US players playing overseas

[roofed!]

From USAV:

[ftp]http://www.usavolleyball.org/VolleyballNews/news.asp?id=1456[/ftp]

USA Volleyball Processes 147 Player Transfers to Compete Overseas
Bill Kauffman
Manager, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 19, 2006) – USA Volleyball National Team players, current and past, are well represented among a group of 147 United States citizens requesting player transfers to compete professionally overseas this winter.

The United States routinely has the most requests for volleyball player transfers in the world, and this year is no different. Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and Turkey are among the 24 areas U.S. athletes will be competing in professional leagues.

Current U.S. Women’s National Team players competing overseas include Robyn Ah Mow-Santos (Honolulu) with VBC Volero Zurich in Switzerland, Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) with Pieralisi Volley in Italy, Therese Crawford (Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Tayyiba Haneef (Laguna Hills, Calif.) with Kazanuchka Kazan in Russia, Jennifer Joines (Milpitas, Calif.) with Volley Chieri in Italy, Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) with Club Atletico Voleibol Murcia 2005 in Spain, Katie Olsovsky (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) with Roma Pallavolo SRL in Italy and Danielle Scott (Baton Rouge, La.) with Club Desportivo Macae in Brazil.

Current U.S. Men’s National Team players playing overseas include Brook Billings (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Phil Eatherton (Glencoe, Mo.) and Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) with KS AZS Czestochowa SSA in Poland, Gabe Gardner (San Clemente, Calif.) with Istanbul Buyukshir Belediye in Turkey, Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) with PAOK in Greece, Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.) with Lokomotiv-Belogorie in Russia, Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) with Sports Joint Stock Company in Poland, David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) with Halk Bankasi Spor Kuluba in Turkey, Dave McKienzie (Littleton, Colo.) with Fenerbahce-Istanbul in Turkey, Pieter Olree (Reading, Pa.) with Iraklis in Greece, Clay Stanley (Honolulu) with Dynamo Kazan in Russia, Donald Suxho (Korce, Albania) with Acqua Paradiso in Italy and Chris Tamas (Santa Barbara, Calif.) with Erdemirspor-Eregli in Turkey.

U.S. Women’s National Team (Past and Present) and Select Training Team Members
Player Name – Club Name (Country)
Robyn Ah Mow-Santos - VBC Volero Zurich (Switzerland)
Erin Aldrich - Lines Tra. De. Co. Altamura (Italy)
Patrice Arrington - Meytar Chelabinsk (Russia)
Lindsey Berg – Robursport (Italy)
Heather Bown - Pieralisi Volley (Italy)
Therese Crawford - Kazanuchka Kazan (Russia)
Jamie DeKiewiet – Ponce (Puerto Rico)
Devon Forster – Maspalomas (Spain)
Tayyiba Haneef - Kazanuchka Kazan (Russia)
Jennifer Joines - Volley Chieri (Italy)
Nancy Metcalf - Club Atletico Voleibol Murcia 2005 (Spain)
Katie Olsovsky - Roma Pallavolo SRL (Italy)
Benishe Roberts - Club Atletico Voleibol Murcia 2005 (Spain)
Danielle Scott - Club Desportivo Macae (Brazil)
Elisha Thomas - Meytar Chelabinsk (Russia)
Logan Tom - Volleyball Club Tenerife (Spain)
Rachel Van Meter - Korea Highway Association (South Korea)

U.S. Men’s National Team (Past and Present) and Select Training Team Members
Player Name - Club Name - Country
Lloy Ball - Dynamo Kazan (Russia)
Keith Barnett - Schuvoc Halen (Belgium)
Brook Billings - KS AZS Czestochowa SSA (Poland)
Tony Ching - DHL - Ostrava (Czech Republic)
Shaun Dyk - Arkas Sports Club (Turkey)
Phil Eatherton - KS AZS Czestochowa SSA (Poland)
Gabe Gardner - Istanbul Buyukshir Belediye (Turkey)
Kevin Hansen – PAOK (Greece)
Tom Hoff - Lokomotiv - Belogorie (Russia)
Rich Lambourne - Sports Joint Stock Company (Poland)
David Lee - Halk Bankasi Spor Kuluba (Turkey)
Dave McKienzie - Fenerbahce - Istanbul (Turkey)
Paul Munoz - G.S. Lamia (Greece)
Nils Nielsen – Indios De Mayaguez (Puerto Rico)
Pieter Olree - Iraklis (Greece)
Jeff Ptak – Omonia (Cyprus)
Sean Rooney - Hyundai Capital Skywalkers (Korea)
Riley Salmon - KS AZS Czestochowa SSA (Poland)
Nick Scheftic - PAOK (Greece)
Clay Stanley - Dynamo Kazan (Russia)
Donald Suxho - Acqua Paradiso (Italy)
Chris Tamas - Erdemirspor - Eregli (Turkey)
Delano Thomas - Avignon Volleyball (France)
Curt Toppel – Alexandroupolis (Greece)
Scott Touzinsky - EA Patras (Greece)

[Wolfgang]

I gotta say, some of those sports teams have dull names (e.g., Sports Joint Stock Company, Korea Highway Association, Lokomotiv), while others are simply a gas!! (e.g., Hyundai Capital Skywalkers, Dynamo Kazan, Acqua Paradiso).

