The Sunbelt Confrence Shines Brightest on FIU in 2009

We are extremely fortunate to have so many top collegiate programs to follow in our community. The Sun-Belt Conference boast two South Florida teams, Florida Atlantic University (FAU) headed by Coach Jody Brown and Florida International University (FIU) headed by Coach Danijela Tomic.

Where as Coach Brown has the FAU Owls on the rise. Coach Tomic leads a talented FIU team to defend it's Sun-Belt 2008 Conference title. This years FIU team has the ability to not only win the Sun-Belt conference but to also go deep into the NCAA Championship baring any major or prolonged injuries.

The Eastern Division in which both FAU & FIU compete is also the conferences strongest with MTSU - Middle Tennessee and WKU - Western Kentucky standing in the way of another conference title for FIU.

Below are my Sun-Belt Conference Predictions for 2009:

1) FIU - Florida International University - E1
2) MTSU - Middle Tennessee State University - E2
3) Denver University - W1
4) WKU - Western Kentucky University - E3
5) University of New Orleans - W2
6) UALR - University of Arkansas at Little Rock - W3
7) FAU - Florida Atlantic University - E4
8) ASU - Arkansas State University - W4
9) USA - University of South Alabama - E5
10) Louisiana - Lafayette - W5
11) Troy University - E6
12) North Texas - W6
13) University of Louisiana-Monroe - W7

Note: The Schools projected finish within their division is reflected on the far right hand side. Exh. FIU is projected to win the East thus receiving the E1 designation.

BIG Non Conference Match - Locally, no match will be bigger than FIU's home opener on September 10th at the U.S. Century Arena against cross town rival the University of Miami.

Question: How will ASU perform now that Coach Cummings has resigned?

Movin on Up: The West seems to be the division that can allow a team to move up - Can New Orleans be that team?

Twitter tid-bit: Follow Denver Volleyball. They give out inspirational quotes from time to time which you will enjoy and could use with your players, kids, etc.

We look forward to reading your comments below.

Who will Win the ACC conference in 2009

This year the University of Miami Volleyball team is poised to win the ACC and make it to the NCAA Championship. They return a solid team with several young stars, headed by 2008 ACC coach of the year Nicole Lantagne Welch.

Most of the teams in the ACC are extremely talented making every match very important. Much like last year the conference Champion can come down to the last match of the season. Having a deep bench is also very important to overcome any injuries.

Below is my ACC Volleyball Final Standing Prediction for the 2009 season:

1) Duke
2) Miami
3) North Carolina
4) Florida State
5) Clemson
6) Virginia Tech
7) Virginia
8) Wake Forest
9) Maryland
10) Georgia Tech
11) Boston College
12) NC State

Supporting Data From last year's stats:

Georgia Tech lost the most from graduation. This does not include transfers.
They have to replace 46% of kills and over 60% of assists and dig. Close to 50% of blocks.

Duke lost 50% of solo blocks, 40 some percent of the block assists.

Clemson lost 50% of their kills and swings and 48% of their solo blocks.

UNC and BC lost over 50% of their assists.

Wake lost 40% of their kills.

Special Thanks to Phaedrus for the data provided above.

BIG Non-ACC Match - Locally, no match will be bigger than the September 10th match at the U.S. Century Arena where UM will visit a very talented FIU team headed by Coach Tomic.

Cinderella's: Wake Forest and Maryland have very tall and athletic teams. If they are able to play to their potential with any consistence - watch out!

Movin on Up: Coach Poole has Florida State on the rise and is a year or two from winning the conference.

Big Question: Will N.C. State climb out of the ACC basement this year?

Season Starts: Friday, August 28th, in Coral Gables with a match vs Florida Gulf Coast University headed by Dave Nichols and assisted by Danny Mahy.

High Performance Championships Start today in Ft. Lauderdale

Back in March, the day before the Cloverleaf Tournament, tryouts for the High Performance teams where conducted. Since then players were selected and teams were formed with the goal of competing in this Championship.

Once again South Florida has the priviledge of being the center of the U.S. Volleyball World. If you have an opportunity to view these games, I recommend that you do so.

For more information on the High Performance Championship - Click Here!

BEST OF LUCK TO OUR FLORIDA TEAMS!

