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Tournament Procedures That Protect: A Guide for Volleyball Club and Tournament Directors
Clear, consistent tournament procedures are not optional. They are essential to protecting athletes, staff, spectators, and the integrity of [...]
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JVA Announces the 2026 JVA Boys’ Watch List powered by VKTRY Performance Insoles
(Naperville, IL) JVA announces the top male volleyball athletes in the country nominated for the 2026 JVA Boys’ Watch List powered by VKTRY Performance Insoles. More than 1,513 male indoor junior volleyball athletes from [...]
JVA Announces the 2026 JVA Girls’ Watch List powered by VKTRY Performance Insoles
(Naperville, IL) JVA announces the top female volleyball athletes in the country nominated for the 2026 JVA Girls’ Watch List powered by VKTRY Performance Insoles. More than 5,774 female indoor junior volleyball athletes from [...]
How Volleyball Clubs Can Prevent Mid-Season Burnout
By March and April, the club volleyball season has already demanded a great deal from players and Coaches. Long tournament weekends, travel, school responsibilities, and the pressure to perform can take a toll. Even [...]
News
Max Miller and Matt McEvoy Elected to the JVA Board of Directors
We are happy to announce that Max Miller has been re-elected and Matt McEvoy has been elected to the JVA Board of Directors. This marks Max’s second term on the Board and Matt’s first. [...]
JVA Names Two Volleyball Directors for the AVCA T.E.A.M. Awards
The JVA is proud to honor two volleyball club directors, Erin Golden and Ron Reyes for the AVCA T.E.A.M. Awards—which promote Togetherness, Empowerment, Accessibility, and Mentoring within the volleyball community. The AVCA T.E.A.M. Awards [...]
JVA Hosts Club-Focused Programming at the 2025 AVCA Convention
Milwaukee, WI – [September 24, 2025] — Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) is proud to announce its continued sponsorship and leadership in delivering premier educational programming at the annual AVCA Convention. As a long-standing advocate for [...]
Club Directors
Business Solutions: How Iowa Select Volleyball Redefined Development by Transitioning to Smaller Rosters
As Iowa Select Volleyball Club enters its 10th year, the organization stands as a case study in intentional growth, reflective leadership, and a willingness to challenge long-standing norms in club volleyball. Founded in 2016 [...]
AI “Employees” For Volleyball Clubs: How Agentic AI And Custom GPTs Save Directors Hours Every Week
Most directors are constantly juggling tasks that pull them in ten directions at once—parent communication, scheduling, registrations, coach coordination, tournaments, and marketing. In 2025, Dennis Yu and Dylan Haugen presented at the JVA Align [...]
Business Solutions: Membership Insurance vs. Player Registration Protection
Clubs should understand that the insurance included with a typical player membership—such as those offered through national or regional volleyball organizations—is not the same as Player Registration Protection offered by JVA’s partner, Vi Coverage [...]
Coaches
Fueling for Performance: Nutrition Strategies for Junior Beach Volleyball Athletes
Beach volleyball demands explosive power, long rally endurance, quick decision-making, and resilience in hot, outdoor environments. To meet these demands, athletes need consistent, adequate fueling. One of the most important concepts for coaches and [...]
Game Management: Strategic Use of Timeouts
Coaches of all sports will likely admit they have far less control during a game or match than they would like. There is a lot of discourse on how to maximize your lineup potential [...]
Supporting Homeschool Athletes Through Club Volleyball Programs
Homeschooling and home education for student-athletes is becoming a very popular trend in the world of middle school and high school today. For junior volleyball clubs with access to courts, in areas of the [...]
Boys
2025 JVA Boys’ All-National Team powered by VKTRY Performance Insoles
The JVA is pleased to announce the 70 student athletes selected to the 2025 JVA Boys All-National Team powered by VKTRY Performance Insoles, which recognizes the top male indoor volleyball players competing for a [...]
Coaching Solutions: Tips to Help Your Volleyball Team Side-out in Rotation 1
There is no question that the universal agreement in the game of volleyball is that Rotation #1 is one of the hardest rotations to side-out of for many reasons. Whether it is based on [...]
JVA Announces the 2025 JVA Boys’ Watch List powered by VKTRY Performance Insoles
(Naperville, Illinois) The JVA is pleased to announce the top male volleyball athletes in the country nominated for the 2025 JVA Boys' Watch List powered by VKTRY Performance Insoles. Nearly 1,300 male indoor junior [...]
Girls
Fueling for Performance: Nutrition Strategies for Junior Beach Volleyball Athletes
Beach volleyball demands explosive power, long rally endurance, quick decision-making, and resilience in hot, outdoor environments. To meet these demands, athletes need consistent, adequate fueling. One of the most important concepts for coaches and [...]
Lights Out Volleyball Provides Communities with Access to Opportunity, Education, and Purpose Through Volleyball
Lights Out Volleyball (LOV) was born in 2019 from a simple yet powerful vision from founder Harshil Thaker, to use the sport of volleyball as a force for connection, equality and raising human consciousness. What [...]
