THE BADGER BEACON. Beach clinic a success. Junior Beach Tour event crowns champions June 18 SUMMER CAMP DIRECTORY. Questions about membership?

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1 Badger Region Volleyball Association Volume 2, Issue 21 June 23, 2016 THE BADGER BEACON INSIDE THIS ISSUE Boys HP roster...2 Yoga & volleyball...2 Outdoor events calendar...2 Oshkosh, Kenosha leagues..3 Masters Games...3 WYVL starting...3 Calendar of events...4 Questions about membership? badgervolleyball.org 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 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 KMVA...18 The Junior Beach Tour stopped in the Badger Region and Milwaukee s Bradford Beach on June 18 on one of the best days of the year where (80-plus degrees at the lakefront). The event utilized 23 courts and had close to 100 teams entered in it. In addition, teams traveled from Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois for this qualification event. For a look at the results on BracketPal, click here: badgerregion.bracketpal.com/ tournament/23 Winners include: Boys Tome/Conway 2. Higgins/Dugan Boys 14s 1. Burczyk/Jansen 2. Gulak/Zell 3. Malak/Gulak 4. Stomma/Kebisek Boys 16s 1. Muff/Kleinschmidt 2. Smet/Treml 3. Peters-Michaud/Griffith Boys 18s 1. Im/Ramos 2. Lindwall/Stapelman 3. Behrendt/Holtebeck G12s 1. Nolan/Teske 2. Gorys/Palter 3. Nielson/Street Beach clinic a success Over 40 boys, most of who were under the age of 15 participated in the second annual Badger Region boys sand clinic on June 16 at Bradford Beach. Under dark skies, longtime beach guru Gary Tome led the group through skills training and strategy sessions. The free beach clinic was thanks to a grant the Badger Region received from USA Volleyball earlier this year. Junior Beach Tour event crowns champions June 18 The winners from the Boys 15/16s division of the Central Open June 18 are shown here. G14s 1. Schmidt/Westmoreland 2. Holmer/Rahtz 3. Gorys/Leitshuh G16s 1. Mahi/Weideman 2. Gregorski/Brickl 3. Tome/Reilly G18s 1. DeBerg/Oldenburger 2. Dabrowski/Filipski 3. Crankshaw/Kolany 4. Ruckstadter/Weatherbee

2 page 2 the badger beacon Wisconsin Ice in action To help prepare for the end of the season tournament, the Wisconsin Ice Volleyball club used yoga to train and focus. Way to think outside of the box coaches, directors and players! Badger Region Boys HP roster now finalized The Badger Region Boys High Performance team is now established thanks to a pair of training sessions that took the 24 athletes and narrowed it down to 10 travel team members and two alternates. Those athletes include: S: Connor Muff RSH: Evan Waltz MB: Sam Rovik MB: Josh Kleinschmidt OH: Tyler Christensen OH: Travis Wagner OH: Samuel Radtke OH: Ben Brochtrup MB/RSH: Jon Quinn L: Reese Douglas Alternates include Lucas Eggers and JT Deppe. James Althoff was also accepted to the team but due to an injury cannot compete. This year s team is being led by Carthage College men s coach Marx. He is assisted by Mike Ziegler and Ryan Thompson. The team will train July at Carthage before departing for the HP Championships in Orlando on July 18. The competition will be July Beach, grass events calendar continues to grow The Badger Region is working with former Badger Region member and PVL athlete Heidi Pfeiffer to spread the word about outdoor tournaments for adults and youths across the country. Check out the tool we helped create at In the meantime, check out these events taking place in Wisconsin this summer: * July 2: WJV Summer Slam. RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie. * July 10: Rox Volleyball Series at North Beach in Racine. * July 15: Night in the Lights (*Fours). RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie. * July 16: Sporting Sand Open I. Hart Park in Wauwatosa. * July 16: Junior Boys Triples and Junior Girls Triples (Grass). Hart Park. Wauwatosa. * July 16: Cut Shot Classic II (Green Bay). * July 17: WJV Beach Blast. RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie. * July 22: Nationals Warm Up. RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie. * July 22-24: Junior Beach Tour Championships at Bradford Beach (Milwaukee). * July 23: Erin Calteaux Memorial Grass Tournament at Alcott Park (West Allis). * July 23: Get Lucky Classic II. (Waunakee). * July 30: Lose the Shoes Sports Festival. Simmons Island. Kenosha (Register through Wisconsin Juniors). * July 30: Sporting Sand Open II. Hart Park in Wauwatosa. * July 30: Gator Games (Hustisford). * July 31: WVA Season Finale Tournament. The Bar of Oshkosh (825 N. Washburn St.) * Aug. 6: Midwest Championships in Milwaukee. Register through Wisconsin Juniors. * Aug. 6: Cut Shot Classic III (Green Bay). * Aug. 9: Tournament of Champions (14-and-under). RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie. * Aug. 10: Tournament of Champions (14-and-under). RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie. * Aug. 13: Junior Boys Triples and Junior Girls Triples (Grass). Hart Park. Wauwatosa. * Aug. 20: Junior Boys Triples and Junior Girls Triples (Grass). Alcott Park. Milwaukee. Send any other grass tournament information to brian@badgervolleyball.org.