USA Volleyball announces it's Beach National Teams

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 20, 2009) - The USA Volleyball beach department has announced its selections for the Under-19 (youth) and Under-26 teams that will represent the United States in international competitions this summer.
It has also announced three out of four teams for the Under-21 (junior) U.S. national team.

"With 50 athletes in our June-July training program, we had an unbelievably strong group from which to choose," said Ali Wood Lamberson, USA Volleyball's director of beach programs. "Our goal for these athletes is not only to win medals at their events, but also to make an impact on the beach volleyball world and to be the future of the AVP and FIVB tours."

The beach athletes have been training in Southern California with Eduardo "Anjinho" Bacil, USA Volleyball's head beach volleyball coach with assistance from Jon Aharoni, USAV's coordinator of beach coaching and development.

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Volleyball is on the RISE.

The growth of Volleyball is an unstoppable phenomenon that is not only sweeping our community, our nation but the World. In just a few years I have seen vast growth locally of the sport in clubs, local tournaments and events. Recently both local beach tournament organizers (FVBT and DIG the Series) published record turnouts for their events. It looks like we are not alone, Volleyball is now the second most played game in the world.

Recently Volleyball Magazine announced that it is changing it's image and expanding upon it's message to cover a broader target audience. Within it's article it brought up a few facts that I thought many of you might find interesting.

* Volleyball has become the second most played sport in the world. On average, nearly one out of every eight people on the planet play volleyball at least once a week.
* Volleyball boasts the world's largest sports federation.
* A calculated 47.2 million viewers tuned in to watch the U.S. win gold in the last Olympic beach finals.

To see the full volleyball magazine article - Click Here.

Attention Ladies: Volleyball is one of only two women's team sports that offer players the opportunity to pursue their sport professionally in the U.S. Additionally Europe, Puerto Rico and Brazil have professional volleyball leagues.


Ft. Myers Beach resident and UCF Graduate: Tyra Turner is a great example of a Florida Girl flourishing in a sport that she loves by taking her talents to the AVP.

You can read more on Tyra and her earnings by Clicking Here.

For those of us that play, coach, watch, "pay-for" and love the sport of Volleyball . . . it's good to see that we are not alone.

FORMER KILLIAN VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS PLAYING AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.

Three former Miami Killian High school volleyball players are now playing international and semi-pro volleyball:

1) Shedrick Forbes representing the Bahamas in World Qualifier.
2) Joelle Warring representing Jamaica’s women in the World Qualifier in Puerto Rico July 7-9, 2009.
3) Ricardo Diaz playing Semi-pro Volleyball in Puerto Rico.


Shedrick Forbes: 2004 Killian graduate, 2003 & 2004 All-Dade boys volleyball player, and 2009 Warner Southern University graduate. He is representing his country, The Bahamas in their quest for the 2010 World Championship in Italy. Shedrick and Team Bahamas qualified for the third round of NORTH, CENTRAL AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN (NORCECA)-H in Cuba on August 12-17, 2009 by beating Jamaica on May 23, 2009 in four sets. Team Bahamas will travel to Cuba to compete against Canada, Suriname, and the host team. In the match against Jamaica, Shedrick Forbes led three Bahamians with double figures in scoring with 15 points. He was third in the tournament with 42 points.

(See World Qualifier Best
Player standing).

Bahamas Team picture.

Shedrick has contributed 42 points to his team’s success during the second round of the world qualifier. I spoke to Shedrick from Bahamas and he assured me that his team is working very hard to improve their level of play and making adjustments before they leave for Cuba. He said, “The level of play on the international stage is much higher, therefore I am working to change the way I played the game at the college level. I am working on improvement my mental strength and making adjustment to the different style of coaching”. When asked about the teams the Bahamas will be competing against, Shedrick said, “Cuba is the team to beat along with Canada”. He said that the other team Suriname should not be over looked. Shedrick said he will be giving his best and is anticipating learning something from this memorable experience.

Joelle Warring: Killian’s 2008 graduate, 2007 & 2008 All-Dade player, 2008 All-Dade Volleyball Player of the year, 2008 All State Team, South Dade Volleyball Club, and freshman at Florida Tech Joelle represented Jamaica at the 2009 World Qualifier in Puerto Rico from July 7-9, 2009.



