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2016 AVCA Awards Packet Table of Contents

AVCA Postseason Awards Timetable ....................................................................................................... 2 2016 Awards Changes .............................................................................................................................. 3 AVCA Division I Postseason Awards Committees .................................................................................... 4 NCAA Division I Regional Alignment ......................................................................................................... 5 AVCA Postseason Student-Athlete Awards Information ........................................................................ 6-7 Important Reminders for 2016 Awards Season…………………………………………………………………8 AVCA Postseason Awards Statistical/Selection Criteria ........................................................................... 9 AVCA Postseason Awards Student-Athlete Nomination Checklist ......................................................... 10 Match-by-Match Statistical Form ............................................................................................................. 11 AVCA All-America Video File Upload Requirements ......................................................................... 12-13 AVCA All-America Video Identification Form .......................................................................................... 14 AVCA All-America Committee Videotape Evaluation Form .................................................................... 15 AVCA Coaches Awards Program Overview............................................................................................ 16 AVCA Region Coach of the Year Nomination Form ............................................................................... 17 AVCA Victory Club Award Form .............................................................................................................. 18 AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year Awards Program……………………………………………...19 AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year Nomination Form……………………………………………..20 2016 Online Nomination Instructions……………………………………….……………………………….21-22 2016 Video Upload Instructions…………………………………………………………………………..23

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2016 AVCA Division I Postseason Awards Timetable

Wednesday, Nov. 9 – Nationally Ranked Teams and Top 100 Teams Released

This list will be e-mailed to AVCA member head coaches and SIDs and posted on the AVCA web site. ONLY teams on this list are to be considered when compiling summary statistics for Top 100 and nationally ranked competition in the postseason awards process.

*NEW FOR 2016*: The 50 teams that appear in the Top 50 RKPI rankings the most during the 2016 season (not including preseason) will be named the 2016 Nationally Ranked Teams. The 100 teams that appear in the Top 100 RKPI rankings the most during the 2016 season (not including preseason) will be named the 2016 AVCA Top 100 Teams.

Monday, Nov. 21 thru Saturday, Nov. 26 – Student-Athlete Nominations Accepted

Nominations will be accepted online beginning at 8 a.m. (ET) on Monday, Nov. 21 through 5 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, Nov. 26.

*NEW FOR 2016*: Coaches will now have the ability to edit and add to completed nominations after the

nomination deadline has passed. This will allow coaches and SIDs the ability to add stats and awards

earned after the nomination deadline (Nov. 26). COACHES WILL STILL BE REQUIRED TO NOMINATE

ATHLETES PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE. Coaches will not be able to submit new nominations after the

deadline – only edit existing nominations.

Monday, Nov. 28 thru Friday, Dec. 2 – Head Coaches Vote for All-Region Teams

AVCA member coaches will vote for the All-Region Teams through an online link provided by the AVCA. Ballots will be available to submit between 8 a.m. (ET) on Monday, Nov. 28 through 5 p.m. (ET) on Friday, Dec. 2.

Please Note: Coaches will be unable to vote for their own players and coaches must vote in

order for their players to be elected to an All-Region Team.

Wednesday, Nov. 30 – Region Coach of the Year and National Assistant Coach of the Year Nominations Due

AVCA Region Coach of the Year nominations due to AVCA Office.

AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year nominations due to AVCA Office.

Monday, December 5 – Region Conference Calls

AVCA All-Region and Region Coach of the Year Committee conference calls.

Tuesday, December 6 – Region Awards Announced

AVCA All-Region Teams (one 14-person team and six honorable mention players per region), Region Freshmen of the Year and AVCA Region Coaches of the Year announced via AVCA press release. The AVCA press release will serve as the notification to all award winners that they have been selected.

Thursday, December 8 @ 5:00 pm (ET) – All-America/NFOY Video Uploads Due

See page 23 for video upload instructions!

All-America candidates must have video footage digitally uploaded by 5:00 p.m. (ET)

Uploaded footage will only be considered with Complete Video Identification Form and corresponding box scores uploaded with the online video file by 5:00 pm (ET).

Athletes named to the All-Region teams will not be automatically named All-American

Honorable Mention. All-American Honorable Mention selections are up to the discretion of the

All-American Committee as long as the considered athlete was named All-Region or All-Region

Honorable Mention and a highlight video was completed.

Sunday-Tuesday, December 11-13 – Division I Awards Committee Meetings

AVCA All-America and Coach of the Year Committee meeting in Columbus.

Wednesday, December 14 - All-America Teams Announced

AVCA All-America Teams, National Freshman of the Year and National Assistant Coach of the Year announced via AVCA press release. (14 student-athletes per first, second team, and third team).

Thursday, December 15 – Jostens Coaches Honors Luncheon

AVCA National Coach of the Year announced and National Assistant Coach of the Year presented in Columbus at Jostens Coaches Honors Luncheon.

Friday, December 16 – Student-Athlete Awards Banquet

AVCA Division I Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year announced.

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2016 Awards Changes Through the awards packet, all new changes for the 2016 season are highlighted in yellow. Here are the changes listed out for your reference.

Coaches will now have the ability to edit and add to completed nominations after the nomination deadline has passed. This will allow coaches and SIDs the ability to add stats and awards earned

after the nomination deadline (Nov. 26). ALL STATS MUST BE UPDATED IN EACH

ATHLETE'S NOMINATION.

COACHES WILL STILL BE REQUIRED TO NOMINATE ATHLETES PRIOR TO THE

DEADLINE. Coaches will not be able to submit new nominations after the deadline – only edit existing nominations. Coaches and SIDs will use the same nomination link to access previous nominations and make edits. Here are the items that will need to be updated:

o Updated Win/Loss records

o Updated Awards and Recognition with any potential conference awards

o Updated Stats vs All Opponents, Nationally Ranked Teams, and Top 100 Teams

o New Match-by-Match stats attachment

Because coaches will be able to update their nominations with new stats, voting coaches and

regional committee members will exclusively review athletes stats using the AVCA Stats

Portal. The AVCA will no longer email out spreadsheet comparisons of athlete stats. A link to the AVCA Stats Portal will be sent out with the voting ballot link.

The process for naming the AVCA Nationally Ranked teams is changing as well. This year, on Wednesday, November 9, the AVCA will download the full week-by-week RPKI rankings from Rich Kern. The 50 teams that appear in the Top 50 RKPI rankings the most during the 2016 season (not including preseason) will be named the 2016 Nationally Ranked Teams. The 100 teams that appear in the Top 100 RKPI rankings the most during the 2016 season (not including preseason) will be named the 2016 AVCA Top 100 Teams.

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AVCA Division I Postseason Awards Committees The following coaches have been chosen to participate on the 2016 AVCA Postseason Awards Committees. (Number in parenthesis indicates years on committee.)

AVCA

ALL-REGION

& REGION

COACH OF

THE YEAR

COMMITTEE

S

East Region Jackie Simpson, George Mason (1) - Chair Christy Pfeffenberger, Xavier (2) Linda Hampton-Keith, NC State (1) Emily Mansur, Hofstra (2) Diane Short, Brown (1) Alma Kovaci, Army (2) Resa Provanzano, UM-Lowell (3) Toby Rens, UMES (1)

East Coast Region Dennis Hohenshelt, Virginia (2) – Chair Allison Yaeger, Seton Hall (3) Michelle Young, Furman (2) Mary Tendler, Elon (1) MJ Engstrom, Albany (4) Mark Jones, Manhattan (3) Ken Jones, LIU Brooklyn (1)

Midwest Region Melissa Stokes, Missouri State (3) – Chair Reed Sunahara, West Virginia (2) Greg Smith, Toledo (3) Rose Shires, Nebraska-Omaha (2) Christi Posey, UMKC (2) Debbie Buchanan, Idaho (2) Tim Horsmon, Dayton (2) David Schwepker, Murray State (1)

North Region Cathy George, Michigan State (3) – Chair Julie, Torbett, East Carolina (3) Traci Dahl, Indiana State (1) Steve Payne, IUPUI (2) Sean Burdette, UW Green Bay (1) Taylor Mott, Austin Pea (3)

Northeast Region

Ryan Baker, Colgate (2) – Chair Dave Shondell, Purdue (2) Liz Hart, Northern Kentucky (1) Sabrina King, Princeton (2) Danijela Tomic, Bowling Green (2) Abra Rummel, Saint Francis (NY) (1)

Pacific North Shawn Garus, Boise State (3) -Chair Rob Browning, St. Mary’s (1) Jim Moore, Oregon (1) Ken Murphy, Northern Arizona (2) Dan Conners, UC Davis (3)

Pacific South Region Beth Launiere, Utah (1) - Chair Heather Olmstead, BYU (2) Nicole Welch, UCSB (3) Cindy Frederick, UNLV (3) Tim Nolan, Grand Canyon (1)

South Region Karen Weatherington, UNC Charlotte (2) – Chair Steven McRoberts, Ole Miss (1) Tommy Harold, Nicholls State (2) Brittany Williams, Bethune-Cookman (1) Keith Schunzel, Kennesaw State (2) Bruce Atkinson, Winthrop (1)

Southeast Region Scott Swanson, South Carolina (3) – Chair Todd Dagenais, Central Florida (4) Amy Hendrichovs, South Alabama (4) Karen Glover, Western Carolina (3) Julie Darty, Jacksonville (1) Frederico Santos, UNC Ashville (1) Penny Lucas-White, Alabama State (2)

Southwest Region Jill Kramer, TCU (1) – Chair Andrew Palileo, North Texas (4) Heathern Mazeitis-Fontenot, Louisiana Lafayette (1) Jennifer Montoya, Incarnate Word (1) TaCho Tyler, Prarie View A&M (1)

AVCA

ALL-AMERICA &

NATIONAL COACH

OF THE YEAR

COMMITTEE

Sherry Dunbar-

Kruzan, AVCA

Awards Chair University of Indiana dunbarsl@indiana.edu

Jackie Simpson, East George Mason

jsimps17@gmu.edu 703-993-2686

Dennis Hohenshelt, East Coast University of Virginia dennish@virginia.edu 434-982-5712

Melissa Stokes, Midwest Missouri State University melissastokes@missouristate.edu 417-836-8375

Cathy George, North Michigan State University cathygeorge@ath.msu.edu 517-355-4750

Ryan Baker, Northeast Colgate University

rebaker@colgate.edu 315-228-7969

Shawn Garus, Pacific North Boise State University shawngarus@boisestate.edu 208-426-4490

Beth Launiere, Pacific South University of Utah

blauniere@huntsman.utah.edu 801-581-6843

Karen Weatherington, South UNC Charlotte

weatherington@uncc.edu 704-687-1018

Scott Swanson, Southeast University of South Carolina

sswanson@mailbox.sc.edu 803-777-0755

Jill Kramer, Southwest TCU

j.pape-kramer11@tcu.edu 817-257-7360

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2016 AVCA Regional Alignments This fall will mark the fourth season in which 10 regions will be used. In this alignment all conference featuring six of more teams were divided in two and placed in separate regions. This will allow a more geographic representation of the region and increased balance among the elite regions. Information below is based on conference preseason reports and NCAA online membership data base. Contact the AVCA immediately if you have questions or corrections. (If you are listed in the wrong region, please contact the AVCA immediately)

East Region Atlantic Coast Conference Boston College Clemson Florida State Louisville North Carolina State Syracuse Wake Forest America East Conference Hartford New Hampshire UM-Lowell Atlantic 10 Conference Fordham George Mason George Washington Rhode Island VCU Big East Conference Butler Creighton DePaul Xavier

Colonial Athletic Conference Delaware Hofstra Northeastern Towson Ivy League Brown Dartmouth Harvard Yale Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coppin State Delaware State Hampton Morgan State Norfolk State Maryland-Eastern Shore Patriot League American Army Holy Cross Loyola (MD) Navy

East Coast Region Atlantic Coast Conference Duke Georgia Tech Miami (Fla.) North Carolina Pittsburg Virginia Virginia Tech

America East Conference Albany Binghamton Stony Brook UMBC

Big East Conference Georgetown Marquette Seton Hall St. John’s Villanova

Colonial Athletic Conference College of Charleston Elon James Madison UNC Wilmington William & Mary

Metro-Atlantic Conference Fairfield Iona Manhattan Marist Quinnipiac

Northeast Conference Bryant Central CT State Long Island

Sacred Heart

Southern Conference Furman Mercer The Citadel Wofford

Midwest Region Atlantic 10 Conference Davidson Dayton Duquesne LaSalle St. Louis Big 12 Conference Iowa State Kansas Kansas State West Virginia Big Sky Conference Eastern Washington Idaho Montana Montana State North Dakota Northern Colorado Mid-American Conference Ball State Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Missouri Valley Conference Drake Missouri State Northern Iowa Wichita State Ohio Valley Conference Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Morehead State Murray State Southeast Missouri State Southern Illinois Edwardsville The Summit League Denver University of Nebraska-Omaha Oral Roberts South Dakota South Dakota State Western Athletic Conference Chicago State New Mexico State UMKC UT-Pan American

North Region American Athletic Conference Cincinnati Connecticut East Carolina Temple Tulsa

Big 10 Conference Iowa Maryland Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern

Horizon League Illinois-Chicago Loyola Oakland Wisconsin-Green Bay Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Missouri Valley Conference Bradley Evansville Illinois State Indiana State Southern Illinois Ohio Valley Conference

Austin Peay Belmont Jacksonville State Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Tennessee-Martin

The Summit League IPFW IUPUI North Dakota State Western Illinois

Northeast Region Big 10 Conference Penn State Purdue Ohio State Wisconsin Indiana Illinois Rutgers Mid-American Conference Bowling Green State Ohio Akron Miami (Ohio) Buffalo Kent State Horizon League Cleveland State Valparaiso Youngstown State Wright State Northern Kentucky Ivy League Columbia Penn Princeton Cornell Patriot League Colgate Lehigh Bucknell Lafayette Metro-Atlantic Conference Siena Niagara Canisius Rider Saint Peter’s Northeast Conference Robert Morris St. Francis (PA) Fairleigh Dickinson St. Francis (NY)

Pacific North Region Big Sky Conference Idaho State Northern Arizona Portland State Sacramento State Southern Utah Weber State Big West Conference Cal Poly Hawaii UC Davis UC Riverside Mountain West Air Force Boise State Colorado State Utah State Wyoming Pac-12 Conference California Oregon Oregon State Stanford Washington Washington State West Coast Conference Gonzaga Pacific

Portland San Francisco Santa Clara St. Mary’s

Pacific South Region Big West Conference CSU-Fullerton CSU-Northridge Long Beach State UC Irvine UC Santa Barbara Mountain West Conference Fresno State Nevada New Mexico San Diego State San Jose State UNLV Pac-12 Conference Arizona Arizona State Colorado UCLA USC Utah Western Athletic Conference CSU Bakersfield Grand Canyon University Seattle Utah Valley West Coast Conference BYU Loyola Marymount Pepperdine San Diego

South Region

Atlantic Sun Conference Kennesaw State Lipscomb NJIT South Carolina-Upstate

Big South Conference Charleston Southern Gardner-Webb Presbyterian Winthrop Conference USA Charlotte Florida Atlantic Florida International Marshall Middle Tennessee State UAB Western Kentucky Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Bethune-Cookman Florida A&M Howard North Carolina A&T State North Carolina Central Savannah State South Carolina State Southeastern Conference Alabama Arkansas Auburn LSU Mississippi Mississippi State Texas A&M Southland Conference Central Arkansas Lamar McNeese State Nicholls State Northwestern State Southeastern Louisiana

Southeast Region American Athletic Conference Central Florida Houston Memphis SMU South Florida

Tulane Atlantic Sun Conference Florida Gulf Coast Jacksonville North Florida Stetson Big South Conference Campbell High Point Liberty Radford UNC Asheville Southeastern Conference Florida Georgia Kentucky Missouri South Carolina Tennessee Southern Conference East Tennessee State Chattanooga Samford UNC Greensboro Western Carolina

Southwestern Conference Alabama A&M Alabama State Alcorn State Jackson State Mississippi Valley State Sun Belt Conference Appalachian State Coastal Carolina Georgia Southern Georgia State South Alabama Troy University

Southwest Region Big 12 Conference Baylor Oklahoma TCU Texas Texas Tech Conference USA Louisiana Tech North Texas Rice Southern Mississippi Texas-San Antonio UTEP Independent New Orleans Southland Conference Abilene Christian Houston Baptist Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin State Texas A&M-Corpus Christi University of Incarnate Word Southwestern Conference Arkansas-Pine Bluff Grambling State Prairie View A&M Southern Texas Southern Sun Belt Conference Arkansas State Arkansas-Little Rock Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe Texas State Texas-Arlington

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AVCA Postseason Student-Athlete Awards Information The AVCA women’s volleyball postseason awards program is in its 36

th year. The AVCA is proud to honor deserving student-athletes

annually by selecting All-Region (one 14-person team and six honorable mention student-athletes per region) and All-America teams (14 student-athletes per a first, second and third team), highlighted by the selection of the AVCA Division I Player of the Year. The AVCA All-America selection committee is comprised of ten members, in addition to the AVCA Awards chairperson (page 3). To ensure geographic representation, these individuals represent the ten AVCA Awards Regions listed on the previous page. The AVCA All-Americans and Division I Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year will be recognized at the AVCA All-America/Players of the Year Banquet at the 2016

AVCA Annual Convention in Columbus, Ohio on December 16.

NOMINATING

PROCEDURES

The postseason nomination procedure is an online process. There are no restrictions regarding how many student-athletes one team may nominate, as there are no restrictions on the number of student-athletes that one team can have placed on the AVCA All-Region/All-American teams. Please use your professional judgment to only nominate those student-athletes who legitimately have a chance to earn AVCA All-Region

honors. The All-Region team members as well as Honorable Mention selections will be considered

for All-America first, second, third teams or Honorable Mention if a Video File is uploaded by Dec. 8

@ 5 pm (ET).

NOMINATION

RULES &

REQUIREMENTS

The general requirements for nominating a student-athlete for AVCA postseason honors are: • The student-athlete must meet all eligibility requirements as listed in the rules adopted by her respective

institution; • The student-athlete may be in her first, second, third or fourth year of eligibility; • The student-athlete must be nominated by her institution;

• The student-athlete must have participated in 2/3 (66.7%) of all sets (not matches) during the current season at the time of the nomination deadline;

AVCA Two-Thirds Participation Waiver: Student-Athletes who fail to participate in two-thirds of all sets (not matches) during the current season due to Institution-approved participation in Olympic, Pan American, World Championships or World University Games are eligible for AVCA All-America consideration if all other nomination requirements are met. All regular deadlines, policies and procedures remain in effect. No statistical information may be substituted. The official participation documents must accompany the nomination.

• All deadlines and guidelines must be met for a nomination to be considered – NO EXCEPTIONS; • The student-athlete’s head coach must be a member in good standing of the American Volleyball Coaches

Association. Head coaches have until Nov. 21, 2016, to become a member or renew their membership to ensure compliance.

TERMS FOR

DISQUALIFICATION

REGION FRESHMAN OF

THE YEAR CANDIDATES

Failure to meet the above stated rules and requirements may result in the disqualification of a student-athlete from AVCA All-Region and All-America consideration. Candidates for AVCA Region Freshman of the Year must be true freshman. Only one nominee per school is allowed per year. The AVCA National Freshman of the Year will be selected from the ten AVCA Region Freshmen of the Year and any freshman recognized on an All-Region Team (excludes All-Region

Honorable Mention selections) IF a video upload is submitted to the AVCA for these student-athletes.

Please Note: If a freshman is named as All-Region Honorable Mention, she will not be considered for

National Freshman of the Year. She must be named as the Region Freshman of the Year and/or

named to the 14-person All-Region Team and have video submitted to be considered. The National Freshman of the Year video footage requirements are the same as the All-America video footage requirements. Remember, if video footage is not submitted for a freshman who was selected as Region Freshman of the Year or named to the All-Region Team, this eliminates her from National Freshman of the Year and All-America consideration.

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ALL-REGION/ ALL-

AMERICA AWARDS

AWARDS

BANQUETS

The All-Region Teams and All-Region ballots do not have positional requirements. Coaches will be able to vote for the 14 most deserving athletes that are not their own. The regional committee will review the votes and name the 14 members All-Region team. Voting coaches and All-Region Committee members will still be encouraged to have fair representation from all positions.

Once online nominations close on Saturday, Nov. 26, the AVCA will ready the online regional voting. All AVCA member head coaches will vote for the players they feel are most deserving of the award. The voting

will take place from 8 a.m. (ET) on Monday, Nov. 28 through 5 p.m. (ET) on Friday, Dec. 2. Along with the ability to view the individual nominations, coaches will also have access to the AVCA online statistics portal that allows the ability to sort and review key statistics for each position and nominated athlete.

Rules and Notes regarding All-Region Selections

Coaches cannot vote for their own players.

Coaches must vote in order for their players to be considered for the All Region Team.

Coaches must vote for a total of 14 players. These 14 may be chosen without a limit on the amount selected per position.

The voting will take place online through a link provided by the AVCA

Regional Committees will review the voting and name the All-Region teams.

The athletes that receive the top six vote totals from each region will be automatically assigned to the All-Region Team. In the event of a tie for the sixth automatic selection, the All-Region committee will determine who will receive the automatic selection.

The vote totals will not be published to the AVCA website. If a head coach would like to inquire about the voting results, this request must be made with the region chair. The region chair must provide the results as well as a rationale for the selections.

If your student-athlete(s) is named AVCA All-Region or Region Freshman of the Year, notification will be

made via a press release on Tuesday, Dec. 6. ONLY AVCA All-Region award winners will be considered

for first, second, or third team All-America status as long as a video is submitted (deadline 5 pm (ET) on

Dec. 8) and meets the requirements on pages 11-12. If your student-athlete(s) is selected AVCA First, Second or Third Team All-America or National Freshman

of the Year, head coaches will be notified Dec. 11-13 via a phone call from the AVCA staff. Head

coaches - providing a mobile number where you can be reached away from your home or office is

most helpful – please be accessible at the number you provide during those days. We will need to determine if your AVCA All-American(s) will be attending the awards banquet to receive her award as soon

as possible, as the banquet is Friday, Dec. 16. AVCA National Players of the Year for NCAA Divisions III, II, and I will be announced at each respective banquet. All NCAA Division I AVCA All-Americans and the National Freshman of the Year will receive an invitation to

the AVCA All-America/Players of the Year Banquet on Friday, Dec. 16, held in conjunction with the AVCA Annual Convention in Columbus.

First Team: The AVCA will provide the player three nights of hotel accommodations, a daily per diem, a complimentary All-America/Player of the Year banquet ticket, match tickets to the NCAA Women’s DI Semi-

Final and Championship matches, and transportation to scheduled events in Columbus. Travel

arrangements and expenses to and from Columbus will be the responsibility of the award winner or

her school. Additional banquet tickets for family and friends may be purchased for $45 on-site at

AVCA Convention Registration.

Second and Third Team: The AVCA will provide the player a complimentary All-America/Player of the Year banquet ticket, match tickets to the NCAA Women’s DI Semi-Final and Championship matches, and

transportation to scheduled events in Columbus. Travel, hotel room night expenses, and meal money is

the responsibility of the award winner or her school. The AVCA will reserve hotel room nights at the

Hyatt Regency for those Second and Third Team All-Americans travelling to Columbus. The AVCA

will invoice the schools of all Second and Third Team All-Americans who travel to Columbus.

Additional banquet tickets for family and friends may be purchased for $45 on-site at AVCA

Convention Registration.

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Important Reminders for the 2016 AVCA Women’s Division I Awards Season

Nomination Window for All-Region Consideration

Nominations will be accepted from 8 a.m. (ET) on Monday, Nov. 21 through 5 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, Nov. 26.

Coaches will now have the ability to edit and add to completed nominations after the nomination deadline has passed.

This will allow coaches and SIDs the ability to add stats and awards earned after the nomination deadline (Nov. 26). ALL

STATS MUST BE UPDATED IN EACH ATHLETE'S NOMINATION. If evidence is shown that a particular set of stats

are not included, the athlete will not be considered for AVCA awards.

COACHES WILL STILL BE REQUIRED TO NOMINATE ATHLETES PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE. Coaches will not be able to submit new nominations after the deadline – only edit existing nominations. Coaches and SIDs will use the same nomination link to access previous nominations and make edits. Here are the items that will need to be updated:

Updated Win/Loss records Updated Awards and Recognition with any potential conference awards Updated Stats vs All Opponents, Nationally Ranked Teams, and Top 100 Teams New Match-by-Match stats attachment

Regional Team Voting

Ballots will be available to submit between 8 a.m. (ET) on Monday, Nov. 28 through 5 p.m. (ET) on Friday, Dec. 2. o Coaches will be unable to vote for their own players and coaches must vote in order for their players to be

elected to an All-Region Team.

o Regional Committees will review the voting results and name the All-Region teams. o The vote totals will not be published to the AVCA website. If a head coach would like to inquire about the voting

results, this request must be made with the region chair. The region chair must provide the results as well as a rationale for the selections.

Video Footage Deadline

Thursday, December 8 @ 5:00 pm (ET) – All-America/NFOY Video Uploads Due

o Video Upload Instructions! See page 23!

If you are planning to upload All-America footage this must be completed by 5:00 pm (ET)

Uploaded footage will only be considered with Complete Video Identification Form and corresponding box scores uploaded with the online video file by 5:00 pm (ET).

Athletes named to the All-Region team will not automatically be named All-American Honorable Mention if

they are not named an All-American. All athletes named as All-Region or All-Region Honorable Mention, must

have a video submitted in order to considered for All-American Honorable Mention.

Video Footage Requirements for ALL POSITIONS

Two TOTAL segments in this order: one 2-minute highlight package segment; one 3-minute continuous play segment

Review the specific Video Upload Instructions on page 23!

National Freshman of the Year Selection

The pool of candidates for National Freshman of the Year consideration will consist of:

o The ten Region Freshmen of the Year IF video footage is submitted

o Any freshman named to an All-Region Team, excluding All-Region Honorable Mention selections IF video

footage is submitted.

The National Freshman of the Year video guidelines is the same as the All-America video footage guidelines.

All-America Team Selection

Candidates for First, Second or Third Team All-America include ONLY All-Region selections with video footage submitted.

All-America Honorable Mention Selection

All-American Honorable Mention athletes will be selected by the All-American Committee. Athletes named All-Region or All-Region Honorable Mention must have a video submitted on their behalf in order to be considered for All-American Honorable Mention.

All-Region Honorable Mention selections with video footage submitted are eligible to be named All-America Honorable Mention if determined by a unanimous decision of the All-America selection committee.

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AVCA Div. I Postseason Student-Athlete Awards Statistical/Selection Criteria When completing your online ballot, please consider the criteria listed below in order to fairly judge the potential postseason honorees. The student-athletes will be compared with others of the same position and ranked using the statistics submitted. All calculations should be made using the interpretations found in the NCAA Volleyball Statistics Manual. All statistical data will be considered; however, the importance of each shall be left to the judgment of the individual voter.

IMPORTANT: The statistical minimums listed below are meant to serve as guidelines, not as firm requirements, for All-

Region and Region Freshman of the Year nominees. Please consider statistics versus regionally and nationally ranked

teams more heavily when filling out your ballot.

STATISTICAL CRITERIA (guidelines, not firm minimums)

A. Strength of Schedule

B. Performance Against Strong Competition

C. Attack 1. Kills Per Set

a. Middle Blockers - 2.44 b. Outside Hitters - 3.19 c. Right Side Hitters - 2.44

2. Hitting Percentage (Kills-Errors/Attempt) a. Middle Blockers - .300 b. Outside Hitters - .215

o 6-Rotation OH - .200 c. Setters - .225 d. Right Side Hitters - .230

3. Kill Percentage (Kills/Attempt) a. Middle Blockers - .350 b. Outside Hitters - .320 c. Right Side/Opposite Hitters - .325

D. Set (for setters only) 1. Team Hitting % - .200 2a. Assists Per Set (5-1) – 10.00 2b. Assists Per Set (6-2 or S/H) – 5.0

E. Blocks (Per Set) 1. Blocks Per Set

a. Middle Blockers - 1.00 b. Outside Hitters - 0.44 c. Right Side Blockers - 0.54

F. Digs (Per Set) 1. Digs Per Set

a. Outside Hitters - 2.25 b. Right Side Hitters – 1.9

c. Libero – 4.5 d. Setters – 1.9

G. Pass (Serve Reception) 1. Is candidate a primary passer?

H. Serve 1. Aces Per Set 2. Service Errors Per Set

SELECTION CRITERIA (in ranked order)

A. Middle Blockers Consideration 1. Points Per Set (2.75) 2. Hitting Percentage 3. Blocks Per Set

B. Outside Hitters Consideration 1. Points Per Set (3.00) 2. Hitting Percentage 3. Digs Per Set 4. Blocks Per Set

C. Right Side/Opposite Hitters Consideration 1. Points Per Set (3.00) 2. Hitting Percentage 3. Blocks Per Set 4. Digs Per Set

D. Setters Consideration 1. Team Hitting Percentage 2. Assists Per Set 3. Points Per Set (0.5) 4. Digs Per Set

E. Setters/Hitters Consideration 1. Team Hitting Percentage 2. Individual Hitting Percentage 3. Points Per Set (2.5) 4. Assists Per Set

F. Defensive Specialists/Liberos Consideration 1. Digs Per Set 2. Service Aces Per Set

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AVCA Postseason Student-Athlete Nomination Checklist Complete the following information checklist for each student-athlete you wish to nominate for AVCA Postseason honors.

This information is provided as a means of ensuring that you have met the stated qualifications.

CHECKLIST

Nominee has played in 2/3 (66.7%) of all sets (not matches) at the time of the nomination deadline. Please have consulted

“Statistical and Selection Criteria” (page 8) to be sure your nominee(s) is statistically compatible with the criteria for an All-

Region player.

Submitted nominations on-line by 5 p.m. ET (4 p.m. CST, 3 p.m. MST, 2 p.m. PST) on Saturday, Nov. 26.

A match-by-match statistical account versus all teams for the entire season for each nominee has been uploaded to the

online nomination by 5 p.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 26. Match-by-match listings of performances versus regionally or

nationally ranked teams are ONLY necessary for your own personal use to complete the online portion of the nomination.

Only a single-page match-by-match statistical report versus ALL teams should be additionally submitted for each

nominee.

Stats in matches earned after nomination deadline must be added to the nominated athlete’s nomination.

DEADLINES

All nominations must be submitted via the on-line process at www.avca.org by 5 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, Nov. 26. Match-by-match statistics versus all opponents for the entire season for each nominee must be uploaded to the online

nomination by 5 p.m. (ET) Saturday, Nov. 26.

Head coaches must complete their online voting ballot by 5 p.m. (ET) on Friday, Dec. 2.

All Video Upload Files must be received at the AVCA office by 5 p.m. (ET) on Dec. 8.

Video Upload Instructions – page 23

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AVCA All-America Video File Upload Requirements

All NCAA Division I athletes named All-Region or All-Region Honorable Mention must have an All-American video

produced and sent to the AVCA by the deadline in order to be considered for AVCA All-American awards. First, second, or third team All-America honors will be selected from the All-Region selections. All American Honorable Mention

selections will come from athletes named All-Region or All-Region Honorable Mention. Video file uploads are due by 5

pm (ET) on Thursday, December 8.

Video File Upload REQUIREMENTS

Video File Upload:

Compile the necessary clips into one video file.

Upload the video to Vimeo (steps included) or Dropbox link provided by AVCA

Submit a completed Video Identification form via email to bradley.wilson@avca.org.

Video Upload Creation All Athletes at All Positions:

An on-screen identification must appear at the beginning of the video, including: • Athlete’s Name • Uniform number • An on-screen photo of the nominee is suggested

Two TOTAL segments in this order: one 2-minute highlight package segment; one 3-minute continuous play segment

o Rules for creating the 2-minute highlight package segment

One highlight segment maximum of 2 minutes. Footage from television matches may be used

and spliced into this segment. No sound, enhancement (includes slow motion), or

propaganda allowed.

o Rules for creating the 3-minute continuous segment: Before the continuous segment begins, coaches must include an identification card that shows

the athlete’s:

Starting position

Uniform number

Name of opponent and date of match

TV footage may not be used in the 3-minute continuous play segment.

The footage used must come from a single set (i.e., you may not use two minutes from the end of set 1 and the first minute of set 2).

Footage MUST be shot from the end line (elevated view preferred, floor-level view may be a

disadvantage).

The nominee may be on either side of the net for this segment of the video

You must edit out large stoppages of play including timeouts, floor wiping, officials’ discussions ect. It is important not to exclude any play during the editing process.

Do not edit short dead time between serves that does not include the above exceptions. Any

other editing will disqualify your student-athlete.

Before the start of each segment, coaches may choose to include an information card that includes impressive stats or achievements that could be used to boost the athlete’s candidacy as an All-American

Nominees will be disqualified for any of the following:

Late receipt of nomination materials and video upload file

Inappropriate editing of footage segments as detailed above

Any part of the requirements above are not met (including missing video segments)

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Supporting Documentation:

You MUST include the official NCAA Box Score Forms for the 3-minute segment and the Video Identification Form (page 13). These must be emailed to the AVCA at bradley.wilson@avca.org

Video Upload Files:

View and time your video file before submitting

o The AVCA highly suggests reviewing the video with other members of the volleyball staff

If the athlete is not able to be identified by jersey #, then the footage is not being shot close enough for adequate viewing purposes

Highlight the nominee, not the rally.

Showing the student-athlete in the best possible manner may mean including footage from a match against your strongest competition even if it is not your student-athlete's best match. The committee members are interested in rating your student-athlete against the best competition you faced.

For better player identification, zoom in as close as possible to the court; maintain the end line and the antennas

as your guide. (Antennas should be shown). Do not use arrows to point out athlete!

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All-American Video Identification Form

The following form must be emailed to bradley.wilson@avca.org on the day in which the video file is submitted to the AVCA. Only one copy of this form is necessary per nominee. Please fill out the form

completely. One nominated student-athlete per Video Upload File. Footage MUST be shot from the

end line only (elevated view preferred over floor-level view). The athlete may be on either side of

the net. The two-minute highlight segment will come first on the video followed by the one

three-minute segment.

Nominee:

FORM

University:

SEGMENT 1 Highlight Segment (maximum 2 minutes)

Length of Segment

Uniform #

SEGMENT 2 3-Minute Segment vs. Date

Length of Segment

Uniform # Uniform Color

DEADLINE Video Upload Files must be completed by 5 pm (ET) on Thursday, December 8.

Starting Position

LF CF RF

LB CB RB

(circle one)

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AVCA All-America Committee Video Evaluation Form

(SAMPLE ONLY)

This is the form that the AVCA All-America Committee uses to evaluate the videos you submit as part of the awards nomination process. Please review this form so that you will have a better understanding of how to produce an effective video.

Name of nominee:____________________________________

School of nominee:_________________________________

HIGHLIGHT SEGMENT:

CONTINUOUS SEGMENT:

QUALITY AND CLARITY:

ACCURATELY SHOWS ATHLETE’S ABILITIES:

POSSIBLE PROBLEM AREAS: Identification of nominee inadequate_____ Too Long_____ Identification of opponent inadequate_____ Team on far side of net_____ Poor Quality_____ Too dark_____ Too light_____ Camera angle poor_____ Camera angle too far away_____ Camera not steady_____ Other_____ Edited_____ Extra material included (i.e. warm-up, practice, etc.) _____ Must be a regulation match, not a scrimmage or exhibition_____ OTHER COMMENTS:

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AVCA Coaches Award Programs The American Volleyball Coaches Association annually honors deserving coaches through its Regional and National Coach of the Year and Victory Club programs. Refer to the information listed below for specifics regarding each program. If you have questions, please call Brad Wilson at (859) 219-3520 or e-mail bradley.wison@avca.org.

REGIONAL/

NATIONAL

COACHES OF THE

YEAR

For the 38th year, the women’s volleyball coaches of the AVCA will select Regional/National

Coaches of the Year. The AVCA Region Coach of the Year Nomination Form is included in this

packet and can be found on page 17. This form must be received by the AVCA office by

Wednesday, November 30, 2016. All AVCA member coaches are asked to nominate someone in their respective region based on the following criteria:

1) team success during current season; 2) team improvement from previous season; 3) fulfillment of team potential; and 4) professional manner and attitude of the coach.

Because the AVCA has split the conferences into separate divisions, it is strongly

encouraged that coaches complete hand written nominations for Region Coach of the

Year. This is due to the possibility that the Conference Coach of the Year may be coaching

in a separate region.

Nominations should be sent to the AVCA office and selections will be made during the respective conference calls. Each Conference Coach of the Year is an automatic nominee for AVCA Region Coach of the Year. Each AVCA Region Coach of the Year is an automatic nominee for AVCA National Coach of the Year, along with the regional finalist coaches. Presentation of the awards

will take place on Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Jostens Coaches Honors Luncheon at the 2016 AVCA Annual Convention in Columbus, Ohio.

VICTORY

CLUB

Since 1985, the AVCA has recognized coaches who reach career victory milestones with its Victory Club awards. The AVCA Victory Club form can be found on the AVCA website here: https://www.avca.org/awards/victory-club.html. This form must be received at the AVCA office by

Friday, Nov. 11, 2016. We prefer that you mail or email the form to the AVCA office.

The AVCA will host the Victory Club Recognition Breakfast on Friday, December 16.

MAILING

INSTRUCTIONS

Region Coach of the Year form should be sent to:

Brad Wilson AVCA Manager of Awards, Membership & Event Support 2365 Harrodsburg Rd., Suite A325 Lexington, KY 40504 E-mail: awards@avca.org

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AVCA

AVCA

REGION COACH OF THE YEAR 2016 NOMINATION FORM

NCAA Division I

CRITERIA team success during current season;

team improvement from previous season;

fulfillment of team potential; and

professional manner and attitude of the coach.

NOTE: All Region Coaches of the Year, plus the regional finalist coaches (top eight, if not already one of the Region Coaches of the Year), will be eligible for National Coach of the Year.

Name of Coach Nominated For This Award:

Institution: Region (required):

Nominated By (Optional):

2016 Record: 2015 Record: Years at current institution:

2016 Conference Record: Name of Conference:

2015 Conference Record: ___ 2015 Final Conference Rank: ____

2015 Final National Rank: ___ 2015 Highest National Rank: ___

Additional Comments:

Completed Region Coach of the Year nomination forms should be e-mailed by Wednesday,

November 30, 2016 to the AVCA Office (awards@avca.org)

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AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year Awards Program

The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) annually honors deserving coaches through its National Coach of the Year program. For the seventh year, the AVCA will honor deserving assistant coaches through the National Assistant Coach of the Year awards program. The AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year Nomination Form is included. This form must

be received at the AVCA Office by Wednesday, November 30 @ 5:00 pm (ET). All AVCA head coaches are eligible to

nominate ONE of their assistant coaches or an assistant coach in their respective region. Only one nomination per AVCA head coach will be accepted. Nominations will be submitted based on the following criteria:

1) AVCA Member

2) Player development on and off the court

3) Essential part of the program’s athletic success

4) Service to the community

5) Commitment to the coaching profession and professional development

6) Represents program in professional and ethical manner

Nominations should be completed and returned to the AVCA Office (page 20). The standing All-America selection committee within each collegiate division will serve as the selection committee for the National Assistant Coach of the Year award. One National Assistant Coach of the Year will be selected for each of the collegiate divisions (Women’s DI, DII, DIII, NAIA, TYC and NCCAA and Men’s DI-II and DIII). Selections will be made during the All-America Committee Meetings in Columbus, Ohio in conjunction with the AVCA Annual Convention. The official announcement and presentation of the awards will take place on Thursday, December 15 at the Jostens Coaches Honors Luncheon at the 2016 AVCA Annual Convention in Columbus.

E-mailing Instructions: National Assistant Coach of the Year nominations forms should be emailed to the AVCA Office. The nomination form must

be received by Wednesday, November 30.

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AVCA

NATIONAL ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR 2016 NOMINATION FORM

CRITERIA AVCA member;

player development on and off court; essential part of the program’s athletic success;

service to the community; commitment to the coaching profession and professional development; and

represents program in professional and ethical manner;

Name of Coach Nominated for this Award: ________________________________________________

Circle One: Women: DI DII DIII NAIA TYC NCCAA Men: DI-II DIII

Institution: ________________________________ AVCA Award Region (required): ____________________

2016 Record: _______________ 2015 Record: ____________ # of years at current institution: ______

2016 Conference Record: ___________________ Name of Conference: ______________________

Conference Rank: _____________

Briefly explain and give examples for the following nomination criteria:

1. Responsibilities relating to team’s success:

______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________

2. Community Service:

_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

3. Additional Comments:

_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Nominated by (Optional): _______________________________________________________________ If needed, please use additional sheets to add information.

Completed National Assistant Coach of the Year nomination forms should be faxed or emailed (awards@avca.org)

by Wednesday, November 30 to the AVCA Office.

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2016 AVCA On-Line Student-Athlete Nomination Instructions Before beginning the nomination process, head coaches need to contact the AVCA office to secure the head coach’s login and password for the AVCA Web site if not already known. This information will not be provided to anyone but the head coach. Therefore, SIDs should be in contact with the head coach to secure the login and password if the SID is responsible for completing the nomination process.

DEADLINES: Nominations will be accepted through the following dates:

8:00 am (ET) on Monday, November 21 through 5:00 pm (ET) on Saturday, November 26.

Steps to Nominate

Go to the AVCA Web site: www.avca.org

CLICK on the blue Awards Tab on the AVCA Homepage

On the right side of the Awards page under the blue Awards tab, CLICK “Award Nominations”

Select your division, click on the link labeled “Click here to begin AVCA Post-Season Awards Nomination

Process”

Click “here” and log-in using your AVCA login and password

Select “Enter New Nomination” under the “Current Awards for your Division” section o For each nomination completed, the nominee’s information will be displayed under the “Your Current

Nominations” section

Type in any part of your School/Organization name and click Search

Select your School/Organization name from the list below and click Continue

Fill in the required fields as listed on the Student Athlete Information and Institutional Information page and then

click Continue o Please fill in all fields completely and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation. Please enter the

student-athlete and institution’s names as you would like them to appear on any awards

If you click Save and Continue you will be directed to complete the nomination.

o If you click Save and Finish Later, your information will be saved and you will be able to finish the nomination at another time before the nomination period closes.

After clicking Save and Continue,

Fill in the required fields as listed on the Statistics page o Stats vs. All Opponents o Stats vs. Regionally Ranked Opponents o Stats vs. Nationally Ranked Opponents

To complete your nomination a single-page match-by-match statistical account versus ALL teams for the nominee

must be uploaded to the online nomination by Saturday, November 28 @ 5:00 pm EST.

Once you have successfully uploaded the single-page match-by-match statistics, click Complete Nomination or

Save and Finish Later.

o If you selected Complete Nomination, you will be directed to a page where you can select to view your nominations as well as enter a new nomination.

o Head coaches will also receive a confirmation email featuring all the information included on the online nomination.

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Video upload files with corresponding video identification form and box scores must be sent by 5:00 pm (ET) on

Thursday, December 8.

Video File, Video Identification Form and Box Scores Upload Instructions

See page 23 for the video upload instructions!

Video files must be uploaded to the online nomination by 5:00 pm (ET) on Thursday, December 8.

After uploading the video file for your nominee, you should email her video identification form and box score.

Send accompany paperwork to bradley.wilson@avca.org.

The AVCA will review all uploaded video files and contact you if there are any problems. Please make sure multiple

people from your staff review your video(s) to make sure they meet all the listed requirements!

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2016 AVCA Division I All-America Video Upload Instructions

Below are the instructions for uploading the videos to Vimeo and sharing them with the AVCA. If you prefer, the AVCA can also accept videos through their Dropbox account or other FTP resources.

1. Go to www.vimeo.com

2. Create a login/password

a. You will receive an email where you must verify your account before you can upload a video

3. Once you are logged in, hover over ‘Videos’ in the top panel

a. Click on ‘My Videos’

4. On the right hand side of the page, click ‘Upload Video’

5. Click “Choose a Video a to Upload”

a. An open box will pop up where you can search your server for your video

b. Please note: A pop-up will appear if your video file is too large and it will not allow you to upload. For

compression guidelines before you upload visit here: https://vimeo.com/help/compression

c. You can upload multiple videos at once – simply click “Add another video to upload”

6. Once you have your videos loaded, click “Upload Selected Videos”

7. You can watch the upload progress as Vimeo tracks the progress

8. Click on ‘Basic’ Tab

a. Title: ATHLETE FIRST NAME_ATHLETE LAST NAME_ATHLETE SCHOOL_ATHLETE POSITION

b. Description: Please list the contact information for who we can contact if we have issues with the video

c. Click ‘Save Changes’

9. Click on the ‘Privacy’ Tab

a. Under the header “Who can watch this video”

i. Select ‘Only people with a password’ – type in your password (this will be included in the link you

share with me)

b. Under the header “Where can this video be embedded?”

i. Select ‘Nowhere’

c. Under the header “Who can comment on this video?”

i. Select ‘No one’

d. Under the header “What can people do with this video?”

i. Uncheck ‘Add to their collections’

ii. Make sure “Download the video” is checked!

e. Click ‘Save Changes’

10. Once your video is done uploading, the status bar will turn green.

a. Click on the green bar that says, “Done! Go To Video”

11. Wait patiently while video converts. You can exit this screen if you need to and will receive an email once

your video has been converted.

12. Go to your video

a. In the top right corner, click on the ‘Share’ button

13. Type in the following email address to share the video

a. Bradley.wilson@avca.org

b. Click on the email address in the first box to add it to your distribution list

c. Although your video is password protected, it will send me your password to view/download your video

14. Email bradley.wilson@avca.org your Video ID Form and the accompanying box scores

15. Once I receive your shared video, I will email you confirmation of receipt.

Things to Note: - When you go to upload a video, your available storage space will be available on the right side of the screen.

- If you have multiple videos to upload, you may run out of storage space depending on the file size. Be sure to read through the compression

guidelines to help lessen the file size: https://vimeo.com/help/compression

o If you run out of storage space, the AVCA recommends you either:

Create a new account and follow the same steps (we prefer this option)

Upload as many files as possible, share with Brad/AVCA, delete and upload remaining files – contact Brad if you choose this

option