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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 [...]
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Kokua Volleyball Club Wins JVA Club of the Month
In 2020, amid a global pandemic, Chan Esperas and Jamie Cleary launched Kōkua Volleyball Club, offering socially distanced beach volleyball training. With incredible mentors guiding them, they felt compelled to give back to the [...]
An Official’s Impact: The Power of Mentorship
Twenty one years into his volleyball officiating career, Shawn Davis still has as much fun as he did in year one. Whether he's beautifully singing the national anthem or facilitating a juniors volleyball match, [...]
Coaching Solutions: How to Track Your Team’s Earned Points vs Error Points
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 [...]
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2018 Ultra Ankle JVA All-National Teams Announced
The JVA is pleased to announce the selections for the 2018 Ultra Ankle® JVA All-National Team. The award recognizes the top female indoor volleyball players competing for a JVA member club in the 15s-18s divisions. This year the JVA Awards...
2018 Ultra Ankle JVA AthLeaders Announced
The JVA has selected 20 female indoor junior volleyball players who exemplify outstanding volleyball performance, academic excellence, leadership, responsibility, and selflessness as the 2018 Ultra Ankle® JVA AthLeaders.
A4 Volley Wins JVA Club of the Month
In 2014, A4 Volley was just a vision by Club Director Joaquin Acosta and his wife Coral. In its first season, A4 launched with eight girls teams 13U-18U. The Puerto Rican native could not have predicted that in just four...
Club Directors
JVA Proudly Presents the 2022-2023 JVA Sponsor Clubs
The JVA is thrilled to announce the 52 JVA Sponsor Clubs for the upcoming 2022-2023 indoor junior volleyball indoor season. After taking a pause in mid 2020 amidst the pandemic, the JVA is pleased to [...]
The Benefit of Budgeting for Coach Expenses
According to the 2024 JVA Club Program and Financial Survey, the majority of clubs pay their head coaches less than $10,000 per season. When you consider the countless hours coaches dedicate to practices, tournaments, [...]
The Western Boys Power League Develops Solutions for the Growth of Boys Volleyball
Absolute Zero Volleyball Club started out as a girls program that arose from the need to provide training for fundamentals and mechanics in a fun environment. The club is based on the “Science of Volleyball” [...]
Coaches
4 Tips to Help Manage the Stress of Tryout Season
As summer comes to an end, school volleyball is on the front burner of many minds. But for club directors, administrators and staff, club season is just around the corner. If you’re like me, you’re already devising practice...
Are volleyball scholarships guaranteed for four years?
It’s no secret that the volleyball recruiting process can get complicated, especially when it comes to athletic scholarships. One question many athletes wonder is whether volleyball scholarships are even guaranteed for four years. Find out the answer to this...
3 Fun Ways to Improve Your Beach Game
Technique and skill in any sport will only get you so far. To be the best beach volleyball athlete or coach you can be, it is essential to also enjoy your experience and have fun. Founding coaches at Beach Nation...
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Recruiting Club Level vs. High School
Current polls tell us that over 85% of college coaches recruit at the club level versus high school. There are legitimate reasons for the majority of collegiate recruiting in the sport of volleyball to be tied to club volleyball. Of course...
Attracting the Multi-Sport Athletes to Your Club
There are many factors that multi-sport athletes look for when choosing a volleyball club. Many clubs have found ways to appeal to the multi-sport athlete, and VC Nebraska is one of them. Based on the club's demographics, VC Nebraska made some adjustments in order to attract multi-sport athletes to the club. Based on her experience, Club Director Maggie Griffin shares three ways to attract the multi-sport athletes to your club.
Don’t Push the Recruiting Panic Button
This time of the year can be emotionally challenging for seniors who are still engaged in the recruiting process. Here is some reassurance that there is still a lot of time on the recruiting clock.
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