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| IREVA ANNUAL MEETING | Posted 2009-06-19 |
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Due to a variety of issues, the IREVA Annual Meeting was postponed from May to Saturday 6/20/09.
The meeting will be at Hudson Valley Community College, Siek Campus Center, room 150, beginning at 9 AM. The IREVA Board will conduct a routine business meeting. A lot of the business will involve a review of this past season and beginning preparations for the new season. This meeting also will include the election of officers and directors for the IREVA Board. All Club Directors received an information package about the elections, with a request to return proxies or to attend the meeting. All IREVA members are welcome as well. After the meeting, the Board will have a work session to discuss a variety of issues that are not ready to be action items at the meeting. |
| HIGH PERFORMANCE DONATIONS | Posted 2009-05-14 |
| This year over eighty girls will be participating in IREVA’s High Performance program. In addition to intensive training camps at the select, youth and junior levels, IREVA will be sending two junior teams to compete in the National High Performance Championships this July in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. To help sustain and expand this program, IREVA is teaming with MySportsDreams in a fundraising effort. If you’d like to make a donation to support the HP program, please see HP DONATIONS. |
| REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | Posted 2009-05-12 |
| Regional Championships results are now published for boys, girls and adults. |
| JUNIOR BEACH VB | Posted 2009-05-06 |
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USAV continues to work at development of beach vb. There are now USAV-sponsored JO beach camps and tournaments. For IREVA members, the closest tournaments in 2009 are on Long Island and in Rochester. See more info on the USAV website at:
http://volleyball.usoc.org/event/event/847#ScheduleResults USAV is encouraging all regions to develop and support beach programs. There is also discussion about a possible role for grass doubles at some point in the future. Anyone interested in getting involved with beach vb with IREVA? |
| 2009 SUMMER CAMPS | Posted 2009-04-10 |
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2009 SUMMER CAMPS - We have begun posting links to IREVA-area summer camp information as it is made available to us. See LINKS page. Forward any additional camps information to Jim Bishop.
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| COACHES OPPORTUNITIES AND AVAILABILITY | Posted 2009-04-10 |
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A page has been added under COACHES for announcements about vb coaching opportunities. ND - BG High School in Schenectady is looking for coaches for their 2009 fall season.
Forward information on this topic to Jim Bishop. |
| PAN AMERICAN CUP | Posted 2009-04-01 |
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USA Volleyball is hosting its first-ever Women’s Pan American Cup, which serves as a qualifying event into the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix. The event, which will tentatively have three of the four semifinalists from the 2008 Olympic Games, is the largest international volleyball event hosted by USA Volleyball in terms of country participation. Brazil won the 2008 Olympic Games gold medal by defeating silver medalist USA in the title match, while three-time Olympic Games gold medalist Cuba finished fourth in the 2008 Olympic Games. All three teams are currently ranked in the top four in the current FIVB World Rankings.
Team USA has not hosted a women’s senior-level international tournament since the 1998 FIVB World Championship Qualifier tournament in 1998. Due to international scheduling and professional league commitments, matches on domestic soil have become a rarity with only seven contests against foreign teams in the most recent Olympic quadrennial (2005-2008). 2009 Pan American Cup is being run simultaneously with the USA Girls’ Junior Olympic Championships in Miami creating a major volleyball event. Additional info is available on the USAV website - see logo on the IREVA home page. |
| ADULT TOURNAMENT RESULTS | Posted 2009-03-08 |
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Adult tournament results and rankings are now posted on the TOURNAMENTS page of the website.
Team reps should check to verify that their results have been properly recorded. In theory, that should not be a problem because all teams are now using WEBPOINT rosters, which include their team code, which is the basis for these results. Nevertheless, checking the published information would be a good idea. Thanks go to tournament directors who have submitted timely and complete results, and to Chris Trombley for the compilation work. Results and rankings will be updated as additional results are submitted to Chris. |
| AES UPDATES | Posted 2009-02-06 |
| A page has been added to the IREVA website, found via a link on the tournaments schedule page, with periodic updates for AES. This information may be of use to both Tournament Direcots and Club Directors. |
| JO TOURNAMENT RESULTS | Posted 2009-02-01 |
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Effective immediately, all JO tournament results should be sent to the newly appointed JO Results Coordinator, Ray Earl. Ray's address, etc. can be found on the CONTACT INFO page.
Ray will work with Hazel Goldstein and others as necessary to ensure that results are timely, complete and accurate. Tournament Directors should refer to the Tournament Directors Guide for the results checklist. |
| IRS mileage rate for 2009 | Posted 2009-01-05 |
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The IRS has announced that the standard mileage rate used to calculate the deductible costs of driving for business purposes for 2009 will be 55 cents per mile.
In accordance with IREVA policy, this rate will be used to determine travel expenses for officials at IREVA-sanctioned events. |
| TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS GUIDE IS UPDATED | Posted 2008-11-27 |
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The latest version [v7] of the Tournament Directors Guide is now available. It is posted on the FORMS page as well as both the TOURNAMENTS > JUNIORS and TOURNAMENTS > ADULTS pages.
