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Rick & Cheryl Butler from Sport Performance will be the main speakers at the 2010 MIVCA Clinic. More details will be posted soon.
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If you might be interested in running for the MIVCA Executive Board please let us know so your name can be printed on the ballot. Your current Board is listed below. Four are up for re-election.
Jennifer Thunberg: President, Miss Volleyball 2009
Von Metzger: Vice President, Scholarships & Grants 2010
Roxane Steenhuysen: Treasurer 2009
Claire Gentile: Secretary 2011
Angie Del Morone: All State 2009
Laurie Glass: Newsletter, All Star Classic 2009
Jean LaClair: Programs 2010
Jodi Manore: All Star Classic 2011
Tim McNitt: Ind. Academic All State 2011
William Strahley: Membership 2010
Appointed Members
Sue Frederiksen: Hall of Fame
William Abbott: Legal Advisor
John Christianson: UP Alternate
Megan Garner: Webmaster
Russ Simmons: UP Rep.
Trent Smillie: Rankings
Betty Wroubel: Team Academic All State
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4/2/2009, 2:10 p.m. EDT
ED WHITE
The Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan High School Athletic Association has agreed to pay $6 million in legal fees to the winners of a landmark case that changed the seasons for girls' basketball and volleyball.
Lawyers representing a group called Communities for Equity would get $2.5 million, followed by smaller annual payments until May 2015, according to documents filed this week in federal court in Kalamazoo.
The agreement still needs the approval of U.S. Chief District Judge Paul Maloney.
The high school association and the group that successfully sued had asked that the deal be confidential, but Maloney refused.
"The public's interest in access to judicial proceedings, particularly in a case such as this with high scrutiny, clearly outweighs the justification offered to file the settlement agreement under seal," the judge said.
Communities for Equity, which began with some Grand Rapids-area parents, filed a lawsuit in 1998, claiming prep sports seasons discriminated against girls and violated state and federal law. In 2001, U.S. District Judge Richard Enslen agreed.
High school girls, like boys, now play basketball in the winter, and girls play volleyball in the fall, a schedule that conforms to seasons in other states.
Without a settlement, the association could be on the hook for millions more in legal fees. The tab was more than $7.8 million, with interest, by the end of March 2008.
The $6 million total would be reduced if the balance is paid before May 2015. In addition, some payments can be delayed but interest would be added.
It's unclear how the MHSAA will come up with the money or why it sought to keep the deal sealed from the public.
"The two sides have agreed not to comment," spokesman John Johnson said Thursday.
A lawyer for Communities for Equity said the group asked the judge to seal the settlement only because that's what the MHSAA wanted.
"We didn't care" if the public learned the details, Kristen Galles said.
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Coaches May Stand During Play
One of several new rules changes adopted by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Volleyball Rules Committee will permit head coaches to stand during play. The changes, which were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors, will take effect with the 2009-10 season.
With volleyball becoming a growing spectator sport, resulting in more noise from crowds, this change to Rules 12-2-6 and 9-1-1 will allow coaches better communication with their players.
"Previously, head coaches were only permitted to stand during a dead ball or time-out. As of the 2009-10 season, coaches may stand in the replacement zone during play," said Becky Oakes, NFHS assistant director and liaison to the Volleyball Rules Committee.
With the head coach gaining the privilege to stand during play, Rule 12-2-5 was revised to clarify when it is appropriate for an assistant coach to stand and the actions he/she may perform.
Colored Ball Option
In another effort to keep up with the growing popularity of the sport and crowd interaction, Rule 3-2-1 was amended to address the color(s) of an official game ball. The current rule requires a solid white ball for competition. Beginning with the 2010-11 season, teams will now be given the option of using a colored-panel ball. The new ball cannot have more than three colors, one-third of which must be white. Each panel must be a solid color.
"This rule is fairly well-received by both players and coaches," Oakes said, "and will help fans track the ball better, while also adding excitement to the game. Putting this rule into effect during the 2010-11 season will not force schools to adjust their budgets for the upcoming season, and will give the manufacturers time to prepare for placement of the NFHS Authenticating Mark and anticipated demand."
Contact with the Ball
To keep up with the fast pace of the game and provide more exciting rallies, Rule 9-4-5 will now allow any part of the body to be considered legal contact with the ball.
"In years past, the ball was only able to hit a player from the waist up in order to remain in play, but to reward great plays and provide more excitement for players and fans, a legal contact is now acknowledged as a touch of the ball by any part of the player's body," Oakes said.
Changes for Deciding Set Procedure
Two changes were made to Rule 5 regarding the deciding set and the second referee's responsibilities.
In Rule 5-3-4d, captains will be called out before the deciding set for the coin toss by the first referee and teams will then be released to their benches. By allowing players to go to their bench rather than the end line during a coin toss, coaches will be able to more efficiently provide instructions and ensure players are ready to take the court for the final set.
I do not know what the CYO will adopt but the high school game will undergo another big change..taking it more toward the club rules
Second Referee Responsibilities
In a change to Rule 5-4-3b New 10, the second referee has the responsibility to manage illegal libero replacements.
Substitution Changes
Rule 10-2-3, the procedure of substituting in and out of the set, will be changed next year. If more than one substitution is occurring, the substitutions shall be made in succession. Only one substitute shall be in the substitution zone at a time, while the second pair waits outside of the zone.
"By having the first substitute ready in the substitution zone, it will help the scorer record who is coming in and out of the game. The second player will be up and ready, but will not be permitted into the substitution zone until the other players have been released," Oakes said.
With a change in Rule 4-1-5, unadorned bobby pins, no longer than 2 inches in length, may be worn to control a player's hair.
"Consistently in the past, hair devices had to be made of soft material to be permitted," Oakes said. "With the high request for bobby pins as a means of controlling longer hair, along with the unlikely event they would cause an accident, they will now be allowed."
Summary
The Volleyball Rules Committee also identified editorial changes and points of emphasis for the upcoming season. The four points of emphasis identified for the 2009-10 season include the head coach standing, match officials' responsibilities, ball handling and the libero uniform.
"The main editorial change for the upcoming season is Rule 1-2-1,3, which changes the term ˜game' to ˜set.' This updates and reflects the current terminology of the sport and replaces all references in the rules to set," Oakes said.
Volleyball is the third-most popular sport for girls at the high school level, according to the 2007-08 NFHS Athletics Participation Survey, with 397,968 participants nationwide. The sport also ranks third in school sponsorship with 15,009 schools sponsoring the sport. In addition, 46,780 boys participate in volleyball at 2,006 schools.
This press release was written by Lauren Hensley, a spring semester intern in the NFHS Publications/Communications Department and a senior at Franklin (Indiana) College.
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Welcome to the new MIVCA website! We hope you find this site to be user friendly and full of great information. Your patience is appreciated as information from the previous website is transferred over. The All-State & All-Region teams have been posted. You can find those on the awards page.
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