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P.O. Box
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WELCOME TO SALEM VOLLEYBALL CLUB
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P.O. Box 3724 · Salem, OR 97302 · Phone 503-371-4667 ext. 202
Contacts: Harmik I. - Club Administrator · Ellen Zarfas - Club Treasurer · Colleen Zarfas - Assistant Admin.
WELCOME TO SALEM VOLLEYBALL CLUB
The mission of the Salem Volleyball Club, Inc. is to provide youth with the opportunity to develop volleyball skills and to play volleyball, with quality coaching in a positive environment that promotes good sportsmanship, leadership, character development, personal integrity, and self-discipline.
CLUB HISTORY
Salem Volleyball Club is the most established Club in the Mid-Willamette Valley. Our Club started in the early 70s. It began with Salem Men's YMCA and the Capital Volleyball Club. Mike Batlan (our former president) and Terry McLaughlin (former head coach of Chemeketa CC) played for the Capital VBC. Kelly Wells (former head coach at David Douglas high school in Portland), who played with Mike and Terry started the first junior girls volleyball club in Salem in 1975. They competed under the name of Mid Valley Volleyball Club.
Over the years, the number of junior girls teams kept increasing. Leading these efforts were Dave Haggerty (former head coach at McKay and current OSAA official) and Karen McLellan (former head coach at McNary). In 1992, South Salem joined McKay and McNary to form the Willamette Valley Volleyball Club. Sprague and North Salem high schools joined in 1994. By this time, all five Salem coaches were working together to improve the level of competition in Salem. In 1996, club name was changed to Salem Volleyball Club (SVC). We totaled 16 teams that year and have maintained our membership numbers since then. In 1998-99, Mike Batlan lead the re-organization of our club and we have been going strong since then. Our largest group was during the 2010-11 season, when we reached 21 teams with over 240 members. Over the years, we have averaged about 170 players serving 35 different school programs.
Over the years, number of our players have gone on to play for NCAA Divivions I, II and III institutions, NAIA, junior colleges and in 2007, two of our players, Maggie Rivers and Amber Kraaz (17 Black) were selected for the CEVA Youth Regional High Performance team and traveled to Italy and Slovenia to compete in the Junior Global Challenge. They competed against several European teams, made new friends and learned about new cultures.
We are a member of Columbia Empire Volleyball Association that is a region of USA Volleyball, our National Governing Body for the sport of Volleyball. Our club always strives to do what is best for our members and our goal is to create and provide an environment for middle and high school kids to play this great sport, develop their skills and provide them with the opportunity to continue playing in the college ranks.
ABOUT USA VOLLEYBALL
The USA Volleyball (USAV) is the National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport of volleyball in the United States. Consistent with the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 and the Constitution of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), USAV is recognized as an Olympic and Pan American Sports Organization by the USOC. It is also the recognized national federation to the Federation International de Volleyball (FIVB).
The USAV maintains liaisons with the NAIA, NCAA, the NJCAA, and the YMCA. Other member organizations include the Boy Scouts, the Special Olympics, the Armed Forces, and a number of ethnic, recreational, and intermural groups. The USAV is divided geographically into 35 regions covering 4 zones. We are in the Columbia Empire Volleyball Association CEVBA) which governs Oregon and the three counties bordering Portland. There are over 75,000 members nationwide; total CEVA region nearly 5,000.
The national offices of the USAV is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado near the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Following, are additional information about USA Volleyball and CEVA:
USAV Web Site: www.usavolleyball.org
Site: http://volleyball.teamusa.org/
CEVA Web site: www.columbiaempirevolleyball.comCEVA Address: 4840 SW Western Ave., Suite 450, Beaverton, OR 97005
Telephone: 503-644-7468.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Members Position / Area Term Expires Brad Halleck President (Sprague)
2011 Benny Sexton Vice-President (W. Salem)
2011 Harmik I. Club Administrator (North)
2012 Ellen Zarfas Club Treasurer (Salem)
2012 Ralph Amador Club Secretary (W. Salem)
2012 Sherri Oslie Member at Large (Sprague)
2011 Jennifer Rank Member at Large (North)
2013
Committees Board Members Facilities Harmik I. Fundraising Harmik I. Grievance Revenue Harmik I. & Ellen Zarfas Team Chaperons Sherri Oslie
CONTACT US
Salem Volleyball Club · P.O. Box 3724 · Salem, OR 97302
Tel. 503-371-4667 ext. 202 (from December to July)