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.

CLUB TRYOUTS (BOYS)

BOYS CLUB TRYOUTS OPEN ON AUGUST 22, 2026 FOR ALL AGE DIVISIONS (13'S-18'S, 6TH-12TH GRADE BOYS)

- REGISTER FOR BOYS TRYOUTS BELOW BY LOCATION -

IT'S SUMMER AT LAVA!

QUICK LINKS TO SUMMER INFO & REGISTRATIONS FOR ALL LAVA AND SMBC LOCATIONS

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.

With multiple affiliate locations (each with its own teams, programs, coaches, and director), the organization fields more than 100 teams annually across the various age divisions for girls ages eight to eighteen and has earned scores of medals in national competitions across the country since inception.

The Girls Program

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 (with multiple locations, each with its own travel teams, youth programs, coaches, and director) fields over 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.

The Boys Program

ABOUT LAVA BEACH

The Official Beach Program of the Los Angeles Volleyball Academy (LAVA) offers elite club-level beach training, cross-training on beach for indoor players, and youth and juniors development programs for both girls (LAVA Beach) and boys (SMBC Beach), with club-level options and training offerings to suit all ages and needs.

Beach Director David Callis and former Olympian and AVP professional Casey Patterson oversee the entirety of the Beach Programs for LAVA and SMBC, with multiple locations around Southern California.

The Beach Program

"Passion is what separates the many who won't from the few who will.
Play together, play for each other, come to play, and play to win, but above all,
play with passion."

"Organizations are the sum of their people,
and a group of people committed to a cause, committed to
an ideal, committed to excellence and the notion of something
better, are capable of extraordinary things together."

"Passion is what separates the many who won't from the few who will.
Play together, play for each other, come to play, and play to win, but above all,
play with passion."

"Organizations are the sum of their people,
and a group of people committed to a cause, committed to
an ideal, committed to excellence and the notion of something
better, are capable of extraordinary things together."

"Passion is what separates the many who won't from the few who will.
Play together, play for each other, come to play, and play to win, but above all,
play with passion."

YOUTH TRAINING & NON-TRAVEL OPTIONS

YOUTH LITE PROGRAM - GIRLS
(3rd-5th GRADERS)

The Youth Lite Program is the official youth training program of LAVA. Skills-building and fun for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade girls.

SIGN UP FOR LAVA LITE - CLICK HERE

JUNIORS" PROGRAM - GIRLS
(6TH-8TH GRADERS)

Our 'Juniors' Program is a middle school skills training program for athletes not playing club volleyball on a travel team (6th-8th grade girls).

ENROLL IN THE JUNIORS - CLICK HERE

YOUNG SQUIRES TRAINING - BOYS
(6TH-8TH GRADERS)

Skills training and game-like drills for middle school athletes (6th-8th grade boys) not playing on boys club travel teams.

JOIN THE YOUNG SQUIRES - CLICK HERE

CLUB TRAVEL TEAM - QUICK LINKS

CLUB TEAM TRYOUTS - GIRLS

Club Tryouts for Girls travel teams open in late July for 9th-12th graders (15's-18's) and early October for 4th-8th graders (10's-14's). Visit our Girls Tryouts pages by location to register early and get all the important info!

CLUB TRYOUTS INFO (GIRLS) - CLICK HERE

CLUB TRYOUTS - SMBC BOYS

Club Tryouts for Boys take place both in late August (for the Fall Season) and in early May (for the Spring Season). Visit our Boys Tryouts pages by location to get all the info and to register in advance of tryouts!

CLUB TRYOUTS INFO (BOYS) - CLICK HERE

LAVA BEACH VBC

Our Beach Volleyball Club operates out of multiple locations in Southern California with training to suit all ages and needs. Join us this summer and all year-round for beach volleyball club teams and training.

BEACH INFO - CLICK HERE

QUICK LINKS TO MORE INFO

CONTACT LEADERSHIP

Have questions or want to learn more about our locations, programs, coaches, teams or anything else? Please reach out to LAVA leadership.

TALK TO OUR PEOPLE - CLICK HERE

FACILITY RENTALS

Rent space for athletic use, office use, or party and event space at one of LAVA's three primary facilities: Westlake Village, Santa Clarita or Camarillo.

COME VISIT OUR FACILITIES - LEARN MORE!

THE LAVA FOUNDATION

Our 501-C3 public benefits and educational non-profit with the aim of raising funds for charitable and communal giving to help families and communities.

DONATE TO HELP OTHERS - CLICK HERE

Our Partners & Sponsors

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