Who We Are...
Our Mission
Our mission is to teach the area youth to become competitive volleyball players with a solid foundation for success in volleyball and in life. We will build a feeder program with a strong foundation of skills for the area high schools, colleges, and beach circuit.
Led by founder and head coach Venesa Walker, the VB4Y organization is an incredible opportunity for youth to improve their mental and physical fitness as well as develop communication and leadership skills.
Our Philosophy
When you look up the word “Philosophy” in a dictionary, it talks about the love or pursuit of wisdom, or a system of principles for guidance.
VB4Y is always seeking players and coaches who love volleyball and want to pursue the skills to constantly improve their volleyball and life goals. As coaches we are devoted to the game, team, and individuals that seek our guidance. We are always growing and adapting to the needs of our organization while maintaining our family first approach and discovering new ways to teach/coach the skills necessary to play the game at a competitive level.
All programs work better with a strong foundation of principles and rules. VB4Y strives to be the leader in developing an affordable,successful and effective feeder program for our high schools and colleges by giving kids a strong and steady foundation. We give players guidance in developing their individual and team needs. We utilize adults with solid ethical backgrounds that are; teachers; experience players, or college players with strong academic backgrounds as coaches that are willing to be mentors as well as coaches to our players. This way the players can have the tools necessary to meet the real challenges of their greatest level of competence.
The Apex for us as an organization and especially myself as a mother, leader and coach, is whether a player is with us for 6 months or years, they will leave knowing the skills they need to develop, and maintain, to become successful to themselves, and not just to the world.
2008 Our Coaching Staff
Venesa Walker
Director of Volleyball 4 Youth, Director of AAU Eastern Regional Beach Volleyball, Mid Atlantic Representative for VB Rags, (the only youth volleyball magazine and volleyball company geared towards our youth)
In spring of 2003 Venesa Walker created Volleyball 4 Youth so she could teach her three children as well as others about the fundamental skills needed to play volleyball. Since then she has taught over 500 youth in the tidewater area. To read about Venesa Walker click on her name. Do to the lost of her home in a 2007 fire,and her mother in the serve state of Alzheimers, Coach Walker focused her efforts on the rebuilding of her home and family. She will be back coaching camps in the summer of 2008 and a travel club team in the 2009 season.
Pedro Gonzales, Hampton University Women's Volleyball Coach
Coach Gonzales was recruited from Colby College in Kansas, where he took his team to the best overall record finish in the schools 25 year history. they placed second in their conference, he had 6 players that were All-Conference Players, 3 players received Academic All-Americans, 3 players were All Regional, and 1 player made the First Team All-American. His accomplishments In his two year term at Colby College will go down in the record books and made him a coach recruited. In his last season at Colby College all 6 of his starting line up were named in the national player rankings.
Coach Gonzales is focused on building the Hampton University team, and help the local area players to become a strong force in the volleyball arena. A graduate from the University of La Verne in Science Psychology, he has been a successful indoor and grass player. He continues to work with Kathy Gregory and Ken Preston at the University of Santa Barbara during their summer camp programs.
Please welcome and supprot Coach Pedro Gonzales and his Hampton University team. the Hampton Roads area is fortunate to have his talent and skills joining us in building a successful feeder program for our local schools and colleges.
Junior Club Coaches
We are in the process of adding additional coaches to our staff to gear up for the 2008/2009 Junior club program. If you or you know of someone interested in becoming a volleyball coach,
........................................ please contact us at info@volleyball4youth.org.