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CLUB TEAMS

NATIONAL TEAMS

National teams are designed for players seeking competition at the top level. Practices are held twice a week, with extra sessions scheduled as needed. Teams participate in 8-10 tournament dates held in IL, MO, & IN, National Qualifier/Super Regionals and the  AAU Jr National Championships (Orlando, FL)*

AGE GROUPS: 15u, 16u, & 17/18u

TIMES: January thru June 

Tryouts for an age-appropriate team are mandatory.

(* fee does NOT include this tournament)

INTERNATIONAL TEAMS

NEW FOR THE 2026 SEASON
The International team(s) will travel oversees for nine days and participate in Exhibition matches against same age competition for THREE matches against local teams in each city. 
Players will experience guided tours of local sites as well as time to explore on their own.  

AGE GROUPS: 16u

TIMES: June 2026

 

REGIONAL TEAMS

Regional teams are designed for players seeking competition at a high-level and want exposure to competition outside the local area. Practices are held twice a week, with extra sessions scheduled as needed. Teams participate in 6-8 tournament dates held in IL, MO, IA, IN, 

AGE GROUPS: 12u, 13u, 14u,15u,& 16u, 17u/18u

TIMES: January thru June (High School)/February thru June (Jr High/Elementary)

Tryouts for an age-appropriate team are mandatory. 

14u, 13u, & 12u

TEAM TOURNAMENT DATE LOCATION
14u,13u, 12u JNVBC MARCH MADNESS March 30th Jacksonville, IL
14u, 13u, 12u Decatur Midwest Invite April 5-6 Decatur, IL
14u,13u, 12u Illinois Elite Kick-off April 12th Bloomington, IL
14u, 13u, 12u Eastside JVA Springfling April 26th-27th East Peoria, IL
14u, 13u, 12u River City Surge May 3rd-4th East Peoria, IL
12u Eureka Sting Invitational May 31st El Paso, IL
14u, 13u, 12u ASICS JR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS June 6th-8th Navy Pier, Chicago IL

TEAM AMENITIES

REGIONAL NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL
Practice T-Shirt YES YES YES
FRISCO MO Uniform (TWO) YES YES YES
FRISCO MO Alternative Custom Uniform (ONE) NO YES YES
VERT performance Monitoring program YES YES YES
Warm-up Jacket and Pants OPTIONAL MANDATORY MANDATORY
Team Backpack YES YES YES
Mikasa VQ 2000 Practice ball YES YES YES
NCSA Membership YES YES YES
Online Player Profile YES YES N/A
Regional Tournament Days 6-8 8-10 N/A
Nat'l Qualifiers/Super Regionals NO Yes (1) N/A
National Tournament NO YES N/A
PRICE $950 $1300 TBD

2024-25 SCHEDULE (18u & 16u)

TOURNAMENT DATE LOCATION
Nike MEQ Qualifier March 21-23 Indianapolis, IN
St. Louis Crossfire #5 April 5 St. Louis, MO
Eastside AAU Gauntlet April 26-27 East Peoria, IL
I-80 Invite May 17 Joliet, IL
AAU Jr National Championships June 21-25 Orlando, Fl
Tentative

RETURNING PLAYER AND OTHER DISCOUNTS

In an effort to help families manage expenses all returning players receive an equipment discount that removes the cost of their practice ball ($25), team backpack ($45), team warm-up ($80) and one Frisco Mo uniform ($45) from their fees ($195 total).

Families with MULTIPLE players receive a 10% discount sibling discount for each additional player who is placed on a team.

UNIFORM & GEAR

All Apex players receive

  • Frisco Mo sublimated Jersey 
  • A Practice t-shirt
  • A custom Frisco Mo backpack
  • A Mikasa VQ 2000 practice ball

 


VERT JUMP PROGRAM

Apex VBC uses VERT technology to assess players during tryouts, training, and competitions. By using an inconspicuous device the size of a thumb drive. The VERT device connects wirelessly to an app and records results in real time.

Each player's results are recorded and sent to their personal email to monitor their performance and track results.


How the AirCAT Pass System works

  • Each Apex athlete is eligible to attend a pre-registered session 
  • Non-Apex athletes may purchase guest passes
  • Passes are non-transferable
  • Guest passes for non-club members are available
  • Scheduling is based on availability of staff and facilities but is primarily on non-tournament days

See Balltime AI in action

We are excited to team up with Balltime AI to record matches and receive statistical analysis for all our players. The best part is being able to customize a highlight reel for ALL our Apex players.

AirCAT

The AirCAT is a fully-automatic, battery operated drill machine that is designed to train all aspects of the game of volleyball for athletes wanting to take their game to the next level. 

The AirCAT ball feeder holds 10 balls at a time and has a Wireless remote or timer setting that allows users to train at their own pace without the need for any additional personnel.  This device simulates consistent sets, serves, passes, and down balls with simple adjustments and an indicator light and/or bell to notify when the next ball is coming.

Apex VBC is proud to offer the ONLY available training machine in the area for pre-scheduled usage in the community to help players work on their skills on their own or in small groups by appointment only.

Sign-ups are done in the Sports Motion portion of the website


NCSA

NCSA is the largest college athletic recruiting platform, with over 35,000 college coaches using NCSA to find athletes across 37 sports.
For over 20 years, NCSA College Recruiting has offered recruiting advice and college coach connections to high school student-athletes around the world.

 

The advent of rally-scoring made the serving aspect of the sport even more important and as a result players have added more aggressive serves to their skill-sets. 

With the use of Pocket Radar our club can track the speed of serves (AND kills) to monitor performance and for training purposes.