The April Issue of VolleyBiz

From the JVA Office: 6 Reasons JVA Purchased Cyber Insurance and Important Considerations for Your Club

We all know what “getting hacked” is, but did you know cyber exposures are the #1 risk impacting businesses today in all industries? More importantly, small businesses are impacted the most. Why? Because small businesses don’t have IT security and infrastructures like large firms and thus, are much easier to hack. Going after a small business is like fishing in a barrel for hackers and unfortunately, a cyber attack can have devastating consequences for a small business.

Recruiting Solutions: 4 Ways to Guide Your Athletes During the Recruiting Process

The volleyball recruiting process is far different from just a few years ago when the newest club and high school coaches navigated the process themselves as student athletes. The evolution of recruiting services, social media platforms, volleyball media outlets, showcases, etc. has added another layer of complexity. So how are club coaches and recruiting coordinators supposed to help our athletes with their recruiting process in this ever-changing landscape? Here are a few quick tips to help you guide your athletes during their recruiting process.

JVA Announces a Partnership with VKTRY Performance Insoles to Help Junior Volleyball Athletes Enhance Performance and Reduce Injuries

The Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) is pleased to announce a partnership with VKTRY Performance Insoles that will allow junior volleyball players to take their game to the next level. Made from full-length, 100% aerospace-grade carbon fiber, VKTRY Insoles (“VKs”) have been scientifically proven to help athletes jump higher and land softer.

Established in 1999, Club Fusion sprung into the club volleyball world when Bill Milborn held a tryout at Huntley High School and marched into Fusion’s first season with less than 10 teams. 25 years later, the club boasts a long list of incredible achievements, notable alumni, and the experience of training the thousands of individuals who’ve been a part of the Club Fusion’s success. Fusion has graduated over 600 athletes on to the next level, and as they celebrate their Silver Anniversary, they have former athletes returning with their kids to play!

Anxious vs. Confident: How to Instill Confidence in Your Athletes

Anxiety happens when our thoughts drift from positive and realistic to negative and imaginary. Simply, we start to convince ourselves that we do not have the skills to complete the task at hand. When an athlete’s perceived skill level matches the perceived challenge at hand, then the athlete is confident. How does an athlete get to this confident state? By changing his or her mindset. Here are 3 ways to instill confidence in your athletes.

Coaching Mental Performance: Self-Care for Coaches and Athletes

An article presented to me in lieu of becoming intentional with my energy advocated for a self-care model that helped counselors manage compassion fatigue, burnout, and vicarious trauma that can be incurred through the workload of the profession. After reading this model I was stunned at how easily it could apply to coaches, athletes, and frankly everybody regardless of profession or status. This model advocates for taking care of the Self in four distinct dimensions of health.