USA Volleyball names Iowa’s Boldt assistant coach
Iowa assistant volleyball coach Ben Boldt has been named an assistant coach for USA Volleyball, for which he will assist head coach Todd Dagenais and the U.S. Women’s Junior A2 Program. The squad will train in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., before competing in the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships July 26-30.
“It’s an honor to be a part of USA Volleyball,” Boldt said in a release Monday. “I’m looking forward to a very competitive summer and an opportunity to represent myself and the University of Iowa on a national and international level.”
More than 90 teams are expected to compete in the USA Volleyball six different age and sex championship brackets, which will take place on 14 courts at the Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells. The championships combine the best teams from USA Volleyball’s High Performance Pipeline, USA Volleyball’s Region High Performance, as well as international squads. A tournament-record 92 teams competed in the event in 2009.
It features an international theme, using some variations of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball rules. Most teams compete in eight matches during the event, and matches are played in a best-of-five set format.
— by Jordan Garretson
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