Growing the Game 1-3-13 Newslettter

Growing the Game News Vol. 2, No. 1 - Jan. 3, 2013 Important News – The vendor with whom USA Volleyball contracts to deliver IMPACT OnDemand and USAV officiating courses experienced system issues over the holidays that prevented content delivery. The staff and the vendor are working diligently to correct the problem and to provide full functionality as soon as possible. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience.

Videos Learn about pattern interruption and other great ways to be a better teacher and coach in this recent New York Times video http://bit.ly/UFPs6L John Wooden – If you are a new coach, take our advice and read anything coach Wooden, the legendary UCLA men’s basketball coach, has written. The same goes if you are an experienced coach. In this 17 minute video he reflects on the differences between winning and succeeding. http://bit.ly/ZUq5U1 Articles Jerry Seinfeld, Comedy Athlete – Deliberate practice and talent combined to make Seinfeld one of the best in the business. Read how he accomplished this in a New York Times. http://nyti.ms/ZUq9TC Sport Illustrated – Stand Up, Speak Out – USA Volleyball has been doing background screening for over half a decade, as it is the right thing to do, with hundreds of potential coaches failing those checks in that period. Where they go to coach is unknown, but this new article by SI looks at all sports and those who have failed to do the right thing. http://bit.ly/ZUq8ip -- USA Volleyball is working with the USOC to create a safe sport environment and to avoid the mishaps as illustrated in the SI piece. For more information on the USOC SafeSport program, go to http://bit.ly/Zh6dsN (SafeSport.org).

Book/Movie Suggestions Growing the Game Together – Coach and Club Director Edition – As part of our thank you gifts to USAV coaches and club directors, this special FREE PDF download of the new book compilation specifically from the Grow the Game Together blog, subtitled “Insights and Thoughts on the Science, Facts, and Principles of Sport and Volleyball.” http://bit.ly/UamTRB Hidden Gems Over 50 valuable videos are available from the 2011 holiday blog - http://bit.ly/ViOWKh - and the 2012 holiday blog - http://bit.ly/THgedP - to share with your parents, players, coaching staff and others.

Guide to Volleyball Basics – With all the new parents joining programs, this is a good time to share this classic guide on the basics of the game, rules, skills and more. http://bit.ly/10ObNDF USA Volleyball thanks you for your help in growing the game together!