Online USAV Registration.  Before coming to the tryout, you must register online to become a new 2009 USAV member or to renew your 2008 membership as well.  Please go to our online registration link and follow all the requirements there. 

Boy's 2008 Power Surge Volleyball
Please click on the boy's volleyball link to the left for more informaiton.

Practices: For the 2009 season, we have guaranteed practices every Monday, Tuesday, Weddnesday, and Thurday evenings, 6 PM to 9 PM, for the entire regular season.  The great majority of our practices will be held at Competitive Edge, 16719 110th Ave E Puyallup, WA, 98374, a brand new 2-court sport court facility.  However, practices can 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 agility/strength/core/conditioning 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, beginning with two teams:  a junior high team and a high school team.  Since then, we have grown to as many as 12 girls teams and 2 boys teams.  Now our club include players from the Bethel School District in Spanaway and the neighboring school districts in Puyallup, Tacoma, Auburn, Eatonville, and all throughout the south puget sound area.  Some players have come from as far as the Kent, Buckley, and Federal Way area.  All are welcome!

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. 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. 

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 coaches to form additional teams in order 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. 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.  Our A teams have been very competitive recently thanks to the efforts of our coaches and players.  Consequently, our teams will be traveling, if they choose to do so.  The goal of our A teams is to win tournaments, to place as high as possible in Power League, and to win Regionals.  Regionals marks the end of the regular season and the results is a team's final report card.  Our B teams also have the option to travel and their goal is to finish in the gold or top division of every tournament.  Many of our B teams, especially recently, have been successful in meeting that goal.  And many of our outstanding volleyball players had their start on one of our B teams.  Everyone has to start somewhere, so do not despise small beginnings. 

National Qualifying Events.  As of 14 Nov 08, our teams will not participate in one local 2009 tournament called Prime Time.  This is a tournament which determines who will represent the region at the national Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships in the summer of 2009.  Our teams also will not participate in any national qualifying event sponsored by USAV throughout the US during the 2008-2009 season.  If any of our teams should win Power League or Regionals, we will send them to the 2009 AAU Volleyball National Championships in Orlando, Florida, or the Volleyball Festival in Phoenix, AZ.  As stated earlier, outside of USAV national qualifiers, there are many opportunities for traveling and participating in other national level tournaments.  As always, each team will have the opportunity to discuss and decide on those opportunities as a team.  For teams electing to travel, there must be a minimum of 10 committed players, and each player must commit at the beginning of the season and pay monies in advance to secure traveling and tournament costs, all of which are nonrefundable, all of which incur additional costs. 

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.  

Playing Time.  Coaches ultimately determine a player's playing time.  In club ball, there is no such thing as "equal playing time!"  We compete to win and therefore no one is guaranteed any playing time.  To those who are new to club volleyball, this will sound harsh.  It is reality, however, and is something to consider before auditioning for one of our teams.  To play, you must bring your game and a positive attitude to every practice and every tournament, without fail!

Making the #1 Team.  Everyone wants to be on the number one team.  But what many players and parents fail to consider is the important concept called "fit."  Fit is being on the team that maximizes a player's unique potential for development.  If you are a starter on the B team, but have the opportunity to be a supporting player on the A team, the best fit for you may be to remain on the B team.  To take a player with 90% playing time from one team and move her to another team where she will only get 10% playing time, may not be the most beneficial for that player.  Or, to take a number 1 outside hitter from the B team and move her to the 3rd or 4th outside hitter position on the A team may not be the best fit for that player either.  To play on a #1 team you must bring with you skills consistent with #1 teams.  That way you and the other players all benefit from this concept called fit.  Too often, players want to play on #1 teams but possess subpar skills. 

Know what position you will fill on a team, i.e. outside, middle, setter, right side, DS.  Know what your rank is within your position on the team.  Know who you are competing against on your team for playing time.  Middles compete against other middles.  They do not compete with setters or outsides.  Likewise outsides compete against other outsides.  Insist on knowing these things from your coach so you can make a more informed decision about which team is the best fit for you.  But keep in mind also that your assigned position and role can change as different ones on the team improve, as the team improves, and as the needs of the team change.  Starters can become support players and vice versa.  Pay attention, believe in yourself, set goals, develop a great work ehtic to achieve those goals, and never give up. 

Coaching Opportunities:  We are always looking for knowledgeable, experienced, and committed coaches who are passionate about volleyball and about teaching this life long sport to the young players of our community.  If you are interested in coaching one of our teams and can successfully pass a background screening, please contact Kama Kalalau at 253-535-5163, or by email at powersurgevb@hotmail.com.  If you are coaching for fame, glory, or money, we are not the club for you.