GEVA has scheduled the GEVA Board annual meetings. These meetings are open to the public.

• Junior Competition Committee: Saturday May 12 at the Holiday Inn in Paramus, NJ, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM.
• Adult Competition Committee: Sunday June 10, 10:00 AM, 963 Lewis Avenue, South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080-2211, RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Joint Board Meeting: Sunday August 5, time and location TBD, RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tim Countryman
Officials' Chair
Garden-Empire Volleyball Association

To register for this year's GEVA High Performance tryouts please CLICK HERE.

Program information, age definitions, and camp dates can also be found at the above link.

Starting Friday, April 20th, our office hours will change for FRIDAYS ONLY.  We will still be available via phone Mondays & Wednesdays from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm, but our new Friday office hours will be 10:30 am to 2:30 pm.

As always, you can send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you need assistance in our off hours.

LIVBC 16 National Team Earns a Bid at the Southern California Volleyball Association (SCVA) Invitational Bid Tournament

The Long Island Volleyball Club (LIVBC) 16 National team has earned a bid to the Open Division of the Boys Junior National Championships in Dallas this July. The team finished in 9th place out of a field of 59 teams.

Read more: LIVBC 16 National Team Earns Bid @ SCVA Invitational

In 2011, volleyball made a difference. Volleyball players, coaches and fans committed themselves to funding the Side-Out Protocol and I-SPY 2 in addition to support services for patients with breast cancer (The Secret Sisters Society of South Bend, Saint Michael's Foundation and Gina's Friends Fund, to name just a few organizations). Club and school teams nationwide raised nearly $1.4 million.

Read more: Join The Side-Out Foundation’s 2012 Dig Pink® Tour!

After hearing from many of you about difficulties encountered in filling out your teams tournament schedules, I went through the entire GEVA junior girls schedule and made a list of events that have additional openings for teams.

Read more: GEVA Junior Girls Tournament Availability

Great news for the girls - the growth in GEVA girls junior registrations has entitled GEVA to two bids in each age group from 14 to 18, for the 2012 Junior National Championships. GEVA will receive 1 bid into the National division and 1 bid into the American division.

Read more: GEVA Earns Two Bids for the 2012 USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships

Have you found us on Facebook yet?  Stop by today and "like" us!  We already like you! :-D

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Please welcome Meredith Hertlein as the new GEVA office administrator.  She'll be available Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 8:30am - 12 noon, at 914-930-6368.