Badger Region Volleyball Association
Volume 2, Issue 17
April 28, 2016
THE BADGER BEACON
G18s championships arrive in Milwaukee
It has been 15 years since Milwaukee hosted an indoor national championship for USA Volleyball — the
city hosted the Adult Open Championships May 26-June 2 in 2001.
But now, that drought is over.
Hundreds of girls teams from across
the country will invade the Brew
City for the Girls 18s Junior National
Championships April 29-May 1.
Here is a look at the teams from
the Badger Region competing in the
championships:
Open Division
* Milwaukee Sting 18 Gold
National Division
* FDL Fusion 18 Purple
* Milwaukee Sting 18 Black
* Motion Volleyball 18 BLU
USA Division
* Mizuno Wisconsin Juniors 18-1
* Wisconsin Premier 18-Teal
Patriot Division:
* Capital 18 Adidas
* FC Elite 18 Navy
* Midwest Penguins 18-1
* MKE Skyline 18 National
* Racine Juniors 18-1s
* Southport G18s
* Southwest G18s
* West Bend Power 18-Purple
* Wisconsin Performance 18UA
* Wisconsin Ice 18 National
* Wisconsin Volleyball Academy
18-Black
* Wisconsin Volleyball Academy
18-Red
* Wisconsin Volleyball Academy
Trailblazers 18s
Fast facts about the 2016 USAV Girls Juniors National Championships
Date: Friday, April 29, to Sunday, May 1, 2016
Location: Wisconsin Center, 400 W. Wisconsin
Ave., Milwaukee, Wis.
Divisions: 18 Open (36 teams), 18 National (48
teams, 18 USA (48 teams), 18 Patriot (48 teams)
Schedule/results: www.advancedeventsystems.com
Badger Region’s role: Unlike with other tournaments in the state, the Badger Region staff is taking
a back seat to USA Volleyball and its staff for the
coordination of this event. We will have a table at the
event welcoming everyone to Milwaukee, where we
will also be offering up information on our Coaches
Coaching Coaches program, the Enthusiastic, Supportive, Positive sportsmanship program and all the
upcoming beach events. The Badger Region is also
staffing a luggage check on Sunday, May 1, inside the
Wisconsin Center.
SUMMER CAMP DIRECTORY
Adversity-Wisconsin.....................5
University of Loyola-Chicago.......6
Marquette University.....................6
Wisconsin Juniors..........................7
UW-Stevens Point..........................8
UW-Oshkosh..................................9
Carroll University...........................9
Carthage College (women).........10
UW-Platteville..............................10
Carthage College (men)..............11
UW-Eau Claire.............................12
UW-Madison................................12
Wisconsin Volleyball Academy..13
UW-Whitewater...........................14
UW-Milwaukee............................15
Royal Volleyball Club..................16
Questions about membership? Email membership@badgervolleyball.org
Why a USAV Championship in April?: Over the
past three to five years, USAV has seen a steady change
in the composition of the Girls’ 18-&-Under Divisions at
nationals. The change has been causing fluctuating rosters, late drops of teams, Regions unable to fill allocated
bids and significant changes to team rosters to ensure
that the team can follow through on its commitment to
participate in the Championships.
The reasons for this are many:
* The majority of the 18s division are seniors who
have been playing club volleyball for many years.
They are no longer interested in giving up a large
chunk of their summer before heading off to college.
* Athletes who will be playing college volleyball
the following fall, have been asked to report to their
respective school right after nationals.
* Athletes who will not be playing college volleyball need to get a job to earn money for college or
take the next step in life.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Dale Rohde tournament.......2
Men’s PVL udpate.............3
Beach events coming.........3
Board nominations..............3
Calendar of events............4
Coaching program..........10
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Sue Rohde
(center
photo),
the widow
of the
late Dale
Rohde, and
Eileen Alt
and Neil
Luebke
(very close
friends with
Dale) share
a smile at
the event.
The silent auction at the Dale Rohde Memorial Tournament helps raise funds to be used toward boys
volleyball in the Badger Region.
The Southport B16s captured the title in the B15/16s division at the Dale Rohde Memorial Boys Tournament on April 17.
MVC B14-Brian
(above) and
MVC B18-Brad
won the B14s
and B17/18s
division, respectively.
The Milwaukee Sting 12 Boys won the B12s division.
In memory of Dale Rohde.
