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Girls volleyball is the most popular team high school sport in the United States, and USA Volleyball’s member clubs provide a fun experience and training for all ages.
More than 300,000 girls, ages 11-18, are members of USA Volleyball, and most of them play club volleyball outside of their high school season. Club tryouts are generally held in the late summer and early fall, and the club season kicks off in earnest January of every year.
The junior club season culminates in April for the 18s age bracket with the USA Volleyball Girls 18s Junior National Championship. In June and July each year, more than 25,000 girls, ages 11-17, compete at the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship 10-13s and USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship 14-17s. USA Volleyball continues to grow each year by hosting more than 1,600 teams, with nearly 100 courts active at once, across three national championship events.
The safety of our participants, especially for our junior athletes, is our highest priority. That’s why USA Volleyball has a ZERO TOLERANCE for any type of misconduct and an unwavering commitment to creating safe and fun environments for our youth.
This commitment is demonstrated in how we effectuate the U.S. Center for SafeSport Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies (MAAPP) at all our junior competitions and events. The goal of the MAAPP is to limit one-on-one interactions with minor athletes and imposes the requirement that all interactions with minors must be observable and interruptible.
Any violation of MAAPP must be reported to the U.S. Center for SafeSport via this link – Report a MAAP violation.
The 14U and 16U years are where volleyball development starts to become more intentional. Athletes can begin specializing by position, but they still need to develop as complete volleyball players. At the same time, players should begin taking greater ownership of their recovery, physical development, decision-making, and mentality.
While there is nothing wrong with an athlete embracing their identity as a player on the volleyball court, the inevitability of sport is that their competitive career may have “intermissions” (i.e., injury, illness) and will eventually end. How can you, as a guardian to your young athlete, help them ease this transition? You can start NOW, in their youth playing career, by encouraging the development of a multidimensional identity.
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Shoulder injuries are unfortunately common for athletes of all types, whether due to acute or overuse injuries sustained during sport. Although there is no one-size-fits-all solution to building strong, mobile, injury-free shoulders, there are some general principles that can help regardless of sport choice.
As USA Volleyball coaches, ensuring athlete safety is our top priority. With 70% of sports-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) occurring in athletes under 18, concussion awareness is crucial, even in a less contact-intensive sport like volleyball.
