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2016 AVCA Awards Packet Table of Contents

AVCA Postseason Awards Timetable ........................................................................................ 2 AVCA Division III Postseason Awards 2016 Changes ............................................................... 3 AVCA Division III Postseason Awards Committees ................................................................... 4 NCAA Division III Regional Alignment ....................................................................................... 5 AVCA Postseason Student-Athlete Awards Information ......................................................... 6-7 AVCA Division III Nationally and Regionally Ranked Teams ..................................................... 8 AVCA Postseason Awards Statistical/Selection Criteria ............................................................ 9 AVCA Postseason Awards Student-Athlete Nomination Checklist .......................................... 10 AVCA Coaches Awards (NCOY, NACOY, RCOY) Program Overview .................................... 11 AVCA Victory Club Awards ...................................................................................................... 11 AVCA On-Line Student-Athlete Nomination Instructions .................................................... 12-13 AVCA Match-by-Match Statistical Report Example ................................................................. 14

All nomination links and any updates to the Postseason Awards program will be published on

https://www.avca.org/awards/all-regional-all-america-awards/division-iii-nominations.html

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2016 AVCA Division III Postseason Awards Timetable

The following is a list of the awards deadlines and timetables established by the AVCA. It has been outlined so that you will be able to monitor all of the deadlines, enabling your student-athletes to be eligible for postseason honors.

Wednesday, October 19 – Regionally/Nationally Ranked Teams Released

This list will be e-mailed to member head coaches and posted on the AVCA web site. ONLY teams on this list are to be considered when compiling summary statistics for regionally and nationally ranked competition in the postseason awards process.

Friday, October 21 - Head Coach Membership Deadline

Head coaches must be AVCA members by this date in order for their student-athletes to be eligible for the AVCA Postseason Awards Program. This includes new members as well as renewals. Contact AVCA Member Services if you have any questions about the status of your membership 866-544-2822 or email members@avca.org

Monday, Oct. 24 thru FRIDAY, Oct. 28 – Student-Athlete Nominations Accepted

Nominations will be accepted on-line beginning Monday, Oct. 26 at 8 a.m. EST on through Friday, Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. EST.

Please note: Online nomination instructions can be found on pages 11 and 12 of this awards packet and will be emailed again separately once the nomination period opens.

*NEW FOR 2016*: Coaches will now have the ability to edit completed nominations after the nomination deadline has

passed to add stats and conference awards earned after the nomination deadline (Oct. 28). COACHES WILL STILL

BE REQUIRED TO NOMINATE ATHLETES PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE. Coaches will not be able to submit new

nominations after the deadline – only edit existing nominations. Please see page 3 for more details.

Friday, October 28 – Region Coach of the Year Nominations Due & National Assistant Coach of the Year Nominations Due

AVCA Region Coach of the Year and National Assistant Coach of the Year nominations due via online nomination form.

Wednesday, November 2 thru Friday, November 4 – Head Coaches Vote for All-Region Teams AVCA member coaches will vote for the All-Region Teams through an online link provided by the AVCA. Ballots will be available to submit between 8 a.m. (ET) on Wednesday, Nov. 2 through 5 p.m. (ET) on Friday, Nov. 4.

Please Note: Coaches will be unable to vote for their own players. Coaches MUST vote in order for their players to be

elected to an All-Region Team.

Tuesday, November 8 - Region Conference Calls

AVCA All-Region Teams and AVCA Region Coach of the Year committee conference calls.

Thursday, November 10 – Region Awards Announced

AVCA All-Region Teams (one 14-person team and six honorable mention players per region), Region Freshmen of the Year and AVCA Region Coaches of the Year announced via AVCA press release. The AVCA press release will serve as the notification to all award winners that they have been selected.

Friday, November 11- Victory Club Deadline

AVCA Victory Club forms due via on-line nomination form. Sunday, November 13 – AVCA Division III AA/NPOY/COY/ACOY Conference Call

AVCA All-America Committee conference call. Also determine National Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and National Assistant Coach of the Year.

Tuesday, November 15 - All-America Teams Announced

AVCA All-America Teams and National Freshman of the Year announced (14 student-athletes per a first, second team, third team and honorable mention).

Wednesday, November 16 – Student-Athlete Awards Banquet

AVCA Division III All-America/Players of the Year Banquet in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh).

AVCA National Coach of the Year & National Assistant Coach announced.

Thursday, December 15 - Coaches Awards Banquet

Region Coaches of the Year, National Coach of the Year and National Assistant Coach of the Year presented at the Jostens Coaches Honors Luncheon in Columbus, Ohio.

Friday, December 16 – Player of the Year Awards Banquet

Division III Player of the Year will be presented at the College All-America Banquet in Columbus, Ohio

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2016 Awards Changes Throughout the awards packet, all new changes for the 2016 season are highlighted in yellow. Here are the changes listed out for your reference.

