GO USA

World Grand Prix Tournament held June 20 to July 13.
http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2008/General/Overview.asp

Pool A: Kobe Japan, Green Arena
June 20: Turkey vs. USA, 3 p.m.
June 20: Japan vs. Kazakhstan, 6:30 p.m.
June 21: Kazakhstan vs. USA, 3 p.m.
June 21: Japan vs. Turkey, 6 p.m.
June 22: Kazakhstan vs. Turkey, 3 p.m.
June 22: Japan vs. USA, 6 p.m.

Pool B: Ningbo, China, Beilun Sports Centre
June 20: Brazil vs. Thailand, 3 p.m.
June 20: China vs. Germany, 7:30 p.m.
June 21: China vs. Thailand, 3 p.m.
June 21: Germany vs. Brazil, 7:30 p.m.
June 22: Germany vs. Thailand, 1:30 p.m.
June 22: China vs. Brazil, 5 p.m.

Pool C: Alassio, Italy, Palavavizza Hall
June 20: Cuba vs. Poland, 5:30 p.m.
June 20: Italy vs. Dominican Republic, 8 p.m.
June 21: Dominican Republic vs. Cuba, 4 p.m.
June 21: Italy vs. Poland, 6:30 p.m.
June 22: Poland vs. Dominican Republic, 4 p.m.
June 22: Italy vs. Cuba, 6:30 p.m.

Pool D: Vinh Phuc, Vietnam, Vinh Phuc Hall
June 27: Brazil vs. Kazakhstan, 2 p.m.
June 27: Turkey vs. Germany, 4:30 p.m.
June 28: Kazakhstan vs. Germany, 2 p.m.
June 28: Brazil vs. Turkey, 4:30 p.m.
June 29: Turkey vs. Kazakhstan, 2 p.m.
June 29: Germany vs. Brazil, 4:30 p.m.

Pool E: Wroclaw, Poland, HSW Orbita Hall
June 27: Poland vs. Dominican Republic, 5:30 p.m.
June 27: Thailand vs. USA, 8 p.m.
June 28: Poland vs. Thailand, 3 p.m.
June 28: USA vs. Dominican Republic, 5:30 p.m.
June 29: Poland vs. USA, 3 p.m.
June 29: Dominican Republic vs. Thailand, 5:30 p.m.

Pool F: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Coliseum
June 27: Italy vs. Japan, 5 p.m.
June 27: China vs. Cuba, 8 p.m.
June 28: Cuba vs. Italy, 1:15 p.m.
June 28: China vs. Japan, 3:45 p.m.
June 29: Japan vs. Cuba, 1:15 p.m.
June 29: China vs. Italy, 3:45 p.m.

Pool G: Bangkok, Thailand, Huamark Stadium
July 4: Thailand vs. Kazakhstan, 2 p.m.
July 4: Cuba vs. Germany, 5 p.m.
July 5: Germany vs. Thailand, 2 p.m.
July 5: Kazakhstan vs. Cuba, 5 p.m.
July 6: Thailand vs. Cuba, 2 p.m.
July 6: Germany vs. Kazakhstan, 5 p.m.

Pool H: Taipei, Chinese Taipei, Hsinchuang Gym
July 4: USA vs. Poland, 3 p.m.
July 4: Italy vs. Turkey, 6:20 p.m.
July 5: USA vs. Turkey, 3 p.m.
July 5: Italy vs. Poland, 5 p.m.
July 6: Poland vs. Turkey, 3 p.m.
July 6: Italy vs. USA, 5 p.m.

Pool I: Macau, Macau Forum
July 4: Brazil vs. Dominican Republic, 6 p.m.
July 4: China vs. Japan, 9 p.m.
July 5: Brazil vs. Japan, 2 p.m.
July 5: China vs. Dominican Republic, 5 p.m.
July 6: Dominican Republic vs. Japan, 1 p.m.
July 6: China vs. Brazil, 4 p.m.

Final Round: Yokohama, Japan
July 8-13

Tentative member of the USA National Team in WGP2008 was announced.

1 Ogonna Nnamani
2 Danielle Scott-Arruda
3 Tayyiba Haneef-Park
4 Lindsey Berg
L 5 Stacy Sykora
L 6 Nicole Davis
7 Heather Bown
8 Cynthia Barboza
9 Jennifer Joines
10 Kimberly Glass
C 11 Robyn Ah Mow-Santos
12 Nancy Metcalf
13 Heather Hughes
14 Kim Willoughby
15 Logan Tom
16 Tracy Stalls
17 Angela McGinnis
18 Kristin Richards
19 Foluke Akinradewo

Go USA!!
http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/compe ... 2008&sm=26

Thanks!!!
No.15 returned to Logan hehe
And, Nancy rejoined NT. We are ready to go to Beijing

>Cassie I hope you can recover from your injury soon...

