From the JVA Office: What’s Your Why?
There have been some questions circulated this past week about the JVA. We would like to share a clear picture of who we are, what we are and why we are. We give credit to our member clubs who are...
APP Reviews from JVA Club Directors: Run Your Club and Train Your Teams with the Help of These APPS
There are a variety of apps and software programs to help club directors manage your club and for coaches to train and develop your teams. Carolina Union, Michigan Elite, Virginia Elite and Illini Elite Club Directors, all JVA members, share...
Strategies to Develop More Confident, Consistent and Coachable Athletes
The JVA Annual Meeting is fast approaching and this year, the JVA is hosting nationally known keynote speaker Dr. Gregory Dale who will present "Strategies to Develop More Confident,Consistent and Coachable Athletes." If you are attending the AVCA Annual...
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...
JVA Donates Part of Hurricane Fund
In September, JVA set up the "Rally Against Harvey and Irma" fund to help the people affected by the flooding and hurricanes. The fund raised over $6,000 and JVA is making sure every penny donated goes to a good and worthy...
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.
Building a Club Culture
Seng Chiu didn't plan to start his own volleyball club. Though he had a lifelong love for the sport, he was perfectly content spending most of his career career coaching at the high school and college level. But as volleyball exploded in popularity, Chiu recognized two problems: Young players were being systematically weeded out, as most clubs targeted elite-level athletes, and those who endured oftentimes burned out. Hear from three JVA Club Directors who make it a point to create a positive club culture for every skill level.
From the JVA Office: Have You Discovered the New Route?
Many club directors begin every season the same way, with the same routine, a driver's route from point A to point B so to speak, and it's the only route they've ever known existed. Imagine if one day you discovered another route. Do you hesitate? Or do you try it? Let's hear from club directors that discovered the new route and opted to take it.
Tackling the Tough Decisions at Tryouts with an Efficient Tryout Process
Your tryout participation numbers are through the roof. The marketing and recruiting efforts by your Director and Coaches have paid off. Now it is essential that you organize the 2-3 hours of your tryout as efficiently as possible to guarantee...
From the JVA Office: 4 Ways to Attract the Right Players to Your Club
Depending on your location, there could be several clubs within a driving distance of 20 to 60 minutes of your club, and for the right product, parents will drive their child even father if it means he or she will have a...