Coaches will now have the ability to edit and add to completed nominations after the nomination deadline has passed. This will allow coaches and SIDs the ability to add stats and awards earned after the nomination deadline

(Oct. 28). ALL STATS MUST BE UPDATED IN EACH ATHLETE'S NOMINATION. If evidence is shown that a

particular set of stats are not included, the athlete will not be considered for AVCA awards.

Here are the items that will need to be updated:

o Updated Win/Loss records

o Updated Awards and Recognition with any potential conference awards

o Updated Stats vs All Opponents, Regionally Ranked Teams, and Nationally Ranked Teams

o New Match-by-Match stats attachment

Deadlines to Update Statistics (Stats earned in matches after nomination deadline must be added to the nominated athlete’s nomination)

o Deadline to update prior to the All-Region call: Monday, November 7th

at 12 pm EST.

o Deadline to update prior to the All-America call: Sunday, November 13th

at 12 pm EST.

Should your team be competing on this Sunday, exceptions can be granted. Please notify AVCA

staff on when you expect you will be able to update those statistics after the match.

COACHES WILL STILL BE REQUIRED TO NOMINATE ATHLETES PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE. Coaches will not be able to submit new nominations after the deadline – only edit existing nominations. Coaches and SIDs will use the same nomination link to access previous nominations and make edits.

Because coaches will be able to update their nominations with new stats, voting coaches and regional

committee members will exclusively review athletes stats using the AVCA Stats Portal. The AVCA will no longer email out spreadsheet comparisons of athlete stats. A link to the AVCA Stats Portal will be sent out with the voting ballot link.

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AVCA Division III Postseason Awards Committees

The following coaches have been chosen to participate on the 2016 AVCA Postseason Awards Committees.

AVCA

ALL-REGION/

REGION COACH

OF THE YEAR

COMMITTEES

Central Region DeAnn Woodin, Coe College – Chair Annie Doman, Macalaster Merry Graf, Webster Beth Wilmeth, Northwestern St. Paul Mid-Atlantic Region Michelle Zabinski, DeSales – Chair Nicole Wentz, Keystone Dave Trumbo, Stevenson Tom Roof – Pitt-Bradford New England Region Tim Byram, Endicott – Chair Amanda Beckwith, MA Coll. of Liberal Arts Moira Long, Springfield Scott Wright, Regis Nancy Somera, Johnson & Wales Northeast Region Michael Houlihan, UMASS Boston – Chair Josh Edmed, Connecticut College Brett Sayer, Colby-Sawyer Geoff Braun, Fredonia Doug Blystone, Penn St-Abington South Region Jaime Fisher, Millsaps – Chair Andrea Hoover, Virginia Wesleyan Danny Miller, Averett Jenny McDowell, Emory

Great Lakes Region Amber Warners, Calvin – Chair Deb Zellers, DePauw Kyle Walton, Transylvania Kate Witte, Ohio Northern Midwest Region Deb Kiick, Millikin – Chair Jeff Meeker, Cornell Patti Ford, UW River Falls Paul Schlomer, Edgewood New York Region Cal Wickens, Nazareth – Chair Sandy Augstein-Collins, Sage Colleges Allison Walker, Richard Stockton James Clar, Hartwick Hilda Arrechea, Skidmore Ladi Iya, Rochester Carrie Thomas, Baruch North Region Lindsay Birch, Chris. Newport – Chair Mary Boland, Franklin & Marshall Heather Pavlik, Juniata John Spinney, Thomas More West Region Tiffany Davis, Texas Lutheran – Chair Valerie Cowan, Pomona-Pitzer Kip Yoshimura, Pacific Kurt Vlasich, Claremont Scripps Marci Sanders, UT Dallas

AVCA

ALL-AMERCA/

COACH OF THE

YEAR COMMITTEE

Sherry Dunbar

AVCA Awards Chair Indiana University dunbarsl@indiana.edu

Tim Byram

Division III Awards

Chair Endicott College New England Region tbyram@endicott.edu

DeAnn Woodin Coe College Central Region dwoodin@coe.edu Amber Warners Calvin College Great Lakes Region awarners@calvin.edu Michele Zabinski DeSales University Mid-Atlantic Region michele.zabinski@desales.edu Deb Kiick Millikin University Midwest Region dkiick@mail.millikin.edu Michael Houlihan UMASS Boston Northeast Region michael.houlihan@umb.edu

Lindsay Birch Christopher Newport North Region lindsay.birch@cnu.edu Tim Byram Endicott College New England Region tbyram@endicott.edu Cal Wickens Nazareth College New York Region cwicken0@naz.edu Jaime Fisher Millsaps College South Region burnsjm1@millsaps.edu Tiffany Davis Texas Lutheran West Region tdavis@tlu.edu

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2016 AVCA Awards Regional Alignment CENTRAL (42 teams) Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

Buena Vista

Central (Iowa)

Coe

Dubuque

Loras

Luther

Simpson

Wartburg

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

Augsburg

Bethel (Minn.)

Carleton

Concordia (Minn.)

Gustavus Adolphus

Hamline

Macalester

St. Benedict

St. Catherine

St. Mary’s (Minn.)

