Welcome to the February 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: Keep the Great Coaches Coaching
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GREAT coaches are leaving the coaching world. Not because they're ready to retire after a long, polished career. GREAT coaches are quitting. GREAT coaches are being pushed out. GREAT coaches are realizing it's unfortunately not all about the athletes. Let's dive into four ways to keep the GREAT coaches coaching, along with some advice for coaches who are facing a challenge.
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The blocker has a strategic role in beach that can be broken up into a few different segments. As the front defender, the blocker changes the way the attacker makes the ball cross the net either by blocking the ball or by eliminating angles and locations where the attacker can make the ball cross the net. Here are seven key strategies for blocking at the net from Beach Nation and 3 time Olympian and Olympic Gold Medalist Phil Dalhausser.
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2019 JVA Boys Watch List Nominate Today!
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The JVA is pleased to announce the annual JVA Boys Watch List to recognize the top JVA boys athletes for outstanding achievement on the volleyball court. Boys high school volleyball is growing at a 21% rate over the last five years, and this growth is also represented in the rapid growth of boys volleyball programs among JVA member clubs nationwide. Learn more about this award and how to nominate your athletes.
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There are so many aspects to managing a club that require a Director's attention. As a result, it can be difficult to stay on top of things like uniforms and equipment, which is why so many orders are placed last minute and can lead to troubling consequences and many headaches! What if there was a solution to the uniform ordering dilemma that saved you time and gave you the space to focus on more important elements of your club?
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H
ow to Create Better Sports Parents
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Parents can set the precedent for the athlete's mental toughness. How parents behave and communicate before an event, during an event and after an event is the precedent that is set. It's important for a club director and coach to foster a learning environment for the parents so they can develop positive sports parenting habits. Here's a good place to start.
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Central Jersey Volleyball Academy Wins JVA Club of the Month
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Central Jersey Volleyball Academy (CJVA) was founded in 2005 out of the Somerville YMCA by Al Mottern. CJVA has grown significantly, from four teams in the first year to today, with 26 girls’ teams and 6 boys’ teams, as well as a very active youth development program across two facilities. Learn more about the JVA club of the month.
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5 Ways to Help Your Team Find Passion
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Coaches have many opportunities to make a positive impact on the lives of student athletes, and help them to understand the passion of not only volleyball, but the other aspects of life. Here are five ways to help the athletes on your team and in your club find passion.
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Junior beach volleyball is now one step closer to the college game with the start of the BVCA Club Challenge Series powered by JVA. The new format includes 4 weekend events where junior beach volleyball clubs align their ranked teams to compete against one another for the win. Learn more about this new competitive format and how it will positively impact the beach volleyball community across all levels.
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VCNebraska
(Lincoln, Nebraska) shares a team drill to reinforce a quality out of system second contact and teach out of system techniques with game-like movement. There are variations of the drill to help athletes train platform and hand setting a second ball to the pin attacker.
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Helpful Reading and Resources
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Volleyball recruiting is incredibly competitive. Out of 447,000 women’s and 61,000 men’s high school volleyball players in the United States, just 5.7% and 3.9% go on to play at the college level, respectively. To get discovered by college coaches and earn a volleyball scholarship, you need to be firing on all cylinders from day one of your recruiting journey.
Here are 6 tips to ace your volleyball recruiting process.
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Share Your Top Play this Month in #JVATopPlays
From Our Partner, Hudl
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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.
View the January top plays here.
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“Who better than Alisha?” as Glass Childress joins Stanford staff
From Volleyballmag.com
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New Stanford assistant women’s volleyball coach Alisha Glass Childress hit the ground running at a job she never expected to have
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Read more.
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Art of Coaching Clinics: Coming near YOU this spring!
From Our Partner, Art of Coaching Volleyball
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No matter what level of coach you are, you’ll get the answers you’re looking for at an AOC Volleyball clinic this spring! Featuring live court demos, one-on-one time with the presenters, a handbook full of notes and online video after the clinic, AOC clinics give you an incredible amount of information in a variety of ways.
Find the clinic closest to you and get tickets today!
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Gold Medal Squared Clinic at the AVCA Spring Conference
From Our Partner, AVCA
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The AVCA has partnered with Gold Medal Squared to host the Gold Medal Squared Clinic at the AVCA Spring Conference which will be held in conjunction with the Men’s Division I/II National Championships at Long Beach State University. The Clinic will be held May 3 – 5, 2019 and will feature on-court and classroom sessions from USA Women's and USA Men's staff as well as Gold Medal Squared staff.
For more details and to register click here
. Use code
AVCA2019
to receive 10% off the price of the clinic, plus a ticket to the semi-final and championship matches.
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Join the Dig Pink® Dig-A-Thon with Your Team!
From Our Partner, The Side-Out Foundation
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Teams across the country are working together to accomplish 150,000 digs from January to June to honor the 150,000 individuals living with stage IV breast cancer.
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From Our Partner, TeamSnap
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There is one important factor that many parents may be overlooking
as they strive to help their kids reach their potential in sports.
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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From Our Partner, Ultra Ankle
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Most volleyball players, parents, and coaches have come to accept that the ankle is the most injured body part in volleyball – especially for those of you who play at the net.
Read more.
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