From: "avp staff"
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<spiro@...><br>Over the
holidays we sent out our newsletter asking
people<br>to:<br>--Send us digital images of past champions<br>--Join the
Grassroots Campaign<br>--Send us information regarding
tournaments in your area<br>--Send us information about
Indoor Sand Facilities<br>--Tell their friends to join
the newsletter.<br>The response was overwhelming and
we would like to thank you for all<br>your help and
emails. Your comments and suggestions are always
appreciated<br>here at the AVP. We are looking forward to the 2002
schedule and will be<br>posting it as soon as it is
finalized.<br>We are still looking for information regarding sand
facilities around the country and once again remember to
tell your<br>friends to sign up for our
newsletter.<br>Thank you again from your friends at the AVP
Staff<br>---***---<br>History of Champions - The AVP is looking to build an
extensive archive of past champions. We are going through
all old record archives, but could use your help. Our
goal is to build complete biographies including images
of those<br>who helped create the sport. Who are
your favorite past champions and why? We would love to
get a few stories with photos of the great
Smith/Stoklos and Hovland/Dodd rivalry.<br>If you have any
digital images of past champions please email us today.
Also we are looking for any old photos of Sinjin and
Karch playing together.Grassroots - The AVP is looking
for contributors and editors<br>to help us reach out
to the volleyball community. The AVP has reserved
space at avp.com to highlight volleyball in your local
community. If you would like us to put your article or
photos up on our website, please send all information to
contact@.... We are looking for all<br>types of volleyball
activity so indoor information is terrific as
well.<br>Amateur Tournaments - The AVP will be devoting a special
section of our website for amateur tournaments, so please
get your 2002 tournament infomation ready to send us.
The section will list all tournaments that the AVP is
aware of<br>for 2002. Stay tuned for more
information.<br>Indoor Sand Facilities - Here in Southern California we
are very fortunate to have great weather and beaches.
However,we often become spoiled. For instance, if the
weather drops<br>into the sixties with the slightest of
winds, it is a good bet that nobody will be playing
ball. Being from the midwest,I remember praying for 50
degree weather in the spring so we could get outside and
play some ball. It always seemed to<br>take about two
weeks to get your sand legs. In addition to playing
volleyball in less than desirable conditions, we often
played at indoor sand volleyball facilities just
to<br>keep the touch of the ball. These facilities are very
common in the Midwest and East Coast. Volleyball players
are truly diehard fans and participants. The AVP
salutes those players<br>that make the phone calls, drive
an hour in bad weather (rain and snow), and pay
court fees just to play at an indoor sand volleyball
facility. This is dedication. The AVP is looking<br>for
best and the worst indoor sand volleyball facilities
and stories about the players who play in them.Send
us an email today with your story and images. We
have heard of people playing in heated barns in the
winter, is this true?<br>We need email messages from all
Volleyball Players. Support the AVP today and tell all your
friends to visit AVP.com. In addition, don't forget to
remind your friends to signup for<br>the newsletter. It
is as simple as entering your email. The more people
we know the more successful we can be <br>IAN CLARK
VOLLEYBALL
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