Our own Joelle Warring has stepped into the international volleyball circuit starting Tuesday July 7 as she and team Jamaica competed in the third round of the World Qualifier against Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas. The winner from this tournament will advance to the world championship round in Japan in 2010. Joelle did not compete in the second round because of injury, however, she made remarkable improvement and went to Jamaica for the try-out and made the team. “I am so elated to have made the national team; I never envision playing for Jamaica until coach Reid suggested that I try out for the team”. Joelle said, “The level of play at the international level is different, it is faster, more powerful, more athletic, and the number of substitution is limited to two entries per set per player”. “However, I am having fun and learning new stuff, I want to improve on my level of play during my time on this team”.


(Team Picture: #5 Joelle Warring)

In the third round of the qualifier in Puerto Rico, Joelle was ranked 7th as Receiver, 9th as Spiker, 14th as digger, and 16th as scorer. Joelle wants to continue playing at the national level and was happy to be given the opportunity to be playing for Jamaica.

Ricardo Diaz: He tried out for his native Puerto Rico volleyball (WORLD ranked #10, NORCECA #3) team during June, but unfortunately did not make the final cut. However, the national team’s coach commended him for his outstanding vertical jumps, and suggested that he continue training with other local teams and gives it another try next time. Miami Killian’s Ricardo Diaz a 2005 graduate, a 2005 All-Dade volleyball player, and who played one year of volleyball at Warner Southern University is now a semi-pro volleyball player in Puerto Rico. Ricardo plays for the semi-pro team; Guaynado Pitirres near San Juan Puerto Rico. He joined the team in 2008 and helped them win the championship title in his first year. Ricardo also attends the Caribbean university while playing volleyball in Puerto. He has also played club volleyball for the South Florida Volleyball and was a member of the 2nd placed team at 2004 the National championships. Ricardo is presently holidaying in Miami with his mother, sister and brother.

Special Thanks from Coach Clinton Reid of Killian High-School for helping us highlight the successful careers of three former students. It's great to see all the places that volleyball can take us.

Observations & Insights from the Juniors Olympics in Miami Beach, FL. by Coach Justin West

Trends appear in all sports. One person or team discovers something new or underused that helps them be successful and suddenly everyone wants in on it. They call the NFL a ‘copycat league’ because as soon as one team comes out with something that works, the very next week all the teams will be incorporating it. It is a smart philosophy: if it will work for others why not me? With this in mind, I found myself noticing several trends as I was watching some of the better teams at this past week’s Volleyball Junior Olympics. Below are four trends I found in all of the top teams…

1) Fortune Telling Serve Receive: Every coach will tell you how important serve receive is, but it really is noticeable when you see top volleyball teams making perfect pass after perfect pass. They seemed effortless as the players rarely had to even move to make the play and I found myself wondering why the servers were always serving right to the defense. Of course, I quickly realized that it wasn’t the servers making the mistake, but rather the receivers who were doing all the work, even without moving. On every play, even before the serve was made, the defense knew where the ball was going. They would read the serve before contact, during contact, and as the ball traveled towards the net, lining up with the server and the flight of the ball long before it got anywhere near them. Every play resulting in a pass that would make any other setter jealous. Unnoticed to most watching the exciting shoots, slides, and back row attacks is that none of that would be possible without the sight and foresight being used to make such perfect passes.

2) Show Starting Setters: As I stated previously, these trends became clearer the more teams I watched and I don’t believe I saw one outstanding team in the two days I attended the JOs that didn’t have an outstanding setter running the show. I constantly say that setter is the hardest position in volleyball to play. They touch the ball more than anyone else on the team, have to chase down balls no matter if they are at the net or in the bleachers, and regardless of how hard or perfect a set they pull off the hitter will almost always get the credit. That is their job. Make the team better and make them shine. But just like a quarterback in football and a point guard in basketball; the setter is the leader and focal point of the team and they will only be as cohesive, complex, and productive as she can be. Great setter, great team. Bad setter, and “Thanks for coming. See you next tournament.”

3) On the Ground & Everywhere Else Defense: I am an offensive minded coach. I like the powerful hits like everyone else, but even more I like the speed and tactics involved in offense. Still, I have to say the thing that impressed me the most this past week were the digs. I saw hands in front of faces digs, missed the arms so used the shoulder digs, too low for standing so I knelt digs, running into the crowd digs, superwoman dives, and superwoman dove but wasn’t enough so supergirl had to dive also digs. The concept of ‘every point is important’ was obvious. These girls who are simply playing a game, not earning their living, did everything they could every point and that was truly the difference. It is hard to make someone understand how important a single point is without them experiencing it’s results. But these players who are so talented you would think they could get back a single point at any time gave up nothing. Every point was played as hard as they possibly could and if they lost it wasn’t for lack of trying, even for a single point.

