AVCA Reveals new logo, NE/WI set viewership record on BTN, where to watch this week’s top matches
October 25, 2023
AVCA Reveals New Logo as Part of Brand Update
The American Volleyball Coaches Association unveiled its new logo and marks, providing a fresh look for the 42-year-old organization. The new logo is a continuation of the association’s identity update that kicked off in July with the debut of the revitalized AVCA website. The new logo represents the AVCA community as a team on one side of the net working together to advance coaches and volleyball. You can find downloadable versions of the logo in the AVCA Brand Kit.
Register today: 2023 AVCA Convention in Tampa, Florida!
Recruit & Learn All in one Experience
The AVCA Convention is a one-stop shop for taking your program to the next level. In one 4-day trip you can learn new training concepts for your current athletes and recruit for your future! Check out all the recruiting opportunities:
Girls Talent Showcase Saturday 12/16, 12:30 – 6:30 (4 waves)
This invite only showcase includes girls high school athletes from the AVCA Phenom/AVCA All-America Watchlists.
College Transfer Showcase Saturday 12/16, 10-12
The MasterCoaches College Transfer Showcase will feature eligible athletes from NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, Junior College, and international prospects.
Recruiting event designed to provide high school boys the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of the collegiate coaches.
7,412 fans packed Schollmaier Arena to watch TCU vs. Texas on Oct. 18, setting both a record for volleyball and all women’s athletics events at TCU.
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 2023 season! We will share social media posts and are creating a special page on our website listing attendance records. Email Pat Henderson or tag AVCA on social media!
With 612,000 viewers on BTN, Nebraska vs. Wisconsin is the most-watched regular season volleyball match across any network in history! The BTN is averaging 142,000 viewers per match this season, up +13% from 2022.
The International Volleyball Hall of Fame inducted the 37th class of honorees on Saturday, including USA beach great Phil Dalhausser. Retired AVCA Executive Director Kathy DeBoer was honored with the Mintonette Medallion of Merit – watch her speech here.
The new USMC/AVCA Battles Won Award recognizes players and coaches who are overcoming obstacles. The AVCA is presenting the stories of 12 individuals — this week we feature Mahalia White & Greg Kimmel — who have faced hardships and come back strong.
Friends gathered on Saturday to celebrate the life of former USA player and co-founder of Starlings Volleyball USA, Byron Shewman, who died in August. Starlings gives thousands of underserved girls the opportunity to play volleyball. The non-profit currently has more than 3,300 kids participating in 27 states throughout the country. Read more at Volleyballmag.
AVCA Webinars:
Michael will show you how to become skillful at recognizing reflexive physiological shifts, and build inner resources, strategies and ways of relating to and managing adaptive reactions in order to optimize resilience, metabolic output, focus, recovery and sustainable levels of performance. Register here.
Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) is a sports development model that focuses on the physical, cognitive, and emotional development of athletes over a prolonged period of time. The goal of LTAD is to promote lifelong physical activity and athletic performance while reducing the risk of injury and burnout.Register here.
2023 JVA Club Management Track and AVCA Convention Schedule The JVA is thrilled to announce an impressive schedule of club management, coach management and player development education planned for the 2023 JVA Club Management Track and AVCA Convention in Tampa, Florida December 13-17, 2023. Presenters include an Olympic Gold Medalist, Club Director of the Year, Division I National Champion, Club National Champions, CEOs, Entrepreneurs and Podcasters, as well as directors and coaches from rationally junior volleyball clubs and teams. Read full release and schedule.
Risk Management Solutions: Essential Documentation for a Volleyball Club’s Overall Ability to Safeguard
There are multiple types of documents relevant to volleyball leaders. Within each, we will look at the process of creation, collection, and securing/storing these documents and their data. While this list is not comprehensive, it contains ideas for essential documents necessary for a volleyball club’s overall ability to safeguard. Read more.
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 that attend the AVCA Convention in Tampa, Florida. The cost $99 per athlete. Athletes that choose to register will participate in the talent showcase [on Saturday, December 16], complete athletics metric testing, and receive insight into the collegiate recruiting process and tips to improve their visibility. Learn more and register here!
The MasterCoaches College Transfer Showcase is a recruiting event open to uncommitted college student-athletes who have officially entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, junior college transfers who have completed their two years of eligibility, as well as NAIA and international athletes. Any coach registered for the AVCA Convention can attend for no extra charge – register here.Athletes interested in participating can register here. There will be one wave of student-athletes participating on Dec. 16. Click here for more information, and here for an informational flyer.
The Top 30 honorees for the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year Award includes two volleyball athletes: Charlotte Richards, Missouri-St. Louis, and Logan Eggleston, Texas.
The NCAA Division I Council has published legislative proposals for voting at the 2024 NCAA Convention. Included is an overhaul of the NCAA’s NIL policy: registry of service providers, disclosure of NIL agreements and terms of the deal, publication of an NIL database, NIL education, and more. See pages 27-30.
U.S. Senators Richard Blumnethal (D-CT) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) have introduced the “Name, Image, and Likeness for International Collegiate Athletes Act” – a bill that would allow international student-athletes to participate in NIL opportunities by amending the Immigration and Nationality Act.
What a week, what a match between Nebraska and Wisconsin, and so much NCAA volleyball to talk about. Lincoln Arneal, who covers Nebraska for Huskers Illustrated joined Emily Ehman, the Big Ten Network and ESPN volleyball analyst, and VolleyballMag.com editor Lee Feinswog. Watch here!
Six Rotations: Nebraska-Wisconsin Lives up to Hype… After Stanford, Who Deserves to be #4?
Daniel and Mick really soak in one of the highest level matches of the year as Nebraska hosted Wisconsin in a 1 vs 2 showdown that went the distance.
Then they review the rest of the Top 10 and all the upsets and upset threats we saw, leading into a massive weekend with VB’s first ever match on FOX on Sunday at 3:45 PM ET and pivotal Pac-12 clashes. Watch here!
MasterCoaches Wednesday Weekly Buzz: Who will be Hosting Regionals? The MasterCoaches will discuss the most likely schools offered a hosting opportunity for this year’s NCAA D1 Women’s Volleyball Tournament. Guests: Jim Stone, former Head Coach at Ohio State and Tom Hilbert, former Head Coach at Colorado State. Watch live on Facebook Oct. 25 at 2 ET, or past episodes at volleyballmastercoaches.com.
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 Beach Volleyball Coach – Stephen F. Austin State University
Head Club Coach, Women’s Volleyball – Bentley University
Meridian Community College (MCC) announced that the school is adding a new volleyball program, and appointed Alex Schimelpfening as the inaugural head coach. The Eagles will begin competing in the fall of 2024 in the NJCAA.
Jordan Leandro has been hired as the inaugural Men’s Volleyball Head Coach at Randolph College. The WildCats will compete in 2024-25.
Mark Rohrback announced as the new men’s volleyball head coach at Roanoke College.
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