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  • Top Plays of 2009 Top Plays of 2009

    • From: AVP18
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      Looking forward to this season, once we know the schedule. In the meantime, thought I'd try to rank the top plays of 2009.

      Rosie's Manhattan Line has to be number 1. The hit alone has to be one of the best of all time. Add in Gibb's perfectly placed diving set, and the biggest stage in the sport, and it was epic.

      Hyden's backwards, diving dig in Atlanta was also spectacular. Solid defense carried him and Scott throughout the season, perhaps never more than in that moment.

      What am I missing? The women were amazing last season and must have made some awesome plays as well.... What else belongs in the discussion?

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  • hello all !!!!!! hello all !!!!!!

    • From: fastfreddy
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      just joined the nation but have been a fan and friend of the avp for 5 years

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  • Nicole Branagh Ready for 2010 Nicole Branagh Ready for 2010

    • From: bestdigitalshots
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              Nicole Branagh at Net

       

                Looking back over my blog (http://BestDigitalShots.blogspot.com if you are not looking at my blog), I realized that I had not written much about Nicole Branagh nor had I posted her picture.  As mentioned in my previous post, Branagh will partner with Misty May-Treanor for the 2010 AVP season.  

       

      Branagh is coming off a hot season where she won AVP Best Offensive Player and MVP honors.  In 2009, she and partner Elaine Youngs (“EY”) won nine AVP championship matches.  Nicole and EY placed fifth in the 2009 FIVB World Championships and they also claimed a bronze medal at Gstaad and a silver medal at Klagenfurt.  Together, they were named AVP Team of the Year and 2009 AVP Crocs Cup Champions.

       

      Branagh played collegiate volleyball at the University of Minnesota where she was twice named as a second team All-American and three times named as a first team All-Conference player.  In 2000, she was named Big Ten co-player of the year.  She still holds the Big Ten record for most kills.  After college, she played on the U.S. National Team helping it win a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. 

       

      Her beach game started in 2004.  She received AVP Rookie of the Year honors in 2005.  Since then, Branagh’s game has steadily improved leading to Most Improved Player recognition by the AVP in 2006 and 2008, and Most Improved Player recognition by the FIVB in 2008.  During 2008, Branagh and Youngs competed in the Beijing Olympics.  The pair defeated teams from the Netherlands, Germany and Cuba to advance to the quarterfinals before losing to the Chinese team of Chen Xue and Xi Zhang.  During AVP and FIVB play that year, they finished as the third ranked team on the AVP Tour while winning four medals on the FIVB Tour.   Interestingly, it was Branagh and Youngs (after the Olympics) who put the brakes on Walsh and May-Treanor’s amazing 112 match win streak. 

       

      Off the sand, Branagh supports Sports for Kids in South Africa, a Home Field Advantage Project.  The project plans to provide access to clean water and build volleyball and soccer facilities for disadvantaged children outside of Johannesburg, South Africa.   You can learn more about the project by following the link at Branagh’s website: http://www.nicolebranagh.com/ssp/home

       

                  Finally, I am looking forward to an exciting year of AVP and FIVB volleyball.  May-Treanor and Branagh should pair up well and they are clearly one of my preseason favorites to finish at the top nationally and internationally.

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  • Sports Team of the Decade - Wa Sports Team of the Decade - Walsh and May-Treanor

    • From: bestdigitalshots
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      Walsh May-Treanor          Volleyball greats Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor picked off the U.S. women’s soccer team, U.S. women’s basketball team, U.S. men’s basketball team, the 2005 Discovery Channel Cycle team led by Lance Armstrong and the 2006-2008 German National luge team to claim Universal Sports’ “Olympic Team of the Decade” title.  Universal Sports (www.universalsports.com) is a partnership between NBC Sports and InterMedia Partners that focuses on and provides year round coverage of Olympic and lifestyle sports.  In 2009, Universal Sports gave families in approximately 60 million American homes the unprecedented opportunity to view 7,000 hours of television and more than 100,000 hours of online Olympic and lifestyle sports programming.  Its coverage included 50 World Championships, 180 World Cup and 50 Grand Prix events.

       

                Folks outside the volleyball world most likely first heard of May and Walsh during the 2000 Sydney Summer Games.  May and Holly McPeak placed fifth that year in women’s beach volleyball.  Walsh and the United States Women’s Indoor Volleyball Team finished fourth.  Four years later, Olympic viewers saw Kerri Walsh and May capture gold medals for the United States in the 2004 Athens Summer Games.  May-Treanor (she married baseball catcher Matt Treanor in 2004) and Walsh repeated this feat in 2008 at the Beijing Summer Games when record numbers of viewers again saw them bring home gold medals.

       

                May-Treanor and Walsh, however, were winning volleyball matches much earlier than 2000.  May-Treanor won First-Team All-American honors 1996-1998 while playing volleyball for Long Beach State.  In 1998, Long Beach State went undefeated with the school being named NCAA Champion and May-Treanor being awarded NCAA Championship Co-MVP and the Honda Broderick NCAA Athlete-of-the-Year.  May-Treanor played in AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour (“AVP”) and Federation Internationale de Volleyball (“FIVB”) volleyball events in 1999.

       

                Kerri Walsh became only the second person in NCAA history to win First-Team All-American honors all four years (1996-1999) of college.  While at Stanford, Walsh won 1996 Final Four Most Valuable Player honors while leading the Cardinal to its third NCAA National Championship.  Walsh also helped the team win its fourth National Championship in 1997.  Interestingly, Stanford had to defeat Long Beach State with Misty May to advance to the 1997 championship game against Penn State.

