Club Fall/Winter Opportunities

Club: Team ‘Sota

Club Location:  Originally in Ramsey, MN but new gym location for 2025 is in St. Paul, MN (1771 Energy Park Drive)

Registration Dates: Currently open (Register before 7/31 for discount)

Teams Fielded and Duration of Season: National and Regional Teams – Numbers TBD

Tryout Date:  September 7th, 2025: 9a-12p for 15-18 yea-old players.  Location TBD

Duration of Season:  National (September, 2025-June of 2026); Regional (September, 2025-February of 2025)

Costs: No information provided

Additional Information: https://www.teamsota.com/home

Eastview players at club last season:  None

Club: Northern Lights

Club location: Burnsville, MN

Registration Dates: Currently open

Teams Fielded: There will be both Travel (4) and Regional Teams (6) at each age (15-18 year olds) for high school players.

Tryout Date: September 7th at 8am ($150 tryout fee and $600 downpayment due on day of tryouts – both applied to overall costs)

Duration of Season:  Travel (9/7/25-June of 2026); Regional (9/7/25-February of 2026)

Costs: Travel ($4250)- Includes approximately 34 practices, all events, all travel, all coaches, and the following gear: 2 practice shirts, 2 shorts, 3 numbered game jerseys,1 set warmups 1 player bag / backpack; Regional ($1650).  Regional costs include approximately 24 practices, all events, all coaches, and the following gear: 2 practice shirts and shorts, 2 numbered game jerseys, 1 player backpack/bag.

Link to additional information: https://northernlightsjuniors.org/nlj-tryouts/boys-info/

Eastview players at club last season:  Brice Dehnel, Tori Richter, Aiden Wilson, Adrian Hernandez, Jay Thammavongsa, Garrett Pasch, AJ Yang, Ben Matthews, Deepan Ravella, Kevin Burch, Owen Kunisaki, Tatum Thao, Calvin Weinhaus, Sammy Yoo

Club: MN Select

Club Location: Maple Grove, MN

Registration Dates for 2025-2026 JO Club Season: Currently open

Teams Fielded:  JO 1 and 2 (typically travel nationally), JO 3 and 4 (typically regional) at each age range pending tryout numbers.

Date of High School JO Tryouts: September 7th, 8-11am ($165 tryout fee - $100 of this fee is applied to your team dues)

Duration of Season: JOs 1 & 2: September 2025 - February 2026 & June/July 2026 after break for hs season (includes returning for AAU Nationals); JO 3s & 4s September 2025 - February 2026

Cost: In 2025, National and Regional season club fees ranged $3,125-$5,260.  Fees will be higher for teams that travel more and have the extended season. Fees based on 10 players per team.  If a team has 9 players, season cost will be 5-10% more. If a team has 11 players, season will be 5-10% less.  Fees include nearly all team and individual expenses – coaching, court rental, GameFace Performance training, AAU registration, tournament entry fees, coaches travel expenses, uniforms, and administrative fees. Fees above do not include travel expenses EXCEPT teams attending AAU Nationals have a Team Home as part of their fees.

Additional Opportunities:

·      Date for High School Fall league:  August 24th, 2-4pm (for players not playing JO but looking for additional court time and team play.  Note, several other clubs participate in the MN Select fall league as well)

·      There are also open gyms available ($15 per session):

·      8/25, 7-9pm

·      8/27, 7-9pm

·      9/4, 7-9pm

·      9/6, 10am-12pm

Link to registration and more information:  https://mnselect.com/club/boys

Eastview players at club last season:  Colin Nathan

Parent Contact: Brady Nathan 952-237-4694, brandon.nathan@gmail.com

Other Boys Clubs in Area:

Bloomington Volleyball Club: https://www.bvcvolleyball.com/content/bvc-2025-fall-volleyball/bvc-boys-fall/winter-volleyball (Bloomington, MN) – 14 and 16 year old teams only

Hammerhead Volleyball: https://www.hammerheadvolleyball.com  (Rosemount, MN)

Hype Volleyball: https://www.hypevolleyball.com/ (St. Paul, MN)

Infinity Royals: https://www.facebook.com/infinityroyalsmn/ (St. Paul, MN)

Kokoro: https://kokorovolleyball.com/club/boysvolleyball (Woodbury, MN)

Lightning Volleyball Club: https://sites.google.com/view/lightningvolleyball?usp=sharing (Apple Valley, MN)