League One Volleyball

We're excited to share League One Volleyball announced we’re deepening our commitment to volleyball in Nebraska with a ground breaking of a 66,000 square foot training center in Gretna. This state-of-the-art club and pro performance center will feature ten premium courts with clear height averages of 32 feet, equipped locker rooms, pro shop, cafe, and modern development and strength training rooms where nationally ranked club Premier Nebraska Volleyball and our LOVB Omaha pro team will prepare themselves for their competitive seasons ahead. “I am the living embodiment of LOVB’s commitment to creating pathways from youth to pro. I grew up playing for Premier Nebraska. To be able to help increase access to the sport of volleyball and train for LOVB Omaha Volleyball in the same facility as my club roots is an incredible full circle moment for me, I can’t wait to inspire the next generation of incredible Nebraskan athletes to pursue their volleyball dreams.” - Jordan Larson, 4x Olympian and LOVB Omaha Outside Hitter Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Y5jl77

We are excited to share that League One Volleyball has been named to the 2024 LinkedIn Top 50 Startups List!   With a community of 60 junior club locations serving more than 14,000 athletes, and our pro league launching later this year, we are committed to championing the sport of volleyball - and every athlete who plays it - in unprecedented ways. We are incredibly proud of our passionate team of people who are committed to making LOVB the best place to work and belong. "We are thrilled to be included as part of LinkedIn's Top Startup List for 2024. At LOVB, we are not only setting out to create the next major league, but generating a movement - powered by our incredible community of junior club to pro players, their families, partners, teammates, and fans - who believe, just as we do, that volleyball has the opportunity to not only revolutionize women's sports, but to create entirely new opportunities on and off the court. As we march towards the launch of our Pro season, I am so proud to be in the trenches alongside such an incredible community of determined and visionary team members, who give us everything they have every day to turn a dream of what could be into a reality." - LOVB CEO and Co-Founder, Katlyn Gao #LinkedInTopStartups

Made with LOVB. Made for the modern woman athlete. Introducing the inaugural LOVB x adidas jerseys that will revolutionize athletic wear in volleyball. “In designing our professional league, we’re being intentional about how we build for the specific needs of women athletes, and in adidas, we have found a partner who is as athlete-centric as we are. It’s not about just doing right by our athletes, but also providing them with apparel that will enable them to reach new professional heights.” -Rosie Spaulding, President of LOVB Pro Read more: https://lnkd.in/gGvfMnA3

We're excited to announce the appointment of Rosie Spaulding as president of LOVB Pro. Congratulations Rosie! ✨ Building upon her established, 20+ year reputation as the architect behind some of the world’s largest global sporting events and leagues, Rosie is being elevated from her role as our LOVB Pro COO as we prepare for our debut with preseason this November. “Since the moment she joined our organization, Rosie has lived and breathed LOVB’s ethos; helping us not only lay the right foundation, but also taking us to where we are today. There is no one more qualified to be president of Pro to take us into the first serve and beyond,” said Katlyn Gao, co-founder and CEO of LOVB. “With Rosie’s experience and continued success in envisioning, building and scaling teams and leagues, she is the right leader to help us deliver the type of league that our athletes deserve.” One of Rosie’s signature philosophies is approaching players as whole athletes, and from the very beginning she has designed this league with both the player and the person in mind - ensuring essential health and wellness benefits, and mental health resources; considerations such as schedule design, and providing off-the-court opportunities and developmental support. With less than five months until LOVB’s first serve in January, Rosie and our LOVB Pro team are focused on league readiness, welcoming the athletes to their new homes for the first time, and inviting more fans into the vibrant volleyball community. “It has been a privilege to work with Rosie from the very beginning on LOVB Pro, and every step of the way, I’ve seen the tremendous love and care that she has put into building the league,” said LOVB Founding Athlete and three-time Olympic Medalist Kelsey (Robinson) Cook. “She is incredibly deserving of this position, and I’m excited for all that is to come next for Rosie, the athletes and for LOVB.” Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/gcZipfq8

We're excited to introduce our newest line - the Volleyball is the Next Major League ™ collection! With a percentage of every sale supporting the efforts to increase access to volleyball for youth, we're excited to introduce a collection that puts our mission front and center, and is focused on growing the game for everyone. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gU5a9SVH

If you believe that coaching can fundamentally impact an athlete's life beyond the court, we've got a podcast for you. Each episode, two-time Olympic medalist Courtney Thompson goes behind the scenes with some of the top coaching minds in the country, and looks at how inspiration, knowledge and support are tenets that can benefit athletes in all aspects of their lives, not just in sport. Recent episodes include: becoming a transformational (and not transactional) coach with legendary softball coach Sue Enquist; how to support and challenge with renown performance psychologist Michael Gervais; body and mind wellness with long-time athletic trainer Katherine Henry; unlocking human potential through culture with Reed & Matt Carlson; finding your internal drive with three-Olympic beach volleyball medalist April Ross; teamwork and leadership with former Navy SEAL Trevor Thompson; and lessons from the Paris Olympics with two-time medalist Jordyn Poulter. Listen: https://lnkd.in/g2XtN6Ep Watch: https://lnkd.in/gtebWgft

We’re excited to announce our net system partnership with Sports Imports, Inc., a company that has been at the center of the volleyball game for nearly 5 decades. For the next three years, Sports Imports will be a key contributor in the next evolution of the game with LOVB by providing cutting-edge innovation and proprietary designs to LOVB’s pro matches, plus the league’s Pro tournaments including both the LOVB Classic, which will take place in Kansas City on February 14-16, 2025, and the LOVB finals on April 11-13, 2025. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gFKM63Wf

We’re excited to announce our net system partnership with Sports Imports, Inc., a company that has been at the center of the volleyball game for nearly 5 decades. For the next three years, Sports Imports will be a key contributor in the next evolution of the game with LOVB by providing cutting-edge innovation and proprietary designs to LOVB’s pro matches, plus the league’s Pro tournaments including both the LOVB Classic, which will take place in Kansas City on February 14-16, 2025, and the LOVB finals on April 11-13, 2025.

An amazing feature from The Associated Press by Olson Eric highlighting the LOVB ecosystem and wave of popularity volleyball is riding in the US. “This feels authentic, this feels real.. This gives our young athletes a vision of what could come next. Women’s sports, the momentum behind it right now is huge, and I’m really excited to see where this can go.” -Jordan Larson (4x Olympic medalist and LOVB Omaha Founding Athlete) 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gEPZyG7Z

How about celebrating them one more time!? Looking back on our NY media tour with USA Volleyball in celebration of the U.S. Women's National team and their silver medal performance. What a privilege it was to honor the hard work and dedication this team, and every contribution made by each of these incredible women in earning their spot on the podium. #podiumtopro #volleyballisthenextmajorleague