Nancy is in the roster, but she may have to undergo shoulder surgery... I hope she doesn't need it!!

Yaa...You're right. She need surgery 　
I found a news about Nancy "Metcalf won't go to China"
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2008/06/04/huskerextra/volleyball/doc4845e1fbd5c37159358835.txt

The first weekend of the World Grand Prix will be pretty tough for us without Logan Tom , Tayyiba Haneef-Park and Robyn available to play
Ohhhhhhhhhh Noooooooooo

THE WGP2008 will start at this weekend!!!

I will go to Kobe, and cheer the team USA!!

World Grand Prix 2008 commercial from TBS TV(Japanese)
You can see ROBYN AH MOW SANTOS 3 seconds

http://www5b.biglobe.ne.jp/~kin_chan/WGP2008.wmv

FIVB World Grand Prix Week 1 Roster

Danielle Scott-Arruda
Tayyiba Haneef-Park
Lindsey Berg
Nicole Davis
Heather Bown
Cynthia Barboza
Jennifer Joines
Kim Glass
Kim Willoughby
Angie McGinnis
Kristin Richards
Foluke Akinradewo

Robyn will be joining her teammates in the last round in Chinese Taipei.
I miss Logan, Robyn, Stacy, Cassie, Ogonna..........etc

No injuries for Tom. Thats for sure. She eve participated in a charity golf event in Colorado Springs. And since most of the best players in the world will be skipping the tournament, I just think that this is the right action for Lang Ping. To hide Ogonna, Stacy and Logan. I also even wished that the Middles (Bown and Scott) should skip the tournament. Joines and Akinradewo can take care of the Middle very well. Tayyiba's minor injuries really bothers me.

Yes,I agree with that many best player are skipping with WGP.
I heard Yelena Pavlova(KAZ) will skip the 1st round too, also Erika Araki(JPN) have had injury and can't play this week.
I hope young players can do their best and improve their Level

USA 1-TURKEY 3
Set scores:
26-28,16-25,25-21,19-25
Turkish spiker Seda Tokatlıoglu played with 31 points.Captain Esra Gumus played with 22 points...
In USA team, Scott and Glass both played with 14 points.

New Turkish squad without Neslihan Darnel,Ozlem Ozcelik,Bahar Mert and libero Gulden Kayalar...
Turkish squad won the first they ever played in the World Grand Prix...
So we are happy...

Link of press conference of this match...:
http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Compe ... 1&No=17045
Description of this match:
http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Compe ... 1&No=17044

(6/20)
http://www.usavolleyball.org/Volleyball ... sp?id=2238

I watched the game LIVE today, and I disappointed the result.If I say it's a test match.....it's OK,because all of members entered in today's game.
(Except Foluke. She had injury her ankle)
Digs and receives were really poor so a setter couldn't control a ball for attackers, also the outside hitter couldn't play good performances.
It was just first match of WGP, so I hope Team USA is getting better last matches

GOOD POINTS!
Danielle Scott-Arruda DID very well. Jennifer Joines's blocks were good.Kristin Richards reception was good.
Angie McGinnis is high-tall setter, so I hope that she is going to be a good setter in the future.
The most surprising was that Heather Bown played attacking serves!!!!
I've never seen her attacking serves since a few years. THAT'S VERY COOL!

USA-KAZ 3-0 ( 25-16, 25-17, 25-18 )

First of all, I wrote Foluka has injury yesterday, but she played today.I was wrong...I'm sorry about that.

I watched today's game too!They played much better than yesterday. Team mood was good today.
All players DID very well, especially Nicole Davis was good reception and digs.
Kim Willoughby and Tayyiba Haneef-Park high kill percent.
Last 3rd set,Foluke Akinradewo entered a coat. I was happy to watch all players for 2 days

Tomorrow,Team USA will have a match against Japan. It's AWAY GAME.
Team USA and Japan are same pool in Beijing OG, so it's a big opportunity to research about Team Japan.
I think Team Japan will entry top-players( Only Araki changed Tajimi : MB)
I hope that Team USA will beat Japan and hopefully good start for 2nd round in Poland.