lots of teams. Membership is FREE.
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NOTE-Junior Official Clinics-Team Rep/Club Director/Coach-please bring your e-mail registration confirmation to the clinic you are attending. If you have not registered for a junior officials clinic please contact Cara (cara@ncrusav.org) or ext. 16.
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Background Screenings-Any adult involved with a junior team must have a background screen and be a member (of North Country Region). The screen is good for two seasons. If your name is NOT on the list you will need to be screened this season.
ADULTS
We offer all age divisions and all skill levels! -
Friday, April 18th-MINI Reverse 4's -
Friday, May 9th-MIMI Men's 3's -
Friday, May 16th-MINI Coed 3's
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Saturday, June 21st-Coed 4's (Sand)-Bassett Creek Park-Crystal
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Saturday, July 12th-Indoor HI LO-Crystal Community Center
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Saturday, July 19th-Men's and Women's 4's (Sand)-Bassett Creek Park-Crystal
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Saturday, September 20th-Indoor Coed 4's-Crystal Community Center
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GRASS EVENTS WILL BE ADDED SOON!
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Current tournament schedule
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If you would like to add a tournament date to the schedule contact Jennifer (ext 14 or jennifer@ncrusav.org)
JUNIOR BOYS
Divisions:
- Coed Elementary: 6th grade and under
- Junior High: 7th-9th grade
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Senior High: 10th-12th grade
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Saturday, June 21st-Coed Sand 4's (Boys and Girls grades 9-12)-Bassett Creek Park-Crystal
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Saturday, July 19th-Coed Sand 4's (Boys and Girls grades 9-12)-Bassett Creek Park-Crystal
- 2008 Boys Season Information
- Boys 2008 Tournament Schedule
- Educational Skills Clinic
- Contact Jennifer (ext. 14 or jennifer@ncrusav.org) if you are interested in becoming involved with the boys program as a coach or player.
- General boys volleyball information
- Boys Grant Program
JUNIOR GIRLS
Ages 18 and under
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There are still a few openings for the NCR Area Event:
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Duluth-12's-4, 13's-6, 14's-3, 15's-1, 16's-3, 17/18's-3.
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Fargo/Moorhead- 13's-1 and 17/18's-2.
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Marshall/Redwood Falls: 16's-2 and 17/18's-1.
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Metro-is full.
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Rochester- 15's-2 and 17/18's-2.
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St Cloud- 12's-2, 13's-7, 14's-1, 15's-1, 16's-4, 17's-4 and 18's-3.
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The NCR Area Event schedules will be posted on Monday, April 21st.
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The event schedule is posted.
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Are you looking for summer camps? We have a list on our website. More camps are added weekly.
- NOTE-Teams can add players, coaches, chaperones, etc at anytime. Send in the proper paperwork and membership fee with a copy of the current roster or a note stating EXACTLY what team to add the person to.
- The Junior Olympic Girls Volleyball Championships will be held in Dallas, Texas (June 26-July 5)
IMPACT COACHES CLINIC
All coaches need to be IMPACT certified in order to coach.
All coaches must be IMPACT certified prior to Nationals. NO IMPACT clinics held at Nationals.
- Current IMPACT Coaches Clinic Schedule
- You only need to attend one IMPACT clinic during the duration of your JO coaching career. However, you may attend additional clinics at no cost.
- Check out your IMPACT certification status
OFFICIALS
- If interested in gaining more experience as an official please click here or contact Cara (cara@ncrusav.org)
- If you need ratings please click here for upcoming dates.
- There is a new referee training website (it does cost money). The videos are available at www.volleyballreftraining.com .
The videos are the only training videos sanctioned by USA Volleyball.
- There will be an electronic OFFICIALS BULLETIN every month. If you would like to receive it, contact Cara.
- The Referee and Scorekeeping exams are available online.
- All teams and players can view the scorekeeping PowerPoint presentation online. If you do not have PowerPoint, you may download a view by clicking here.
For your information, where does your membership fee go?
Click here for detailed information.
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With more than 1,000 merchants in the virtual mall, your purchases can be designated to benefit USA Volleyball, North Country Region or the USA Volleyball Foundation!
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www.ncrusav.org
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Next Annual Board meeting will be July 20th at 9:00 AM. Minutes from December board meeting
NCR STAFF
Judy Praska, Executive Director Judy@ncrusav.org ext. 10
Candy Kolbow, Officials Coordinator candyk@ncrusav.org ext. 11
Ken Miller, Assoc Exec Dir/Jr Coord ken@ncrusav.org ext. 12
Sue Murphy, Jr Girls Coordinator sue@ncrusav.org ext. 13
Jennifer Brathol, Adult/Boys Coord jennifer@ncrusav.org ext 14
Sarah Hammers, Web/Officials sarah@ncrusav.org ext. 15
Cara Bartolic, Membership Services cara@ncrusav.org ext 16
Travis Karlin, Officials Chair travis@ncrusav.org 612-807-7900
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