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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 [...]
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JVA Announces the Recipients of the 2022 JVA Junior Club Service Award
"Coaching is releasing a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them." ~Unknown The JVA is pleased to announce the 25 individuals honored with the 2022 [...]
Coaching Mental Performance: Developing Rapport
It has been established that a good coach-athlete relationship is paramount for positive performance outcomes at the elite sport level (Gould & Maynard, 2009; Jowett & Shanmugam, 2016; Werthner & Coleman, 2009). In fact, [...]
JVA Announces Partnership with 3Step Sports to Enhance JVA Hosted Girls’ Volleyball Events
The JVA mission is to promote the growth of youth and junior volleyball through program and resource development, education, and events. #BeJVAUnited The JVA is pleased to announce a partnership with 3Step Sports to enhance [...]
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From the JVA Office: The Scary Myths About the JVA
Sometimes the truth can be scary. And in honor of Halloween, we thought we'd try to frighten you with some scary myths, as well as facts about our organization. There are many assumptions and misunderstandings about the JVA, so we hope this article helps clear some of them up, while getting you in the Halloween spirit!
JVA and PrepVolleyball Announce Partnership
PrepVolleyball, the leading destination for girls’ club, high school and college volleyball, and the JVA, the only nation-wide association for junior volleyball club directors and their staff, are pleased to announce a new marketing and events partnership for 2016 and beyond.
From the JVA Office September 2015
Summer in the JVA office was jam packed with preparations for the season about to begin. You will see some significant changes. Plus, Kathy DeBoer, Executive Director of our partner AVCA, visited our offices in Milwaukee last month. I asked...
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From the JVA Office: 6 Pillars to Leading Others
While certain people may be given more authority (‘in charge’)… leading is actually a choice. It’s not a title. It’s not a position. It’s not a rank. It’s choice. It’s a mindset. Regardless of [...]
JVA Honors 16 Recipients of the JVA Junior Club Service Award
The JVA is pleased to announce 16 individuals honored with the 2019 JVA Junior Club Service Award. The growth of our sport, along with the consistent success of the JVA would not exist without the dedication and loyalty of the coaches, club...
JVA Announces Partnership with Starlings Volleyball to Impact Volleyball Youth Athletes and Coaches Nationwide
The JVA is pleased to announce a partnership with Starlings Volleyball, USA to join together to impact the lives of youth through the sport of volleyball. Through this partnership, all Starlings Volleyball coaches will receive a free JVA membership to...
Coaches
From the JVA Office: 4 Trends in Junior Volleyball
In just four short years, the landscape of junior volleyball has significantly evolved. In order to best serve the junior volleyball community, answer to the needs of our members, and to understand where our industry is going the JVA has...
Early Season Team Meeting, Training and Cohesion
TAV 14 Black has many rules that it follows each year to compete for Championships. The team is constructed in a manor to play at the highest level with the least amount of distractions. When choosing a team, we take into...
6 Game Changing Weapons for Setters
A setter holds both the team's most powerful position and its most frustrating one. Setters control the tempo, create the offense and maintain momentum. But the position depends very much on the quality of passing, as well as the strength of attacking, and if either of those are weak, setters can be left feeling inadequate and inefficient. Although a setter can feel dependent on teammates, it's important to remember that a setter has weapons, too. Here are six weapons that can turn a setter into a more dominant and influential player.
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Build the Recruiting Pyramid
To empower the best opportunity for a Prospective Student Athlete's collegiate future, volleyball families can build a pyramid of outreach to college coaches. When families build this pyramid, it allows them the opportunity to say "no"; saying "no" or "no
Volleyball For a Cure
What do you get when you mix an accessory line with youth volleyball teams? The VB 4 CURE SERIES! The newest Power League sponsored by JVA member clubs Premier Academy, Pineapple SportONE Volleyball and A2 Volleyball that brings teams together to...
Fall in Love with Volleyball: How One Club is Growing the Game with Fun!
Memphis Metro Volleyball began their Youth Volleyball Academy one year ago with a mission to promote the sport of youth volleyball in a safe and fun environment. Many of their older players have younger siblings and they wanted to start...