       

                Hesitantly, in 2001, Walsh accepted an invitation by May-Treanor to take to the beach.  This combination was the start of one of the most winning teams in sports history.  The team won a combined 89 straight matches in 2003 and 2004 on the AVP and FIVB tours.  They won AVP Team of the Year honors for 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.  Around those same years, May-Treanor was named AVP MVP 2005-2008, AVP Best Offensive Player 2004-2008, AVP Best Defensive Player 2006 and 2007, and AVP Best Defensive Player (Defender) 2008.  Walsh won AVP MVP 2003-2004, AVP Best Offensive Player 2003, and AVP Best Defensive Player (Blocker) 2008.  The team of May-Treanor and Walsh won the AVP Crocs Championship in 2006, 2007, and 2008.

       

                On the FIVB World Tour, the team of May-Treanor and Walsh were Tour Champion in 2002 and they captured the SWATCH FIVB World Championships in 2003, 2005, and 2007.  Walsh individually won the following FIVB honors:  FIVB Best Blocker 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008; FIVB Best Hitter 2005, 2006, 2007; FIVB Best Offensive Player 2007; FIVB Most Outstanding 2007; and FIVB Sportsperson 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.  May-Treanor was awarded the following FIVB honors:  FIVB Best Defensive Player 2007, 2008; FIVB Best Offensive Player 2005, 2007, 2008; FIVB Best Setter 2005; FIVB Most Outstanding 2005, 2008; and FIVB Sportsperson 2007, 2008.

       

                By any measure, Walsh and May-Treanor fully deserve team of the decade honors.  Whether facing the best in the United States or the world, they consistently (the Gold Medal victory in China marked their 108th straight match victory) finish on top.  Walsh and May-Treanor carry this same drive, devotion and dedication off the sand.  Both women have set up foundations to help worthy causes, and you will find each of them providing a help hand or word of encouragement to fans at volleyball events. 

       

                During 2010, May-Treanor will partner with Nicole Branagh while Walsh and volleyball star husband Casey Jennings have their second child.  Although Branagh is fairly new on the circuit, her play has continually improved and she has accumulated numerous victories and awards in her own right.  Walsh, although not playing, continues with her off court passions and she has been an outspoken advocate of NCAA Sand Volleyball. In the final word though, both Walsh and May-Treanor look forward to again playing together and winning Olympic Gold in 2012.

       

       

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  • Preemptive rejection of rules Preemptive rejection of rules

    • From: DocRicky
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      Similarities are great between the evolution of the indoor and the beach volleyball, and changes in one make their way to the other. Usually in the direction of indoor --> beach. For example, the introduction of the rally scoring system. The let serve rule. Antennas and the pursuit rule.

      They rarely go the other way - then again, it isn't practical to cram six players in a shorter court :).

      I've taken many of the rule changes in stride (and there are still strident objections against the let serve, the short court, and the loosening of hand setting standards) - but I'm putting my foot down on this one: I encourage everyone to actively reject the new FIVB rules on permitting contact with the net.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGCD8wE50Iw

      The new rules are atrocious to say the least, and will result in all sorts of injuries, as well as a continuing degradation of the playing skills. Heck, I already hate having to teach indoor players to receive serves with clumsy open hand passes.

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  • Volleyball in Memorial Park, H Volleyball in Memorial Park, Houston, TX

    • From: DocRicky
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      It's surrounded by trees, but it's a fun place for pickup play.

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  • Glad Lisa Rutledge got some re Glad Lisa Rutledge got some recognition

    • From: DocRicky
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      Lisa Rutledge had a phenomenal season, and it's good that the AVP had finally decided to recognize her with an article, albeit in the off-season. I watched her game, and her movements are unorthodox - and probably why they're so effective. She doesn't look like she can move smoothly into the block, but then, boom, there's the clamp.

      Perhaps there's quite a bit to be said for retaining unusual movements that we try to squash in beginning players. Makes them harder to read, and leveraged correctly, more effective.

      Under the right conditions, of course.

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  • Comments about the AVP website Comments about the AVP website

    • From: DocRicky
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      I'm starting to get the groove of the new AVP Volleyball Nation website. I love the integration with other social media sites, which reduces the number of authentication systems that people have to remember. I am not sure I understand the point system, but riding on the success of Facebook is a smart thing to do.

      That said, there are a couple of changes I'd like seen:

      1. Please, don't have a video play immediately on the first page. It's a CPU hog, it's annoying...and it makes it hard to check the AVP site while at work.

      2. Silverlight is just more pain than gain. Not sure what it brings in, since the AVP site is already heavily Flash oriented.

       

       

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  • What makes sense What makes sense

    • From: DocRicky
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      For my year end wish, I want the AVP matches, classic or otherwise, to be available for sale on the iTunes Store. It's the obvious place to distribute the media.

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  • Support NCAA Sand Volleyball Support NCAA Sand Volleyball

  • I Know it's Winter but the Sto I Know it's Winter but the Stove in Hot...

    • From: Hot_Stove
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      Beach volleyball is in the midst of a transition period. Yes, it's the off-season, and yes, it's the holidays, and yes, no one is playing right now... I get it. But that doesn't mean the NCAA sand vote isn't right around the corner on January 15th in Atlanta, Georgia. And it certainly doesn't mean we can afford to just hang out, forget about it, and let these reckless "maverick" head coaches and administrators vote no on the additon of sand volleyball to the NCAA docket.

      And that's the real issue here. No one in the general public can vote yes or no in the ATL. Unless they're a documented delegate for a university in favor. So, petitioning must be done to generate support of sand volleyball so these coaches and administrators who ARE voting can see that the general public, namely every teenage girl in America, wants to add it and have the chance to play sand volleyball at the collegiate level.

