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4th Annual 2010 SNOW VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2010 FROM 11:00AM – 4:00PM
At Snowking XV

CALL UP YOUR TEAMMATES, FRIENDS, FAMILY, EVEN CO-WORKERS TO PUT TOGETHER A TEAM TODAY!
$10/PLAYER, 2 TO 4 PEOPLE PER TEAM!
To sign-up your Team, EMAIL ykbeach@gmail.com and SPECIFY THE FOLLOWING DETAILS:
1. TEAM NAME: Think of something creative!
2. TEAM CAPTAIN: Please include email and phone number
3. TEAM MEMBERS: Min. of 2 up to 4 players per team-Individuals are welcome to sign up, we’ll put you on a team!
4. SKILL LEVEL: A. Top of the League, B. We really love Volleyball or C. Just for Fun!! (must be age 16+ to play)
DEADLINE FOR SIGNING UP A TEAM IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010
Event details on FACEBOOK : Search EVENTS for 2010 SNOW VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT!

Senior Open (must be at least 16 years)
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Sr. Men’s and Sr. Women’s Divisions
8:00am – Volunteer Net Set Up
10:00am – Sign In/Warm Up
11:00am – Games Start
4:00pm – Finals

Junior Open (18U)
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Jr. Men’s and Jr. Women’s Divisions
8:00am – Volunteer Net Set Up
10:00am – Sign In/Warm Up
11:00am – Games Start
4:00pm – Finals

Registration Fee – $25/Person – bring fee with you to sign-in at the beach
Bring lots of snacks, bagged lunch, water, bug spray, sunscreen
You must sign up by emailing ykbeach@gmail.com by Thursday, July 23, 2009.

List of Teams who have signed up:
Men’s Open
Saturday, July 25, 2009

• Kimbo Oktatauyak and Ronnie Junior (Rankin Inlet)
• Noah and Jonah (Rankin Inlet)
• Dolphus Nitsiza and Rusty Mantla or Russell Simpson (Whati)
• Craig Taggart and Ian MacDougall (Yellowknife)
• Brandon Thompson and Bret Cole (Fort Smith)
• Ron Chiasson and Chris Green (Yellowknife)
• Caleb Behrens and Paul Shearme (Yellowknife)
• Jason Coulthard and Nathan Gordon (Fort Smith)
• Curtis Sinclair and Jesse Evans (Fort Smith)
• Jon Sorenson and Johnny Kilabuk (Yellowknife)
• Joey Borkovic and Ben Borkovic (Yellowknife)
• Brandon Beaton and John McPherson (Yellowknife)

Women’s Open
Saturday, July 25, 2009

• Meika Stewart and Becca Canam (Yellowknife)
• Michelle Larocque and Becca Kroeger (Yellowknife)
• Rachel MacLean and Sheena Sangris (Yellowknife)
• Jhillian Adams and Jessica Newcombe (Yellowknife)
• Ashley Woytiuk and Dawn Smith (Yellowknife)
• Stacie Bengts and Stephanie Bauhasus(Yellowknife)
• Chloe Smith and Elora Braden

NWTVA and Sport North in association with YK Beach Volleyball have come together to bring two amazing beach volleyball athletes to host Beach clinics throughout the Northwest Territories:

James Gravelle, International Beach Volleyball Competitor, formerly ranked 3rd in Canada and Mark Heese, 10 x Canadian Beach Volleyball Champion and Olympic Bronze Medalist

They are both very excited to be traveling to the Northwest Territories to help spread Beach Volleyball to the communities.

