April's Beach Volleyball Log

Nebraska Picked to win the Big 12 Title

Aggies Picked Fifth In Preseason Poll

Courtesy - Big 12 Conference

Dallas -- Nebraska is the preseason favorite to win the Big 12 title for the 10th consecutive season in a vote of the league's head coaches, the conference office announced. The Huskers received 8 of the 11 possible first-place votes and 98 points overall. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams.

In 2005, NU finished the season as the national runner-up to Washington, tallying a 33-2 overall record and 19-1 conference mark. The Huskers also claimed their eighth league crown (1996, `98-02, `04-05). Coach John Cook earned Tachikara/America Volleyball Coaches Association Division I National Coach of the Year honors for the second time in his career, in addition to being named Big 12 Coach of the Year (2001, `05). Nebraska also returns reigning conference player of the year Sarah Pavan.

Texas was second behind NU with 93 points, including three first-place votes. The Longhorns were followed by Missouri, Kansas State and Texas A&M filling the top five spots. Colorado was sixth with Kansas, Iowa State, Baylor, Oklahoma and Texas Tech rounding out the poll.

Bonnie Kenny's new book

Check out University of Delaware's Head coach new book Volleyball: Steps to Success.

About the Product

Cover the court with confidence by mastering the essentials of the game. Volleyball: Steps to Success offers a comprehensive, progressive approach with a proven system for learning, expert instruction, crisp illustrations, and 60 drills to improve play on both sides of the net.
Bonnie Kenny has coached volleyball at the college level for more than 20 years at the University of South Carolina (1984-1992), the University of Massachusetts (1993-2001), and currently at the University of Delaware since 2002. Having won almost 400 career matches, Kenny ranks among the top 50 active Division I coaches for victories. She earned Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year and Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year honors in 1996 and 2004, respectively. Kenny was elected president of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for the 2006-2008 term. She earned academic all-America and all-SEC honors while playing at the University of Tennessee, where she was a four-time volleyball letter winner and led the Lady Volunteers to two SEC championships, three NCAA Tournaments, and a four-year record of 137-56. Kenny was also a 1982 U.S. Olympic Festival participant. In 2006 she was inducted into the University of Tennessee Lady Vols Hall of Fame.

"Coaches Kenny and Gregory provide a wonderful coaching resource that presents the sport in an easy to follow and sequential manner. I found this format to be logical and user-friendly, and I particularly think the sections that provide training exercises will prove valuable to a wide range of coaches. Volleyball: Steps to Success is one of the best new works in our sport in some time."
Doug Beal
CEO, USA Volleyball

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George Clooney's site www.savedarfur.org

Just spent an hour on George's (Clooney) website entitled www.savedarfur.org where action is being encouraged to collect a Million Voices for Darfur campaign.

I bought postcards to distribute among friends and family for awareness and bracelets as well. There is a place where you can contact your people to tell them about the genocide currently happening.

Most important you can send a postcard to the President asking him to use a stronger multi-national force to protect the civilians of Darfur.

Take Action Now!

Whatever you choose to do, you will be making a difference in ending the violence in Darfur and reducing the suffering of your neighbors, even though they may live thousands of miles away.

An essential part of taking action is letting the United States government know that the American people care about the people of Darfur. The Million Voices for Darfur campaign helps individuals contact President Bush and demand that he do more to protect the civilians of Darfur. You can order postcards or participate electronically. 

Student Activism

Student activism has historically played a crucial role in promoting human rights and social justice. Young people continue to follow in the tradition of student activism, from the Civil Rights Movement here in the U.S. to the struggle to end Apartheid in South Africa.

You can raise awareness and act to help bring an end to the atrocities in Darfur. As the genocide in Darfur continues, the involvement of high school students and college students continues to grow. In addition, if you are a teacher interested in incorporating the crisis in Darfur into your classroom, several curricula are available

#1 Nebraska vs. #3 Washington in NCAA Finals

SAN ANTONIO - It took all season to set up the marquee matchup in women's college volleyball. It's only fitting that it will determine this year's national champion.

Top-seeded Nebraska will face No. 3 seed Washington in the NCAA women's volleyball title match on Saturday night. Both teams dominated during the regular season, each winning conference titles while losing only once.

For more click here.

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Day in the Life of MSU setter Mickey Davis

This is great article on Michigan State setter Mickey Davis.

Read it to find out what its like to spend a day in the life of a college setter.

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