About
Our Mission
Our mission at Philadelphia Volleyball is to promote the growth and development of volleyball in the Philadelphia area and to provide opportunities for players to come together, socialize, and enjoy the game in a fun and competitive atmosphere.
We strive to create a safe and supportive environment where players can improve their skills, meet new people, and have a great time playing volleyball. We believe that volleyball is more than just a game - it's a community, and we're dedicated to fostering that sense of connection and camaraderie both on and off the court.
Our Goals:
Fostering Community
We believe that volleyball is more than just a game - it's a community, and we're dedicated to fostering that connection on and off the court.
Inclusivity
We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive and safe community that embraces players of diverse backgrounds, ages and skill levels.
Healthy Competition
For many, a big part of the volleyball experience is growth and competition. We strive to offer opportunities for high level competition with fair play and camaraderie.
Growing the Game
Philadelphia is a growing volleyball city. We are excited to be part of this growth by welcoming more to the game we love.
Our Story
In 2015, Dan Elliott hosted his first pickup volleyball event. This pickup event became a weekly event. When turnout quickly reached capacity every week, it was clear there was lots of demand for volleyball. The weekly event became a biweekly event, and then added a second location, and continued to expand. In 2016, Dan changed the group's name to Philadelphia Volleyball, and continued to add more hosts, more location, and more events.
While pickup events have remained a core focus of the group, Philadelphia Volleyball has continued expanding to offer more ways for players to enjoy volleyball. In 2018, Philadelphia Volleyball hosted our first tournament, The Philadelphia VolleyBRAWL, followed soon after by our first league in 2019.
In 2020, Philadelphia Volleyball incorporated with the state of Pennsylvania as a nonprofit. In 2022, we formed a board of directors and began working on registering with the federal government as a 501(c)(7).
Throughout our existence, Philadelphia Volleyball has been member-supported. We depend on our dedicated group of volunteers and community organizers to run events and insure that Philly Volleyball stays an amazing and welcoming place.
Our Programs
Philly Volleyball started out running pickup events with a small group of friends. While pickup volleyball is still our most popular program, but we have expanded our programs to offer more ways to play.
Leagues
Weekly leagues at intermediate or competitive levels, running every quarter.
Pickup
No long term commitment like a league — play once, or come back every week.
Tournament
Day long (or overnight) competitions. Grab your team and start competing!
Our Community
One of our goals is to help people foster community so we love when our members hangout and develop relationships outside of volleyball events. To help facilitate this we organize some fun (non-volleyball) social events.