      No one has spent any time speaking to the girls of this country on what they would like and I'm here to set the record straight, they want to play sand volleyball. Forget about all of the faulty politics at the top of each of these schools voting no and think for one second about what the girls actually want to do. They want to play beach volleyball.

      Seriously. Support the beach. It's what we all love and now we have a legitimate shot to help it grow. Who doesn't want more opportunities to play the game nationwide? Like I said, seriously.

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  • Why not the Beach? Why not the Beach?

    • From: LadyBird
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      The holidays have finally arrived, and for Southern California it seems that winter is already over. While everyone one is bundled up in their snow gear and hitting the slops, us Socal kids are eagerly anticipating the soon to come new season of beach volleyball! The dates and cities have not been released yet, (trust me I check the site daily) only building the anticipation!

      Every year when schedule is released I am always excited to see if there are any changes in the locations from the past years. If there are changes I always wonder why they changed, especially if they take away an event that is on a real beach and replace it with an oversized parking lot sand box. I mean no offence to those cities without a coast,( I do love me some Vegas) it just seems untrue to the sport of BEACH volleyball. There are plenty of coastal cities in the US that embrace beach volleyball and have never had a chance to hold a tournament. Or what about places know all around the world for their beaches like Hawaii or Mexico?

      Why not reach out to more beach cities rather than bring a beach sport to land lock? Beach volleyball is a lifestyle and should be preserved that way. The essence of the beach volleyball is the beach, so lets get some more BEACH!!

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  • AVCA Convention AVCA Convention

    • From: AVP18
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      At the AVCA convention, the AVP has a big impression to make. With the huge sand volleyball vote less than a month away and the focus of the volleyball universe in Tampa this weekend, this could be the AVP's best and last chance to make a push toward getting sand volleyball into Division I.

      What does the AVP need to accomplish this weekend, and how can it make a big impression? I say their biggest task is to show schools in oppostion to adding sand volleyball how economical, and ultimately beneficial, it can actually be. The guys at the AVP can make a decent sand court in no time, and quick/cheap court constuction can go a long way in winning over colleges. Most opponents undoubtedly have financial concerns. From sand courts to other elements, the pro beach tour can show potential NCAA particpants that they really don't have much to fear. It won't be too costly, it will ease Title IX compliance, and best of all, it will bring a massive wave of excitement to schools all over. Colleges in favor of the override just have to stop fearing change.

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  • AVP Information AVP Information

    • From: mcgunz14
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      Hey guys,

      I am doing a mock sponsorship proposal for a marketing class and was wondering if anyone knew where to find AVP information on attendance for past events, Profits, and information that could be used to help pitch the AVP to a potential sponsor.

       

      - Thanks Dave

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  • Media Report: Las Vegas Media Report: Las Vegas

    • From: AVPPR
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      Re-live Las Vegas' Best of the Beach, where Jen Kessy won for the second year in a row and Phil Dalhausser claimed his first individual title:

       

      Las Vegas Daily Media Report

       

      Saturday, September 19

      The Associated Press – reporter Keith Freeman

      Volleyball Magazine – photographer Roger Snider

      DiG Magazine – Rick Atwood

      Volleyshots.com – photographer John Geldermann

      VBShots.com -

      Freelance – Tony Ziemba

      Freelance – Ken Delgado

      Oakley – photographers Megan Pura and Rich Hennings

      SMACK Sportswear – photographer Tanner Morris

      AVP photographer Lucas Kane

       

       

      Friday, September 18

      PRINT:

       

      Las Vegas Review-Journal (circulation 172,366) ran the event info in Sports Calendar.

       

      TV:

       

      KVVU-TV (FOX, Las Vegas) – “Extreme Amy”, the local Las Vegas Fox affiliate, came out to the site and went live two times each hour between 5 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Alison Shapiro did a talking-head segment in the 5 a.m., then AVP athlete Ryan Mariano did segments and tutorials between the 6 and 8 am hours. AVP athlete Angie Akers did a hit in the 8 a.m. hour. They hyped free morning sessions, as well as the fun atmosphere in the night session and the unique nature of the event.

       

      KTLA-TV (the CW) – Reporter Gayle Anderson took her show on the road and came out to Mandalay for three sets of hits in the 7, 8 and 9 a.m. hours. In the 7 a.m. Katie Lindquist and Whitney Pavlik talked about some of the extra events happening onsite, such as the CEO challenge and the VIP experience and rolled b-roll. They shot b-roll of the CEO Challenge. Then, in the 8 am, Gayle interviewed Nicole Branagh and Todd Rogers about what it’s like to play with different partners and their Olympic experience, with accompanying b-roll footage. In the 9 a.m., she interviewed EY and Phil Dalhausser also about the event and playing in Las Vegas, with accompanying b-roll. In each segment, she provided viewers with full event information and information about the finals on KTLA Saturday night.

       

      MEDIA ON SITE

      Volleyball Magazine – photographer Roger Snider

      DiG Magazine – Rick Atwood

      Volleyshots.com – photographer John Geldermann

      VBShots.com -

      Freelance – Tony Ziemba

      Freelance – Ken Delgado

      Oakley – photographers Megan Pura and Rich Hennings

      SMACK Sportswear – photographer Tanner Morris

      AVP photographer Lucas Kane

       

       

      REPRINT OF TELECAST COVERAGE FROM BZA:

       

      Wednesday, Sept. 16:

       

      The listing ran on zap2it.com (2,415,462 unique visitors per month), which means it should have been included on all online listings services: <http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tvlistings/ZCSGrid.do?sgridType=list&fromTimeInMillis=1253332800000&stnNum=10724>.

