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Friday, December 13, 2013

Fwd: More OJVA info


From: Marty Mozzochi <mozzochi2@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 10:38 AM
Subject: More OJVA info

To Parents:

Saturday: All activities are in Beaverton as a final reminder

Tuesday Parent Meeting:  The meeting is at 6 pm at Beaverton courts. Please try to have at least one parent there. Bring a checkbook!

Team announcements: Announcements of the 12's and 14's teams will be made on Wed (East) and Thur (West) practices. We know that some of the girls (and parents) will be excited and some will be dissapointed. Please remember that a lot of thought and evaluation has gone into the decisions, and we want the girls to be successful in their learning process.

Scorers clinics and tests: We ask that all players familiarize themselves with the scorers online clinic and test. It is a yearly requirement. 
Every team should have 4-5 players who are very good at keeping score, so no one gets stuck doing it at all of the tournaments. 
So please have your daughters go to this blog (http://cevaregion.org/VolleyBlog/Latest.html) read the info and go online to do the clinic/test.  Scroll down to the section that says Ref/Scorer Certification FAQs  and follow the directions.  They should try to do it before Saturday, as they will then have a chance to practice during the scrimmages.

For the newbies out there, in the club volleyball world, the kids do all of the scorekeeping, libero tracking, line judging and down refereeing.  The coach or head official is up on the stand refereeing the game. OJVA takes great pride in the fact that our kids pay attention and know how to do these jobs. 

Final tournament schedules: will be handed out on Tuesday, with coaches names, phones and emails. Starting next week, please contact your individual coaches about any missed practices. There have been some slight changes to some of the schedules, but we have kept the events on the same weekends.  We just had to move some of the sites. 

Attached is the dues payment amounts: including the monthly dues and the total yearly amount for each team.
Again, please bring your checkbook, as we cannot accept credit cards for dues payments. If you want to have a monthly draw taken out of your account automatically, you will need to give me a voided check (not deposit slip) and that will then happen each month. You can pay the full amount on Tuesday or you can pay your first months dues.  

Hotel rooms: Presidents day Weekend hotels will be the ones that OJVA pays for for the 14's and 16's and 18's teams that are traveling out of the area. 
16's and 18's Gold teams going to Eugene for  MLK will be on their own to find rooms. 
12's rooms will be paid for in Spokane for 12 Gold, and at Willamette in Corvallis  for 12 Blue, White and Red in May. 12 Gold parents should get own rooms for that tournament. All other 14s and  16's attending the Willamette Volleyball Classic in May should get your own rooms for that also  (White, Red, Black teams). 

Website for parent gear: OJVA and additional Nike items for the players.
Here is the website to purchase items directly.   https://www.bsnteamsports.com/index.php
The access code is mozzoc2JT
You go online, and pay directly and the stuff is sent to us. We will distribute it as soon as it arrives. It takes 3 to 4 weeks. The website will only be open for 7 days, so don't forget!!! The closing date is 12/18. (you are not required to buy anything, so ignore the red required note on the spandex item!) 







Sunday, December 8, 2013

Fwd: OJVA Upcoming events - 16's and 18's


Finally !!

News for all teams about events in the next 2-3 weeks.

1. Announcement of Teams
Teams will be formed in the next 2 weeks. Each age group may make their announcements on different days, but everything will be finalized by Tuesday, Dec. 17.  Teams for the Saturday scrimmages may be final, or there may still be some shifting after that day. We really want to find the best spot for your daughters, in terms of play time, improvement, experience, position and personality. Sometimes that means being on a higher team, but not playing as much, and sometimes that means being on a lower team and playing a lot more. Every situation within each team is different. Even after the teams are 'set' we are still allowed to move kids. Although we don't really like to do that, if we feel it is in everyone's best interest, we may. If we need players to shift to a different team to help them out due to a shortage of players for a particular tournament, we are able to do that also. 