The TD Guide provides updated policies and procedures, as well as some helpful hints for runnning a quality event. Please throw out any older versions and use the new one. |
| MEMBERSHIP NEWS - UPDATES | Posted 2008-11-19 |
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The registration pages on the website have been recently updated. More information has been added about changes in fees (tryouts, one-days, upgrades, non-playing adults) and policies for 2008 / 09. A new section providing hints for new clubs and new Club Directors has been added.
USAV continues to make hardware and software changes to try to improve the system and the process. At this point, we can only apologize for any of the confusion and access issues that have occurred. Continue to provide feedback when things are not working or not clear! One item of particular note concerning WEBPOINT is that background checks can now be processed with electronic signatures - less paperwork for individuals! Club Directors and Team Reps - please be aware that there are new forms, new fees, and a new policy on club names and team names. There is also now a policy on JOs and Adult participation. Each of these items can be found on the FORMS & DOCUMENTS page of the IREVA website. In particular, all submissions to the Assistant Registrars should include both a Transmittal Form and a Registration List Form - after the initial set-up of the clubs and teams – in order to facilitate their processing of membership application approvals. |
| NEWSLETTER | Posted 2008-11-19 |
| The Fall 2008 Newsletter is now available for your reading pleasure on the FORMS and DOCUMENTS page. |
| USAV RULES, RULEBOOKS, AND UNIFORMS | Posted 2008-11-19 |
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USAV’s 2008 / 09 summary of significant rules changes has been posted on the FORMS & DOCUMENTS page.
USAV’s 2008 /09 Rules Interpretation Bulletin # 1 is also posted on the FORMS & DOCUMENTS page. This document concerns the libero uniform, and provides graphic examples of acceptable and unacceptable color combinations. In addition, the IREVA Uniforms Policy has been updated to reflect the latest USAV rule and interpretation, also posted on the FORMS & DOCUMENTS page. Changes are not significant. However, any teams considering purchase of new uniforms should read these items closely, and are encouraged to discuss the issues and obtain guidance from Hansen Leong, Referee Director. USAV rulebooks are available. In general, there are approximately enough books to provide one-per-member. The primary method of providing rulebooks to JO clubs will be via clinicians at fellowship events. Rulebooks will be provided to adult clubs at selected tournaments and by request. Rulebooks are currently available from: Hansen Leong; Mike McNeil; Jim Bishop; Anna Turner; Hazel Goldstein; Mike Wingard; Patty Blacklock. |
| AES in 2008/09 | Posted 2008-09-23 |
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AES will again be mandatory for ALL IREVA-sanctioned JO tournaments in 2008-09. All JO Tournament Directors will use AES to accept entries and post results; all teams will use AES to enter JO tournaments. As in previous years, AES will be mandatory for both JO and Adult Regional Championship Tournaments [in addition to its use by USAV and other tournament hosts].
For 2008-09, AES will continue to be optional for all adult tournaments. Adult teams should check with each TD, or check AES, to determine if they will do so. It is hoped that a number of TDs will try out the system to verify the benefits for themselves. This system will again be available at NO COST to TDs or teams. IREVA has negotiated a contract with the service providers for a significant savings in both cost and convenience. This approach to managing tournaments simplifies the entry process for everyone. It also simplifies results reporting. The use of this system has been a big help with Regionals, and many teams already use it for other tournaments. The overall assessment is that the shift to this system is a positive for the Region. Tournament Directors will continue to apply for their event sanction on-line and work with Betsy Marsh (the Tournament Coordinator for IREVA). She will give approval for events, grant access to the system and help get things set up. Once an event is set up, teams will be able to enter on-line via AES. TDs will be able to post the receipt of a check and confirm entry. Club Directors and team reps must ensure that they have their teams set up properly in the member registration system, use their correct USAV / IREVA team code, and provide a WEBPOINT roster to the TD. SEE NOTE BELOW – USAV AND AES ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO SIMPLIFY YOUR DATA ENTRY CHORES – HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR. MORE NEWS ON THAT WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE! At the end of the event, TDs can upload all the results into AES. Club directors will see results automatically posted to their teams! Questions and comments can be referred to: Hazel Goldstein - Juniors Director; Betsy Marsh - Tournament Coordinator; or other IREVA officers as needed. The following paragraphs were copied from the AES website home page. Advanced Event Systems (AES) unveils its new user interface with enhanced features. Thank you for the continued feedback as we implemented a number of your recommendations. AES and USA Volleyball are working together to help decrease the amount of data entry required to manage your Volleyball Club. Your membership data as recorded in the USA Volleyball national database (“Webpoint”) will act as the first entry point for Player and Staff records. Functionality will be implemented in the coming months that will allow you to pull PLAYER & STAFF data into your AES Club Director account from the national database. In order to accomplish this goal we need you to Create a New Account in AES to insure the highest level of data integrity. Fill in your club info, make sure your 5 letter Club Code is accurate (contact your regional commissioner if you need assistance), and begin adding your teams. See AES at https://www.advancedeventsystems.com/Default.aspx |
| OTHER NEWS - 2008/09 | Posted 2008-09-23 |
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A MAJOR CHANGE FOR 2008/09 TOURNAMENTS - rosters for all IREVA tournaments must be printed from WEBPOINT, the member registration system. Club Directors and Team Reps must ensure that they have teams properly set up in the system. This policy is posted on the FORMS & DOCUMENTS page. This policy has been established by IREVA in order to better ensure proper membership and background checks for all participants in our tournaments. WEBPOINT rosters will also assist in tracking tournament results by ensuring use of proper team names and team codes!