St. Olaf

St. Thomas (Minn.)

St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

Blackburn

Eureka

Fontbonne

Greenville

Iowa Wesleyan

MacMurray

Principia

Spalding

Webster

Westminster (Mo.)

University Athletic Association

Washington - St. Louis

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

Bethany Lutheran

Crown (Minn.)

Martin Luther

Minnesota - Morris

North Central

Northland

Northwestern - St. Paul

St. Scholastica

Wisconsin - Superior

Independent

Illinois Institute of Tech

Nebraska Wesleyan

GREAT LAKES (40 teams) Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

Anderson (Ind.)

Bluffton

Defiance

Earlham

Franklin

Hanover

Manchester

Mount St. Joseph

Rose-Hulman

Transylvania

Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc.

Adrian

Albion

Alma

Calvin

Hope

Kalamazoo

Olivet

St. Mary's (Ind.)

Trine

North Coast Athletic Conference

Allegheny

Denison

DePauw

Hiram

Kenyon

Oberlin

Ohio Wesleyan

Wittenberg

Wooster

Ohio Athletic Conference

Baldwin-Wallace

Capital

Heidelberg

John Carroll

Marietta

Mount Union

Muskingum

Ohio Northern

Otterbein

Wilmington (Ohio)

University Athletic Association

Case Western Reserve

Independent

Berea

MID ATLANTIC (42 teams) Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference

D'Youville

Franciscan (Steubenville)

Hilbert

La Roche

Medaille

Mount Aloysius

Penn State - Altoona

Penn State - Behrend

Pittsburgh - Bradford

Pittsburgh - Greensburg

Colonial State Athletic Conference

Baptist Bible

Cabrini

Cairn

Cedar Crest

Centenary (N.J.)

Clarks Summit - Pennsylvania

Gwynedd- Mercy

Immaculata

Keystone

Marywood

Neumann

Notre Dame - Maryland

Rosemont

Commonwealth Conference

Albright

Alvernia

Arcadia

Hood

Lebanon Valley

Lycoming

Messiah

Stevenson

Widener

Freedom Conference

Delaware Valley

DeSales

Eastern

Fairleigh Dickinson - Florham

King's (Pa.)

Manhattanville

Misericordia

Wilkes

Independent

Trinity Washington

Valley Forger Christian

MIDWEST (43 teams) College Conference of Ill. and Wis.

Augustana (Ill.)

Carthage

Elmhurst

Illinois Wesleyan

Millikin

North Central

North Park

Wheaton (Ill.)

Midwest Conference

Beloit

Carroll (Wis.)

Cornell

Grinnell

Illinois

Knox

Lake Forest

Lawrence

Monmouth (Ill.)

Ripon

St. Norbert

Northern Athletic Conference

Alverno

Aurora

Benedictine (Ill.)

Concordia - Chicago

Concordia - Wisconsin

Dominican (Ill.)

Edgewood

Lakeland

Marian (Wis.)

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Rockford

Wisconsin Lutheran

University Athletic Association

Chicago

Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conf.

Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Wisconsin - La Crosse

Wisconsin - Oshkosh

Wisconsin - Platteville

Wisconsin - River Falls

Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Wisconsin - Stout

Wisconsin - Whitewater

Independent

Finlandia

Maranatha Baptist Bible

Mount Mary

NORTH (40 teams) Capital Athletic Conference

Christopher Newport

Frostburg State

Mary Washington

Marymount (Va.)

Penn. State - Harrisburg

Salisbury

Southern Virginia

St. Mary's - Maryland

Wesley

York (Pa.)

Centennial Conference

Bryn Mawr

Dickinson

Franklin & Marshall

Gettysburg

Haverford

Johns Hopkins

McDaniel

Muhlenberg

Swarthmore

Ursinus

Washington (Md.)

Landmark Conference

Catholic

Elizabethtown

Goucher

Juniata

Moravian

Scranton

Susquehanna

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Presidents’ Athletic Conference

Bethany (W.Va.)

Chatham

Geneva

Grove City

St. Vincent

Thiel

Thomas More

Washington and Jefferson

Waynesburg

Westminster (Pa.)

University Athletic Association

Carnegie Mellon

NEW ENGLAND (51 teams) Commonwealth Coast Conference

Curry

Eastern Nazarene

Endicott

Gordon

New England

Roger Williams

Salve Regina

Wentworth Institute of Tech.

Western New England

Great Northeast Athletic Conference

Albertus Magnus

Anna Maria

Emmanuel (Mass.)

Johnson and Wales (R.I.)

Lasell

Mount Ida

Norwich

Rivier

Simmons

St. Joseph (Conn.)

St. Joseph's (Maine)

Suffolk

Mass. State Collegiate Athletic Conf.

Bridgewater State (Mass.)

Framingham State

Mass. College of Liberal Arts

Mass. Maritime Academy

Salem State

Westfield State

Worcester State

New England Collegiate Conference

Bay Path

Becker

Daniel Webster

Elms

Lesley

Mitchell

Newbury

Regis (Mass.)

