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From the JVA Office: 6 Reasons JVA Purchased Cyber Insurance and Important Considerations for Your Club
We all know what “getting hacked” is, but did you know cyber exposures are the #1 risk impacting businesses [...]
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JVA Announces a Partnership with VKTRY Performance Insoles to Help Junior Volleyball Athletes Enhance Performance and Reduce Injuries
The Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) is pleased to announce a partnership with VKTRY Performance Insoles that will allow junior volleyball players to take their game to the next level. Made from full-length, 100% aerospace-grade [...]
Risk Management Solutions: Legal Duties for Volleyball Leadership to Promote Physical and Emotional Safety
*Information provided in this article is not to be considered a substitute for legal advice. Readers are strongly encouraged to seek the advice of a licensed attorney familiar with youth sport laws and regulations within [...]
Top Males Volleyball Athletes Nominated for the 2024 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) The JVA is pleased to announce the top male volleyball athletes in the country nominated for the 2024 JVA Boys' Watch List powered by Fivestar. Hundreds of boys indoor junior volleyball athletes [...]
News
Top Female Volleyball Athletes Nominated for the 2024 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) The JVA is pleased to announce the top female volleyball athletes in the country nominated for the 2024 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar. Over 4,400 girls indoor junior volleyball athletes from [...]
TeamLVC Wins JVA Club of the Month
TeamLVC is committed to growing the sport of volleyball not only at the juniors club level, but also at the top and bottom of the volleyball spectrum. In 2004 TeamLVC formed as a [...]
Beach Volleyball Clubs of America (BVCA) and JVA Forge Transformative Partnership with Volleyball Life
Milwaukee, WI, January 3, 2024– The Beach Volleyball Clubs of America (BVCA) and the Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with Volleyball Life, ushering in a new era of excellence [...]
Club Directors
Risk Management Solutions: Legal Duties for Volleyball Leadership to Promote Physical and Emotional Safety
*Information provided in this article is not to be considered a substitute for legal advice. Readers are strongly encouraged to seek the advice of a licensed attorney familiar with youth sport laws and regulations within [...]
Mamba Volleyball Academy Wins JVA Club of the Month
Mamba all started with a crazy dream: building a club that empowers young male athletes to become not just skilled players, but also incredible leaders on and off the court. [...]
Business Solutions: The Responsibilities and Impact of a Travel Coordinator
Having a designated Travel Coordinator has significantly improved the tournament and travel experience for The Academy Volleyball Club. A couple of years after hiring Marketing Director Katelyn Storms full-time, travel coordination was added to [...]
Coaches
3 Ways to Promote Inclusivity in Your Volleyball Club
At the start of every season, coaches establish their coaching philosophies to reflect their team goals. A common team goal is to create and maintain a positive team culture. In order to cultivate a positive [...]
Coaching Mental Performance: Energy and Communication for Gen Z Volleyball Athletes
Reading through Gabor Mate’s latest book, Myth of Normal, he speaks of a relational poverty where our interpersonal connectedness is at an all-time low. It is common to be surrounded by so many people and [...]
Recruiting Solutions: Tournament Season Checklist for Upperclassmen
The High School Season is over and it’s finally about time for in-person recruiting to get back into full swing. If you're an uncommitted junior or senior and want to play in college, THIS ARTICLE [...]
Boys
JVA Presents the 2023 JVA All-National Team powered by Fivestar
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (June 5, 2023) The JVA is pleased to announce the 88 student athletes selected to the 2023 JVA All-National Team powered by Fivestar, which recognizes the top female indoor volleyball players competing for [...]
The 2023 JVA Boys Watch List powered by Fivestar is Released
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) The JVA proudly announces the 2023 JVA Boys Watch List powered by Fivestar featuring nearly 600 boys indoor junior volleyball athletes from JVA member clubs nationwide. The players nominated are among the best [...]
JVA Announces Grant of $150,000 to First Point Volleyball Foundation to Expand Partnership to Grow Boys’ Volleyball
(MILWAUKEE, WI) - First Point Volleyball Foundation, the preeminent nonprofit foundation growing boys’ and men’s volleyball in America, and Junior Volleyball Association (JVA), a leading association in the growth of club youth volleyball in America [...]
Girls
Top Female Volleyball Athletes Nominated for the 2024 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) The JVA is pleased to announce the top female volleyball athletes in the country nominated for the 2024 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar. Over 4,400 girls indoor junior volleyball athletes from [...]
Recruiting Solutions: 4 Things to Know Heading Into the Contact and Evaluation Period
Two months ago, we were preparing for the club season to start, the holiday break hit us, and boom, it’s mid-February when the Evaluation Period and Contact Period begin. UPPERCLASSMEN (juniors and seniors in [...]
Recruiting Solutions: Tournament Season Checklist for Upperclassmen
The High School Season is over and it’s finally about time for in-person recruiting to get back into full swing. If you're an uncommitted junior or senior and want to play in college, THIS ARTICLE [...]
Beach
The Schedule is Released for the 2023-2024 BVCA Club Challenge Series powered by JVA
The JVA is pleased to announce the slate of events that comprise the 2023-2024 BVCA Club Challenge Series powered by the JVA. The sixth year of the series brings new hosts and participating beach clubs, [...]
