Usa Volleyball Organization

More than two dozen of America's beach volleyball players, including the 2000 men's and 2004 women's Olympic gold medalists, filed a complaint Friday, seeking the decertification of USA Volleyball, contending it has neglected the beach game in favor of indoor volleyball. The action was the most recent in a series of disputes involving the sports federations that produce most U.S. Olympic athletes. In the 40-page complaint filed with the U.S.

A Chicago circuit court judge Thursday reversed USA Volleyball's ban of a prominent youth coach who was expelled last summer for having sex with former UCLA star Julie Bremner and two others. Judge Michael Getty of Cook County ruled that USA Volleyball's standard for banning Rick Butler, owner and coach Sports Performance Club of West Chicago, Ill., was too vague in issuing a permanent injunction that allows him to coach again.