Men’s and Beach Top 20 Polls; USMC Coaches Workshop Program; NFHS/NCAA recruiting webinar
February 28, 2024
Can’t make it to Texas? Watch VNL matches on demand on VBTV! As a part of the AVCA’s partnership with Volleyball World, AVCA members can begin taking advantage of their 1-year exclusive access to VBTV’s Video on Demand (VOD) content! VBTV’s VOD content includes full indoor and beach matches available right after the match ends, highlights, original series, interviews, and more. Click here for instructions to access your free subscription! Not a member and want to take advantage of this amazing benefit? Join the AVCAby March 24, 2024, to be included.
AVCA Members are invited to apply to participate in the United States Marine Corps Coaches Workshop Program. If selected, we are confident that you will receive valuable tools and information to enhance your coaching and leadership skills, which will allow you to better connect with your students and athletes, positively influencing their overall performance and character.
In collaboration with the National Federation of State High School Associations, the NCAA Eligibility Center will be hosting a one-hour webinar event about initial eligibility, recruiting, the coaching experience, and more for high school and non-scholastic coaches. Registration is now live! Don’t miss this valuable and informative session on March 6th, from 6-7 p.m. ET.
Tickets now available – secure your seat in the sand for this year’s National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship! This year’s championship will be a single-elimination event and include an Opening Round on Wednesday, May 1. The opening round dual will be contested by seeds 16 and 17. The winner of that dual will play in the first round duals on Friday, May 3.
Eligible nominees must be 30 years old or younger as of December 31, 2023 [born 1993 or later], active AVCA members, and currently coaching volleyball in the selected category.
ESPN and Athletes Unlimited have agreed to a multiyear rights agreement that will see more than 70 AU sporting events including volleyball broadcast on ESPN channels and streamed on ESPN+. In 2024, 15 AU Volleyball matches are scheduled to air on ESPN networks, with an additional 5 to stream on ESPN+.
The deadline is this Thursday, February 29th! In order to be eligible for the JVA All-National Team, we must receive a nomination for the JVA Watch List. Players eligible for nomination are currently competing in age divisions 15U, 16U, 17U or 18U and graduating high school in 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027. Nominate here.
Coaching Mental Performance: 6 Stages of Behavioral Change and “What to do When…” When we consider how ‘ready’ our athletes are to change, we can utilize the widely popular transtheoretical model of behavior change. The model consists of 6 stages with strategies in each stage that help 1) to reduce resistance to future change and challenges, 2) increase athlete participation, 3) reduce athlete dropout, and 4) increase athlete’s buy-in to overall team change. Read more.
The AVCA is now accepting nominations for the 2024 AVCA Boys Watch Lists: 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!
AVCA Boys, Men’s & Beach Officiation Appreciation Week Coming March 23 – April 7
This period is set aside to make sure our officials know they are part of the sport. As coaches, you are the leaders; student-athletes, parents, and fans will follow your example to ensure we treat our officials in a manner befitting their role in helping boys, men’s and beach volleyball become one of the United States most popular sports. Learn more.
This weekend in New York City the annual Battle of the Badges volleyball challenge between the NYPD and FDNY took place. Learn more about the event, which is organized by AVCA Hall of Fame member Gerry Matacotta. Proceeds support the Police Benevolent Association and the FDNY Widows and Children’s Fund Inc.
This week will be focused on “Trends in the Game outside the X’s and O’s” . We will interview Brad Keller about trends occurring in the game from the hiring of Tyler Hildebrand, coaching salaries, recruiting the portal, NIL and more. Tune in Wednesday at 2pm ET on Facebook or at volleyballmastercoaches.com. Coaches can also listen to our podcast serieson iTunes.
The online AVCA Career Centerallows 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 Coach, Women’s Volleyball – Campbellsville University (KY)
Assistant Coach Volleyball – Illinois College
Community Engagement Leader – Side-Out Foundation
Coaching Hires and Contracts
Contact Alice Rogers to report a coaching transaction for At the Net.
Claire Scully has been named the Head Women’s Volleyball Coach at Illinois College.
Central Baptist College has announced the hiring of Halee Hensley as the new head volleyball coach.
Oberlin College announced the appointment of Jasmine Brown as head volleyball coach.
Kyle Hawkhas been named the sixth head coach of the Penn College volleyball program.
Benedictine University Mesa Athletics is excited to announce hiring of Lori DeJongh-Slight as the new Head Coach of Women’s Volleyball.
Florida Memorial University announces the hiring of Nancy Sikobe as head volleyball coach.
California State University, Dominguez Hills Athletics is proud to announce the appointment of Teddi Esko as the new Head Coach for the Women’s Volleyball team.
Jamie Hofman named Hope International Women’s Volleyball Head Coach.
UT Permian Basin volleyball has a new head coach at the helm as CJ Allard is set to take over the program.
University of Delaware Volleyball head coach Kimberly Lambert agreed upon a contract extension through 2028.
University of Missouri-St. Louis head volleyball coach Ryan Young has signed a contract extension keeping him on the Tritons’ sidelines through the end of the 2028 season.
