The Sports Performance volleyball program is completely dedicated to providing its athletes with the technical, tactical and physical training to reach their highest possible potential. We will strive to help each and every player regardless of age or ability to achieve maximum performance. “COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE”
July 27-28: SPVB Boys Training Clinic (grades 5-12) - GLC14 at the Great Lakes Center
Best Wishes to SPVB Alum Thomas Jaeschke (Loyola), Zack Parik and Matt Callaway (Penn State), and Rusty Lavaja (BYU) as they are set to compete in the NCAA Division I Men's Volleyball Final Four at UCLA on May 2nd. [Schedule]
Congratulations to SPVB Alum Tim Zyburt and Chris George (Nazareth College) for their 2nd Place finish at the 2013 NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship. Eric McCarthy from Juniata finished in 5th Place.
Congratulations to the following SPVB Boys Alumni on their 2013 Collegiate regular and post-season award selections!
Nolan Albrecht, Belmont Abbey, Conference Carolinas All-Conference Second Team
Piotr Dabrowski, George Mason, EIVA Defensive Player of the Week
Dan Dierking, St. Ambrose, MAMVIC East Second-Team All-Conference
Thomas Jaeschke, Loyola Univ., MIVA Offensive Player of the Week x 2, MIVA All-Conference First Team, MIVA Freshman of the Year, MIVA All-Tournament Team
Mark Jones, George Mason, EIVA Offensive Player of the Week x 2, EIVA All-Conference First Team, EIVA Co-Player of the Year
Graham McIlvaine, Ball State, MIVA Defensive Player of the Week
Jay Petty, Lewis Univ., MIVA Defensive Player of the Week, MIVA All-Conference Second Team, MIVA All-Tournament Team
Tim Shenkin, Hope International, MAMVIC National Freshman/Newcomer of the Year
Jon Storm, Carthage, AVCA DIII Player of the Week; CVC All-West Division Team, 2013 AVCA Men's Division III Second-Team All-America
Jake Wollenberg, Hannibal–LaGrange, MAMVIC West Second-Team All-Conference
Tim Zyburt, Nazareth College, UVC Rookie of the Week, UVC All-Conference Second Team, 2013 AVCA Men's Division III Second-Team All-America
Congrats to Greg Petty (Lewis University) and Thomas Jaeschke (Loyola University) for being chosen and invited to participate on the 2013 USA Men’s Junior National Training Team. The final tryout is June 16th – 21st in Southern California. The MJNT then will represent USA at two international tournaments this summer: the Pan Am Cup in Argentina and Men’s Junior World Championships in Turkey. [more]
Congrats to Jeff Jendryk (SPVB 18 Mizuno and St. Francis 2014) for being invited to participate on the 2013 USA Boys’ Youth National Training Team. [more]
2013 USA Volleyball Boys' High Performance Program Selections
Greg Petty - Lewis University/SPVB 2011 - Men's Junior National Training Team
Thomas Jaeschke - Loyola University/SPVB 2012 - Men's Junior National Training Team
Jeff Jendryk - St. Francis 2014 - Boys’ Youth National Training Team Invitee
Michael Gulczynski - Bartlett 2014 - Boys' Youth A1 Program
Marko Kostich - Lyons Township 2014 - Boys' Youth A1 Program
Gert Lisha - Naperville North 2013 - Boys' Youth A1 Program
Robert Chatterton - Glenbrook North 2015 - Boys' Youth Continental Program
Jack Burton - Naperville Central 2015 - Boys' Select A1 Program
Nicolas Lau - Whitney Young 2015 - Boys' Select A1 Program
Zach Meyer - Wheaton Warrenville South 2016 - Boys' Select A1 Program
Andrew Salmon - Waubonsie Valley 2015 - Boys' Select A1 Program
Austin Neace - Neuqua Valley 2015 - Boys' Select Continental Program
More selections coming soon!