       

      Thursday, Sept. 17:

       

      LAist.com (258,388 uvpm) sports editor Jimmy Bramlett ran the AVP on KTLA in his Thursday night “Night’s Action,” previewing the weekend: <http://laist.com/2009/09/18/last_nights_action_angels_finally_d.php>.

       

      Friday, Sept. 18:

       

      The L.A. Daily News’ (circulation, 124,488) sports TV/radio columnist Tom Hoffarth used the AVP’s broadcast on KTLA as his entire “What Smokes” section of his highly read column, which started on C1 and continued as the dominant element on the highly visible Page 2: <http://www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_13363922>. This coverage is juxtaposed with what will be a controversial column on the looming demise of the newspaper.

       

      Hoffarth’s column runs prominently throughout all the papers in the L.A. Newspaper Group (circulation, 400,000+), including the Daily Breeze, Long Beach Press-Telegram, etc.

       

      He expanded on this item on his “Farther off the Wall” blog, using four graphs, a great Geeter quote and a photo of the big, inflatable ball with “avp” clearly visible: <http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/>.

       

      North County Times’ (circulation, 78,181) sports TV/radio columnist John Maffei included the AVP as the second item in his “Around the dial” section of his “TUBE TALK” column previewing the weekend’s TV: <http://www.nctimes.com/sports/columnists/maffei/article_ce0d57ae-22d6-5e27-817b-53463f5d2228.html>.

       

      PubClub.com (70,178 uvpm) included the AVP (with a photo) in its “South Bay Party Report.” Owner Kevin Wilkerson also blasted the information out to some bar owners he knows, asking them to put the telecast on.

       

       

      Thursday, September 17

      PRINT:

       

      The Las Vegas Review-Journal (circulation 172,366) ran the first installment of Jeff Wolf’s daily coverage of our event in Sports. It focused on an interview with Todd Rogers, as well as outlining the unique format of the Best of the Beach tournament. It featured a full-color photo of Todd.

       

      “Olympic gold partners on their own this time”

      <http://www.lvrj.com/sports/olympic-gold-partners-on-their-own-this-time-59603362.html>

       

      The story was also featured alongside a sidebar taken from the AP feed of the AVP press release regarding Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor’s reunion next week in Glendale.

       

      “May-Treanor, Walsh plan reunion next week”

       

      The Los Angeles Times (circulation 723,181) ran an item regarding KTLA’s live broadcast from Las Vegas in Diane Pucin’s “On Sports Media” column. It ran under the header “On the beach in Vegas” and had a quote from Jason Hodell.

       

      On the beach in Vegas

      KTLA will announce today that it will televise the AVP Crocs Tour Best of the Beach tournament from Las Vegas on Sept. 19. KTLA also broadcast the finals of the Manhattan Beach Open last July.

      Jason Hodell, the chief executive of the AVP Tour, said he credited the large crowds at Manhattan Beach in part because KTLA promoted the event heavily on television.

      "Television coverage is a big driver of crowds," said Hodell, who hopes that happens again. Crocs, the title sponsor of the league, is not renewing its contract after this season.

       

      “TV audience ralled behind U.S. Open upstart Melanie Oudin”

      <http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-sports-media11-2009sep11,0,3394101.story>

       

      Reuters (news service) picked up the press release regarding Nintendo DSi’ activation at our event in Las Vegas.

       

      “Nintendo DSi Joins the Roster at 2009 AVP Crocs Tour Best of the Beach”

      <http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS140374+16-Sep-2009+BW20090916>

       

      TV:

      LAS VEGAS MINUTE will broadcast live tonight from Mandalay Bay featuring our athletes.

      Vegas Minute is broadcast by KTLA in Los Angeles, home to the number one morning news program in L.A., KENS (CBS) in San Antonio, KFSN (ABC) in Fresno, KHNL (NBC) in Honolulu and KCEN (NBC) in Waco. The popular segment also can be found online on AOL’s Las Vegas CityGuide and Vegas.com.

       

       

      ONLINE:

       

      TheSportsNetwork.com (TSN) ran a recap of the Cincy tournament and mentioned the next event was this one in Las Vegas.

       

      “The latest news from the USOC”

      <http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=olymp/news/news.aspx?id=4252575>

       

      MEDIA ONSITE

      Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Bureau – photographer Darrin Bush

      Volleyball Magazine – photographer Roger Snider

      DiG Magazine – Rick Atwood

      Volleyshots.com – photographer John Geldermann

      VBShots.com -

      Freelance – Tony Ziemba

      Freelance – Ken Delgado

      Oakley – photographers Megan Pura and Rich Hennings

      SMACK Sportswear – photographer Tanner Morris

      AVP photographer Lucas Kane

       

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  • Media Report: Mason Media Report: Mason

    • From: AVPPR
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      Re-live the Mason Open, where Nancy Mason played her final AVP event and the Tournament of Champions crowned its winners:

       

      Mason Daily Media Report

       

      Sunday, September 6

       

      PRINT:

       

      The Cincinnati Enquirer (Sunday circulation 350,000), ran Jeremy Peters’ story on C2 of Sports on Nicole and EY and their successful season, featuring interviews with both athletes and photos of Saturday’s play. A text box listed event information and tickets.

       

      “Branagh, Youngs aim to extend their roll”

      http://nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20090905/SPT/309050042/Branagh++Young+aim+to+extend+their+roll

       

      The story also ran in the Kentucky Enquirer, their sister paper.

