Welcome to the Virginia Beach Volleyball Academy!
We are in our second year as a non-profit organization created to involve as many local juniors as we can in a quality, lower cost volleyball program.
Our Junior Olympic program will offer competitive teams over several age groups. We will also strive to offer classes for all ages of players interested in improving their skills, regardless of level.
2008
News
Dateline: Sunday, June 22
Reminder:
Tryouts for the 2009 VBVBA teams are as follows:
Saturday and Sunday, August 9 - 10
Saturday and Sunday, August 16 - 17
Girls ages 11 - 14 will try out from 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM on both weekends.
Girls ages 15 - 18 will try out from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM on both weekends.
The cost for tryouts in $40 per player.
Place: TBD
To determine which age group you need to try out for, determine the player's age on September 1st, 2009 <NOTE - this rule may apply AFTER the season ends>. For example, if the player is 12 on August 31st, 2009 but turns 13 on September 1, they must play 13s rather than 12s (see FAQ for those who want to age up).
Final costs for 13s, 15s, 16G and 18G have been posted on their respective team pages; you should receive a final invoice via email within the next day or two.
Dateline: Saturday, June 7
Final costs for 12s, 14s and 16R have been posted on their respective team pages; you should receive a final invoice via email within the next day or two. The remaining teams' costs will be generated and posted once Pittsburgh expenses are finalized.
Please note that overpayments (negative balance) will be refunded to players via check.
<NOTE> 12R was not sent a May (5th payment in the payment plan) invoice, so their final payment has been added to the 5th payment.
VBVBA coaches and players volunteered to help organize and referee the Virginia Senior Games Volleyball Tournament at Bayside Recreation Center in May. A kudos goes to all of those who pitched in!
Dateline: Thursday, May 29
Please see important information below concerning billing, but first...
Congratulations to the following teams their great finishes in the following tournaments:
Hampton Roads Invitational (May 18 and 19) -- Special congrats to 12 Gold Rush for their 1st place finish in the 12s division!
12G: 1st
12R: 3rd
South Atlantic Championships, Richmond (May 23-25)
14G: 3rd in Gold
14R: 8th in Gold
16R: 8th in Silver
East Coast Championships, Pittsburgh (May 23 - 25) -- Special congrats to 16G AMP for their 1st place finish overall in the Competition division!
13G: 5th in Gold (Championship division)
15G: 3rd in Gold (Competition division)
15R: 2nd in Silver (Competition division)
16G: 1st in Gold (Competition division)
18G: 12th (Beast of the East division -- this is the "Elite" division for the East coast!)
Billing update:
As most teams have finished for the season (the exception being 13G, who will be attending nationals), each team's final bill is being generated. We are waiting on a few invoices from hotels, etc. before we can finish. During this time, we ask for you patience. Everyone will be sent a Statement detailing payments made and any monies due or pending refunds once final billing is complete; these should be sent out early next week.
Please also note that if you have not sent in your fifth (April) payment, please do so as soon as possible. We have quite a few members who are delaying their final payment, perhaps in anticipation of the final bill. Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Dateline: Monday, May 19
Landstown High School Varsity Players and Virginia Beach Volleyball Academy are teaming up to host the 4th annual Eagles Volleyball Camp for girls and boys ages 10 – 14 (rising 5th – 9th graders) from Tuesday, June 17th to Friday, June 20th from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm.
Dateline: Friday, May 9
CONGRATULATIONS to Erin Paton and Casey Gilchrist on their recent commitments to playing college volleyball!
Erin Paton will be playing for Virginia Wesleyan College next season.
Casey Gilchrist will be playing for George Mason University next season.
CONGRATULATIONS to Drew Boser-Hendricks, Lauren Ritt and Haley Beam on being selected to the US National Select Developmental Team. Also, CONGRATULATIONS to Kristina Smith for being selected as a US National Training Camp Invite.
GREAT JOB LADIES!
Dateline: Thursday, May 8
Tryouts for the 2009 VBVBA teams are as follows:
Saturday and Sunday, August 9 - 10
Saturday and Sunday, August 16 - 17
Girls ages 11 - 14 will try out from 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM on both weekends.
Girls ages 15 - 18 will try out from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM on both weekends.
The cost for tryouts in $40 per player.