2. OJVA Day on Saturday, Dec 14
MORNING SCRIMMAGES  10 am -1 pm
The first is the intersquad scrimmages for the 12's 14's and 16's teams. That will start about 10 am and go until 12:30 or 1, depending on the age group. We use this day to have the teams/groups practice a set or match all the way from the start to the finish. For the newer players, we work on scorekeeping, reffing duties, rotating, subbing, switching, etc. For the 16's, the coaches get a chance to work on a lot of little "team things" in a very cooperative environment.  Usually we are using all 6 courts that day, as we will have 12 teams participating. We might even form some extra groups to get some more play in, we will see.

Each age group will be organized slightly differently, depending on what their priorities are at this time. 

We ask that all players wear some uniform or tee shirt with a number on it. It doesn't need to be an OJVA one. It is ok if we have players on the same team with the same number, for this day. That helps us train the scorekeepers and remind them of their duties, especially with substitutions and serving order.  

Players will arrive at 10 am, go through a game warmup, and then play. As I said, each age group will determine how long they will go for.

CLUBWIDE PARTY 5-10 pm 
Then later in the evening, we have our CLUBWIDE PARTY that will go from 5-10 pm. The players can come dressed in casual wear. We will have pizza and soda for everyone, and we need some donations from parents.  If we could have the 12's and 14's families bring some treats, that will be plenty for everyone. There will be games, movies, music, volleyball, etc as well as some ice breaker events to get to know kids from other age groups. There seems to always be some sort of volleyball game going on usually. This will be the first chance that our 5 Eastside teams will have a chance to interact with our westside teams. 

Players can wear anything they want from pajamas to work out clothes to jeans, to formals (JK). Just bring some tennis shoes if they want to play. Please DON'T wear school named wear (high school or middle school names on the shirts or sweatshirts) as we are now celebrating our OJVA family, not our outside other schools or factions!

This event is for ALL of our players, from 12's to 18's. It is a social event, but we also are planning to have a speaker. 
Parents can drop off their kids, and then pick them up again by 10 pm. 

So for now, if these folks can bring goodies for Saturday, Dec 15, 5-10 pm:
12's and 14's families by last name:
A-J  Bring desserts
J-R Bring side dishes  (fruits, vegies, dip, chips, crackers, salad, etc)
S-Z  Bring additional drinks   (juices, sports drinks, milk etc)  We will supply water and soda

If you have special dietary needs, please supply your own food for the evening. We will be getting a variety of pizzas from Costco as the main dinner. 

We will also need some parent volunteers to help serve food and keep the cafe area clean
4:45 - 6:00  6-8 people 
6:00 - 8:00 4  people
8:00 - 10:00 4 people

Please email me if you are interested in helping out that night. 

3.  Parent's Meeting: Tuesday, Dec. 17th, 6 pm at Beaverton Courts
This is our yearly parents meeting that is mandatory.

PLEASE BRING YOUR CHECKBOOKS!!!

Items that we will discuss:
Policies for the club, including play time, practice time, missing events, communication.
Dues payments
Team parents
Family tournament duties
Schedule of tournaments
Checking of parent information on printouts
Meeting of head coaches with parents

Dues Payments:
Unfortunately, we don't have the capability to take credit card payments for OJVA Dues.

Next week you will receive the sheet with the breakdown of the monthly dues for each team.  

You have three options of how to pay:
A. Play the full amount up front with a check. Once again this year, we will be offering a 2% savings to anyone who pays in full for all of their dues. You save a little money, and you don't have to think about it again!

B. You provide us with a blank VOID check from the checking count you want to have the dues come out of. On the 15th of each month, we will make an automatic draw on your account. You don't have to remember to write us a check at all!  We also have the ability to take a monthly automatic draw out of your checking account for your monthly dues. The first draw will happen around Dec. 20, then it will happen on the 15th of each month. 

C. The last option is to have you pay us each month with cash or check  (the least favorite option, for us!). You can mail us the check or drop it off in the dues box (West) or can (East). 

EVERY FAMILY Needs to bring a check on Tuesday. Either a full payment check or a Voided check or a check for December dues.

OJVA monthly payments are due on the 15th of the month. 

