Columbus Sports Monster Volleyball

Summer 2008 league registration now OPEN!!! Coed and Men`s INDOOR AND SAND OUTDOORS leagues start in June - Click Upcoming Programs for more info!

Get your friends together for playing some fun volleyball! SAVE $$$ and sign up for our Priority Rates

Sports Monster offers you indoor and outdoor locations throughout the Columbus area from downtown to the north and east sides-- Where do you want to play? Whether you have a team, a group, or are signing up by yourself, we will get you on the courts for the upcoming season.

Join us in 2008 as Sports Monster has greatly expanded your volleyball choices including grass leagues in convenient Short North (Goodale Park) and indoor leagues at the Hoop and at the Downtown YMCA. Plus, when you play with Sports Monster, you are part of a national organization with a long history of well run leagues.

Sports Monster volleyball is offered in three (3) skill levels:

• Backyard: The name says it all. Sports Monster`s Backyard level is the most recreational level available. Three hits over the net? Phhhht...It is a bonus when the serve gets in & then to receive it can be an issue unto itself. It is all about having fun playing Backyard. No referees for this level--we are on the honor system here!
  
  
• Bumper: Our intermediate level, Sports Monster`s Bumper is ideal for teams and players looking for more than recreational level play.
  
  Bumper teams all attempt to bump, set and spike each time. However, two contacts are not uncommon. No paid referees for beach or indoor this summer but-- no jungle ball allowed here!
  
  You will find most bumper teams to be comprised of one or two skilled players, one or two decent players and one or two unskilled players--any combination of the above making for an interesting dynamic. Jump serving is not allowed.
  
  
• Spiker: Sports Monster`s Spiker level is our solid competitive level.
  
  All areas of the game: serving, passing, hitting and blocking are played well but each team will have one or two areas of weakness or inconsistency that may be taken advantage of. There are no unskilled players at this level, some college experience players but the majority are IM, club or high school experienced players who execute and understand the game well.
  
  Spiker level teams will run 5-1, 6-2 and 4-2 offenses. Defensive court coverage is good. Jump serving is allowed. Our referees will expect a thorough knowledge of the sport and will call sets tightly.
  
  

All areas of the game: serving, passing, hitting and blocking are played well but each team will have one or two areas of weakness or inconsistency that may be taken advantage of. There are no unskilled players at this level, some college experience players but the majority are IM, club or high school experienced players who execute and understand the game well.

For players looking to improve their game, Sports Monster`s popular Volleyball College is strongly recommended. It is 7 weeks of instruction and play.

Questions? Give us a call 614-443-0190 or send us an e-mail to columbus.info@sportsmonster.net

Volleyball Instruction

Volleyball is hugely popular and very social. Because so many of us did not play until graduating, many people want to learn to play to get in the game or are looking to move up a notch to play at a more competitive level. So, how and where can you learn to play or improve? Sports Monster asked that question 8 years ago when we started our Volleyball College program that has had hundreds of happy graduates for our indoor and sand instructional programs.

All Sports Monster Volleyball Colleges are taught by experienced volleyball instructors who know the game. These are progressive programs which run 7 weeks and build upon skills from week to week. Usually offered twice a week each season, if you sign up for one night and need to miss a week, you usually can make it up on the other night upon request. Indoor sessions run 2 hours and Outdoor sessions run 1 1/2 hours. Both include warm-up, instruction and drills and finish with match play.

Undergrad level: If you have never even seen a volleyball before, that is perfectly fine and this college is a great way to learn. If you have very basic skills but need to learn overhead setting or the proper form to spike, this college is right for you. Backyard & Bumper level players are ideal Undergrad students--this program will definitely get you playing at least 1 skill level higher.

Graduate level: If you play Dinker or Spiker, the Grad level Volleyball College will be for you. This program works on basic skills but focuses more on the finer points of improving 614-443-0190 or e-mail columbus.info@sportsmonster.net with any questions.

How to register to play:

1. Click Upcoming Programs in the menu to the left (under the sport) for a full listing of what is starting soon.
2. Click the Info & Pricing prompt for full outline of any specific program you see listed. You may opt to register within the Info & Pricing prompt at the bottom of that screen.
3. Once you know the program you want to sign up to play, click either Team Register or Individual Register prompts.
4. Note: If you are signing up a full team, the Team fee is what you pay with applicable per player fees. Individuals who sign up by themselves pay the Individual fee plus applicable per player fees.

How are you Registering? A full team with captain paying? A team who wants each player to register and pay to play separately? A group? Or by yourself? All options are found under the Registration prompt found to the left menu bar or via the prompts under Upcoming Programs...

• For captains registering a full team, click the Team option.
• For captains starting a team for their players pay Sports Monster individually, click the Register as an Individual and when prompted for who you want to play with, list the team name and instruct your players to do the same. As long as the minimum roster size is met by the start of the league, Sports Monster will honor these individually paid rosters.
• For an individual signing up more than one person, click the Register Myself and Friends option.
• For an individual signing up to play with a friend who will pay separately, click the Register as an Individual option and list your friend(s) when asked who you want to play with.
• If you are signing up by yourself, click the Register as an Individual option

Note that some programs are listed as a Fire Sale. These are specially priced leagues and/or pricing that is available for a limited time.