Setting
Setting
We're announcing a college coach for every session this winter. Get on the list to hear first.
Heatwave Summer Sessions 2027 · Austin, Texas
Heatwave
Where the best come to train from the best.
Meet your coaches Every session is led by a college coach. Hover a coach to read her story.
Hitting
Hitting
We're announcing a college coach for every session this winter. Get on the list to hear first.
Libero & Defense
Libero & Defense
We're announcing a college coach for every session this winter. Get on the list to hear first.
11/12 All Skills
11/12 All Skills
We're announcing a college coach for every session this winter. Get on the list to hear first.
14 athletes · 4 coaches · 2 days · $1,600 · applications open January 1, 2027 by coach or director referral
College coaches14 athletes4 coaches · 1:3.52 courts2 daysLunch on usAustin summers
Not another camp of two hundred.
Heatwave is built for the player who already trains hard and wants a summer edge she can't get at her club or a big camp. Every session is one skill, taught by a coach who teaches it for a living at the college level.
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College coaches lead
A college head or assistant coach leads every session, joined by three experienced club coaches so every rep gets feedback.
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Small by design
Fourteen athletes on two courts with four coaches: one coach for every 3.5 players. We keep each group to similar ages and levels so the work stays at the top end.
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One skill, all day
Setting, Hitting, or Libero & Defense: two days, six hours a day, on a single skill set. Each athlete leaves with written feedback from the lead coach.
The Summer Sessions
Eight sessions. Pick your skill.
Every session is two days: position sessions for ages 14–16 and an all-skills session for ages 11–12. $1,600 per athlete. Sessions run in June and July 2027; dates are announced with applications.
Ages 14–16 · 2 days
Setting
Footwork to the ball, hands, location under pressure, running an offense, and decision-making off bad passes.
Sessions I & II
Ages 14–16 · 2 days
Hitting
Approach, arm swing, contact point, shot selection against a block, and transition attacking for pins and middles.
Sessions I & II
Ages 14–16 · 2 days
Libero & Defense
Serve receive, platform and angles, reading hitters, floor defense, and the libero's job as a leader and a setter.
Sessions I & II
Ages 11–12 · 2 days
11/12 All Skills
The fundamentals done right, early: passing, setting, serving and attacking, taught by the same caliber of coach.
Sessions I & II
A day at Heatwave
Two-a-days, college style.
Six hours of focused work, split around a real lunch break. Done by four, with the evening free for Austin.
- 9:00 amMorning blockTechnique, reps and feedback in small groups
- 12:00 pmLunch, on usProvided by Dripping Springs Sports Club
- 1:00 pmAfternoon blockApplying it in drills and live play
- 4:00 pmDoneGo see the city
How to get in
By referral. On purpose.
Heatwave is for national and bubble-national players: athletes playing on, or pushing for, a national or open-level club team. Every player comes recommended by her club coach or director.
- ApplyApplications open January 1, 2027. Player details, position, club and team, and a link to game or skills film.
- Get referredYour club coach or director sends a short referral through a link we email them.
- Hold your placeA deposit holds your application in review.
- Hear backWe review film and referral and let you know within two weeks.
- Lock it inAccepted players pay the balance to confirm their spot.
$1,600per two-day session
- 12 hours of training over two days, 9–12 and 1–4
- 14 athletes, 4 coaches, 2 courts
- Lunch both days
- Written feedback from the lead coach
Room and board are not included: families arrange their own lodging and meals outside of lunch.
Deposit and cancellation terms are published with applications on January 1.
Austin, Texas
Come for the reps. Stay for the city.
We're thirty minutes from downtown Austin, in the Texas Hill Country. For families from out of town, a session is a few days in one of the best cities in the country to visit in summer.
Spend the evenings swimming at Barton Springs, walking South Congress, eating tacos and brisket, catching live music, or watching a million bats fly out from under the Congress Avenue Bridge at sunset. We'll send every accepted family our guide to where to stay, eat and go.
- Barton SpringsA spring-fed pool that stays 68° all summer
- South CongressShops, food trucks, the skyline view
- Tacos & BBQThe reason people move here
- Live musicEvery night, somewhere
- The batsCongress Avenue Bridge, at dusk
- Hill CountrySwimming holes, wineries, sunsets
For club directors & coaches
Have a player who belongs here?
Every Heatwave athlete comes recommended by her coach or director. Join our directors' list and we'll send you referral details and session dates before applications open.
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Lead coaches, session dates and applications go to this list first. No spam, just Heatwave.
FAQ
Good questions.
Who are the coaches?
Every session is led by a college head or assistant coach who specializes in that skill. We announce the lead coach for each session this winter, ahead of applications, and you'll find them at the top of this page. Three experienced club coaches assist on court.
Who can apply?
National and bubble-national players: ages 14–16 for Setting, Hitting and Libero & Defense, and ages 11–12 for All Skills. Every application needs film and a referral from the player's club coach or director.
When are the sessions?
June and July 2027. We're scheduling around USA Volleyball and AAU nationals so national-team players can come. Exact dates come out with applications on January 1.
What does it cost?
$1,600 per athlete for a two-day session: 12 hours of training with four coaches, and lunch both days. Room and board are not included.
Where is it?
At Dripping Springs Sports Club's indoor facility in Dripping Springs, about thirty minutes west of downtown Austin and forty minutes from Austin's airport.
Do you provide housing?
No, room and board are not included. Families arrange their own stay, and players are with their families outside session hours. We'll share partner hotel rates and our Austin guide with every accepted family.
What if we need to cancel?
The full cancellation policy is published with applications. In short: the earlier you tell us, the more we can refund.