4. Reminders about practice policies:  
Parents are to stay on the cement in Beaverton or in the glassed in area at Eastmoreland, not out on the courts. Coaches coach the kids, that is what you are paying us for!  Parents need to encourage kids before and after practice, but not distract the kids during practice. Players should always bring a full water bottle to practice (even when it is this cold

5. Winter Break times:
The last practice will be on Wednesday, Dec. 18 (East) or Thursday, Dec 19 (West). We will have limited coaches there on that day, as many will be traveling north to Seattle for the NCAA Division I National Championships. But the day will still be valuable for the kids.  Then there will be no practices during Christmas week. We will offer practices on Monday, Dec. 30 and Thursday, Jan 2 in Beaverton. Times will be posted on the website, once we know coaches availability. (16 Gold and 18 Gold may go on Sunday, Dec. 29 also)

6. First Competitions:
The 12's will be playing at a tournament at Beaverton courts on Saturday, Jan 4!!!  The 14's will have their first day of Qualifier on Sunday, Jan 5 at sites TBA.  So we are hoping that we can see especially the younger players during those practice days. The 16's Blue, White and Red (East) will play on Saturday, Jan 11 at Beaverton. The 16 Gold and 18 Gold will play in Eugene over MLK weekend. 

7. OJVA and NIKE Gear: 
Shoes will be offered to all of you via a website on Monday or Tuesday. I will send out the info to the website once I get it.  You will be able to order and pay directly and items will be shipped to you directly. No more middle man (me!)  Items will be offered at a discount, including shoes, knee pads, socks and some parent gear. 

Thanks for reading all the way to the end!!!


Marty Mozzochi
OJVA Club Administrator and Head Communicator!







Wednesday, July 10, 2013

14's Gold Nationals Pictures

OJVA 14 Gold

Top Row: Eva Wilch, Emily DeMots, Kathryn Decker, Nate Sutton, Coach Marty Mozzochi.
Bottom Row: Rebecca finn, Ashley Cox, Marissa Kolb, Abby Groh, Brooklyn Bevens, Jenny Marnin, Payton Wade.

This past year was a great success on so many levels. As I looked back at our opponents in Dallas, here are some fun facts:
Overall, we finished 5-5 in matches, 12-12 in sets
Our five losses were to:
FB Fire     Finished #1 overall  witrh a 11-0 record   We lost to them 26-24, 25-18
Vision Finished #2 overall  with  a 10-1 record   We lost to them 25-13, 30-28,  
Miz LB14 Rockstar Finished #9 (winning Silver) with an 8-3 record We lost to them 25-9, 10-25, 15-13
CSVB 14 Open Finshed #13 oversall with a 5-4 record    We lost to them 27-25, 28-26
PSVBA 14-1 Finished #20 overall with a 3-6 record    We lost to them 22-25, 25-22, 15-9

Of he other five teams that we beat, none of them finished lower than 30 out of 48.  That tells me that we played very tough teams in our division, and didn't get any of the 'easy matches'!  It tells me that we had a tough pool to start with. 
Our wins were over:
CIS 14M 25-20, 25-15      Finished #30
El Paso Stars 18-25, 25-23, 15-8    Finished #27
Assault 14 NFinity 23-25, 25-14, 15-10  Finished #26
Club West 14 National 25-19, 25-17    Finished #24
Premier 14 Gold 25-18, 25-21      Finished #22


All of our players contributed to our successes over the year, and at Nationals. For some players, who didn't get to play as much, their continued hard work in practice not only made them better, but it helped their teammates also. Their encouragement on the bench was incredibly important to the total team feeling that we had the whole time we were there.


















Tuesday, July 9, 2013

2013 Junior National Championships

Oregon Juniors Volleyball Academy proves yet again that it is the most outstanding volleyball club in the Northwest.  OJVA qualified 3 teams for this years 2013 Girls Junior National Championships held in Dallas Texas, which is testament to their dedication and excellence in training.  18's Gold, 16's Gold and 14's Gold were among some of this countries best teams to compete in the 4 day long tournament.  Not only did our girls compete, they did extremely well with all of them finishing in the top half of the divisions.


