2015-2016 Indoor Rules and Scorekeeping
Read more at USA Volleyball >
The Patience Season
The early fall can be a confusing and frustrating time segment for families trying to manage the college volleyball recruiting process, especially those with rising Junior and/or Senior age daughters. Summer is over, high school season is starting up...
Mizuno Grand Prix Series
To encourage the growth and development of youth volleyball (ages 8-14) in the greater Chicagoland area, the Great Lakes Center Youth Academy, Chicago Elite Youth Academy, Energy VBC and Rolling Thunder VBC partnered together to form the Mizuno Youth Grand...
Can a Parent Council Help Your Club?
By Sharon L. Galonski, Club Director, Next Level VBC (This article is Part II. To read Part I click here.) I did it! After tryouts were completed, teams were selected, uniforms were ordered, and practices began, each competitive team within...
The On-Going Struggle to Introduce Volleyball at an Early Age
By: Meg Davis, Youth Academy Director at Southern Performance Volleyball When I was first told I would be officially in charge of the "Youth Academy" at the club then known as Team Sting Volleyball Club, and now Southern Performance Volleyball...
Build the Recruiting Pyramid
To empower the best opportunity for a Prospective Student Athlete's collegiate future, volleyball families can build a pyramid of outreach to college coaches. When families build this pyramid, it allows them the opportunity to say "no"; saying "no" or "no
Parent Council: To Be or Not To Be
By Sharon L. Galonski, Club Director, Next Level Volleyball Club At a pre-season regional meeting two years ago, a presentation was given on the implementation of a parent council by one of the Mid-Atlantic volleyball clubs. My initial reaction was...
Club Tryout Tips for Athletes and Parents
The anticipation of tryouts is filled with a lot of questions and concerns for players and players. Deciding where to tryout and how many clubs to tryout for is just the start. Below are some tryout tips to act as...
A Volley Dad, a Car Pool and a Great Club Experience
How a Few Families Saved Significant Dollars During the Club Season By Jenny Hahn, Executive Director of the JVA One of Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club's board members shared a spreadsheet that her husband had emailed out to the families in their car