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Business Solutions: Coverage for Gear and Equipment at Your Volleyball Club
Investing in quality equipment sets up your teams for success and you’ve likely curated an extensive collection of everything [...]
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Junior Volleyball Club Survey Data Analysis
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 [...]
How to Make Smarter Decisions for Your Volleyball Organization by Using Data and Analytics
The plight of a youth sports organizer is a complex one. By day, you’re a coach, mentor, trainer, and organizer who makes sure programming runs smoothly, games start on time, kids are where they [...]
Beach Solutions: A Step-By-Step Guide to Building an Outdoor Sand Volleyball Court
Building a sand volleyball court is a rewarding but challenging project, especially when faced with unique terrain obstacles. TeamLVC Directors Chris Hosley and Taylor Teal, took on the ambitious task of constructing a professional-grade [...]
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From the JVA Office: On the Move Toward 2018
While most of the country has been on vacation or out of school, we know that Club Directors and club staff have been working hard. Your summer is a whirlwind of beach volleyball, camps and planning for the upcoming season...
JVA Announces Partnership with RallyMe
RallyMe and the Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) have partnered to provide a new, state-of-the-art fundraising platform exclusively for JVA member athletes and teams.
JVA Sponsor Program Will Give $200,000 Back to JVA Member Clubs
For the third consecutive year the JVA will give $200,000 back to our member clubs through the JVA Sponsorship Program. The program is designed to reward JVA member clubs for promoting the JVA brand, supporting the JVA mission, and growing JVA...
Club Directors
Beach Solutions: 9 Tips to Host a Quality Beach Tournament
Many clubs are recognizing the value of having a beach program because of the rapid growth in the sport's popularity and participation. Rather than lose your athletes to a nearby beach club for a few [...]
Business Solutions: Implement a Sustainable Grant Program
Richmond Volleyball Club in Richmond, Virginia primarily serves four counties and the capital city – City of Richmond, Henrico county, Chesterfield County, Hanover County, and Goochland County. Henrico and Chesterfield represent the club's largest [...]
From the JVA Office: Leaders Mentoring Leaders Through the JVA Mentor Program
The JVA Mentor Program began in September 2020 amidst a global pandemic as club directors worldwide sought ways to save their businesses. With the help of many members, the JVA was busy sharing education [...]
Coaches
Where Have All the Middles Gone?
In the club volleyball world it's common to have trends from year to year, and more specifically, from age group to age group. One overarching trend that has very little to do with age, however, is a lack of dynamic and athletic middle blockers. And it is not only a trend at the club level, but at the collegiate level as well. Here are some ways we can respond to this trend at the junior level.
Better Your Team One Journal Entry at a Time
Get your athletes to buy into the practice of journaling in order to see long term benefits of embracing the journey. The club season can be a grind, and it's important that your players enjoy the process of learning and becoming better all-around volleyball athletes. Here's how a journal can help make it happen.
From the JVA Office: The Recruiting Battle Before, During and After Tryouts
In most areas of the country this is the time of the year when club directors are in a constant state of delirium. You are immersed with tryouts, parent meetings, player meetings, uniforms, tournament entries, event housing, etc. But what...
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5 Mental Steps to Tournament Success
It’s that time of the season when teams have put in the hours building up strength and conditioning, perfecting skill sets, and running offensive and defensive schemes. The goal is to translate all that preparation into tournament-winning volleyball that...
How Volleyball Players Can Strength Train With Minimal Equipment
No weight room? No problem. Many athletes and teams have limited or no access to a weight room or simply do not emphasize weight training due to athlete age, size, and any number of factors. How, then, do athletes get...
Proposed NCAA Legislation: A Call to Action for Volleyball Clubs
Recently, the AVCA published an article in its blog regarding proposed legislation that could directly affect how PSA’s are recruited. With over 85% of collegiate volleyball athletes being recruited at the club level, the proposed legislation is a call to...
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