       

      MEDIA ON SITE

      Cincinnati Enquirer – reporter Shannon Russell and photographer WKRC – Channel 12 VolleyShots.com VolleyChick.com Southcreek Sports Media Freelance – Tony Bailey

       

      Saturday, September 5

       

      PRINT:

       

      The Cincinnati Enquirer (circulation 206,320) ran Jeremy Peters’ story regarding the fan experience of coming to the Tournament of Champions. He interviewed fans, some new and some long-time, about the draw of the tournament and how excited the fans get. It also talked about how accessible the athletes are and how close to the action you can get, as well as affordability and $5 tickets.

       

      “Volleyball fans interest in game ingrained”

      http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090904/SPT/309040170/1062/Volleyball+fans++interest+in+game+ingrained

       

      The paper also ran an online gallery of eleven photos from Friday’s action.

       

      http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=AB&Dato=20090904&Kategori=SPT&Lopenr=909040808&Ref=PH

       

       

      MEDIA ON SITE:

      Cincinatti Enquirer – photographer

      South Creek Sports Media

      Volleyball.com

      Volleychick.com

      Jeremy peters cincy enq Nicole and ey 5133154953

       

      Friday, September 4

       

      PRINT:

       

      The Cincinnati Enquirer (circulation 206,320) ran a fantastic preview story by Shannon Russell on our event that started with a tease (“Bumping it Up”) on the front page of Sports (C1) with a full-color photo of Todd Rogers right next to the Sports header above the fold. The story then jumps to C6, where the story detailed Todd and Phil’s post-Olympic journey and their up-and-down 2009 season and included interviews with both athletes. It also included another full-color photo of Phil bumping, as well as a text box with event schedule and ticket info.

       

      “Defending AVP champs regain drive”

      http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090903/SPT/909040373/1062/Defending+AVP+champs+regain+drive

       

      The Kentucky Enquirer (Cincy Enqurier’s sister paper in Northern Kentucky) included our event in their Labor Day Weekend guide in their online version on the home page of NKY.Enquirer.com, above even Breaking News, with a full-color photo of Kerri Walsh. It continued with Shannon Russell’s story “Duos to Watch” which focused on the top 2 men’s teams (Dalhausser/Rogers, Hyden/Scott, as well as Kerri/Rachel and Nicole/EY). It included another photo of Nicole and EY hugging after their win in Mason last year. It also included ticket information, including the $5 promo.

       

      “AVP duos to watch”

      http://cincinnati.metromix.com/events/article/avp-duos-to-watch/1434346/content

       

      TV:

      WCPO-TV Channel 9 is putting together a package for the 6 p.m. news.

       

      MEDIA ON SITE:

      Cincinnati Enquirer – reporter Jeremy Peters WLW-TV (NBC Channel 5) – videographer shooting for 6 p.m. news.

      Journal News – photographer

      Volleyshots.com – photographer Patrick Mann Volleychick.com – Di Pearson

       

      Thursday, September 3, 2009

       

      The Dayton Daily News (circulation 157,833) ran a story on Kerri’s return by reporter Steven Matthews. In Q and A format, it detailed Kerri’s feelings about returning to the tour generally and the Mason tournament specifically. It featured a full-color photo of her blocking.

       

      “AVP star Walsh back on tour”

      http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/avp-star-walsh-back-on-tour-enjoys-life-as-mother-277034.html

       

      The Oxford Press (circulation TBD) ran an event preview focusing on the big names playing in Mason. It included a full-color photo of Kerri and Misty as well as complete event information. It also focused on the $5 ticket promotion.

       

      “Volleyball tourney offers big names, $5 tickets”

      http://www.oxfordpress.com/news/oxford-news/volleyball-tourney-offers-big-names-5-tickets-277430.html?cxtype=rss_local-news&imw=Y

       

      The Cincinnati Business Courier (circulation TBD) ran Dan Monk’s story regarding potential record attendance numbers for the event in Mason and for AVP events in general. It included event information and an interview with REM’s Mario Cicchinelli.

       

      “AVP Crocs expects record attendance in Mason”

      http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/08/31/daily44.html

       

      MEDIA ON SITE FOR MEDIA HOUR:

      Cincinnati Enquirer – reporter Shannon Russell CBS-TV FOX-TV NBC-TV Various local outlets

       

      Wednesday, September 2, 2009

       

      Metromix.com (Cincinnati) ran an interview with Kerri Walsh where she talks about a number of subjects beyond beach volleyball, as well as her return to the Tour. It also references the event in Mason and her participation.

       

      “Long-tall Kerri in mom mode”

      http://cincinnati.metromix.com/events/article/long-tall-kerri-in/1434345/content

       

      September 1, 2009

       

      ONLINE:

       

      Soapboxmedia.com  ran an event listing with photo of last year’s action in their “Soapicks” column.

       

      “Soapicks September 1-7”

      http://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/78soapicks.aspx

       

       

      August 29, 2009

       

      PRINT:

       

      The Cincinnati Enquirer (circulation 206,320) ran Shannon Russell’s story on Team Mom, focusing on Kerri’s comeback and recent partnership with Rachel. It included an interview with Kerri as well as with Reach Event Marketing’s Mario Cicchinelli. It also included event info on the event in Mason.

       

      “For new mom, AVP comeback’s in infancy”

      http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090829/SPT/908300417/1062/For+new+mom++AVP+comeback+s+in+infancy

       

      August 25, 2009

       

      ONLINE:

       

      Momslikeme.com (a blog through Cincinnati.com, the Cincy Enquirer’s website), ran an event listing with ticket prices in their Things to Do section.