An Athleader’s Journey: Uplifting Children in India Through Beads of Hope
Miah was introduced to volleyball in the 4th grade by her mom who also played volleyball when she was young, and encouraged her to try it. She is so grateful that she did, because [...]
Beach
Fueling for Performance: Nutrition Strategies for Junior Beach Volleyball Athletes
Beach volleyball demands explosive power, long rally endurance, quick decision-making, and resilience in hot, outdoor environments. To meet these demands, athletes need consistent, adequate fueling. One of the most important concepts for coaches and [...]
Beach Solutions: Strategies to Grow Your Beach Volleyball Program
In the world of junior beach volleyball, small clubs often face the challenge of standing out among larger, more established programs. Yet with a clear vision, intentional development, and a strong community focus, smaller clubs [...]
Beach Solutions: How to Create a Genuine Team Culture in a Sport Built Around Pairs
Beach volleyball is one of the most unique athletic experiences in youth sports. Two athletes, alone on the sand, battling the elements and each other with no substitutions, no bench, and no timeouts for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
An Official’s Impact: Serving Our Country, Serving the Game of Volleyball
As a young child, Max Nuon immigrated from Cambodia to the current volleyball hotbed of Madison Wisconsin. It wasn't until High School during P.E. class that Max was introduced to the sport of volleyball. [...]
JVA Hosts Club-Focused Programming at the 2025 AVCA Convention
Milwaukee, WI – [September 24, 2025] — Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) is proud to announce its continued sponsorship and leadership in delivering premier educational programming at the annual AVCA Convention. As a long-standing advocate for [...]
Outdoor Volleyball Events: State of the Market
The bottom line: Outdoor volleyball is thriving, not just surviving. Despite year-round indoor competition, the data shows sustained growth where it matters most. Key findings: Destination events are booming: Junior national championships grew 15% (275.5 [...]
Awards
TEAM Kiwi Wins JVA Club of the Month
Founded in March 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, TEAM Kiwi Volleyball Club was built from the ground up by Eric Praetorius and Spencer Hilland with a clear mission: to create [...]
JVA Names the Recipients of the 2025 JVA Junior Club Service Award
JVA is pleased to announce the 35 individuals honored with the 2025 JVA Junior Club Service Award. This award recognizes the dedication and loyalty of the coaches, club directors and administrators of JVA member [...]
JVA Names Two Volleyball Directors for the AVCA T.E.A.M. Awards
The JVA is proud to honor two volleyball club directors, Erin Golden and Ron Reyes for the AVCA T.E.A.M. Awards—which promote Togetherness, Empowerment, Accessibility, and Mentoring within the volleyball community. The AVCA T.E.A.M. Awards [...]
Training
Signs of Mental Skills Not Yet Learned
To coach mental strength effectively, it’s not enough to understand what strong mental performance looks like. Equally important — and often overlooked — is learning how to recognize when it's missing. Just like [...]
JVA Announces a Strategic Partnership with Neurofuel as the Preferred High Performance Mental Training Platform of JVA
Naperville, IL (September 15, 2025) — Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) is proud to announce a new partnership with Neurofuel, naming it the Preferred High Performance Mental Training Platform of JVA. This exciting collaboration will [...]
What is Mental Performance?
At its core, mental performance refers to the way athletes think, feel, and respond in competitive situations — especially under pressure — and how those internal responses influence their actual performance on the court. [...]
Parents
4 Ways to Manage the Chaos of Volleyball Tournament Travel
Club volleyball teams are constantly on the move. Between multi-day qualifiers and regional tournaments, teams travel nearly every weekend across the state and country. Coaches, club directors, and team parents juggle travel schedules, hotel [...]
4 Important Rules Every Volleyball Parent Should Know
Being a volleyball parent is a full-time commitment. You are the driver, the snack provider, the emotional support system, and sometimes the referee for your own sideline debates. As a former Club Director, I [...]
NIL Basics for Volleyball Club Directors, Coaches, and Parents
Preparing Your Volleyball Athletes for Future Opportunities With Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) now a part of the college sports landscape, volleyball athletes have the opportunity to benefit financially from their personal brand. While [...]
Recruiting
Recruiting Solutions: The State of Summer Recruiting
There’s a lot of uncertainty in collegiate athletics right now. Things are changing rapidly and it makes it very difficult to truly understand what’s going on, especially for those on the club/youth side of [...]
Beach Solutions: How to Run an Effective College Recruiting Showcase for Beach Volleyball
Hosting a beach volleyball college recruiting showcase is one of the most powerful ways to support your athletes’ journey to playing at the collegiate level. But a successful event doesn’t happen by chance—it takes [...]
Recruiting Solutions: A List of Player and Parent Do’s and Don’ts
As the club season is upon us, here are some do’s and don’ts that college coaches look for when they get a chance to evaluate and communicate with student athletes and parents during the club [...]
Travel
VLA’s Hancock Builds Momentum in the Professional League
Dave Hancock steps outside his apartment at 5:20pm and heads to practice. The 6'7'' middle blocker/opposite is in his third season abroad, competing for VK Kladno in the top league in the Czech Republic. The [...]
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. [...]
