Jump Start Youth Program and Camps

Jump Start Youth Program and Camps focuses on volleyball skills such as movement training, ball control drills, passing, setting, attacking, overhand serving, serving, hitting, blocking, and digging. The Jump Start program is for beginning players who have little or no experience and would like to learn the fundamentals. Proper technique, high quality repetitions, and a fun-time are stated as the keystones of this program.

• Ages: 7–12 years old
• Schedule: Each Jump Start session consists of five one-hour clinics on Monday afternoons, with 9 sessions offered throughout each calendar year and 4 or 5 practices per session depending on holidays.
• Price: Session Fee: $100 (includes a t-shirt) for 4 practice sessions; $125 (includes a t-shirt) for 5 practice sessions.

The Jump Start program is part of San Diego/Seaside Volleyball Club, which offers Jump Start Holiday Camps and Jump Start Summer Camps with options for all ages and skill levels. Under the guidance of Directors Dave Whittaker, Ashley Payne, Russ and Kim Bird, the coaching staff uses the latest instructional techniques in individual and team play. The club’s mission is “Learning Life Through Volleyball,” including building confident young people, helping athletes excel at and develop a life-long love of the sport, and teaching athletes to have a strong sense of respect for themselves and others.

San Diego Volleyball Club was established in 1986 and moved to its current 4S Ranch facility in 2005. Seaside Volleyball Club was founded in 1989, and in 2009 San Diego Volleyball Club welcomed Seaside as the boys program. San Diego Girls VBC is the longest running volleyball club in San Diego, was the first girls volleyball club in San Diego, has 3 National Championships, was the first club to host local tournaments, and has hundreds of alumni who have played or are playing in college. Seaside Boys VBC was the first boys club in San Diego, has 4 National Championships, was the first boys club to host local tournaments, has hundreds of alumni who have played or are playing in college, and is the only boys club in San Diego to win a national championship, with four titles including Seaside 17-Mikasa winning the 2010 17 Open Junior National Championship and 17 Black taking Bronze at Nationals in 2017.

Last updated March 14, 2026.