Badger Region Volleyball Association

THE BADGER BEACONVolume 7, Issue 7 | Dec. 3, 2020

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FIVE QUESTIONS WITH ... FROM A BOARD MEMBER

College coach, COVID compliance officer at Wisconsin Lutheran College: Mike Endsley

Coach Mike Endsley’s background:• Head men’s volleyball coach at Wiscon-

sin Lutheran College• Former high school boys assistant

coach at Pius XI • Badger Region boys volleyball coach at

Milwaukee Volleyball Club • Ph.D in research sciences• Went to Marquette University High

School, undergraduate degree from UW-Stevens Point and follow-up degrees from Northwestern University, the Uni-versity of Illinois-Chicago and the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Question: You seem to have a lot of cross-over between your previous career and your

new coaching career. What is your role at the college in the middle of the pandemic?Answer: In addition to coaching and

starting the men’s program, I am also the COVID compliance officer. Using my Ph.D and my research background, I am in charge of all 19 intercollegiate programs that we have here at Wisconsin Lutheran – making sure that everyone is safe and healthy with COVID testing. In addition, I also do a little bit of teaching on the side with physical education classes and have been contacted to do some teaching of science classes at the college but I want to get the program up and running first before venturing into that.

See ENDSLEY, Page 2

By Holly JablonowskiBadger Region Board Member

Retention offers are a topic that come with much controversy. When the topic was first presented at our board meeting two years ago, I voted in favor to allow retention offers. It has many positives. For example, for clubs who are near Great Lakes and North Country regions, re-tention offers allow them the opportunity to offer players from out of state who previously played for them, as both states have tryouts earlier than Badger Region. This was the main reason why I felt we should allow a retention period.There are many pros and cons to retention

offers, and I’m going to do my best to share both sides. As a coach for Milwaukee Sting I got to ex-perience retention firsthand this year. Going into the 2019-2020 club season, Sting elected not to use the retention period. With so much uncertainty in the world, going into the 2020-2021 season Sting wanted to remove the uncertainty of not having a place to play. Sting also decided that the retention offer was for a spot within the club, and not a spot within a team. All athletes would be evaluated during the first two weeks of tryouts and then team placement would be made. First, I’ll go through the pros and cons for the

Positives and negatives of retention offers

See RETENTION, Page 2

Mike Endsley, the head men's volleyball coach for Wisconsin Lutheran

College recently sat down with us for the Badger Region's "Five Questions

With" segment. Check it out.

QUICK HITS: NEWS, TIPS & LINKS FROM OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

Badger Region coaches receive a discount to the 2020 AVCA virtual con-vention. Click here for details.

The latest Badger Region/AVCA Recruiting Tip of the Week has been shared on the Badger Region YouTube page. Click here.

Interested in becoming an official? We would love to have you join are cadre of great referees. Click here for more information.

Have questions about recruiting services and their value? See this blog post from the Junior Volleyball Recruiting Association here.

All current officials have had training materials added to their USA Volleyball Acad-emy that can be accessed through Sports Engine.

https://jvra.org/recruiting-services-by-laura-kasey/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4ykDe6VkYIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WTEMmAbnzohttps://badgervolleyball.org/officials-certifying-as-a-referee/http://sportsengine.com

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Follow-up: I bet you didn’t expect your two worlds to collide right after taking the job in February?Answer: It was perfect timing

for everything and everybody. I am glad to be of service to my athletics department and the university and glad to bring whatever experience I can to help us through it.

Question: What’s the season looking like from a health and safety perspective as your athletes get ready to compete later in the spring?Answer: Next year, both the men’s

and women’s volleyball programs will be playing in the spring season. So we are going to have double headers for all of the conference schools. That will be different because if they allow spectators, it will be nice to have your other program cheering you on. They did postpone the conference season a little bit with it now starting in early March. We did, however, have a lot of our non-confer-ence matches canceled, too. It’s going to be different dynamic. And with us being new and me being new, I really don’t know what normal is or is supposed to be. It’s going to be a little a different though for everyone who has been a part of the conference for a few years already.

Question: The Northern Athletics Conference is one of the strongest NCAA Division 3 men’s volleyball conferences in the coun-try. What is it like to have to start a new program knowing that you are going to have to face some real juggernauts on your schedule?

