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Club Tonka Wins JVA Club of the Month
Club Tonka’s staff longevity is what sets it apart from the rest. Since its inception in 1988, Club Tonka [...]
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Business Solutions: The Responsibilities and Impact of a Director of Communication
Empowered Volleyball Academy was founded in 2011 as a year round beach club in the northern city of Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 2014 it added an indoor program so its athletes could enjoy both [...]
Teach your team to embrace and respond to the randomness of Volleyball
I attended the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul over 20 years ago. The USA men went on to win the gold, while the USA women needed to win in three and not let Peru [...]
Optimum Beach Wins JVA Club of the Month
Optimum Beach was established in 2014 as a high level beach volleyball training program with an international approach. Director Pri Piantadosi-Lima recognized early on that there was a need for a more dynamic approach to [...]
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JVA and BVCA National Junior Beach Doubles Championships
The Beach Volleyball Clubs of America has partnered with the JVA to bring back the BVCA National Championships to Hermosa Beach, CA. Rox Volleyball, the presenting sponsor, is bringing in Pro Beach Athlete Brooke Sweat who has been chosen to...
A Year in Review
As we approach the end of the 2015-2016 junior volleyball season, we are happy to report that this has been another year of growth and innovation for the JVA. Similar to any team, our organization set measurable goals last summer...
From the JVA Office: A Break Through Year for JVA Events
As the 2016 club season winds down, some teams have already ended their seasons at local/regional events, while others are in final preparations to "peak" for the national championships. For me, a self-proclaimed volleyball-nerd/junkie, it is an awesome time...
Club Directors
Beach Program Adaptations During COVID-19
Beach coaches look forward to getting out on the sand every summer with the athletes in their program. However, this year has looked quite different as our country is facing unforeseen challenges with the pandemic [...]
From the JVA Office: 4 Tryout Modifications and Considerations for the Upcoming Season
Around the country clubs are either in the midst of club tryouts or looking ahead to high school or club tryouts. Given the current health conditions in our country due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Directors [...]
Hosting an Indoor Volleyball Tournament in the COVID-19 era: Protocol Considerations and Recommendations
Joyce Fahnestock, Director for Club Idaho Volleyball hosted their annual Idaho Classic AAU Super Regional in Boise, Idaho on the last weekend in May and the first weekend in June. JVA Executive Director Jenny Hahn [...]
Coaches
From the JVA Office: The Intangibles of Team Building
Volleyball is a team sport, thus, "team building" is somewhat crucial. However, there are many more intangible rewards that people often overlook. Besides the fact that the activities themselves are fun, it's the on-the-court benefits that really make it worth it. Three JVA member clubs share the impact team building has had on their teams' performance and culture.
The Power of a Well Designed Time Out
Nobody wants to call a time out. It almost always indicates your team is struggling or doing some things you certainly didn't train them to do! In terms of match impact, however, your time outs are your best opportunity to influence your team and players. Here are some ways for coaches to maximize the potential of a timeout by the delivery and content of communication to your team.
Beach Volleyball Stats: 4 Skills that are Easy and Useful to Track to Win More Matches
Keeping stats in volleyball at any level, indoor or beach, can be very useful in tracking improvement and determining the focus of practices. While win-loss records can be the result of improvements in skill, there are many incremental skill improvements...
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What Volleyball Players Can Learn from Gandhi
Competition brings out a full range of emotions and thoughts in a person: fear, confidence, anxiety, joy, pain, and so on. To be dominant and successful in the moment we MUST be "IN THE MOMENT". All sorts of variables during...
Realistic Expectations in the Recruiting Process
Back in the day, when I was a young, handsome Division I volleyball head coach, I would receive hundreds of emails a week from recruits. Unfortunately, a significant percentage of these emails were from players who did not have the...
Mental Resetting in Volleyball
Upon entering any competition most athletes are proficient in preparing their bodies; Right nutrition, warming up the body/muscles, pre-game skills, etc.; however the pre-game mental warm up and preparation is often lacking or not nearly paid attention to enough.
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