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 last 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.  This past year, the high school division of Prime Time consisted of 65 girls.  We are very proud to say that over the last three years, 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 season lasts from early November through June for the travel teams or through March for the local teams. Travel teams will practice 3-4 times per week (Sun, Mon, Thu in the gym, Tue for performance training), and local teams will practice 2-4 times per week (Sun, Wed in the gym, Mon, Thu for performance training). See the Schedules page for the practice and tournament schedules.

2008 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 (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).

2007 Results

We had a number of successful teams and results over the 2006-2007 season. Here are a few highlights:

18-1: 1st Place in Central Division Year-End Tournament (Bloomington, IL).

18-1: 2nd Place in Eastside President's Day Challenge (Peoria, IL).

18-1: 35th of 125 Teams in Big South National Qualifier (Atlanta, GA).

17-1: 3rd Place in Eastside President's Day Challenge (Peoria, IL).

17-1: 4th Place in Central Division Year-End Tournament (Bloomington, IL).

17-1: 5th of 40 Teams in ASICS National Championships (Chicago, IL).

16-1: 1st Place in Central Division Series #4 (Bloomington, IL).

16-1: 2nd Place in Central Division Series #3 (Bloomington, IL).

16-1: 4th Place in CD Kick-Off and Year-End Tourns (Bloomington, IL).

Contact Information

For information on the club or its athletes, please contact the director or assistant director via the email addresses listed below.