Answer: It’s funny, one of the first days we had the ability to show the guys some tape, I showed the guys a clip of the MSOE-Benedictine competition when both teams were ranked in the Top 15 in the country. It was a little daunting to watch. On top of those two, there were two other NAC teams ranked last year, and there are others like Concordia Wisconsin who are getting better every year. For us, we are day by day, getting better each day. We’re looking to compete in every match that we can. And then we will build on that year by year.

Question: What is the recruiting focus for Wisconsin Lutheran?Answer: Our main focus is our

back yard. We want to go after Wisconsin athletes as much as we can. We get to see them much more. We get to develop rela-tionships with them much easier. We’re looking at kids though in the big volleyball areas like Chicago, Illinois, California and around the country. But with my background and my assistant coach Chris Dibb’s background in the area (Franklin High School boys head coach, MVC coach), our big push initially is going to be to get guys from the area who want to stay local and have a good experience here at Wisconsin Lutheran.

Question: You’ve been involved in high school and club scene. Do you feel boys volleyball is in a good place? Do you see it continuing to grow? What do you see from your perspective?Answer: It’s been amazing to see

what boys volleyball has done. My freshman year of high school, there was no official state championship. So to see how much the game has progressed from a rules perspective to make the game quicker and a little more fun is great. I like how everything counts as a point. In the high school level, it’s great to see the sport sanctioned by the WIAA and at the collegiate level seeing so many schools starting out programs. We have a lot of schools that don’t have boys volleyball. We are mainly focused in the Milwaukee, Madison and Fox Cities area. I hoe in the future that changes. It would be nice to see the other schools north and west start to implement boys volley-ball. As more and more collegiate programs come on board, there is definitely more room to grow at the high school level.

Bonus Question: For potential student athletes out there, what is Wisconsin Lutheran known for? Give yourself a plug right now.Answer: WLC is where the old

boys state championship was held.

We are in Milwaukee right by the Milwaukee Medical Complex. We are 50 to 60 percent student athletes. We have some very strong majors in the fields of health sciences, ed-ucations, accounting and business. We have connections to the medical college and to Froedtert being that they are right across the street. There are a lot of opportunities if the sci-ences is what you are looking for. It is close knit, Christian environment with the best dorms in the state. Brand new dorms, some look like apartments with granite countertops and all that stuff. There’s always stuff going on on campus. We have great relationships with the neighbor-hood. It’s a really neat environment.Bonus Question: Would

Wisconsin Lutheran ever want the WIAA boys state championship back?Answer: Absolutely. Without

a doubt. There’s no question in my mind. We are always open to that opportunity on campus. It’s something the university has loved even before we started our program. From my perspective it’s also a great recruiting tool to have.

Bonus Question: What has been the best part of the new gig?Answer: In my previous job, it

was a lot less human interaction. My only outlet to interact with people was the coaching I did at the junior level – either high school or club. I felt myself wanting that opportunity to help teach and mentor and make good connections with individuals and help them grow. The more I worked on the coaching side, the more I was drawn to it.

ENDSLEY, From Page 1

Holly Jablonowski

"And with us being new and me being new, I really don’t know what normal is or is supposed to be"

club. Retention offers allow you to retain the talent that was in your club, and not lose them to another club come tryouts. The con is that you could end up missing out on new talent, and you could also end up retaining athletes that were problematic in previous years. To be transparent, Sting showed how many spots were open in each age group. As a coach, I can tell you that evaluating athletes is daunting. Time always goes so quickly, and you want to make sure that you’ve given each athlete a evaluation. With an addi-tional two-week evaluation period, athletes will end up having a larger performance sample and should help for athletes to end up on the ap-

propriate team. Another pro for the club is that you can get a jump-start on ordering uniforms. This is one of the big tasks that must happen right after tryouts, and for boys it’s always a race against the clock to order

uniforms due to tournament season starting 1-2 weekends after tryouts. As a player, the

pro of accepting a retention offer is that you don’t have to endure

the daunting tryout weekend. The con of accepting a retention offer, at least with how Sting went about it, is that you don’t know what team you will actually end up on.

