• Dec 4th - IMPACT Clinic - taught by John Kessel of USAV - 6-10 pm at ASU PE West Building on the ASU main campus in Tempe;

• Dec 4th - IMPACT Instructor Clinic - taught by John Kessel - 5 pm - 10:30 pm - includes the IMPACT clinic above with specific instructor sessions prior and following the IMPACT clinic;

• Dec 5th & 6th - CAP I & II Courses - ASU PE West Building on ASU main campus in Tempe. Cadre for the CAP courses are: John Kessel - USAV, Bill Neville - former Men's National team coach and University of Washington Women's Volleyball Coach; Stu Sherman - former Graceland University Men's VB Coach; Bill Hamiter - USA Men's Sitting Team Coach, University of Central Oklahoma.
  The Arizona Region has discounted the cost of CAP I and CAP II for all Arizona coaches - park and rec, junior high, high school, club, collegiate. You do not have to be a member of the Arizona Region to take this discount. This is the link for the Arizona coaches to sign up for CAP course on the USAV Website
• Register early as there are early registration discounts that expire on Nov 6th. Regular registration deadline expires on Nov 27th. After Nov 27th late fees are added to the cost of registration.
• For those that might need a hotel room a room block has been set up at the Four Points by Sheraton - Tempe (corner of Rural Rd and Apache Blvd) for this CAP Course. Please contact Judith Sebastian (480-968-3451). The room rate is $95 per night (plus applicable taxes) which includes free airport and local shuttle to site, free internet access, free cooked to order breakfast, free bottle water in the room and a free newspaper. The rooms are double queens so you can share the cost with another coach. This rate expires on Nov 4th so register early. After Nov 4th a room may still be reserved but it is based on current availability and room rate.

Officials Education

• For new officials or officials that have been in the Region less than 4 years a training clinic has been established on Dec 5th from 9 am - 3 pm at the Salvation Army Gym - 1351 E. Broadway Road, Phoenix, 85040. Please let the Region office know if you plan to attend as pizza lunch will be provided;
• For officials that have been in the Region 4+ years the training clinic will be held on Dec 12th from 9 am - 1 pm. Please let the Region office know if you will be attending.

• For officials wishing to opt out of the scorekeeping training on Dec 5th, print off the test, complete the test and bring it to the training session on Dec. 5th

Parent Education

• The Parents for Good Sports organization will be providing a parent clinic on Friday, Dec 4th, at 6 pm at ASU. The clinic will offer an overview of their Parents for Good Sports program and the introduction of a new program with USA Volleyball. Each club is asked to send 1 or 2 parents as club parent representatives. The parents will be treated to a parent clinic presented by David Epperson and Lily Richardson and then asked to participate in a survey relating to club volleyball and their club, the Region and to USA Volleyball. The parents will then be the liaison to the club on behalf of the other parents in the club.
• In conjunction with Volleyball Festival Preview Tournament Parents for Good Sports Clinics are being formalized for the President's Day weekend in February. The time and location will be posted here when known.