The AVCA was incorporated as a private
non-profit educational corporation in 1981. The original AVCA Board of Directors
consisted of eight NCAA Division I collegiate coaches. A part-time executive
director administered programs.
As the AVCA began to grow and diversify, a full time executive director was
hired in July 1983. An associate director was hired in April 1986 and an
administrative assistant in September 1988.
The Association moved from San Mateo, Calif., to Colorado Springs, Colo, in Aug.
1992. The staff has increased to the following positions: executive director,
director of membership and convention services, director of media relations,
media relations assistant, manager of member and financial services, director of
corporate partnerships, director of events and awards, manager of membership and
convention services, and an office assistant. In addition, the Association
employs interns and other part-time people.
In 1986, the Board was increased to 13 members, and in 1987 (about 150 new
members per year), followed by a 106% boom in 1988. Since 1986, high school
membership has more than tripled. The AVCA has members in all 50 states and the
District of Columbia, as well as, numerous international members. At the
collegiate level, all major NCAA conferences are represented and membership
among the club coaches has risen dramatically.
The original members of the AVCA were all intercollegiate coaches who banned
together to unite this particular coaching body. They have been the backbone of
the association's existence and a united voice determining volleyball's future.
Perhaps the most significant decision was made at the San Francisco convention
in 1986, however, when the membership recognized the growing and developing high
school and club communities. The name of the association was changed to reflect
these growing constituencies. From the original Collegiate Volleyball Coaches
Association, the American Volleyball Coaches Association was born with the
intent of responding to and serving all volleyball coaches.