For some players knowing who the specific coach is, who their teammates will be, and what level team they will be on is a really big deal. Other players may just want to play for a club, and trust that the training, coaching, and team-mates that they have aren’t that important when deciding where to play. Another pro to how Sting is deciding their teams is that players have multiple opportunities to show their talents, and won’t be pressured to have one good performance. With all the pressure that comes on tryout weekend, athletes can be both physically and mentally exhausted and not have their best showing. Although there is still pressure during the first few weeks of practice, it is much less

than the pressure on any given day.The region does its best to not

interfere with how clubs choose to run their business, so at the end of the day, allowing clubs to utilize retention offers are just another decision that clubs and families have to make. Now that I have experienced retention offers firsthand, and talked with many families, if the topic is a voting matter again, I would still vote to allow clubs the option of a reten-tion period. By the time you’re reading this article we will have had two practices, and be halfway through our evaluation period. If you’re curious how the retention offers pan out this season, feel free to shoot me an email at hvogel-sang15@gmail.com.

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Region offers responses to some concerns in 2020 Family Survey

As we enter the first week of December, the majority of clubs have finished up the tryout process and have finalized most of their ros-ters. Clubs can still add athletes throughout the year and adjust as they see fit. This past summer, we asked members to share with us "their biggest concerns heading into the club volleyball season." Here are some of the answers we got in our 2020 Family Survey and some feedback from the Region staff regarding them:

Concern No. 1: Being able to play and coordinat-ed club and school seasons, especially with each club player having different school seasons based on district or conference.

Badger Region response: The WIAA voted in October to allow boys and girls who have a spring high school season the ability to compete in up to four club events during the "alternate fall season" February through April. Athletes must get approval from their school to do so, and a form must be kept on file with the school in case a question regarding eligibility comes up. Club di-rectors were emailed a copy of this form for information purposes in late November. If you have questions about this policy, contact the WIAA or your high school

Concern No. 2: We are concerned there will not be enough tournaments to play in. With so many restrictions, I'm worried facilities will choose not to host rather than imple-menting precautions that could be required.

Badger Region Re-sponse: This is a valid concern. There are fewer tournaments taking place in the Badger Region this year. There are capacity limits on number of teams in events, and facilities are doing their best to remain open to tournaments. However, there are fewer teams and clubs registered in the Badger Region this year (so far) and tournament directors are being creative with format-ting to get more teams in the gym while still being spaced out appropriately.

Concern No. 3: COVID-19 and staying healthy and safe.

Badger Region response: We have communicated with all club directors the best practices regarding health and safety during the pan-demic. We remind all clubs and tournament directors that it is their responsibilities to know and abide by the most strict local and state regulations. We understand this is not ideal, but we're all in this together to be able to provide athletes with playing opportunities in whatever form we can. They may look

a bit different this year, but we're willing to help in what-ever way we can. Some of the recommendations we have made include:

* Require everyone in the building to wear a mask.

* Have as few people in the facility as you can possibly manage, for the health and safety of everyone.

* Conduct all non-court-es-sential activities outside or as close to open doors with air flow as possible.

* Where possible, keep air flow moving in the building. Examples would be to open outside doors on either end of the facility.

* Social distance where possible. Encourage the par-ticipants to step away from each other for water breaks.

* Prop open bathroom and other doors to avoid contact with common surfaces.

* Keep post-event meet-ings short and communicate via Zoom or email once everyone is at home.

* Keep records of every-one in attendance so that if someone does test positive, you can notify the other individuals of a potential exposure.

The Badger Region Champi-onships will take place this year across three weekends in Marc h:* March 12-14 (Girls 12s, Girls

15s, Girls 16s)* March 19-21 (Girls, 11s, Girls

13s and Girls 14s)* March 26-28 (Girls 17s, Girls

18s and all Boys divisions)These dates are slightly different

from those originally published. The changes are based on facility availability and occupancy capaci-ties that are expected to be in place in the spring of 2021.The Dale Rohde Memorial

Boys Tournament will be held at a different date and not be combined with Championships in 2021. More details on that to be shared

soon.Questions? Email membership@

badgervolleyball.org.

