CEVA · #VolleyTheChange
Learn together. Play better.
Build the knowledge and habits that help people feel included. Explore reliable resources, try a team conversation, and turn what you learn into everyday practice.
Explore learning topicsBuild your understanding
Start with the topic most useful to you. After exploring a resource, choose one idea to try at your next practice, meeting, or event.
Language and shared understanding
Look up terms related to race and equity. Use definitions to support discussion, and ask how people describe their own experiences.
Explore Racial Equity ToolsBullying and team culture
Learn how to recognize bullying and respond. Review your club’s reporting process before a problem occurs.
Visit StopBullying.govPositive coaching
Explore training and resources for coaches, parents, and leaders who want a supportive youth sports environment.
Explore Positive Coaching AllianceLGBTQ+ inclusion
Find public education resources for people who support LGBTQ+ young people.
Explore Trevor Project educationRacial equity through sport
Explore RISE’s work connecting sport with education and action on racial equity.
Explore RISEMental health understanding
Explore education programs from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Use the Resources page when you need support.
Explore NAMI programsUnderstand the place we play
Local history can help us recognize barriers and ask better questions about belonging today.
- Oregon’s history of exclusionOPB explores Oregon’s Black exclusion laws and their lasting context.
- History of racist planning in PortlandThe City of Portland examines planning decisions and their effects on communities.
Try a 10-minute team conversation
A suggested activity for a coach or club leader to adapt to the age and needs of the group. Participation should be voluntary; nobody needs to disclose personal experiences.
- Set the tone — 2 minutes. Agree to listen, avoid assumptions, and let anyone pass.
- Explore — 3 minutes. Ask: “What helps a new person feel part of this team?” Invite examples of useful actions.
- Practice — 3 minutes. Imagine a teammate is left out of a group chat. Discuss a supportive response and when to involve a trusted adult.
- Choose one step — 2 minutes. Agree on one habit to try. Check in again at the next practice.
Read, watch & listen
Explore CEVA’s existing reading and viewing selections, plus direct links to podcasts and talks. Preview material for age appropriateness and emotional readiness before using it with a youth team.
Books — 19 selections
Look for these titles through your library or preferred bookseller.
- Courageous Conversations About Race — Glenn E. Singleton
- Just Mercy — Bryan Stevenson
- We Can’t Talk About That at Work! — Mary-Frances Winters
- How to Be an Antiracist — Ibram X. Kendi
- The New Jim Crow — Michelle Alexander
- White Fragility — Robin DiAngelo
- If They Come for Us — Fatimah Asghar
- The Witches Are Coming — Lindy West
- Pedagogy of the Oppressed — Paulo Freire
- Talking to Strangers — Malcolm Gladwell
- Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People — Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald
- Gender: Your Guide — Lee Airton
- Dare to Lead — Brené Brown
- Better Allies — Karen Catlin
- Academic Ableism — Jay Timothy Dolmage
- Erasing Institutional Bias — Tiffany Jana and Ashley Diaz Mejias
- So You Want to Talk About Race — Ijeoma Oluo
- White Teacher — Vivian Gussin Paley
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? — Beverly Daniel Tatum
Films & series — 8 selections
- When They See Us — A dramatized series about five teenagers wrongfully accused in the Central Park case.
- 13th — A documentary examining incarceration and racial inequality in the United States.
- Hidden Figures — A dramatized film about Black women mathematicians working at NASA.
- The Mask You Live In — A documentary exploring masculinity and expectations placed on boys and young men.
- I Am Not Your Negro — A documentary drawing on James Baldwin’s writing about race in America.
- Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise — A PBS documentary examining changes in Black life since the civil rights movement.
- Accidental Courtesy — A documentary following musician Daryl Davis and his conversations about race.
- Local Color — A documentary about Oregon’s history of racism.
Availability varies by platform and location.
Podcasts & talks
- Code Switch — NPRConversations about race and identity.
- Women at Work — HBRConversations about women’s experiences in the workplace.
- Making Gay HistoryStories and interviews from LGBTQ+ history.
- TED: Understanding racism in AmericaA collection of talks to explore and discuss.
