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From the JVA Office: Top Down Culture Breeds Success
“If you want a job done well, you must create the right conditions for it.” Adi Dassler (founder of Adidas) [...]
Coaching Without Borders
For almost 50 years I have created time in my life to grow the game together in places beyond my backyard. One of my principles in learning is that which you teach, you learn. Since [...]
Dakine Volleyball Club Wins JVA Club of the Month
In 2015, Dakine Warriors started as three four-day summer camps as a way for Chris Hannemann to rehab from a torn achilles. He started with about 7-10 kids per camp who had some fun learning [...]
Overcoming Performance Anxiety
Performance anxiety. Most feel it, no one talks about it. It’s that feeling you get down deep in your gut the night before a game or on your way to a tough practice. It [...]
News
JVA Sponsor Program Returns for 2022-2023 Season
The JVA is thrilled to announce the return of the JVA Sponsor Program for the upcoming 2022-2023 junior volleyball season. After taking a pause in mid 2020 amidst the pandemic, the JVA is pleased to [...]
2022 JVA Boys Watch List powered by Fivestar is Released
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) The JVA proudly announces the 2022 JVA Boys Watch List powered by Fivestar featuring nearly 500 boys indoor junior volleyball athletes from 55 JVA member clubs. The players nominated are among the best [...]
2022 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar is Released
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) The JVA proudly announces the 2022 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar featuring over 2,800 girls indoor junior volleyball athletes from 200 JVA member clubs. The players nominated are among the best in [...]
Club Directors
The JVA Grant Program Launches to Increase Opportunity and Accessibility for Junior Volleyball
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) - The JVA is pleased to announce that it is launching the JVA Grant Program to promote the growth and accessibility of youth and junior volleyball by financially supporting JVA members in their [...]
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 [...]
Fundraising 101: It Doesn’t Have to be Painful!
For time-starved volleyball parents, fundraising for the season can sometimes be overwhelming. When factoring in tournament fees, travel, food, and other expenses, some parents in the United States could spend around $700- $1,000 a month [...]
Coaches
3 Stats that Directly Apply to Team Performance
When deciding which statistics to track for your volleyball team, the first step is to make sure it is data that can be used to improve your team's performance. There is no need to spend [...]
3 Components to Improve Stability and Maintain Balance
Balance and stability are fundamental skills that are necessary for almost every physical activity, including volleyball. Balance is defined as being able to maintain your body’s center of mass, over its base of support. Stability [...]
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 [...]
Boys
VLA’s Rogers Rises to New Heights
Lance Rogers got his first taste of volleyball during freshman year of high school. After competing as a track athlete in Old Bridge, New Jersey, he wanted a sport where he could play in all [...]
Growing High School Boys Volleyball Through a Boys Grant Program
There is no question that the midwest, specifically Indianapolis, Indiana, has become a hot spot for boys volleyball. With an incredible growing rate of athletic participation, Indianapolis has seen the sport develop in college athlete [...]
VLA’s Nelson Capitalizes on an Underdog Mentality
Although he grew up playing baseball and soccer, Thomas Nelson found himself surrounded by opportunities to watch and play volleyball at a young age. Both of his parents played volleyball in adult leagues and tournaments [...]
Girls
Breathwork for Optimal Volleyball Performance
As volleyball athletes, because playing our sport is so physical, we often forget that optimal performance comes from more than just the muscular or skeletal system. Here's how the nervous system affects performance and [...]
Recruiting Solutions: Understanding the Rules Regarding Face to Face Communication at a Tournament
Club season is in full swing and during a given tournament weekend, the courts are crowded with players, parents and college coaches. Everyone is constantly intermingling throughout the tournament. In order to assist junior volleyball [...]
2022 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar is Released
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) The JVA proudly announces the 2022 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar featuring over 2,800 girls indoor junior volleyball athletes from 200 JVA member clubs. The players nominated are among the best in [...]
Beach
Beach Solutions: 9 Tips to Host a Quality Beach Tournament
Many clubs are recognizing the value of having a beach program because of the rapid growth in the sport's popularity and participation. Rather than lose your athletes to a nearby beach club for a few [...]
Best Practices for Rest and Recovery in Junior Volleyball
The human body is built to withstand intense periods of physical strain and pressure. When a tournament runs multiple days, and into the late evening hours, players can rally and perform to their best abilities. [...]
Beach Timeout Management
There are two timeout scenarios: a timeout taken by your team, and a timeout taken by the opponent. While it always feels better when the score is in your favor and the opponent calls the [...]
Culture
From the JVA Office: JVA Club Training Curriculum
Maintaining a positive and competitive culture is critical to a club's success and longevity. The challenge lies in the ability to identify, train and retain the coaching staff essential to teaching the physical, mental and [...]
