Welcome to the January 2019 Edition of VolleyBiz!
The monthly newsletter designed to inform the junior volleyball community on the happenings and different facets related to the business of club volleyball.
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From the JVA Office: The Impact of the D1 Recruiting Legislation Changes
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With new recruiting legislation comes a host of adjustments for both the student-athletes, the clubs and the college coaches; and this isn’t a static thing. The challenge is to figure out how it affects the athletes' recruiting timelines and how coaches can put young athletes in a position to be successful and empowered given the current rules. Here is a review of the changes and points of emphasis for clubs, coaches and student-athletes.
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Share Your Top Moments in JVA Top Plays!
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Introducing #JVATopPlays—every month we’ll feature the best five highlights in club volleyball! To enter, use that hashtag to name your Hudl highlight or share it to social media.
Anyone (coaches, parents, athletes and fans) can submit a Hudl highlight to be featured. All you have to do is create and save a highlight on Hudl with #JVATopPlays in the title, or share an existing highlight on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram with that same hashtag.
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The Rise of the MN Boys High School Volleyball Association
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Two iconic figures in the world of volleyball asked "why isn't there boys volleyball in Minnesota?" A few other passionate people got on board to help make it happen. What started as a VERY low key, casual meeting of like-minds quickly evolved into a mission, 501c3 organization, and a thriving league for boys volleyball. Learn about the rise of the Minnesota High School Boys Volleyball Association and, more importantly, how it can be replicated.
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What is the ideal training versus competition ratio for the younger ages throughout the club season? One can agree that the most important part of youth training is keeping younger players engaged. Here are some simple solutions one JVA member club integrated into its training that has been effective in keeping younger athletes engaged, which has improved their effort in 6v6 play throughout the season.
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Journals are a terrific way to kick off your season, create a foundation for your athletes and return long term benefits. Athletes will be able to establish goals, monitor their progress real time and eventually enjoy looking back on their journey! Here are some ways to implement journal entry with your team.
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Tstreet Volleyball Club Wins JVA Club of the Month
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The JVA is proud to announce the nine beach clubs named 2019 JVA Sponsor Clubs. In it's fourth consecutive year of the JVA Sponsor Program, these beach clubs join the 64 indoor clubs to set yet another record year. As a member driven and member centered organization, JVA will be giving $200,000 to JVA Sponsor Clubs this season.
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Over Thanksgiving of this year, A5 was fortunate to travel to Japan with a select group of 16 athletes from three different age groups. The trip to Japan marked the club's 9th international outing, and from a volleyball perspective, was in many ways the most impactful trip to date. Club Director Bob Westbrook shares the important takeaways from a coach's and club director's perspective.
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Beach Volleyball: Training a Defensive Base
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In beach volleyball, it is critical to train defensive responsibilities and court coverage on defense as there are only two players covering one side of the court. 692 Beach Director Scott Stover shares a drill breakdown and strategy behind training a defensive base where his junior players hold in their base position.
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Munciana Volleyball
(Yorktown, IN) shares 5 drills to train defensive movement, pursuit, strength and toughness.
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Helpful Reading and Resources
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Natalie Berty tops VolleyballMag.com Girls HS All-American team
From Volleyballmag.com
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Natalie Berty of Santa Ana, California, heads the 2018 VolleyballMag.com Girls High School All-American team, a star-studded roster of players from around the country
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Read more.
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Volleyball Ankle Braces That are On in Seconds, Last for Hours, and Protect for Years
From Our Partner, Ultra Ankle
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Our Ultra Zoom is the best ankle brace in volleyball because it uses your body heat to form to you. It allows you to move in all the natural ways and only restricts any excessive movement that may result in an ankle sprain. You’ll play better and play more, losing less time to injuries
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Read more.
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Nominations Open for 2019 AVCA Thirty Under 30 Awards
From Our Partner, AVCA
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The AVCA is now accepting nominations for the 2019 AVCA Thirty Under 30 Awards. These awards recognize and celebrate the top young coaches from across all divisions of volleyball. In order to be nominated, a coach must be 30 years or younger by December 31, 2018 and be an active AVCA member. Nominations for this award will continue to be accepted through
Thursday, February 28
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Click here to nominate a coach for the AVCA Thirty Under 30 Awards
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Request a personalized demo
From Our Partner, Hudl
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See how Hudl helps players develop and get noticed. Request a personalized demo
HERE
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9 Reminders If You’re a Stressed Out Parent of an Athlete
From Our Partner, TeamSnap
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Youth sports are supposed to be fun but stressful situations are inevitable. Here are nine reminders to ease your mind if you’re a sports parent.
Read more.
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Can You Dig It? Dig Pink® Dig-A-Thon
From Our Partner, The Side-Out Foundation
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Between January and June, The Side-Out Foundation is encouraging teams (club, school, men's and women's) to join the Dig Pink® Dig-A-Thon to accomplish the goal of 150,000 digs in honor of the 150,000 individuals living with stage IV breast cancer in the U.S. Through Side-Out's easy-to-use pledge drive system, each dig your team completes supports game-changing stage IV breast cancer research.
Click
HERE
for more information about the Dig Pink® Dig-A-Thon and how to get started!
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Paying With a Bank Account – Instant vs Manual Verification
From Our Partner, PaidUp
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Debit/Credit card companies have a system of sophisticated fraud tools that thus help keep consumers safe when they use their cards. Debit/Credit cards can also give you an instant response as to whether funds are available on that card account
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Read more.
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NEW THIS YEAR, 18U AAU Volleyball Nationals moved to Memorial Day Weekend!
From Our Partner, AAU Volleyball
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The 18U divisions of AAU Volleyball Nationals will now take place over Memorial Day weekend from May 25-27, 2019 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. Come join the fun over this long weekend to celebrate your club volleyball career! More information about this event can be found
HERE!
Can’t make it in May? We’ve got you covered! We have also created two new 18U divisions that will take place during our regular June event in Orlando.
CLICK HERE
for more info on the June event!
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