MIT Graduate Volleyball Club (GVC)

Introduction to the MIT Graduate Volleyball Club

Thank you for your interest in the MIT Graduate Volleyball Club (GVC). GVC Members play in Yankee, USAVB local and national, and other volleyball tournaments. The GVC consists of MIT graduate students, staff, alumni, and others. The club practices 1-2 times per week year around and practices involve specific drills designed to train teammembers in basic technical skills, more complex drills that introduce or train defensive or offensive systems, and scrimmaging. When we notice weaknesses in competition, we devote practice-time to improve that area. We are looking for players to fill a variety of roles and slots on the team: there are both competition and practice slots for which players can tryout.

The Graduate Volleyball Club competes at the highest level of any MIT teams, playing in USAVB AA and Open levels in tournaments and at Nationals. GVC's results have been impressive. GVC was the originator of competitive Men's volleyball at MIT. It was started in the 1970's by a graduate student and one of the first coaches of the women's varsity team, David Castanon, who is now the regional commissioner of USAVB for New England. From the GVC sprang the men's NCAA varsity and junior varsity in the mid 1980's, which competed in the NCAA EIVA division and the NECVL, respectively.

Over the years, approximately 10-15 of the former head and assistant coaches for the MIT Men's NCAA Varsity have been GVC members and there has been a close synergy between these teams. When the athletic department eliminated all JV's, including the Junior Varsity Volleyball team, the Intercollegiate Volleyball Club (IVC) was founded by varsity alumni and GVC players to compete in the NECVL league (where the JV used to compete). IVC won the NECVL championship in the first year of competition and has continued to do well in the collegiate club volleyball circuit since that time. The MIT varsity teams, the men's JV, the IVC, and the 2 GVC development teams are just a few examples illustrating the many ways MIT GVC has had a strong role in developing volleyball at MIT and the New England region.

This year, the club will recruit its members entirely from MIT and set up a match schedule and compete against local University club teams and varsities, and other clubs, playing collegiate-style best of 5 matches. The team may also enter USA VB tournaments.

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