Dates, ages set for Badger Region Championships

Badger Region has partnered with the Art of Coaching Volleyball to bring the AOC Talent ID Camp to Milwaukee on Saturday, Dec. 12. The camp will be held at the Milwaukee

Sting Center from 9 a.m. to noon. A second session was added from 2 to 5 p.m. Designed by college coaches, the talent ID camp will feature skill work, position work and live scrimmages that will let participants showcase their skills. The camp will be accepting a limited number of players from the graduating classes of 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 at each position to maxi-mize touches and exposure.

What’s included?

* A three-hour advanced training session designed and run by college coaches to show off your skills.* A recording of the camp footage avail-

able online a few hours after the camp ends for both players and college coaches to view for free.* Instant exposure to college coaches

across the country at every level.* Access to a dynamic recruiting platform

that allows you to convert your camp footage into a recruiting highlight video.

To register for the Dec. 12 Talent ID Camp, click here: https://events.theartof-coachingvolleyball.com/talentid-milwau-kee-1/

For more information, click here: https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/talent-id-camps/

Region partners with Art of Coaching for Talent ID Camp

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A BUSY ROAD AHEADThis winter and spring are going to be filled with an overwhelming amount of volleyball at almost every level for every gender. That means referees in Wisconsin and the Badger Region will be in very high demand. Interested in becoming an official? Email sara@bad-gervolleyball.org. Here's a look at just some events on our radar.

OTHER SPRING EVENTS

Many states, including Illinois, have moved their full high school seasons to spring. There are also lots of National Bid and Qualifier Tournaments around the country that will require officials. And on top of that, late spring sees the arriv-al of international volleyabll events in preparatin for the Tokyo Olympics. One of those events is the Volleyball Nation's League in Evansville, Ind., May 14-16. The event will feature the U.S. Men's National Team vs. Brazil, Argentina and Canada.

HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS FOR WIAAFrom Feb. 22 through April 17, there will be quite a few "spring" high school matches taking place for teams who opted to partake in the "alternate fall season" in the WIAA. There are a total of 21 boys teams from Racine, Madison and the Fox Valley who are compet-ing in the spring. There are 138 girls teams from throughout the state who will be competing in the spring. These events will take place during the week and weekends and will utilize WIAA-certified officials.

NCAA AND NAIA MEN'S VOLLEYBALL

NCAA and NAIA men's volleyball usually takes place in the spring. So this season will take place roughly during the same time frame. Coaches are reporting that their seasons are starting slight-ly later and that their non-conference events have been pared down. Some schools are plan-ning to have double-headers with their school's women's teams on both weekends and week-nights to cut down on demands for facility time and officials.

NCAA AND NAIA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALLIn Wisconsin, there are four NCAA Div. I, one NCAA Div. 2, 20 NCAA Div. 3, three NAIA pro-grams, and a handful of NCCAA and NJCAA programs. These teams usually compete in the fall (September through No-vember). However, due to COVID-19, these sea-sons are being moved to the spring. Some double-headers are planned for women's NCAA programs who also have men's programs at their colleges and universities.

BADGER REGION TOURNAMENTS

Club volleyball is up and running in the Badger Region. Tournaments for both boys and girls start-ed this past weekend already. As of Dec. 3, more than 100 clubs are registered in the state of Wisconsin (down by only 10 percent to an average year). These mostly week-end events will require officials at tournament sites throughout the state now through April — with a handful of events in May and June.

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A question that is often asked in the volleyball community, "Why does the dead period keep getting extended for NCAA Division 1 when other divisions and the NAIA opened up recruiting many months ago?The answer, according to

Kathy DeBoer, executive direc-tor for the American Volleyball Coaches Association, is March Madness, the men's basketball tournament that produces most of the money that funds NCAA operations and pays millions each year to Division 1 institu-tions.The financial impact of last'