Southern Vermont

New England W’s & M’s Athletic Conf.

Babson

Clark (Mass.)

Emerson

MIT

Mount Holyoke

Smith

Springfield

U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Wellesley

Wheaton (Mass.)

Worcester Polytechnic Inst.

University Athletic Association

Brandeis

Independent

Maine - Presque Isle

Pine Manor

NEW YORK (50 teams) City University of New York Athletic Conf.

Baruch

Brooklyn

City College of New York

Hunter

John Jay

Lehman

Medgar Evers

Staten Island

York (N.Y.)

Empire 8

Alfred

Elmira

Hartwick

Houghton

Ithaca

Nazareth

St. John Fisher

Stevens Tech.

Utica

Liberty League

Bard

Clarkson

RIT

Skidmore

St. Lawrence

Union (N.Y.)

Vassar

New Jersey Athletic Conference

Kean

Montclair State

New Jersey City

Ramapo

Rowan

Rutgers - Camden

Rutgers – Newark

Stockton

William Paterson

Skyline

Farmingdale State

SUNY - Maritime

Mount Saint Mary (N.Y.)

Mount St. Vincent

SUNY - Old Westbury

SUNY - Purchase

The Sage Colleges

St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn)

St. Joseph's (Long Island)

Yeshiva

Sarah Lawrence

University Athletic Association

NYU

Rochester

Independent

Alfred State

New Rochelle

SUNY – Canton

NORTHEAST (49 teams) Little East Conference

Eastern Conn. State

Keene State

Plymouth State

Rhode Island

UMASS - Boston

UMASS - Dartmouth

Southern Maine

Western Conn. State

New England Small College Athletic Conf.

Amherst

Bates

Bowdoin

Colby

Connecticut

Hamilton

Middlebury

Trinity (Conn.)

Tufts

Wesleyan (Conn.)

Williams

North Atlantic Conference

Castleton State

Colby-Sawyer

Green Mountain

Husson

Johnson State

Lyndon State

Maine Maritime Academy

North Eastern Athletic Conference

Bryn Athyn

Cazenovia

Gallaudet

Keuka

Lancaster Bible

Morrisville State

Penn. State - Berks

Penn. State - Abington

Pennsylvania College of Tech.

Saint Elizabeth

SUNY - Cobleskill

SUNY - Polytechnic Institute

Wells

State University of New York Athletic Conf.

SUNY - Brockport

SUNY - Buffalo State

SUNY - Fredonia

SUNY - New Paltz

SUNY - Oneonta

SUNY - Cortland

SUNY - Geneseo

SUNY - Oswego

SUNY - Plattsburgh

SUNY – Potsdam

SOUTH (38 teams) Old Dominion Athletic Conference

Bridgewater (Va.)

Eastern Mennonite

Emory & Henry

Guilford

Hollins

Lynchburg

Randolph

Randolph-Macon

Roanoke

Shenandoah

Virginia Wesleyan

Washington and Lee

Southern Athletic Association

Berry

Birmingham-Southern

Centre

Hendrix

Millsaps

Ogelthorpe

Rhodes

University of the South

USA South Athletic Conference

Agnes Scott

Averett

Covenant

Ferrum

Greensboro

Huntingdon

La Grange

Mary Baldwin

Maryville (Tenn.)

Meredith

Methodist

North Carolina Wesleyan

Piedmont

Salem

Wesleyan (Ga.)

William Peace

University Athletic Association

Emory

Independent

Rust

WEST (39 teams) American Southwest Conference

Belhaven

Concordia - Texas

East Texas Baptist

Hardin-Simmons

Howard Payne

LeTourneau

Mary Hardin - Baylor

McMurry

Sul Ross State

Texas - Dallas

Texas – Tyler

UC Santa Cruz

Great South Athletic Conference

Mills

Northwest Conference

George Fox

Lewis & Clark

Linfield

Pacific Lutheran

Pacific (Ore.)

Puget Sound

Whitman

Whitworth

Willamette

Southern California Intercol. Athletic Conf.

Calif.Institute of Tech.

California Lutheran

Chapman

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

La Verne

Occidental

Pomona-Pitzer

Redlands

Whittier

Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

Austin

Centenary (La.)

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Colorado

Dallas

Schreiner

Southwestern (Texas)

Texas Lutheran

Trinity (Texas)

Independent

California - Santa Cruz

AVCA Postseason Student-Athlete Awards Information

The AVCA women’s volleyball postseason awards program is in its 36th

year. The AVCA is proud to honor deserving student-athletes annually by selecting All-Region (one 14-person team and six honorable mention student-athletes per region) and All-America teams (14 student-athletes per a first, second and third team), highlighted by the selection of the AVCA Division III Player of the Year. The AVCA All-America selection committee is comprised of ten members, in addition to the AVCA Awards chairperson (page 4). To ensure geographic representation, these individuals represent the ten regions in NCAA Division III women’s volleyball. Presentation of the AVCA All-America awards will take place at the 2016 NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball National Championship team banquet on

Wednesday, November 16. The Division III Player of the Year will be recognized at the AVCA All-America/Players of the Year

Banquet at the 2016 AVCA Annual Convention in Columbus, Ohio on Friday, December 16.

