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Ludus Tours Announces Erin Aldrich-Shean As Volleyball Account Director

Olympian To Manage Volleyball Accounts.

San Diego, CA, Friday – September 09, 2011 — Ludus Tours ( http://www.ludustours.com ) has hired Sydney 2000 Olympian Erin Aldrich-Shean as Volleyball Account Director. As the key representative to volleyball, Erin will be tasked with ensuring the Ludus Tours model is developed within the entire sport, member and fan base.

“I am extremely excited about joining the Ludus team. After devoting so many years to the sports world as a dual-sport professional athlete and Olympian, working at Ludus gives me the opportunity to transfer that passion and excitement I had as an athlete into providing fans the experience of a lifetime at all of our major events internationally. It’s easy to wake up in the morning and go to work when you truly believe in the product you are promoting,” said Erin Aldrich-Shean, Volleyball Account Director.

Aldrich-Shean joins Ludus Tours with nearly a decade of elite athletic experience. She competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, in the high jump and has spent a total of six years playing volleyball both professionally and on the US National Team. Aldrich-Shean also attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she was named Big XII Athlete of the Year for her accomplishments in high jump and volleyball. When a knee injury ended her professional volleyball season in 2008, Aldrich-Shean returned to Texas and earned her MBA.

“I remember seeing Erin compete as an athlete when she was still in high school,” Adam Dailey, CEO of Ludus Tours ( http://www.ludustours.com ), said, “Having someone who has her business savvy and her athletic accomplishments be part of our team here is great.”

“Erin’s lifetime of commitment to the Volleyball community is exactly what we look for in building our team,” Corby Fisher, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Ludus Tours, said, “She represents the Ludus vision of creating experiences that every friend, family and fan of volleyball will truly cherish for a lifetime.”

About Ludus Tours:
Ludus Tours provides complete travel, tour and hospitality packages to the world’s premiere sporting and cultural events, including the 2012 Summer Games in London, the 2012 U.S. Formula 1 Grand Prix in Austin and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, among others. In addition to their travel services, Ludus Sports offers corporate branding, marketing and retail opportunities within each of their events. Since 2003, Ludus has helped thousands of individuals, families and organizations with their accommodation and hospitality needs. Ludus is the Official Hospitality Provider for over 15 National Governing Bodies including USA Swimming, USA Volleyball, USRowing and others. Ludus Tours is based in San Diego, CA with offices in London, UK. For more information, please visit http://www.summergames.travel.

Press & Media Contact:
Riley Steinmetz
Marketing and PR Coordinator
Ludus Tours
P.O. Box 50251
Austin, TX 78763
317-989-6186
riley@ludustours.com
http://www.ludustours.com

National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Association announces Regional Championships locations and National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Association Rankings

Winners of Southern Regionals to earn free flight to the National Championships in Long Beach, CA this summer. The National Champions will earn a berth in the final NVL professional event of the year, with $150,000 in prize money. All participants receive the sport’s inaugural NCBVA Collegiate Beach Volleyball Rankings and USA Volleyball collegiate ranking points.

Los Angeles, CA, May 05, 2011 — The Original King of the Beach, Pro Beach Volleyball Star and two-time NCAA Champion UCLA alum Sinjin Smith is spreading royalty to Collegiate Beach Volleyball, with the NCBVA Regional Championships, here at Atlanta Beach and the National Championships in Long Beach, California. The events are open to men and women.

“On May 21 at Clayton County International Park – site of 1996 Olympic Beach Volleyball, the Southern Regional Championships will be hosted – a historic occasion for Collegiate Beach Volleyball ( http://www.collegebeachvolleyball.com ), as access to the NCBVA – (the National Governing Body) and its resources is now available to the athletes, companies wishing to support student athletics, and dedicated regional tournament promoters,” exclaimed Smith, World Champion, Olympian and NCAA MVP.

“Any athlete currently enrolled in a College or University anywhere in the country is eligible to play in the NCBVA Regional Championships, and the winners will receive free airfare to play in the Nationals – broadcast on ION Sports Network.”

Athletes from hundreds of schools participate in over 12 Regionals Championships around the country along with dozens of State Tournaments and Invitationals. Phil Bush, 2011 Regional Championships Director, announced, “We are very proud to have our community and team be selected to host and produce the NCBVA Southern Regional Championships.”

The top four teams in each Regional Qualifier receive an automatic berth in the Championships. The National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship ( http://www.collegebeachvolleyball.com ) is held in Long Beach, CA on July 16-17, 2011. For entry details about how you can participate in or sponsor the Regionals, please visit collegebeachvolleyball.com.

Please contact Dave Behar at 310.721.7017 or dave@ions.com for more information, photos, video or to schedule interviews with Sinjin Smith or active collegiate athletes. Also refer to the NCBVA Fact Sheet for more information.

Press & Media Contact:
Press Contact Name: Phil Bush
College Beach Volleyball
Atlanta Beach – Clayton County International Park
Atlanta, GA 30319
404-840-4927
psbush@bellsouth.net
http://www.collegebeachvolleyball.com

Safe and Effective Training To Win Basketball Games

The ability to do a really high vertical jump has always been one of the greatest advantages that few athletes truly enjoy in sports such as basketball, tennis, football and volleyball. Back in the day, how high one could jump was usually associated with the height of the athlete, which is only partially true. This is probably the main reason behind extremely tall athletes being favored in professional sports such as basketball, but this does not mean that shorter athletes do not stand a chance. Height will certainly affect how high you can reach, but it does not dictate how high your vertical explosion is.

This ability is innate in most athletes. Some discover it by accident, and are capable of astonishing feats, but aren’t really aware of how they do it. You could say this is natural talent. In others this ability lies dormant and needs to be ‘awakened’, and this is why we are here today.

A lot of athletes find themselves failing and giving up, and partly to blame in this is the media and false advertising. A lot of marketers and affiliates choose to promote products developed by coaches who simply aren’t experts, but are most profitable for them. Failure to deliver the results promised can lead to disheartenment on the part of dedicated athletes, thinking that they simply do not have what it takes. This ends here and now!

The guys at WinBasketball.com understand the dilemma from which far too many of the world’s devoted athletes now suffer, and have made it their mission-in-life to provide truthful, and scientifically proven methods to improve their overall competitiveness. It is of the utmost importance that athletes stay on top of their game, both physically and mentally. Wrongful marketing can not only harm the physical aspect of an athlete’s training, but can also have serious ramifications on morale, hampering an individual’s true potential, and destroying careers before they have had their chance to prove their worth!

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So stay tuned for more exciting news and updates on high quality guides and training material that will not only keep you in shape, but help the millions of athletes worldwide unlock their abilities, and win the game of their lives!

About www.WinBasketball.com
A ‘NO NONSENSE!’ site created by dedicated fans and enthusiasts, seeking to provide talented basketball players with invaluable information on scientifically proven safe methods that will truly unlock their talents and potential.

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