Congratulations to the following Sports Performance Teams for Qualifying for the Open Division at 2013 USA Volleyball Boys' Junior National Championships in Reno, NV [more]
SPVB 18 Mizuno
SPVB 17 Mizuno
SPVB 16 Mizuno
SPVB 16 Runbird
The following Sports Performance Teams will be competing in the Club Division at 2013 USA Volleyball Boys' Junior National Championships in Reno, NV [more]
SPVB 17 Runbird
SPVB 17 Wave
SPVB 16 Wave
SPVB 15 Mizuno
Take your volleyball skills to the next level with Sports Perfomance VBC [YouTube Video]
High School Program (Grades 9 - 12) 2013-2014 Season
Tryouts - Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - All levels
More Detailed Information Coming Soon
Middle School Program (Grades 5 - 8) Fall 2013 Season
Fall Informational Flyer - [Coming soon]
Fall Season (Sept 9 - Nov 11) - 2 Practices per week with Competition
Winter and Spring Seasons - 2 Practices per week with Competition - 10-12 week seasons
2013-2014 Schedules [Coming Soon]
Fall 2013, Winter 2014, and Spring 2014 Season Options Available
No Tryouts
Online Dues Registration - [Coming Soon]
7th-8th Grade - Dues + one time uniform fee + additional USAV membership for 2013-2014 season
5th-6th Grade - Dues + one time uniform fee + additional USAV membership for 2013-2014 season
USAV Online Registration - [Coming Soon] All Sports Performance players need to be registered with Great Lakes Region/USA Volleyball for the 2013–2014 season as a Full Junior Membership, $45.00 and select Mizuno Sports Performance as your club. Please complete this by September 9th (Fall Season). When you have finished the registration process please email Matt at matt@greatlakescenter.com .
If you have any questions or were unable to attend meeting, please contact Matt at matt@greatlakescenter.com
“Without the Sports Performance Volleyball Club, there is no way I would be where I am today in the Volleyball world.” — SEAN ROONEY, Professional and Olympic Gold Medalist — Wheaton Warrenville South High School 2001 State Champions Pepperdine University 4 Time NCAA All American | 2005 National Champions USA Olympic Teams 2008 & 2012
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AVCA Announces 2012-13 Boys' High School Senior All-America Watch List
Joe Farrell, OH, Glenbard East
Gert Lisha, S, Naperville North
Brooks Nevrly, L, Downers North
Jeremy Royko, OH, Neuqua Valley
Trevor Slonek, MH, West Chicago
Nick Timreck, MH, Downers South
Congratulations to the 14 Sports Performance Athletes that were selected to the 2013 Chicago Sun Times Preseason Top 50 Players!
John Davis, Sr., OH, Glenbard West
Joe Farrell, Sr., OH, Glenbard East
Michael Gulczynski, Jr., OH, Bartlett
Jeff Jendryk, Jr., MH, St. Francis
Marko Kostich, Jr., S, Lyons
Martin Krasuski, Sr., OH, Metea Valley
Gert Lisha, Sr., S, Naperville North
Garrett Metzger, Jr., MH, Benet
Brooks Nevrly, Sr., L, Downers North
Tyler Saieg, Sr., S, Downers North
Michael Simmons, Jr., OH, Waubonsie Valley
Nick Timreck, Sr., MH, Downers South
Justin Toth, Jr., MH, Minooka
Jared Wilcox, Jr., OH, WW South
Chicago Sun Times Article and Video on Rob Chatterton (SPVB 16 Mizuno) [more]
Congratulations to SPVB 18 Mizuno for finishing in 2nd Place in the 18 Open Division at the 2013 Dennis Lafata Gateway Boy's Festival (Missouri Boys Qualifier)!!!
SPVB 18 Mizuno
Congratulations to SPVB 16 Mizuno and 16 Runbird for finishing in 3rd Place and 5th Place in the 16 Open Division at the 2013 Dennis Lafata Gateway Boy's Festival (Missouri Boys Qualifier) and earning an Open Bid to the 2013 USA Volleyball Boy's Junior National Championships!!!
SPVB 16 Mizuno
Congrats to SPVB 18 Wave for their 1st Place finish at the February 17th SYNC Invite 18s/17s Tournament! SPVB 17 Wave finished in 2nd Place and SPVB 18 Tornado finished in 3rd Place!
SPVB 18 Wave
Congrats to SPVB 16 Wave for their 1st Place finish at the February 17th SYNC Invite 16s/15s Tournament! SPVB 16 Tornado finished in 2nd Place!
SPVB 16 Wave
Congrats to the SPVB Teams in the Open Divisions at the 2013 Molten Wisconsin Boys Volleyball Festival! SPVB 18 Mizuno and 17 Mizuno had a strong 3rd place (18 Open) and 2nd place (17 Open) finish, respectively.
Congrats to the SPVB Teams in the Club Divisions at the 2013 Molten Wisconsin Boys Volleyball Festival! SPVB 18 Tornado and 16 Tornado had a strong 1st place (18/17 Club) and 2nd place (16/15 Club) finish, respectively.
Congrats to SPVB 16 Runbird for their 1st Place finish at the January 27th NVC 16s/15s Invite! SPVB 16 Wave and 16 Tornado had a strong 3rd and 5th place finish, respectively.
Congrats to SPVB 18 Wave and 17 Wave for their 3rd Place finishes at the January 27th NVC 18s/17s Invite! SPVB 18 Tornado had a strong 5th place finish.
