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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 [...]
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2024 JVA Club Management Track and AVCA Convention Schedule
The JVA is excited to facilitate a long list of indoor and beach volleyball educational sessions at the 2024 AVCA Convention and NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championships in Louisville, Kentucky December 18-22, 2024. [...]
Technology Solutions: 20 Cyberattacks You Need to Know About to Protect Your Volleyball Club
Just when you thought it was safe to go outs… er, online, they dream up new ways to mess with us! When we think about cyberattacks, elaborate headline-making attacks often come to mind. [...]
An Athleader’s Journey: Leading Others to a Healthy Lifestyle
Vivian recalls how proud she was during her 12U club season when she learned how to overhand serve. At the young age of two Vivian was diagnosed with third degree heart block, and it [...]
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JVA Announces 2018 JVA Sponsor Clubs
The JVA is proud to announce that in it's third consecutive year of the JVA Sponsorship Program, a record 59 indoor clubs are named JVA Sponsor Clubs. As a member driven and member centered organization, the JVA is giving $200,000 back to the JVA Sponsor Clubs this season.
JVA Announces Continued Partnership with PaidUp
The Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) and PaidUp have partnered to provide a thoughtful and successfully proven approach to managing club dues exclusively for JVA member clubs.
JVA Announces 3 Year Partnership with VolleyMetrics
The Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) and VolleyMetrics have partnered to provide JVA member clubs with revolutionary data and video analysis specific to their team and opponents in order to assist coaches and directors with cutting edge player development tools that...
Club Directors
Carolina Select Serves Local Community During the Holiday Season
During the month of December, Carolina Select serves its local community in more ways than one. The club was formed in 2008 as a 501(c)3, fielding 5 teams the first year, and 15 teams today. [...]
From the JVA Office: JVA Club Training Curriculum
Maintaining a positive and competitive culture is critical to a club's success and longevity. The challenge lies in the ability to identify, train and retain the coaching staff essential to teaching the physical, mental and [...]
Beach Solutions: Is there still space for the hybrid volleyball athlete?
At the collegiate level, the dual athlete is becoming extinct. Only a handful of athletes can handle the rigor of two sports during a collegiate year, especially at the Division I level. The trend [...]
Coaches
5 Ways to Help Your Team Find Passion
Coaches have many opportunities to make a positive impact on the lives of student athletes, and help them to understand the passion of not only volleyball, but the other aspects of life. Here are five ways to help the athletes...
From the JVA Office: The Impact of the D1 Recruiting Legislation Changes
With new recruiting legislation comes a host of adjustments for both the student-athletes, the clubs and the college coaches; and this isn’t a static thing. The challenge is to figure out how it affects the athletes' recruiting timelines and how coaches can put young athletes in a position to be successful and empowered given the current rules. Here is information on the most recent changes to NCAA Division I recruiting legislation as of August 2018, and the proposed changes that, if approved, could take effect in 2019, and some points of emphasis to communicate with the student-athletes in your club who are pursuing the opportunity to play at the collegiate level.
Youth Volleyball: What is the Ideal Ratio of Training vs Competition?
At The Academy Volleyball Club, we have talked a lot about the ideal training versus competition cycle for the younger ages throughout the club season. We find that the most important part of youth training is keeping younger players engaged...
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In-Season Volleyball Strength and Conditioning
What happens to strength training as clubs get deep into competition season? How do athletes take advantage of the strength and endurance they have built up so far? Even mid-season, explosiveness and acceleration are traits that can be improved with...
JVA is Accepting Nominations for 2017 JVA AthLeader Award
The 2017 Ultra Ankle® JVA AthLeader Award selects 20 girls indoor junior volleyball players who exemplify outstanding volleyball performance, academic excellence, leadership, responsibility, and selflessness.
From the JVA Office: A Coach’s Impact Can Last a Lifetime
When I was a freshman in high school, I (unknowingly) began the recruiting process. I had never really thought far enough ahead to even consider playing volleyball in college, but before we knew it I was getting contacted by schools...
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