LOS ANGELES VOLLEYBALL ACADEMY
The Los Angeles Volleyball Academy (LAVA) is a youth and juniors club volleyball organization for girls and boys with multiple locations in and around Los Angeles, CA. Established in 2010, LAVA is one of the premier junior athletic organizations in Southern California, featuring some of the best and brightest coaches and athletes in the region.
ABOUT LAVA GIRLS
The Los Angeles Volleyball Academy has an extensive girls club volleyball program, complete with national travel teams and regional travel teams, in addition to non-travel development programs for middle school athletes and youth training programs for elementary school athletes.
The organization fields more than 80 teams annually across the various age divisions for girls ages eight to eighteen and has earned more than 50 medals in national competitions across the country.
There are eight LAVA Girls affiliate locations in and around Southern California: LAVA North (Santa Clarita), LAVA South (Studio City), LAVA East (Corona), LAVA West (Thousand Oaks), LAVA Shack (West Los Angeles), Lava Oaks (Newbury Park), Lava Mission (Sylmar), and LAVA Islands (Camarillo).
Each girls location has its own teams, programs, coaches, and director.
ABOUT SMBC BOYS
SMBC Boys Volleyball Club is one of the oldest volleyball clubs for boys in the country, established in 1982, and has been the official Boys Volleyball Club of LAVA since LAVA's inception, with national and regional travel teams and a popular boys juniors non-travel program for middle schoolers.
The boys club fields almost twenty teams annually across the various age divisions for boys age ten to eighteen and has earned more than 100 medals in national competitions across the country.
There are four SMBC Boys affiliate locations in and around Southern California: SMBC North (Santa Clarita), SMBC West (Thousand Oaks), SMBC Shack (West Los Angeles), and SMBC Islands (Camarillo).
Each boys location has its own travel teams, youth programs, coaches, and director.
YOUTH "LITE" PROGRAM -
FOR 3rd-5th GRADERS
The Youth Lite Program is the official youth training program of LAVA. Skills-building and fun for elementary school athletes (3rd-5th graders, coed).
GIRLS "JUNIORS" PROGRAM -
FOR 6TH-8TH GRADE GIRLS
Our 'Juniors' Program is a middle school skills training program for athletes not playing club volleyball on a travel team (6th-8th grade girls).
BOYS TRAINING PROGRAM -
FOR 6th-8th GRADE BOYS
Skills training for middle school boys (6th-8th grade boys) not playing on club teams. Boys Youth Programs differ by specific location.
LAVA BEACH VOLLEYBALL CLUB
Our Official Beach Volleyball Program operates out of several locations in Southern California with multiple types of training to suit all ages and needs.
SUMMER PROGRAMS - GIRLS
Indoor and beach summer programs for third to twelfth grade girls. Multiple locations; camps, clinics, workshops, programs, etc.
CLUB TEAM TRYOUTS (INDOOR)
Club Tryouts for travels teams for Girls and Boys run from July-Sept. Visit our Tryouts pages to ensure you know all the important dates and info!
SMBC BOYS LOcations
Our Alumni
Lava At The Next level
Pierce College - Lava North
Pepperdine University - Lava West
UC Riverside - LAVA
Masters University - LAVA North
Holy Cross - LAVA South
University of Southern Maine - LAVA South
Willamette University - LAVA North
Grand Canyon University - LAVA North
Newberry College - LAVA North
College of the Canyons - LAVA North
Cal State -- Dominguez Hills - LAVA North
UC San Diego - LAVA North