3 page 3 the badger beacon Boys leagues in Kenosha, Oshkosh The Badger Region is partnering with two men s volleyball powerhouses to help grow boys volleyball in the state of Wisconsin. Carthage College (NCAA Div. III) and the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (NCVF Div. I) men s volleyball teams are working with the Badger Region for this unique opportunity to get more boys playing volleyball at the middle school level. The Badger Region sees this as a great opportunity because the Kenosha and Oshkosh areas do not have middle school volleyball, and in Oshkosh there is no high school volleyball. However both cities are home to two of the best NCAA Div. III and College Club teams, respectively, in the country. Both leagues that are being organized for this fall offer one hour of instruction, in addition to a minimum of two games played each night of the league. Players and staff from Carthage and UW-Oshkosh men s volleyball team will serve as instructors, coaches and officials for each of the dates. All participants must have a Badger Region/USA Volleyball membership to participate. These memberships are only $15 and can be found at and then click on membership. Please sign up for Carthage coach LJ Marx offers instruction at the 2015 Carthage Middle School League in Kenosha. a summer membership for this opportunity. The $15 membership is the ONLY cost for players or families for this league. If players already have a USA Volleyball membership from playing club volleyball throughout the season, they do not need to purchase a separate membership. This year, the UW-Oshkosh League will run 5 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 18, Sept. 25, Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 in the Kolf Center at UW-Oshkosh. The Carthage College League will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 18, Sept. 25, Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 at the Tarble Athletic Center, 2001 Alford Park Drive, Kenosha. Space is limited to the first 60 athletes who sign up for the league. Participants can go to the home page of Badger Region ( to register for either the Carthage or Oshkosh leagues. In addition to filling out the online middle school league sign up forms, participants should also make sure they have a membership while on the site. Funding for these leagues is thanks to a grant the Badger Region Volleyball Association received from USA Volleyball at the start of Last year, close to 60 boys participated in the first-ever league at Carthage College. Have questions? Contact Brian Sharkey at brian@badgervolleyball.org or call the Badger Region office at USA Masters Games to be July in N. Carolina Adult volleyball players have another national event they can join in It s the inaugural USA Masters Games. The event will take place July in Greensboro, N.C., at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, UNC-Greensboro, Greensboro Sportsplex and Triad Park. The event offers men s and women s divisions, as well as a co-ed division. There will be Open, A and B divisions. Beach (July 21-25) and 6 vs. 6 competition (June 26- July 31) will be available. The USA Masters Games will feature 20 different sports, Opening Ceremonies, Closing Ceremonies, nightly entertainment, and a Games Village. Competition at the Games is for athletes 21 years of age and older. To register for the USA Masters Games or to learn more, go to WYVL season approaching; registration now available Center Court Sports Complex in Waukesha and the Badger Region Volleyball Association are celebrating the seventh year of existence of the Wisconsin Youth Volleyball League (WYVL). The mission, right from the beginning has been to advance the sport of youth volleyball in the State of Wisconsin and in so doing advancing the area high schools with a strong feeder program. Young players benefit by having fun learning fundamental skills while playing in a structured competitive environment that helps to promote the high school programs that are involved. The WYVL offers divisions for both boys and girls in grades 5 through 8. Organizers recommend teams who participate in the WYVL be a sign-up team rather than a tryout team to foster maximum participation and development. League play will be on Saturdays and Sunday at Center Court in September and October. Each league will be broken down into grade level. For example, fifth grade plays against fifth grade and sixth grade plays against sixth grade and so on. For the 2016 season, both A and B divisions will be offered at the 6th, 7th and 8th grade levels. There will be only one division for the 5thgrade level. Organizers hope to offer boys divisions at the 5th/6th and the 7th/8th grade levels. Since this is meant to be a learning experience, organizers are looking for parents to help coach and manage teams. In so doing, high school coaches can then solely concentrate on their own high school programs during the WYVL seasons. Badger Region will once again be offering free USAV IMPACT Coaching Certification in August to all WYVL coaches. Have questions about the league? Contact Tom Jurczyk at Center Court via phone at or tom@centercourtwis.com. Have questions about getting a membership for the league? Contact Sara Voigt in the Badger Region office at or at sara@ badgervolleyball.org.

