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How to Use Video Delay to Develop Volleyball Athletes
For over ten years Blake Rawlins has been using Video Delay as a tool to [...]
Blog Categories
Club Fusion Wins JVA Club of the Month
Established in 1999, Club Fusion sprung into the club volleyball world when Bill Milborn held a tryout at Huntley High School and marched into Fusion’s first season with less than 10 teams. 25 years [...]
Recruiting Solutions: 4 Ways to Guide Your Athletes During the Recruiting Process
The volleyball recruiting process is far different from just a few years ago when the newest club and high school coaches navigated the process themselves as student athletes. The evolution of recruiting services, social [...]
JVA Announces a Partnership with VKTRY Performance Insoles to Help Junior Volleyball Athletes Enhance Performance and Reduce Injuries
The Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) is pleased to announce a partnership with VKTRY Performance Insoles that will allow junior volleyball players to take their game to the next level. Made from full-length, 100% aerospace-grade [...]
News
JVA Raises $20,000 for the Side-Out Foundation at the JVA World Challenge
The JVA is a proud supporter of the Side-Out Foundation and the Dig Pink® Program. Every year the JVA commits to raising funds for the Side-Out Foundation in order to support research specifically for patients [...]
The 2023 JVA Girls Watch List powered by Fivestar is Released
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) The JVA is pleased to release the 2023 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar featuring over 3,600 girls indoor junior volleyball athletes from 200 JVA member clubs across the country. The players nominated [...]
JVA Announces Grant of $150,000 to First Point Volleyball Foundation to Expand Partnership to Grow Boys’ Volleyball
(MILWAUKEE, WI) - First Point Volleyball Foundation, the preeminent nonprofit foundation growing boys’ and men’s volleyball in America, and Junior Volleyball Association (JVA), a leading association in the growth of club youth volleyball in America [...]
Club Directors
A Kentucky Club Increasing Opportunity through Mentorship
This year DeMarcus Lewis formed Lexington High Risers to make a change in the Lexington, Kentucky community. As a Personal Trainer and Sports Conditioning Coach he's had the opportunity to train athletes from all sports, [...]
Risk Management Solutions: Safeguarding Athletes During Practices and Competition
*Information provided in this article should not be considered a substitute for legal advice. Readers are strongly encouraged to seek the advice of a licensed attorney familiar with youth sport laws and regulations within your [...]
Business Solutions: Improving Player Retention
Today’s youth volleyball landscape is extremely competitive at the club level. While participation in youth sports overall has been steadily declining in the US over the past 15 years, participation in high school volleyball, particularly [...]
Coaches
Coaching Mental Performance: Self-Care for Coaches and Athletes
Whereas the curriculum was the meat and potatoes of my education at Adler University, the broth was this concept of “self-care”; for without it all of my hard work, knowledge, and intention would leave my [...]
Master Training Philosophy and Execution for 12U-18U
Illini Elite utilizes the master training philosophy for all of its programs from camps and clinics to youth teams and high school elite teams. Through its execution, one of the benefits of master training is [...]
Coaching Mental Performance: 6 Stages of Behavioral Change and “What to do When…”
“I keep telling them to… but they don’t want to listen!” “I’ve been telling them that all season, and here it is again, when it counts, and they’re still doing the same thing.” “I just [...]
Boys
JVA and VLA Partner to Promote the Growth of Boy’s and Men’s Volleyball
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (October 11, 2021) – The JVA is excited to announce an extended partnership with the Volleyball League of America to bring professional men's volleyball to the junior volleyball audience across the country. "We [...]
JVA Sets its Sight on Detroit for an Inaugural Boys Event
The JVA is excited to announce that it is hosting its first boys event, the JVA Showdown in Motown presented by Nike December 11-12, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. The event will bring in top teams [...]
An AthLeader’s Journey: Driven to Lead
A Feature on 2020 Ultra Ankle® JVA AthLeader Senior Opposite/Right Side Ian Glashagel from Club 1 Volleyball Within the first week of 8th grade at his new school, the district announced that it was creating [...]
Girls
Pre-Season Yoga for Volleyball Athletes
An athlete’s yoga practice should change according to their season, just like their training regimen does. During the pre-season, athletes are in preparation mode. Their practice times start to increase and training starts to intensify. [...]
Recruiting Solutions: Staying Pro-active in the Recruiting Process Outside of the Club Season
The recruiting process in general is currently slow to develop for athletes and colleges. Many schools are navigating rosters due to COVID waivers and adjustments in budgets. The transfer portal is also having an impact [...]
Corrective Flexibility for Volleyball Athletes
During the off-season, athletes have quite a bit of leeway on what they should be focusing on. Their training focus depends on their health. For example, if an athlete is healthy and ready to go, [...]
Beach
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 [...]
Best Practices for Rest and Recovery in Junior Volleyball
The human body is built to withstand intense periods of physical strain and pressure. When a tournament runs multiple days, and into the late evening hours, players can rally and perform to their best abilities. [...]
