We are so very happy with this volleyball club. The coaches are knowledgeable and experienced and the owners are accommodating and always willing to go the extra mile! read more

We had a terrible experience with SA Elite. Our daughter really enjoyed volleyball prior to joining SA Elite this year. There was very little player development. We thought the coach was overly critical, punitive, and only worked with a handful of kids. However, the assistant coach was great and took an interest in the girls and was a good teacher. I believe she actually played college VB. Practice days and times changed regularly and last minute tournaments were added. Even with constant practice and tournaments, the team never really came together. We feel we were promised things at the beginning, but after we paid, reality was much different. Our daughter basically lost a year of development because of this club and the coach. We'll have to double up on privates in order to make up for what was lost. That's if she even wants to play anymore. It was that bad. We left a great coach and good club for what we thought was an "elite" club. We were sadly mistaken. We were warned about this club before we signed with them, but we ignored the warnings. Lesson learned. read more

Do not make a mistake in your registration because you will not be considered for a reschedule. I asked my husband to register our 13-yr old for intermediate, and he scheduled for the wrong Sunday. I called as soon as I realized this, I called and left a message so they can get the stamp time and date on the message. We needed to reschedule for the correct Sunday. I am not requesting a refund, I'm requesting to adjust. If they require to cancel 24 hours for staffing, I don't think adding my daughter as a mistake would affect how many coaches are there within minutes. read more

First let me preface this by saying that from an overall experience, my daughter enjoyed her time at SA Elite throughout 2 seasons, due mostly to her individual team coaches, has improved as a volleyball player. Additionally, as parents, we tried to shield her from any of the issues we dealt with, so that she could focus solely on becoming a better athlete/young woman. With that said, there are a myriad of issues requiring immediate attention for this club to be deserving of the reputation they so desperately wish to attain.... 1. Club Leadership/Accountability: From the start, there were issues that were at first a little odd but seemed to be systemic as the months and years passed. Multiple families have had issues with a lack of communication from Club leadership as it pertains to any kind of questions, concerns, general knowledge questions etc.; except when there was a perceived payment issue. At that point, your phone and/or email would be "blown up" by club leadership, looking for their money. B. Anytime questions were asked regarding facilities, or individual team recognition, additional practices etc., the club leadership immediately became defensive as if the questions/concerns were meant as an attack. As such, rarely were questions or concerns of parents addressed and/or rectified. C. The uniform jersey's/shirts paid for by parents, are purported to be made by the logo'd manufacturer, as the cost would suggest; but in fact are store bought with iron on numbers, names and logos, done so by the coaches and club leadership. D. With the amount of money that is paid to this club for each athlete, there are certain obligations that parents are, within reason, expected to receive from the club and the club leadership. However, the only thing you ever hear from club leadership are the expectations the club has of the parents and the athletes. When asked what obligations the club has to the athletes and to the parents, no answers were given, or a defensive stance was taken. 2. Facilities/Training: The club claims to set itself apart from other clubs in San Antonio by stating that they have their own facilities for practice, which they don't have to share with other clubs. This is the equivalent of a used car salesman telling you that because the paint job is new, the engine runs as good as the car looks. The facilities are horrendous. Out of the 2 courts that are available, there is only one side of one court that has enough room for regulation serves; and even that is a stretch. The courts are on top of each other and provide the athletes little to no room in the back end or on either side, to chase down balls, save errant passes etc.; situations that present themselves regularly during tournament play. The facilities do not give these athletes the ability to be the best version of themselves come tournament time. B. If you are looking for a club that offers more than just hitting a volleyball, this is not the club for you. The club offers ZERO strength and conditioning programs, ZERO volleyball specific training aides and when questioned as to why, the standard answer is that those are things that parents are responsible for. 3. Coaching: From season to season, there should be an expectation as to who the coach of your athletes' team is going to be. Afterall, the club expects you to make your commitment and pay the commitment fee immediately upon receipt of an offer to play for X team. Through 2 seasons and potentially going into the 3rd, again, the club could not tell my athlete who her coaches were going to be for the upcoming season but had their hand out expecting a commitment fee to be paid in full, and either a payment plan set up for the upcoming season or the season paid in full upon receipt of the commitment fee. B.The manner in which some, if not all of their coaches are treated, is reprehensible. The majority of these coaches are present for the love of the game and the joy in seeing young female athletes become great woman and representatives of themselves, their families and their teams. Understanding that these coaches are individual contractors, it is still a sad sight to see an exodus of coaches, due to their treatment from club leadership, knowing how much they love the game and seeing their athletes grow. Finally, the thing that is most reprehensible about the club is their claim to be a Christian values-based organization. Never in my 41 years have I seen in person, such a glaring misappropriation of that term. It is incredibly difficult for an organization that is so rife with backstabbing, divisive sniping, finger pointing, lack of compassion, lack of accountability and profiteering, to live up to a Christian values-based mantra. Often times I didn't know if I was part of a youth volleyball club or if I was subscribed to a future homeowner's club, feeling passively and overtly solicited to buy or sell a home. Consider this club at your own risk. We will not be returning. read more

Love the clinics and family atmosphere! Clinics are affordable and my daughter has progressed so much over the last two months.

We spent 2 seasons at Elite. Many issues led to us deciding not to return for a third season. The 20-21 season there was minimal communication with the club owners except for when there was a billing issue. I was informed that my account was delinquent by $400 and after looking through bank statements and realizing that I wasn't behind at all, it took weeks to make contact with them regarding the issue and correct the issue and credit our account the right amount (even though I was still getting emails every other day about the money they said I owed them). We were hopeful that maybe it was a fluke or an off season with Covid being fresh, so we signed up for another season assuming that things would get better. Unfortunately, this season- things were no better and in many ways worse. There were many issues this season from more lack of communication from owners unless it it payment related and you owe them money, lack of transparency, lack of effective leadership, lack of the same expectations across the board. The facilities are terrible compared to other clubs. The girls can't even serve properly due to the fact that other than the restroom entrance, there is only about 18 inches of serving space on either side. The gym is dirty and not maintained well. They also do not offer any extras that other clubs offer included with club fees for things like strength and conditioning with weights, or Vertimax. There is also a lack of volleyball training tools available here. The coaches here are pretty great but our coaches both left mid season due to the toxic environment that did run over to effect the parents and players at no fault of the coaches. We never knew who our coaches were or would possibly be when we had to pay the commitment fee of $400 and sign a contract making us obligated for the full club fee, this is not normal- 2 other top clubs that our daughter does privates the players and parents know who will be coaching the team at tryouts and that coach hand picks their team, with the club owners. We wouldn't know who our coach was until November and we were expected to pay the $400 commitment fee and start payments for club fees in May. In some cases at Elite coaches wouldn't have even been hired yet to coach teams. The club cost at Elite is equivalent and higher than other clubs (and as of mid May was set to increase this coming season) who offer more for the money and a higher level of play and many more national level teams. read more