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Coaching Solutions: Tips to Help Your Volleyball Team Side-out in Rotation 1
There is no question that the universal agreement in the game of volleyball is that Rotation #1 is one [...]
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Beach Solutions: A Step by Step Guide to Build Indoor Sand Volleyball Courts
Indoor sand volleyball courts provide athletes with a year-round training and playing opportunity, free from weather-related interruptions. While building these courts requires careful planning and execution, the end result can be a game-changing facility [...]
Coaching Solutions: 4 Ways to Develop Emotional Stability on the Volleyball Court
Mental toughness and emotional stability are important aspects of being a volleyball athlete. Volleyball is a fast-paced game of momentum. In order to better manage the game from a coaching standpoint, teach your [...]
JVA Announces the 2025 JVA Boys’ Watch List powered by VKTRY Performance Insoles
(Naperville, Illinois) The JVA is pleased to announce the top male volleyball athletes in the country nominated for the 2025 JVA Boys' Watch List powered by VKTRY Performance Insoles. Nearly 1,300 male indoor junior [...]
News
Top Female Volleyball Athletes Nominated for the 2024 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) The JVA is pleased to announce the top female volleyball athletes in the country nominated for the 2024 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar. Over _____ female indoor junior volleyball athletes from [...]
TeamLVC Wins JVA Club of the Month
TeamLVC is committed to growing the sport of volleyball not only at the juniors club level, but also at the top and bottom of the volleyball spectrum. In 2004 TeamLVC formed as a [...]
Beach Volleyball Clubs of America (BVCA) and JVA Forge Transformative Partnership with Volleyball Life
Milwaukee, WI, January 3, 2024– The Beach Volleyball Clubs of America (BVCA) and the Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with Volleyball Life, ushering in a new era of excellence [...]
Club Directors
Technology Solutions: Meet the Next Level of Phishing
Imagine if you called your bank and ended up talking to a hacker instead. An experienced attacker could trick you into sharing details like your login credentials, credit card details, or account numbers. Unfortunately, [...]
Business Solutions: A Data-Driven Approach to Small Volleyball Club Salaries
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 [...]
Beach Solutions: Marketing Your Beach Volleyball Program
Building a successful beach volleyball program starts with a clear vision and an adaptable approach to growth across all age groups, from young players to high school athletes. Here are some key strategies to [...]
Coaches
3 Benefits of Lower Body Strength Training for Volleyball Athletes
Lower body weight training is very common among athletes who are looking to improve their performance on the court. When looking at collegiate and professional volleyball players, there’s no shortage of athletes that [...]
How to Use Video Delay to Develop Volleyball Athletes
For over ten years Blake Rawlins has been using Video Delay as a tool to train the physical and intellectual quality of junior volleyball athletes performance on the court. He [...]
Recruiting Solutions: 6 Steps to Get Recruited to Play College Beach Volleyball
Transitioning from indoor to beach volleyball comes with its own set of challenges and opportunities, but with the right strategy, you can increase your chances of getting recruited for college beach volleyball. Here's a [...]
Boys
Growing High School Boys Volleyball Through a Boys Grant Program
There is no question that the midwest, specifically Indianapolis, Indiana, has become a hot spot for boys volleyball. With an incredible growing rate of athletic participation, Indianapolis has seen the sport develop in college athlete [...]
VLA’s Nelson Capitalizes on an Underdog Mentality
Although he grew up playing baseball and soccer, Thomas Nelson found himself surrounded by opportunities to watch and play volleyball at a young age. Both of his parents played volleyball in adult leagues and tournaments [...]
VLA’s Hancock Builds Momentum in the Professional League
Dave Hancock steps outside his apartment at 5:20pm and heads to practice. The 6'7'' middle blocker/opposite is in his third season abroad, competing for VK Kladno in the top league in the Czech Republic. The [...]
Girls
Elevate Your Volleyball Game: 3 Key Strategies for Performance Enhancement
Volleyball is an intense sport that demands agility, speed, and explosive power from its players. Whether you're an experienced athlete or a beginner, there are always ways to enhance your performance on the court. [...]
