Our Passion is People. Our Sport is Volleyball.
Welcome to Sol Volleyball, exclusively designed for the adult (18+) player. We accommodate various skill levels — from beginners to elite athletes. Services include indoor volleyball and sand volleyball.
Listed below you find a skill level chart and list of various services.
Skill Level Ranking
Levels are an adaptation of International standards (FIVB), USA Volleyball standards and AVP standards. We take our skill ranking of players serious. Players who desire to receive a high ranking must have more than just potential. It has to be proven on the court with concrete evidence and consistency. So when self ranking, make sure to not rank yourself what you wish you were or what you use to be, but what skill level you currently play at right at this very moment.
Categorized as follows:
| Ranking |
Description for Teams or Players | |
| Elite | Open | Formally coached or may have the equivalent skill level through experience. Post Olympic players compete at this level. |
| Advance | AA | Many years of experience and have been formally coached. Players are awesome at defense and offense! |
| Advance | A | Solid all around and can defend the ball very well. Their offense is good but at times might lack solid ball placement. |
| Intermediate | BB | Hold their own. They have developed good passing skills. Most players can defend the ball well but struggle with ball control from time to time. Players can hit the ball hard but struggle blocking effectively at times. |
| Intermediate | B | Good offensive skills but are limited in ball placement and the ability to hit various types of hits. Defense can be solid but not always consistent. |
| Fundamentalist | CC |
Decent offensive skills but are very limited in various types of hits and
ball placement. Defense is not always consistent but can pick some hard hits. |
| Fundamentalist | C | Working on proper court coverage, launching a decent offense and defense is good but limited to “free ball” type balls and some harder hits. |
| Beginner | DD | Learning court coverage and proper hitting, blocking, passing, setting and serving techniques. Brand new to 5-1/6-2 rotations. |
| Newbie | D | Has a really good grasp on the general concept of volleyball with six people on the court.Does not know proper court coverage and has very little technique in hitting, blocking, passing, setting and serving |
Skill Training Services
Sol offers a variety of different ways to improve your game or the game of your team. Players and teams may register for Sand Volleyball Skill Training as well as Indoor Hard Court lessons.
Indoor Hard Court
Mini Clinics are a great way to focus on one or two skills at a time. Technique is broken down where players can fully try to grasp the proper form. Players enjoy the one hour Mini Clinics where coaches can focus on enhancing a player technique on serving, hitting, blocking, passing or setting. Two hour Mini Clinics offer a combination format where players or teammates engage in drills to improve on two skills, such as Serving/Serve Receive, Hitting/Blocking, Setting/Hitting, Court Coverage/Rotation or Hitting/Defense.
Camps focus on the volleyball game all around. Each aspect is covered and many drills are provided to challenge players or teams in various areas. Technique is broken down into simple terms and participants are educated in other volleyball terminology.
Player Camps are great for individual players wanting to experience a volleyball practice that covers all areas.
Team Camps provide a tool for teams to sign up and work on basic volleyball skills together. Proper techniques and court coverage give teams the tools needed to improve the overall level of skill of the team.
Private Lessons are often sought after from players and teams. Sol Volleyball provideds player Private Lessons for up to three players and team Private Lessons. To schedule a Private Lesson, please contact us via email at ReachUs@MnVolleyballHQ.com
Sand Court
Mini Clinics in sand are designed to brake down Sand Volleyball techniques. One hour Mini Clinics focus on technique, timing and reading the ball on serving, hitting, blocking, passing, court coverage or setting. Two hour Mini Clinics offer a combination format to improve players or teammates skills, such as Serving/Serve Receive, Hitting/Blocking, Setting/Hitting, or Hitting/Defense.
Camps focus on the volleyball game all around. Each aspect is covered and many drills are provided to challenge players in various areas. Technique is broken down into simple terms and participants are educated in other volleyball terminology.
Player Camps are great for individual players wanting to experience a volleyball practice that covers all areas.
Private Lessons are often sought after from players and teams. Sol Volleyball provides player Private Lessons for up to three players and team Private Lessons. To schedule a Private Lesson, please contact us via email at ReachUs@MnVolleyballHQ.com
New… Pre-Season Sand Workout gives a new meaning to cardio workout. Various exercises on the sand increase overall speed, flexibility, strength and cardio. Sol Volleyball offers this services to anyone who plays volleyball or not. Youth participants, ages 15-18, are welcome to join.
SVAC Sand Practices are open to all volleyball players. Practicing on the sand using indoor requirements enhance a player’s speed, strength and flexibility. Players will see a noticeable increase in vertical jump at the end of the season when they step on indoor hard courts. Participants who are not SVAC members receive and extra benefit of receiving the “SVAC Social Newsletter”.
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Competition Services
Open Gyms offer a great way for new players in the area to get know the local volleyball community. Sol Volleyball provides Open Gym on Wednesday Nights. There are usually four courts and each court is monitored and skill level focused. Players of equal skill level compete on the SAME court.
Players who desire to participate on higher level courts must prove they posses the skill and ability on the court. Each player receives one game to demonstrate their level of game. If they pass the test they may compete on the higher level courts. If they need more work, they are asked to play on a different level court.
Sol Volleyball’s Open Gym philosophy is focused on providing structure, safety for all players and FUN! By monitoring courts and providing specific skill levels on each court we are able to accomplish all three objectives.
Sand Leagues start in May of each year and there are two sessions per year. Each league is well organized and skill level specific. Teams are encouraged to register for the correct skill level their team can physically compete. Sol Volleyball offers Women’s, Men’s and Co-Ed leagues for 4s and 6s.
Sand Tournaments are well organized and skill level specific. Team are encouraged to register for the correct skill level their team can physically compete.
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Club Services
Sol Volleyball Adult Club ” SVAC” combines Skill Training and Competition together to offer a unique service to adult volleyball players. Players sign up as individual participants, are ranked by skill level and are teamed with other players of the same skill level. Each team is assigned a coach. Teams practice for two hours and play a game in a local city league once a week. Uniforms are included in Club services and other volleyball apparel and shoes are available for purchase.
Open enrollment starts July of each year for the full indoor hard court season. In October open enrollment is offered to player interested in playing half a season.
More information will be posted by May 2010.
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