Make Yourself More Recruitable — Professional Tips To Help Volleyball Juniors And Seniors Put Their Best Foot Forward • The recruiting season can be an emotional rollercoaster for an unsigned/uncommitted senior volleyball athlete (and for juniors in the same situation). As the author of CollegeVolleyballCoach.com, I receive numerous emails... Read more
NCVA Volleyball: Two Tickets To Texas
Club SportsVolleyball February 26, 2019 0
Five NCVA U18 Girls Teams Pick Up Junior National Bids In February • Five of the Northern California Volleyball Association’s top club teams have begun making travel plans for the last weekend of April. They may feel like packing a cowboy hat. The USA Volleyball Junior Nationals for 18s... Read more
College Volleyball Growth Good for High School, Club
Club SportsVOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA February 16, 2019 0
The State of Volleyball News from American Volleyball Coaches Association is positive for volleyball in U.S. high schools. A recently-release NFHS participation report documented that in 2017-18, volleyball remained the top team sport for girls for the fourth consecutive year with 446,583 participants. Texas boasted the highest number of female participants with 47,415,... Read more
NCVA Power League: Girls Season Hits Full Swing
Club SportsHigh School Sports FeaturesVOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA February 1, 2019 0
Several Loaded Squads Gear Up For Club Power League Opening • As February arrives, so does the heart of the girls volleyball club season. The Northern California Volleyball Association Power League kicked off the 18U Division in December. Divisions 11U through 17U all get underway on Feb. 2-3 with... Read more
Oak Ridge Volleyball: Gracie Rowland
SportStars of the WeekVOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 2, 2018 0
Oak Ridge Senior Gracie Rowland Is Leading An Inspired Postseason Run By The Trojans • In her fourth year of varsity high school volleyball, outside hitter Gracie Rowland is helping to lead the Trojans on an inspired postseason run. Oak Ridge likely assured itself an automatic berth to the... Read more
Power Hungry: Elite NCVA Clubs Prepare For Boys Power League Season
VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 15, 2018 1
If the Northern California Volleyball Association’s Boys Power League Qualifiers on Sept. 15-16 and Sept. 22-23 were any indication, club volleyball fans should prepare for more of what they saw in 2017. Which is a lot of Mountain View Volleyball Club, Northern California Volleyball Club and Bay To Bay... Read more
NCVA’s Nine High Performance Teams Show Well At National Event
High School Sports FeaturesVOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA August 29, 2018 2
Another sparkling summer for the NCVA and its member clubs wrapped up at the end of July as the organization’s NorCal High Performance program sent nine different teams to compete in the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With five boys teams and four girls teams, NCVA... Read more
NCVA: Screening for Better Volleyball Coaches
VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA January 24, 2018 0
NCVA’s Steps Towards Ensuring A Safer, Healthier Team Space. All coaches are different. And while philosophical differences some times come into play, parental concerns around coaching start at the most basic level: Is my son or daughter safe in his or her care? It’s a question the USA Volleyball... Read more
#SonomaStrong: NCVA Supports HomeTown Relief Rally
VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA December 13, 2017 0
Volleyball Association’s Warehouse Transforms Into Project Skylane For Displaced Kids And Families. We all know what happened on Oct 8, 2017: flames rapidly destroyed the Sonoma and Napa areas displacing thousands of people from their homes and claiming lives. Then on Oct 11, the Northern California Volleyball Association (NCVA) had an... Read more
It’s time for Club Tryouts. Here’s What You Can Expect.
LEVELUP INSIDERSVOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 24, 2017 0
Club Tryouts can be stressful however all Club Directors work together to make sure that the tryout process is smooth as possible. Below are some insights to mitigate stress and make the tryout process fun and exciting. For those new to club volleyball these will introduce you to the... Read more
SportStars Joins NCVA as Official Media Partner
VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 19, 2017 0
IT’S OFFICIAL. After years of continual and mutual support, the Northern California Volleyball Association (NCVA) and SportStars Media have joined forces formalizing an Official Media Partnership. And it’s gonna be good! Since 1982, NCVA has been on a mission to build one of the nation’s most comprehensive and encompassing... Read more
Granite Bay Volleyball Above the Hype
VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA January 16, 2014 0
With a 45-0 record, Granite Bay stated a case as one the state’s most dominant teams ever. It would be difficult to call it a surprise. There was a feeling in early August that something special was brewing in the Granite Bay girls volleyball program. The Grizzlies returned a... Read more
