Ages 8 – 18
Junior programs run year-round
Summer, fall and winter offer seasonal training, including dedicated Homeschool and After School winter tracks. High-school athletes transition to their school teams in early February while younger athletes continue through February.
Seasons
Choose your season
Fall Season
October – November
Homeschool
Tue – Thu · 8 – 10 am
Lowdermilk Park
After School
Tue – Thu · 4 – 6 pm
Lowdermilk Park
Indoor Players
Sat & Sun · 8 – 10 am
Fleischmann Park
Every track can join the Home Team (local events) or Travel Team (local + away events).
Winter Season
December 1 – February 28
Homeschool
Tue – Thu · 8 – 10 am
Lowdermilk Park
After School
Tue – Thu · 4 – 6 pm
Lowdermilk Park
Home Team & Travel Team options for both tracks. High-school athletes finish Jan 31; younger athletes continue through February.
Spring Season
March – May (high school competition)
Homeschool
Tue – Thu · 8 – 10 am
Lowdermilk Park
After School
Tue – Thu · 4 – 6 pm
Lowdermilk Park
Home Team & Travel Team options for both tracks. Training runs around the high school beach season.
Summer Season
June – August (10 weeks)
How it works
Seasonal program details
Our programs run seasonally — summer, fall and winter — while the spring season is reserved for high school competition. High-school athletes finish NBV winter training January 31 as school preseason begins, while younger athletes continue through February. Sign up for an entire season and save, or simply join us for a week or a day based on your availability.
We typically run an under-12 group and a 12-and-over group with a dedicated coach for each. Training lasts anywhere from 1.5 to 3 hours depending on the season.
Practice times and locations vary from season to season. We practice at multiple locations including Fleischmann Park, Lowdermilk Park, Paradise Coast Sports Complex and Estero Recreational Center.
Finally, private training is always available year-round from one of our certified coaches. Simply reserve a session for one or up to eight players at a time and location that works for you.
Recent college commits
Congrats to these local athletes
We've had the pleasure of coaching these Naples-area athletes as they've gone on to compete at the collegiate level.
Our juniors
Life in the program
Practices, travel tournaments and podiums — this is what a season with Naples Beach Volleyball looks like.
Course content
What players learn
Every NBV program teaches the same six-part beach skills curriculum. Coaches scale the reps and complexity to each athlete's level.
01
Passing and Serve Reception
- Fundamental techniques for passing and handling free balls
- Strategies for quick reactions and full commitment
- Dealing with float serves (flat, short, deep)
- Handling high-speed top spin serves
- Focus on absorption and precision with small balls
02
Defense
- Essential defensive positions, hand placement and body posture
- Techniques for digging low, fast balls (direct, away from body, collapsing)
- Techniques for digging high, fast balls (direct, away from body)
- Handling emergency situations
- Improving eye work, anticipation and defensive reads
- Footwork, core stability and body control for chase digs
- Advanced techniques like diving digs and single-arm layouts
- Tactics such as baiting, switching and strategic play
03
Setting
- Basic bump setting in system (front and back)
- Transitioning and setting on the move
- In-system hand setting (front and back)
- Adjusting for wind and small ball situations
- Executing spread and fast offenses
04
Attacking
- Mastering swing mechanics for power, cross-body shots, wrist shots and controlled power
- Perfecting timing, footwork and arm movements
- Understanding in-system spacing and offensive strategies
- Adapting to out-of-system plays and transitioning offenses
- Utilizing placement and various shot options
- Implementing tactical pokie offenses
- Enhancing vision, decision making and strategic approaches
- Developing range and versatility, including attacks from off the net
- Varying swing speeds for different situations
- Utilizing quick attacks (on 2) effectively
05
Blocking and Peeling
- Analyzing sets for block or peel decisions, positioning and lineups
- Techniques for effective blocking, hand placement and pressing
- Strategies like squatting, dropping and quick adjustments
- Incorporating dives and defensive moves
- Utilizing swatting and delayed blocking tactics
- Maintaining defensive structure and pursuit
06
Serving
- Mastery of standing flat float serves (flat, short, high-arc)
- Execution of jump float serves
- Utilizing jump spike serves
- Understanding hybrid serving techniques
Skills testing
We like to establish each player's individual level through a series of basic skills tests. The tests advance throughout our program in level of difficulty and complexity. Our goal is to find out where our players are now, then set realistic goals given their available training time in order to measure their progress. It also helps players understand their own strengths and weaknesses for focused training.
Home team vs travel team
Two ways to compete with NBV
Every junior trains with the Home Team. Athletes ready for outside competition can be placed on the Travel Team after tryouts.
Home Team
For every athlete, every level
- Everyone starts here — no tryout needed
- Plays local tournaments in Naples: Volleyball Life events and our own series
- Trains in your chosen track: Homeschool, After School, or Indoor Players
- No travel commitment — register by day, week, month or season
- Best for building fundamentals and consistency
Travel Team
For athletes ready to compete beyond Naples
- Everything in Home Team, plus away tournaments across Florida
- Placed through tryouts and coach evaluation
- Competes in AVP Next, p1440 and regional qualifiers
- Coach on site at travel events for warm-ups and between-match coaching
- College recruiting support: video, exposure events and coach contact
Included
Included for full-season players
Register for a full season and everything below is part of the package.
- Custom jersey
- AVP Optx ball
- Video feedback
- Nutrition guidance
- Sports psychology resources
Where we train
Our sand courts
Practice times and locations vary from season to season across Collier and Lee County.
- Lowdermilk Park, Naples
- Fleischmann Park, Naples
- Paradise Coast Sports Complex, Naples
- Estero Recreational Center, Estero
- Sports Challenge America (Elevate), 28120 Race Track Road, Bonita Springs, FL 34135
Contact us
Questions about junior programs?
Not sure which group your athlete belongs in? Call or email and a coach will walk you through it.