 The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors
collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed
excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at
least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale or a
4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.According to Kathy DeBoer,
AVCA executive director: "Teams do not succeed in the classroom by
accident any more so than they do on the court. The same coach who
taught them volleyball skills cared enough about their academic
achievement to gather their grades, calculate their GPA and submit a
nomination on their behalf. In doing so, these coaches sent a clear
message that classroom success is just as important as court
success. All involved should celebrate this award!"
The Red Lions volleyball team is coached by Jason Farr, who is
ready to begin his fourth season as head coach of the LCU volleyball
program. Farr has led his team to nationals all three years, taking
second place in 2008 and 2009. Also in 2009, Farr was honored as the
AVCA National Coach of the Year.
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The AVCA, with its headquarters in Lexington, Ky., is managed by
Associations International and is committed to the development,
growth, advancement and publicity of volleyball throughout the
world. Further information is available at
http://www.avca.org/awards/
team-academic-award/.
Founded in Lincoln in 1944, Lincoln Christian University's three
schools -- the School of Undergraduate Studies, the Hargrove School
of Adult & Graduate Studies, and the Seminary -- share a mission to
nurture and equip Christians with a biblical worldview to serve and
lead in the church and the world.
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