If you are reading this page, you may have already noticed changes in many sections of the IREVA website. More are coming. Your feedback is welcome. Even better, your assistance and contributions can help website information be more useful and more timely. |
| EVEN MORE NEWS - 2008/09 | Posted 2008-09-23 |
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IREVA BOARD -
Hana Panek has been elected as Secretary. This leaves open an elected Director position. Anyone interested is invited to contact Patty Blacklock or another officer / director. Betsy Marsh will be wearing two hats as both Insurance Director and Tournament Coordinator. This change is expected to simplify and expedite the tournament sanctioning process. Blaise Agnew is stepping down from his position as Insurance Director - his many years of service are greatly appreciated. Chris Trombley is taking over from Betsy as Chair of the Adults Committee; he is also taking over from Mike McNeil in handling adult tournament results and as Chair of the Eligibility Committee. See Help Wanted news item below - it is still valid, and probably always will be. There are any number of ways that our members could assist in making IREVA bigger and better by using their knowledge and skills in some small way in service to the Region or to other clubs and teams. Contact Patty Blacklock or another officer / director to discuss how you could help. INSURANCE - USAV has not yet finalized insurance-related procedures and documents for the next season. A notice will be posted when they do so. In the interim, sanctions and insurance certificates obtained last season are good until 10/31/08. |
| IREVA is now in GOODSEARCH | Posted 2008-09-16 |
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IREVA has registered with GOODSEARCH, so there is now another easy, free method by which you can support your organization.
GOODSEARCH is a reputable internet search and shopping application, run by YAHOO, that donates a small fee to the non-profit organization of your choice for every search or purchase made. There are no additional costs to users. It is similar in nature to the VOLLEYMALL application sponsored by USAV that is already on the IREVA website - see earlier news item. The GOODSEARCH logo and link has been added to the IREVA homepage. Check it out! Please consider using both GOODSEARCH and VOLLEYMALL for internet searches and purchases, and designate IROQUOIS-EMPIRE VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION as the donation recipient. We could have a H-U-G-E [!!!] impact on our finances if all of our members, family and friends used these applications on our behalf. |
| R2 and SCOREKEEPER INFO | Posted 2007-12-27 |
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Updated information, on-line tests, and lists of certified R2s and Scorekeepers for the 2007/08 season are now posted in that section of the website. [note that the certified R2 list says 04/05 for now, but it's really 07/08!]
All players and coaches are reminded that team requirements for certified R2s and scorekeepers are in effect January 31 each year. |
| NEW Volleyball Mall | Posted 2006-08-15 |
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DO YOU SHOP ON-LINE?
IREVA has recently added a link on the website for USAV's "VOLLEYBALL MALL". There are hundreds of brand-name on-line stores, including the major travel-related services. VOLLEYBALL MALL is available to members, family, friends and the general public. There is no additional cost for use of this service. There is no "catch". However, there is a modest financial benefit to both USAV and IREVA for any and all purchases made through this link. These merchants are willing to pay a small fee to USAV and the participating Regions as a form of advertising and as a way of capturing business that might otherwise go elsewhere. [The principle is similar to the "affinity" credit cards. USAV collects a fee for our use of the VISA card.] check it out! it's a way for you to support USAV and IREVA volleyball programs at no additional cost. |
| HELP WANTED | Posted 2006-07-12 |
| help wanted! IREVA needs your support. [visualize uncle sam poster here.] the success of our region is highly dependent on the efforts of our members. as with many volunteer non-profit organizations, the officers and directors sometimes seem to be in place in perpetuity, until burnout sets in, or until new recruits step forward. it takes a lot of work just to keep things running. while we have made some progress this year, much remains to be done. a few positions are compensated for their efforts. many positions and duties are handled by volunteers. most expenses are covered. as your grandmother said, many hands make light work, so we are always looking for folks who could take on a few tasks, as well as people who may have an interest in leadership positions. examples, in no particular order: >secretary [elected]; >treasurer [elected]; >directors [elected]; >referees for regular events and those interested in progressing to national status; >scorekeepers interested in progressing to national status; >coach development coordinator; >tournament coordinator and referee assignor; >tournament results review and publication coordinator; >membership development/outreach/publicity/rec coordinators; >adults advisory board members; >juniors advisory board members; >and numerous other positions may become vacant at any time as people request to be replaced! contact any board member / officer to discuss your interests, your availability and how you can help IREVA to become better and bigger. |
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