About Us

What are our priorities?

The 518 Volleyball Club was formed to fill a void in the volleyball club scene in the Capital Region.  The region needed a club that

•  Is open to boys from all schools

•  Provides frequent opportunities to compete against the best players in the country

•  Runs effective organized practices

•  Exposes players to college coaches at national tournaments

•  Presents a consistent approach from year to year

•  Provides a fun, positive learning environment for players

We eagerly welcome players from all schools.  Our schedule will include attending several National Bid tournaments and we expect to send at least two teams to the USA Junior Olympic Boys’ Volleyball Championships in Atlanta in July.   These tournaments are often the only chance boys will get to be seen by college scouts.

The teams in the different age groups will all be part of one club with one consistent approach.  This “one club” approach means that everyone will be taught the same mechanics, techniques and terminology.  When players advance in age groups they will be challenged to perform more advanced skills, but they will not have to relearn techniques that they have already mastered.

Practices

We take pride in the organization and efficiency of our practices.  We do our best to minimize down time and put an emphasis in running a high energy, interesting practice environment.  A schedule for a typical practice is shown below...

7:00 Setup

7:05 Ball Control Warm up

7:20 Partner Passing

7:30 Passing from Serves

7:40 Arm Swing Warm up

7:45 Quick Shuttles - Emphasis on proper approach

8:00 Floor Defense - Positioning

8:15 Conditioning and Jump Training

8:35 Servers vs Passers (15/40)

8:50 Blocking - Emphasis on footwork

9:00 Blocking - Continuous Blocking for Endurance

9:10 Mental Aspects - Visualization Techniques

9:25 Serving - Team in a Rows

9:30 Serve Receive

9:50 4 v 4

955 Take down and announcements

Structure

We are registered as a not-for-profit corporation in New York State and are in the process of applying for federal tax exempt status.