       

      “AVP Crocs Tournament of Champions”

      http://cincinnati.momslikeme.com/members/eventactions.aspx?g=645764&m=7099013

       

       

      MISCELLEANOUS BROADCAST PRE-MEDIA

       

      WLW-TV (NBC), WCPO-TV, WXIX (FOX) and Lebanon Cable (local cable channel)

       

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  • Media Report: Chicago Media Report: Chicago

    • From: AVPPR
    • Description:

      Re-live the Chicago Open, where Kerri Walsh teamed up with Holly McPeak and Hyden/Scott and NB/EY knocked off their rivals, with the media coverage below:

       

      Chicago Daily Media Report

       

      Sunday, August 30,

       

      PRINT:

       

      Chicago Sun-Times (circulation 312,274) ran a detailed account of yesterday’s men’s final, particularly focusing on the incredible play of John Hyden. It included post-game interviews with both Hyden and Todd Rogers. The last paragraph focused on Sean Rosenthal’s injury and his success this weekend.

       

      “Hyden/Scott give Olympian effort”

      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/1743402,CST-SPT-voll30.article

       

      TV:

       

      CBS-2 is putting together a package on Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 summer games. They visited our site Sunday, as well as the triathlon taking place concurrently. They focused on Chicago’s ability to run an Olympic-level sporting event and interviewed three-time Olympian Holly McPeak and VP of Sport Development Al Lau. They also shot highlights and b-roll.

       

      ONLINE:

       

      UniversalSports.com wrote a complete wrapup of the men’s finals with links to NBC/Universal’s streaming coverage of the finals and semifinals. It detailed Hyden/Scott’s season-long ability to foil the gold medalists and Phil and Todd’s up and down season.

       

       

      “Hyden/Scott get best of Dalhausser/Rogers in Chicago”

      http://www.universalsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23000&ATCLID=204783806

       

       

      MEDIA ON SITE:

      Chicago Sun-Times - photographer

      Chicago Sun-Times – Reporter Larry Hamel, photographer Keith Hale ESPN – was out to get the feel of the event, didn’t shoot anything but made good ties with them. They have my contact info.

      CBS-2 – reporter and videographer

      2016 Film Crew - various

       

      Saturday, August 29th

       

      PRINT:

       

      Chicago Sun-Times (circulation 312,274) Larry Hamel’s latest installation in his day-to-day coverage of the event focused on Jen Kessy and April Ross’ attempting to play in both GIVB and AVP events this season, detailing their recent nosedive in The Hague and some issues regarding the FIVB’s bonus pool system. The story also touched on how Kerri and Holly fared, along with an update regarding Sean Rosenthal’s torn ligament.

       

      “Kessy, Ross pledge loyalty to AVP first”

      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/1741364,CST-SPT-voll29.article

       

       

      The online version also included a photo gallery from Friday’s action that was featured on the SunTimes.com home page. Some of the pictures look awesome, with the Chicago skyline in the background.

       

      AVP at Oak Street Beach

      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/-1,082809avpg.photogallery?index=0

       

       

      The Daily Breeze (Los Angeles, circulation 70,000) ran a story based on the AVP press release detailing how Kerri Walsh and Holly McPeak fared in yesterday’s play. It included interviews with both athletes and also listed tune-in information for NBC Broadcast (including local channel info).

       

      “New duo McPeak, Walsh off to a strong start in Windy City”

      http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_13226332

       

      TV:

      NBC-5 ran its package of yesterday’s action on the evening news, as did CBS-2

       

       

      ONLINE:

      Chicagoist.com wrote a somewhat tongue-in cheek story regarding the AVP’s naming conventions and sponsorships and how the ever-changing and long names of AVP events are confusing. It also included event info.

       

      “On Volleyball Sponsorship”

      http://chicagoist.com/2009/08/28/a_post_about_womens_volleyball.php

       

      MEDIA ON SITE:

      Chicago Sun-Times – reporter Larry Hamel and photographer

      Health and Lifestyle Weekly – reporter and photographer

      Volleyball.com – photographer

      VolleyballClub.com – photographer

       

      Friday, August 28th

       

      PRINT:

      Chicago Sun-Times (circulation 312,274): Larry Hamel continued his day-by-day coverage of the tournament with story regarding local team Renee Bizzieri/Erin Gray and what it’s like to “chase the dream” of a beach volleyball career via the Qualifier system.

       

      “Proving time for local pair in Main Draw”

      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/1739407,CST-SPT-volley28.article

       

      Also, online in the Sun-Times’ Sports Pros(e) blog, the second installment of interview with AVP athletes ran, today with Nicole Branagh, where she talked about her opinions of the Chicago stop, her future with EY on the international and AVP Tours, and the growth of the AVP.

       

      “AVP Chicago: Interview with Nicole Branagh”

      http://blogs.suntimes.com/sportsprose/2009/08/avp_chicago_interview_with_nic.html

       

      TV:

       

      NBC-5 sent a reporter and cameraman to the event, and they got a smorgasbord of AVP treats: an interview with Paul Tedeschi and Sunny, an interview with Canyon Ceman, and an interview with KGC rep Susan Viti. Sunny also made an appearance at a 6pm live shot.

       

      CBS-2 was also onsite and shot Kerri and got a standup interview with her.

       

      ONLINE:

       

      NBC5.com (Chicago) ran a story and video regarding Team Gorgeous’ appearance in Playboy. The article focuses on the girls as athletes first and models second. It also mentions all event info for our event in Chicago.

       

      “Playboy’s Sand Bunnies Hit Chicago”

      http://www.nbcchicago.com/around-town/events/Playboys-Sand-Bunnies-Hit-Chicago--55283047.html

       

       

      MEDIA ON SITE:

      Chicago Sun-Times – reporter Larry Hamel, photographer John Kim

      NBC-5 – reporter Natalie Martinez and a cameraman

      CBS-TV (channel 2) – reporter and cameraman, shot b-roll and interviewed Kerri Walsh

      Health and Lifestyle Weekly – reporter and two photographers

      VolleyChick.com – Di Pearson

      Holly McPeak/Suzanne Stonebarger – photog Matt Hill

      Freelance – photog Ryan Gauthier

       

      Thursday August 27th

       

      PRINT:

       

      Chicago Sun-Times (circulation 312,274) broke the story of Kerri playing with Holly McPeak this weekend. The story has an interview with Rachel wherein she discusses her decision to not play this weekend. The piece also mentions event times and info as well as NBC tune-in info.

