Elite Training Group
For beach-only elite players and elite-level hybrid indoor girls
You are looking for more than a casual beach experience. You're training with a purpose — to compete at your highest level, to earn a college offer, and to be the kind of player that coaches notice the moment you step on the court.
J5 Elite Training is built exactly for you.
How Selection Works
Elite Training is invite-only. This is to ensure each J5 athlete receives accurate instruction for their current level. There are no formal tryouts, but players are evaluated and selected for this group based on skill level, competitive experience, attitude, and coachability.
If you think your player belongs here, we ask you to attend a Skills Practice as an evaluation. Invites are at the discretion of J5 Directors.
If not selected: do not fret! We will still train and invest in you and ask you to continue with Skills Practices which are designed to get players to the Elite level.
What Does Elite Training Look Like?
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3–5 sessions per week, depending on the season
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Directors Casey Jennings or Ryan Shaw leading every session
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Separate, dedicated court, small group ratio
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Organized development plan: Season and training blocks created for short and long-term player goals
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College and professional drills and instruction created from Olympian, AVP, and collegiate experience
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Competition built into every session — pressure moments, game scenarios, high-stakes execution
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Coed training opportunities in select sessions, bringing in our J5 High School Boys players to sharpen the competitive level (college & pro women's programs use more physical male practice players to elevate their game)
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High standards for excellence with intangibles on & off the court: leadership, journaling, goal setting, and more
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Wellness Days (read more) and built in
A Program Designed at the Highest Level, for the Highest Level
These aren't generalized practice plans. AVP Champion Casey Jennings and USC Beach alum Ryan Shaw design the program the way a college coaching staff would — the year is mapped out, the season is blocked, and each week is planned ahead of time with clear developmental intention. Then, before every session, Casey and Ryan review exactly which players will be attending that day and tailor the training around them — their strengths, their gaps, their development arc. Elite sessions are run directly by J5's club directors, ensuring the highest level of coaching attention is in the sand with your player every single time.
The result is a semi-private training experience inside a club setting.
Personalized. Small group. Every time.
College Pipeline Built Into Elite Training
Parents and players at the elite level are thinking about college. We are too, in the right way with long-term excellence in mind. College coaches are not scouting 13-14 year-olds with top skills and physicality that win early. They are recruiting players who arrive at 16–17 with complete playmaker skill sets, demonstrated growth, and the ability to navigate pressure at a high level. At J5, we train toward that version of your player. That means:
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Skills: Every fundamental built the right way, from the ground up
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Game IQ: Reading the game, anticipating, adapting — trained every session but not rushed
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Intangibles: Attitude, effort, and communication are not soft skills here. They are standards because it is the difference at the top levels.
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Leadership: Being a player that pushes themselves and others around them to excellence in a positive way — that's exactly what college coaches want in their programs.
Tournament & Event Coaching
Tournaments and competitions are an excellent way to battle-test skills and learn about yourself as a competitor. Elite J5 players have priority access to:
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J5 BVCA Club vs. Club team access
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"Prep Events": local women's and youth pairs tournament with coaching to compete locally
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J5 Stadium Series — our in-house competitive tournament series, designed to harden players with adversity and find new partner chemistry
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Coached tournament attendance — view the events calendar