NOMINATING PROCEDURES

The postseason nomination procedure is an on-line process. There are no restrictions regarding how many student-athletes one team may nominate, as there are no restrictions on the number of student-athletes that one team can place on the AVCA All-Region/All-American teams. Please use your professional judgment to only nominate those student-athletes who legitimately have a chance to earn AVCA All-Region honors. Only student-athletes who are selected to their respective AVCA All-Region team are then eligible for AVCA All-America consideration.

NOMINATION RULES & REQUIREMENTS

The general requirements for nominating a student-athlete for AVCA postseason honors are: • The student-athlete must meet all eligibility requirements as listed in the rules adopted by her respective

institution; • The student-athlete may be in her first, second, third, or fourth year of eligibility; • The student-athlete must be nominated by her institution • The student-athlete must have participated in 2/3 (66.7%) of all sets (not matches) during the current season

at the time of the nomination deadline; AVCA Two-Thirds Participation Waiver: Student-Athletes who fail to participate in two-thirds of all sets

(not matches) during the current season due to Institution-approved participation in Olympic, Pan American, World Championships or World University Games are eligible for AVCA All-America consideration if all other nomination requirements are met. All regular deadlines, policies and procedures remain in effect. No statistical information may be substituted. The official participation documents must accompany the nomination.

• All deadlines and guidelines must be met for a nomination to be considered – NO EXCEPTIONS; • The student-athlete’s head coach must be a member in good standing of the American Volleyball Coaches

Association. Head coaches have until Friday, October 21, 2016, to become a member or renew their membership to ensure compliance.

TERMS FOR DISQUALIFICATION

REGION FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES

ALL-REGION/ ALL-AMERICA AWARDS

Failure to meet the above stated rules and requirements may result in the disqualification of a student-athlete from AVCA All-Region and All-America consideration. Candidates for AVCA Region Freshman of the Year must be true freshman. ONLY ONE NOMINEE PER SCHOOL IS ALLOWED PER YEAR. The AVCA National Freshman of the Year will be selected from the eight AVCA Region Freshmen of the Year award winners.

The selection of the All-Region Team is determined in part by all member head coaches’ votes, and in part by the Regional Committees. This process was designed in 2014 to increase the representation of the AVCA's member head coaches within the selection process, while still ensuring that the most deserving

student-athletes are named. The voting will take place from 8:00 a.m. (EST) on Wednesday, November 2

through 5:00 p.m. (EST) on Friday, November 4. All member coaches will receive the same statistical analysis that the regional committees receives to help in the voting process.

The All-Region Team selections are not based upon position specific requirements. Instead, coaches will vote for their top 14 most deserving athletes on their All-Region ballot. The All-Region Committee will still be encouraged to have a fair representation from all positions. For committee reference, 2014 and prior positional requirements were as follows:

5 Outside/Opposite Hitters

3 Middle Blockers

2 Setters

1 Libero/Defensive Specialist

3 At-Large Selections

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Voting Rules and Notes

Coaches cannot vote for their own players.

Coaches must vote in order for their players to be considered for the All Region Team.

Coaches must vote for a total of 14 players.

The voting will take place online through a link provided by the AVCA

All-Region Committees remain intact to ensure the proper teams are named. Their main role is to review the votes and take action in the case of low voter turnout or obvious collusion.

Athletes that receive the top six vote totals from each region will be automatically assigned

to the All-Region team. In the event of a tie for the sixth automatic selection, the All-Region

committee will determine who will receive the automatic selection.

AWARDS BANQUETS

All 2016 AVCA Division III All-Americans will be invited to attend the NCAA Division III Championship

Banquet on Wednesday, November 16th

on the campus of University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI). All-Region committees will forward a select list of All Region players eligible for All-America status. If your student athlete(s) is selected AVCA First, Second, or Third Team All-America or National Freshman

of the Year, head coaches will be notified on Monday, November 14th

, via phone call from the AVCA Office Staff. Head coaches providing a number where you can be reached away from your home or office is most

helpful. For All-Americans that are NOT participating in the NCAA Semi-Final Matches, the deadline

to RSVP to AVCA Staff is Tuesday, November 15th

at 12 p.m. EST. AVCA National Players of the Year for NCAA Division I, II and III will be announced at each respective banquet.

All 2016 AVCA National Players of the Year (Division I, II, III) receive an invitation to the AVCA All-

America/Players of the Year Banquet on Friday, December 16th

, held in conjunction with the 2016 AVCA Annual Convention in Columbus, Ohio. The AVCA will provide ONE ticket to each National Player of the Year to attend the 2016 AVCA All-America/Players of the Year Banquet, as well as a travel reimbursement. This banquet ticket will only supply admission for the National Player of the Year. Additional banquet tickets for family and friends may be purchased for $45 each (limit up to 3 tickets) on-site at the AVCA Convention Registration.

