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JVA Club of the Month: Grayhawk Beach
Founded on a simple love for the game and a desire to create meaningful opportunities for young athletes, Grayhawk Beach [...]
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Best Practices for Running Summer Tryouts: A Guide for Junior Volleyball Club Directors
Summer tryouts are a pivotal time for junior volleyball clubs—setting the tone for the upcoming season, shaping rosters, and influencing player development. As Club Directors, it’s crucial to ensure tryouts not only comply with [...]
2025 JVA Girls’ All-National Team powered by VKTRY Performance Insoles
Naperville, Illinois (June 10, 2025) The JVA is pleased to announce the 83 female student athletes selected to the 2025 JVA All-National Team powered by VKTRY Performance Insoles, which recognizes the top female indoor volleyball [...]
NKYVC Wins JVA Club of the Month
NKYVC was founded in 1999 with 6 teams, 11U-13U, adding an age group every year, and today fields 48 girls travel teams, 24 girls non-travel teams, 6 boys travel teams 76 coaches, and 723 [...]
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Club Directors
Business Solutions: The Responsibilities and Impact of a Director of Coaching
In 2021, Michigan Volleyball Academy was in the process of expanding to other locations and adding additional teams. Directors Craig and Mayme Vlietstra recognized the challenging task of filling many new coaching positions, so they [...]
The Winning Advantage: Why a Good Logo is Crucial for Your Volleyball Club
A logo is a visual representation of an organization and is considered one of the most important elements of branding. A logo can be a symbol, a wordmark, or a combination of both, and can [...]
From the JVA Office: Important Update to Classification of Employees and Staff
Club Owners and Operators have two choices when it comes to paying their coaching staff and administrative/operations staff: 1) hire them as employees or 2) classify them as Independent Contractors (IC). Each approach has its [...]
Coaches
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 [...]
Excel in the Sand with these Footwork Tips from Beach Nation
"Most people believe that an improved jump by itself will translate into more effective hitting. Hops help but a more impactful focus on would be to develop great footwork." - Reid Priddy, 4-time USA [...]
Mental Health Guidance and Resources for Coaches, Athletes, and Parents
Youth sports create a wonderful opportunity for young athletes to learn and grow. Sports have been associated with many positive outcomes and opportunities such as creating active living habits, setting goals, providing social support, forming [...]
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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...
New Recruiting Legislation and Practical Application for Junior Volleyball Clubs
The NCAA Division I Council adopted new recruiting legislation on April 18, 2018. There has been a lot of conjecture out there over the past few days but it's best to adhere to the facts and support our athletes with the goal of educating and guiding them within the confines of the new legislation. Let's begin with the proposals that have been passed, the rationale, some side notes and practical applications of the rules.
The Simplicity of Recruiting: 4 Key Areas of Commitment
The recruiting process does not need to be complex; the recruiting process does not need any type of mathematical odds or formulas applied; the recruiting process does not need to be a burden on the student-athlete and simply stated, the...
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