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WAVE
VOLLEYBALL CLUB
DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA
by Michael Horn
WAVE Volleyball Club sits in Del Mar, California, north
of San Diego and on the Pacific coast. The current
facility grew out of a 2012 plan to expand the original
three-court indoor facility, which was too small to
accommodate everyone who wanted to play there.
"Southern California is clearly one of the most
competitive regions for volleyball," says Doug Forsyth,
the director of facilities at WAVE. "The ability to play
year-round outdoors as well as indoors is a huge
advantage for quickness."
To bring in more athletes–the
original facility only had three
courts and just one or two
teams per age group in girls
volleyball–the plan was to
build an expansion that
would house four more
indoor courts, as well as
three lighted outdoor
beach courts.
Working with Brennan and Kristen Dean, who had
taken over the club from the original owner, Doug
says they now serve more than 700 athletes on
more than 40 teams. "Not every athlete is going
to go and play for the U.S. National Team. There
are so many more kids that can benefit from being
in a team environment, can grow and learn and be
