GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT CLUB VOLLEYBALL
What is Club Volleyball?
USA Junior Olympic (JO) Volleyball or Club Volleyball offers athletes the opportunity to play volleyball after their school season. Club Volleyball is an avenue for boys and girls 10 (or even younger) to 18 to play in competitive tournaments and get advanced training. Most JO Club seasons run from November or December until March or April. A few clubs continue training with their top teams until the National Championships, held in July. Club volleyball provides additional training, knowledge, and tournament play.
Players will be placed on a team based on their age and skill level. Younger players may play up in an older age group, but players are not allowed to play in a younger age group. Each player has a different experience as a club member. Naturally, some players are more successful than are others. Players who put more effort into the program usually get more out of it.
The following are some of the benefits of JO:
FITNESS & IMPROVEMENT
You will get better! That is a guarantee. Every time you touch the volleyball makes you better than your competition.
Conditioning will be included as part of practice to improve strength, speed, and conditioning. BVC works to improve each athlete not only in volleyball skills but in health and fitness.
NEW FRIENDSHIPS
Bringing girls together with similar goals from various schools makes friendships.
The relationships that have been formed through practice and team play will be friendships that could last a lifetime.
TOURNAMENT PLAY
JO Tournaments are where the hard practice pays off and many favorable memories are made. Understand that practice and training is where you receive the most instruction and experience. Tournament play is only a supplement to participating in Club. Club tournaments are usually far more physically demanding than high school matches because tournaments consist of multiple matches in a day.
EXPERIENCED COACHING STAFF
Our coaches are very knowledgeable of the game and have a lot of experience of playing and coaching.
Our coaching staff will be teaching the most innovative skills and drills to improve our players.
Why Play Club Volleyball?
It is our firm belief that enrolling your child in club will give them the edge they need to succeed in volleyball in the future. The sport of volleyball is growing in popularity and expanding in its number of players each year. If your player is planning on playing volleyball in high school and/or thinks that they might like to play volleyball at the collegiate level, than it wouldn’t hurt to play club, now. We cannot stress this enough! Even if they can only play for one season, that alone will improve them tremendously.
Your player might be the best player at their school. If that’s true, then great! The unfortunate thing is they always play with and against people who are not as good as them. They may never be challenged or, even worse, play at a level that is below her potential. If they play club, they will be playing with athletes that are equal to or better than them. This will push them and make them the best player they can be.
Junior Olympic (JO) volleyball programs have exploded all across the country. Only 19 years ago, the first National tournament was held, and only 20 teams made the trip. Today, in contrast, the National Tournament held in 2000 hosted 576 teams, was played on over 40 courts, and lasted 10 days.
Some players want to learn more about the sport, improve their skill level, and get playing time in tournaments. For others, it’s simply to extend their school season by 6 months. For a few, it will be the exposure needed to compete for future college scholarship opportunities. All participants enjoy competitive tournament play. Many successful high school coaches are encouraging their athletes to play club volleyball for the experience, instruction, and additional training time.
Is JO volleyball only for the college bound athlete?
Certainly not! We are interested in building teams in the younger age divisions, as young as 12 and under (ages 10 and 11 and younger are encouraged), athletes who are just beginning their volleyball experience. For most players, JO volleyball is simply another challenging experience that should lead to a lot more fun on the court as playing skills improve.
What is Club Volleyball?
USA Junior Olympic (JO) Volleyball or Club Volleyball offers athletes the opportunity to play volleyball after their school season. Club Volleyball is an avenue for boys and girls 10 (or even younger) to 18 to play in competitive tournaments and get advanced training. Most JO Club seasons run from November or December until March or April. A few clubs continue training with their top teams until the National Championships, held in July. Club volleyball provides additional training, knowledge, and tournament play.
Players will be placed on a team based on their age and skill level. Younger players may play up in an older age group, but players are not allowed to play in a younger age group. Each player has a different experience as a club member. Naturally, some players are more successful than are others. Players who put more effort into the program usually get more out of it.
The following are some of the benefits of JO:
FITNESS & IMPROVEMENT
You will get better! That is a guarantee. Every time you touch the volleyball makes you better than your competition.
Conditioning will be included as part of practice to improve strength, speed, and conditioning. BVC works to improve each athlete not only in volleyball skills but in health and fitness.
NEW FRIENDSHIPS
Bringing girls together with similar goals from various schools makes friendships.
The relationships that have been formed through practice and team play will be friendships that could last a lifetime.
TOURNAMENT PLAY
JO Tournaments are where the hard practice pays off and many favorable memories are made. Understand that practice and training is where you receive the most instruction and experience. Tournament play is only a supplement to participating in Club. Club tournaments are usually far more physically demanding than high school matches because tournaments consist of multiple matches in a day.
EXPERIENCED COACHING STAFF
Our coaches are very knowledgeable of the game and have a lot of experience of playing and coaching.
Our coaching staff will be teaching the most innovative skills and drills to improve our players.
Why Play Club Volleyball?
It is our firm belief that enrolling your child in club will give them the edge they need to succeed in volleyball in the future. The sport of volleyball is growing in popularity and expanding in its number of players each year. If your player is planning on playing volleyball in high school and/or thinks that they might like to play volleyball at the collegiate level, than it wouldn’t hurt to play club, now. We cannot stress this enough! Even if they can only play for one season, that alone will improve them tremendously.
Your player might be the best player at their school. If that’s true, then great! The unfortunate thing is they always play with and against people who are not as good as them. They may never be challenged or, even worse, play at a level that is below her potential. If they play club, they will be playing with athletes that are equal to or better than them. This will push them and make them the best player they can be.
Junior Olympic (JO) volleyball programs have exploded all across the country. Only 19 years ago, the first National tournament was held, and only 20 teams made the trip. Today, in contrast, the National Tournament held in 2000 hosted 576 teams, was played on over 40 courts, and lasted 10 days.
Some players want to learn more about the sport, improve their skill level, and get playing time in tournaments. For others, it’s simply to extend their school season by 6 months. For a few, it will be the exposure needed to compete for future college scholarship opportunities. All participants enjoy competitive tournament play. Many successful high school coaches are encouraging their athletes to play club volleyball for the experience, instruction, and additional training time.
Is JO volleyball only for the college bound athlete?
Certainly not! We are interested in building teams in the younger age divisions, as young as 12 and under (ages 10 and 11 and younger are encouraged), athletes who are just beginning their volleyball experience. For most players, JO volleyball is simply another challenging experience that should lead to a lot more fun on the court as playing skills improve.