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2016 Nationally and Regionally Ranked Teams

AVCA will publish its list of Nationally Ranked Teams and Regionally Ranked Teams on Wednesday, October 19th

to the

AVCA DIII Awards Nomination page. Each list will also be emailed separately to all AVCA member head coaches. ONLY

teams on this list are to be considered when compiling summary statistics for regionally and nationally ranked

competition in the postseason awards process.

Nationally Ranked Teams All teams that appear on the AVCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll at least THREE or more times (not including the DIII Preseason Poll) will be selected and appear on the AVCA List of Nationally Ranked Teams. There is no minimum or maximum to the quantity of teams that can appear on this list.

Regionally Ranked Teams Because AVCA started to recognize ten regions in 2014, as opposed to NCAA’s eight regions, in Division III Women’s Volleyball, the AVCA Regionally Ranked Team List is determined using a combination of the NCAA Regional Rankings and the Rich Kern’s National Pablo Rankings. (This process has existed since 2014, though has not been published).

1. All teams that are featured on the 2016 NCAA Regional Rankings by region will be featured on the 2016 AVCA Regionally Ranked Teams List.

Teams will then be assigned and listed under their correct and respective AVCA-recognized region.

2. Each region will be filled with the next available team from its respective region listed on the 2016 Rich Kern’s National Pablo Rankings. Those teams will be selected in order by points from largest to smallest.

3. This process will continue until each region has a minimum that is consistent with the number of teams featured on NCAA Regional Rankings in each region.

This minimum may fluctuate each year based on the number of teams that the NCAA Regional Ranking Committee selects per region.

I.e., If NCAA Regional Ranking only produces 8 teams in one region and 12 teams in another region, then the AVCA minimum is set at 8 teams per region.

No team with a win-loss percentage under .500 can be featured on the AVCA Regionally Ranked Team List.

AVCA reserves the right to publish this list with less than the minimum number of teams (as determined by the NCAA Regional Rankings), should the next team(s) ranked on the Pablo Rankings have under a .500 win-loss percentage.

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AVCA Div. III Postseason Student-Athlete Awards Statistical/Selection Criteria

The postseason selection committees will consider the criteria listed below when selecting the postseason honorees. The student-athletes will be compared with others of the same position and ranked using the statistics submitted. All calculations should be made using the interpretations found in the NCAA Volleyball Statistics Manual. All statistical data will be considered; however, the importance of each shall be left to the judgment of the selection committees.

IMPORTANT: The statistical minimums listed below are meant to serve as guidelines, not as firm requirements, for all-region

and region freshman of the year nominees.

STATISTICAL CRITERIA (guidelines, not firm minimums)

A. Attack 1. Kills per set

a) Middle Blockers – 2.69 b) Outside Hitters – 3.19 c) Right Side/Opp. Hitters – 1.94

2. Hitting Percentage a) Middle Blockers – 0.250 b) Outside Hitters – 0.250 c) Right Side/Opp. Hitters – 0.250

B. Set (for setters only) - Assists per set 1. 5-1 Setter – 10.94 aps 2. 6-2 Setter or Setter/Hitter – 5.44 aps

C. Serve 1. Aces per set

D. Pass (serve reception) 1. Is candidate a primary passer?

E. Digs 1. Digs per set

F. Blocks 1. Blocks per set

a) Middle Blockers – 0.94 b) Outside Hitters – 0.44 c) Right Side Blockers - 0.54

G. Strength of Schedule 1. AVCA All-Region Team – vs. regionally

ranked teams 2. AVCA All-America Team – vs. regionally and

nationally ranked teams

H. Performance vs. nationally and regionally ranked

teams

SELECTION CRITERIA

A. Middle Blockers 1. Primary Considerations

a) Hitting efficiency (%) b) Block per set c) Kills per set

B. Outside Hitters 1. Primary Considerations

a) Hitting efficiency % b) Kills per set c) Digs per set

2. Secondary Consideration a) Aces per set b) Blocks per set c) Primary passer d) Points per set

C. Right Side/Opposite Hitters 1. Primary Considerations

a) Hitting efficiency % b) Kills per set c) Blocks per set

2. Secondary Consideration a) Aces per set b) Digs per set c) Primary passer d) Assists per set e) Points per set

D. Setters/Hitters 1. Primary Considerations

a) Assists per set b) Hitting efficiency (%) c) Team hitting efficiency (%) d) Blocks per set

2. Secondary Considerations a) Kills per set b) Aces per set c) Digs per set d) Points per set

E. Setters 1. Primary Considerations

a) Assists per set b) Team hitting efficiency (%) c) Blocks per set

2. Secondary Considerations a) Kills per set b) Digs per set c) Aces per set d) Points per set

F. Defensive Specialists/Liberos 1. Primary Considerations

a) Digs per set b) Reception Errors per set c) Reception Attempts d) Service Attempts e) Team Hitting Percentage

2. Secondary Considerations a) Aces per set b) Digs per set c) Primary passer d) Points per set

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AVCA Postseason Student-Athlete Nomination Checklist

Complete the following information checklist for each student-athlete you wish to nominate for AVCA postseason honors.

