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JVA Announces Strategic Partnership with LeagueApps
Milwaukee, WI — Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 Junior Volleyball Association (JVA), a premier club volleyball association with over 1,600 [...]
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JVA Announces New Partnership with Gipper to Streamline Social Media for Volleyball Clubs
Milwaukee, WI. December 1, 2022 —, Gipper Media, Inc. (Gipper), the leading social media content creation and management platform for sub-professional sports, and the Junior Volleyball Association (JVA), the premier national organization for the promotion [...]
Keeping Athletes Healthy This Winter
Flu season is upon us now. Since athletes are often around many other people when training or playing, they are more likely to be exposed to infection or virus. It’s crucial for athletes to stay [...]
Signs, Symptoms and Resources for Concussions in Volleyball
Volleyball is growing in popularity all over the world. While it's not a high contact sport like football and ice hockey, the combination of high speed hits and aggressive diving and defense pose a high [...]
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JVA to Host 8 Educational Sessions at 2015 AVCA Convention
Each year the JVA sponsors educational sessions at the AVCA Annual Convention, and this year we've doubled the number of sessions with 2 hard court sessions, 2 sand court sessions, and 4 classroom sessions. The topics are always geared toward the business of junior volleyball and training junior volleyball athletes. This year we are beyond excited for the sessions we will be hosting, as the presenters share a wealth of knowledge, expertise and respect in the national and international volleyball industry.
JVA Adds 3 New Indoor Tournaments in 2016
(July 23, 2015) As the 2015 indoor club season is officially behind us, I hope that everyone had a great experience in your season ending events. It was great seeing so many JVA-member clubs during
2015 BVCA National Championships Recap
JVA partnered up with the Beach Volleyball Clubs of America to host the BVCA National Championships in Hermosa Beach, CA
Club Directors
2020 JVA Beach Sponsor Clubs Announced
The JVA is pleased to announce another record breaking year for the JVA Sponsor Program as 16 beach clubs are named 2020 JVA Beach Sponsor Clubs. In the fifth consecutive year of the JVA Sponsor Program, the 16 beach clubs join the 64 indoor...
JVA Safety Policy
Our young athletes deserve to be safe. You are practicing good risk management by In having policies and procedures in place to protect your members. The JVA prioritizes the safety of junior volleyball athletes by providing the proper resources and...
6 Ways to Keep Parents Actively Involved in Your Club
Club Directors and club staff wear many hats throughout the club season, and oftentimes are juggling tasks that can be assigned to parent volunteers. Finding way to involve parents can not only take tasks off of the club director's plate, but also allow the Head Coach and Assistant Coach to focus more on player development, planning practice, and managing the team. Here are six ways to incorporate parent volunteers this season.
Coaches
JVA Highlights During 2017 AVCA Convention
Each year the JVA sponsors educational sessions at the AVCA Annual Convention, and holds it's Annual Meeting, featuring a nationally known key note speaker. This year the JVA will host one hard court session, one beach court session, one beach classroom session and two hard court classroom sessions. The topics are geared toward club management, indoor coaching, and beach coaching. In addition, we will have an excellent session focused on recruiting. The presenters all share a wealth of knowledge, expertise and respect in the junior volleyball and collegiate volleyball realms.
3 Principles for Solid Statistics
Volleyball is one of the best team sports in the world because of its rules. Furthermore, at the high level it’s as explosive as any other sport and very fast paced with a fast moving ball that must fall...
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...
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Behind the Scenes: The Making of “Court & Spark”
by Leslie Hamann and Jack Hamann Courtney Thompson pounded a chair. She was a high school sophomore. Her club team, Kent Juniors, was a national powerhouse. But in a regional Seattle qualifier, Courtney's team had dropped the first set to Washington
Hello Recruiting Season!
This is a critical time in the recruiting process for all high school age volleyball players - Preparing for the start of the Recruiting Season! The MLK Weekend traditionally begins the current year's recruiting cycle. Per NCAA Rules, NCAA Division I
A Beach Volleyball Club in Minnesota Eh?
You wouldn't think that beach volleyball and Minnesota would go hand in hand. Minnesota is known for snow, the cold, its numerous lakes, and possibly Paul Bunyan. But soon a new beach volleyball club for boys and girls will hit the market in the Twin Cities.
