History
Prime Time Volleyball Club was first established in the
Champaign-Urbana area in December, 1995. In Prime Time's first year of existence, membership within the club consisted of 48 girls in the high school division
and 53 girls in the junior high division. See the Alumni page for the large number of past NCAA Division 1, 2 and 3, JUCO and NAIA athletes have come out of the
program.
Present
In the 2005-2006 season, the club ushered in a new era with a club director change as well as a
change in the club's mission and focus. A number of changes took place that year including a greater focus on the individual athlete's growth with
position-specific practices and ensuring that all teams partcipate in at least two large tournaments during the season (including at least one national qualifier).
Although Prime Time continues to serve volleyball players from a number of different schools, backgrounds and playing levels, the focus of developing the
elite athlete has been renewed. Over the last two years, the Prime Time 18-1 team has qualified for Junior Olympics becoming only the second club in the Great Lakes
Region outside the Greater Chicago area to do so. We are also very proud to say that over that time span, every senior girl that played Prime Time and wanted to play collegiately went on to play volleyball reinforcing that concept of the elite athlete
and the dedication to quality over quantity.
Season
The Prime Time HS season lasts from early November through June for the travel teams or through March for the local teams. HS Teams will practice 2-4 times
per week (typically Sun, Wed in the gym, Mon, Thu for performance training). The Prime Time JH Season will go from mid-March through May and will usually practice 2 times
per week (Tue & Thu) with tournaments on the weekends. See the Schedules page for the practice and tournament schedules.
2009 Highlights
We had a number of successful teams and results over the 2007-2008 season. Here are a few highlights:
18-1: Qualified for Junior Olympics (second year in a row).
18-1: 3rd place in Regional Qualifier (seeded #8 going in - Aurora, IL).
18-1: 3rd Place at Mayor Daley Sports Festival (Chicago, IL).
16-1: 1st Place in Eastside Winter Slam (Peoria, IL).
16-1: 1st Place in Central Division Warm-Up Tournament (Bloomington, IL).
16-1: 2nd Place in Central Division Kick-Off Tournament (Bloomington, IL).
16-1: 5th Place at Mayor Daley Sports Festival (Chicago, IL).
2008 Highlights
18-1: Qualified for Junior Olympics (only second team in Region to do so from Downstate).
18-1: 1st Place in Eastside President's Day Challenge (Peoria, IL).
18-1: 3rd Place at Mayor Daley Sports Festival (Chicago, IL).
18-1: 17th Place of 145 teams at Mideast Qualifier (Indianapolis, IN).
18-2: 3rd Place in Eastside President's Day Challenge (Peoria, IL).
16-1: 1st Place in Eastside President's Day Challenge (Peoria, IL).
16-1: 3rd Place in Central Division Year-End Tournament (Bloomington, IL).
16-1: 5th Place at Mayor Daley Sports Festival (Chicago, IL).
16-2: 2nd Place in Eastside President's Day Challenge (Peoria, IL).
Contact Information
For information on the club or its athletes, please contact the
director or assistant director via the email addresses listed below.
