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Nebraska Sweeps Volleyball Showcase (The Omaha Channel)
OMAHA, Neb. -- No. 1 Nebraska (2-0) claimed the AVCA/NACWAA College Volleyball Showcase title by sweeping No. 3 and defending national champion Stanford (1-1) 30-23, 31-29, 33-31 in front of a tournament-record crowd of 10,576 Saturday night at the Qwest Center OMAHA. Nebraska picked up its second NACWAA title in school history in front of the 11th-largest crowd ever to watch an NCAA Division I

NW briefs: Quick start, but SPU falls in volleyball (Seattle Times)
After three straight wins to open the season under new coach Chris Johnson, the Seattle Pacific volleyball lost to No. 17 Ferris State in...

Central volleyball team stops Sturgis (AberdeenNews.com)
STURGIS - The Aberdeen Central volleyball team finished off a long road trip Saturday with its second win in two days. The Golden Eagles defeated Sturgis 25-11, 25-17, 25-11 on Saturday to complete a sweep of Spearfish and Sturgis in non-conference action to open the 2005 season.

Neenah volleyball team wins Cedarburg Invite (WISinfo)
The Neenah girls’ volleyball team continued its strong start to the season by winning the Cedarburg Invitational on Saturday. Neenah went 8-0 in tournament play to win the title and improved to 12-0 in the young season. The Rockets beat Germantown 25-20, 25-19 in the championship match.

Zellen named Centre volleyball assistant (The Advocate Messenger)
New Centre head volleyball coach James Neyhouse has announced Marci Zellen will become the assistant volleyball coach for the 2005-2006 school year.

Brazilians win men's and women's titles at Montreal beach volleyball tourney (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
MONTREAL (CP) - It was a Brazilian sweep at the $400,000 US Montreal Open beach volleyball tournament.

Brazilians Silva and Franca win Montreal Open beach volleyball tournament (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
MONTREAL (CP) - Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca defeated fellow Brazilians Renata Ribeiro and Talita Antunes 21-9, 21-10 in Sunday's final of the $400,000 US Montreal Open, part of the Swatch-FIVB world beach volleyball tour.

Wolves lose final two Hilo volleyball matches (AberdeenNews.com)
HILO, Hawaii - The Northern State volleyball team closed out its visit at the Hawaii-Hilo Hawaiian Style Classic with a pair of losses to undefeated teams from the islands Saturday.

New look Sidney volleyball team opens campaign at home Saturday (Sidney Herald-Leader)
Sidney's 2005 volleyball season will open up with a freshly-cleared slate as no returning starters prepare to take to the court under the guidance of newly-hired Head Coach Caryn Fehilly.


Volleyball Commentary

Middle-School Coach Needs Help
From the forum, "I need some help. I have 10 girls on the volleyball team that I coach. All 7th graders. I have a couple of different playing levels. mindset, etc within this group. What I need are some ideas...

Critical Aspects of Defense Strategies
One aspect of volleyball every new coach faces is which defense to use. A coach has available a wide number of defense possibilities. Most of us coaches do prefer a certain defense and stick to it. I am one of...

Using Music to get Fired UP!
From the forums, "My son plays volleyball for his high school team and there seems to be a lack of player motivation. So we want to put together a CD the boys can listen to during warm-ups and practice to...

I HATE MY COACH!!!
What do you do when your coach is not helping you get better at volleyball? That's the delima Buffy is in and she wants your advice on how to handle her tough situation....

A Blueprint for Hitting
Hitting, or spiking, is one of the skills that seems to bother players the most. While bumping or passing is one of the most important skills, more players will worry about hitting. Let's admit it, the spike is the game....

Coaching Frustrations
You coach a team that wins ten games in a row and then wins its first tournament. Now the team is falling apart and worst of all, the players don't seem to care. How does a coach deal with all...


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