Here is the itinerary:
Thursday, 9 July 2009: Fort Smith, NT clinics facilitated by Mark Heese:
1:00pm – Youth Clinic
5:30pm – Adult Clinic

Friday, 10 July 2009: Hay River, NT clinics facilitated by Mark Heese:
1:00pm – Youth Clinic
5:30pm – Adult Clinic

Saturday, 11 July 2009: Yellowknife, NT clinics facilitated by Mark Heese and James Gravelle:
10:00am – Adult Session Part 1 – Clinic
2:00pm – Adult Session Part 2 – Tournament

Sunday, 12 July 2009: Yellowknife, NT clinics facilitated by Mark Heese and James Gravelle.
2:30pm – Canada Summer Games Training Session at the Fritz Park Beach Courts

Monday, 14 July 2009: Tulita, NT clinics facilitated by James Gravelle

1:00pm – Youth Clinic

5:30pm – Adult Clinic

Wednesday, 15 July 2009: Yellowknife, NWT – James Gravelle to facilitate a practice for NWT’s Canada Summer Games beach volleyball team

The Beach Volleyball Clinics are open to everyone! If you are brand new to beach or an avid pro, Mark and James will be here to help you discover and develop your beach volleyball skills!

Registration Fee – $20
To register, email ykbeach@gmail.com with your name, contact info and your skill level:

Skill Level A – Elite – “I have a lot of experience playing competitive beach volleyball”
Skill Level B – Advanced – “I have experience playing beach volleyball”
Skill Level C – Intermediate – “I have a lot of indoor volleyball experience, and interested in learning more beach volleyball skills”
Skill Level D – Beginner – “I have never played beach before”

And if you’re not sure what your skill level may be, maybe just let me know what you’re looking for in a beach clinic!

If you are registering for a youth clinic, please provide your age.

Please note that a tournament is being planned for the finale of the clinics in Yellowknife.

If anyone is interested in helping out during the clinics, please let me know!!

Let’s give James and Mark a warm welcome to Yellowknife and the great white north!

Message from Mark Heese:

“I have retired from international competition after representing Canada on
the World Tour for 17 years.

I have created a new organization called Maximum Reach, which was created
to inspire individuals to reach for their potential. My focus has obviously
been on the volleyball community.

I have recently partnered with CanuckStuff, Canada’s Leading Volleyball
Source          ( www.canuckstuff.com ), and am continuing my longtime
relationship with Overkill       ( www.overkill.ca ) They are fully behind
my efforts to continue having a strong impact in the Canadian volleyball
community. So I now am part of a new team, so to speak!

Clinics/appearances across Canada is one of the projects that we are
pursuing to help the continued growth of volleyball and for me to maintain
a positive influence and presence in the sport.

I am very excited about the clinics I will be running in the NWT. I have
never been there, but have always wanted to experience that part of the
country. And to be coming there to teach my favorite sport, with a strong
team (CanuckStuff and Overkill) behind me, I couldn’t ask for a better
opportunity.

Mark”

Come on out on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 to play fast action beach volleyball games in a full day tournament of fun in the sun.

Sign up by emailing ykbeach@gmail.com with your name, partner’s name and email addresses.  Final registration happens Wednesday Morning at 10:00am by signing in with your individual $25 fee.

Details:

When: Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Where: Long Lake Beach @ Fred Henne Park

Who: Men’s and Women’s open

How Much: $25/person

Schedule:

8:30am – Volunteer Set-Up of Nets

10:00am – Sign-In and Warm-up with your partner

11:00am – Games Begin

4:00pm – Finals

Times as noted are subject to change

Bring lots of sunscreen, snacks, water and bug dope if you need it.  Change of clothes is also wise should the weather change suddenly.  We’ll play RAIN OR SHINE, but stop at the first sign of lightening.  Any questions? Please don’t hesitate to email ykbeach@gmail.com.

The 2009 Aboriginal Day Tournament is scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 10:00am.

Here’s the final list of players: Click here

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Visit the YK Beach Volleyball League main page for information on available League divisions:

Spots are still available on all nights of play:
Tuesday – Men’s and Women’s
Wednesday – Co-Ed 2’s
Thursday – King/Queen of the Beach (4 individuals per court)
Just bring your registration fee of $35 to your first night of League play.

One fee entitles YK Beach Members to an entire summer of beach volleyball, three nights per week!!

See you on the beach!
Becca

YK Beach Volleyball League will open at Long Lake Beach this Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 2:00pm-4:00pm.

