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