4) What’s a Freeball: As top players will do just about anything to keep a spike from hitting the ground, they are just as ready to attack anything in the air, seemingly in constant flight. I remember watching the Women’s College National Championships last year and hearing that every hitter on eventual champion Penn State’s team could touch the top of the antennae. Antennae, not net! We are talking in the ten-foot range! They, like these Junior Olympians know that volleyball, now more than ever, is an above the net game. With points so difficult to get that players are falling over like bowling pins just to pick up a ball, anything not traveling downward at high velocity is a gift. So, all of these players from middle blocker to libero were in constant readiness and position waiting for the ball to come their way that they may give it their best possible swing with all the vert and power they could generate to gain the point. Because, like all great teams they know championships are so rarely won with your second best.

All teams are different. Each has its own qualities that make them who they are. Not every team can be a Junior Olympic team or do the things they do, but if your goal is to try I suggest you get out to the next big volleyball event in your area and check out the trends. Maybe, one day someone will watch you and steal a few ideas.

Special Thanks to Coach West for his observations and generously sharing his time with all of us in the South Florida Volleyball Community.

Final Day of The Pan Am Cup brings many Fireworks!

The last day of the Pan Am Cup posed several key match-ups. Just as important as who would win the gold was who would win the Bronze and who would win the match between Peru and Argentina, to very talented teams in their own right.

As the day's competition started, fans started making their way to the Bank United Center located on the University of Miami Campus.

The first match had Trinidad defeating Guatemala in three (3-0) sets: 25-15,25-16 and 25-22. The Trinidad team has played better since additional players have arrived. It would have been interesting to see how they would have done if all their players would have been available since the inception of the tournament.

Match No. 2 had Canada defeating Costa Rica in three (3-0) sets: 25-20, 25-13, 25-19.

Match No. 3 had the best and most contested match of the day. In the end Peru defeated Argentina in five (3-2) sets: 27-25, 25-20, 16-25, 19-25, 17-15.

Match No. 4 (The Bronze Match) was the big upset of the day in that Puerto Rico defeated USA in four (3-1) sets: 25-22, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20. This was a big defeat for a U.S. team that had been playing so well.

"Congratulations to Puerto Rico as they certainly deserved to win the match," U.S. Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon said. "We came out flat and never got into any rhythm. Puerto Rico was able to return the big points when they needed them."

"Puerto Rico made the important plays at the right time," said Scott-Arruda, the U.S. captain. "We need to play more consistently throughout the match to improve."
McCutcheon was able to utilize a tournament roster dotted with youth as well as veterans. At the press conference, McCutcheon related one of the goals of the tournament was to involve the Olympians as a matter of familiarization with the staff before they get some deserved rest between the professional league seasons.

"For many of our Olympians, this was a chance for our coaching staff to see them and have them be a part of our system early in the process," McCutcheon said.

Match No. 5 (The Gold Match) was controlled by Brazil as they defeated the Dominican Republic in three (3-0) sets: 25-18, 25-20, 25-14.

In all, it was a great opportunity to cover these games for South Florida. For those of you that were unable to make it to see the games in person I hope the report kept you informed. For the many of you that attended, I was very happy to see there!

Final 2009 Women's Pan American Cup Standings

1 - Brazil
2 - Dominican Republic
3 - Puerto Rico
4 - United States
5 - Peru
6 - Argentina
7 - Canada
8 - Costa Rica
9 - Mexico
10 - Trinidad & Tobago
11 - Guatemala

To See an article on the Individual Honors - Click Here

Lets us know your comments on the Pan Am Cup.

U.S. Falls to Brazil in Four

After falling in the first set, Brazil came back to defeat the U.S. 22-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-14 in the semifinals of the Eighth Women’s Pan American Cup being held in Miami.

The U.S.-Brazil match was the first since the two team faced each other in the 2008 Olympic Games gold-medal match with the same result – a four-set Brazil victory. Brazil, the top-ranked team in the FIVB world ranking, will face Dominican Republic in the Pan American Cup final set for 6 p.m. on July 4. Meanwhile, the reigning Olympic silver medalist American team will have a rematch against Puerto Rico for third place at 3:30 p.m.

