“Hourglass Ball Control Drill” with Coach Jenny Glenn
Watch as American University Volleyball (D.C.) Head Coach Jenny Glenn demonstrates the “Hourglass Ball Control Drill.”(opens in new tab) Glenn was named the head coach of American University volleyball on March 5, 2026. She brings 20 years of collegiate coaching experience to AU, coming off a remarkable 10-season run at Metropolitan State University of Denver (CO) that saw her lead the Roadrunners to the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2025.
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A new report from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) shows girls volleyball participation has surpassed the half-million mark for the first time. The 2025-26 report lists a record 502,056 participants, a 2% increase from last year and an increase of 116,034 participants since 2004-05 (386,022 to 502,056).
Girls volleyball remains the nation’s most popular girls high school team sport, a distinction it has held since 2015.
The NFHS report also revealed boys volleyball participation grew to 98,395, nearly 2,500 more than last year, a 2.5% increase. Over the past four years, participation in boys volleyball has jumped from 66,487 to 98,395, and the sport now ranks No.
12 among boys high school sports.
Watch this clip from the 2026 AVCA Coach of the Year Super Clinic session – “Dig Quick – Dig Line”(opens in new tab)
with Jen Flynn Oldenburg, Ohio State University Volleyball Head Coach.
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