The JVA is pleased to announce a partnership with Starlings Volleyball, USA to join together to impact the lives of youth through the sport of volleyball. Through this partnership, all Starlings Volleyball coaches will receive a free JVA membership to include coaching education and resources. With an estimated 60 Starlings programs nationwide, 60 Club Directors and approximately 200 coaches will receive benefits of a JVA membership.
Starlings’ vision is to provide girls with equal access to quality volleyball programs, regardless of financial hardship or skill level through exposure to training and participation in the sport of volleyball, while using the platform of the sport to empower within each player, academic excellence, healthy lifestyle choices and excellent character.
“Our partnership with Starlings aligns perfectly with the JVA mission to promote the growth of youth volleyball” says JVA Executive Director Jenny Hahn. “The alliance with Starlings will also help us reach our goal to promote the growth of volleyball in underserved communities that is a part of our 2020-2023 Strategic Plan.”
By providing all Starlings Volleyball Club Directors and Coaches with a free JVA membership, the JVA is giving access to a library of sample practice plans, drills, business templates and documents, as well as valuable member discounts so they can better serve the junior athletes in their program.
“It is very exciting to be partnering with JVA” shares Starlings Executive Director Lucy Jones. “It is a daunting task to reach over 3,000 youth across the country with a quality volleyball program that not only teaches the sport, but positively impacts their often crisis filled lives. Starlings’ primary way of delivering support to the young Starlings athletes is through our Club Directors. The incredible programs and training offered by JVA directly impacts the lives of our kiddos by empowering our Directors and Coaches to better serve them technically and relationally. Starlings will be a better, stronger and more effective organization as a result of our partnership with JVA. We are honored and thrilled.”
About Starlings Volleyball
Starlings Volleyball, USA began with a single, inner-city volleyball team of 11 girls in 1996. Founder Byron Shewman, a Men’s National Team Champion and Olympian Kim Oden, sought to establish a volleyball/academic program that would serve girls from lower socioeconomic groups. Today, Starlings has clubs in more than 50 cities and Native American reservations throughout the U.S. and approximately 3,000 girls who participate in the Starlings program each year.
About the Junior Volleyball Association
The Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) is a non-profit organization that promotes the growth of youth and junior volleyball through program and resource development, education and events. The organization was formed in 2006 with a primary focus of being a voice for junior volleyball club directors and coaches, and with nearly 1,300 clubs nationwide is the only organization that is focused entirely on youth and junior volleyball.
If you are interested in starting a program in your area, reach out to Lucy Jones at lucy@starlings.org. 760-681-6813 www.starlings.org
For related junior volleyball news click HERE.