OJVA 18 Gold

OJVA's 18 Gold finished 13th in National Division, Silver bracket.  
Top row: Coach Steve Suttich, Kendall Brock, Mikaela Raudsepp, Gabby Susee, Alexa Basauri. Bottom row: Nicole Rigoni, Jordan Deming, Shelby Vas Mat, Taylor Beckman, Bethany Kosmowski, Olnita Martini.

OJVA 16 Gold

OJVA's 16 Gold finished 17th in American Division, won Bronze bracket
Top row: Head Coach Terri Jo Schlatter, Asst. Coach Amanda Wade, Heather Pippus, Jasmine Gross, Ariana Wiltjer, Genna Florig, Team Rep Marty Mozzochi.  Bottom row: Ryen Maulsby, Symone Tran, Nikki Nelson, Amanda Ganete, Katarina Moffett, Grace McGee, Maria Sweitzer.

OJVA 14 Gold

OJVA 14 Gold finished 21st in American Division, won Flight 1
Top row: Eva Wilch, Emily DeMots, Kathryn Decker, Nate Sutton, Coach Marty Mozzochi. Bottom row: Rebecca Finn, Ashley Cox, Marissa Kolb, Abby Groh, Brooklyn Bevens, Jenny Marnin, Payton Wade.


Tuesday, June 25, 2013

TRAN & GANETE RECEIVE AWARD AT ECC

Symone Tran and Amanda Ganete of the OJVA 16's Gold Team. were honored with awards this year at 2013 Emerald City Classics held in Seattle.  Symone was named to the 16 Open All-Tournament Team and Amanda was the recipient of the special Candace Carter Award. 

Saturday, June 1, 2013

OJVA BBQ Reminder


From: Marty Mozzochi <mozzochi2@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, May 28, 2013 at 4:33 PM
Subject: OJVA BBQ reminder

Just a quick reminder about the BBQ this Friday. If you haven't replied on the survey, please do so. If you can't attend, no response is needed.

Thanks



Marty 



Just a reminder about the upcoming party in two weeks!

OJVA Clubwide End of the Year BBQ 

                                             will be held on 

         Friday, May 31,  5-8 pm 
                                                               at 

              Eastmoreland Courts

  Swim party, Sand courts, Indoor Courts,  BBQ

We will provide the dogs and burgers and the drinks, you bring all of the extra good stuff!

12's - Desserts
14's - Salads and side dishes
16's - Appetizers, chips, etc. 
18's - Just Yourselves!

Families with more than one player, just bring one item and only respond on the survey one time.

Please respond to the survey to let us know you are coming, so we can shop accordingly


Thanks




Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Kathryn Decker Makes All-Tournament Team at Emerald City Classic

Kathryn Decker made the all-tournament team in the open division for the 14's division.


Here is a picture showing why she made the all-tournament team!


Emerald City Classic Results

OJVA had 5 teams in the 2013 Emerald City Classic volleyball tournament in Seattle over the Memorial Day weekend.
All in all not a bad showing.  Below are the results and some pictures.

18 Gold finished in 5th place
16 Gold finished in 5th place
16 Blue finished in 15th place
14 Gold finished in 3rd place
14 Blue finished in 20th place







Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Shelby Vas Matts Signs with the Texas State Bobcats


Check it out!

OJVA 18's Shelby Vas Matts from Clackamas HS signing her letter of intent to Texas State University.  Shelby has accepted a full scholarship to the D1 school in San Marcos, Texas.  Shelby was also recruited by 8 other D1 schools.

See article from the Portland Tribune here.

Shelby Joins other senior signers Jordan Demming who will also be on scholarship at Central Washington University.

OJVA Juniors that have verbal commits are: Nicole Rigoni to the University of Oregon and Mikaela Raudsepp to Wichita State University...... More to follow.
Steve Suttich
The Courts in Beaverton
The Eastmoreland Courts
OJVA






Tuesday, April 9, 2013

OJVA 14-Black Power League Division Champs, April 6, 2013

OJVA 14's Black win their division at PL #3 at the Albany Boys & Girls Club in Albany.

See picture below.