NCAA Sports Day; USA Volleyball prepares for Paris!
At The Net – July 24, 2024
Only 1 day until the 2024 AVCA Coach of the Year Super Clinic begins!
LAST CHANCE to Pre-Register for the AVCA Coach of the Year Super Clinic July 26-31. Access more than 25 award-winning sessions created by current and past AVCA Coach of the Year award recipients and volleyball professionals. Registration includes on-demand access to the 2024 Super Clinic’s new sessions, plus access to Volleyball Coaches Insider +Plus, home of the AVCA Super Clinic and other great full-length clinic sessions.
Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games: USA Volleyball looks to defend its triple gold! The 2024 Olympic Games open this Friday, July 26, and the Paralympic Games
begin August 28.
LA Times: He led UCLA to NCAA titles. Can John Speraw guide U.S. men’s volleyball to gold? Now on his fifth consecutive Olympic cycle with the senior national team — two as an assistant and three as the head coach — Speraw could win not only an NCAA championship, but also an Olympic medal this summer.
The U.S. Men’s National Team went five sets with world No. 1 Poland before falling during a pre-Olympic friendly match on Sunday in Gdansk, Poland. It was the last competitive match for the U.S. Men before they open the Olympic Games against Argentina at noon PT on July 27.
Jordan Larson, captain of the U.S. women’s volleyball team, reflects on the historic gold-medal win in Tokyo, how the game has grown and the legacy she will leave behind.
As they prepare for Paris, Team USA’s Beach Volleyball Olympians Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss received some surprise words of support and advice from Hollywood.
All six of the 2023-24 NCAA volleyball champion teams were in Washington, D.C., Monday on NCAA Sports Day. Those teams—Texas (DI W), Cal State LA (DII W), Juniata (DIII W), UCLA (NC M), Cal Lutheran (DIII M), and USC Beach—visited the White House as part of a celebration recognizing all of this year’s NCAA champions.
Tina Graudina named Latvia’s flag bearer at Paris 2024 opening ceremony. In addition to her Olympic record, Graudina was a 4-time Beach Volleyball AVCA All American at USC and a 2022 AVCA Pair of the Year athlete (with Hailey Harward).
The U.S. Men’s National Team earned a silver medal at the 2024 NORCECA Pan American Cup after dropping an epic match to Canada, 3-1 in Sunday’s final in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The silver medal marked the best U.S. finish since also taking silver at the 2014 Pan Am Cup. Canada repeated as gold medalists.
Registration is open for the 2024 Men’s Beach Collegiate Challenge on Sept. 13-15 at Stevenson University. Every participating athlete has the opportunity to be scouted through the Beach National Team Development Scouting Program.
USA Volleyball Announces 2024 Girls Indoor NTDP Summer Training SeriesRosters More than 150 girls volleyball athletes from 27 states will work with top coaches at the National Team Development Program Girls Indoor Summer Training Series.
2024 USMC/AVCA Battles Won Award
The AVCA and US Marine Corps are looking to recognize a volleyball coach and athlete who overcame a significant obstacle during the past year. The nature of this obstacle can be physical, mental, or a combination of both. The selected winners will be provided round trip travel to the AVCA Convention this December
in Louisville, Kentucky to be recognized and celebrated at the event. Nominations will be kept private and not shared until winners are selected and permission has been granted to share. AVCA Staff will select the winners. Nominations are due to be submitted by Friday, August 9. Winners will be announced this fall. If you have any questions, please contact Brad Wilson.
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 1 winner of the $50.00 Visa Gift Card is: Ramon “Ray” Green, Head Men’s Volleyball Coach at St. Ambrose University!
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.
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.
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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 – Simmons University
Assistant Coach, Volleyball – College of the Holy Cross
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Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach – Morgan State University
Elms College announced that Mike Froehlich will be the College’s new Head Coach for Men’s and Women’s Volleyball.
The College of Southern Idaho announces Andria Harshman as interim head volleyball coach.
The JVA Sponsor Program Gives $200,000 Back to JVA Girls, Boys and Beach Clubs! We’ve increased the sponsorship amount for most of the Sponsor Levels! Girls Indoor Programs can receive up to $5,000 and Boys Indoor Programs can receive up to $2,700. If your club has a girls program AND a boys program you can APPLY FOR BOTH!
