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Securing Multiple Facilities for Your Club’s Seasonal Needs
The new season brings new responsibilities. While you’re finalizing administrative details, scheduling fall tryouts, hiring Coaches, and planning the [...]
Blog Categories
Moku O Keawe Junior Officials Program Celebrates Its First College-Level Line Judge
What began in 2022 with three young officials learning the game from a different side of the volleyball court has reached an important milestone. Kaulupono “Kaulu” Osorio, a junior at Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu who competes athletically [...]
What Every Family Should Know Before Registering for Club Volleyball
Registering for club volleyball is an exciting milestone. It's the beginning of a new season filled with practices, tournaments, friendships and unforgettable memories. It's also a significant investment for many families. Before completing registration, it's [...]
Leading With Purpose: Desmond Brooks Exemplifies the Spirit of the JVA AthLeader Award
For Desmond Brooks, volleyball is much more than a sport. It is a platform for leadership, personal growth, mentorship and creating opportunities for others. The 2026 JVA AthLeader Award winner and 2028 setter for [...]
News
JVA Partners with AIM Sports Group to Elevate the Youth Volleyball Experience with AIM+
AIM+, the AI-Powered Digital Platform and Ecosystem for the Youth Sports Industry, is now Being used to Enhance the JVA Event Experience NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Junior Volleyball Association (JVA), the leading organization focused solely [...]
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 [...]
Club Directors
The Rise of Specialty Injuries in Youth Volleyball: Are You Covered for Potential Liability?
The competitive nature of youth sports and the growing opportunities for young athletes to participate on multiple teams make it possible for players to train and compete in their favorite sport year-round. It is [...]
What Is Player Registration Protection? A Guide for Club Directors
As registration season approaches, Club Directors face the challenge of balancing two priorities: providing a positive experience for families while protecting the financial stability of their club. Unexpected injuries, illnesses, or family circumstances can create [...]
How AI Agents Can Run Your Volleyball Club: Scan, Paste, And Put 10 “Digital Employees” To Work
Earlier this year, Dennis Yu and Dylan Haugen showed Club Directors how to treat AI like digital employees and how to turn everyday club life into content that builds trust and drives registrations. Both [...]
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
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 [...]
Considerations for the Boys Indoor Junior Volleyball Season
Indoor volleyball is the #1 team participatory sport in high school and college for girls. Over the past five years, boys indoor high school volleyball has been the fastest growing team sport by percentage [...]
Maggie Griffin and Kris Wojiek-Stein Elected to the JVA Board of Directors
The JVA is pleased to announce that Maggie Griffin has been re-elected to the JVA Board of Directors and Kris Wojiek-Stein has been elected to the JVA Board of Directors. This will be Maggie's [...]
Girls
Recruiting Solutions: How to Share Your Club Season Schedule with College Coaches
One of the most common recruiting mistakes athletes make is sharing too much schedule information with college coaches. While enthusiasm is appreciated, cluttered emails can make it harder—not easier—for coaches to evaluate and follow [...]
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 [...]
Beach
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 [...]
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 [...]
Beach Solutions: Planning Your Club’s Beach Volleyball Summer Camps
Hybrid models, competitive prep, and programming that builds your brand and your athletes As the sun comes out and indoor seasons wind down, the beach game begins to heat up — and summer becomes [...]
Culture
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 [...]
From the JVA Office: Fostering Inclusion and Belonging in Junior Volleyball
In the wake of George Floyd’s murder and as racial justice movements recaptured our country’s collective attention, our office embarked on a reflection of how we can advance equity and inclusion in junior volleyball. The [...]
6 Ways to Virtually Build Your Team and Club Culture
In these current times, the hardest and most ironic unifier is simply: the unknown. We are all unsure when we will start and resume "normal" practices, training, and tournaments. We are unsure what the remainder [...]
Events
JVA Names SportWrench Event Management Partner
Naperville, Illinois — July 23, 2026 — Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) and SportWrench, an OTTO SPORT AI company, today announced a new multi-year partnership naming SportWrench as the Event Management Partner for JVA events. [...]
JVA Boys National Championship
NAPERVILLE, IL - JVA is proud to announce the launch of the JVA Boys National Championship, a new tournament created to support the rapid growth of boys volleyball and deliver a national championship experience [...]
From the Court to the Stand: Tristan Clifton’s Journey as a Student-Athlete and Third-Generation Volleyball Official
For many volleyball athletes, the love of the game begins on the court. For Tristan Clifton, it became something much bigger: a family tradition, a way to serve the sport, and an opportunity to [...]
Awards
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 [...]
Gameday Sports Academy Wins JVA Club of the Month
Gameday Sports Academy launched in 2021 as a boys-only volleyball club at Dignity Health Sports Complex, a state-of-the-art facility owned by retired professional basketball player Kyle Shiloh. The program filled a countywide gap, as [...]
Training
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. [...]
Coaching Solutions: 4 Ways to Develop Emotional Stability on the Volleyball Court
Mental toughness and emotional stability are essential components of athlete development in volleyball. As a fast-paced, momentum-driven game, volleyball demands that athletes manage emotions effectively to perform consistently. From a coaching perspective, this [...]
Sample Early Season Performance Training Program
When implementing an early season training program, the first thing to consider is the type of physical activity the participants have recently had, and what place their bodies are in from a fitness perspective [...]
Parents
How to Help Volleyball Student-Athletes Manage Their Social Media Use
Many volleyball Coaches, Directors, and parents did not grow up with social media and often struggle to manage its challenges or understand its impact on today’s middle school and high school student-athletes. Coaches and [...]
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 [...]
Recruiting
Recruiting Solutions: 6 Steps to Get Recruited to Play College Beach Volleyball
Transitioning from indoor to beach volleyball comes with its own set of challenges and opportunities, but with the right strategy, you can increase your chances of getting recruited for college beach volleyball. Here's a [...]
Recruiting Solutions: 4 Ways to Guide Your Athletes During the Recruiting Process
The volleyball recruiting process is far different from just a few years ago when the newest club and high school coaches navigated the process themselves as student athletes. The evolution of recruiting services, social [...]
Recruiting Solutions: 4 Things to Know Heading Into the Contact and Evaluation Period
Two months ago, we were preparing for the club volleyball season to start, the holiday break hit us, and boom, now we're in the Evaluation Period. UPPERCLASSMEN (juniors and seniors in high school), hopefully, [...]
Travel
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 [...]
From the JVA Office: JVA Hosts First Boys Summit in Chicago
One of the resources that JVA brings to our members is advocacy. A conversation that is continually brought up by our Boys Club Directors and coaches is a dissatisfaction with the current split season for [...]
From the JVA Office: Cooperation Among the Highest Levels Governing Our Sport Strengthens the Common Good
JVA, as a professional association of Club Directors and their staff, is committed to supporting our member clubs outside of networking, education and resources. We are often called upon to advocate for our members, and [...]
