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Volley Deluxe
This January, the Richmond Volleyball Club celebrated the opening of its brand-new state-of-the-art facility at the former Brown Distributing warehouse/office building located on Byrdhill Road. This allowed the RVC to move from its much smaller locations to a one location consisting of 73,000-square foot and 12 volleyball courts.
Over 150 former junior players have gone on to play collegiate
volleyball at schools including, Penn State, Long Beach State,
University of Virginia, UNC-Greensboro, Florida State, George Mason
University, Pepperdine, and more.
Article updated: 7/29/2010 5:27:08 PM
RVC had been looking for the right opportunity to expand for many years. Board President, Linda Shelton, said they finally realized their vision “to be one of the outstanding amateur volleyball programs in the country.” With over 2,500 members, RVC hasn’t been able to meet the full demand of the Richmond area. “Our plan to put 12 courts under one roof allows us to expand both our adult and junior programs. We don’t want to turn anyone away, and now we hope we won’t have to,” said Executive Director, Darcy Carroll.
Program Development Director, Skip Weston, commented, “Our new program is a huge asset to the area’s high school players. I fully expect to expand the program to more athletes and create more opportunities to showcase our great talent to college recruiters from around the country.”
Over 150 former junior players have gone on to play collegiate volleyball at schools including, Penn State, Long Beach State, University of Virginia, UNC-Greensboro, Florida State, George Mason University, Pepperdine, and more.
Currently, RVC hosts 15 junior’s tournaments per year. These tournaments have a significant impact on the local economy as they bring in teams from different regions in the nation.
One of their larger tournaments, The Monument City Classic, was recently estimated to have generated over $3 million in revenue for Richmond-area merchants.
Article first appeared in SBQ Issue #14, May/June | 2010