4 page 4 the badger beacon Badger Region Volleyball Association 2831 N. Grandview Blvd. Suite 221 Pewaukee, WI Staff Jennifer Armson-Dyer Director of Operations jen@badgervolleyball.org Terry Paulson Tournament Director tpaulson@badgervolleyball.org Brian Sharkey Program Director brian@badgervolleyball.org (cell) (office) Ryan Thompson Operations Manager ryan@badgervolleyball.org (cell) (office) Sara Voigt Program Specialist sara@badgervolleyball.org (office) Fax: 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 address above. More online: Facebook: BadgerRegionVolleyball Badger Region Volleyball Association Calendar of events June 24-July 3: Girls Junior National Championships in Indianapolis. 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 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. Aug. 14: Junior Club Director Meeting in the Greater Milwaukee area. Aug. 15: First day of tryouts for high school girls at their respective academic institutions, per WIAA rules. The Milwaukee Sting 16-White team showed up at the Marquette University graduation of their coach Ben Chastain earlier this year. Wisconsin Juniors 15-Runbird poses for a photo earlier this year. Aug. 22: First day of tryouts for high school boys at their respective academic institutions, per WIAA rules. Sept. 18: Start of middle school boys leagues at UW-Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wis., and Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis. Sign up at Oct. 1: First day clubs can hold tryouts for Girls 14-and-under in the Badger Region. Nov. 12: First day clubs can hold tryouts for Girls 15-and-over in the Badger Region Nov. 18: First day clubs can hold tryouts for Boys 14-and-under in the Badger Region. Nov. 19: First day clubs can hold tryouts for Boys 15-and-over in the Badger Region. Have a great story idea or person you want featured in the Badger Beacon? Brian Sharkey at brian@badgervolleyball.org.

5 W I S C O N S I N C About Adversity-Wisconsin VBC: Since 2009, Adversity-Wisconsin VBC has trained outstanding volleyball players and has a history of success! Adversity-Wisconsin VBC teams earned bids to the USA Volleyball Nationals in our first 3 years of existence. Our focus is on character development and peaking our teams in June in preparation for AAU Nationals in Orlando, Florida. Our 17 s was 5 th in the Nation last year! Coaches: Various assistants, head coaches & returning staff (all are CAP 1, IMPACT or PCA certified). Summer Series Girls June 13 July 28 $ 375 This 7 week instructional program offers an approach to all skills within a competitive environment. SESSION LOCATION INDOOR grade/age DAYS TIME 1 atc Indoor - Court Grades 3-5 Monday & Wednesday 7:30 9:30am 2 atc Indoor - Court Grades 6-8 Monday & Wednesday 7:30 9:30am 3 atc Indoor - Court Grades 6-8 Monday & Wednesday 10:00 Noon 4 atc Indoor - Court 14 & Under Monday & Wednesday 1:00 3:00pm 5 atc Indoor - Court Grades 9-12 Tuesday & Thursday 7:30 9:30am 6 atc Indoor - Court Grades 9-12 Tuesday & Thursday 10:00 Noon 7 atc Indoor - Court 15 & Up Tuesday & Thursday 1:00 3:00pm 8 atc Indoor - Court Privates w/pauers Tuesday & Thursday 1:00 3:00pm No training on July 4 th in Honor of our Nation s Independence. Nighttime Sessions June 27 August 11 $ 375 This 7 week instructional program offers an approach to all skills within a competitive environment. SESSION LOCATION gender AgE DAYS TIME 9 atc Boys Grades 6-12 Tuesday & Thursday 7:00 9:00pm (2 courts) 10 atc Girls Grades 5-8 Monday & Wednesday 7:00 9:00pm (2 courts) No training on July 4 th in Honor of our Nation s Independence. Position Specific Fridays June 24 August 12 $ 200 This 7 week session is for serious athlete s that want to focus on their position of choice & strength. SESSION LOCATION INDOOR/OUTDOOR grade POSITION TIME 11 Sussex Outdoor - Sand Grades 6-8 Defense & Setting 7:30 9:30am 12 Sussex Outdoor - Sand Grades 6-8 attacking 10:00 Noon 13 atc Indoor - Court Grades 9-12 Defense & Setting 7:30 9:30am 14 atc Indoor - Court Grades 9-12 attacker 10:00 Noon No training on July 1 st in Honor of our Nation s Independence. Enrollment: Spots filled on a 1st come, 1st serve basis. Fees are Non-Refundable. Visit: AdversityWisconsin.org or coachpauers@gmail.com for all required forms. Forms and information: AdversityWisconsin.org coachpauers@gmail.com Facebook.com/AWVBC Locations: Adversity Training Center (ATC) N113 W18750 Carnegie Drive Germantown, WI facebook.com/awvbc Sussex Outdoor Sand W231 N9064 Wooded Ridge Trail Sussex, WI 53089

