AVCA Award Nominations; AVCA Board of Directors Election; “Online Abuse in NCAA Championships” Study
At The Net – October 16, 2024
The 2024 AVCA Convention, which takes place Dec. 18–22, in Louisville, Kentucky, is where you can enjoy over 100 court and classroom education sessions, network with other coaches, and explore the world’s largest volleyball-specific exhibit show. Whether you are searching for a new job, want to continue your professional development, connect with your friends, or go to the NCAA championship matches, there are many reasons to attend!
The NCAA released the complete summary analysis from the Online Abuse in NCAA Championships: NCAA Pilot Study. The NCAA partnered with Signify, which monitored public comments targeting the online profiles of student-athletes, coaches and officials participating in several NCAA championships [including DI Women’s Volleyball] in 2023-2024. Based on the jarring findings from this pilot study, leaders in college sports called on fans and social media companies to curb rampant online abuse.
Longtime American beach volleyball star April Ross is retiring and the three-time Olympic medalist will be honored Nov. 9 at the Association of Volleyball Professionals league championship in Los Angeles.
Season Four continues through November 4, with 44 of the world’s best volleyball players on the court in Mesa, Arizona. Watch live on ESPN, VBTV, and Bally Sports networks. Following the completion of the season, all matches will be added to the Athletes Unlimited YouTube channel.
Next match: Team Member-Meneh vs Team De La Cruz-Mejía
Nominations now accepted for the AVCA Victory Club! Celebrate your milestone career wins – High School and Collegiate (indoor and beach) AVCA member head coaches are eligible for recognition.
Back to school … back to volleyball!
Keep your athletes motivated on the court and in the classroom. If you earned the 2024 AVCA Team Academic Award, sponsored by INTENT, order your plaque now and let your team’s accomplishments shine bright! Visit www.rixstine.com/avca to get started.
Did your team set an attendance record? Share with the AVCA!
The AVCA is seeking to promote schools breaking program, conference, or overall attendance records during the 2024 season! Email Pat Henderson or tag AVCA on social media.
AVCA Updates
AVCA Girls & Women’s Volleyball Officials Appreciation Week Recap
Final tally: 754 participants in 47 states took part in a record-setting 2024 AVCA Girls and Women’s Volleyball #OFFICIATIONWEEK! This year’s participation tops the previous record of 600 participants in 44 states set in 2023. Thank you to all who participated – elementary, middle & high school; beach; club; boys; NCAA DI-II-III; NAIA; and Two-Year Colleges.
Voting for AVCA President-Elect, National Collegiate (NCAA D-I/II) Men, NCAA D-III Men, High School, and Club Volleyball Representatives positions on the AVCA Board of Directors will be conducted October 22-25. Interested candidates must contact kennedy.wells@avca.org
AVCA Education and Events
2024 AVCA Phenom College Prep Program Registration
Coaches and parents: check your inbox for your unique registration link!The AVCA Phenom College Prep Program is an invitation-only event for uncommitted girls volleyball athletes (seniors on the AVCA All-American Watch List and uncommitted underclassmen on the AVCA Phenom List).
The AVCA Boys Talent Showcase is a recruiting event designed to provide high school boys the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of the collegiate coaches attending the AVCA Convention. The 2024 AVCA Boys Showcase will take place at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday, December 21, and the optional add-on AVCA Boys Showcase Clinic is the evening of Friday, December 20.
Underwater Statistical Analysis: How Much is Actually Going on Under the Surface?
Developing your new boys program: Creating culture, practice plans and goals
Community Engagement and Belonging
Coaching Careers
John Hawks, who was an assistant coach for UCLA from 2015-22 and head coach at Loyola University Chicago from 2022-24, has been named the third head coach in UCLA men’s volleyball history.
Quincy University announced Omar Sanchez as the new head coach of the men’s volleyball team.
JVA Releases New Officiating Videos to Train Your Teams this Season
The JVA and The TikTok Ref Monica Wang have joined together to create fun, educational training videos for volleyball players to learn how to perform the work duties for a junior volleyball match. Clubs can use the training videos and handouts to train your teams before their first tournament.
Calling All Beach Directors and Coaches!
Join Beach Club Direction LIVE focused entirely on running a beach program, beach events and beach clubs to share ideas and discuss the areas of running a beach program. Beach Club Direction LIVE fosters guidance, mentorship, and connection among JVA members. The discussion and content is driven by the attendees.
Network with Directors across the country, listen, connect and learn from one another.
Daniel and Mick break down an exhilarating week of conference action around the nation, and check out the poll movement following some major results. Then they chat with SMU’s senior outside Maya Tabron.
New episode Wednesday: “Blocking it’s important in the Men’s game and how technique and tactics have been adapted to the women’s game” with Ben Josephson, Canadian professional volleyball coach and current Associate Head Coach of Kentucky Women’s Volleyball. Last week’s episode:AVCA CEO Dr. Jaime Gordon.
Should Pittsburgh still be No. 1 ahead of Nebraska? That and more — including more great T-shirts (thank you Stony Brook) as ESPN and Big Ten Network volleyball analyst Emily Ehman and VolleyballMag editor Lee Feinswog talk about the week past and what’s ahead.
