2026-27 Team Programs

VBA 16-Deondra

Our advanced 15U/16U travel team. Elite coaching, built-in fitness training, a competitive Southeast schedule, and real college recruiting guidance.

15U/16U · Premier Team VBA 16-Deondra

$3800 /Season Dues

Head Coach

Deondra Cherry

Elite Fitness Coach

Damaris Flores

Practices & Season

• Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:00 to 9:00 PM.
• Season runs November 3, 2026 through May 27, 2027.
• November and December are pre-season. Tournament play begins in January.
• Includes a 30-minute fitness session with Coach D in the Training Room, 7:00 to 7:30 PM, before practice.

The Season by the Numbers

58

practices with an Elite Head Coach

58

fitness sessions

14

positional development sessions

10

tournaments

2026-27 Tournament Schedule

Three 3-day tournaments and seven 2-day tournaments across NC and adjacent states.

Half-Day Scrimmage

Stock the Shelves

Rise Indoor Sports, Bermuda Run, NC

Dec 5-6, 2026 (exact date TBD)

3 Three-Day Tournaments

Winter Bump

Myrtle Beach, SC

Jan 16-18

President's Day Invitational

Knoxville, TN

Feb 13-15

Savannah Invitational

Savannah, GA

May 29-31

7 Two-Day Tournaments

The Battle In Boone

App State, Boone, NC

Jan 9-10

Atlantic Coast Power League

Greensboro, NC

Jan 30-31

Clash at the Coliseum

Greensboro, NC

Mar 6-7

Greensboro Super Regional

Greensboro, NC

Mar 20-21

The Spring Fling

Columbia, SC

Apr 10-11

Showdown in the Smokies

Knoxville, TN

Extra: College Showcase Apr 24, 6 to 8pm, $100 each

Apr 24-25

May Madness

Columbia, SC

May 15-16

This is the proposed 2026-27 schedule. Tournament dates and locations are finalized by the end of September and remain subject to change pending acceptance.

Dues, Payments & Uniforms

Season Dues

$3,800 includes all entry fees and coaching time, facility and admin fees, and coaches travel.

Payment Schedule

Deposit at signing$1,000

Balance, due the first practice day of January$2,800

2026-27 Uniforms

New sublimated uniforms will be ordered this season, along with warm-ups and practice tees.

Uniform packages are purchased through a separate vendor in early fall. More information is coming soon.

2026-27 Team Membership Discounts

Half off all Advanced Skills Clinics

Good to know

• Dues do not include the player's own travel and expenses to tournaments, or uniforms.
• USAV and AAU membership fees are paid by the player directly in September, about $55 each, as an additional cost.
• The 2026-27 planned schedule is released at tryouts and finalized by the end of September.

Meet the Coach

Coach Deondra Cherry

Deondra Cherry

Head Coach, 16-Deondra

Coach Deondra brings six years of travel coaching and private lesson experience to our 16-Deondra Premier team, and she specializes in exactly the skills that win close matches at this level: defense, serving, serve receive, and setting.

Her goal is to develop athletes with high volleyball IQ, relentless effort, and grit. She works alongside Coach D, who leads a 30-minute fitness session before every practice, so this team trains the whole athlete, physically and mentally, all season long.

Read Her Full Bio

Questions about 16-Deondra?

Reach out any time. We are glad to walk you through the season, the schedule, or the recruiting side of things.

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