"Still going green" SBVBC NAGVA NorCal Classic XXIV 2011

SBVBC Tournament Director Kevin Yamashiro sent ChaCha BUZZ the official poster for the 2011 Norcal Classic XXIV 2011 and if we are not mistaken this is the 2nd year that the NAGVA sanctioned tournament is going green calling it Rebump, Reset, Respike " Still going Green!

Couple of reminders about the tournament...

1. When you get to registration don't expect to get any tournament shirts (which is sad coz San Jose tourney makes one o the best shirts) BUT instead, they are giving away some Nalgene bottles. (might be perfect for some people we know. Right Grimace?) You can use it for water, energy drinks, protein shakes. Oh who am I BS-ing I know most of you will use it for alcohol. Lol.

But the main goal is to encourage everyone to live more Eco-friendly according to the Tournament Director.

2. Giving Green back!!!

Now if your WHOLE TEAM registers on Friday then your team will be entered into a drawing for registration fee refund. This is pretty sweet! Most of the tournament fees this season are pretty high so it's no joke to get your money back. Haha.

Another reminder is that make sure to check your pool play gyms. I know it's been in Foothill College for how many years and we got used to it but this time it's 2 locations.

Saturday, Feb 19

BB Division plays at Foothill College (small gym). Captains meeting and late registration at 830am

B and A Division playa at Arrillaga Gym with later registration and captains meeting at 830. Lunch is served at 12pm like always. Coordinate with you team captain for the meal tickets.

Seeding/Bracketing will be posted online and at the host hotel not later than 9pm (got a word from the Tournament Director that it won't be posted at the host hotel)

Seeding party and $Giving Green Back drawing is at 8-10pm. Location will be announced later.

Sunday, Feb 20

ALL DIVISIONS are playing at Foothill College (small and Bug Gym). Captains meeting us at 730am (ouch!)

Elimination begins at 8am and lunch is served at 12pm. Coordinate with you team captain for the meal tickets.

Any other info just go to http://sbvbc.org/sj2011.

Can't wait to see y'all!

not using xoxo,
ChaCha

??? "Faggot is not a Slur" ???

I know the title is disturbing but it is just as disturbing to what happened with WeHo Flasher Rain Urcia Monday night. Remember when SVC player got into a fight while playing in open gym? Well, it happened again and this time it happened to one of our sisters down in WeHo.

WeHo Flasher Rain and the rest of the gang was playing at their usual Monday spot when a Samoan girl at Buena Park deliberately threw a ball at Rain. They gave each other dirty looks. rain turned away until the samoan girl yelled out faggot. threatened and offended by the term rain approached her and asked what did u just call me. She then yelled i called you a faggot what are you gonna do about it faggot? At this time 2 people were already stopping the samoan girl (has previous probation) hit Rain on his face. enraged rain yelled you bitch and people were already stopping both rain and the samoan from any physical contact with each other. On lookers called 911 and the samoan tried to run away and threatened to call her brothers and the cops came in almost missing the Samoan girls group. 3 of the girls tried to stop their group while the pushing kept on going (one of girls friend said “this is the way we deal with things”).

What’s really messed up is that, when the cops arrived, our sisters felt like the cops sided with the other group who we think started it all calling what happened just another “high school drama” comparing it to football or whatnot. Another thing that the cops said was being called a “faggot” is not a hate/slur term but an angry word and (it was even compared to the "N" word) that if Rain files a case on them it will be a waste of time. They also mentioned that if they end up arresting the girl, Rain will have to be arrested as well because he called the girl a bitch.

When one of the cops went to the perpetuators and talked to the Samoan girls group he was seen by Rain and other volleyball people saw the cop laughing with them and was even doing high fives with them. Obviously, the cops chose a side and totally brushed of how Rain felt and they felt bullied not only the other group but the cops as well who was supposed to protect the victim. And it doesn’t stop there, how did Rain initially get banned ( which was now lifted thanks to testimonies of factual things that happened and help of friemds) at Buena Park when obviously he was the victim here not only from the other group,but the cops and the facility.

This is truly sad and distrubing that in this age and time that things like this still happen. We pray for justice for Rain. Love you Sis!

not using xoxo,

ChaCha