Set Goals That Really Matter
As a volleyball coach, you play a large role in your athletes’ lives, and helping them set realistic, meaningful goals as a team and as individuals is one of the most important parts of a successful season.
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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 11-13s 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 two national championship events.
2024 GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP MANUAL
Nine Social Media Do’s and Don’ts for Healthy Team Culture
Social media usage amongst young athletes is all but guaranteed, and as a coach, you have the difficult task of ensuring that your athletes are using it to enhance team culture rather than spread negativity. It’s tempting to ignore how athletes approach social media, but because it’s a primary method of communication for many of them, it needs to be part of the team culture conversation.
Five Step for Creating Your NIL Game Plan
How can a volleyball player position oneself for meaningful NIL opportunities? Spending time making a plan before becoming a time-strapped college athlete is a great place to start! Ready to jump in? Let’s go.
Three Things to Avoid Saying When it Comes to Body Image
From an offhand comment about what an athlete is eating for breakfast on race day to referring to one athlete on the team as having ’the right build for the sport,’ even casual references to an athlete’s body can have long-term consequences. TrueSport Expert and licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Melissa Streno has recommendations around what to avoid saying or discussing when it comes to eating habits, praise during practice or competition and social media.
Getting Started in Name, Image, and Likeness
For most, participating in NIL is not a handout but rather a part-time job. It requires dozens, if not hundreds, of hours of research, strategic planning and outreach to be successful. Thus far, the most successful non high-profile athletes have taken the initiative in creating NIL deals for themselves.