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 [...]
Beach
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 [...]
Beach Solutions: Partner Pairing for Doubles Competition and Club Dual Events
Beach partner pairing can be a challenging part of playing beach volleyball. It is the #1 most intimidating task that new players must learn to do for themselves. “Can you help find a partner [...]
Beach Solutions: Cohesion and Flexibility with Indoor Leads to Success
Madsand Beach started in 2017 with less than 10 athletes training with Founder Will Buchanan. At the time, Buchanan was coaching indoor for Madfrog Volleyball Club, one of the top indoor clubs in the region, [...]
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
An Official’s Impact: Affecting the Younger Generation in a Positive Way
"When both teams have enjoyed the match win or lose and basically you’ve been invisible, you know that you’ve done a good job." Mark Eckart's volleyball life started as a player in elementary school in [...]
JVA Proudly Announces the 2023-2024 JVA Challenge Series powered by i6
The JVA is pleased to announce the 25 events named to the 2023-2024 JVA Challenge Series presented by i6. These events are aligned in their commitment to providing an elite, safe and high quality competition [...]
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 [...]
Awards
Top Female Volleyball Athletes Nominated for the 2024 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) The JVA is pleased to announce the top female volleyball athletes in the country nominated for the 2024 JVA Watch List powered by Fivestar. Over _____ female indoor junior volleyball athletes from [...]
TeamLVC Wins JVA Club of the Month
TeamLVC is committed to growing the sport of volleyball not only at the juniors club level, but also at the top and bottom of the volleyball spectrum. In 2004 TeamLVC formed as a [...]
Elite Volleyball Training Center Wins JVA Club of the Month
Elite Volleyball Training Center was founded in 2007 by current club co-directors and husband/wife team, Randy and Jackie Cline. The club started with only 10 girls and quickly grew from one team to [...]
Training
Give your athletes the tools to improve their mental health
Athletes are a different breed of human, but they are still human. They deal with the daily stress of school, life, and playing their sport. They have emotions, anxiety, struggle, mental blocks, and self doubt. [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Parents
Mental Health Guidance and Resources for Coaches, Athletes, and Parents
Youth sports create a wonderful opportunity for young athletes to learn and grow. Sports have been associated with many positive outcomes and opportunities such as creating active living habits, setting goals, providing social support, [...]
JVA Announces Partnership with USSCI to Protect Volleyball Clubs and Youth Athletes Nationwide
The JVA is pleased to announce a partnership with USSCI to help volleyball athletes that are impacted by the unexpected. Every year thousands of athletes find themselves unable to play the sport they love due [...]
From the JVA Office: Understanding the Factors that Impact Clubs due to COVID-19
COVID-19 has devastated every aspect of our sport: from the 2020 Olympics to the beginner volleyball programs; from the small 4 court tournament down the road to national qualifiers and championships. JVA, an association for [...]
Recruiting
Recruiting Solutions: The Transition from Quiet Period to Contact Period
Division I volleyball programs have been in a recruiting Quiet Period since May 1st, which means that College Coaches have not been able to evaluate prospective student athletes in person. Beginning May 31st all [...]
Recruiting Solutions: Historically Black Colleges and Opportunities for Athletes of Color
The social and economic barriers to high-level volleyball training and exposure to recruiting opportunities are clear. The high costs of club dues, travel, and time commitments often exclude low-income athletes from high-level training and the [...]
Recruiting Solutions: 6 Steps to Progress Your Recruiting Process Towards an Offer
The Division I Council re-extended the dead period for Division I sports through May 31, 2021 continuing the ban on in-person recruiting activities that began when the pandemic hit last spring. This means that high school [...]
Travel
JVA Event Registration is Now Open
This season the JVA is hosting 6 indoor events, all of which are among the nation's elite events. Registration is open and if you have not experienced a JVA event before, now is the time.
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...