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7 BEACH CLUB TAKE YOUR GAME TO THE BEACH. Join Wisconsin Juniors Beach Club Volleyball and learn, practice and compete in a summer-long season of local tournaments with either 2 or 4 players. GET MORE INFO Wisconsin Juniors Volleyball SUMMER CAMPS LOOKING FOR CAMPS TO ENHANCE YOUR SKILLS? Whether you are just starting the game or you are an avid player looking to finesse your skills, and train we have the camp for you with highly successful coaches who can help develop your talent. ALL-SKILLS + GAME PLAY CAMPS SPECIALTY SKILLS CAMPS VOLLEYKIDZ K-4TH GRADE HIGH SCHOOL PREP CAMP BEACH CLUB VOLLEYBALL WIJRS BOYS CAMP GET MORE INFO

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10 page 10 Fans: Wear your sportsmanship with pride I love to watch you play. They re the six most important words you can tell your son or daughter about the sports they play. It sends the whole message: Enthusiastic, Supportive, Positive. And to help spread these good words, the Badger Region Volleyball Association has come up with a way of rewarding fans who elicit the true meaning of having sportsmanship in the stands. You may see wristbands around our region with the ESP program s message (Enthusiastic, Supportive, Positive). We have one for you, if you can live by these three words as you cheer for teams, coaches and officials in our region. As a matter of fact, we have two of them for you; one for your wrist, and one to give away when you catch a different team s fan using ESP. In fact give them both away, we will get you another one. Or two. How does this work? A handful of tournament directors from the Badger Region have requested a specific number of wristbands the Region has on hand to give out (it s a finite number here, people, not enough for every parent or fan). They will hand out the wristbands at their tournaments to the parents and fans they see modeling themselves in an Enthusiastic, Supportive and Positive manner. They will receive two wristbands, one for themselves and one for some that parent or fan deems worthy of ESP wristband. People who show up to the Badger Region Championships wearing the ESP wristband will receive a special gift for being a positive role model for the young athletes in the gym. Just don t make us have to take the wristband away from you. That would be embarrassing. These wristbands are for fans, not players. Let s take our cheering and our region up a few notches: * Get a little crazy. * Go the extra mile. * Support your team with positive cheering. * Recognize the good in your teams and others. * Get way off the chain and clap when the other team makes a great play. * We need good opponents to get better. Be that good opponent. Put away the in-your-face cheers, actions and yelling, and hold others to the same standard. For more information about the program, contact Badger Region Volleyball Association Board Member BJ LeRoy (Northeast Rep/ Adult Rep) at 4bjleroy@gmail.com. Club directors can contact Brian Sharkey (brian@badgervolleyball.org) to request a few of the remaining wristbands for the season. 3C The ESP program is the sister program of another initiative started recently by the Badger Region known as Coaches Coaching Coaches. This program uses Badger Region Mentor Coaches to work with and assist club coaches become better with at their jobs. This program allows experienced coached the chance to share their knowledge, see new coaches in action and guide them with proven methods. The program is free for Badger Region clubs to participate in, too VOLLEYBALL CAMPS NIKE CAMPS USSportsCamps.com July All Skills Camp July Advanced Camp UW-PLATTEVILLE CAMPS July Team Camp July Little Bumpers and Little Spikers Outstanding coaching staff and players Superior facilities Team competition Individual competition Competitive drills T-shirts for all campers (excludes team camps) Applications will be accepted until capacity is attained. For more information or to request disability accommodations, contact Deb Schulman, Camp Director, at , , or schulman@uwplatt.edu. All Rights Reserved. Nike and the Swoosh design are registered trademarks of Nike, Inc. and its affiliates, and are used under license. Nike is the title sponsor of the camps and has no control over the operation of the camps or the acts or omissions of US Sports Camps.