2023 JVA Best in Beach powered by Fivestar
(July 10, 2023. Milwaukee, Wisconsin) The JVA is pleased to announce the 2023 JVA Best in Beach powered by Fivestar that recognizes the nation’s top female JVA beach athletes for outstanding achievement during the [...]
2023 JVA Beach Watch List powered by Fivestar
(July 3, 2023. Milwaukee, Wisconsin) The JVA is pleased to announce the 2023 JVA Beach Watch List presented by Fivestar that recognizes the top female beach athletes from JVA member clubs this season. Over 260 [...]
Culture
Avoid the Mid-Season Slump with These 5 Tips
Regardless of your record, most teams will experience a mid-season slump of some sort. However, as a coach there are some things you can do to keep your team engaged and the athletes' morales high [...]
Recruiting Solutions: The Evolution of the Transfer Portal
The NCAA Transfer Portal is transformational in collegiate athletics. It was established October 15, 2018 as an online interface to systematically manage the transfer process from start to finish, add more transparency to the process [...]
Carolina Select Serves Local Community During the Holiday Season
During the month of December, Carolina Select serves its local community in more ways than one. The club was formed in 2008 as a 501(c)3, fielding 5 teams the first year, and 15 teams today. [...]
Events
From the JVA Office: The Chitown Boys Challenge Makes Boys Volleyball History
In 2021 the JVA and AAU teamed up to create three new boys events as part of the JVA AAU Boys Volleyball Tournament Series to launch in the 2022-2023 season. The first event in the [...]
Dakota Power League Enters its Inaugural Season
Kairos Volleyball and MVP Volleyball Club have collaborated to create the Dakota Power League, a competitive series of events taking place in the first part of the girls indoor season. Teams will compete in a [...]
2023 JVA Club Management Track and AVCA Convention Schedule
The JVA is thrilled to announce an impressive schedule of club management, coach management and player development education planned for the 2023 JVA Club Management Track and AVCA Convention in Tampa, Florida December 13-17, 2023. [...]
Awards
Top Female Volleyball Athletes Nominated for the 2024 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) The JVA is pleased to announce the top female volleyball athletes in the country nominated for the 2024 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar. Over 4,400 girls indoor junior volleyball athletes from [...]
TeamLVC Wins JVA Club of the Month
TeamLVC is committed to growing the sport of volleyball not only at the juniors club level, but also at the top and bottom of the volleyball spectrum. In 2004 TeamLVC formed as a [...]
Elite Volleyball Training Center Wins JVA Club of the Month
Elite Volleyball Training Center was founded in 2007 by current club co-directors and husband/wife team, Randy and Jackie Cline. The club started with only 10 girls and quickly grew from one team to [...]
Training
Coaching Mental Performance: No Such thing as a “Bad” Practice
While working as a counseling intern for the leading harm reduction facility here in the Greater Chicagoland area: Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center, I often referred to a quote that adorns a wall in [...]
Coaching Mental Performance: TARGET Culture and Intrinsically Motivated Athletes
One of the most prominent issues I hear from coaches is that their team needs to be more “mentally tough” or “resilient.” They will say, “my team just can’t win long rallies,” or “they just [...]
Coaching Mental Performance: Team Identity and Value Systems
Despite a club’s best intentions to make sure all coaches are maintaining consistent verbiage across age groups and skill levels, and keeping the expectations of the training environment relatively consistent, it often devolves into coaches [...]
Parents
Signs, Symptoms and Resources for Concussions in Volleyball
Volleyball is growing in popularity all over the world. While it's not a high contact sport like football and ice hockey, the combination of high speed hits and aggressive diving and defense pose a high [...]
Travel Safety Tips for Volleyball Families
A volleyball trip is around the corner. Our main goal as parents is to get the family there and home safely. However, if something goes wrong on the way, are you ready? Some of us [...]
From the JVA Office: Let’s Set our Views on Volleyball
I asked a high school female volleyball player to name her top three favorite volleyball players. She took a long pause, then said the first name of a high school volleyball player she saw play [...]
Recruiting
JVA Partners With SportsRecruits To Power College Recruiting Efforts
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - November 2nd, 2023 – The Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) is thrilled to announce its collaboration with SportsRecruits, the leading college recruiting network, to enhance the college recruiting efforts for its member organizations. [...]
Recruiting Solutions: Keeping Momentum Going During the Fall
The Fall High School Season can be a busy time of year for a lot of high school volleyball players. Many players have limited communication with their club coaches and club recruiting staff. It’s also [...]
Recruiting Solutions: April Qualifiers Bring May Maintenance
May is a great month to assess and maintain the recruiting process. Many clubs have limited weekends of play in May and will train more in the gym to prepare for June championships. It [...]
Travel
JVA and VLA Partner to Promote the Growth of Boy’s and Men’s Volleyball
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (October 11, 2021) – The JVA is excited to announce an extended partnership with the Volleyball League of America to bring professional men's volleyball to the junior volleyball audience across the country. "We [...]
From the JVA Office: Modifications and Considerations for Fall and Winter Competition
We are all anticipating that this club season will look different from years past. Typically, club directors map out a 6-8 month club season with 8-12 tournaments on the calendar by the end of September. [...]
JVA and FlipGive Partner to Help Clubs with Fundraising This Year
New Partnership Aims to Bring Virtual Fundraising to all Junior Volleyball Association’s Member Clubs and Families Milwaukee, WI (September 02, 2020) – Junior Volleyball Association, the leading junior volleyball organization providing programs, resources, and education [...]