The AVCA is proud to acknowledge a group of leaders in the volleyball ecosystem to commemorate Black History Month 2025! This week, we profile Jazmyne Johnson, women’s volleyball coach at Tarleton State University. Support the AVCA Diversity Awards and other scholarships here.
Senior athletes will be added to AVCA Boys High School All-America Watch List. Non-senior high school athletes will be featured on the AVCA High Risers List. Please nominate all of your deserving athletes to ensure they are recognized and we bring more attention to the sport!
Professional Volleyball News
The 2025 Women’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) is returning to Arlington, TX, and single-match tickets are now on sale! Don’t miss your chance to witness the 2024 Olympic silver medalists—Team USA—and five of the world’s other top teams battle it out in 12 electrifying matches from July 9–13.
The host cities for the highly anticipated 2025 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Finals have been announced. The Women’s Finals of this year’s landmark edition will take place in Łódź, Poland July 23-27, and the Men’s Finals are scheduled for July 30-August 3 in Ningbo, China. Read more.
Partner Highlights
Considerations for the Boys Indoor Junior Volleyball Season
Since 2005, boys volleyball has nearly doubled in participation, and increased by 40% since 2017. This growth of boys’ volleyball does not come without its complications; complications that did not exist 20 years ago. One solution to these four complications is to adjust the boys’ club volleyball season to the summer and fall, ending with a winter National Championship. Read more and share your feedback with here. (JVA is working with USAV and AAU on this initiative.)
Exclusive Club Volleyball Education Summit | Align | May 13-14, 2025 | Chicago, Illinois
Get ready to Align your vision, strategy, and leadership with the leaders of junior volleyball! Over the course of 1.5 days, attendees will experience a deeper understanding of how to effectively lead and grow a junior volleyball club in today’s competitive landscape. With plenty of networking opportunities and collaborative workshops, Align will foster new relationships and ideas that will drive success both on and off the court. USA Volleyball CEO John Speraw is the opening keynote. REGISTER TODAY!
Latest educational content includes:
Setters: Most Impactful Qualities with Luka Slabe – USA Volleyball
Preparation Stops When Competition Starts with Craig Skinner – Univ. of Kentucky
Leadership is Authentic, Relentless, Selfless Service to a Cause with Colonel Craig Flowers – Sideline Leadership
This week, the MasterCoaches share their reactions to current events in women’s pro volleyball.Watch here at 2:00pm ET!Last week: Bill Walton and Shelton Collier talked about Pro Volleyball in the U.S.
Coaching Careers
NCAA Division I
Ryan Theis, who has guided Marquette to 10 NCAA Tournament appearances, is now the University of Florida head volleyball coach.
Penn State has signed women’s volleyball coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley to a contract extension through the 2030 season, retaining the alumnus who has won national championships with the Nittany Lions as a coach and player.
NCAA Division II
Colorado Mesa University has announced the hiring of Austin Albers as the Mavs’ Head Volleyball Coach.
Marymount Athletics have announced the hiring of Tom Doherty as the new Women’s Volleyball Head Coach.
NCAA Division III
UC Santa Cruz is excited to have selected Chad Koenegstein as the next Head Coach for Women’s Volleyball.
NAIA
Taylor Wilson-Evanczyk has been named the head women’s volleyball coach at IU Southeast.
Last year’s Assistant Coach, Taylor Baker, will have the reigns of the Mission University Volleyball Lady Patriots.
Hastings College announced that John Schmidt has been named as the head volleyball coach for the Hastings Broncos.
NJCAA
Odessa College is pleased to announce that Coach Abolanle “Bondie” Onipede accepted the position as the new head volleyball coach for Wranglers volleyball.
Iowa Lakes Community College welcomes Taylor Menzies as the new head coach of the women’s volleyball program.
NCCAA
Dallas Christian College announces Mark Bohls as the new Head Women’s Volleyball Coach.