Beach Timeout Management
There are two timeout scenarios: a timeout taken by your team, and a timeout taken by the opponent. While it always feels better when the score is in your favor and the opponent calls the [...]
Culture
3 Reasons to use DISC to Develop Team Culture
Pioneering coaches already understand the advantages of the DISC assessment tool. This article is designed to broaden your scope and frequency with which you utilize DISC. If you don’t yet use DISC, let me explain why DISC is the...
4 Ways to Keep Volleyball Athletes Engaged
Researchers estimate that in the United States there are between 21 and 28 million youth, ages 8 to 17, that participate in organized sports. According to a poll from the National Alliance for Youth Sports, around 70 percent of kids in the United States stop...
From the JVA Office: The Importance of Giving Back
“It is such a joy to be a part of something bigger than ourselves.” Each season, JVA member clubs are showing their young athletes the joy of giving back in their communities or around the world. There are many different...
Events
The 2022 BVCA Club Challenge Series powered by JVA Unites the Nation’s Elite Beach Events
The JVA is pleased to announce the 2022 BVCA Club Challenge Series powered by the JVA and in partnership with the Beach Volleyball Clubs of America. In its fourth year, the series has nearly doubled [...]
From the JVA Office: Becoming a Learning Leader
Behind every successful team or organization is great leadership. In order to sustain and repeat success, the greatest leaders continue to learn, adapt and grow. The JVA is proud to sponsor numerous sessions at the [...]
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 [...]
Awards
Kokoro Volleyball Wins JVA Club of the Month
Since its inception in 2010, Kokoro Volleyball, located in the Twin Cities, has employed and provided services to individuals of all income levels, all ethnic backgrounds, and all social/political backgrounds. The services Kokoro currently offers [...]
Country Fire Volleyball Wins JVA Club of the Month
Jason Tuggle and his wife, Morgan, started Country Fire Volleyball in 2015 in hopes of creating a place where a club was about more than volleyball. Their vision was to help mold young athletes into [...]
Endless Momentum Wins JVA Club of the Month
Endless Momentum Volleyball Club formed in 2019 with only one team, 8 girls, and a dream. The club director, Nicole Wentz, brought her enthusiasm and passion for volleyball to an area that didn't have much [...]
Training
Coaching Mental Performance: The Neurobiology of Development and a Coach’s Impact
As coaches, our goal is to facilitate a “safe” environment not just so the athlete does not get hurt, but so they learn healthy attachment, which in turn helps them positively adapt their game to [...]
Are your volleyball athletes doing the wrong kind of yoga?
All athletes, no matter the sport, have a training program that changes throughout the year. There is a base period (pre-season), a build period (in-season), a peak/competitive period (post-season), and an off period (off-season). Strength, [...]
Pre-Season Yoga for Volleyball Athletes
An athlete’s yoga practice should change according to their season, just like their training regimen does. During the pre-season, athletes are in preparation mode. Their practice times start to increase and training starts to intensify. [...]
Parents
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.
Create a Game Plan for the SAT or ACT
Only about 5.5% of women and 4.6% of men that play volleyball at the high school level go on to play in college, and college coaches absolutely take into consideration grades and standardized test scores when recruiting. Therefore scoring high on the...
Train for Competition Beyond the Ball
To fully prepare athletes for competition, coaches should be training the mind along with training the physical aspects of the game. A team's physical performance is a direct reflection of the quality of physical training. A team's mental readiness is a direct reflection of the emphasis placed on training the mind. Here are five ways to begin to train your team beyond the ball.
Recruiting
Recruiting Solutions: 5 Ways to Stay Connected to Division II College Programs
At this point most athletes, as well college volleyball coaches are tired of virtual recruiting. It has been challenging to evaluate skill, athletic ability, and character through a device rather than in person. However, there [...]
6 Steps to Keep You on Track for Academic Eligibility
For millions of parents and high school students, college athletics is the gold standard they dream of. To accomplish that dream, they pour their heart and soul into training, travel, and equipment. However, there’s a [...]
Recruiting Solutions: 3 Ways to Respond to the DI Recruiting Changes
“Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a [...]
Travel
JVA Announces 2019 JVA Challenge Series powered by TeamSnap
We are thrilled to announce the events named to the 2019 JVA Challenge Series powered by TeamSnap. This season the JVA Challenge Series features 23 events in 14 states across the country. As you plan your competition schedule this season, here are events...
From the JVA Office: Basketball Clubs Form New Grassroots Volleyball Movement in the Northeast
Over the past decade there has been a decline in girls basketball participation numbers, which has been partially accredited to the influx in girls volleyball athletes. Three years ago, for the first time, more high school girls played volleyball than...
Boys Volleyball Calendar
Yes, boys volleyball can be a year-round sport. However, in most parts of the country, the participation numbers are not high enough to offer dedicated boys programs and travel teams. According to the NFHS.org the participation rates in boys...
