Downstate Juniors VBC, Inc.

Downstate offers three levels of teams and training opportunities: Travel, Metro, and VolleyBees.

Travel Teams: Downstate's Travel teams are designed for those athletes that have a desire to eventually play in college, or, for those that want the highest possible level of training and competition! Our travel team head coaches (generally 2 coaches per team) are some of the best coaches in the northeast, and most of them are current and former college coaches, very successful high school coaches, or have played and coached the game at the highest levels. Our travel teams practice 4 to 7 hours a week at our dedicated facility, the Downstate Athletic Center, in Peekskill, play in 9-12 tournaments during the season (of which 3-5 are generally multi-day events with overnight travel involved), and are among the best teams in the region across all age groups. Travel teams require a high level of dedication and commitment to be the best of the best! One of the primary goals of our travel teams is to win the "Open" GEVA Regional Championship and qualify for USA Volleyball's Junior National Championships. Downstate has qualified teams to compete in the National championships every year since 2005! Most athletes that play on the best teams with Downstate, throughout their club careers, end up getting offers to play at the collegiate level.

Metro Teams: Downstate's Metro Teams are designed for those athletes that enjoy the competition, training, and camaraderie of team sports. These are often athletes that are seeking to make a high school team, or want to improve their skills to be more of an impact player on their team. Metro teams practice 3 hours a week and compete in 5-6 one-day, "club" level tournaments in our region. While players are still expected at practices and tournaments, it's a more relaxed environment than our high level travel teams. We run Metro teams from three different locations: the Downstate Athletic Center, in Peekskill, Fox Lane High School, in Bedford, and Ardsley High School, in Ardsley.

VolleyBees: The Downstate's VolleyBees program is designed to introduce the game of volleyball to young athletes ages 6 to 11.  The primary focus of VolleyBees is to have fun! While participating in a fun and active environment, these young athletes will be learning the game of volleyball while mastering body mechanics and motor control. Many of our current players started in the VolleyBees program!

For many years now, the majority of the players receiving Section 1 High School post-season recognition (like All Section and Super 70), have played for Downstate!

Downstate seeks to instill a love of the game - come out and play with the best at Downstate Juniors VBC!

We've been working hard to bring the costs down for our popular Metro teams; and, this season, for the first time ever, all Metro teams will be $1,000! That includes everything for the season - all you have to do is arrange for transportation to and from practices and tournaments.

The total cost for our Travel teams varies by age, level, and the specific teams travel schedule. The base team cost, which includes 2-3 practices per week, 1-2 coaches per team, all tournament entry fees and misc. expenses will be as follows (Note: these costs are estimate and subject to change):

18s teams will be similar to the 17s teams; but may vary based on final tournament selection. 18 Black, in particular, may have more extensive travel included.

In addition to the teams costs above, travel teams will pay hotel and travel costs just prior to each multi-day tournament. Total travel costs for most teams, except 13 Black which is about $250, will be from $850 - $1,200.

Returning travel team players may choose to keep their uniform kit from last season. Players new to our travel teams will need to purchase a new uniform kit, at a cost of up to $330, depending upon the team and items needed. Items that are needed may include jerseys, warm-ups, bag or backpack, and shoes.

For all teams, the amount due is split into multiple monthly payments, with the first payment due upon accepting a position on a team. Travel fees for each multi-day tournament will generally be due about a month before the event.