Oy vei...the need to get "sexier" sponsors continues...

[hwnstunner]

question. What the hell happened to Cheryl Weaver and Sherise Livingston (?) and Lizzie Fitzgerald? I thought the three would be staples in the National Team after their careers at LBSU and Wisconsin. Well --- I thought Willoughby did too. but. well. ya.

[wang pu]

roofed said:

From USAV:

[ftp]http://www.usavolleyball.org/VolleyballNews/news.asp?id=1456[/ftp]

USA Volleyball Processes 147 Player Transfers to Compete Overseas
Bill Kauffman
Manager, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 19, 2006) – USA Volleyball National Team players, current and past, are well represented among a group of 147 United States citizens requesting player transfers to compete professionally overseas this winter.

The United States routinely has the most requests for volleyball player transfers in the world, and this year is no different. Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and Turkey are among the 24 areas U.S. athletes will be competing in professional leagues.

Current U.S. Women’s National Team players competing overseas include Robyn Ah Mow-Santos (Honolulu) with VBC Volero Zurich in Switzerland, Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) with Pieralisi Volley in Italy, Therese Crawford (Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Tayyiba Haneef (Laguna Hills, Calif.) with Kazanuchka Kazan in Russia, Jennifer Joines (Milpitas, Calif.) with Volley Chieri in Italy, Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) with Club Atletico Voleibol Murcia 2005 in Spain, Katie Olsovsky (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) with Roma Pallavolo SRL in Italy and Danielle Scott (Baton Rouge, La.) with Club Desportivo Macae in Brazil.

Current U.S. Men’s National Team players playing overseas include Brook Billings (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Phil Eatherton (Glencoe, Mo.) and Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) with KS AZS Czestochowa SSA in Poland, Gabe Gardner (San Clemente, Calif.) with Istanbul Buyukshir Belediye in Turkey, Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) with PAOK in Greece, Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.) with Lokomotiv-Belogorie in Russia, Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) with Sports Joint Stock Company in Poland, David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) with Halk Bankasi Spor Kuluba in Turkey, Dave McKienzie (Littleton, Colo.) with Fenerbahce-Istanbul in Turkey, Pieter Olree (Reading, Pa.) with Iraklis in Greece, Clay Stanley (Honolulu) with Dynamo Kazan in Russia, Donald Suxho (Korce, Albania) with Acqua Paradiso in Italy and Chris Tamas (Santa Barbara, Calif.) with Erdemirspor-Eregli in Turkey.

U.S. Women’s National Team (Past and Present) and Select Training Team Members
Player Name – Club Name (Country)
Robyn Ah Mow-Santos - VBC Volero Zurich (Switzerland)
Erin Aldrich - Lines Tra. De. Co. Altamura (Italy)
Patrice Arrington - Meytar Chelabinsk (Russia)
Lindsey Berg – Robursport (Italy)
Heather Bown - Pieralisi Volley (Italy)
Therese Crawford - Kazanuchka Kazan (Russia)
Jamie DeKiewiet – Ponce (Puerto Rico)
Devon Forster – Maspalomas (Spain)
Tayyiba Haneef - Kazanuchka Kazan (Russia)
Jennifer Joines - Volley Chieri (Italy)
Nancy Metcalf - Club Atletico Voleibol Murcia 2005 (Spain)
Katie Olsovsky - Roma Pallavolo SRL (Italy)
Benishe Roberts - Club Atletico Voleibol Murcia 2005 (Spain)
Danielle Scott - Club Desportivo Macae (Brazil)
Elisha Thomas - Meytar Chelabinsk (Russia)
Logan Tom - Volleyball Club Tenerife (Spain)
Rachel Van Meter - Korea Highway Association (South Korea)