March's cancellation was $375 million. "No one can risk losing that event for a second year, so NCAA leaders are moving very cautiously with allowing any coaches to depart campus or prospects to visit campus — even if they are not basketball players," DeBoer said in the Badger Region/AVCA Recruit-ing Tip of the Week on Nov. 24. "So it came as no surprise when the NCAA leadership voted to extend the D1 dead period until April 15, or until after the men's D1 basketball champion-ship is complete."What ramifications will this

have on the upcoming club season?1. Club directors will be

looking for information from tournament directors as to whether events will have live streaming capabilities. Some events will have all courts streamed. Other will only have select courts available for streaming. 2. At most events, parents

are allowed to record events and share them via YouTube or other video platforms. The question would be, "will the event allow spectator or a team representative who can set up recording equipment for the athletes and coaches?"3. Some clubs have equipped

their facilities, gyms or courts with cameras for recording or streaming purposes. So some athletes might not have to trav-

el long distances to be seen by college recruiters

Reaching out

Recruiting coordinators at

clubs and athletes themselves will have to work extra hard to reach out to Division 1 coach-es, DeBoer said."There won't be any walk-by

opportunities for these coaches

until late spring," she said.She reminds potential stu-

dent athletes and their families that all Division 1 coaches are in the same, unique situations. They still have to sign the

Class of 2021 and start to plan for the Class of 2022, Class of 2023 and beyond."The parameters are different

than in years past, but they are different for everybody," she said. "Video opportunities and Zoom meetings will be a big part of recruiting for the near future."An editorial in the Ju-

nior Volleyball Association's coaches' blog emphasized the importance of teaching the potential student athlete how to research their school selection and communicate with coaches at colleges and universities.Laura Kasey, a JVRA board

member and the associate head coach at the University of Min-nesota, writes, " If they spent an hour of the day looking up schools and sending a couple emails, instead of scrolling so-cial media, they gain tools that will benefit them as a student, athlete and future employee (or employer).Kasey said that she makes a

concerted effort to respond to all personal emails of recruits of permissible age. "I have never held an email

from a recruiting service with higher regard than an email directly from an athlete," she writes.

Want more recruiting tips? Check out the Badger Region/AVCA Recruiting Tip of the Week at https://badgervolley-ball.org/avca-recruiting-tips/ The Badger Region is also a partner with the JVRA (www.jvra.org). For more on how to be a JVRA member club through the Badger Region, email mem-bership@badgervolleyball.org.

Latest on NCAA recruiting rules; tips for athletes

In the past, college coaches watched some film but mostly recruited at events and camps in person. Since some of opportu-nities are limited, here are some tips to gain better exposure using video for recruiting purposes.

Camera set up/location* The camera itself should be high quality.* Set up the camera along the endline, behind the servers.* The camera should be on the same side of the net as the

player being filmed.

Identifying the athlete* The athlete should be wearing large, visible numbers. Large

numbers will be evident during matches, but if a practice or scrim-mage is being filmed, it's important to wear a shirt with a number to be easily identified.

* Use a title screen to identify the athlete at the start of a video (Sally Smith, #9, Setter, Team Name, Hometown).

Editing your film* If your coach has requested some video of skills being per-

formed, keep these to a few reps at each skill (six passes, six sets, six serves, etc.)

* It is OK to let an entire volley play out in your submission. Showing the clip of an entire point showcases an athlete's ability to transition and adjust defensively. A kill or block is great, but coaches want to see how you got to that point.

* All coaches are different. Do they want to see an entire game? Maybe they only want to see skills? Maybe they are looking for a five-minute highlight video? Ask before you send them a link to video they may not be interested in viewing.

*Slow motion and flowery editing is not important and actually will hinder a coach who is trying to make an evaluation of your film.

Making do* If you do not have recent game footage, consider taking your

skills outside and practicing at a park or in your driveway.* Film a practice at your club or ask someone to film your team's

scrimmage for you.

Other considerations* Include some metrics in the video such as height, block touch

and approach touch when it comes to vertical testing.* Consider sending an updated video link to the coach at some

point during the year.

Video tips for recruits

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Keep up to date on all things volleyball via the many channels of Badger Region

* Facebook: /BadgerRegionVolleyball* Twitter: @BadgerRegionVB* Instagram: @BadgerRegionVB* Website: www.badgervolleyball.org* Pinterest: /BadgerRegionVol* YouTube: /Badger RegionVolleyball

If you are a coach in the Bad-ger Region or anywhere in USA Volleyball, you're familiar with the IMPACT coaching certification. It's the baseline that all coaches must complete to coach at any level of the sport, from elementary school athletes to our National team.The course, which takes any-

where between four and six hours to complete via online modules has a ton of great information. And that's why the Badger Region wants cer-tified coaches to consider re-taking

IMPACT to stay fresh on coaching techniques and philosophies.It'll also help coaches satisfy

coaching education requirements that are required in the Badger Region.To have IMPACT added to

your USA Volleyball Academy account (available in the new Sports Engine member manage-ment system), email our office at membership@badgervolleyball.org and say you'd like to take IMPACT coaching certification.