“Congratulations to Brazil,” U.S. Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon said. “Our team gave good effort, but we just did not have a consistent execution for the whole match. While I am not happy with losing, there are some things that we can take from this match and learn from.”

The U.S. was paced by Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) 19 points with 16 kills, two blocks and an ace. Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) added 12 kills on 40 attempts, while Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) produced 10 points via eight kills and two blocks. Kristin Richards (Orem, Utah) chalked up eight points, while Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.) chipped in five points. Cynthia Barboza (Long Beach, Calif.) was credited with three points, while Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.), Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.) and Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) rounded out the scoring with a point apiece.



Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) held a team-high 20 digs and 18 excellent receptions on 27 attempts, while Metcalf added six digs. Thompson came off the bench to have a team-high 15 assists.

McCutcheon started Scott-Arruda and Harmotto at middle blocker, Richards and Larson at outside hitter, Metcalf at opposite and Spicer at setter. Thompson started the third and fourth sets after subbing in the first two sets. Barboza started the third set in place of Richards and was a reserve in the other three. Haneef-Park was a reserve in the first set, while Angie Pressey (Lake Mary, Fla.) was a sub in the fourth set.

Brazil’s Sheilla Castro scored a match-high 21 points with 19 kills, one block and an ace. Welissa de Souza Gonzaga and Fabiana Marcelino Claudino checked in with 13 points, followed by Natalia Zilio Pereira’s 12.

“Both teams played well and there were some good rallies,” Brazil Head Coach J. Roberto Guimaraes said. “In the third and fourth sets in particular, we had good sequences in blocking and serving that was the difference.”



The U.S. fell behind 7-4 in the opening set, but quickly came back to tie the set at 10-all with Richards and Larson each scoring two points in a 6-3 run. Neither team held a two-point lead until 19-17 when Brazil followed a Metcalf kill with an error. Larson and Metcalf extended the lead to three at 21-18 with back-to-back kills. Richards sliced consecutive kills yielding set points at 24-20 and the U.S. ended the stanza with another Richards kill at 25-22.

Brazil jumped to an 8-4 lead in the second set opening technical timeout, then increased the margin to nine points at 20-11 on a 12-7 run. The U.S. put together a rally to close to within one at 22-21 on the strength of a 10-2 spurt. However, Brazil answered with a Fabiana kill and Welissa ace at 24-21 and ended the set at 25-22.



The U.S. continued its late second set momentum to take an early 3-0 lead on three straight Scott-Arruda points – two blocks and a kill. However, that lead evaporated on the next three serves and Brazil continued the momentum into the first technical timeout leading 8-5. The Americans recovered to take a 15-13 advantage with an 8-3 spurt keyed by three Metcalf points after trailing 10-7. Brazil assumed the lead back at 16-15 and seesawed back to the U.S. at 18-17. But the U.S. could only score one more point the rest of the set as Brazil closed on an 8-1 run at 25-19.

The U.S. led 4-3 in the fourth set, but Brazil bounced back to take a 9-5 lead with six of the next seven points. The visitors would rattle off seven unanswered points to take a 16-7 lead at the second technical timeout and did not look back in winning the final set 25-14.



Special Thanks to USA Volleyball for their special assistance with this story. In addition we would like to thank Flip Littke for his great pictures and continued assistance to the report.

Puerto Rico Runs out of Gas in five sets to a victorious Dominican Republic

The tournament is now on it's eighth day of competition. Although all teams were given a day off on the 1st of July you could see that several days of diving for the ball and intense competition was starting to take it's tool on many players. The Puerto Rican squad welcomed July 3rd with two of their top players suffering from the flu, Aurea Cruz -#9 and Tatiana Encarnacion -#4. But as is said in Hollywood "the show must go on".

This game placed the number 1 team from pool B against the number 2 team from pool A. An attendance of 2,851 fans came to see this match-up as a section of very spirited Dominican fans played on drums and several instruments that made most want to get up and dance. As the rumba beat shaked and rattled within the Bank United Center Set 1 was about to start.



Set 1
If you were present for this set you'll probably remember it for several years. Each team matched the other intensity. Their were 12 ties through-out the set with several monster kills and several incredible volleys. The lead went back and forth from 21-21 to 25-25. Then several match point scame into play for both the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Depending on which team you favored your hopes rose on match point only to fall with the next tie. Finally Puerto Rico outlasted the Dominican Republic 36-34.

