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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 [...]
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From the JVA Office: How to Increase Matched Competition for Boys Volleyball
Boys volleyball is growing at the grassroots level, with more tournaments adding 12U divisions due to the demand for high level competition as the sport continues to catch the interest of youth at a fast [...]
2022 JVA Boys All-National Team Announced
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (June 20, 2022) The JVA is pleased to announce the 56 student athletes selected to the 2022 JVA Boys All-National Team powered by Fivestar, which recognizes the top male indoor volleyball players competing [...]
Niagara Frontier Volleyball Club Wins JVA Club of the Month
Back in 2005 a number of local girls clubs merged together to establish the Niagara Frontier Volleyball Club. The goal was to expand Junior Club volleyball in the Western New York region by offering [...]
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Crossfire Volleyball Wins JVA Club of the Month
As part of Crossfire Youth Sports, Crossfire Volleyball has 31 volleyball teams and 32 AAU basketball teams during the 2019 season and employs about 90 coaches between the two sports. Founded in 2003, the organization is based in Champlin, Minnesota, employs five staff members to...
From the JVA Office: How Small Volleyball Clubs Thrive in a Competitive Market
The size of the club will not break your success; a small mindset will. The increase in junior volleyball participation has led to growth in the number of junior volleyball clubs. New clubs are forming, large clubs are acquiring smaller...
Richmond Volleyball Club Wins JVA Club of the Month
Richmond Volleyball Club was founded in 1981 to meet the demand for recreational volleyball in the Central Virginia area. Today, the club serves more than 1,800 adult members and over 1,000 junior players, ages 7-18. Learn more about how our JVA Club of...
Coaches
Utilizing a Multi-Colored Net Tape to Train Volleyball
Premier Academy explains the multi-colored net tape and how it is used for training the club's many players 18 and under. For Premier, the net tapes stay on the nets most of the time, but [...]
3 Tips to Help Indoor Volleyball Players Transition to Beach
The transition from indoor to beach volleyball is one that can be both exciting and challenging. Living in the Midwest offers its own set of hurdles as players do not have the same opportunities as those living on the coasts...
From the JVA Office: Fighting the Second Half Slump
Spring Break, prom, graduation, ACT's, homework... it's that time of the year where many distractions creep in for athletes and it's easy for coaches to become frustrated. It's difficult to have an efficient practice when many players are missing, and when they are at practice, they're thinking about what dress to wear that weekend. How can we as coaches keep our players focused, especially with Nationals right around the corner?
