• Volleyball players in Illinois can choose from many different club programs.volleyball girl image by alice rawson from Fotolia.com
  
  Volleyball is a sport that prospers in Illinois, with numerous options for players at the club level. Club teams are ideal for kids who want to gain experience before they enter high school. Clubs also are valuable for high school players who want to continue to hone their skills. In many cases, clubs play a national schedule that offers tougher competition than players can get at the high school varsity level.
  
  

Sky High Volleyball

• Sky High Volleyball operates out of Chicago's far northwest suburbs, with teams for girls ages 10 to 18 and boys ages 14 to 18. The program sends teams to inter-regional tournaments and claims that 98 percent of its athletes who make it to the senior level go on to earn college scholarships.
  
  Sky High Volleyball
  220 Exchange Dr. Suite F
  Crystal Lake, IL 60014
  815-356-0006
  skyhighvolleyball.org
  
  

Club Fusion

• Another club in Chicago's far northwest suburbs, Club Fusion offers teams for girls ages 10 to 18 and boys ages 16 to 18. The club teams compete in tournaments at both the local and national level and its senior teams practice for about 7 hours a week. The club says 120 of its athletes from 2004 to June 2010 earned college scholarships.
  
  Club Fusion Volleyball
  11104 S. Rte. 20
  Marengo, IL 60152
  815-923-4466
  clubfusionvb.org
  
  

Uno Volleyball Club

• Located in Joliet, a south suburb of Chicago, this club describes itself as a Junior Olympics program that has helped more than 65 players land college scholarships. The club has 19 girls' teams and three boys' teams, and boasts a new practice facility in 2010.
  
  Uno Training Center
  781 S. Larkin Ave.
  Joliet, IL 60436
  unovbc.com
  
  

Sunsetters Volleyball Club

• This 19-year-old club is based in Chicago's western suburbs and caters to girls between the ages of 10 and 18. Sunsetters teams regularly qualify for the Junior Olympics national championships and rank in the top 10 of the Great Lakes Region.
  
  Sunsetters Volleyball Club
  1000 Davey Rd., Suite 600
  Woodridge, IL 60517
  sunsettersvbc.org
  
  

Prime Time Volleyball Club

• This club serves the Champaign-Urbana area in central Illinois. Prime Time sends a team to at least one national qualifier each year, with a focus on reaching the Junior Olympics. It claims every senior girl who has wanted to play in college has been able to do so. The season runs from November through June for travel teams. Girls ages 12 to 18 are eligible.
  
  Prime Time Volleyball Club
  1201 Cobblefield Rd.
  Champaign, IL 61822
  primetimevbc.org
  
  

Adversity Volleyball Club

• Working out of Chicago's near northwest suburbs, this club is for boys only. It trains high school players to compete in local, regional and national tournaments. Adversity prides itself on game-oriented training, rather than traditional drills.
  
  Adversity Volleyball Club
  54 Michael Rd.
  Des Plaines, IL 60016
  847-793-0900
  adversityvbc.org
  
  

Circus Volleyball Club

• Another club in Chicago's near northwest suburbs, Circus has 200 athletes and teams for girls and boys ages 14 through 18. The club says 110 of its graduates have received scholarships to 70 different universities since its inception in 1980. It says it is the oldest club in the Great Lakes Region.
  
  Circus Volleyball Club
  700 S Springingsuth Rd.
  Schaumburg, IL 60193
  847-307-2110
  circusvolleyballclub.org
  
  

Crossroads of America

• This club operates in the Wabash Valley in southern Illinois and also serves a portion of Indiana. Crossroads places an emphasis on teaching the fundamentals of volleyball to girls ages 12 through 18. In 2009, the club sent five teams to either the Junior Olympics or the AAU Nationals.
  
  Crossroads of America
  (no address or phone number listed)
  crossroadsvolleyball.com
  
  

Eastside Volleyball Club

• The club's stated mission is to encourage participation by girls of all ages in the central part of the state, focusing first on fundamentals and then building to an elite level. The elite travel teams attempt to qualify for the AAU and Junior Olympics national tournaments.
  
  Eastside Volleyball Club
  1621 Highview Rd.
  East Peoria, IL 61611
  309-699-8738
  eastsidevb.com
  
  

Illinois Heat Volleyball

• This club is based in the western suburbs of Chicago and offers teams for girls ages 12 to 17 and boys ages 12 to 14. Illinois Heat has an introductory program for younger players and regional and national programs for older players. The national teams all go to at least one out-of-state qualifier.
  
  Illinois Heat Volleyball
  200 Alder Dr.
  North Aurora, IL 60542
  630-264-6873
  illinoisheat.org