Congratulations to SPVB 18 Mizuno and 17 Mizuno for finishing in 3rd Place in the 18 Open and 17 Open Divisions at the 2013 Boys Great Lakes Festival Winter Championships (Illinois Boys Qualifier) and earning an Open Bid to the 2013 USA Volleyball Boy's Junior National Championships!!!
Congrats to SPVB 18 Mizuno (8-0) and SPVB 17 Mizuno (6-1) for their 1st Place finish at the January 12th and 13th Palos Courts Invitational! SPVB 16 Mizuno finished in 2nd Place. Here are the All-Tournament Selections:
Jeff Jendryk - MVP - SPVB 18 Mizuno
Mike Gulczynski - Best Attacker - SPVB 18 Mizuno
Gert Lisha - Best Setter - SPVB 18 Mizuno
Jared Wilcox - MVP - SPVB 17 Mizuno
Marko Kostich - Best Setter - SPVB 17 Mizuno
Tyler Zowaski - Best Libero - SPVB 17 Mizuno
Will Tischler - Best Attacker - SPVB 16 Mizuno
Nidhin Thomas - Best Setter - SPVB 16 Mizuno
SPVB 18 Mizuno
SPVB 17 Mizuno
SPVB 16 Mizuno
Congratulations to Marko Kostich - 2014 (SPVB 17 Mizuno) for being selected to the 2012 USA Volleyball Boys' Youth Holiday National Training Camp in San Diego, CA
Congrats to SPVB 18 Mizuno for their 1st Place finish at the December 8th and 9th GLC 18s/17s Tournament!
SPVB 18 Mizuno
Congratulations to SPVB 16 Mizuno 2012-2013 Palos Point Series Overall Champions! And to SPVB 16 Runbird for finishing in 5th Place overall!
SPVB 16 Mizuno
Congratulations to the following SPVB Boys for their individual 2012-2013 Palos Point Series 16s/15s Awards!
Will Tischler - SPVB 16 Mizuno - MVP
Austin Neace - SPVB 16 Mizuno - Best Server
Congratulations to SPVB 18 Mizuno for finishing 5th and 1st place in Bracket A at this weekend's Palos Point Series League (Dec. 1st and 2nd)! 17 Mizuno finished in 4th and 6th place both days in Bracket A and 17 Runbird finished 1st Place in Bracket E and D.
Congrats to SPVB 16 Mizuno for their 1st Place finish at the December 1st GLC 16s/15s Tournament!
SPVB 16 Mizuno
Congrats to SPVB 16 Mizuno for their 1st Place finish at the November 10th GLC 16s/15s Tournament! SPVB 16 Runbird and 16 Wave had a strong 3rd and 4th place finish, respectively.
Best Wishes to SPVB Alum Thomas Jaeschke (Loyola), Zack Parik and Matt Callaway (Penn State), and Rusty Lavaja (BYU) as they are set to compete in the NCAA Division I Men's Volleyball Final Four at UCLA on May 2nd. [Schedule]
Congratulations to SPVB Alum Tim Zyburt and Chris George (Nazareth College) for their 2nd Place finish at the 2013 NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship. Eric McCarthy from Juniata finished in 5th Place.
Good luck to SPVB Alum Eric McCarthy (Juniata); Tim Zyburt and Chris George (Nazareth) as they participate at the 2013 NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship on April 26-28.
Good luck to SPVB Alumni Dan Dierking and Ryan Kristensen (St. Ambrose) as they participate at the 2013 NAIA Men's Volleyball National Invitational Tournament on April 18-20.
Congrats to Greg Petty (Lewis University) and Thomas Jaeschke (Loyola University) for being chosen and invited to participate on the 2013 USA Men’s Junior National Training Team. The final tryout is June 16th – 21st in Southern California. The MJNT then will represent USA at two international tournaments this summer: the Pan Am Cup in Argentina and Men’s Junior World Championships in Turkey. [more]
Great Article on SPVB Alum and Penn State freshman Zack Parik [more]
Congratulations to the following SPVB Boys Alumni on their 2013 Collegiate regular and post-season award selections!
Nolan Albrecht, Belmont Abbey, Conference Carolinas All-Conference Second Team
Piotr Dabrowski, George Mason, EIVA Defensive Player of the Week
Dan Dierking, St. Ambrose, MAMVIC East Second-Team All-Conference
Thomas Jaeschke, Loyola Univ., MIVA Offensive Player of the Week x 2, MIVA All-Conference First Team, MIVA Freshman of the Year, MIVA All-Tournament Team
Mark Jones, George Mason, EIVA Offensive Player of the Week x 2, EIVA All-Conference First Team, EIVA Co-Player of the Year
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