ABOUT US

The Men's Volleyball team at the University of Iowa is a club sport. Each year, roughly 12-15 guys are selected for the team, however if we have a large turn out, 2 teams may be be created. Any University of Iowa Student or Faculty member is eligible to play, however, our conferences have minimum credit hour eligibility requirements. This means if you do not meet the conference eligibility requirements, you cannot participate in conference events, but can participate in non-conference events. Our season runs roughly from October to April. October through December is our pre season, which we compete in various tournaments in the Midwest, including our own home tournament. The pre season lets us develop our team chemistry and determines seeding for the regular season in the spring. January through April is our regular season and is a lot more competitive. During the regular season we usually compete in 4 tournaments which includes one of our own. This is where every match is critical as it determines our seeding at the National Tournament in April.      
     Again, we are a club sport. Men's volleyball is not a varsity sport at Iowa. Each player is responsible for player dues which covers: volleyball attire (uniforms, warm ups, etc), new volleyballs, hotels, tournament fees, and transportation costs. Dues are approximately $400-$500 a year, yet we continuously fundraise throughout each semester to earn more money for the club. This can be through helping with the D1 Women's Volleyball Team at their home matches or even selling some popcorn on the Pentacrest. We also hold two tournaments at Iowa each season, one in the Fall and one in the Spring, which are some of our biggest fundraisers. Our annual Spring tournament has grown to be one of the largest tournaments in the Midwest, consistently filling up quickly. 
     Practices are usually held only twice a week, traditionally on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 8-10 in the field house. Other than that we play in tournaments just about every other weekend. We travel all over the Midwest and usually don't go much further than Michigan, except for nationals which rotates destinations every year. It is a casual, fun, and relaxed atmosphere with a bunch of great guys. One of our main interests is having fun, both on and off the court. That is one of the best things about club volleyball is that it is a high level of competition, but we can still have lots of fun. Iowa Men's Volleyball players are encouraged to make volleyball a high priority, however, education always take priority over volleyball. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact us.