       

      “Wacholder a scratch for Oak Street AVP Stop”

       

      http://www.suntimes.com/sports/1737817,CST-SPT-avp27.article

       

      The story also reran in suburban Chicago papers the Joliet Herald Tribune (circulation 38,891) and the Courier News (circulation TBD).

       

      http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/sports/1737817,CST-SPT-avp27.article

       

      http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/sports/1737817,CST-SPT-avp27.article

       

      Also, online in the Sun-Times’ Sports Pros(e) blog is an interview with and full-color photo of Todd Rogers, talking about his future on the tour and his opinions of the Chicago event.

       

      “AVP Chicago: Interview with Todd Rogers”

      http://blogs.suntimes.com/sportsprose/2009/08/avp_chicago_interview_with_tod.html

       

       

      ONLINE:

       

      CBS2 Chicago picked up the AP Story

      “Kerri Walsh Gets New Partner for Chicago”

      http://cbs2chicago.com/wireapsportsil/Olympic.gold.medalist.2.1147719.html

       

      ***A number of national news outlets and outlets around the country also picked up the AP version of the Kerri story including:

       

      USA Today

      “Kerri Walsh gets new partner for Chicago”

      http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/volleyball/2009-08-27-3965695318_x.htm

       

      ESPN.com

      “Kerri Walsh picks McPeak for Chicago event”

      http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4426761

       

      CBSSports.com

      “Walsh gets McPeak as new partner for Chicago”

      http://www.cbssports.com/worldsports/story/12121001

       

      TV:

       

      WMAQ-TV (NBC) Morning Show (in studio): AVP athletes Saralyn Smith, Beth Van Fleet and Christal Morrison went in studio at NBC-5 in Chicago in the 6 a.m. hour. At around 6:10 a.m. they teased the event with b-roll from last year. At approximately 6:20, there was a standup interview with all three athletes and on-screen graphics with the full title of the event (KGC in abbreviation) and directions to AVP.com for tickets, as well as event dates. They also showed more b-roll. I will send a link when I have one.

       

      WMAQ-TV (NBC) also sent a crew to Kerri’s autograph signing at the Sports Authority. They did a sit down interview with Kerri as well as shot b-roll of her signing with Wilson and AVP branding prominent. I will also send the link to this when I have one.

       

       

      ONLINE:

       

      Chicago Insider Travel Examiner.com (approximately 30,000 page views/month) ran a full event listing with photos, directions, ticket info and first-hand experience from the event last year.

       

      “Professional beach volleyball comes to Chicago”

      http://www.examiner.com/x-17811-Chicago-Insider-Travel-Examiner

       

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  • Media Report: Muskegon Part I Media Report: Muskegon Part I

    • From: AVPPR
    • Description:

      Re-live this past season's Muskegon Open, where EY notched win No. 50, with the media coverage surrounding the event:

      **Please note: All coverage of the AVP Muskegon Open by the Muskegon Chronicle (circulation 50,000) is being picked up and published by its sister paper, the Grand Rapids Press (circulation approximately 200,000)

       

       

       

      August 23, 2009

       

      PRINT:

       

      The Muskegon Chronicle (circulation 50,000) ran a photo gallery of Day 2 action in Muskegon. The lead photo also mentioned event location and information.

       

      “AVP Volleyball Saturday”

      <http://photos.mlive.com/muskegonchronicle/2009/08/avp_volleyball_saturday_10.html>

       

       

      The Daily Pilot (CA) (circulation 30,000) ran a story on how all Orange County AVP players fared in the tourney Muskegon (Gibb, Rosenthal, Pavlik, Loomis, Stolfus), as well as mentioned how AVP athlete April Ross fared at the FIVB event in Finland.

       

      “Ross places second, Gibb-Rosey in hunt”

      <http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2009/08/22/sports/newport/dpt-spvball082309.txt>

       

      TV:

      FOX-17 (Grand Rapids) ran segments from Saturday’s action in the last segment of their 10 p.m. evening news. The segment included highlights footage and interviews with Todd Rogers and Kerri Walsh.

       

      MEDIA ON SITE

      Ø Muskegon Chronicle - photographer Kristin Eberts, reporter Scott Brandenberg

      Ø FOX 17-TV 

      Ø WDTW Radio (Detroit) - Chad Mitchell

      Ø VolleyShots.com - photographer Patrick Mann

      Ø West Michigan Volleyball Association - photographer Dan Robinson

      Ø AVP photographers - Lucas Kane and Federica Valabrega

       

       

      August 22, 2009

       

      The Muskegon Chronicle (circulation 50,000) ran Tom Kendra’s column focusing on the action yesterday. He focused on local guys VanderWerp and Goers, and also mentioned the VERSUS telecast AND avpTV streaming.

       

      “Local AVP players give top-seeded foes a scare”

      <http://www.mlive.com/news/chronicle/index.ssf?/base/news-17/125093612847350.xml&coll=8>

       

       

      The Grand Haven Tribune ran a story about local beach volleyball players Steve VanderWerp and Pete Goers and how they fared in yesterday’s tournament, particularly in their match against Phil and Todd. It also mentioned tournament details.