U.S. Men’s National Team (Past and Present) and Select Training Team Members
Player Name - Club Name - Country
Lloy Ball - Dynamo Kazan (Russia)
Keith Barnett - Schuvoc Halen (Belgium)
Brook Billings - KS AZS Czestochowa SSA (Poland)
Tony Ching - DHL - Ostrava (Czech Republic)
Shaun Dyk - Arkas Sports Club (Turkey)
Phil Eatherton - KS AZS Czestochowa SSA (Poland)
Gabe Gardner - Istanbul Buyukshir Belediye (Turkey)
Kevin Hansen – PAOK (Greece)
Tom Hoff - Lokomotiv - Belogorie (Russia)
Rich Lambourne - Sports Joint Stock Company (Poland)
David Lee - Halk Bankasi Spor Kuluba (Turkey)
Dave McKienzie - Fenerbahce - Istanbul (Turkey)
Paul Munoz - G.S. Lamia (Greece)
Nils Nielsen – Indios De Mayaguez (Puerto Rico)
Pieter Olree - Iraklis (Greece)
Jeff Ptak – Omonia (Cyprus)
Sean Rooney - Hyundai Capital Skywalkers (Korea)
Riley Salmon - KS AZS Czestochowa SSA (Poland)
Nick Scheftic - PAOK (Greece)
Clay Stanley - Dynamo Kazan (Russia)
Donald Suxho - Acqua Paradiso (Italy)
Chris Tamas - Erdemirspor - Eregli (Turkey)
Delano Thomas - Avignon Volleyball (France)
Curt Toppel – Alexandroupolis (Greece)
Scott Touzinsky - EA Patras (Greece)

Didn't Makare Wilson play for the NT?

[brybry2]

dakrisve said:

roofed said:

From USAV:

[ftp]http://www.usavolleyball.org/VolleyballNews/news.asp?id=1456[/ftp]

USA Volleyball Processes 147 Player Transfers to Compete Overseas
Bill Kauffman
Manager, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 19, 2006) – USA Volleyball National Team players, current and past, are well represented among a group of 147 United States citizens requesting player transfers to compete professionally overseas this winter.

The United States routinely has the most requests for volleyball player transfers in the world, and this year is no different. Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and Turkey are among the 24 areas U.S. athletes will be competing in professional leagues.

Current U.S. Women’s National Team players competing overseas include Robyn Ah Mow-Santos (Honolulu) with VBC Volero Zurich in Switzerland, Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) with Pieralisi Volley in Italy, Therese Crawford (Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Tayyiba Haneef (Laguna Hills, Calif.) with Kazanuchka Kazan in Russia, Jennifer Joines (Milpitas, Calif.) with Volley Chieri in Italy, Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) with Club Atletico Voleibol Murcia 2005 in Spain, Katie Olsovsky (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) with Roma Pallavolo SRL in Italy and Danielle Scott (Baton Rouge, La.) with Club Desportivo Macae in Brazil.

Current U.S. Men’s National Team players playing overseas include Brook Billings (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Phil Eatherton (Glencoe, Mo.) and Riley Salmon (League City, Texas) with KS AZS Czestochowa SSA in Poland, Gabe Gardner (San Clemente, Calif.) with Istanbul Buyukshir Belediye in Turkey, Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.) with PAOK in Greece, Tom Hoff (Park Ridge, Ill.) with Lokomotiv-Belogorie in Russia, Rich Lambourne (Tustin, Calif.) with Sports Joint Stock Company in Poland, David Lee (Alpine, Calif.) with Halk Bankasi Spor Kuluba in Turkey, Dave McKienzie (Littleton, Colo.) with Fenerbahce-Istanbul in Turkey, Pieter Olree (Reading, Pa.) with Iraklis in Greece, Clay Stanley (Honolulu) with Dynamo Kazan in Russia, Donald Suxho (Korce, Albania) with Acqua Paradiso in Italy and Chris Tamas (Santa Barbara, Calif.) with Erdemirspor-Eregli in Turkey.

U.S. Women’s National Team (Past and Present) and Select Training Team Members
Player Name – Club Name (Country)
Robyn Ah Mow-Santos - VBC Volero Zurich (Switzerland)
Erin Aldrich - Lines Tra. De. Co. Altamura (Italy)
Patrice Arrington - Meytar Chelabinsk (Russia)
Lindsey Berg – Robursport (Italy)
Heather Bown - Pieralisi Volley (Italy)
Therese Crawford - Kazanuchka Kazan (Russia)
Jamie DeKiewiet – Ponce (Puerto Rico)
Devon Forster – Maspalomas (Spain)
Tayyiba Haneef - Kazanuchka Kazan (Russia)
Jennifer Joines - Volley Chieri (Italy)
Nancy Metcalf - Club Atletico Voleibol Murcia 2005 (Spain)
Katie Olsovsky - Roma Pallavolo SRL (Italy)
Benishe Roberts - Club Atletico Voleibol Murcia 2005 (Spain)
Danielle Scott - Club Desportivo Macae (Brazil)
Elisha Thomas - Meytar Chelabinsk (Russia)
Logan Tom - Volleyball Club Tenerife (Spain)
Rachel Van Meter - Korea Highway Association (South Korea)

