OUR MISSION
"Kongo Volleyball believes in developing every player to their highest potential with excellent technique and competitive opportunities, growing a love for the game, and creating a safe, enjoyable environment for the players, their parents, and coaching staff."
Kongo Volleyball Club is in it's 5th season and currently has teams ranging from ages 12 to 18 years old. We also offer a developmental skills program called THE ACADEMY for boys and girls. We offer both skills and athletic training along with a Rekover program for every athlete rostered to one of our comp teams.
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Our GYM will not be holding our normally scheduled practices from April 1-5th in observance of the Davis School District Spring Break. Some teams may elect to still hold practices, so make sure to check with your coach for verification.
COST: VARIES BY SESSION/COACH
Come train with our amazing coaches. If you are interested in scheduling a session, please feel free to reach out to any of our coaches listed below:
Teresa Taylor (Hitting & Resistance/Band Training): tmac.taylor@gmail.com
Cali Schoenrock: c.schoenrock@gmail.com
Rylee Brown (Defense - L/DS): ryleebrown518@gmail.com
Taylor Russon (Setting): taytayrusson@gmail.com
Cassidy Waters: casswat1011@gmail.com
SKILL DIVISIONS
KEIKI (6-9 YEARS OLD) - THIS LEVEL IS DESIGNED FOR OUR LITTLEST ATHLETES LOOKING TO LEARN THE "FUN"DAMENTALS OF VOLLEYBALL. ATHLETES ARE MOTIVATED TO LEARN THROUGH FUN, ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN A VARIETY OF GAMES. THEY WILL LEARN HOW TO MOVE QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY IN ALL DIRECTIONS IN A LIMITED SPACE WHILE CATCHING AND THROWING A BALL OVER THE NET. THEY WILL ALSO LEARN HOW TO CONTROL THE ONCOMING BALL AND TO SCORE A POINT ON THE OPPONENTS' COURT.
FOR OUR OLDER ATHLETES, TYPICALLY 10 & UP, PLEASE CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION FOR THE SKILL LEVEL OF YOUR CHILD. IF YOU ARE UNSURE, LEVEL ONE IS A GREAT STARTING POINT AND THEN OUR COACHES CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IF THEY ARE MORE ADVANCED TO A LEVEL MORE SUITING OF THEIR SKILL. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT PLACEMENT, PLEASE EMAIL COACH RYLEE FOR GUIDANCE.
LEVEL 1 - THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS LEVEL IS MOVING, HANDLING THE BALL, AND COOPERATION. ATHLETES WILL LEARN HOW TO MOVE AND COVER SPACE WITH A PARTNER AND CONTROL A BALL TO SCORE A POINT AGAINST AN OPPOSING TEAM. THEY WILL ALSO LEARN HOW TO COOPERATE WITH A PARTNER TO BUILD A PLAY USING THREE CONTACTS.
LEVEL 2 - THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS LEVEL IS PLAYING COLLECTIVELY AND DEVELOPING A STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZED GAME. ATHLETES WILL LEARN HOW TO BUILD A PLAY USING THREE CONSECUTIVE CONTACTS. ATHLETES WILL ALSO LEARN HOW TO MAINTAIN A RALLY WITH THEIR PARTNER USING THREE CONSECUTIVE CONTACTS AND PROGRESS TO BEING ABLE TO COORDINATE DEFENSIVE AND OFFENSIVE PLAYS USING THREE CONTACTS.
LEVEL 3 - THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS LEVEL IS TO TRANSITION THE ATHLETE TO CONFIDENTLY PARTICIPATING IN 6V6 TEAM PLAY. EACH ATHLETE WILL BE EXPOSED TO GAME LIKE REPETITIONS TO BUILD CONFIDENCE AND COOPERATIVE PLAY WITH TEAMMATES. ATHLETES WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS IN SKILL DEVELOPMENT, REPETITION TRAINING, AND BASIC SKILLS OF THE GAME. MINI GAMES AND ROUND-ROBIN TOURNAMENTS WILL PROVIDE ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCES TO CHALLENGE THE ATHLETE AND PREPARE THEM FOR COMPETITIVE TEAM PARTICIPATION.
