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Coordinator of Sitting Volleyball Position Available with University of Central Oklahoma
The University of Central Oklahoma, the official training site for the U.S. Paralympics Men's Sitting Volleyball Team, is currently accepting applicants for a sitting volleyball coordinator. The individual in this position will provide operational support for the development and implementation of programs and services to strengthen USA Volleyball's Sitting Volleyball program for men and women. These programs will be coordinated with UCO Disabled Sports & Events activities. more...  

USA Volleyball has announced that the U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team has qualified for the 2008 Paralympics, Sept. 6-17 in Beijing, China. Although the Pan American zone, in which the United States sitting teams compete, did not have a qualifying tournament, the U.S. women’s team qualified by virtue of its fifth-place finish at the 2006 Sitting Volleyball World Championship and because the Afro Arab zone did not have a champion to send. more...

The U.S. Women’s Sitting Volleyball team will play China’s national team during the Sit-Volleyball World Challenge hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) in Edmond, Okla. The World Challenge is being held inside UCO’s Wellness Center with team events scheduled from Dec. 3-6, 2007. Practice for the teams will be held throughout the four days with three games to be held from Dec. 4-6. Game times are Dec. 4 at 2 p.m., Dec. 5 at 9 a.m., and Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. more...

Before a deafening crowd of Brazilian fans, the U.S. Men’s Sitting Volleyball Team lost the Parapan Am Games gold medal match to Brazil in five sets (24-26, 25-21, 25-22, 20-25, 9-15). “We were a little inconsistent and made too many errors,” said Head Coach Bill Hamiter. “They passed and blocked very well. We let them squeeze out the first game (24-26). If we hadn’t done that, I think we would have seen a different outcome.” more...

> U.S. Men’s Sitting Volleyball Team Ready for Battle with Brazil to Determine who Qualifies for 2008 Paralympic Games // USOC Media Services August 18, 2007
> U.S. Men’s Team Sweeps Brazil, Earns No. 1 Seed Heading into Semifinal Action // USOC Media Services August 17, 2007
> U.S. Men’s National Team Dominates Costa Rica at Parapan American Games // USOC Media Services August 16, 2007
> U.S. Men’s Sitting Volleyball National Team Wins in Three Straight Sets Over Canada at Parapan American Games // USOC Media Services August 15, 2007
> Men’s Sitting Volleyball Team Prepares for Final Opportunity to Qualify for the Paralympic Games // USOC Media Services August 12, 2007
> Brad Johnson Elected as U.S. Flag Bearer for Parapan American Games // U.S. Paralympics August 12, 2007
> University of Central Oklahoma to Host U.S. Women's Sitting Volleyball Challenge Against The Netherlands // U.S. Paralympics June 21, 2007
> Athletes Nominated for 2007 U.S. Men's Parapan American Sitting Volleyball Team // U.S. Paralympics April 11, 2007
> Frazier Rehab Institute, Ohio Valley Volleyball Center to Host Free Sitting Volleyball Clinic November 8, 2006
> USA Volleyball Paralympians, Staff Help at Military Summit // USA Volleyball October 27, 2006
> UCO Sitting Volleyball World Challenge Postponed // U.S. Paralympics October 2, 2006
> U.S. Men and Mongolia to Compete in UCO Sitting Volleyball World Challenge // University of Central Oklahoma September 26, 2006
> U.S. Women's Sitting Team Places Fifth, Men Place Ninth at Worlds // USA Volleyball June 23, 2006
> U.S. Women Improve to 2-0 at Sitting Worlds; Men are 1-3 // USA Volleyball June 20, 2006
> World Championship Roster Announced for USA Men's Sitting Volleyball Team // USA Volleyball April 27, 2006
> World Championship Roster Announced for USA Women's Sitting Team // USA Volleyball April 27, 2006
> Lora Webster wins Cosmopolitan's Fun Fearless Female Reader Search // USA Volleyball January 26, 2006
> The University of Central Oklahoma Becomes Official Training Site for USA Men’s National Sitting Team // USA Volleyball October 27, 2005
> Webster Named a Finalist for Cosmopolitan Magazine's "Fun Fearless Female" Search Contest // USA Volleyball October 13, 2005
> Paralympian Webster a semifinalist for Cosmopolitan's Fun Fearless Female contest // U.S. Paralympics September 22, 2005
> Mike Hulett Nominated For Coach of the Year // U.S. Paralympics April 14, 2005
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