Hi Arizona volleyball players,

My name is Joe Garcia and I am the inventor of the sport of wallyball
and the Executive Director of the Association of United Wallyball
Players (AUWP)a nonprofit association. Today the worlds greatest
volleyball player Karch Kiraly joined the AUWP Advisory Staff(see
following release)along with UCLA volleyball Coach Al Scates to help
grow the sports of volleyball and wallyball worldwide.

We would like to invite the volleyball players of Arizona to the 2004
U.S. Open Wallyball championships in Detroit March 11-14. There's a
reason that the winningest coach and the greatest player in
volleyball history have joined the AUWP to help grow wallyball and I
truly hope that you will come to Detroit to join in the excitement.

For more information regarding the association and the tournament,
please visit our web site at www.auwp.org. Also join the AUWP.
Membership is free and you will be kept up to date on the high
school,collegiate and amatuer programs Coach Scates and Karch Kiraly
are assiting the AUWP develop.

Thank you and I hope to meet you in Michigan

Joe Garcia



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 5, 2004

Contact: Joe Garcia, Executive Director Association of United
Wallyball Players (AUWP)
(775) 849-9488
executive@...


Unquestionably, the greatest player in the history of the sport of
indoor and outdoor volleyball, Karch Kiraly joins the AUWP Wallyball
Advisory Staff

When you think of the greatest living sports legends, some names that
quickly come to mind are Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Barry Bonds,
Wayne Gretzky and Dan Marino. Karch Kiraly (pronounced KEY-RYE) is
to the sport of volleyball what these modern day icons represent in
their respective sports. "Having Karch Kiraly join the advisory staff
of the Association of United Wallyball Players (AUWP), the official
governing body of the sport of wallyball, is one of the crowning
moments in the history of the sport," states Joe Garcia, inventor of
wallyball and Executive Director of the AUWP. "One of our primary
goals is to develop a grass roots program to grow the sport. Karch
also understands that the similarities the two sports enjoy - such as
basic volleyball rules, ball handling techniques and the availability
wallyball/racquetball courts - can help both sports work together
more effectively to attract new players and help them improve their
skills."

Wallyball is a version of volleyball played on a racquetball court
with 2, 3 or 4 players per team. Play and scoring are similar to
volleyball, however the side walls become part of the playing area
and contacting two or more walls constitutes a fault or side-out.
There are several million players worldwide who play wallyball in
health clubs, YMCA's, and college intramural programs.

Karch Kiraly brings an illustrious career and credentials to the
AUWP. He graduated from UCLA as a four time All-American and led the
Bruins to three NCAA Championships with an incredible won-loss record
of 124-5. He is the first player in Olympic history to win three gold
medals in volleyball and was named one of America's 100 Greatest
Living Olympians in 1996. Following his Chicago Open title in 1999,
Karch became the winningest beach volleyball player of all time with
his 140th career title in 280 career starts. In December 2000 Karch
was named Men's Player of the 20th Century by the International
Volleyball Federation. Karch continues to break his own records on
the beach, has published several books, is a television commentator,
sits on the steering committee of the USOC Summer Sports Summit and
oversees the Karch Kiraly Scholarship Fund, awarding scholarships
annually to graduating high school volleyball players.

"Wallyball and volleyball skills compliment one another in many ways.
I enjoy the pace the close proximity of the court lends to the game
and the quick reactions needed to play shots off the walls," Karch
says. "I'm also impressed with the high school and collegiate
intramural wallyball programs the AUWP is developing. The number of
high school volleyball programs has dwindled in recent years and the
AUWP intramurals will allow boys and girls the opportunity to
participate and to improve their skills."
The AUWP the official governing body of wallyball, is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit association responsible for developing the sport's first
standardized set of playing rules and sanctioning criteria for
official amateur league, tournament and recreational play. To learn
more about the sport of wallyball and the AUWP visit www.auwp.org .
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