Golden Bear has vast experience in the many different components that make for a successful club experience. Our coaches provide instruction and leadership in practices, and our teams compete at a rarefied level. But to make the experience complete, we supplement the team setting with a club-wide experience which gives every player opportunities to benefit from what the entire club has to offer. This starts with our clinics, which expose players and coaches to Golden Bear's most knowledgeable specialists. It extends to the teamwork between Golden Bear coaches and teams. In the end, players and parents are the beneficiaries of a wealth of volleyball knowledge and experience.

We are adding an in house Director of Volleyball: Justin Caraway will be at practices advising head coaches on advanced strategies, working with skill specific groups, and ensuring Golden Bear as a club is all working with the same purpose. He will also lead club wide skill specific clinics throughout the season.

During pre-season we are utilizing plyometric training for all teams to diversify their training on and off the volleyball court. 

We are adding a dedicated PT to support each players growth and reduce pain and injuries.

Golden Bear is 100% dedicated to each of our players success.

Highly competitive travel teams lead by our experienced Golden Bear coaching staff. Competition is at it's top level in Power League. The best way to improve is to play teams that challenge you.

Teams: 13 Nike, 13 Blue, 14 Nike, 14 Blue, 15 Nike, & 16 Nike

Nike teams compete in at least one USA Volleyball National Qualifier Tournament.

NATIONAL QUALIFIER

Far Westerns (Reno) 
April 4-6 Divisions: 18 Prime & Select/ 17s/ 16s
April 11-13 Divisions: 11/12/13/14 American
April 25-27 Divisions: 14 Open/USA/Liberty/No Dinx & 15's

ADDITIONAL NIKE/BLUE TOURNAMENTS

Nike Teams play in 3 additional tournaments listed below:

Kick Off  January 18th – January 20th, 2025
Kick Start (12N/12B/11N) Saturday, January 18, 2025

President’s Day Tournament February 15-17, 2025

Bay View Classic May 24-26, 2025

Fees based on all things necessary for a successful season:

Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Skill Specific Coach (Justin Caraway- Director of Volleyball)
Skill Specific Clinics
ProAction Athletics Pre-Season Conditioning 13+
NCVA Power League
3 Extra Tournamets
1 National Qualifier 
Uniforms
 

Highly committed athletes playing in local tournaments. Each week Premier teams will have two team practices per week, access to skill specific clinics, and compete in the NCVA Premier League (schedule below)

Teams: 16 Gold, 16 Navy, 14 Gold, 14 Navy, 13 Gold, 13 Navy, 12 Gold 

2019 Premier Team Pricing for reference. 2020 price is subject to change.

Price includes everything necessary to be successful (except the actual work):

Head Coach
Skill Specific Coach (Justin Caraway- Director of Volleyball)
Practice
Skill Specific Clinics
NCVA Premier League
Uniforms
 

Golden Bear offers a recruiting workshop for parents and players. Anyone in the freshman year or later who has not attended a Golden Bear recruiting workshop in the past is required to attend. The workshop is a comprehensive review of the recruiting process, including an overview of the process, the player's role, NCAA rules, and an thorough Q & A.

Golden Bear will offer a seminar covering rules, coaching techniques, and strategies. All teams will offer several team meetings to include players, parents, coaching staff, and administration.

Sita Wong, Golden Bear Trainer-in-Residence. Sita will have regular drop-in hours at Golden Bear practices, free to all Golden Bears. Sita will also advise coaches on injury prevention and treatment.

Sharing our experience as college coaches and student-athletes, we address topics such as time management, stress management, and goal setting (short and long-term). These skills are wonderful to instill in young players. These lessons will stay with them through college and beyond into their adult years. 

Golden Bear strives to keep our practices consistent through the club from the older teams to the youngest team. The intensity and the expectations change, but the core trainings are the same. This allows us to  offer “open practices.” With the advance consent of both coaches, players may attend practices of other teams. We train our coaches to be proficient at developing each player individually and improve their team collectively with common goals.  

Fall Skills clinics start in mid-September and run Sundays up to tryouts. We use this opportunity to work with athletes on individual skills and position-specific training. Our clinics give players and parents time to meet our coaches and experience our club philosophies of hard work even on the simple things.

Interested in sponsorning a youth volleyball player?

Your donation will go directly to a player in need and Golden Bear will match your donation toward player dues.

Golden Bear Volleyball Club is a non-profit organization and all sponsorships are tax deductible.