Bossley Bears players in a huddle after a game

About the club · Bossley Park, south-west Sydney

Join. Play. Win.

Sydney's first unlimited volleyball club: one membership, train as much as you want, and a coached route from your first class to a representative team.

Our story

Built so nobody stops playing because there's nowhere to play

Bossley Bears started at Bossley Park High School with a simple problem: people in south-west Sydney wanted to play volleyball more than once a week, and every club charged them per session for the privilege. So we built the opposite — one membership, unlimited sessions, coached at every level.

Today the club runs classes and social games six days a week, plus a Sunday social league, fields representative teams in the Sydney Volleyball League and the youth league, and coaches players from their very first pass to their first rep season. The Development Program in between is what makes the pathway real rather than a diagram.

Mission

More people playing more volleyball, coached properly

Home court

Bossley Park High School

26 Belfield Rd

SIX DAYS A WEEK

Classes, social games, leagues

Competition

SVL and YSVL representative teams

Who runs the club

Founder and technical directors

Dat T.

Founder

Started the club so nobody in south-west Sydney stops playing because there is nowhere to play. Runs the club day to day.

Club direction · memberships · partners

Vivian N.

Technical Director · General Programs

Sets the playing model and the coaching curriculum every class and program is built on.

Curriculum · coach development · placement benchmarks

Cisem K.

Technical Director · Representative Programs

Leads the representative pathway from Development Program to SVL.

Representative program · trials · Pre-SVL

Our philosophy

How we think about volleyball

Everything at the club, from how memberships work to how a class is run, comes back to a few beliefs.

You learn by playing

The more you play, the faster you improve. That's why one membership covers unlimited sessions instead of charging you every time you turn up.

Every session is coached

Classes are planned and run by a club coach, and even Social Games have a coach keeping the level right and the games fair.

Levels, not labels

Sessions are split by age and level. You move up when you meet the benchmark for the next level, not when a calendar says so.

One way of playing

One curriculum runs from Fundamentals to the representative teams, so nothing you learn early has to be unlearned later.

A pathway that's real

Classes lead to the Development Program, trials and SVL and YSVL teams, and every step tells you what it asks and how you'll know you're ready.

Everyone belongs

Mixed sessions by default and a code of conduct that's enforced. A club should feel like a community, not just a court booking.

Our promise

What you can expect from us, and what we ask of you

A club works when both sides hold up their end. Here's ours, and here's yours.

From us

A planned, coached session every time you book a class
Honest feedback on your level and what to work on next
No lock-in contracts: change, pause or cancel under the Membership Policy
Working With Children Checks for every adult coach and volunteer
Anything that makes you uncomfortable on court dealt with the same night

From you

Book ahead, and cancel at least 6 hours before if you can't make it
Respect coaches, teammates, opponents and the venue
Keep your Volleyball NSW membership current
Come ready to learn: ask questions and try the feedback
Help make new players feel welcome

Coaches

National-level coaches, every level of player

Every class, program and representative team is run by a club coach with Sydney Volleyball League experience, working from one club curriculum.

Want to coach with us? Start as an assistant coach →

Meet the coaches How we coach →

Affiliations and accreditations

Affiliated club with Volleyball NSW — every member holds Volleyball NSW recreational insurance
Teams in the Sydney Volleyball League (SVL) and the youth league (YSVL)
Accredited coaches; all coaches and volunteers hold a NSW Working With Children Check
Court partner: Bossley Park High School

Everyone plays

Diversity and inclusion

South-west Sydney is one of the most diverse places in the country and the club looks like it. Mixed sessions by default, levels rather than labels, and a code of conduct that's enforced. If something on court makes you uncomfortable, tell any coach — it gets dealt with the same night.

Code of conduct and club rules →

First class $10 · One per person

Ready to play?

Try a class — $10 Played before? Sign up or log in →

Timetable Try a class — $10