1st Alliance Volleyball Club

1st Alliance Volleyball Club (Lions Jrs) is one of Illinois's largest and most decorated volleyball organizations, serving athletes since 1993 with 30+ years of programming and 625+ college placements. Based in Woodridge with locations in Lombard, Elmhurst, Plainfield, and Chicago area. Offers elite competitive club teams, year-round Lions Jrs in-house leagues, beach volleyball, and camps. Ranked #1 club in Illinois for 2024–25.

“First Alliance South Location is terrible. Facilities are just okay - rental at local rec centers and church. Coaches are not worth the price you pay. A maybe in college or just out coach who is mentally not mature enough for herself let alone to coach young girls. The program is price wise not worth it. $4,000 and then another $1,200 to pay for nationals for coaches per girl is insane. You pay extra for the uniform, bag, and ball. Your cost gets you your other tournaments only. One season with them and done. Not worth the cost, coaches awful, facilities not good either. ”

“1st Alliance has turned into a volleyball club that only cares about money. They have more teams than coaches to coach them. If your child is not on their top level team, they only care about getting paid and not your kid. The amount of teams they have has gotten so out of control that their lower level coaches have no idea what they’re doing and a lot of them are parents. You pay for club and expect to get the coaching that goes along with it. Look at one of the smaller clubs that aren’t money hungry.”

“Does not have a boys program”