The 2013 Adult Open Deadlines document, including corresponding entry fees, has been released by the national office.  The 2013 Open Competition Grid showing dates for all age groups and levels is also available.  Please watch our Facebook Page and the Yankee Website for future announcements.

Dave Peixoto
Commissioner

Over the past year eleven Regions have been working together to form a Buying Alliance. Our goal is to have vendors lower prices for USAV members. We are pleased to announce that we have some vendors in place and have launched our Alliance. Please remember this is just the beginning and we hope to add more vendors and better develop our site as time goes on. You must be a Current NERVA member to purchase from the site.

The New England Region Members Buying Alliance is designed to give members discount prices on quality products. 

All you need to do is:

1. Go to our webpage at https://dl.dropbox.com/u/82437082/USAV%20BA/NewEngland%20Region%20AO2.htm 
2. Click on the company logo shown on the page and determine what you want to purchase 
3. You then  check the item prices by clicking on “PRICE FILE” spreadsheet 
4. Once you determine your order, email or call Amber 714-943-3951.

Amber has been hired by the Alliance to facilitate order processing since many Regions (like NERVA) do not have a full time staff or office.

Notes:

• All orders must be paid via credit or debit card at time of order. 
• TEAM or Club orders only- sorry, no individuals, unless ordering multiple items.  (We cannot handle the volume of individual single item orders).
• Mizuno Pricing:  Mizuno would not let us publish prices – and they did not want us to interfere with current relationships.  We agreed members would have to call Amber to pre-qualify orders.  In other words; if a member is not currently using Mizuno, the order would qualify.  If a member currently has a relationship with a Mizuno representative, they would have to continue using that representative for purchases.

Thanks,

Dave Peixoto
NERVA Commissioner 

We wanted to make sure that all club directors, coaches, team captains or anyone responsible for ordering and/or approving uniforms are aware of this upcoming change beginning in the 2014-15 season.

Beginning in the 2014-15 USAV season, the following verbiage will be used in regards to Libero jerseys contrasting with regular team jerseys.

As of SEPTEMBER 1, 2014, it is required that either the Libero or their teammates wear a solid color jersey.  The solid color jersey must clearly contrast from the predominant color(s) of the teammates’ jersey.  Predominant colors are those that appear on approximately half of the body of the uniform jersey.

To be considered solid colored:

• Sleeves must be the same color as the body of the jersey.
• Piping/trim not exceeding 1 inch in total at its widest point may be placed along the seams and may be a different color than the uniform jersey.
• Lettering and collars can be a different color than the body of the jersey.
• Numbers must be a contrasting color and meet all other specifications in Rule 4.3.3 and associated USAV regulations.

Steve Thorpe
USAV Rules Interpreter