This is the BEST volleyball facility in Idaho! We love it at RISE! When you walk in, there is laughter and joy. There is this feeling, a culture they have created that is incredible. You can tell the athletes want to be there. And you can tell the coaches want to be there too. I have heard a few of the athletes say this is a safe place for them and they look forward to practice every week. This is so important for our kids, now more than ever. The coaches are engaged and work very well with the athletes. It is incredible how much some of them have improved over the course of a season. You can tell this place is special! I encourage anyone to go. Rise also offers volleyball for young children who are just learning, one on one training, camps, clinics, open gyms, and recreational level play for adults! read more

I can't rate a 0. Too much drama on the teams. Who is really in control? It's not the coaches or the staff. We paid lots of money and by the time we realized what this club was about, it was too late to get out of it. Our team parents offered better feedback and coaching than the actual coaches. Very sad. The owner would sit on the sidelines at tournaments and be on her phone instead of watching the teams play and being fully present. It was very disrespectful. Canned responses were given by coaches when the players asked for feedback. When you pay as much as club costs, the basic expectation is that your child will improve their skills and learn. They will be coached and be more successful on the court. I guess for our first year in club, even though our expectations were so basic - we had a bar that was too high and Rise couldn't meet it. In fact, I don't think Rise was even on the court. I would never recommend Rise Volleyball Club unless you want to waste your child's time, your time, and your money. read more

1 the coaches don't know how to coach; it is a waste of money. 2 the only thing they care about is the whole team being friends not about winning. The coaches cause so much conflict and don't know how to do there job. Worst club experience ever. Paid money to be on a nationals team and there was a girl that it was her first year playing volleyball. Multiple 14 year olds on a 16 national team. They can't get it together, it is a huge mess and will never play or pay money to this club again. read more

This was an awful club experience for my daughter. The girls spent 6 months going to open gyms that they called practice. They had little, to no, coaching and were never given any instruction on proper skill development. They spent every single practice playing 2v2, 4v4, and 6v6. Tournament play was very painful to watch as they did not know when to sub players and often didn't know their rotations or positions on the court. They simply weren't coached how to play. read more

If I could give less I would. The owner is on a power trip. I'm thankful my daughter is not left alone with a man who cares so little with the well being of children. Playing hard core tournaments for 8-9 hours with hardly any breaks and they have to wear a mask even when they can't breathe. Child abuse. The owner Loren singles out parents and families to harass. No mask ordinance or any reason this would be the case. Making a child with asthma and a written health exemption wear a mask or leave and provoking an issue with a parent asking for clarification on mask rules is insane. I wouldn't trust my kids alone in a gym with Loren. He clearly thinks the power to do anything is his... he said it himself he makes the rules ( it's an entire league not his personal choice ) read more

I was surprised to see the two negative reviews. My daughter looks forward to going to practice and she stated that she is on the team with the nicest girls. I have been quite impressed with Rise and her coach, and I have great admirations for Rise during this crazy Covid time. Communication is clear, payments are easy, tournaments are in person, and the kids and parents appear to feel grateful that they are part of the organization. My daughter is right smack in the middle of the skill level, but she and I both feel like we are getting 100% out of Rise. read more

What do I love about Rise Volleyball Academy? 1. This was the first club I played for where I felt the coaches cared about me far beyond just an athlete or player. 2. Everyday the atmosphere in the gym was highly competitive. 3. By the way the practice is set up, each player gets a lot of touches allowing them to improve their skill. 4. This club prides themself on not just making great athletes but also great people and that is not something you see in other clubs in the Treasure Valley. 5. Steve Rise Volleyball Academy was one of the best volleyball experiences I encountered in high school! I highly recommend to any girls looking for a club to play for! read more

Rise is a great open gym atmosphere with lots of opp's to play and tons of great kids. However, paying $900+ for an open gym "membership" for a season just wasn't our thing. We noticed right away that other "members" on one "upper A" team, who paid the same as everyone else, had actual instructional coaching. So there's hypocrisy with Rise's philosophy. The majority of the other teams barely had chaperones, let alone instructional coaching. My daughter basically lost an entire season of instruction on positional play, proper skill development, rules of the game, and much, much, more. Although her team fared well in tournaments, it was because of the dedication and enthusiasm of the teammates and their determination to win that helped them succeed. It was obvious the teams that had instruction and drills did better, and was hard to swallow watching so many Rise teams fail when up against teams that actually had instructional coaching. Just attend a tournament and see what other clubs bring to the table. I wasn't sold on the theory of getting better with play, just letting kids play to play. This allows the player to develop bad habits and could lead to injury, frustration, and burn-out from not improving. Muscle memory works with proper training and teaching kids how to do things correctly, not having them take to the court to figure it out on their own, and pray for the best when up against kids that have actually been taught how to do something. Again, if you seek an open gym atmosphere, similar to what the Y offers at a fraction of the cost, its a great, fun place. But if you have a middle-schooler interested in learning the sport, learning the mechanics of the game and skills, you may want to look elsewhere. read more