Western Empire Volleyball Association

Clubs:

WEVA OFFICE
John Hughes
WEVA Commissioner
58 Meadowlark Drive
Penfield NY 14526

Office Hours:
9am to 5pm
Monday thru Friday
(585) 259-6557
wevajohn@gmail.com

Related Links:

2012 WEVA Girls Regional Bid Qualifier:
The results of the 2012 WEVA Girls Regional Bid Qualifier event have been posted here.

Beach High Performance Tryouts:
USA Volleyball has announced the schedule of 2012 Beach High Performance (HP) Tryouts for athletes looking to compete on beach volleyball national teams. The tryout in Rochester, NY will be held on May 5th. All of the tryout details and registration information is now available.

2012 WEVA Boys Regional Tournament Results:
The WEVA 2012 Boys Regional Championship Tournament was held on Sunday, March 18th. This year's event was the largest boys championship ever in WEVA. Pool Play Results and Playoff Results information is now available.

WEVA Scholarships

With the assistance and support of family and friends, WEVA is proud to present the Gary Adler Memorial Scholarship to graduating male and female high school volleyball athletes. Only those athletes who best exemplify sportsmanship, leadership, and a love for the game will be considered. Two scholarships will be awarded annually at a value of $500 each.

Gary Adler was a junior National official with our organization and much more. Gary was an official in volleyball and other sports at the high school and college levels. Gary was always supportive to anyone of any age or walk of life, ready to help or make you feel better about what you were doing or who you were. Gary loved the young people in our organization and they loved him. It is difficult to understand how Gary could know so many of our juniors and their parents by name. Gary was more than an official in WEVA; he was a friend to many.

Scholarships applications are due by May 1st and will be awarded by June 1st. All of the scholarship rules and regulations as well as the application form can be found here.

Sport Accident Excess Medical Coverage:
the USA Volleyball master insurance policy provides excess medical coverage for injuries sustained while participating in an approved or sanctioned volleyball event. This document explains the details of this coverage and how it applies.

2012 Libero Serve Rule:
In an effort to answer questions and clarify the Libero Serve rule, USA Volleyball has put together a document that helps interpret these rule changes. This document can be found on the Officials Rules page.

How Many Staff Members Can Be on a Team Bench During an Event?:
Go to our FAQ page to find the answer!

2011-2013 DCR Significant Changes

The USA Volleyball Domestic Competition Regulations are now available. Click here to view a summary of the significant changes. All of the indoor and outdoor competition rules can be found on the USA Volleyball website.

Did You Know?:
The USA Volleyball Events Department has put together a short document of some most likely, little known facts about the Girls' and Boys' Junior National championship events. Click here to view this document.

Grants & Sponsorship Committee

WEVA Members:

As the WEVA Executive Director, I have been asked to establish a Grants & Sponsorship committee. In that effort I am asking for a small group of folks from the WEVA family that have some knowledge or a desire to learn to help us out. Please call or reply by email to the address below.

This would be a committee that would only meet initially and an exchange of ideas could happen thru assorted medias. Please reach out to parents, players, and others on your teams and in your clubs for help. This could help WEVA maintain and improve its level of support without the usual last resort of raising membership and event costs.

Thanks,
John Hughes
Commissioner of WEVA
wevajohn@gmail.com
585-259-6557

Libero Serve Rule:
WEVA has requested from USA the authorization to allow Liberos in our region to serve this coming season. This request was approved with some exceptions, see 2 & 3 below.

REQUEST FOR RULE MODIFICATION
REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION

As per the USAV By-Laws, Article IV 4.01 A 6, Regional Volleyball Associations shall "use the rules of play adopted by the Corporation or a variance thereof approved by the Corporation". Rule modifications may be administered by a Regional Volleyball Association (RVA) under the following conditions:

1. A request is made annually by the RVA to the Rules Testing Commission (RTC) stating the rule modification and the purpose.

2. The modification may only be used at tournaments in which teams do NOT earn a bid to the National Championship events. Events which are prohibited from using modifications include Girls' Qualifiers, Boys' Bid Events and Regional Championships or other regional events which award bids.

3. All teams involved in the event where the rule modification will be used shall be fully informed of the rule modification at the time of entry into the event.

PERSON MAKING REQUEST: John W. Hughes
POSITION WITHIN REGION: Commissioner

The mission of the Western Empire Volleyball Association is to promote and develop growth of the sport of volleyball in the counties it represents in Western New York from the grassroots levels to adult leagues. WEVA fosters learning the sport of volleyball by providing classes designed to teach the latest methods and strategies in coaching, as well as providing highly trained officials to referee tournaments and matches.