Place: TBD
To determine which age group you need to try out for, determine the player's age on September 1st, 2009 <NOTE - this rule may apply AFTER the season ends>. For example, if the player is 12 on August 31st, 2009 but turns 13 on September 1, they must play 13s rather than 12s (see FAQ for those who want to age up).
Dateline: Monday, Apr 28
The May practice schedule has been posted.
Congratulations to all teams who participated in the Revolutionary Rumble this weekend. Special kudos to 18G for their 1st place finish!
12G - 5th (13's Division)
12R - 9th (13's Division)
13G - 3rd
14R - 5th
14G - 2nd
15R - 11th
15G - 8th (16's Division)
16R - 5th
16G - 9th (17's Division)
18G - 1st
Dateline: Sunday, Apr 13
The updated April practice schedule has been posted. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Dateline: Monday, Mar 31
Congratulations to the 13G Red Hots for finishing 1st in the ODR Qualifier! 13G is currently ranked 1st out of 17 teams in the Old Dominion region. The Red Hots will be traveling to the USAV Nationals in Dallas, Texas in late June. Great job ladies (Nationals two years in a row)!
Next Monday evening, April 7, Atlantic Performance training will be holding a Volleyball Open House for area volleyball players and clubs. The times are 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30.
Dateline: Friday, Mar 28
The April Practice Schedule has been posted.
Dateline: Wednesday, Mar 26
Congratulations to all teams who participated in the Shamrock Tournament in Roanoke on the weekend of the 18th. Here are the final results:
13G - 15th of 48 <Correction!>
14R - 5th of 48
14G - 9th of 48
16R - 76th of 90
18G - 9th of 90
Excellent job!
Dateline: Wednesday, Mar 12
Check out our "Big Sister and Little Sister" program on the USAV website (USAV is our parent organization).
Congratulations to 15G for winning their ODR tournament at Williamsburg last weekend!
The March practice schedule has been updated for Spring Break. Also, the time for this Thursday's practice at Tallwood High School has changed to 7:00 - 9:00.
Good Luck to all teams participating in the Shamrock Festival in Roanoke this weekend!
Dateline: Monday, Feb 25
The March practice schedule is posted here.
Congratulations to 13G Red Hots for winning their tournament at TVA on February 8th!
Congratulations to 16R Jolt for winning their tournament at RVC on February 23rd!
Congratulations to 14R Rage for their 2nd place finish in their tournament at JMU on February 17th!
Dateline: Tuesday, Feb 19
Congratulations to all teams that participated in the Capitol Hill Classic this past weekend! Results are as follows:
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Lauren Ritt named "Best Server"
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Kristina Smith named "Best Receiver"
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Paige Barry named "Best Passer"
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Kelsey Rose named "Best Setter"
Great Job ladies!
Dateline: Monday, February 4
Congratulations to 18G Vibe for finishing 1st place at RVC this weekend!
Dateline: Sunday, January 27
Tentative February practice schedule has been posted. <UPDATED: 2/4/2008, 08:00 --> 12G and 12R have been switched for Feb 6 and 7.>
Dateline: Saturday, January 26
Results for the Monument City Classic and updated Tentative Team Schedules have been posted on each team's respective page.
Please note that if the Travel/Tournament payment schedules and the updated schedules do not coincide, the monthly payments still remain the same -- any difference between the payments will be added or refunded at the end of the year.
Dateline: Tuesday, January 22
Congratulations to Erin Paton for being named Honorable Mention All State!
Dateline: Thursday, January 3
January schedule has been posted here. <edit 1/4 - the THS practice on Sunday, Jan 26th (18G & 15R) has been dropped; all Sunday practice time for the 12s' teams have been changed to 1:30 - 4:00>
Dateline: Wednesday, December 19
<UPDATE 12/21 - The 12s tournament fees have been updated to 2 nights at the Monument city tournament> 12G and 12R Travel/Tournament estimated costs have been posted.
Dateline: Saturday, December 15
December payments have been delayed until the first week of January. As soon as the first round of fundraising credits have been calculated and applied, the January statement will be emailed out. If you have any billing questions, please don't hesitate to send your queries to us.
Dateline: Sunday, December 9
VBVBA will be hosting a ref/scorekeeping clinic again this season. This is a requirement for every player as most tournaments we will have to ref and scorekeep matches. This year, the clinic will be held on Dec. 15th from 10am until about 1:30pm at Tallwood High School (go through the main doors).
