Travel Teams – Carolina Union Volleyball Club

RELENTLESS PURSUIT

CUVC has consistently risen on the national scale the past 10 years. With over 260 alumni going on to college, we are the leader in college prep in the Charlotte area. More than college prep, we provide training for all levels and ages, K-12th grade. We have a strong and growing VolleyKidz program led by Linda Walters as well as a diverse camps and clinics program led by Robert Stout.

We are committed to the fundamental skill development of the individual as well as the growth of the game at its highest levels in our region.

We don’t rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training.

TRAVEL TEAMS

MASTER TRAINING

The vast majority of our practices are done via master training led by Abbi Hayes. This style of training allows for players to grow within the CUVC system and develop one year to the next via our training curriculum. Players and teams have the opportunity to work together with different coaches in positional training and compete against one another on a daily basis. Our staff has over 70 years of college coaching experience in addition to club and school.

INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT

We prioritize the technical training of fundamental skills for individuals at CUVC. The foundation we build in understanding and performing these skills is critical to each athlete’s future success in our sport. This also directly affects our ability to place athletes in college. Under the guidance of our Recruiting Coordinator, Glenna Bianchin, we have had 148 athletes go on to compete in college since 2018.

TEAM SUCCESS

Our teams have consistently improved and competed with the highest levels of competition in the region and country. We have had 6 teams earn USAV Open Bids, 2 teams finish in the top 5 at AAU Nationals, and 20 teams finish in the top 10 at USAV Qualifiers/ JVA World Challenge / Nationals.

PRE-TRAVEL TRAINING

VOLLEYKIDZ

Our coaching staff has created a program format that focuses on learning an athletic based activity in a fun-filled atmosphere starting with our toddler-aged program. We focus on teaching each young player the skills necessary to play the game of volleyball, the excitement of playing this wonderful team sport, how to compete and be great teammates, and prepare them for our other training programs as they get older.

These athletes can expect an 8-6:1 participant to coach ratio. Led by Linda Walters, all of our coaches are current or former coaches at CUVC as well as assistants from current college athletes. We also have volunteer coaches from our college bound junior and senior players to help demo and connect with our youngest athletes. CUVC offers 6 courts devoted only to volleyball to maximize each player’s volleyball experience.

CAMPS AND CLINICS

TECHNICAL TRAINING

We are a training-focused club and our camps and clinics reflect that. The vast majority are focused on a small portion of the game where players can learn to train with intention and focus on the technical pieces of the game. We based our training off what the top college teams and international teams are training and we push players to train to a higher level of volleyball.

INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT

Our motto with camps and clinics is that each player MUST get better. We work to train to the athlete’s in attendance rather than repeating the same content regardless of attendees. Led by Camps and Clinics Director, Robert Stout, these events are challenging and fun.