Maintain a Competitive Gym Environment with these 3 Drills
Like most clubs around the country, the last 12 months at Carolina Union Volleyball Club have provided almost daily tests in how to run a program during uncertain times. In Charlotte, a state that sits [...]
3 Ways to Cultivate a Culture of Belonging
Team building is a critical element to any successful volleyball team, however melding a roster of individuals into a team is no easy task. There is a subtle, yet critical difference between a team culture [...]
Events
The 2022 BVCA Club Challenge Series powered by JVA Unites the Nation’s Elite Beach Events
The JVA is pleased to announce the 2022 BVCA Club Challenge Series powered by the JVA and in partnership with the Beach Volleyball Clubs of America. In its fourth year, the series has nearly doubled [...]
From the JVA Office: Becoming a Learning Leader
Behind every successful team or organization is great leadership. In order to sustain and repeat success, the greatest leaders continue to learn, adapt and grow. The JVA is proud to sponsor numerous sessions at the [...]
Beach Solutions: 9 Tips to Host a Quality Beach Tournament
Many clubs are recognizing the value of having a beach program because of the rapid growth in the sport's popularity and participation. Rather than lose your athletes to a nearby beach club for a few [...]
Awards
2022 JVA Boys Watch List powered by Fivestar is Released
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) The JVA proudly announces the 2022 JVA Boys Watch List powered by Fivestar featuring nearly 500 boys indoor junior volleyball athletes from 55 JVA member clubs. The players nominated are among the best [...]
2022 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar is Released
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) The JVA proudly announces the 2022 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar featuring over 2,800 girls indoor junior volleyball athletes from 200 JVA member clubs. The players nominated are among the best in [...]
Lexington United Wins JVA Club of the Month
Lexington United was founded in 2011 by Chris Beerman as a Munciana satellite club, fielding 20 teams in the first season. Beerman had just completed his 3rd year at Kentucky as an assistant coach [...]
Training
The Benefits of Legs Up the Wall for Volleyball Athletes
Yoga is a very comprehensive physical practice. It can be very rigorous or very relaxing. In a rigorous practice you might see inversions - meaning turning upside down. There are many benefits of this concept [...]
Why Ankle Mobility is Critical to Preventing Injuries in Volleyball Athletes
Athletic performance is an impressive combination of muscle contractions guided by the central nervous system that cause joint actions to move in a specific manner, therefore accomplishing specified tasks. These tasks can be as [...]
2 Reasons Why Dynamic Yoga is Essential for Volleyball Athletes in Preseason
Yoga in its simplest form literally means to “yoke” the breath with the movement. To join them together. We all breathe innately. Our bodies are awesome machines that function well without our help. However, by [...]
Parents
3 Ways Volleyball Athletes Can Overcome the Social Media Timelines
“The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you somebody else” - E.E Cummings “Should I post the picture at 3:00pm right when everyone gets out of [...]
How to Talk to Volleyball Athletes About Nutrition
I recently asked a few coaches how they approach nutrition and healthy eating habits with players. The responses: “Specific, very important and sometimes sensitive subject.” "I don’t talk about it with players very often for [...]
Recruiting Solutions: Campus Tours and Virtual Options for Beach Prospects in the Age of COVID
Visiting college campuses and their surrounding areas is a critical part of the beach volleyball recruiting process. The "feel" of the campus, and the characteristics of the town in which it resides, is among the [...]
Recruiting
Recruiting Solutions: 3 Factors Affecting the Recruiting Calendar
This year over 40% of clubs moved up their tryout dates to the summer before high school season begins to allow for more time to finalize tournament schedules, order uniforms, book travel and have plans [...]
Recruiting Solutions: The Transition from Dead Period to Evaluation Period
Division I volleyball programs have been in a recruiting Dead Period since March 13, 2020, which means that College Coaches have not been able to evaluate prospective student athletes in person or have face to [...]
Recruiting Solutions: Historically Black Colleges and Opportunities for Athletes of Color
The social and economic barriers to high-level volleyball training and exposure to recruiting opportunities are clear. The high costs of club dues, travel, and time commitments often exclude low-income athletes from high-level training and the [...]
Travel
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 [...]
The Truth Behind Tournament Refunds
As tournaments and leagues around the country continue to cancel, the questions on many of our minds revolve around refunds. Will I be refunded? Will it be a full refund? Why won’t I be refunded [...]
Virus Precautions and Recommendations
May 15, 2020 Update We are all closely following the evolution of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and based on the most recent updates, the Junior Volleyball Association is recommending that all JVA member clubs and tournament [...]
