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THIS MONTH:
- National Championships on the Horizon
- Pennsylvania Rocked the 1st National Championship -
MUST READ
- New Club Info
- Summer Planning
- Last Chance to Sign Up for Art of Coaching
- Scholarship Recipients
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USA Volleyball National Championships
Congratulations to the following teams who competed at Girls 18s Junior National Championships:
EC Power KOP 18 Royal
Synergy 18 HeatWave - 2nd place, Freedom division
Renaissance 18 Black
Pittsburgh Elite 18 Elite
Pittsburgh Elite 18 Premier
THE REMAINING CHAMPIONSHIP DATES:
May 23-28 - Opens (Denver, CO)
June 21-24 - Girls Junior 10-13s (Kansas City, MO)
June 25-July 3 - Girls Junior 14-17s (Dallas, TX)
July 3-6 - Boys Junior Nationals (Minneapolis, MN)
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OUR TEAMS REPRESENTING KEYSTONE REGION!!
* 2025 marks the first time that the Keystone Region is sending an 11s team to Girls Junior National Championships. |
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1922: The Year Pennsylvania Rocked the First Volleyball National Championship
In 1922, the first national championship volleyball tournament was held in Brooklyn, NY and Pennsylvania swept the top four positions. The championship featured 23 teams from 10 states and Canada; 89 games were played.
This article is well worth the read! READ HERE
Pictured above: Pittsburgh Central YMCA Volleyball Team - winner of the First National Volley Ball Championship of the United States held at Brooklyn, New York, April 28-29, 1922. The Spalding cup is shown in the foreground.
1. Harry A. Batchelor, Physical Director and Coach; 2, John Weible; 3, David Blaney; 4, Steven Myers; 5, Owen Cochran; 6, Edward Maurer, Captain; 7, Louis Emmel. |
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Are You Starting a New Club?
Are you starting a new club in Pennsylvania? Check out our website and/or contact us at results@krva.org.
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Summer Loyalty Offers & Tryouts
Loyalty Offers - July 7 - 10, 2025
Loyalty offers may only be sent during these dates. Athletes have 48-hours to respond based on the time stamp on the offer email. All offers and acceptance responses MUST carbon copy (CC) offers@krva.org in order to be valid.
Summer Tryouts - July 18 - 27, 2025
Clubs may offer summer tryouts during the above date window. All athletes must either be:
- A current USAV member in-good-standing*; or,
- Purchase a Summer Tryout Membership**.
* A current 24-25 Season USAV membership is good through August 31, 2025.
** Athletes without a current USAV membership must purchase the Tryout Membership. Tryout Memberships will be available to purchase via https://krva.org beginning July 1, 2025.
Summer Offers - July 23 - August 1
Clubs that offer a Summer Tryout may send offers between the above date window.
Athletes have 48-hours to respond based on the time stamp on the offer email.
All offers and acceptance responses MUST carbon copy (CC) offers@krva.org in order to be valid. |
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ATTENTION COACHES!
We have put together one of the best line-ups of presenters in the country including legendary Russ Rose, Dan Fisher, Megan Hodge Easy, Josh Steinbach, Dan Fisher, Justin Beachy, and Terry Liskevych.
Exclusively for Keystone Region Members, is $100 per ticket discount for in-person registrations or $50 per ticket discount for virtual.
Your Keystone Region Discounts:
In-person full clinic tickets: Use code KRVA100 to save $100 per coach
Virtual & Saturday tickets: Use code KRVA50 to save $50 per coach
Sign up 2 or more coaches and receive an even BETTER discount!!! |
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Congratulations to our 2025 scholarship recipients:
Aubrey Ward (East Coast Power Volleyball )
Maddie Metcalf (Synergy Volleyball Club )
Maura Oslosky (Pitt United Girls Volleyball Club )
Amalia MacDonald (Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball Association )
We would like to thank all 27 athletes that submitted a scholarship application. Best of luck to everyone on your collegiate journey ahead.
We will include athlete interviews in our next newsletter. |
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KEYSTONE REGION PARTNERSHIPS
Click any below images to visit the links.
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KEYSTONE REGION VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION
1013 Brookside Road, Suite 203, Wescosville, PA 18106 |
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MICHELLE CARLTON
Commissioner
commissioner@krva.org
(610) 737-6944 |
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VALERIE PODCZASY
Event Management
results@krva.org
(610) 401-3662 |
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JILL FORSYTHE
Marketing & Communications
staff@krva.org
(610) 223-2288 |
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