LEVEL 3CR - THIS "CLUB READY" LEVEL IS DESIGNED TO TRANSITION THE ATHLETE FROM THE ACADEMY PROGRAM TO A COMPETITIVE CLUB TEAM. THIS IS THE ONLY LEVEL THAT RUNS FOR 4 MONTH INCREMENTS AND INCLUDES A TOURNAMENT AT THE END OF THE SESSION. THIS LEVEL IS RESERVED FOR OUR MOST ADVANCED ACADEMY ATHLETES. IN THIS LEVEL, THE ATHLETES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SCRIMMAGE OTHER LOCAL CLUB PROGRAMS AND INTER-SQUAD SCRIMMAGE THROUGHOUT THE SESSION. THIS LEVEL IS DESIGNED FOR THOSE ATHLETES NOT QUITE READY TO DIVE INTO THE FULL CLUB SEASON EXPERIENCE. (SESSIONS RUN SEPT-DEC, JAN-APR, MAY-AUG)
Levels 1-3 Cost: $315 (this is for a 3 month commitment - payment plan available)
Level 3CR Cost: $450 for 4 month session
(questions on payment options, please contact info@kongosports.com)
**SPRING SESSION BEGINS MARCH 5TH AND WILL RUN THROUGH MAY 30TH.
SPRING AVAILABLE SESSIONS:
[ Level 1: 4:30 - 5:30 ]
[ Level 2: 5:30 - 6:30 ]
[ Level 3: 6:30 - 7:30 ]
[ *Level 3CR: 7:30 - 8:30 ]
*LEVEL 3CR REGISTRATION COMING IN APRIL - STARTING IN MAY
PLEASE NOTE THAT SPACE IS LIMITED FOR EACH SESSION, SO REGISTER EARLY TO SECURE YOUR SPOT!
USE THE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER YOUR ATHLETE FOR ALL LEVELS
(CONTACT RYLEE @ ryleebrown518@gmail.com WITH ANY QUESTIONS)
For information on the current or upcoming club seasons, please contact:
Amber Day (Director of Operations) at amber.day@kongosports.com
April Painter (Director of Coaching) at april26.2@gmail.com
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
For information regarding the boys volleyball program please contact:
Matt Taylor (Director of Operations) at emptybucket@gmail.com
2023 SEASON DETAILS:
Season will run from August through November/December with (2) 1 1/2 hour practices a week. Teams will compete in 4 local tournaments and possibly 1 Super Regional Tournament. Practices will begin in August and end after the team's last tournament. Tournaments will begin in September.
TEAM DETAILS: $999 Season Fee + Uniform package
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
ELITE TEAMS:
These are our most Competitive teams for athletes looking to compete at the national level in the following age divisions - 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18. (*Final cost and tournaments will vary by team and age division)
Season Length:
14u starts in November and ends in April (season ends after final tournament)
15u-18u starts in December and ends in May (season ends after final tournament)
Tournaments begin in January
Season Cost:
$2925 + Uniform Package
Includes -
PREMIER TEAM DETAILS:
Season Length:
12u-14u starts in November and ends in April after team’s last tournament
15u-18u starts in December and ends after Super Regionals in May
Tournaments begin in January
Season Cost:
$2625 + Uniform Package
Includes -
CLUB TEAM DETAILS:
Season Length:
12u-14u starts in November and ends in April after team’s last tournament
15u-18u starts in December and ends after Super Regionals in May
Tournaments begin in January
Season Cost:
$1875 + Uniform Package
Includes -
Amber Day - Director of Volleyball Operations
Amber has been in the volleyball world for over 30 years. She began playing at the age of 12 and then continued on as a 4-year starter throughout high school while competing on the highest level comp teams throughout her youth. She was named Region Player of the Year & 5A All-State her senior year. After graduating high school, she made the difficult decision to end her playing career and turn her focus to teaching the next generation of volleyball athletes. She began coaching at the age of 18, while earning her Teaching Degree at Arizona State University. She continued to coach at the comp level for 12 more years. She took a step back from coaching club in 2011 to raise her 4 kids for a few years. During those years, she stayed connected to volleyball by providing individual skills training and coaching her young daughters' rec teams. She has been a Director here at Kongo since 2019.
"Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you." ~ Arnold Palmer
April Painter - Director of Coaching, 13U Premier Girls Coach
April has 25 years of experience playing or coaching volleyball at every level. She was on championship level teams throughout high school and club, and played Division 1 Volleyball at Weber State University. After graduation, she continued on as assistant coach for 4 years specializing in recruiting and scouting of athletes and teams. She was an assistant coach at Davis High School from 2010-2011 when they won the state title, she was also the head coach at Syracuse Jr High and the Head Volleyball Coach at Farmington High School. She has been a Director here at Kongo since 2019.
RYLEE HAS BEEN PLAYING VOLLEYBALL SINCE SHE WAS 7 YEARS OLD. SHE PLAYED ON TOP HIGHLY COMPETITIVE NATIONALLY RANKED CLUB TEAMS HERE IN UTAH AND WAS SELECTED TO THE FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE AS A LIBERO FOR THE CLASS OF 2020 AT FARMINGTON HIGH. SHE GRADUATED FROM DIXIE STATE/UTAH TECH WITH HER ASSOCIATES DEGREE. SHE IS CURRENTLY CONTINUING HER EDUCATION AT WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY MAJORING IN EXERCISE SCIENCE WITH AN EMPHASIS IN FITNESS PROFESSIONALISM.
SHE RECENTLY MARRIED HER HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART WYATT. WHEN SHE'S NOT AT KONGO YOU CAN FIND HER WORKING AT HARMONS OR PLAYING IN VOLLEYBALL LEAGUES WITH HER FRIENDS.
RYLEE HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF REVAMPING OUR ACADEMY AND IS CURRENTLY COACHING OUR LEVEL 1 & LEVEL 3CR SESSIONS. OVER THE LAST YEAR, SHE WAS A MAIN COACH FOR EVERY LEVEL AND GAINED A LOVE FOR TEACHING THE "FUN"DAMENTALS OF THE GAME WHICH IS WHY WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME TO TAKE OVER THE ACADEMY PROGRAM SHE JUMPED AT IT. SHE LOVES WITNESSING THE CONNECTIONS MADE WHEN ATHLETES FINALLY UNDERSTAND A CONCEPT AND ARE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THAT SKILL ON THE COURT.
SHE GREW UP IN SANDY, UTAH AND STARTED PLAYING VOLLEYBALL IN 7TH GRADE AT CHURCHILL JUNIOR HIGH. SHE WENT ON TO PLAY AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL IN SALT LAKE CITY WINNING THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HER JUNIOR YEAR. ROBYN WAS REGION MVP AND 2ND TEAM ALL-STATE AS A SETTER HER SENIOR YEAR. ROBYN PLAYED CLUB BALL FOR A FEW DIFFERENT CLUBS IN THE SALT LAKE AND LEHI AREA. SHE STARTED HER COLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL CAREER AT WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE PLAYED FOR 2 SEASONS BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS (UNLV). ROBYN MADE THE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM IN THE LAS VEGAS CLASSIC HER JUNIOR SEASON. SHE PLAYED FOR CURRENT STANFORD HEAD COACH, KEVIN HAMBLY, DURING HER TIME AT UNLV. AFTER GRADUATING FROM UNLV, ROBYN COACHED A 15’S TEAM FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN LAS VEGAS BEFORE HER CAREER AND TRAVEL TOOK HER TO CHICAGO. ONCE SHE RETURNED TO UTAH, ROBYN WAS ABLE TO GET BACK INTO COACHING AND REKINDLED HER LOVE OF THE GAME. SHE HAS COACHED AT THE ELITE LEVEL FOR KONGO AND HAS BEEN THE SETTING SPECIALIST FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS HERE. SHE WAS ALSO THE JV AND ASSISTANT VARSITY COACH AT FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL.
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