This information is provided as a means of ensuring that you have met the stated qualifications.

CHECKLIST

Nominee has played in 2/3 (66.7%) of all sets (not matches) during the current season at the time of the nomination deadline.

Please have consulted “Statistical and Selection Criteria” (page 9) to be sure your nominee(s) is statistically compatible with

the criteria for an all-region player.

Submitted nominations on-line by 5 p.m. EST (4 p.m. CST, 3 p.m. MST, 2 p.m. PST) on Friday, October 28th

A match-by-match statistical account for each nominee has been uploaded to the nomination page OR e-mailed

(awards@avca.org) by 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, October 28th

. Match-by-match listings of performances versus regionally or

nationally ranked teams are ONLY necessary for your personal use to complete the online portion of the nomination. Only a

single-page match-by-match statistical report versus all teams should be submitted for each nominee. Use Form A

(page 14) OR computer-generated statistical reports may be substituted as long as the following conditions are met:

o Computerized stats must include all required statistical categories as shown on Form A (page 14).

o It is not necessary that the computer-generated reports have the statistical categories in the same order as Form

(page 13)

o One or two handwritten columns may be added to computer-generated forms when the software is unable to print

the data

o All uploaded or emailed match-by-match statistics should be formatted in a PDF format.

o Please avoid saving stats under a label/title with any special characters (including apostrophes or number

symbol).

Stats earned in matches after nomination deadline must be added to the nominated athlete’s nomination

o Deadline to update/edit nominations prior to the All-Region call: Monday, November 7th

at 12 pm EST.

o Deadline to update/edit nominations prior to the All-America call: Sunday, November 13th

at 12 pm EST.

Should your team be competing on this Sunday, please notify AVCA staff on when you expect you will be

able to update those statistics after the match.

DEADLINES

All nominations must be submitted via the on-line process at www.avca.org by 5:00 p.m. (EST) on Friday, October

28th

.

Match-by-match statistics for each nominee must be uploaded to the online nomination or e-mailed to the AVCA at

awards@avca.org by 5:00 pm (EST) Friday, October 28th

.

NOMINATION INSTRUCTIONS

Step-by-step instructions regarding the on-line student-athlete nomination process can be found on pages 11-12 of this awards packet.

IMPORTANT: All head coaches must have up-to-date memberships and know their personal login and password to the

AVCA website. Those entering the nominations will need to have the head coaches’ login and password. If you need your AVCA log-in information, please contact AVCA Member Services at members@avca.org or 866-544-2822.

The list of regionally and nationally ranked teams will be sent out via e-mail by the middle of October and will also be available on the AVCA Website at www.avca.org. Be prepared to figure your nominees’ statistics against teams listed on the regionally and nationally ranked teams lists for online nomination purposes.

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AVCA Coaches Award Programs

The American Volleyball Coaches Association annually honors deserving coaches through its Regional and National Coach of the Year and Victory Club programs. Refer to the information listed below for specifics regarding each program. If you have questions, please call Betsey McCamish at (859) 287-2135 or e-mail awards@avca.org. Head coaches must

be members in good standing by Friday, October 21, 2016, to be eligible for either program.

REGION/

NATIONAL

COACHES OF THE

YEAR

New in 2016, the Region Coach of the Year and National Assistant Coach of the Year Nomination Forms have moved to an on-line process and can be found on the AVCA DIII Awards

Nomination page. This online forms must be submitted by Friday, October 28th

at 5 p.m. EST.

Region Coach of the Year All AVCA member coaches are asked to nominate someone for Region Coach of the Year in their respective region based on the following criteria:

1) team success during current season; 2) team improvement from previous season; 3) fulfillment of team potential; and 4) professional manner and attitude of the coach.

Each Conference Coach of the Year is an automatic nominee for AVCA Region Coach of the Year. AVCA Region Coach of the Year is an automatic nominee for AVCA National Coach of the Year, along with the NCAA regional finalist coaches.

National Assistant Coach of the Year

All AVCA head coaches are eligible to nominate ONE of their assistant coaches or an assistant coach in their respective region. Only one nomination per AVCA head coach will be accepted. Nominations will be submitted based on the following criteria:

1) AVCA Member 2) Player development on and off the court 3) Essential part of the program’s athletic success 4) Service to the community 5) Commitment to the coaching profession and professional development 6) Represents program in professional and ethical manner

Selections will be made during the respective All-Region and All-American conference calls.

Presentation of the awards will take place on Thursday, December 15th

, at the Jostens Coaches Honors Luncheon at the 2016 AVCA Annual Convention in Columbus, Ohio.