Set 2The Dominican team raced to an early lead only to allow Puerto Rico to tie the game at 11. In this set Bethania De La Cruz -#18 delivered a slam that knocked down a Puerto Rican player. Although the set was extremely close Puerto Rico came out victorious 25-22. The Dominican fans sat silent.


Set 3The Dominican again raced to an early lead only to be tied by the Puerto Rican team. This set was very similar to the second where Puerto Rico went ahead from a 22all tie. Again the set is tied now at 23 yet it was the Dominican Republic that was victorious 25-23 as the Dominican beat roared! As I sensed a major momentum change I looked over to my friend Al and told him "this is big - Puerto Rico left the door open".

"We lost a big opportunity to win the match," said Carlos Cardona, the coach of Puerto Rico. "We knew that in order to win it was necessary to make lesser errors than them and that was not the case at the end of the match."


Set 4 The Dominican rumba beat was on again as the team raced to a 15-8 advantage that didn't seem that close. You could see the Puerto Rican team losing gas as you could see the Dominican team building and building. Finally the Puerto Rican teams rally was to little to late as the Dominican team took the forth set 25-21.

Set 5The previous four sets took 2 hours and 12 minutes to play. Both team where clearly tired - this is when all the conditioning takes control of the body and allows a player to go forward and continue to play hard. As the set progressed it was clear that Puerto Rico ran out of gas as the Dominican team raced to a 15-9 victory that really wasn't that close.



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In the end the Dominican Republic made a sensational comeback to beat Puerto Rico in a five-set thriller advancing to the gold medal match of the Eighth Women's Pan American Cup. The defending champions recovered from two sets down and a four-point deficit (18-14) in the third frame to secure their fifth appearance in the finals of this qualifier to the FIVB World Grand Prix. The score was 34-36, 22-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-9.

Dominican Republic: Bethania de la Cruz-#18 and Prisilla Rivera-#14 paced the Dominican attack with 25 and 19 points respectively. Lisvel Eve-#3 contributed 12, Milagros Cabral-#10 added 11 and Annerys Vargas-#1 chipped in eight points.

Puerto Rican: Aurea Cruz-#9, the leading scorer of the competition, recorded 20 points and Karina Ocasio-#11 added 20. Sarai Alvarez-#5 and Sheila Ocasio-#17 scored 17 and 12 respectively.

The Dominican blocking was superior to that of its opponent (13-7) and Puerto Rico had an advantage in the serves category with 11 aces against 9 by the winners.

"We started playing very well but then our game slowed down with many errors," said Dominican Republic Marcos Kwiek. "But the most important thing is that we recovered in time to make the come back."

The Dominican team has now been involved in two of the most memorable and exciting matches of these games. First it's match vs. Brazil to capture Pool B and now this match vs. Puerto Rico.

Special thanks toRobert Kauffman of U.S. Volleyball for the quotes utilized on this Game Spotlight.

Womens Pan Am Cup - July 2 - Recap

After a day off on July 1st when the teams had an opportunity to rest and maybe take in some sights, the 2nd of July brought about a full gamut of games as teams try and position them selves for the final standings:

All Games are now being played at the Bank United Center on the University of Miami campus:

Date Time Team A Team B Set Scores P-2/3
7/2 1:00 CAN (4B) MEX (5A) 3-2 23-25, 25-14, 25-17, 20-25, 15-12
7/2 3:00 CRC (4A) TRI (5B) 3-0 25-16, 25-15, 25-18
7/2 5:30 BRA (2B) PER (3A) 3-0 25-11, 25-19, 25-14
7/2 8:00 PUR (2A) ARG (3B) 3-0 25-18, 17-25, 25-19, 25-19

For A Complete Breakdown of the Days matches Click Here:

USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships Crowns Three Winners
MIAMI, Fla. (July 1, 2009) - The 30th USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships, hosted by USA Volleyball at the Miami Beach Convention Center, crowned three champions in 17-and-under age division brackets on Wednesday as the 10-day event runs from June 26 to July 5.

To read the story with results Click Here:

To view a photo gallery of Hugh McCutcheon and Karch Kiraly of the U.S. Women's National Team visiting the USA Junior Olympics Girls' Volleyball Championships on July 1, visit Click Here: