Maggie Griffin Re-Elected to the JVA Board of Directors
The JVA is pleased to announce that Maggie Griffin has been re-elected to the JVA Board of Directors. Maggie is the Owner and Director of VCNebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Grow Your Club: #1 Key is to Build Your Village
Club directors are crazy busy preparing for the upcoming club season. Days can be quickly filled with submitting uniform orders, registering teams for tournaments, creating practice schedules and organizing coaches. JVA Club Director Emily Hawthorne shares an important key to...
JVA Honors 14 Recipients of the JVA Junior Club Service Award
The JVA is pleased to honor 14 recipients of the JVA Junior Club Service Award, honoring club directors, coaches and staff for over 20 years of service to junior volleyball. This year's honorees represent an incredible array of accomplishments, and include one 40-year award winner and three 30-year award winners.
JVA Announces Beach Nation as its Beach Volleyball Educational Partner
The JVA is pleased to announce a partnership with Beach Nation, a company that provides the tools to run and grow a beach program, and offers elite beach volleyball education through nationwide clinics for players and coaches across a spectrum...
Where Have All the Middles Gone?
In the club volleyball world it's common to have trends from year to year, and more specifically, from age group to age group. One overarching trend that has very little to do with age, however, is a lack of dynamic and athletic middle blockers. And it is not only a trend at the club level, but at the collegiate level as well. Here are some ways we can respond to this trend at the junior level.
Better Your Team One Journal Entry at a Time
Get your athletes to buy into the practice of journaling in order to see long term benefits of embracing the journey. The club season can be a grind, and it's important that your players enjoy the process of learning and becoming better all-around volleyball athletes. Here's how a journal can help make it happen.
9 Beach Clubs Named 2019 JVA Sponsor Clubs
The JVA is proud to announce the nine beach clubs named 2019 JVA Sponsor Clubs. In it's fourth consecutive year of the JVA Sponsor Program, the nine beach clubs join the 64 indoor clubs to set yet another record year. As a member driven and member centered organization, JVA will be giving the nine beach clubs a portion of the $200,000 being awarded to JVA Sponsor Clubs this season.
From the JVA Office: The Recruiting Battle Before, During and After Tryouts
In most areas of the country this is the time of the year when club directors are in a constant state of delirium. You are immersed with tryouts, parent meetings, player meetings, uniforms, tournament entries, event housing, etc. But what...
Building traffic and filling down time in your volleyball facility
Every facility owner deals with utilizing court space during non-peak times. One way is to bring in alternative sports that do not conflict with the club volleyball season. Learn how the Orlando Sports Center solves the year-round challenge and which...
8 Ways to Gear Up for the Recruiting Process
As the college season enters the final month, the collegiate recruiting season is getting ready to start. College volleyball programs will have immediate rosters spots and scholarship positions to fill. From NCAA Division I to Junior Colleges, injuries, academics, job...