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Welcome to the MVSA Volley Blog! We wanted a place where we could write in depth on topics important to volleyball (the sport and industry), youth sports, and other related topics. Making our website easy to use and easy to navigate (or at least we try to do that) often requires us to skim over important topics that we actually have a lot to say about. Our blog will give us a chance to go in-depth on those topics and more for those who want to drink from the firehose. We hope you find it to be a useful resource.

We plan to open up the blog as a space for anyone here at MVSA (coaches, administrators, maybe even athletes) to write on topics they care about. While we will never publish anything we find objectionable, this does mean that posts will always represent the opinions of their author(s) and will not necessarily reflect the opinions of MVSA the organization. 

If you have any feedback, or maybe a topic you would like us to write about, please feel free to reach out and let us know.

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Let’s Talk About Team Offers

By Jeff Bradley 10/23/2024, 5:30pm EDT

With tryouts right around the corner, let’s talk about team offers. How they are supposed to work, how they actually work, and the games that clubs play.  Read More

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Why Roster Size Matters (The Series)

By Jeff Bradley 09/29/2024, 12:00pm EDT

The club season is just around the corner and families are busy trying to figure out which club tryouts to attend. But, are they asking the important questions about how a club operates in order to make a truly informed decision? In this series I will examine a question that I don’t think enough families are asking.  Read More

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Why Roster Size Matters (Part 3)

By Jeff Bradley 09/27/2024, 9:00am EDT

In this final part of our series on team roster size, I will look at club motivations along with what happens when you do go beyond the ideal number of players on a team. I hope you have learned something along the journey!  Read More

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Why Roster Size Matters (Part 2)

By Jeff Bradley 09/25/2024, 9:00am EDT

We are continuing our multi-part series on why team roster size matters more than most people realize, and why you should be asking any club you are looking at the important question “How many players do you carry per team?”  Read More

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Why Roster Size Matters (Part 1)

By Jeff Bradley 09/23/2024, 9:00am EDT

In part 1 of our deep dive into the topic of team roster size, we will examine some of the relevant rules and systems of volleyball. They impact team construction and size more than most people realize so we need to start there to hope to do the topic any justice.  Read More

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How Many Clubs Should I Try Out For?

By Jeff Bradley 09/14/2024, 10:00am EDT

We often get asked about attending the tryouts for multiple clubs. We address the topic in our Club Volleyball FAQ but we also wanted to expand on the topic to arm you with even more information for what can be a very difficult decision.  Read More

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Introducing the MVSA Volley Blog!

By MVSA VBC 09/12/2024, 12:00pm EDT

As part of our mission to serve the volleyball community, we are starting our own blog! It will give us an opportunity to dive deep on important topics that just don't fit well into our website.  Read More

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