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How Volleyball Clubs Can Build Trust And Drive Registrations Using The 6 Stage Content Factory, SEO Tree, And E-E-A-T
Most clubs do not lose families because of poor programs. They lose them because the value of those programs [...]
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Benefits of Using a Whiteboard to Run Your Volleyball Practice
There are many benefits to using a whiteboard to run your volleyball practice. Blake Rawlins at VCNebraska explains how he uses the whiteboard at every practice, and the advantages it gives him [...]
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 [...]
Sample Club Volleyball Tryout Structure
Running an efficient and effective club volleyball tryout is crucial when evaluating a large group of athletes. A well-structured schedule not only maximizes reps for each player but also ensures coaches have ample opportunity [...]
News
The East Coast is Calling as JVA Announces the JVA Charm City Challenge
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (June 7, 2021) The JVA is pleased to announce that it is headed east to host the JVA Charm City Challenge presented by Nike February 5-6, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. The event will [...]
JVA Proudly Releases the 2021 Ultra Ankle JVA All-National Team
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (June 2, 2021) The JVA is pleased to announce the 79 student athletes selected to the 2021 Ultra Ankle® JVA All-National Team, which recognizes the top female indoor volleyball players competing for a [...]
JVA Announces the 2021 Ultra Ankle JVA Athleaders
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (May 17, 2021)– The JVA is pleased to announce the 2021 Ultra Ankle® JVA AthLeaders who exemplify academic excellence, outstanding volleyball performance, leadership, responsibility, and selflessness through community service. This group of athletes [...]
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 [...]
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
3 Components to Improve Stability and Maintain Balance for Volleyball Athletes
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. [...]
Boys
Girls
JVA Honors the 2021 Ultra Ankle® JVA Boys Watch List
The JVA is proud to announce the 2021 Ultra Ankle® JVA Boys Watch List featuring over 300 male junior volleyball athletes from JVA member clubs across the country. The featured athletes were selected by their [...]
Healthy Meal Tips for Volleyball Athletes
We’ve all heard the metaphor “you are what you eat,” but how does that relate to volleyball players? As an athlete, what you eat impacts your performance, your energy, and your overall mood. Daily [...]
JVA Proudly Releases 2021 Ultra Ankle JVA Watch List
The JVA is proud to announce the 2021 Ultra Ankle® JVA Watch List featuring over 1,900 girls indoor junior volleyball athletes from nearly 130 JVA member clubs from across the US and Canada. The players [...]
Beach
2018 JVA Beach Watch List Announced
The JVA is pleased to announce the 2018 JVA Beach Watch List that recognizes female beach athletes from JVA member clubs as the top junior beach athletes in their division this season.
Beach Volleyball Stats: 4 Skills that are Easy and Useful to Track to Win More Matches
Keeping stats in volleyball at any level, indoor or beach, can be very useful in tracking improvement and determining the focus of practices. While win-loss records can be the result of improvements in skill, there are many incremental skill improvements...
Beach Setting Basics
Stein Metzger just led UCLA to its first beach volleyball national title in school history. When he is not busy winning collegiate championships, Stein wears another hat, Club Director of Los Angeles Beach Volleyball Club. The JVA Club Director shares...
Culture
Events
4 Ways to Create a Balanced Competition Schedule
As clubs continue to purchase, lease or rent facilities, and collaborate to co-host events together, the selection of tournaments will grow. Looking ahead to next season, here are 4 ways to create a balanced and ideal tournament schedule for your teams.
From the JVA Office: Sights are Set on Houston’s JVA Southern Sprawl
There is a growing demand for junior volleyball events that raise the bar, and offer a quality product for the participating clubs, coaches, athletes and parents. For the past several years, the JVA has been strategic in deciding where and...
Beach Club Duals: Formatting Options to Adopt Club vs Club Competition at the Junior Level
A fast-growing beach volleyball tournament format is the “Club vs. Club” or “School vs. School” format, generally referred to as a dual tournament. This is the format that made it practical for the NCAA to adopt beach volleyball. The Club...
Awards
JVA Proudly Releases 2021 Ultra Ankle JVA Watch List
The JVA is proud to announce the 2021 Ultra Ankle® JVA Watch List featuring over 1,900 girls indoor junior volleyball athletes from nearly 130 JVA member clubs from across the US and Canada. The players [...]
Mill City Volleyball Club Wins JVA Club of the Month
It started as a plan put together by Matt Bynon while sitting in his dorm room at Rivier University in Nashua, New Hampshire. Bynon was a college student athlete with aspirations to start an [...]
Illini Elite Wins JVA Club of the Month
Illini Elite opened in 1998 with 1 team and no dedicated facility, but had a tested blueprint for how to successfully develop volleyball players. Since then, their programs have grown to include over 70 [...]
Training
The Power of a Well Designed Time Out
Nobody wants to call a time out. It almost always indicates your team is struggling or doing some things you certainly didn't train them to do! In terms of match impact, however, your time outs are your best opportunity to influence your team and players. Here are some ways for coaches to maximize the potential of a timeout by the delivery and content of communication to your team.
4 Ways to Improve Your Team’s Volleyball Game Without a Ball
On average, a volleyball player spends only 1% of the time in a match actually playing the volleyball. The rest of the time is spent tracking the ball, moving around the court, and communicating with teammates and coaches. Here are four...
Here Comes the Boom: The Real Facts on Concussions and 4 Ways to Minimize Head Injuries in Your Gym
Concussions in volleyball are an all too common occurrence. According to a 2015 study in PT in Motion News, volleyball players report a rate of 3.57 concussions per 10,000 exposures. An exposure is equivalent to one practice or one match. This number may...
Parents
Recruiting
Is Summer Camp a Recruiting Opportunity?
The regular season of club volleyball has ended, and while many teams are still training in preparation for the national championships, summer is rapidly approaching. With summer, comes summer camps and unofficial visit opportunities. Here is some advice to help...
Video in the Recruiting Process: Simple and Significant
One of the KEY components in the recruiting process is getting a college coaches’ attention. With all of the correspondence college coaches and recruiting coordinators receive on a weekly basis (at all levels) it is mind boggling to figure out...
The Sacrifices of a College Walk-On Player
With the ever increasing number of talented high school age volleyball players, combined with the constant in college volleyball programs, it has created a situation where many families are considering 'walking on' to a college volleyball team. For many talented walk on players, who were the best on their high school or club team, this can be a tough transition.
Travel