IMPACT coaching courses now available online for all coaches

Every member and family of the Badger Region should feel welcome, regardless of race, gender, identity, socioeconomic status or other identifications. We know that racial and oth-

er forms of discrimination are not new, however recent events have made it painfully clear that progress cannot be made unless each individual and or-ganization within our commu-nity makes a decision to step out of their comfort zone, learn something new about someone different than themselves, and take action to make inclusion a priority. The racial, socioeconomic

status and gender identity de-mographics in our region and in volleyball are significantly different than our state and especially of our country. We at Badger Region, have,

are and will continue to undergo an internal examina-tion to address the shortfall of diversity and inclusion within our organization, in our clubs and in volleyball as a sport and community. The Badger Region and its

Board of Directors and staff commit to: * Listening and learning

with open minds, and assisting others in doing the same, so that volleyball can be a sport where everyone feels safe and

welcome.* Exploring our organiza-

tional structure, policies and procedures to examine ways to be more inclusive.* Creating a Diversity & In-

clusion Committee and seeking input from our membership* Reaching more areas of

need through a Badger Region Grant Program* Reducing current barri-

ers to entry into volleyball, and collaborating with other entities to increase access to

our sport* Creating opportunities for

outreach to under-served com-munities and populations* Increasing access to employ-

ment opportunities for families and individuals in need* Looking at ways to develop

a minority coach and official scholarship and mentoring program* Developing a resource and

outreach page on the Badger Region website for diversity and inclusion initiatives and

information* Diversifying Badger Re-

gion’s social media following and shared contentGoing by the mantra of “If

you can’t see it, you won’t be it,” these steps and more are important and the time is now. Thank you to "Match Point" for this powerful video — with Wisconsin ties — to help explain some of the many reasons these actions are need-ed: https://www.facebook.com/112142830251137/vid-eos/281930069659362/Please look for more infor-

mation on these initiatives as we examine how to best implement and expand access to our sport. If you would like to volunteer or have ideas for implementation, please contact Executive Director Jennifer Armson-Dyer at jarmsondyer@badgervolleyball.org.

Region issues statement on diversity & inclusion

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While this article talks about teaching out black youth, many of its messages can serve

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Materials for D&I training

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Following the decision by the NCAA to cancel the DI Women’s Volleyball Champi-onship, the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) will offer the 2020 Convention and Volleyball Marketplace as a virtual event. The dates are Dec. 16-19, 2020.

“This year, why not get a great ROI from the comfort of your home. We are excit-ed about the options available in a virtual environment,” said AVCA President Sharon Clark, head coach at Butler University. “Our usual Convention attendees will be amazed at the depth and breadth of education we can offer in an on-line setting and the lower cost will open opportunities for many coaches who have never been able to experience an AVCA Convention.”

Registration opened Aug. 26. All Badger Region coaches receive the

$249 rate courtesy of the AVCA/Badger Region partnership. The discount code for Region coaches is "RAPP2020."

The Convention will feature presentations from the top coaches in the United States including USA National Team Coaches, NCAA championship coaches, AVCA Club Directors and Coaches of the Year, High School Coach of the Year winners, and coaches of beach Olympians.

“Our program will feature the same ex-tensive access to coaching education, career development programming, vendor engage-ment and celebrations of our sport that AVCA Convention attendees have come to expect,” said AVCA Executive Director, Kathy DeBoer. “The digital environment opens new options for us and the chance to expand our reach really excites us.”

Art of Coaching memberships available to adultsThe Badger Region has finalized

the details for the 2020-21 free Art of Coaching Volleyball premium memberships, which are available to Badger Region members who have a 20-21 Badger Adult Coach Membership. These free premium memberships are limited to the first 280 coaches who "claim" the opportunity by activating their membership once receiving the email from AOC. The Region reminds coaches to

monitor their spam/junk folders. Activation emails will be sent out twice monthly.Only names/emails of those with

a current 20-21 Badger Adult Coach Membership will be shared with the Art of Coaching Volleyball.The Badger Region will not be

continuing with the AOC/Badger Region Coaching Certification program. The Region will continue to explore other opportunities to share continuing education.Have question? Email scott@

badgervolleyball.org.

