COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (December 13, 2024) – Four U.S. Olympians and two U.S. Paralympians will join USA Volleyball coaches and staff at the American Volleyball Coaches Association Convention, Dec. 18-22, in Louisville, Kentucky.
John Speraw, Karch Kiraly, Tama Miyashiro, Nate Ngo, Greg Walker, Dr. Jenny Johnson and Chrissy Elder will all be involved in educational sessions during the five-day convention, which runs alongside the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship. Two-time Olympic medalists Jordyn Poulter, Jordan Thompson, Haleigh Washington and Justine Wong-Orantes will be on site on select days, and six-time Paralympic medalist Lora Webster and five-time Paralympic medalist Heather Erickson will also attend on behalf of USA Volleyball.
USA Volleyball’s presence at the event is part of our commitment to coach education, and some of the sessions will be recorded for inclusion in Coach Academy.
The USA Volleyball Show podcast team will be covering the convention and the NCAA Championship for social media, so look out for interviews and match coverage.
Listed sessions are either presented by USA Volleyball or include USA Volleyball staff/coaches. Visit AVCA for the full schedule.
Wednesday, Dec. 18
- 4-7 p.m.: U.S. Men’s National Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly and U.S. Men’s National Team Technical Coordinator Nate Ngo present a pre-convention seminar “Olympic Review – Trends from Paris that will Change the Game.”
Thursday, Dec. 19
- 1-5:30 p.m.: Visit the USA Volleyball booth in the AVCA Marketplace (and you might meet Olympians and Paralympians).
- 4:30-5:30 p.m.: U.S. Men’s Sitting National Team Head Coach Greg Walker is part of the Mentoring Workshop.
Friday, Dec. 20
- 9-10:30 a.m.: USA Volleyball President and CEO John Speraw is on the panel of “Super Session: Game Changers – Visionaries in Volleyball: Exploring New Ideas and Perspectives from the Sport’s Leaders.”
- 10:30-7:30 p.m.: Visit the USA Volleyball booth in the AVCA Marketplace (and you might meet some Olympians and Paralympians).
- 1:15-2:15 p.m.: U.S. Women’s National Team Assistant Coach Tama Miyashiro presents “Advanced Indoor Volleyball Systems: Preparing Athletes for Elite Competition.”
- 2:30-3:30 p.m.: U.S. Men’s National Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly presents “Can We Compete AND Hold a Learning Focus, Simultaneously? Game + Focus Examples.”
- 3:45-4:45 p.m.: U.S. Women’s National Team Assistant Coach Tama Miyashiro presents “Developing Passers.”
Saturday, Dec. 21
- 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.: Visit the USA Volleyball booth in the AVCA Marketplace (and you might meet some Olympians and Paralympians!).
- 9-10 a.m.: U.S. Men’s Sitting National Team Head Coach Greg Walker presents “Scouting 101: How Do You Scout?”
- 9-10 a.m.: USA Volleyball Coach Observation Session at the Girls Indoor NTDP Training Session
- 10:15-11:15 a.m.: NTDP Coach and Georgia State Beach Head Coach Beth Van Fleet joins this USA Volleyball session for “Advanced Beach Volleyball Systems: Preparing Athletes for Elite Competition.”
- 10:15-11:15 a.m.: USA Volleyball Coach Observation Session at the Girls Indoor NTDP Training Session
- 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: USA Volleyball Director of Education Services Dr. Jenny Johnson and Member Services Assistant Chrissy Elder present “Try Volleyball – Talent Identification.”
USA Volleyball Show Interviews
Look for USA Volleyball Show hosts Clarence Hughes and Stephen Munson interviewing the following guests during the week at the convention center:
- Haleigh Washington, two-time Olympic medalist
- Danielle Scott, five-time Olympian
- Sarah Conklin, First Point Volleyball Foundation and Carolina Region
- Dan Ames, Great Lakes Region Commissioner