Club Mission & Vision
Become College Ready While Enjoying Your Journey
Work Hard, Get Better, Have Fun, Make Friends, Play Forever
Our focus is to help you become good enough to play college beach volleyball (whether you choose to play or not) AND enjoy the journey, the friendships, & the challenge.
Beach volleyball offers so much as a sport. It's possible to have a strong influence on where you go with it and do it in a way that keeps you excited to play 20-30 years from now.
We know this is possible because we're still playing.
CLUB MISSION
1) Inspire athletes to learn, master, & love the sport so much, they play for the rest of their life.
2) Teach athletes the skills necessary to play the game at a high level (open for adults / collegiate D1 for teens)
3) Develop skills, self-esteem, confidence, mental toughness, friendships, and community that last a lifetime.
CLUB VISION
We help young athletes learn how to pursue their athletic goals & dreams,
love the process of working hard towards something important,
build solid relationships and friendships,
while making lifelong memories & enjoying their journey
Get Better at Beach (& Indoor) Volleyball
- Indoor volleyball is a game of specialization, while beach volleyball develops a multi-dimensional & well-rounded athlete.
- Some of the best players of all time played both at a high level (Karch Kiraly, Misty May, Sinjin Smith, Holly McPeak, Miles Partain and countless others).
- Excelling at indoor helps you master specific skills and follow a team strategy, and beach volleyball helps you become a more self-sustaining teammate (coaching your partner as you grow).
- Our focus is to help you develop both.
- Coach Wade is a Varsity Beach Volleyball Coach + has been a JV Indoor Head Coach & Varsity Indoor Assistant Coach. We love both!
Play as Much Volleyball as You Like
- Play for your school teams (indoor & beach) if you like & can.
- We have multiple practice schedules.
- You can do both if you choose.
- There are no penalties for missing practices (other than the natural consequence of missing an opportunity to improve & have fun).
- We want you to choose & enjoy your journey, so you continue to have fun and play for decades.
Local Queen of the Beach Event on One Saturday of Every Month
- Play with different partners each set
- Enjoy the beach with your friends
- Develop your tournament skills
- Mini-Clinic with family members to start the event.
- Morning event in Naples (No long distance travel)
Opportunity Without Expectation
- We believe athletes should choose their journey when possible.
- Beach volleyball tournaments occur on weekends all year.
- Indoor club tournaments happen frequently on weekends, too.
- We want the athlete to enjoy the sports without burning out.
- We want you to choose & enjoy your journey, so you continue to have fun and play for decades.
Athletes FIRST
- We focus on the athlete's development & fulfillment.
- Coaches must meet their achievement needs elsewhere.
- We believe that athletes, not coaches, win & lose matches.
- Athletes have enough self-generated pressure to win - in addition to the stressors & demands of school, social, growth, & life.
- We don't tolerate coaches imposing their emotional needs to win or feel approval on the players they coach.
- We want our athletes to PLAY volleyball... not have a job.
Family at the Center
- We want athletes and families to develop healthy relationships.
- As with coaches, we suggest parents meet their emotional & achievement needs elsewhere.
- We will host mini-clinics for family members to learn with their athletes.
- "Peppering" (bump, set, spike) with your child might be one of the most fun things you ever get to enjoy.
- The more family members can understand their athletes and the game, the better they can support the athlete.