VICTORY CLUB

Since 1985, The AVCA has recognized coaches who reach career victory milestones with its Victory Club awards. New in 2016, the AVCA Victory Club form has moved to an on-line process and can be found on the AVCA DIII Awards Nomination page. This form must be submitted by

Friday, November 11th

at 5:00 p.m. EST. The AVCA will host the Victory Club Recognition Breakfast on Friday, December 16

th at the

AVCA Annual Convention in Columbus, Ohio. This celebration is dedicated specifically to the recipients of the AVCA Victory Club Award! Join us and let us cheers to your accomplishments

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2016 AVCA On-Line Student-Athlete Nomination Instructions

Before beginning the nomination process, head coaches need to contact the AVCA office to secure the head coach’s member login and password for the AVCA Website if not already known. This information will not be provided to anyone but the head coach. Therefore, SIDs should be in contact with the head coach to secure the member login and password if the SID is responsible for completing the nomination process.

DEADLINES

Nominations Window: Monday, October 24th

at 8:00 a.m. EST through Friday, October 28th

at 5:00 p.m. EST

All-Region Edit Deadline (edit nominations to include updated statistics and conference awards): Monday,

November 7th

at 12 p.m. EST

All-America Edit Deadline (edit nominations to include updated postseason statistics): Sunday, November 13th

at

12 p.m. EST o Should your team be competing on this Sunday, please notify AVCA staff on when you expect you will be able to

update those statistics after the match.

STEPS TO NOMINATE:

Go to the AVCA Web site: www.avca.org

CLICK on the Awards Tab on the AVCA Homepage

On the left side of the Awards page under the picture, CLICK “All-Region/All-America”

Select your division, click on the link labeled, “Nominations”

On this page, CLICK on the link labeled, “Click Here to Begin A Student-Athlete Nomination”

Login using your AVCA login and password

Select “Enter New Nomination” under the “Current Awards for your Division: section

For each nomination completed, the nominee’s information will be displayed under the “Your Current Nominations” section.

Type in any part of your School/Organization name and click Search

Select your School/Organization name from the list below and click Continue

Fill in the required fields as listed on the Student Athlete Information and Institutional Information page and

then click Continue.

Please fill in all fields completely and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation. Please enter the student-athlete and institution’s names as you would like them to appear on any awards.

If you click Save and Continue you will be directed to complete the nomination

If you click Save and Finish Later, your information will be saved and you will be able to finish the nomination at another time before the nomination period closes.

After clicking Save and Continue,

Fill in the required fields as listed on the Statistics page

Stats vs. All Opponents

Stats vs. Regionally Ranked Opponents

Stats vs. Nationally Ranked Opponents

To complete your nomination a single-page match-by-match statistical account versus ALL teams for the nominee

must be e-mailed (awards@avca.org) or uploaded to the online nomination by Friday, October 28th

at 5:00 p.m. EST.

If you choose to upload this file, click browse, select the appropriate file from your computer’s database, and click

Upload this File.

Once you have successfully uploaded or emailed the single-page match-by-match statistics, click Complete

Nomination or Save and Finish Later.

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DO NOT select “Complete Nomination” until the single-page match-by-match statistics have been e-mailed to the AVCA or uploaded to the online nomination.

If you selected Complete Nomination, you will be directed to a page where you can select to view your nominations as well as enter a new nomination.

TO EDIT A NOMINATION:

Follow the same online path and log-in process as above. Once logged in, you will be able to see all nominations that you have previously started and/or completed. Click on the nomination you would like to edit and walk through the same process.

After making any edits or additions, you must CLICK “Save and Complete”.

Statistics Form legend: TSP: total team sets played SP: nominee set played K: kills E: errors TA: total attempts Hitting Percentage: (Kills – Errors)/Total Attempts Assists: assists SA: service aces SE: service errors Rec.: serve receptions RE: serve reception errors Rec. Att.: reception attempts Digs: digs BS: block solos BA: block assists TB: total blocks (BS+BA) Total Points: Calculated by adding kills, aces, block solos and 1/2 block assists together. For instance 12 kills, 3 aces, 1 block solo and 3 block assists would equal 17.5 points.

Statistics: A student-athlete must have played in 66.7 percent of her team’s sets (not matches) to be eligible for postseason awards.

All averages and percentages will be figured and cells self-populated by the program as the statistics are entered, with the exception of team hitting percentage.

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Match-by-Match Statistical Form FORM A (ONLY required if computer-generated statistics are NOT submitted) Please complete the following information for each student-athlete you wish to nominate for postseason honors if computerized

statistics are NOT being provided. List all information requested. Include copies of this form for each nominee. THIS FORM MUST

BE TYPED.

Player: School:

Opponent TSP

SP

K

E

TA

PCT

AST

SA

SE

Rec.

RE

Rec Att.

DIG

BS

BA

TB

BHE

Team Hit %

Total

Points

NOMINEE

TOTALS

TEAM

TOTALS

Compiled by: Submitted by:

DEADLINE: Match-by-match statistics for each nominee must be uploaded OR arrive at the AVCA Office via e-

mail by 5:00 p.m. (EST) Friday, October 28th

. (All Statistics must be updated prior to both the All-Region and

All-American Selection calls).