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Club Gold is a program that was created in 1998 and is currently run out of St. Clairsville, Ohio. Originally Club Gold was located North of our current location in the Wintersville/Indian Creek area. Over time, we have had sister clubs in both the North and West. We currently operate out of St. Clairsville Ohio but practice at a variety of locations in both Ohio and WV. Our goal is to promote the sport of volleyball and to help athletes of all ages improve their volleyball skills. Girls, and now boys, ages 10-18 have the opportunity to train and compete at a higher level while continuing to play outside of their school season.

Our History

Club Gold is a program that was created in 1998 and is currently run out of St. Clairsville, Ohio.  Originally Club Gold was located North of our current location in the Wintersville/Indian Creek area. Over time, we have had sister clubs in both the North and West.  We currently operate out of St. Clairsville Ohio but practice at  variety of locations in both Ohio and WV. Our goal is to promote the sport of volleyball and to help athletes of all ages improve their volleyball skills. Girls, and now boys, ages 10-18 have the opportunity to train and compete at a higher level while continuing to play outside of their school season.

Our vision is to allow athletes the opportunity to learn in a positively charged environment along with growing as both an individual and a player. This is a program where competition, hard work, and coachability are rewarded and encouraged. We want to offer a variety of teams where kids can step into new roles with a fresh start every season. Every athlete deserves the opportunity to grow and improve. CGSV believes that we should provide quality coaching and opportunities and will provide as many teams as we feel possible following this view.

We believe in the importance of skill work, technique training, and having a true understanding of the game. While wins are enjoyable, we will not sacrifice technique and knowledge for a simple win.   We want the kids to understand the basics and to form a solid foundation which in time, yields success. As the game speeds up and players get bigger, faster and stronger...this is where the right positioning and technique will pay off.  These are values we will never sacrifice for a quick win. Our goal is to empower our athletes with the knowledge and ability to play at their top level, all beginning with the right technique. Many times athletes will return to the game they love as a coach or referee, and this makes us extremely happy to see these players giving back to the sport that gave so much to them!

We'd love to have you come check our program out and see if it's for you!

What is Club Gold's
Mission and Vision?

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At Club Gold, our purpose is to grow the game of volleyball as well as offer multiple different levels of competitive volleyball to the athletes in our area.

We love to win, but we also love to hear people say what was most important besides winning was the improvement they saw and the relationships they made during season.  We want your club experience to be a core memory that sticks with our athletes as they age into college or their next phase of life.

We offer highly competitive teams who travel and are looking to play in college as well as local regional teams whose goal is to also be competitive but do not wish to travel as much.

We want our kids to learn the right way, to understand the game, and are always striving to see the bigger picture. We believe in the long game.  Building a foundation that's strong has yielded us much success with our older teams. Winning , but not learning the game, isn't what we want.

To be a student of the game, to understand strategy and why coaches do what we do, that is our goal. We believe in time, as the athletes grow, this makes them much stronger volleyball players.  We want our kids to go back to their school sports and shine due to the skills they've learned. We want to see them move confidently on the court playing the sport they love.

Although we can't keep every athlete who trys out, we do try and keep as many teams as we can properly coach and manage. We ask that if you join us as a new member, give us a year or two. We love getting to know our players and their families and seeing where they fit best at. That can't always happen in a year. We want to give you a season you feel is worth the cost, but we ask that families give us that same respect and energy.

As one of the lowest priced clubs in the area, we understand fees can be a factor when deciding whether to play club sports. We work hard to keep our fees as low as possible, only raising them every few years when we truly need to. This means we may not have the flash and the bells and whistles others are able to offer, but we try to do the most we can with the fees that are collected. These fees mostly go into gym time, tournaments, and coaching. They may also go to a piece of equipment for practices, or an extra tournaments or more specialized sessions.

As you consider where to try out, do your research and find the club that best suits your needs. If that is us, we look forward to seeing you at tryouts!