Dateline: Sunday, December 1
Congratulations to Erin Paton for being named to First Team and Kelsey Bounds and Melissa Hallam for being named Second Team All Tidewater!
We have added some practice times at Tallwood High School; see updated Calendar here.
Please remember that all first month Travel and Tournament payments were due 11/30 (please see your team's page for details). The December payments will include the first round of Fundraising credits and will be posted soon.
Dateline: Thursday, November 29
<UPDATE 11/30> Date and team times for this Sunday have been corrected in bold below (an updated December practice schedule is here):
Practice times for teams scheduled for Green Run High School this Sunday, Dec 2nd have been pushed back 2 hours. The updated teams and times are as follows:
- 13G -> 2:00 - 4:00
- 14s -> 4:00 - 6:00
- 18G -> 6:00 - 8:00
- All other teams scheduled times remain unchanged
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause but we anticipate that our regular scheduled times for the Green Run gym will resume next week.
VBVBA will be hosting a ref/scorekeeping clinic again this season. This is a requirement for every player as most tournaments we will have to ref and scorekeep matches. This year, the clinic will be held on Dec. 15th from 10am until about 1:30pm. We will be holding this clinic at Landstown or Tallwood High School; stay tuned for updates on which site will host.
Dateline: Monday, November 26
While VBVBA will not offer a boy's program this year, interested young men should take a look at Bill Reeve's Ocean Volleyball Club site; tryouts are this weekend for Boy's 17s and 18s.
Dateline: Wednesday, November 21
The practice schedule at Green Run for this Sunday, November 25th, has been changed:
- 13G will change to 2:00 - 4:00
- 14s will change to 4:00 - 6:00
- 18G has been canceled
Note that only Green Run practices have changed for this Sunday only.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Dateline: Monday, November 19
Statements for the first payment (due at the end of the month because to the holiday) have been sent to all players. Please contact admin with any questions.
18G estimated Tournament and travel costs have been updated to $295. Please see the 18G page for more details. The cost savings ($33) will be credited on the December statement (i.e. $262) and the correct payment ($295) will be reflected in the January, February and March statements.
Dateline: Saturday, November 17
13G Tournament and Travel costs have been updated to $216; please see the 13G page for more details.
Dateline: Friday, November 16
Tournament and Travel fees for 13-18 age groups have been posted on their respective team pages. You will receive a statement (invoice) over the next few days for the first monthly payment. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, please remit before the end of the month.
November payments:
| 12A | $184 |
| 12B | $165 |
| 13G | $216 |
| 14G | $262 |
| 14R | $163 |
| 15G | $342 |
| 15R | $264 |
| 16G | $342 |
| 16R | $233 |
| 18G | $295 |
<NOTE> The first round of fundraising credits will be applied to December's payment and be reflected in your December statement.
Please remember that the posted tournament and travel fees are an estimate and will most likely not be the final tally as tournaments are added or deleted, final hotel costs are adjusted, etc. Regardless of how the costs change during the season, your monthly payment will be the amount listed in your team's travel cost minus any fundraising credits (the first round will be deducted from the December payment) and will show on your statement. At the end of the season, any difference between the final travel costs and the estimated travel costs will either be refunded to you or require a final payment.
We will post a running tally of all team expenses as we receive them so that everyone is kept up to date of how close their estimated travel expenses is to the actual cost.
<NOTE #2> The tournament and travel costs have not factored in JO Nationals in Dallas, TX.
Dateline: Wednesday, November 14
The practice schedule for November and December has been posted
We're finalizing projected costs (and the monthly payment schedule) for the season and most teams should be posted by the end of the week.
Dateline: Thursday, November 8
We apologize for the delay on posting the travel expenses for each team; these should be finalized by next week. We realize that is cutting it close for the November 15th payment deadline, so we will push that back an extra week to Friday, November 23rd (<EDIT> 11/16 -- because of the holiday, we have pushed the first payment due date to the end of the month). Please email billing with any questions you may have.
Also, if you have not submitted your second Membership payment, please do as soon as you are able; the payment locations are posted here.
