Our mission

Three central goals

Santa Barbara Volleyball Club (SBVC) has been the standard bearer for girls and boys club volleyball in Santa Barbara since its inception in 1994. Our mission statement has three central goals:

1. Train well and fully develop the young athletic talent of the area in the sport of volleyball.
2. Teach the boys and girls of this community how to be excellent young men and women through athletics.
3. Compete on court to win matches at all competitive levels.

Simply stated, our mission is to help every athlete under our banner become the best volleyball player they can be, while guiding each child in our care to become the best person they can be. We recognize the importance of these youth and junior years to the development of values, self-esteem and self-confidence. Our director, coaches, staff and parents are held to the highest standards of respect for each player’s dignity and well-being, on and off the court, at practices and at tournaments.

Training for every level

SBVC is dedicated to teaching volleyball skills and giving athletes from grade school through high school the opportunity to train for, and take part in, organized competitive volleyball. We offer intensive, high-quality training to serious players who aspire to compete at the collegiate level, and we are equally committed to athletes who want to grow their skills for their high school or middle school teams, or simply for the love of the game.

Powered by LAVA

Our partnership with the Los Angeles Volleyball Academy (LAVA), one of the premier youth and junior athletic organizations in Southern California, furthers all of these goals. LAVA strives to do things differently and better in every part of its work, holding to the highest ethical standards as it provides superior volleyball instruction, guidance for athletes, and education and support for parents.

Santa Barbara Volleyball Club, powered by LAVA, is set up to succeed year in and year out in its mission of helping the athletes, coaches, parents and families in its care. Go SBVC!

> Organizations are the sum of their people, and a group of people committed to a cause, committed to an ideal, committed to excellence and the notion of something better, are capable of extraordinary things together.