       

      “Local team puts scare into AVP’s top team”

      <http://www.grandhaventribune.com/paid/295239979757052.bsp>

       

      MEDIA ON SITE

      Ø FOX 17-TV 

      Ø WOOD-TV (NBC)

      Ø Muskegon Chronicle - photographer Kristin Eberts, reporter Scott Brandenberg

      Ø VolleyShots.com - photographer Patrick Mann

       

       

       

      August 21, 2009

       

      PRINT:

      The Muskegon Chronicle (circulation 50,000) ran Scott Brandenberg’s story on Michigan locals breaking into the qualifier. It also touched on Evan Engle, a Michigan native already seeded into the Main Draw.

       

      “Michiganders earn AVP Open spots”

      <http://www.mlive.com/sports/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/08/michiganders_earn_avp_open_spo.html>

       

      They also ran an online photo gallery of qualifier play from Thursday:

      <http://photos.mlive.com/muskegonchronicle/2009/08/avp_qualifier_15.html>

       

      An editorial also highlighted Free Fridays:

      “One more chance to celebrate summer”

      <http://www.mlive.com/opinion/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/08/editorial_one_more_chance_to_c.html>

       

       

      RADIO:
      WDTW Radio in Detroit teased the event and sent a reporter out to cover for the rest of the weekend. He will do a wrap-up on air after the event.

       

       

      MEDIA ON SITE

      Ø Muskegon Chronicle - reporter Scott Brandenburg, photographer Kendra Mills

      Ø WOOD-TV (NBC) - reporter and camera man Jim Limbaugh. The station is sharing what they shoot with WZZM (ABC) and Channel 3

      Ø FOX17-TV (Grand Rapids) - cameraman

      Ø  WDTW Radio (Detroit) - reporter Chad Mitchell

       

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  • Meida Report: Muskegon, Part I Meida Report: Muskegon, Part II

    • From: AVPPR
    • Description:

      August 20, 2009

       

      PRINT:

       

      The Muskegon Chronicle (circulation 50,000) ran a Scott Brandenberg’s GREAT lead-up story on the front page of Sports today that featured an interview with Todd Rogers regarding his past experiences in Muskegon (he won in 2000) and his recent streak on the AVP Tour. It also discusses the local players given a wildcard berth into the tournament and interviews them, as well as the women’s side of the bracket, including Kerri’s participation. Free Fridays also get a mention, which is fantastic. The story also included a full-color photo of Todd from the Olympics.

       

      “Todd Rogers has fond memories of Muskegon”

      <http://www.mlive.com/sports/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/08/rogers_has_fond_memories_of_mu.html>

       

      TV:

       

      WZZT (ABC affiliate) came to the press conference at the Shoreline and shot interviews for the evening news.

       

       

      MEDIA ATTENDANCE AT PRESS CONFERENCE

       

      Ø Muskegon Chronicle - reporter Tom Kendra

      Ø WZZT (ABC affiliate) - Reporter and cameraman Paul Ross

      Ø Muskegon County Convention and Visitors Bureau

       

       

      August 15, 2009

       

      The Muskegon Chronicle (circulation 50,000) ran a preview story written by Scott Brandenberg with a full-color photo of our own Canyon Ceman playing in the last tournament held here in 2001. It also included an interview with AVP PR Manager Alison Shapiro as well as Muskegon City Manager Bryon Mazade.

       

      “Pro volleyball tour returns to Pere Marquette”

      <http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/04/pro_volleyball_tour_returns_to.html>

       

      August 6, 2009

       

      The Grand Haven Tribune ran the press release written by AVP PR Manager Alison Shapiro announcing tickets on sale and all event info.

       

      “Gold medalists to visit Muskegon”

      <http://www.grandhaventribune.com/paid/296400595219278.bsp>

       

       

      July 19, 2009

       

      The Kalamazoo Gazette ran a story on Western Michigan University alum and AVP Tour player Mike Morrison, complete with a full-color photo and an interview and information regarding the event in August.

       

      “WMU graduate Mike Morrison moving up ranks as professional volleyball player”

      <http://www.mlive.com/broncos/index.ssf/2009/07/wmu_graduate_mike_morrison_mov.html>

       

      July 10, 2008

       

      The Jackson Citizen Patriot ran a story on graduate Dianne DeNecochea, who graduated from Columbia Central college, focusing on her becoming part of the oldest team to win an AVP event in Brooklyn. It also ran information on the event here as well as a link to AVP.com for tickets.

       

      “Columbia Central graduate still digging volleyball”

      <http://www.mlive.com/sports/jackson/index.ssf/2009/07/columbia_central_graduate_stil.html>

       

      April 19, 2009

       

      The Muskegon Chronicle (circulation 50,000) ran a story when the AVP decided to return to Muskegon. It was extremely warm and mentioned the tournament dates and the draw of the tournament.

       

      “Editorial: AVP’s return sure to be a hit”

      <http://www.mlive.com/opinion/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/04/editorial_avps_return_sure_to.html>

       

      Ongoing

      The Muskegon Chronicle and M.Live.com (which covers much of Western Michigan) has been running event info in their FORUM section:

       

      <http://www.mlive.com/forums/hsvolleyball/index.ssf?artid=71861>

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  • Playin my best SandVolleyball Playin my best SandVolleyball @ 43yrs. Love the AVP

    • From: planetvball
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      Barbara Fontana... she's my hero; if she can kick tail, at 43, so can I.

      Gettn better all the time. (My avp fav's ross/kessy/phil/todd/jennykropp/...all of em!!  :)

      more to come from me.   ~~tp

      ps: drop me some comments; particularly if you have comments

      for a 6'6" athlete who can play the game!! I wanna play avp style!!

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