11 carthage college boys summer volleyball camp other details: * team discounts * early registration discounts * returning camper discounts * commuter discounts all available! JULY 28-30, 2016 train with current and former coaches and players from a program that has: * 10 c onference c hampionships in 11 years. * 6 f inal f our a ppearances * 3 n ational c hampionship a ppearance * 23 a V ca a ll a mericans * 31 a ll-c onference h onorees * a state-of-the-art ncaa d ivision iii facility * a two-time a V ca c oach of the y ear register: questions: mensv olleyb all@carthage.edu or open to Boys enter 9-12th grade

12 2016 Camps + Clinics leadership ANDlove of the game Middle School Skills Camp Grades 6-8 July Setter-Hitter-Libero Clinic I Grades 7-10 July 13 Setter-Hitter-Libero Clinic II Grades July 15 Varsity Team Camp High school July High School Skills Camp Grades 9-12 July Youth Skills Clinic Grades 1-3 July Grades 4-6 July uwec.ly/volleyballcamps16 or contact KIM WUDI head volleyball coach and camp director wudikm@uwec.edu WISCONSIN BADGERS VOLLEYBALL CAMPS 2013 NCAA National Finalists 2014 Big Ten Champions KELLY SHEFFIELD 2014 Big Ten Coach of the Year 2016 VOLLEYBALL CAMPS LITTLE BADGERS AM/PM June Ages 5 Grade 5 BADGER 1 CAMP July 5 7 Grades 8 12 POSITIONS CAMP 1 July 8 Grades 6 12 POSITIONS CAMP 2 July 9 Grades 6 12 BADGER 2 CAMP July Grades 8 12 MIDDLE SCHOOL DAY CAMP July Grades 6 8 OVERNIGHT TEAM CAMP July High School Teams ONE-DAY TEAM CAMP July 17 High School Teams REGISTER AT UWCAMPS.COM/VOLLEYBALL Wisconsin camps are open to any and all entrants. Questions? Contact Gary White at GSW@athletics.wisc.edu

13 WHAT S UP WITH WVA: Spring Teams Is your season coming to a close after BRCs? Want to keep playing? Come tryout for WVA s Spring Season Teams and continue your season through mid June! Girls 14s, 15s, 16s, and 17s - Tryouts on 3/29 Boys 16s, 17s, and 18s - Tryouts on 4/24 Details are available on our website Youth Instructional Training Volley Tots Year Olds (5 weeks starting on March 31st) Volley Juniors Year Olds (5 Weeks starting on March 31st) Youth League - 3rd-5th Graders (5 Weeks starting on May 5th) Girls MS League - 6th-8th Graders (10 weeks starting on March 28th) Details are available on our website WVA Beach No club background - Not offiliated with WVA - NO PROBLEM! WVA Beach is open to girls and boys between the ages of 12 and 18 We welcome players with all levels of beach/volleyball experience Dues include 3 tournaments, a clinic, gear, and tons of instruction! Guess what - More details are available on our website wivolleyballacademy.com #ONEacademy

14 2016 UW-Whitewater Warhawk Volleyball Camps All Skills Volleyball Camps th th Girls Grades 5-12 July 10-13, July 13-16, July Position Volleyball Camp th th Girls Grades 8-12 July *NEW! JuniorrdAllthSkills Volleyball Camp Girls Grades 3-6 July *NEW! SandthVolleyball Camp th Girls Grades 7-12 July 7-9 *NEW! Boys thall thskills Volleyball Camp Boys Grades 5-12 July 7-9 Register Online: camps.uww.edu (262)

15 MILWAUKEE SUSIE JOHNSON S MILWAUKEE PANTHER VOLLEYBALL CAMPS All Skills Camp July 5th-8th from 9am-4pm ($230-commuter) Open for individuals grade 4th-9th. Campers will be divided up by similar skill and ability. Camp coaches will participate in teaching drills and coaching the tournament play. Campers will work on their skills individually and in team situations. Setter and Middle Camp July 9th 9AM-12PM ($50) This camp is ideal for athletes who want position-specific training at setter or middle blocker. It is open for girls entering 8th-12th grade Libero, Outside, and Right Side July 9th 1PM-4PM ($50) This camp is ideal for athletes who want position-specific training at libero, outside, and right side. It is open for girls entering 8th-12th grade. High School Tournament Camp July 15th-17th This camp will provide teams an opportunity to play against some of the best competition in the state. Your high school team or representative must contact Rachel Neuberger at neuberg4@uwm.edu or at to reserve a spot. This camp is open to 24 teams with a minimum of eight players per team. For more details and registration visit susiejohnsonvolleyball.com League Champions NCAA Tournament Appearances

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