WEST LOS ANGELES, CA
LAVA SHACK VOLLEYBALL CLUB
LAVA Shack has been offering a refreshing alternative for girls club volleyball to the athletes and families of West Los Angeles and its adjacent communities for many years.
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CLUB TRYOUTS @ LAVA SHACK 2026
YOUTH LITE @ LAVA SHACK - 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.
JUNIORS NON-TRAVEL @ LAVA SHACK - 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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ABout Lava Shack
The program fields five to eight teams annually across the range of age divisions, as well as offers vibrant and expanding youth and juniors non-travel training programs.
The Club Director for LAVA Shack is Catarina Marbach, who has infused the club with her passion and energy and is an excellent advocate for girls club volleyball. Catarina is bolstered by an excellent coaching staff with strong ties to the volleyball community. We encourage you to speak to our Directors or any of our coaches about what it means to be part of LAVA Shack.
Our primary practice facility is Marymount School, located at 10643 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, out of which we run our travel teams, as well as our immensely popular Youth Lite Program for elementary school athletes (3rd-5th graders). We look forward to seeing you in the gym with us soon.
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Programs at lava shack
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 TryoutsRegional 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 TryoutsLocal 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 TryoutsSummer Programs
LAVA Shack 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!
>> Click Here to Learn More and Register for Summer Programs @ LAVA ShackJUNIORS NON-TRAVEL - FOR 6TH-8TH GRADERS
@ LAVA SHACK 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 Shack.
YOUTH LITE - FOR 3RD-5TH GRADERS
The Lite Program is the official youth training and development program of LAVA Shack, 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 Shack.
Boys Volleyball
My Son Wants to Play...
SMBC Shack Volleyball Club for Boys is the brother club of the LAVA Shack girls program. Many of our athletes have girls playing for LAVA Shack and boys playing for SMBC Shack. SMBC Shack fields several teams a year for boys grades 5th-12th, as well as offers an excellent youth program for 4th-8th grade boys not ready to play club volleyball just yet. For more info on our SMBC Shack boys program, please click here to visit the Home of SMBC Shack.
LAVA SHACK FACILITIES
LAVA Shack is based primarily out of Marymount High School, located at 10643 Sunset Boulevard, West Los Angeles. Marymount has a safe and secure campus with ample parking and a spacious gym.
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LAVA Shack (West Los Angeles)
10643 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles
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The Lava Shack Coaching Staff
LAVA Shack 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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