2020 AVCA convention to be virtual

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Badger Region, Frisco Mo partner for unique Wisconsin-themed volleyball shop

How do I get fun, Badger Region apparel all year round? Now you can thanks to a recent partnership between the Badger Region

and Frisco Mo.The online-only shop offers everything from pillows and posters to stickers

and mugs to the more traditional hoodies and t-shirts.A permanent link to the store now sits on www.badgervolleyball.org.A portion of the proceeds benefits future Badger Region programming in

the state of Wisconsin. For a link to the shop, click here.

Buy through Amazon Smile and support Badger Region

Do you shop on Amazon? Do you want to support the growth of volleyball in the state of Wisconsin?

Then you need to make your purchases on the popular online shopping website via the Badger Region Charity Link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/39-1802573

When you purchase through the link listed above, a percent of your purchase comes back to the Badger Region Volleyball Association each month.

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TOTALS* 141 CLUBS (15 OF WHICH ARE SATELLITE CLUBS OF A BIGGER ORGANIZATION)* TOTAL MEMBERSHIP:2018-19: 20,747 (+2.6%)2017-18: 20,202* JUNIOR FEMALE:2018-19: 16,163 (+1.6%)2017-18: 15,730* JUNIOR MALE:2018-19: 1,673 (+2.5%)2017-18: 1,632* ADULT FEMALE:2018-19: 1,869 (+2.6%)2017-18: 1,815 * ADULT MALE:2018-19: 1,042 (+2.6%)2017-18: 1,025

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Get yourjersey questions answered

The Badger Region Volleyball Association wants to make sure your team's jerseys are compliant with all rule sets and changes that have gone into effect starting in the 2020-21 season regarding uniforms.

To do so, the Region’s Ref Chair (Jim Arts) is encouraging club directors or coaches to upload images to this link (below) if there is any concern that numbers are not contrasting enough with the dominant color of the jersey or if a jersey is not contrasting for libero purposes.

UPLOAD HERE: http://badger-volleyball.org/jerseys/

Reminder: All numbers must clearly contrast with the color of the jersey, regardless of the color of the outline of the number.

Have questions? Email badgerref-chair@yahoo.com.

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Dec. 4-6: Gold Medal Squared Clinic at the Milwaukee Sting CenterDec. 12: Badger Region/Art of Coaching Volleyball Talent ID Clinic from 9 a.m. to noon at the Milwaukee Sting CenterDec. 16-19: American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Virtual ClinicsJan. 9-10: First weekend of Badger Region Power LeagueJan. 24: Badger Boys Series (Boys 13s) at the Adversity-Wis-consin Training CenterFeb. 14: Badger Boys Series (Boys 12s) at the Adversity-Wis-consin Training CenterFeb. 20-21: Second weekend of Badger Region Power LeagueFeb. 22: Badger Region Board of Directors Meeting (5:30 p.m.)Feb. 28: Badger Boys Series (Boys 13s) at the Adversity-Wisconsin Training CenterMarch 7: Badger Boys Series (Boys 12s) at the Adversity-Wisconsin Training CenterMarch 12-14: First weekend of Badger Region Championships. Girls 12s, 15s and 16s. Age levels are subject to change.March 19-21: Second weekend of Badger Region Championships. Girls 11s, 13s and 14s.Age levels are subject to change.March 26-28: Third weekend of Badger Region Championships. Girls 17s, 18s and all boys divisions. Age levels are subject to change.April 17-18: Third weekend of Badger Region Power LeagueMay 10: Badger Region Board of Directors Meeting (5:30 p.m.)May 14-16: Volleyball Nation's League in Evansville, Ind., featuring the U.S. Men's National Team vs. Brazil, Argentina and Canada.May 21-23: USA Volleyball's Girls Junior National Championships for 18-and-unders in Columbus, Ohio.May 28-June 2: Adult Open Championships in Louisville, Kentucky.June 1-3: Volleyball Nations League in Wichita, Kan., featuring the U.S. Women's National Team vs. Japan, Belgium and Turkey.June 26-July 5: USA Volleyball's Girls Junior National Championships in Las VegasJune 30-July 7: USA Volleyball's Boys Junior National Championships in Kansas CityJuly 22-26: USA Volleyball's High Performance Championships (City TBA)Sept. 19: Badger Region Board of Directors meeting (1 p.m.)

