Youth Volleyball

A fast-paced and exciting game, volleyball fosters strong team bonding on and off the court. These programs focus on sharpening skills and learning the rules all in a fun, non-competitive environment.

YMCA youth sports encourage and promote healthy kids, families and communities by placing a priority on family involvement, healthy competition rather than rivalry, the value of participation over winning, team-building as well as individual development, a positive self-image and a sense of fair play and mutual respect for others. Parents are encouraged to be more than mere spectators, by contributing their time as volunteer coaches—as well as being their kid’s greatest fan.

Volleyball, Skills Academies, Clinics, Intro Series

Skills Clinics, Academies & Intro Series

Get ready for the next season of volleyball by fine-tuning skills in our clinics or academies, or learn the basics in an intro series! Players focus on sharpening techniques for spiking, setting and serving, practice drills and have fun. Led by Y staff and volunteers, our sports curriculum is centered on building healthy habits, sportsmanship, teamwork and helping kids feel confident on the court.

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Notice: We're phasing back in our youth sports programs beginning with our academies, sports samplers, and classes. The programs below are not currently offered.

Setters

Calling all 4th to 6th graders to the net! In this recreational youth volleyball league, players learn the fundamentals of volleyball, sportsmanship, teamwork and healthy habits while sharpening skills like spiking, setting and serving, practicing drills and having fun. This league is open to all genders.

Teams practice once per week and play six games per season against other teams, including home games and games against other YMCAs in the region. All teams are led by volunteer coaches. Parental involvement, whether as a team volunteer, cheerleader or a coach, is a key to success. Each player gets a YMCA uniform top to wear on and off the court.

Spikers

Players in 7th to 9th grades celebrate the love of the game in this youth volleyball league. Spikers focus on fine tuning the game, practicing teamwork and building on fundamental skills of spiking, setting, blocking and serving through fun drills. This league is open to all genders.

Teams practice once per week and play six games per season, including home games and games against other YMCAs in the region. All teams are led by volunteer coaches. Parental involvement, whether as a team volunteer, cheerleader or coach, is a key to success. Each player gets a YMCA uniform top to wear on and off the court.