Dateline: Sunday, November 4
| Beach District | ||||
| Kelsey Bounds | First Team | Ocean Lakes | 18G | OH |
| Casey Gilchrist | Second Team | Tallwood | 18G | OH |
| Melissa Hallam | Second Team | PA | 18G | S |
| Tessa Bivens | Honorable Mention | Kellam | 16G | M |
| Sydney Simerson | Honorable Mention | Ocean Lakes | 18G | DS |
| Kayla Jordan | Honorable Mention | Ocean Lakes | 18G | L |
| Carolyn Uy | Honorable Mention | PA | 16G | DS |
| Courtney Hechinger | Honorable Mention | PA | 18G | RS |
| Southeastern District | ||||
| Erin Paton | Player of the Year | Western Branch | 18G | L/DS |
| Megan Young | Honorable Mention | Western Branch | 18G | M |
We also want to congratulate Coach Melissa and her husband Eric on a new addition to their family, Grace!
Dateline: Tuesday, October 30
A message from the Fundraising committee:
Members, boxes of candy are still available for selling. Remember, once you have sold all candy, please email fundraising to coordinate collection of the monies so they can be credited to your account. If you need more candy, please email to coordinate pick-up. Thank you.
Dateline: Saturday, October 20
Reminder for the NCAA Clearinghouse meeting at Landstown High School on Wednesday, October 24 @ 7:00 P.M.
Dateline: Wednesday, September 26
If you are in need of candy bar boxes to sell or you have money to turn in for boxes sold, please email fundraising. We will make arrangements to get you more boxes and/or collect the money you have raised.
Dateline: Sunday, September 23
The NCAA Clearinghouse
This meeting is to provide information for student-athletes and parents concerning the process of establishing eligibility for the Division I or Division II level.
Who: Pamela Mason, Director of Compliance - The College of William and Mary
What: A presentation of the NCAA Clearinghouse
Topics: Clearinghouse guidelines and general information, New eligibility requirements, Core GPA/SAT/ACT requirements, Amateurism survey
Where: Landstown High School
When: Wednesday, Oct 24 @ 7:00 PM
Club Fundraising Yard Sale
There will be a Club yard sale at Landstown High School on Saturday, Oct 13th from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Each team will have its own section and proceeds raised will be applied to that team. Food and drinks will also be sold. Questions can be directed to Coach Cheryl.
Dateline: Tuesday, September 18
If you are interested in selling candy or have sold all that you were given and need more, please feel free to stop by Tallwood HS from 10am -10:30am this Saturday (Sept 22nd) to pick up boxes. Your previous boxes given (if you received any) will need to be sold and monies turned in before getting another box. Please make out one check to VBVBA for your boxes sold and be sure to list the athlete's name and team in the memo field. For more information or to make other arrangements, please email fundraising@vbvba.net
Dateline: Sunday, September 16
Thanks to all the parents and players who helped get our 2008 season off to a great start last night at the meeting. If you were unable to attend, please send us the following:
A signed Commitment form;
Your $250 deposit (check, money order or via Paypal);
The completed Medical form;
A copy of the player's birth certificate (can be a photocopy; does not need to be an "official" copy).
If any players or parents out there would like to see any High School team news, player recognition, stats or website links published, please send me a copy of the article, a link or doc and it will be posted here.
Erin Paton, one of our 18G players who also plays for Western Branch, has her own website for prospective college coaches.
Dateline: Monday, September 10
All rosters have been posted on the Teams pages.
Also, a reminder for the Parent/Player meeting this Saturday at 4:00 in the Tallwood High School cafeteria.
If any parents would like to prepay their $250 deposit, please see the Billing page for information.
Dateline: Tuesday, August 28
Welcome all new and returning VBVBA players!
We have scheduled a mandatory Club Meeting for parents and players on Saturday, September 15th at 4:00PM in the Tallwood High School Cafeteria.
Please bring the following with you to the meeting:
- Your player deposit ($250 -- cash, money order or checks made out to VBVBA; you can also pay online using your credit card via PayPal anytime before the meeting);
- A copy of your player's Birth Certificate (it does not have to be official).
Also, we will fill out the following forms (they will be posted here if available before the meeting):
- USAV membership;
- Medical release;
- VBVBA membership.
We will also have sample uniforms for the girls to try on for sizing purposes.
Covered during the meeting: Club expectations, billing and tentative scheduling of tournaments.
