Florida family ties at USAV HP Championships
The Florida Region earned two titles
at the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships on July 26, and kept it within the Mueller family.
Jaquline Mueller won the gold in Girls’ National Select, while older sister Sam by three years won in the Girls’ International Youth Division. When asked what position and club they played, both said “setter” and “Gainesville Juniors” in unison. “It was so exciting because it was my first time on championship court in a big event,” Jaquline said. “So I was super excited. We all played like a team and had a great time.”
Sam felt motivation to win. “Seeing her win made me push even harder to get the same goal she did. Let her follow in my footstep the same way I am trying to follow in hers.”
Sam had already won in the Girls’ Na- tional Select Division in 2013, so following in the same footsteps would be nice for the Mueller household. But Sam felt a little pressure in winning gold a second time. “Just following it up, just because it is a new team, but with a new gold medal,” Sam said. “Just a little more pressure, but not as much as last year.”
The experience at the 2014 HP Champi- onships has provided a little added incentive for Jaqueline. “I want to keep moving on and keep winning the medals and show everyone how good we actually are in the Florida Re- gion,” Jaquline said in regards to following in her sister’s footsteps.
Online USA Volleyball Academy Training continues to expand
USA Volleyball has made significant im- provements to its USA Volleyball Academy, the organization’s learning management system that provides online courses serving over 92,000 officials, athletes and coaches. The original development of the USA
Volleyball Academy has had a signifi- cant positive effect on the delivery of the Coaches’ Accreditation Program (CAP) and Officials Development/Juniors coursework. The USA Volleyball Academy provides coursework in terms of giving users 24/7 ac- cess to these educational materials and join- ing the trend of moving towards cloud-based delivery of educational media.
Whether you are a junior player needing
tices designed to create awareness of a safe environment for all our participant popula- tions,” USA Volleyball CEO Doug Beal said. “We have led the way with a broad back- ground screening policy, in place for the past 10 years. We are committed to staying in the forefront of this society wide issue of doing everything we can to foster a safe sporting environment and protect against any and all forms of abusive behavior.”
SISTERHOOD: Jaquline and Sam Mueller of the Florida Region won gold at the USA Vol- leyball High Performance Championships. (Photo: Bill Kauffman/USA Volleyball).
to learn how to call lines or keep score at tournaments, or an adult taking the IMPACT education certification course or learning to become a better referee, USA Volleyball Academy has something for you. To date, the Academy has about 150 individual courses and more than 400 unique curricula with additional content being added monthly.
In addition, officiat- ing training is available for free at www.volley-
ballreftraining.com. For coaches’ and officials’ certification credit, regis- tration is required. After registering, access the USA Volleyball Academy at
www.usavolleyballacademy.org.
SafeSport creates online training course
USA Volleyball is committed to provid- ing a fun, healthy environment for all its members to enjoy the sport of volleyball. Through a proactive approach of educa- tion and awareness, the sport’s National Governing Body hopes to keep all members protected by preventing misconduct. SafeSport, a United States Olympic Committee program that USA Volleyball has adopted for its membership, works toward a healthy and supportive competition environ- ment for all participants. The goal of Safe- Sport is to recognize, reduce and respond to misconduct in sport. “USA Volleyball is proud that we have consistently been among the leaders of the NGB community in our policies and prac-
The USOC has developed a free online training course as a resource for educat- ing members on SafeSport. This 90-minute course, which includes a test and certifi- cation at the conclusion of the program, discusses the forms of misconduct as well as how to avoid questionable situations and how to respond when misconduct is reported. To take the course, visit
http://training.safesport.org. “By the end of 2014, all staff members and contractors in the USAV National Of- fices will have taken the 90-minute Safe- Sport online training course,” Beal said. “Going forward beginning with the 2014-15 season, this course will be required for all new USAV hires and contractors, as well as our national team athletes.”
SafeSport will now be included in the
IMPACT and Beach IMPACT curricula beginning with the 2014-15 season. All members who take and complete the newest version of IMPACT and Beach IMPACT will also be SafeSport certified and recorded in Webpoint.
USA Volleyball Academy
“As coaches we are always interested in tak- ing care of the athletes in our program,” said Cecile Reynaud, USA Volleyball Board of Director and USAV Coaching Accreditation Program (CAP) cadre. “The online SafeS- port training program is an excellent way to make sure we are doing everything we can to give our athletes a great experience playing volleyball. This training provides all of us with the background knowl- edge and tools to be better equipped to protect not only our athletes, but everyone involved with our teams. The information on harassment,
SafeSport Training
SafeSport Online Training
sexual abuse, athlete mistreatment, hazing and much more will make our sport a safe place to play. Isn’t that what we all want for volleyball?”
For more information on USA Volley-
ball’s SafeSport program and resources for athletes, coaches, and parents, visit our SafeSport website.
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