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Dallas to Host 2012 USAV Boys’ Junior Nationals
USA Volleyball has awarded its 2012 USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championships (BJNC) to the City of Dallas and will be held July 1-8 at the Dallas Convention Center. Read More
Tweet Sends Balboa Bay to BJNC 16 Open Title
The Balboa Bay 16 Quiksilver team would not have won the 16 Open national championship - let alone make it to the 2011 USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championships held in Minneapolis June 29 to July 6 –if it wasn’t for a single tweet. Read More
West Allis Lightning MVP Returns from Broken Back at BJNC
Many things can stop players from playing volleyball. For Trevor Novotny, a fractured back isn’t one of them. Read More
Day 10 at USAV Girls' Junior Nationals
The USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships, which has been taking place since June 25, concluded competition on Independence Day with the final gold-medal matches in the 16 Open, 16 National and 16 American Divisions. Read More
July 4 Brings USAV GJNC to a Finale
The USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships, which has been taking place since June 25, concluded competition on Independence Day with the final gold-medal matches in the 16 Open, 16 National and 16 American Divisions. Read More
Long Beach, Blackswamp and A5 Win National Titles
The 16 Open, 16 National and 16 American Divisions at the 2011 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships concluded play with medal matches in their respective gold-medal divisions on July 4. Read More
Day 9 at USAV Girls' Junior Nationals
The 2011 USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships is being held June 25-July in Atlanta. Read More
Santa Barbara, Six Pack and Sports Shack Gather 18 Gold
The 18 Open, 18 National and 18 American Divisions at the 2011 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships concluded play with medal matches in their respective gold-medal divisions on Sunday at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Read More
Haneef-Park is Honored to Hand Out Medals
Two-time U.S. Olympian and 2008 Olympic silver-medalist Tayyiba Haneef-Park, awarded medals to the teams in the 18 Open, 18 National and 18 American Divisions competing in their respective gold-medal matches at the USAV GJNC. Read More
Day 8 at USAV Girls' Junior Nationals
The USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships are being held from June 25-July 4 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Read More
Instinct Tigers, Orange Co. and Austin Jrs. Capture 17 Gold
The 17 Open, 17 National and 17 American Divisions at the 2011 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships concluded play with medal matches in their respective gold-medal divisions on Saturday at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Read More
Athletes at GJNC Share Best Volleyball Tips
USA Volleyball posed the question of the day – “What is the best volleyball advice that you have been told by a coach?” - to 10 players in the event taking place June 25 to July 4 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Read More
Day 7 of USAV Girls' Junior Nationals
The 2011 USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships is being held from June 25-July 4 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Read More
Starlings-Monrovia 12 Strikes Gold on GJNC Journey
The championship court for the 2011 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships, located inside the Georgia World Congress Center, was the first place that Starlings-Monrovia 12 (Southern California) visited when arriving in Atlanta. Read More
12s Take Home 2011 GJNC Titles
The 12 National and American Divisions at the 2011 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships wrapped-up play with medal matches in their respective gold-medal divisions on Friday. Read More
Day 2 Recap of USAV Boys’ Jr. National Championships
Five 18 Open teams remained undefeated after the second day of their round-robin pool play at the 2011 USAV BJNC. Balboa Bay Quiksilver, OCVC18-1, SMBC Black, SPVB B18 Mizuno and Ultimate B18 Gold all maintain 6-0 records heading into Friday. Read More
Day 6 of USAV Girls' Junior Nationals
Earning titles on the third day of gold-medal play were Northern Lights 15-1 (North Country) in 15 Open, Blackswamp 15 Oberst (Ohio Valley) in the 15 National Division and AZ Sky 15 Magic (Arizona) in the 15 American Division. Read More
Two Rolfzens are Even Better than One
Any volleyball coach could ask: “What is more impressive than a 6-3, 17-year-old athlete that stands out even while playing at the highest level?” The answer is: two versions of that description. Read More
Day 5 of USAV Girls' Junior Nationals
A recap of the fifth day at the 2011 USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships being held June 25 to July 4 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Read More
Borinquen Coqui 13-1F, Club West 13-National Win GJNC 13s Titles
The 13 National and American Divisions at the 2011 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships concluded play with medal matches in the respective gold-medal divisions on Wednesday at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Read More
Game, Set…Start - USAV Boys' Jr. Nationals Underway
At 7:40 a.m. Alexis and Courtney Simmons stood in front of 300-plus boys’ volleyball players, parents and fans to sing the Star Spangled Banner kicking off the 2011 USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championships in Minneapolis. Read More
Proving to be as Strong as Steele at GJNC
Rachel Steele (Orem, Utah) has spent her past 12 months doing two challenging things: beating cancer and working toward the goal of attending the 2011 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships. Read More
Day 3 at USAV Girls' Junior Nationals
The USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships are being held from June 25-July 5 in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center. Read More
Sky Teams Play for a Cause at GJNC
The 2011 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships has two teams that are competing not only for themselves, but to also promote breast cancer awareness during the tournament. Read More
2011 GJNC Adds Ball Cart Accommodation
The 2011 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships (GJNC), being played June 25 to July 4 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, is offering a new accommodation to the participating clubs that saves money and hassles. Read More
