Club volleyball is for the athlete that wants to better themselves for their high school teams or pursue playing at the collegiate level. Players from multiple schools come together to form teams and compete across the country in tournaments to showcase their skills. Any player wishing to play in college is highly encouraged to play club volleyball.

Sandhills Volleyball Club offers teams from 12U to 18U. Teams are created based on the ages of players who sign up to play. We will offer multiple teams at age groups if the need arises for it. We will also be having Development Program this season for anyone under the age of 13 

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Club season will entail 2-3 practices a week, and once tournaments start, we will play every other weekend from January to the first week of April. Teams wishing to go to AAU Nationals will continue to practice 2-3 days a week after April until they compete at AAU Nationals in June at their respective age groups. 

There will be 2-3 practices a week. 1-2 practices will be on a weekday and last an hour and a half and the last practice will be a weekend practice and last two hours.  

Tournaments usually start the first week in January and run every other weekend until June.  There are tournaments every weekend that we can attend if we wish, but we usually stay on an every other weekend schedule to allow time to work on skills in between games. We will be attending AAU Nationals in Orlando, FL and two additional tournaments with our SVBC National teams. SVBC Red Regionals Teams tournaments will end after Regionals. 

Single-day tournaments run from 8 am to at least 5 pm, sometimes longer.  Multi-day tournaments last for 6 hours on the first day, and times will vary on any other days based on pool and bracket placement. 

Players will be given the option to request two positions at tryouts for consideration, and once on a team, will compete at the primary position listed, but will also be considered for the secondary position.  If a coach thinks a player may benefit the team at a different position than the ones listed, the coach may ask the player to consider moving to help the team. 

Costs for SVBC will be $1,000 for all travel teams and $500 for our Developmental program. Teams that meet the criteria to attend AAU Nationals in Orlando will have the option to pay an additional $400 to cover extra tournaments and coaching fees to attend AAU Nationals. This will not include travel expenses, food, and extra gear (backpacks, shoes, knee pads, spandex, etc.)

Covered in the cost are $64 for USAV and AAU memberships, $110 for jerseys (two jerseys), equipment fee, tournament entry fees, gym rentals, and a coaching fee. The total cost of tournament entry fees for the team is equally divided amongst the players on that team.

SVBC is the only club in our area, and according to GoldMedalSquared.com, South Carolina, that is GMS certified. GMS stands for Gold Medal Squared and is the basis for principles and techniques that are used to train the US National Team that just won the gold medals in the 2020 Olympics. To be certified as a GMS Club, 80% of the coaching staff has to have attended a clinic taught by GMS. We are proud to say that 100% of our staff is certified. This means you will be receiving proven, winning techniques that are backed by scientific data and not just what a coach pulls from the internet. To us, EVERY team matters. You will receive the best coaching we can give you whether you’re 9 or 18 years old. Every player that comes into our gym will be given an equal opportunity, shown support, and trained in the best way that helps athletes become the best volleyball players, teammates, and young adults that they can be. 

Players can expect fair, but not always equal, playing time.  Each position on the court will require different things at different times.  Our goal is to keep teams small enough that every kid gets plenty of playing time at tournaments. During pool play at tournaments, every kid will play.  During playoff/bracket play, coaches are instructed to play their best players to win games. 

If you are unhappy with your coach, the first step is to talk to your coach about why you are unhappy.  Kids are encouraged to speak to coaches if they have questions regarding playing time, policies, or any issue that is bothering them.  If the player and coach can’t come to an agreement, the player’s parent can contact the coach for further conversation.  If that still doesn’t resolve the conflict, our club director is brought in to listen to both sides and find a resolution. 

We have always said school sports come before travel sports.  We want to support our local high school seasons as much as possible.  We ask at tryouts if anyone plays a winter or spring sport that may interfere with practice schedules or tournaments.  If someone does, we try to find ways to get their team practice days on days where most kids on their team can attend. 

Our coaches have a combined 50+ years of coaching experience at the high school and club level.  88% of our staff has attended at least one GMS clinic to learn the techniques and principles that lead to good volleyball.  You can be assured that no matter which team you end up on, you will receive a coach that is both knowledgeable in the game and passionate about making you the best you can be. 

Teams are posted on our website, Facebook page, and Instagram page after tryouts.

Our tryout process involves a combination of individual skills, as well as numerous game-like situation drills.  We want to see you play the game of volleyball instead of hit balls off of a toss or have balls tossed to you to pass.  Players are evaluated on teamwork, communication, attitude, and skill level. 

USAV has a defined age group calendar that will be posted with age groups based on when birthdays fall during the year.  Players will be asked to play at their age group or possibly up one age group if a need arises. 

This is coach-dependent, but our goal is to keep teams around 9-12 players.  Some coaches may like more to be able to run 6v6 at practice, but we try to keep as many smaller teams as possible to ensure playing time at tournaments.

If your daughter isn’t quite ready to play club volleyball, she may be interested in our development league for ages 13 and under.  Kids older than that are welcome to attend private lessons, skills clinics, or camps that we do throughout the year.

Beginning this season, players will be asked to play at their age group or up one age group.  The only exceptions will be kids who already played for us who played up more than one age group that showed competence at the higher age group.  We want players to develop with their own age groups unless they show extraordinary skill to move up.  The benefit of this is for college recruiting purposes.  College recruiters watch 16U and down more than the older age groups as they are normally recruiting for multiple years down the road instead of the current season.