Elite Volleyball Academy is a junior volleyball club in Delta Region of USA Volleyball.
EVA's mission is to provide highly positive, competitive, and effort based team culture. Our coaching principles empower and develop competitive, confident players who thrive not only as volleyball players but as young individuals .
Our vision is to create a nationally respected program that is known to develop our athletes in skill, game knowledge, and team principles/culture.
Our goal each season is to provide each player, family, and the team with a meaningful and enriching experience while teaching the game, team concepts, skills and many lessons that transfer into life. We are here to serve all highly driven and motivated players who seek serious level of training to provide them with development in volleyball skill and game knowledge as well as help each player achieve big personal and team goals. We strive to compete at the highest level in all age groups.
We offer highly knowledgeable coaching staff lead by club director Tanja Eckart. We are located in Little Rock, AR and proudly serve players from Central Arkansas region who are looking to be a part of top level competitive teams.
We are passionate about team-first concepts and teach and live "We vs. Me" team culture. Within this culture we teach players how being the best you can be individually is making your team the best that it can be - and that's the ultimate goal of any team sport!
Club Info tab offers more info about how we coach and what we offer.
Join EVA Summer camps and Coach Eckart in the 10th summer of Eckart camps!!!
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Congratulations to EVA Coach Pagie Gantar on being selected to AVCA's 2022 16's Club Coach of the Year
Trust the Process: When you give your all to buy into team culture, system and goal you are trusting the process. That's the only way to achieve great things as a team. Winning is byproduct of every team member doing all they can to be the best they can be in the role where team needs them. That is part of your trust in the process. There are no quick fixes - growth and improvement are part of the process. We develop athletes in a culture of discipline and great effort. Our training in never complete - there is always something to improve and do 1% better. Our methods of training are always evolving and improving as we have coaches who are continuous learners.
The newest college commits are Olivia Wiedower, 2023 Setter committed to Harding University and Mariana Leite, 2023 RS committed to Hendrix College
EVA had 100% of teams seeing qualification qualified for the 2021 USA Girls Junior National Championship in Las Vegas
Congratulations to Megan Smith on commitment to University of South Alabama, D1
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Congratulations to Haley Fairchild on commitment to Ouachita Baptist University, D2
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Congratulations to Millie Allgood on commitment to Texas A&M University Commerce, D1
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Congratulations to Olivia Wiedower on commitment to Harding University, D2
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Congratulations to Jenna DeLaMater on commitment to St. Louis University, D1
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Congratulations to Romani Thurman on commitment to University of North Carolina, D1
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EVA 16 National EARNS USA 16 DIVISION BID TO THE 2021 USA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY WINNING ASICS SHOW ME QUALIFIER IN KANSAS CITY
EVA 16 National wins 2021 ASICS Show Me Qualifier & earns 16 USA bid to the 2021 Junior National Championship held in Las Vegas, NE
EVA 15 National EARNS AMERICAN 15 DIVISION BID TO THE 2021 USA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT DELTA REGION BID QUALIFIER
EVA 15 National earned American Bid to the 2021 Junior National Championship held in Las Vega, NE
EVA 17 National EARNS AMERICAN 17 DIVISION BID TO THE 2021 USA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT DELTA REGION BID QUALIFIER
EVA 17 National earned American Bid to the 2021 Junior National Championship held in Las Vega, NE
EVA 17 National - Runner up at ASICS Show Me Qualifier
EVA 15 National (2018/19) is the only team that was working to qualify in 2019 season and achieved it!
EVA Club Director
Phone: 501-940-0608
2017/18 EVA 15 Volley In the Rock CHAMPION
Eckart Volleyball - serves all players regardless of your school or club affiliation! Come learn and improve skills in our skills & player development camps & clinics offered year-round.