Sept. 20, 1964 - Jan. 15, 2014
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Big beach
events
coming
to Region
Region’s PVL
roster set for
national event
Four months after announcing
the start of its first ever men’s Premier Volleyball League team, the
Badger Region has finalized its
roster for the upcoming national
tournament.
This year’s roster for the Badger
Region Lights Out team is as follows:
* Miguel Calvillo (Libero)
* Jasmin Cull (OH/RSH)
* Jeremy Dejno (OH)
* Tomas Goldsmith (OH)
* Joe Julkowski (L/S)
* Jonathan Karlsson
* Scott Kevorken (MB)
* Matt Leske (MB)
* Noah Mader (MB)
* Relyea Speller (RSH)
* Erich Steinhaus (DS)
* Matthew Tarantino (MB/RSH)
* Harshil Thaker (S)
* Matthew West (S)
* Larry Wrather (OH)
expressly delegated to the Board of Directors or by the
By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or will be required by law to be otherwise signed
or executed, and in general
4) Perform all duties incident to the office of
President and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.
A. Qualifications for Area Rep
1) The Area Representative must be a Badger
Region Adult Regular Member in good standing at
the time of his/her election
2) Currently reside in the area of the Badger
Region they will represent.
B. Duties
1) The above listed positions will represent the Badger Region in his/her respective geographic area and/
or respective area of responsibility within the Region,
2) Communicate with the constituents of their
area on a regular basis,
3) Report quarterly to the Board regarding matters that may require the attention of the Board of
Directors
4) Administer, regulate, and advise the Board of
Directors in all matters designated by virtue of their
title and position.
USA Volleyball announced
in late November that
Milwaukee will be the site of
the 2016 Junior Beach Tour
National Championships July
22-24 at Bradford Beach, 2400
N. Lincoln Memorial Drive.
In addition, Bradford
Beach will be the site of a
Central Open June 18.
The Junior Beach Tour is
a USA Volleyball-sponsored
series that weaves its way
through 24 states with close to
60 events in all.
The tour is open to
boys and girls ages 10 to
18. The age divisions are
12-and-under, 14-and-under, 16-and-under and
18-and-under in both the
club and open divisions.
Athletes have the opportunity to qualify for the open
division of the championships by winning a bid at one
of the stops on the tour in
the open division. The club
division does not offer the
opportunity to win a bid to
the open division.
The Junior Beach Tour
National Championship will
have an open division for
those who qualify and a club
division for those who do not.
To register for the Central
Open, go to www.usavolleyball.org, click on “Beach”
and then “Junior Beach
Tour,” where you can see the
schedule and click on the
appropriate date/location.
Cost to register is $60 for
a team before June 8, $70 before June 22 and $90 before
June 24.
For any questions about the upcoming election/
nominations, contact Jen Armson-Dyer at jarmsondyer@badgervolleyball.org.
Hotel information for both
events is now available at
www.badgervolleyball.org.
Over the weekend, the team
took fifth place in the annual Lloy
Ball Classic in Fort Wayne, Ind.,
losing only to Iowa Ice (PVL) in the
quarterfinals.
Throughout the day, the team
defeated Lakeshore Surge (PVL)
and Gulf Shore Region (PVL) in
addition to Luau Chicago, a men’s
AA team. The team’s only pool
play loss on the day came against a
Canadian team.
Badger Region will compete in
the PVL Championships in Orlando, Fla., from May 28 to May 31.
To donate to the PVL team,
contact Brian Sharkey at brian@
badgervolleyball.org.
Nomination period open for Board of Directors
Elections are right around the corner for the Badger
Region Volleyball Association’s Board of Directors.
Seats up for election are President, Southeast Rep
and Northeast Rep. The Southeast and Northeast
seats can be held by any current adult (18+) member, and they’re a three year term. President is a four
year term.
The nomination period is open, and election nomination paperwork can be found at www.badgervolleyball.
org and is due April 29. Voting is May 1-10 by all adult
members. Terms begin June 1.
A. Qualifications for President
1) The President must be a current Badger Region
Adult Regular Member in good standing at the time of
his/her election, and
2) Must have served on the Board of Directors of
the Badger Region for a minimum of two years of
the eight years immediately preceding the election
B. Duties
1) The President will be the principal executive
officer of the Corporation,
2) When present, preside at all meetings of the
Board,
3) May sign, with the Secretary or any other proper
officer of the Corporation thereunto authorized by
the Board of Directors, any deeds, mortgages, bonds,
contracts, or any other instruments which the Board
of Directors has authorized to be executed, except in
cases where the signing and execution thereof will be
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Badger Region
Volleyball Association
2831 N. Grandview Blvd.
Suite 221
Pewaukee, WI 53072
Staff
Badger Region Volleyball Association
Calendar of events
April 29-May 1: USA Volleyball’s Girls Junior National Championships for most girls in the 18s age
Jennifer Armson-Dyer
Director of Operations
jen@badgervolleyball.org
414-507-1124
bracket right here in Milwaukee.
