Hello Recruiting Season!
This is a critical time in the recruiting process for all high school age volleyball players - Preparing for the start of the Recruiting Season! The MLK Weekend traditionally begins the current year's...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes: The Making of “Court & Spark”
by Leslie Hamann and Jack Hamann Courtney Thompson pounded a chair. She was a high school sophomore. Her club team, Kent Juniors, was a national powerhouse. But in a regional Seattle qualifier,...
View ArticleParent 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...
View ArticleFall in Love with Volleyball: How One Club is Growing the Game with Fun!
Memphis Metro Volleyball began their Youth Volleyball Academy one year ago with a mission to promote the sport of youth volleyball in a safe and fun environment. Many of their older players have...
View Article7 Steps to Landing A Sponsor For Your Volleyball Club
By Pat Kohan | The Art of Coaching Volleyball You’re a few weeks into your club season and you realize your teams have qualified for more tournaments than expected, but you don’t have the funds to...
View ArticleVolleyball For a Cure
What do you get when you mix an accessory line with youth volleyball teams? The VB 4 CURE SERIES! The newest Power League sponsored by JVA member clubs Premier Academy, Pineapple SportONE Volleyball...
View ArticleBuild 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...
View ArticleWhat's In a Name?
By John Brannon, Club Diretor, Carolina Union Volleyball Club One of the goals that we set forth for our club every year is that we want it to be a Great Big Family. We want older players to care...
View ArticleAddressing Physical Competency In A Club Setting
By Jimmy Jarmuth, Club Director, Illini Elite In the last few years there has been plenty of research and innovation going on in the sport of volleyball in terms of how we train. This can be partially...
View ArticleHow Much Eligibility Does a Recruit Have?
By Matt Sonnichsen, NCSA Volleyball Director of Relations The rule of thumb is that each recruit has 5 years to play 4. However, the NAIA has less restricted rules and a transfer has more opportunities...
View ArticleDig Pink at the JVA World Challenge in Louisville
By Julie Matthews, Special Projects Coordinator, The Side-Out Foundation The JVA World Challenge was The Side-Out Foundation’s last stop on the 2015 Dig Pink® Tour, and a weekend in Louisville was the...
View ArticleCreating a Volleyball Tournament Schedule
By Mark McCloskey, Club Director, Pentagon Volleyball Club Whether you are a long established club or a fledgling first year club, the process of putting together a tournament schedule that meets the...
View ArticleIncorporating Learning Theory into Training
By Mark Britner, Coach, Team Indiana A major objective of any practice is for players to learn how to become better volleyball players. USA National Team coach Karch Kiraly emphasizes this learning...
View ArticleLearning Toughness Abroad: SPVB Travels to Dominican Republic
By Rachael Fara, Player, Sports Performance 18 Elite From March 27 to April 3, SportsPerformance Volleyball Club traveled to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. As a four year member of SPVB, and a two...
View Article5 Ways to Stay Cool in the Sand this Summer
Few things scream “summer” more than the start of the beach volleyball season. It is a time for soaking up some rays with the scent of salt water in the air and sand between your toes. According to...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleTop Beach Volleyball Bag Must-Haves!
By Molly Menard – Pro Beach Volleyball Player and CFO of the National Volleyball League Twitter: @menardbeachvb 1. Sunscreen You want to be 100% focused on the court and I promise you’ll be thinking...
View ArticleCan 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...
View Article3 Reasons Volleyball Players Should Lift
If you look at a pro volleyball player, you’ll see some serious muscle. Strong quads, flexible and functional hamstrings, and powerful glutes—male and female players alike, good volleyball players are...
View ArticleAdjust the Tempo of Your Recruiting Process
With school getting out across the country, and club volleyball seasons either in their last championship events or finished, high school volleyball families must adjust their recruiting tempo. Except...
View ArticleMizuno 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...
View Article5 Ways to Make College Coaches Notice You
By Lina Taylor, 2x Olympian in Beach Volleyball With transfer rates reaching epidemic proportions among student athletes in collegiate sports, a natural question arises: are coaches and athletes doing...
View ArticleThe 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....
View Article12 Month Timeline of a Volleyball Club Director
Junior Volleyball Club Directors wear many hats, as most have a full-time job on top of running a volleyball club. Add a facility and 20+ club teams to the mix and the Club Director's plate gets full...
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