PE NN S TAT E MEN ’ S VOL L E Y B AL L This publication about the 2017 Penn State Men’s Volleyball team has been prepared to aid members of the media covering the Nittany Lions this season. Additional information is available by contacting Jeff Smith at (814) 865-3613 or by email at jzs23@psu.edu A photo roster is available on page 5 of this publication. Credentials Members of the media should contact the Penn State Athletic Communications Office to request season or individual game credentials for Nittany Lion volleyball home matches. The press row at Rec Hall is located on the upper track level of the building on the south side. Individual game requests should be made no later than noon the day prior to the game and should be directed to Jeff Smith, Assistant Athletic Communications Director, at (814) 865-3613 or jzs23@psu.edu. Credentials will be available for pick-up at the Rec Hall Will Call window the evening of the contest. Members of the media are allowed to park in the Nittany Parking Deck adjacent to the Nittany Lion Inn. Interview Policies Please direct all requests for interviews with coaches or players to Jeff Smith. Members of the Penn State coaching staff are usually available during weekday mornings and afternoon practices and are available after matches. Members of the volleyball team will be available for interviews before and after scheduled practices, but will not be available for interviews on the day of a game, home or away, until the post-match press conference. After home matches, head coach Mark Pavlik and requested players will be available for interviews in Rec Hall, room 142. Contact Jeff Smith for individual post-match interviews and away match requests. Players will return telephone calls; home and cell phone numbers will not be released. For opposing players and coaches, please contact Jeff Smith who will alert the visiting SID, if available, or set up interviews if possible. Penn State adheres to the NCAA photography policies. Photographers are permitted on the volleyball court but must remain in the designated area. Photographers are also allowed in the stands as long as fan viewing is not obstructed, and anywhere along the upper track level of Rec Hall.
E-Mail and Web Updates While game notes and updated stats will be distributed to local media via email and the web on a regular basis, members of the media may request that they be added to the Penn State Athletic Communications Office’s men’s volleyball e-mail group. Subscribers will receive game notes, game stories and other information via e-mail. To subscribe, send a request to jzs23@psu.edu. Please identify yourself and organization in your request as this service is only available to members of the media. Telephones and Wireless Internet There will be at least one phone provided on press row for media to make calling card or collect phone calls. Free unrestricted wireless is also available anywhere in the Rec Hall arena. Please alert Jeff Smith if additional arrangements need to be made. Daily Media Services For the most up-to-date Nittany Lion volleyball news and statistics, visit the official website of the Penn State Athletic Department at www.GoPSUsports. com. Game notes and updated statistics for the upcoming match will be posted no later than the day before the contest. Gameday Media Services The Penn State Athletic Communications staff will provide pre-match notes, scorecards, rosters, updated statistics and results for each team in the Rec Hall Media Room (Room 301, adjacent to press row off of the track) prior to each match. Box scores and any postmatch notes will be distributed approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of the match at the post-match press conference. An Associated Press-style game story will also be produced by the Penn State Athletic Communications Office. Members of the media may request these stories be sent to their organization via fax or e-mail by contacting a member of the Penn State Athletic Communications Staff. Penn State Athletic Communications Office The Penn State Athletic Communications Office is located in 101 of the Bryce Jordan Center. The entrance is located off University Drive using the Orange Lot West parking lot.
Bleachers North
Official’s Stand
Bleachers
* There are no Photo Zones on the South side of the court (benches/scorer’s table).
West
* Four Photo Zone seats are on the North bleachers. Seats are reserved for credentialed photographers on a first-come, first-served basis. You must be seated on the bleacher seat - or directly in front of the bleacher with your back touching. If sitting on the floor, your feet must be tucked underneath you and all bags/equipment must be kept out of play at all times. This is a playable area.
* Protocol may change slightly for NCAA Championship matches.
* You may shoot from the mid-level or track as long as you do not block the view of spectators.
Visiting Team Bench
East
Bleachers
* Two Photo Zones are on the East and West sides of the gym. During all regular-season games, photographers have the entire side of the opposite court where Penn State is playing. PSU cheerleaders are required to cheer behind the PSU team and they will switch sides when the team does. Actual Photo Zones are not marked on the floor but photographers are asked to remain behind the white line marked on the floor about 10 feet from the endline. Please keep this area clear of bags/equipment as it is a playable area. Servers have the entire baseline for use.
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* Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Scorer’s Table
Home Team Bench
South
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