Terry Paulson
Tournament Director
tpaulson@badgervolleyball.org
414-588-2665
Performance training team at the new
Brian Sharkey
Program Director
brian@badgervolleyball.org
414-313-9055 (cell)
262-349-9785 (office)
Ryan Thompson
Operations Manager
ryan@badgervolleyball.org
414-303-5624 (cell)
262-349-9785 (office)
Sara Voigt
Program Specialist
sara@badgervolleyball.org
262-349-9785 (office)
Fax: 262-349-9971
April 30: First session for Boys High Performance training team at Center Court in Waukesha.
May 14: Second session for Boys High
Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Center in
Menomonee Falls.
May 15: Badger Region Adult Volleyball
Championships at the Prairie Athletic
Club in Sun Prairie, Wis.
May 27-June 1: USA Volleyball Open
National Championships in Orlando,
Fla. During this time, the Premier Volleyball League Championships will also
take place at the same location from
May 28 through May 31.
The Adversity Wisconsin 12s enjoy some downtime at a recent event.
June 18-19: Junior Beach Tour Central
Open Grand Slam event at Bradford
Beach in Milwaukee, Wis.
June 24-July 3: Girls Junior National
Championships in Indianapolis.
The Badger Region Volleyball
Association promotes initiatives
for safe, structured and fun
life-long volleyball experiences!
If you (or you or your organization)
would like to advertise in a
future Badger Beacon, contact
Brian Sharkey at the phone
number or email address above.
More online:
www.badgervolleyball.org
Twitter:
@BadgerRegionVB
Facebook:
BadgerRegionVolleyball
June 29-July 6: Boys Junior National
Championships in Dallas.
July 5-7: Badger Region Girls High
Performance Training Camp at the
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
July 16-17: Badger Region Boys High
Performance Travel Team training camp
at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis.
July 17: Badger Region Girls High Performance Travel Teams training day at
Block Party 14-2s are shown in action at a recent tournament.
Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wis.
July 19-23: High Performance Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
July 22-24: Junior Beach Tour Championships at Bradford Beach in Milwaukee, Wis.
Have a great story idea or person you want featured in the Badger Beacon?
Email Brian Sharkey at brian@badgervolleyball.org.
AdversityWisconsin.org
coachpauers@gmail.com
Facebook.com/AWVBC
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grades 6- 8
Monday & Wednesday
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ATC
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No training on July 4 in Honor of our Nation’s Independence.
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No training on July 4th in Honor of our Nation’s Independence.
TIME
Tuesday & Thursday
7:00 – 9:00pm (2 courts)
Monday & Wednesday
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7:30 – 9:30am
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Enrollment: Spots are filled on a first come, first serve
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W231 N9064 Wooded Ridge Trail
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Over the next few years,
the Badger Region will help
deliver information to coaching
mentors throughout the region,
to help the next generation of
coaches get better, faster. We
want to help place our experienced coaches in a position
to share their knowledge, see
new coaches in action, and
guide coaches toward proven
methods.
The region has five FREE
mentor-training clinics to
give away. At each two-hour
clinic, all club coaches participate, while three coaches are
trained to be mentors by an
Advisor Coach. We have done
a good portion of the work for
the new mentors.
In 2015, I AM Volleyball
Club was the first club to take
2016
part as a guinea pig in the 3C
program. According to Master
Coach BJ LeRoy, who is helping
write the manual for the 3C
program, “The I AM folks were
excellent. They wanted all the
tips and critiques they could
get and were happy to have us
there. We all learned some new
things last night.”
Mentor information comes
from the latest High Performance clinics, and other USA
Volleyball Education resources
that are hard to attend in person. Please consider claiming a
clinic just as the season starts to
get underway.
Contact BJ LeRoy (4bjleroy@
gmail.com) or the Badger Region Office for more information. For the full 3C website
being started by the Region, go
to: http://badgervolleyball.org/
coaches-coaching-coaches/
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