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How to Help Volleyball Student-Athletes Manage Their Social Media Use
Many volleyball coaches, directors and parents didn’t grow up with social media, and have a difficult time knowing what [...]
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Business Solutions: A Data-Driven Approach to Volleyball Club Salaries
The JVA surveyed a diverse landscape of junior volleyball clubs across the country with the goal of capturing key trends and data points that can guide decisions for junior volleyball club leaders. Below is [...]
2024 JVA Club Management Track and AVCA Convention Schedule
The JVA is excited to facilitate a long list of indoor and beach volleyball educational sessions at the 2024 AVCA Convention and NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championships in Louisville, Kentucky December 18-22, 2024. [...]
Technology Solutions: 20 Cyberattacks You Need to Know About to Protect Your Volleyball Club
Just when you thought it was safe to go outs… er, online, they dream up new ways to mess with us! When we think about cyberattacks, elaborate headline-making attacks often come to mind. [...]
News
JVA Honors the 12 Recipients of the 2020 JVA Junior Club Service Award
"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt The JVA is pleased to announce the 12 individuals honored with the 2020 [...]
JVA Names Nike Volleyball, Athlete Performance Solutions as Title Sponsor of JVA Hosted Events
The Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) is pleased to announce that Nike Volleyball, Athlete Performance Solutions is the Official Title Sponsor of JVA Hosted Events. This long term partnership is driven by a mutual passion shared [...]
JVA Partners with A Better Way Athletics to promote and Enhance Healthy Parent-Coach Engagement
New Partnership is designed to promote and enhance healthy parent-coach engagement within all Junior Volleyball Association's member clubs and families in an effort to provide the best possible sport experience for all involved. Milwaukee, WI [...]
Club Directors
Club Training Model: End of Season
Teams who are attending Nationals in June have the month of May and much of June to prep for a Championship. However, the girls' indoor season can take a toll on the mind and [...]
Business Solutions: 5 Ways to Boost Your Volleyball Club’s Bottom Line
Club Directors understand the importance of efficiently managing your organization and striving to improve your club's financial performance by reducing expenses and increasing revenue. To help you reach these goals, check out the five strategies [...]
Matchbox Volleyball Club Wins JVA Club of the Month
Matchbox Volleyball Club, based out of Aberdeen, South Dakota, is one of the largest club volleyball organizations in South Dakota and provides athletes ages 8-18 with a developmental and competitive volleyball experience. The club was [...]
Coaches
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 [...]
How Video and Data Can Drive Player Development and Club Growth
In 2017, Minnesota Select Volleyball Club saw a 250% increase in the number of athletes who played collegiate volleyball after graduating from their program. Kayla Cole, the club’s Associate Director and Recruiting Coordinator, said that [...]
3 Methods to Track the Vertical Jump
If you’ve been training to increase your vertical, it’s important to be able to find out if (or how much) you’ve improved since the beginning. There are a multitude of ways to test your vertical, [...]
Boys
Girls
Recruiting Solutions: 5 Tips for the Class of 2021
In September, the DI Council extended the recruiting dead period for all Division I schools through January 1st. This means there can be no in-person recruiting taking place through the end of the year. Phone [...]
Recruiting Solutions: 5 Ways to Stay Connected to Division II College Programs
At this point most athletes, as well college volleyball coaches are tired of virtual recruiting. It has been challenging to evaluate skill, athletic ability, and character through a device rather than in person. However, there [...]
6 Steps to Keep You on Track for Academic Eligibility
For millions of parents and high school students, college athletics is the gold standard they dream of. To accomplish that dream, they pour their heart and soul into training, travel, and equipment. However, there’s a [...]
Beach
Fashion Tips For The Slim & Tall, Not The Big & Tall
If you’re tall then you are already painfully aware that the world wasn’t made for someone your size. Whether you’re shopping for a new car, taking a shower at a hotel or just looking in most any...
3 Things to Consider When Switching Clubs
The rising stakes in collegiate volleyball also ratchets up competition among clubs. Whereas one club may have distinguished itself in a region, more and more are cropping up — and players aren't shy about making the switch. Just as college coaches aggressively recruit elite players, many club coaches and administrators are also constantly working to upgrade their teams.
