Serve City Athletics opens new club volleyball location in Downers Grove
Serve City Athletics, a youth sports organization headquartered in Carol Stream, is excited to announce the opening of its seventh club volleyball facility in the western suburbs.
Serve City's newest practice facility is located at Hobson Road Community Church, 2531 Hobson Road in Downers Grove. Hobson Road's gymnasium will host Serve City boys volleyball club practices from September 19 to January 21 for Serve City's three 14-and-under Downers Grove teams.
Serve City's first official event at its new location is a tryout for its 2016-2017 boys club teams. The tryout take places from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6 for boys ages 11 to 14. If your son is interested in trying out, register online at www.servecityvolleyball.org/tryouts-1/. The price to try out is $5, one of the lowest tryout costs of any area club.
Downers Grove's grand opening gives Serve City seven club volleyball locations across the Chicago area. Serve City also operates club teams in Wheaton, West Chicago, Ravenswood (Chicago), Elgin, Medinah and Sycamore. Serve City has built a reputation for supplying family-friendly club teams that are among the most affordable clubs in Chicagoland while keeping travel and Sunday tournaments to a minimum to respect families' time and budgets.
"We are thrilled to be opening a new practice location in Downers Grove," said Tim Maruyama, Serve City executive director and founder. "The facility's location in the heart of Downers Grove is ideal for families in several nearby communities, including Lisle, Westmont, Woodridge, Darien, Oak Brook, Burr Ridge and Hinsdale.
"Our hope is that middle-school guys from around the Downers Grove region will join our club teams and find a program where they will be trained to reach their highest potential not only on the court but off the court as well. Our mission is to use volleyball as a platform to help guys and girls grow both in their volleyball skills and understanding of the game but also in their character, values and leadership skills."
Serve City was founded in 2013 in Chicago to provide children and youth with excellent training from coaches and instructors who care about them as athletes and as individuals. The organization offers three types of athletic programming: recreation, club sports and ministry initiatives. Recreationally, Serve City partners with more than a dozen park districts across the Chicago suburbs, including Downers Grove, Glen Ellyn, Addison, St. Charles, Hoffman Estates, Geneva, Deerfield, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge and Park Ridge, running classes, clinics, camps and leagues in team sports like basketball, volleyball and soccer and non-traditional offerings such as lacrosse, pickleball, ultimate frisbee, disc golf, badminton and spikeball.
For more information on the new location, including boys volleyball registration costs and practice dates, visit www.servecityvolleyball.org/boys-club-volleyball-introduction.