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Juniors
Volleyball is your sport of choice this year, because it is non-contact, there are multiple seasons per year, and it can be played indoor or outdoors.
Ready, Set, Spike! is our skill development program for players of all ages. No experience is necessary. We usually run these programs in Terms 1 & 2.
Boys, Girls or Mixed Junior Social Competitions are the opportunity to play your first competitions, and put into practice everything you're learning at School or via the Ready, Set, Spike! programs. These usually run in Terms 1 & 2 also.
Experienced juniors, the Junior Volleyball League (JVL) is your final destination for junior programs where you compete with the Sharks, Redbacks, Panthers or Sunbirds for the JVL Championship. JVL is run over Winter during Terms 2 & 3.
For the most experienced juniors, you can progress from JVL into adult social competitions or Leagues. These are highly competitive to gain access to, but if places are available within the Adult Men's or Women's teams there's plenty more competition opportunities ahead of you with these competitions running twice per year.
Juniors seeking representative honours can pursue one of the many pathways including:
- School Sport Association teams
- Hunter Academy of Sport volleyball program
- Hunter Volleyball U18 representative program
- NSW Phoenix state junior and youth programs.
Active Kids Vouchers can be redeemed for our junior programs, with your Voucher codes supplied at the time of registration for a program.
Junior Volleyball League (JVL)
The fourth season of JVL has been played, in a modified tournament-style format featuring only 6 teams this year due to critical lack of court space and shortage of available players.
Congratulations to the 2025 teams on a tremendous season which saw everyone playing 4 games a day!
Boys Champions - Panthers
Girls Champions - Panthers
We're grateful for your support of this year's League and ongoing services offered to our active HV Members!
Junior Skill Development & Modified Competitions
READY SET SPIKE! TODAY
Hunter Volleyball's experienced coaches will guide you as you learn all of the fundamental skills required to play this dynamic game, including the pass (dig), set, spike, serve, and the block. You will learn a new skill every week through high repetition activities, and each week you'll join them together, work with your teammates to create rallies and scoring opportunities, as well as find your volleyball voice on the court!
Let's accelerate your skills to spike a variety of attacking options which have different signals and names, defend in different formations, be quick to transition from offence to defence, serve tactically and be a great team member who communicates with others, and achieves team goals during games. TripleBall is the modified game format where you put all of your skills into action!
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