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Badger Region Volleyball Association2831 N. Grandview Blvd.Suite 105Pewaukee, WI 53072

StaffJennifer Armson-DyerExecutive Director/ Commissionerjen@badgervolleyball.org414-507-1124

Brian SharkeyProgram Directorbrian@badgervolleyball.org414-313-9055 (cell)262-349-9785 (office)

Scott Spiess Operations Managerscott@badgervolleyball.org414-303-5624 (cell)262-349-9785 (office)

Kelly LehmanTournament Directorkelly@badgervolleyball.org 262-470-0837

Sara VoigtProgram Specialistsara@badgervolleyball.org262-349-9785 (office)

Fax: 262-349-9971

More online:www.badgervolleyball.org

Twitter: @BadgerRegionVBFacebook:

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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.

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Calendar of events

Have a great story idea or person you want featured in the Badger Beacon? Email Brian Sharkey at brian@badgervolleyball.org.

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How is the Badger Region Board structured?The Badger Region Volleyball Association

is governed by a Board of Directors that must be elected by members on a regular basis. Area reps serve three-year terms, while members of the executive board serve four-year terms.

Members, whether they are players, coaches, parents, directors, athletic trainers or officials, are encouraged to communicate with their respective representative if they

think policies or financial decision in the Region need to be changed.

Some policies enforced by Badger Region come from USA Volleyball, our sport’s national governing body, so those can’t be changed. But many others can.

The Board is advised by a 11 chairpersons (or experts) in various parts of the game, and five staff members (some of which have multiple responsibilities).

The state is divided into five parts geo-graphically for representation. Plus, there are two at-large board members who you can approach if you don’t feel comfortable with your current rep. And there is a rep dedi-cated just to issues that surround our Junior volleyball clubs and athletes.

You’ll be hearing from each Board mem-ber twice a year in the form of a column in the Badger Beacon. Now, let’s meet them:

REGION STAFFExecutive Director/Commissioner: Jennifer Armson-DyerProgram Director: Brian SharkeyOperations Manager: Scott Spiess Tournament Director: Kelly LehmanProgram Specialist: Sara Voigt

Individual chairs and advisors who offer input to the Board of Directors but don’t have authority to vote at meetings:

Susan Peterson (At-Large Rep)Elected in 2020Email: susanpeterson2005@gmail.com

Josh Price(At-Large Rep)Elected in 2018Email: wijrs.josh.price@gmail.com

Brian Rushmer(Junior Rep)Elected in 2020Email: brushmer@gmail.com

Angie Lubach(Independent Rep)Appointed in 2017Email: Angela.lubach@yahoo.com

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Stevens Point

Betty Lange (Northwest Rep)Appointed in 2019 Email address: Betty@allmetalstamping.com

Mark Rushton(Southwest Rep)Elected in 2018Email address: mark.rushton@cvamadison.net

Holly Jablonowski(Southeast Rep)Elected in 2019Email: hvogelsang15@gmail.com

Curtis Madson(Metro Milwaukee Rep)Elected in 2020Email: Curtis.Madson@cuw.edu

Financial Chair: Anne SlatteryJunior Girls Chair: Heather Curley Junior Boys Chair: Jeff LikerAdult Chair: TJ Abshire Past President: Julie Voeck

Grassroots Chair: Lexi MiddletonDevelopment Chair: TBD Education Chair: BJ Le RoyBeach Chair: Bill PetersenOfficials Rating/Training: Julie Voeck

Jim Momsen(President)Elected in 2020Email: jkmomsen@yahoo.com

Scott Blackmon (Vice President)Elected in 2019Email: Scottlblackmon@gmail.com

BJ Le Roy(Treasurer)Elected in 2018Email: 4bjleroy@gmail.com

Kim Wudi(Secretary)Elected in 2017Email: wudikm@uwec.edu

Todd Mattes(Northeast Rep)Elected in 2019Email: todd.mattes@nivbc.com

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