Welcome to the Central Ohio Volleyball Club (COVBC)

    The Central Ohio Volleyball Club is composed of scholastic athletes from the area and counties surrounding Columbus.  Our club, coaches and players are all members of the Ohio Valley Region (OVR) of USA Volleyball (USAV), which is the national governing body for all levels of volleyball in the United States.  We may also hold membership in the Amature Athletic Union (AAU) when we compete at the AAU Junior National Championships.

A History of the Central Ohio Volleyball Club

    The Central Ohio Volleyball Club was formed in the spring of 1988 by Vince Speciale as the Central Ohio Volleyball All-Stars with the purpose of taking a Central Ohio High School volleyball Players to California to compete against high school/club players on the west coast.  A group of ten athletes from Bexley, Bloom-Carrol, Lakewood, Olentangy and Teays Valley accompanied by coaches Vince Speciale of Bexley and Dave Holtsberry of Reynoldsburg competed and traveled for ten days in Southern California and Nevada playing some of the top club programs in those areas.

    In 1989, the organization became known as the Central Ohio Volleyball Club and competed for the first time in the Nike Volleyball Festival in Davis/Sacramento, California.  The club continued to grow and started to compete regionally as well as continuing to participate in the Volleyball Festival.  During the early and mid 90's the Central Ohio Volleyball Club reached its maximum size with over 400 athletes trying out for 22 teams in those years.  As more clubs formed in Central Ohio area, the Central Ohio Volleyball Club began selecting the better players to represent the club in interregional and national competition.  The Central Ohio Volleyball Club became extremely competitive in tournaments in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Michigan as well as continuing competition at the Volleyball festival in California and the AAUs in Florida.

    In 1995 alone, 77 former players from the Central Ohio Volleyball Club have gone on to play at the collegiate level.  The Central Ohio Volleyball Club has had a total of 31 All-State players, 134 All-District players and numerous All-League or Conference players on our rosters.  Some of our coaches have gone on to become college coaches and some of out former players have now returned to coach both high school and with our club.

    In 1997, the Central Ohio Volleyball Club celebrated its tenth year as a club.  In 1999, the Central Ohio Volleyball Club changed its competitive name to Columbus Juniors.  After two years, the name was changed back to Central Ohio Volleyball Club to avoid confusion with other clubs using the name Columbus in the central Ohio area.

    As we start this season, the coaches and staff of the Central Ohio Volleyball Club will continue to strive to provide the best possible junior experience for the players in the club.

Mission and Purpose of Central Ohio Volleyball Club

   The Central Ohio Volleyball Club is a nationally known junior volleyball club and is associated with USA Volleyball (USAV), and the Ohio Valley Region of the USAV (OVR), and with the Amature Athletic Union (AAU).  It is by purpose a competitive program which promotes the advancement of the sport of volleyball through the development of players in the youth and junior level.

   We, the coaches, athletes, parents and other members of the Central Ohio Volleyball Club share in the mission of creating and supporting a program that has a profoundly positive effect on young athletes within the context of competitive volleyball. 

We believe our club helps the athlete with "LIFE" by teaching them to set difficult, yet achievable goals.  We help our athletes achieve their goals by fostering in each of them and in ourselves a personal commitment to support each other and to work as a team, which requires diligence, perseverance and discipline.