U.S. Men’s National Team (Past and Present) and Select Training Team Members
Player Name - Club Name - Country
Lloy Ball - Dynamo Kazan (Russia)
Keith Barnett - Schuvoc Halen (Belgium)
Brook Billings - KS AZS Czestochowa SSA (Poland)
Tony Ching - DHL - Ostrava (Czech Republic)
Shaun Dyk - Arkas Sports Club (Turkey)
Phil Eatherton - KS AZS Czestochowa SSA (Poland)
Gabe Gardner - Istanbul Buyukshir Belediye (Turkey)
Kevin Hansen – PAOK (Greece)
Tom Hoff - Lokomotiv - Belogorie (Russia)
Rich Lambourne - Sports Joint Stock Company (Poland)
David Lee - Halk Bankasi Spor Kuluba (Turkey)
Dave McKienzie - Fenerbahce - Istanbul (Turkey)
Paul Munoz - G.S. Lamia (Greece)
Nils Nielsen – Indios De Mayaguez (Puerto Rico)
Pieter Olree - Iraklis (Greece)
Jeff Ptak – Omonia (Cyprus)
Sean Rooney - Hyundai Capital Skywalkers (Korea)
Riley Salmon - KS AZS Czestochowa SSA (Poland)
Nick Scheftic - PAOK (Greece)
Clay Stanley - Dynamo Kazan (Russia)
Donald Suxho - Acqua Paradiso (Italy)
Chris Tamas - Erdemirspor - Eregli (Turkey)
Delano Thomas - Avignon Volleyball (France)
Curt Toppel – Alexandroupolis (Greece)
Scott Touzinsky - EA Patras (Greece)

Didn't Makare Wilson play for the NT?

Yeah, but is she playing overseas now or exclusively on the beach?

[gobears]

And there are opportunities for players who never were on the National Team to play in Europe and around the world. I bet a quick perusal of the team rosters would find even more Americans. I don't think there are any 'transfers' required for non NT members, but I have no real clue what US citizens need to do to play after college ....on international teams.

Cal has two guys playing in Sweden for their 6th or 7th year now, and loving it. MVP last couple years for MB turned OPP, Patrick Aparicio, and Drew Russell is also there. Once they get done, we hope to see them at our annual Alumni Match in the spring. A surprising number of alums have upped their game we find out when they show up at Alumni Match.

[blastingsand]

Too bad the US doesn't have pro teams.. except for beach

[sIsam]

gobears said:

And there are opportunities for players who never were on the National Team to play in Europe and around the world. I bet a quick perusal of the team rosters would find even more Americans. I don't think there are any 'transfers' required for non NT members, but I have no real clue what US citizens need to do to play after college ....on international teams.

Cal has two guys playing in Sweden for their 6th or 7th year now, and loving it. MVP last couple years for MB turned OPP, Patrick Aparicio, and Drew Russell is also there. Once they get done, we hope to see them at our annual Alumni Match in the spring. A surprising number of alums have upped their game we find out when they show up at Alumni Match.

To my knowledge, every player needs clearance from their federation to play in another country. The federation, usually for a fee, would issue documents that is necessary for FIVB to licence a player to play overseas. It does not matter whether the player plays NT or not.

[Nutter]

brybry2 said:

dakrisve said:

Didn't Makare Wilson play for the NT?

Yeah, but is she playing overseas now or exclusively on the beach?

I guess you hadn't heard --- Makare Wilson is currently playing for Telekom in Ankara, Turkey.

[Nutter]

Only one listed playing in Puerto Rico? I would have thought that list would be longer.

[baldyballer]

Stella Odion, a talented MH who played at Baylor is playing in Croatia. There are probably several other players overseas playing that didnt make the all star USA Volleyball List.

[roofed!]

baldyballer said:

Stella Odion, a talented MH who played at Baylor is playing in Croatia. There are probably several other players overseas playing that didnt make the all star USA Volleyball List.

This list contains names of players who are current or past members of the national team. I, too, would have like to see the whole list of players (NT or not) and clubs they're playing for.

[Nutter]

roofed said:

baldyballer said:

Stella Odion, a talented MH who played at Baylor is playing in Croatia. There are probably several other players overseas playing that didnt make the all star USA Volleyball List.

This list contains names of players who are current or past members of the national team. I, too, would have like to see the whole list of players (NT or not) and clubs they're playing for.

Does Rich Kern have something?

I saw a list that someone had made before. Can't remember though which site I saw it at. Sorry.

[Nutter]

Lily Kahumoku played for the NT and should be on that list. I do believe she's Erin Aldrich's team mate on Altamura in Italy.

[Phaedrus]

hwnstunner said:

question. What the hell happened to Cheryl Weaver and Sherise Livingston (?) and Lizzie Fitzgerald? I thought the three would be staples in the National Team after their careers at LBSU and Wisconsin. Well --- I thought Willoughby did too. but. well. ya.

Lizzie Fitzgerald is married and is an assistant coach at North Carolina for Joe Sagula.