Day 2 at USAV Girls' Junior Nationals
The USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships are being held in Atlanta from June 24-July 4. Read More
Question of the Day at USAV Girls’ Junior Nationals
USA Volleyball posed the question of the day – “What is the best aspect of the 2011 USA Volleyball Girls’ junior National Championships?” - to 11 players and a coach participating in the event. Read More
Day 1 at USAV Girls' Junior National Championships
The USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships kicked off today at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The USAV event will be from June 25-July 4. Read More
10 Days from USAV Girls' Jr. Nationals
The 32nd annual USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships (GJNC) will take place from June 25-July 4 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Read More
Inaugural Carolina Open Turns Into Junior Sand Success
Maine: Lobster, Moose and Volleyball
There are many things that Maine is known for, lobster, rocky coast and moose. Volleyball has not been one of them. Thanks to John Razsa and his team of coaches, players, parents and volunteers that make up the Maine Juniors, that has begun to change. Read More
2011 Beach Junior Tour Bigger than Ever
The 2011 edition of the USA Beach Junior Tour will be the biggest ever with 25 events in 18 USA Volleyball regions and 17 states. Read More
U.S. Beach Teams Undefeated at Junior Worlds
U.S. beach volleyball teams got through the first day of main draw pool play on Thursday without a loss at the 2010 SWATCH FIVB Junior (Under-21) World Championships in Alanya, Turkey. Read More
U.S. Men Advance to Main Draw at Junior Worlds
The U.S. men’s beach volleyball team of Jeff Carlson and Connor Hughes made history on Wednesday by qualifying for the main draw at the 2010 SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships in Alanya, Turkey. Read More
Ciarelli Joins Junior Beach Team at Worlds
With one roster change, four U.S. beach volleyball teams have headed to Alanya, Turkey for the 2010 SWATCH FIVB Junior (Under-21) World Championships, which begin with the qualifying tournament on Wednesday (Sept. 15). Read More
USAV Signs Agreement with VolleyballRecruits.net
USA Volleyball has signed an agreement with www.VolleyballRecruits.net establishing it as “The Official Recruiting Tool of USA Volleyball.” Read More
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Reno Hosts 2010 USAV Girls' Junior Nationals
USA Volleyball has awarded the 2010 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships to the City of Reno in Nevada. The competition will be held June 24 to July 3 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. Read More
Tiara and Volleyballs Do Mix for Moore
Kelsey Moore, a 6-2 redshirt freshman middle blocker at University of Texas at El Paso, will trade volleyballs and kneepads for evening gowns and swimsuits as part of the 2010 Miss USA Pageant in April. Read More
U.S. Beach Team Places Fifth in Blackpool
The U.S. women’s beach volleyball team of Jazmin Machado and Summer Ross finished tied for fifth at the FIVB Junior (U-21) World Championship in Blackpool, England. Read More
U.S. Women's Beach Team Advances to First Round
The U.S. women’s beach volleyball team of Jazmin Machado (Encinitas, Calif.) and Summer Ross (Carlsbad, Calif.) has advanced to the first round of the FIVB Junior (U-21) World Championship in Blackpool, England. Read More
U.S. Women's Beach Team Wins at Junior Worlds
The U.S. women’s beach volleyball team of Jazmin Machado and Summer Ross won its first main draw, pool play match on Thursday at the 2009 FIVB Junior Beach World Championship in Blackpool, England. Read More
Two U.S. Junior Beach Teams Lose in Qualifying
The 2009 FIVB Junior (U-21) Beach World Championship got off to a rough start for the United States as two of its teams lost in the qualifying round in Blackpool, England. Read More
USAV Selects Men's Junior National Team
USA Volleyball is proud to announce its 12-player roster for the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team, which will compete at the 2009 FIVB World Championship on July 31-Aug. 9 in Pune, India. Read More
USAV Announces Beach Junior Tour Schedule
USA Volleyball has announced the schedule for its 2009 USA Beach Junior Tour, sponsored by Spalding. Read More
USA Volleyball Surveying Junior Beach Players
With the success of 2008 and the anticipation of 2009 in the beach volleyball world, USA Volleyball is asking for the help of junior beach players. Read More
Junior Beach Teams Bow Out of World Championships
Two U.S. junior beach volleyball teams fell in the first round of single-elimination play at the SWATCH FIVB Under-21 World Championships on Saturday in Brighton, England. Read More
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Contacts Per Hour
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Thoughts on Warming Up - Practice & Pre-Match
I am a month into coaching my 14 team, I call them the Fourteeners, after our 52 highest 14,000 foot plus mountain peaks we have here in Colorado, including the snow shrouded one right out the USA Volleyball office window known as Pikes Peak. I figured I would simply share what I wrote my team,… Read More
Boys' Bids Running Low
Nine of the 10 2011 Boy’s Junior National Bid Tournaments have been completed and with one to go, tension builds for teams seeking the remaining sports in Open Division without going through the At-Large process.
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Nine Down, One to Go
Three more sets of teams have qualified to compete at the 2011 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships (GJNC) slated for June 25- July 4 in Atlanta, Ga. The 2011 edition of the Colorado Crossroads wrapped up in Denver this weekend along with the first… Read More
Qualifying Past, Present and Future
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The Pacific Northwest Qualifier wrapped up this weekend in the Spokane, Wash.-area, giving bids to 15 teams in seven age divisions to the 2011 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships.
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Here we are, approaching the last weekend of the USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Qualifying Tournaments. With three qualifiers in play this weekend, competition is slated to be steep. Additional opportunities to qualify for the 2011… Read More
The Leave a Ball Behind Program Impact
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