Practices:  Our practices will be in the Spanaway/Parkland/Puyallup area but may be scheduled anywhere in the south puget sound area. Depending on the availability of surrounding gyms and coaches, we have volleyball practices at least 2 times per week and Speed and Agility training incorporated into our practices 2 times per week. Additional practices may be scheduled to prepare for important tournaments.  For our latest practice schedule, click on Team Practices in the left side bar. 

Club History: Power Surge Volleyball was established in 1999, the oldest open volleyball club in the Spanaway/Puyallup/Graham areas.  From very humble beginnings, we have grown to as many as 12 girls teams and 2 boys teams.  The great majority of our players are from our very own Spanaway, Puyallup, Tacoma, and Graham communites, but all are welcome.  We are not affiliated with or established for any school district or any local high school.  We are an open volleyball club, dedicated to the training and development of all volleyball athletes from all walks of life. 

Club Mission: The great majority of high school volleyball players do not play beyond high school. So our focus is to improve the skills and knowledge of our players in order to be competitive in junior high and high school volleyball at an affordable price. To keep our fees affordable, we generally do not travel out of state, although we can and have done so many times. We believe the USAV Puget Sound Region (PSR) and neighboring regions provide ample opportunity for our players to compete at any level, including at the highest levels of competition, against teams from all over the US, without having to spend a lot of money traveling.  Having said that, our most competitive teams will travel to Spokane, WA for the Pacific NW Qualifier (PNQ), Corvallis, OR for the Willamette Volleyball Classic (WVC) at Oregon State University (OSU), the Emerald City Classic (ECC) at UW in Seattle, and the Martin Luther King Invitational in Eugene, OR at the University of Orgeon.  We have sent 5 teams to Nationals (Junior Olympics) and 2 teams to the Festival.  Our 2010 13 Black team finished 5th at Nationals, the only top 10 finish for the Puget Sound Region out of the 19 PSR teams attending the 2010 Girl's National Championships.  We will continue to send our most competitive teams to these prestigious tournaments as they compete and qualify. 

Club Philosophy: Although volleyball is important and we expect our players to be committed and competitive, we keep 12 players (14 max) on a team because we also believe there are other competing priorities in life that sometimes will take priority over volleyball commitments.  We may maintain more than the maximum for a time as we try to find more players and coaches to form additional teams to provide more opportunities for kids to play.  We believe in family and encourage parents and siblings to help out in practices and in coordinating the numerous logistical and administrative tasks involved with fielding a team. Parental involvement is welcome; parental manipulation, influence or interference with coaches' decisions are not welcome.  Most importantly, we believe that we are all made in God's image, and that alone, qualifies any player, coach, or team representative to be treated with respect.

Team Goals. 

Black National Teams - Our National teams typically attend two national qualifying events, the Pacific NW Qualifier (PNQ) and the PSR Regional/Bid Championships.  They also typically attend the Willamette Volleyball Classic (WVC) at Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR and the Emerald City Classic (ECC) at the University of Washington in Seattle.  The goal of our national teams is to win tournaments, to place at the top flight in Power League, and to win Regionals.  Regionals mark the end of the regular season and a teams's result at Regionals is a team's final report card. 

Gold Regional Teams -  Our Regional teams typically play in the PSR Power League, participate in local 1-day tournaments, and finish their season at the PSR Regional Championships.  They may elect to travel to optional tournaments outside our state or region.  The goal of our regional teams is to finish in the gold or silver divisions of every tournament. 

White Local Teams - Our local teams are for players who want the club volleyball experience without all the travel commitment and typical club expenses.  These players are usually very busy, are playing multiple sports, and are not able to fully commit to the typical club schedule.  Therefore these teams will practice usually once a week and play in 1-2 local one-day tournaments each month.  Power League and the Regional Championships are optional.  Their season may also be abbreviated and end in March.  The goal of our white teams are to improve and maintain their skills and gain valuable tournament experience in order to maintain a competitive edge for school ball. 

National Qualifying Events.  Our Puget Sound Region (PSR) Bid Tournament will now determine which teams will represent our region at the Girls' Junior National Championships, now called Nationals and formerly known as Junior Olympics.  If any of our teams should win the Bid tournament, they will make advance plans to attend Nationals.  There must be a minimum of 10 committed players, and each player must commit early in the season and pay monies in advance to secure traveling and tournament costs, all of which are nonrefundable.   

We play to win!  What does that mean?  Great attitude, great work ethic, great attendance at practices all will get you on the court.  But performance is what keeps you on the court.  This is not recreational or school ball.  Sometimes players want to play to have "fun."  But the only "real" fun is in winning or knowing that you've played your very best in spite of the outcome.  Playing to win is an attitude, a mindset, and a skill that teams must also practice and develop.