Launiere Selected as Head Coach of U.S. Women’s National A2 Program
Team will begin training May 24 in Tempe, Ariz.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Utah head volleyball coach Beth Launierehas been selected to serve as a head coach of the 2010 U.S. Women’s National A2 Program, USA Volleyball announced. This will be the second year in a row that Launiere will coach within the USA National Team system after serving as assistant coach for the USA in the 2009 Grand Prix Tournament last summer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Taipei, Taiwan.
“I’m looking forward to this experience,” head coach Beth Launiere said. “There will be a lot of very talented volleyball players that will have the opportunity to train and compete together at a high level.”
The 2010 U.S. Women’s National A2 program is scheduled to train May 24-28 in Tempe, Ariz.
The team will then be divided into two 12-player rosters to compete in the Open Division of the 2010 USA Open National Championships in Phoenix, Ariz. The Open Division flight takes place May 29-June 1 at the Phoenix Convention Center. Michigan’s Mark Rosen was selected to be the head coach of the other 12-player squad.
“Competing in the open nationals will give us a chance to evaluate and measure each player in competition,” Launiere said. “The pipeline to the USA National Team is full of very good players. The A2 team provides them a path to continue their playing careers with USA volleyball and gives them the opportunity to show what they can do at this level.”
Launiere currently owns a 408-223 (.646) mark after her 20th season at Utah, the only school at which she has been head coach. She is a three-time AVCA West Region and MWC Coach of the Year.
Additional information on the tournament can be found atwww.usavolleyball.org/events/
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