Come on by the beach for some pick-up games, and to register yourself for the 2009 YK Beach Volleyball Season!  Those interested in volunteering time this summer, please come a little early around 1:30pm to discuss available positions!

League Fee: $35 per person for the entire summer – gets you access to all the league nights.  Fees go towards equipment costs, incidentals, prizes and mid-summer Barbecue.

Tuesdays @ 6:00pm – Men’s and Women’s League Night (2 players per team)

Wednesdays @ 6:00pm – Co-Ed Night (1 male and 1 female player per team)

Thursdays @6:00pm – King/Queen of the Beach Night (4 individuals assigned per court to play a “king of the court” style match)

Due to the great range of skill levels, every night will feature a variety of courts available for different levels of play, it’s based on a first come, first serve basis… Everyone should expect to increase your skills, have a TON of fun, and meet plenty of new friends.

Be sure to wear layers, and expect to play in all kinds of temperatures and increment weather.  We play rain or shine!  Note that we’ve experienced evenings at the beach with brilliantly warm sunshine and dry conditions while at the same time, downtown Yellowknife is pouring rain – so when in doubt, get to the beach!  Please note that we stop games at the first sign of lightening.

Any questions, don’t hesitate to email ykbeach@gmail.com

SEE YOU AT THE BEACH!!

With an expected 9 males and 9 females registered from across the NWT, ID Camps are scheduled for Fort Smith on April 26, 2009 and Yellowknife on May 10-11, 2009.  2 male and 2 female athletes will be chosen from this camp to represent the Northwest Territories at this summer’s 2009 Canada Games in Prince Edward Island.  In addition, 2 back-up male athletes, and 2 back-up female athletes will be identified should the selected athletes be unable to compete (due to injury or some other unforeseen event).

Training for Canada Games Athletes will commence following the ID camp in May.  Team NWT will train vigorously in beach volleyball at Fred Henne Beach as well as have a strict regime of plyometric cross-training.  Athletes will also attend YK Beach Events, such as League Nights and all tournaments scheduled throughout the summer.  Details are still to follow, but there is also the chance that the athletes will attend beach skill camps and tournaments offered in Alberta and other locations south of the NWT.

Best of luck to all athletes!!

A friendly reminder to all athletes interested in trying out for the 2009 Canada Summer Games (Male or Female) Doubles Beach Volleyball teams — the deadline to register for the ID camps is this Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Email NWTVA at nwtvolleyball@gmail.com with your information (read email below for details).
Remember that you do not need to have a partner to try out at the ID Camps!! Just come ready to play and demonstrate your volleyball skills!!

Do you know of other age-eligible NWT athletes who are currently away at university or college and who would be interested in trying out?? Please forward this email to them!

Thanks,

Becca Kroeger
YK Beach Volleyball
NWTVA Beach Coordinator

Original Message:

NWTVA and Sport North will be sending a Male and Female beach volleyball teams to PEI this summer to represent the Northwest Territories in the 2009 Canada Games!!

In order to be considered for the teams, you must register for, and attend one of the ID camps being held in April and May 2009. These camp dates and locations are as follows:

April 25, 2009 – in Inuvik
April 26, 2009 – in Fort Smith
May 9-10, 2009 in Yellowknife

If you are interested in attending any of the ID camps listed above, you must register by sending an email to nwtvolleyball@gmail.com no later than April 22, 2009. You may also contact Paul Shearme @ 867-669-0773.

In this email please include:
- Name, Address, Contact #’s and email
- Birth Date
- Volleyball playing experience, coaches names

Age Requirements:
Males – 22 and Under as of December 31, 2009 (1987 or later)
Females – 21 and Under as of December 31, 2009 (1988 or later)

Remember, these are beach teams, which means we’ll be selecting 2 males and 2 females for each team. We need the Best of the BEST!

Good Luck to all the athletes!

Becca Kroeger
YK Beach Volleyball
NWTVA Beach Coordinator