AVCA Convention 2017

There was a buzz at the Side-Out booth this year for the 2017 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Convention. We went into Kansas City with a message of “The good things we build, build us”. This message stood out to us, especially for the convention, because coaches have a great opportunity to build a positive […]
Side-Out and AVCA Name Grand Prize Winners

FAIRFAX, Va. – The Side-Out Foundation and American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) jointly announced the winners of the AVCA grand prize drawing on Monday afternoon. The coaches who were drawn for the grand prize were Christa Branson from Lubbock Christian School (TX) and Sue Shifflett from Langley High School (VA). A total of 126 schools […]
Side-Out/JVA Award Winners!

June 24, 2013 — One player, one team and one club won the inaugural Side-Out/JVA National Dig Pink® Awards! Representing Indiana, Texas and Nebraska respectively, McKenzie Haite, Texas Image 15 Mizuno June and Pinnacle Juniors Volleyball Club earned the most award nominations from their communities. In addition to their passion for volleyball, all three winners […]
Inspiring Communities

Originally published in the AVCA’s Phenom Magazine, May 2012 (pages 14-15) If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” ~John Quincy Adams The volleyball community is certainly not lacking in the area of inspirational leaders. There’s Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh, Todd Rogers, Phil […]