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Beach Solutions: How to Increase Awareness of Beach Volleyball Opportunities for Young Athletes
As beach volleyball continues to grow, it offers indoor athletes more opportunities than ever to elevate their game and [...]
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An Official’s Impact: Leading a New Generation of the Volleyball Community
While playing in an adult league in her late twenties Shannon saw that the league was looking for referees, so she signed up. A few months later, an Official saw her reffing an adult [...]
Business Solutions: A Data-Driven Approach to Mid-Size 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 [...]
Volleyball Student Athlete Amyri Robinson Creates a Platform to Inspire Hope through Samaritan’s Feet
Amyri grew up watching her older sister, Jamilyn, compete in volleyball and basketball, and from a young age, she followed in her footsteps. In eighth grade Amyri started her club volleyball journey at Red [...]
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St. Louis Crossfire Elite Wins JVA Club of the Month
In the summer of 2013, Janiece Wieschhaus decided she wanted to put her coaching experience to use running her own club, and St. Louis Crossfire Elite was born. Find out why Crossfire has earned JVA Club of the Month.
Fadool and Hawthorne Elected to JVA Board of Directors
December 26, 2017 (Milwaukee, WI) The JVA is pleased to announce that Sherry Fadool and Emily Hawthorne have been elected to the JVA Board of Directors. Both Club Directors will serve a 3 year term. The JVA Board of Directors governs, assures financial...
From the JVA Office: AVCA Convention Wrap-Up and What You May Have Missed
We have just returned from the AVCA Annual Convention. Here's a shout out to all of our members who were able to take time out from the busy club season to join us in Kansas City. This is our JVA staff's favorite time of the year. We are able to interact with so many of our members, partners and colleagues. Here is a re-cap of the events and updates from Convention, including the JVA Annual Meeting.
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SynergyForce Wins JVA Club of the Month
SynergyForce was founded as “CalSynergy” in 2009. The club had 7 teams and struggled to obtain enough practice space. In 2012, CalSynergy merged with “Force” and became “SynergyForce,” securing its own training facility and [...]
From the JVA Office: Growth of Volleyball Events Escalates the Demand for Officials
It is a known fact that quality events increase participation in the sport of volleyball. One aspect of an event experience that teams and spectators will be quick to note and comment on is the [...]
Lexington United Wins JVA Club of the Month
Lexington United was founded in 2011 by Chris Beerman as a Munciana satellite club, fielding 20 teams in the first season. Beerman had just completed his 3rd year at Kentucky as an assistant coach [...]
Coaches
5 Ways to Prevent Entitlement in Youth Sports
Entitlement is unfortunately becoming more prevalent in youth sports today, and we have no one to blame but ourselves. Young athletes feel as if they “deserve” certain consideration regardless of preparation or effort. Parents, coaches, mentors, grandparents, leaders of young...
3 Physical Elements of Performance that are Critical When Introducing Volleyball at Any Age
There are many opportunities for young athletes to compete through recreation leagues, school leagues and travel ball, but there are fewer opportunities for young athletes to receive quality training in the physical elements of performance. Jumping, hand-eye coordination and agility...
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...
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3 Reasons Why Volleyball Players Need Strength and Conditioning
A volleyball-specific strength and conditioning program can optimize a player’s performance on the court. Whether athletes are still developing or competing at the highest level, spending time in the weight room building a strength foundation can be the difference...
JVA Announces 2017 JVA Beach Watch List
The JVA is excited to announce the 2017 JVA Beach Watch List that recognizes JVA beach players who are among the best in their age division this juniors beach season.
Beach Volleyball Shines in Summer – and now Beyond
The boom of beach volleyball is hardly set, with new clubs and tournaments constantly cropping up. But the sport's culture remains pure and party-centric. As NCAA's fastest-growing sport, starting with 15 Division I programs in 2012 and growing to 53 next season, beach volleyball is projected to top 100 collegiate programs by 2020. This huge influx of opportunities and scholarships for female student-athletes is having a big impact on the landscape of junior beach volleyball.
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