Dusting off the Crystal Ball: Predicting the Future of Volleyball
If we understand how we got to where we are today as a sport and business then we can make predictions about where we are going in the future. Since we are a young industry we can learn from how...
Culture
Events
How NorthStar Volleyball United is Paving the Way
The concept began two years ago as a conversation between a few club directors with similar goals to grow their grassroots programs and to save a significant amount of money by working together. They knew what their community needed and...
12 Simple Ways to Run a Great Volleyball Tournament
This is the time of year when clubs begin to plan next season's playing schedule. New volleyball tournaments bring options to the table, and your long standing event may see some competition. Rather than focus on the negative impact this may have on your tournament, take the opportunity to recognize ways to improve your event. And if you are hosting a new event, you need to make sure you are offering a quality product. Here are 12 tips to make sure your tournament rises above the rest.
2019 JVA Challenge Series
The JVA is now accepting applications for the 2019 JVA Challenge Series, a series of elite tournaments hosted by JVA member clubs across the country. Learn how you can be a part of the nation's elite volleyball events.
Awards
Division1 Volleyball Club Wins JVA Club of the Month
Division1 VBC was founded in 2007 by Andrea and Shane Davis. At the time, Shane was the Head Coach at Loyola University Chicago (currently the Northwestern Women’s Coach) and his now wife Andrea had spent [...]
JVA Honors 16 Recipients of the JVA Junior Club Service Award
The JVA is pleased to announce 16 individuals honored with the 2019 JVA Junior Club Service Award. The growth of our sport, along with the consistent success of the JVA would not exist without the dedication and loyalty of the coaches, club...
An AthLeader’s Journey: Sisy Chen’s Drive to Break Gender Norms and Represent Her Heritage
During high school, Sisy realized that she wanted to take volleyball more seriously, so she decided to play club with Chicago Elite Volleyball Club. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Sisy's heritage has always played a big role in her life. Coupled with her passion for STEM, Sisy developed a desire to give back to her own community, as well as empower young girls to pursue their interests in STEM and break gender norms. Read Sisy's inspiring journey here.
Training
5 Ways for Student-Athletes to Balance Academic and Athletic Demands
Scientifically, it has been proven that physical activity leads to an increase in academic performance, testing scores, and mental acuity. However, it takes dedication and commitment by the student-athlete to balance both worlds, especially when you add the travel and...
Changing Positions on the Team: Embracing the Change
School seasons have begun, with which comes inevitable change. Changes in teammates, coaching staff, opponents, team dynamics, abilities, and roles on the team. For some, there can be seemingly larger change, your position. Oftentimes, the outlook of playing a new...
Keys to Designing Progressions in Volleyball Strength Training
There are many different elements strength coaches must consider when designing a volleyball-specific strength program for their athletes. Whether players are just beginning to build strength or are well-developed professionals, the most effective strength and conditioning programs implement progressions.
Parents
A Volley Dad, a Car Pool and a Great Club Experience
How a Few Families Saved Significant Dollars During the Club Season By Jenny Hahn, Executive Director of the JVA One of Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club's board members shared a spreadsheet that her husband had emailed out to the families in their car
Recruiting
Stress Wood and the Catalyst to Recruiting Process Victory
I am passionate about helping young women navigate their way through recruiting, and passionate about guiding parents through the very murky waters of releasing their daughters to the world to fend for themselves. But, what I am most passionate about...
From the JVA Office: A Coach’s Impact Can Last a Lifetime
When I was a freshman in high school, I (unknowingly) began the recruiting process. I had never really thought far enough ahead to even consider playing volleyball in college, but before we knew it I was getting contacted by schools...
There’s More to Collegiate Sports than Division I
This time of year, the sports media attention is focused on March Madness and NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championships. A couple of months ago, it was the Bowl Season. NCAA Division I athletics have become synonymous with collegiate sports; so many student-athletes and families are raised upon DI sports and understandably feel DI is the best choice for being a collegiate athlete. Let's shine a light on why Division II, III and NAIA are also excellent options for junior volleyball athletes.
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