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ATTACKING IN ARGENTINA: Outside hitter Scott Rhein hits against Egypt at the 2011 Youth World Championship. At left, the team celebrates a point against Bulgaria.
FIVB Volleyball Boys’ Youth World Cham- pionship Argentina 2011 held in Buenos Ai- res, but it was defi nitely a top 10 experience for the players who made the trip. “This tournament was a great experience for us,” U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team Head Coach Ken Shibuya said. “Argentina was a great host and my players gained a lot of confi dence through this competition.” The Americans ended the competition with a 29-27, 23-25, 25-20, 25-20 victory over Egypt to fi nish the tournament in 11th place. The U.S. had already faced and defeated Egypt in their fi rst match of the tournament, winning in fi ve sets. Matt West (Seattle) scored a block for the match winning point in the rematch. “We are very happy with how our team fi nished,” West said. “This experience made us closer not only on the court, but also as a team.”
U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team grows at World Championship T
he U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team (BYNT) fi nished in 11th place at the
REJECTED: Nikola Antonijevic of the U.S. shuts down the Brazilian attack in the middle.
“Our team was very strong in terms of the talent on our roster compared to the top teams in the world,” he said. “We defi nitely didn’t have the practice time together as some of those teams.”
Shibuya, who is an assistant men’s coach at Stanford University, said the team benefi tted from a trip to Mexico to participate in the Pan Am Cup prior to the event in Argentina where they earned the bronze medal.
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Along with the BYNT, the USA Volleyball High Performance Department had three other teams compete in their respective FIVB World Championship this summer. The U.S. Women’s Junior National Team
was one match away from earning its fi rst- ever medal at the FIVB Women’s Junior World Championship held in Peru. Team USA stretched top-ranked Brazil to a fi ve-set semi- fi nal match before losing 16-14 in the last set. The Americans closed out the tournament with a four-set loss to China to fi nish in fourth place to match their best-ever fi nish. The U.S. Men’s Junior National Team also reached the semifi nals of its FIVB Men’s Ju- nior World Championship held in Brazil. Team USA lost to Argentina in a four-set semifi nal match, followed by a four-set loss to Serbia in the bronze-medal match. The squad fi nished with its best-ever ranking in the tournament after three seventh-place fi nishes and two eighth-place fi nishes. The U.S. Girls’ Youth Team started its
FIVB Girls’ Youth World Championship with a 1-2 record in its fi rst round pool, but the two losses came to the eventual silver and bronze medalists. Team USA bounced back to win its fi nal fi ve matches in straight sets to fi nish in ninth place.
For a full rundown of the four FIVB World Championship events, read the VolleyballUSA summer digital edition at
www.usavolleyball. org/mag.
olleyballUSA magazine’s fi rst digital edition available now
he latest information on USA Volleyball events and personalities, from the juniors to the Olympians, is now just a click away. The fi rst digital issue of VolleyballUSA was re- leased in late August and featured instructional video from U.S. Women’s National Team libero Stacy Sykora and comprehensive coverage from both the USA
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