CORONA, CA
LAVA EAST VOLLEYBALL CLUB
LAVA East Volleyball Club is one of the four LAVA "compass point" locations. LAVA East launched in 2018 to serve the athletes and families of greater Corona and its adjacent communities.
News & Upcoming
CLUB TRYOUTS ... 2025 @ LAVA EAST ... CLICK HERE!
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YOUTH LITE @ LAVA EAST - FOR 3RD-5TH GRADE GIRLS ... CLICK HERE!
The popular Youth Lite Program is a training and development program for 3rd-5th grade girls. Want more info? Click here.
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JUNIORS NON-TRAVEL @ LAVA EAST - FOR 6TH-8TH GRADE GIRLS ... CLICK HERE!
The Juniors Program is a non-travel training program for 6th-8th graders who are not playing club volleyball. Want more info? Click here.
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SUMMER 2025 @ LAVA EAST
Summer 2025 activities at LAVA East are coming soon!
ABout Lava East
The club is still in its growth stages as overseen by the steady and capable hand of Director Michelle Gansert, a long-time and respected figure on the local club volleyball scene. LAVA East houses an exceptional coaching staff with deep ties to the Corona area and its adjacent communities.
The program fields three to five teams annually across the range of age divisions, as well as youth and juniors non-travel training programs. We use various gyms around the Corona, Norco and Riverside areas. We encourage you to speak to our Directors or any of our coaches about what it means to be part of LAVA East and we look forward to seeing you in the gym with us soon.
MICHELLE GANSERT
DIRECTOR - LAVA EAST
Michelle Gansert is a long-time and respected member of the Inland Empire volleyball community. She capped her playing career by playing three years and graduating from California State University San Bernadino in 1994, before embarking on a coaching career that has earned significant accolades working with high school and junior high school athletes.
Her extensive resume includes Redland East Valley High School, where during her tenure the REV girls varsity team won their league every year (2003-2010), won back-to-back-to-back CIF Championships (2007-2009), and were State Finalists in 2008 and 2009 -- an amazing run of success over a multi-year period. Michelle moved over to Citrus Valley High School and again brought a school a league title, before retiring from coaching high school teams to pursue teaching. Michelle is currently a middle school teacher in the Redlands Unified School District.
She has continued to coach club volleyball, however, to the great delight of her athletes, families, and fellow coaches. Over twenty years of club coaching, she logged stints with Rancho Valley, Arsenal, and Mavericks Volleyball Clubs before joining LAVA East for its launch in 2018. Michelle has coached a variety of age divisions, including 14's, 16's, and 17's, and in spring of 2018 guided her Mavericks 14's team to a Bronze Medal at the AAU West Coast Championship.
Please feel free to contact Michelle with any questions about the LAVA East program. Her contact information is below and she is eager to speak with you.
Michelle Gansert - Director, Lava East
(email) michellegansert@gmail.com
(cell) 951-642-4682
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Programs at lava east
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National Travel Teams
We offer club volleyball travel teams for 6th-12th grade girls that compete both regionally in Southern California and nationally at competitive events across the country. Tryouts are in fall and the season traditionally runs Nov-June.
>> Click Here for Info on Club Tryouts -
Regional Travel Teams
We offer club volleyball travel teams for 4th-12th grade girls that only compete regionally in Southern California. Tryouts are in fall and the season traditionally runs Nov-June, although for some teams (especially younger age group teams) the season can be shorter by several weeks or months.
>> Click Here for Info on Club Tryouts -
Local Play Teams
We offer club teams for 3rd-10th grade girls that compete at a more localized level, not traveling very far from their home location and/or within the LAVA affiliate network itself. Tryouts are in fall and the season could begin as early as November and run as late as May; season length is on a team-by-team basis.
>> Click Here for Info on Club Tryouts -
Summer Programs
LAVA East offers an extensive array of summer program offerings, including camps, workshops, private lessons, and training pods. You can sign up for as much as you want and we want to see you in the gym!
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JUNIORS NON-TRAVEL - FOR 6TH-8TH GRADERS
@ LAVA EAST FOR 6TH-8TH GRADE GIRLS: The Juniors Program is primarily for 6th-8th graders, although 9th graders can participate with Director approval on a case-by-case basis depending on available space and the time of year. 6th graders are encouraged to participate in Juniors instead of the Lite during winter or spring sessions, and the Lite in summer or fall. The program usually runs on two courts, a Beginner/Intermediate Court for newer players and an Advanced Court for experienced juniors athletes.
>> Want More Info? Click Here to Visit the Home Page of the Juniors Program @ Lava East.
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YOUTH LITE - FOR 3RD-5TH GRADERS
The Lite Program is the official youth training and development program of LAVA East, designed to give young athletes a taste of volleyball in a encouraging environment that mixes quality skills training with lots of fun games to build a passion for this wonderful sport. The program is coached by professional, paid coaches; it is not volunteer-based and, as such, the training value and player growth is significant.
>> Want More Info? Click Here to Visit the Home Page of the Lite Program @ Lava East.
LAVA EAST FACILITIES
Lava East utilizes various Gyms in the Norco, Riverside, and Corona areas, specifically The Draft & Riley's Gym (Norco).
MAPS & LOCATIONS
LAVA East - Riley's Gym (Norco)
3950 Acacia Ave, Norco, CA 92860
LAVA East - The Draft Sports Complex(Corona)
1560 E 6th St #102, Corona, CA 92879
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The Lava East Coaching Staff
LAVA East houses an excellent coaching staff full of men and women of great character and experience. Our staff has multiple past or present high school and college coaches, not to mention excellent players during their own athletic careers, with many years of collective volleyball experience. We strive to train our athletes to become the best volleyball players, and finest people, they can be. They also understand what it means to cultivate a team and strive to ensure the experience of our athletes is a positive one they will take with them.
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