AVCA Convention registration opens NEXT WEEK on August 14!
Sign up by September 20 to save $100, plus get early access to discounted hotel rooms and NCAA match tickets. Join us in Louisville, Kentucky December 18-22 for:
Over 120 court and classroom education sessions
Networking opportunities, social events, and awards celebrations
World’s largest volleyball exhibit show
Career Center: job postings, salary information, career counseling
Recruiting events: Girls’ Talent Showcase and Boys’ Talent Showcase
Celebrity fans of USA Volleyball have included fellow Olympian LeBron James, Pharrell Williams, ‘America’s Cheerleader’ Snoop Dog (wearing a shirt featuring Kelly Cheng) and Billie Jean King, spotted in the stands when the Women’s team defeated France.
Volleyball Stories
Catch the highlights from 2024 B1G Volleyball Media Days:
LA Times: Meet the UCLA softball legend influencing U.S. women’s volleyball’s success Sue Enquist turned into U.S. women’s volleyball’s secret weapon. The UCLA softball legend joined the national volleyball team as a culture consultant in advance of the Tokyo Olympics and helped set the foundation for the team to win its first Olympic gold medal. Now in Paris, Enquist is instilling her leadership philosophies to help the United States chase another Olympic title.
NCAA.org: Gold medalist Jordyn Poulter looks to grow volleyball back home Before the groundbreaking LOVB season starts, Poulter looks to Paris to repeat Olympic gold and come back from a devastating knee injury that took her out for the entire 2023 professional season. She’s learned to view the sport through a new perspective.
The NCAA will offer member schools post-eligibility injury insurance coverage for student-athletes beginning August 1, 2024. The coverage will be for two years after student-athletes complete their college athletics experience and will cover injuries that occur while playing for their school.
NPI Deep Dive: NCAA DIII Tournament Selections D3 Datacast breaks down the NCAA Power Index (NPI), a new ranking system that will be used to select and seed teams for the national tournament in all team sports in Division III this fall.
More than 100 girls and boys athletes were at Dockweiler Beach, Playa del Rey, California, on July 29-Aug. 1 for the 2024 USAV Beach National Team Development Program Summer Training Series. This training gives junior and collegiate beach volleyball athletes the chance to practice with and compete against some of the best athletes in the United States while receiving guidance from top coaches.
Nominations for the 2024 AVCA Junior Beach All-American Awards are open through August 9! The AVCA plans to select eight (8) 1st Team All-Americans and eight (8) 2nd Team All-Americans. The selected athletes must be athletes that will begin college in Fall of 2024 or Spring of 2025.
Nominate your top high school athletes for a chance to be recognized when the Watch Lists are released in August. Uncommitted athletes on watch lists will also be invited to attend the AVCA Phenom College Prep Program December 19-21, 2024, in Louisville, KY.
Weekly through September 29, the AVCA will will send out a one question survey – designed to take less than one minute of your time! Help the AVCA learn more about our community and improve member services. Each week, all participants will go into a drawing for one $50.00 VISA gift card. The Week 3 (Week of July 28) winner of the $50.00 Visa Gift Card is: Natalie Dunn, Head Girls Volleyball Coach at McKay High School (OR)! On September 30, all who participated each of the 12 weeks will go into a Grand Prize drawing for a 2024 AVCA Complimentary Full Convention Registration Certificate. Thank you for engaging in the one question survey initiative! If you have any questions or comments, email research@avca.org or call AVCA Member Services at 866-544-2822.
AVCA Education and Events
Four of the nation’s top collegiate volleyball teams – Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, and Wisconsin – will open the 2024 women’s season at the AVCA First Serve Showcase on Aug. 27 in Louisville, KY at the KFC Yum! Center, the same venue where the NCAA DI Women’s Volleyball National Championship will be held in December. Click here to learn more.
Interested parties can get a group ticket code! Organizations whose members purchase over 20 tickets using the code will receive a donation of 15 percent of the costs from the AVCA after the event.
The online AVCA Career Center allows job posters to advertise a job opening, search resumes, manage candidates, and market open positions. Job seekers have the opportunity to post a resume, search for open positions, create job alert notifications, and access free career management resources. Recent posts include:
Assistant Volleyball Coach – Union University
Assistant Volleyball Coach – Lycoming College
Men’s Volleyball Assistant Coach – Purdue University Fort Wayne
Saginaw Valley State University has announced Lana Rybkowski as the new head coach of the Cardinal women’s volleyball program.
Fitchburg State Athletics is pleased to announce that Jim Ray has been named the Head Coach of the women’s volleyball program.
Northwest University’s third season of beach volleyball welcomes a familiar face into a new role as Meng Bak takes the title of head coach.
The Citadel has officially announced a four-year contract extension for head volleyball coach Dave Zelenock. This past year, Zelenock led the Bulldogs to a 27-4 overall and 14-2 conference record, and first-ever regular-season conference title.
Colorado head coach Jesse Mahoney’s contract was extended through the 2027 season. Mahoney is in his ninth year as head coach of the CU volleyball team and has led the Buffs to a 128-109 (.540) record and three NCAA appearances.
The JVA is giving $200,000 Back to JVA Girls, Boys and Beach Clubs!
We are accepting applications through October 15 for beach programs and August 31st for indoor programs. We’ve increased the sponsorship amount for most of the Sponsor Levels! If your club has a girls or boys program AND a beach program you can APPLY FOR BOTH!
JVA Challenge Series: Uniting the Nation’s Elite Volleyball Events!
JVA Challenge Series Events are 2-3 day tournaments hosted by JVA member clubs across the country. This series unites the nation’s elite events, and provides support to the host clubs and organizations. Apply for the JVA Challenge Series today! Deadline is August 31st.
