VAVI Sport & Social Club
Sport & Social Club brings together adults in San Diego through a variety of sports leagues, social events, vacations and volunteer opportunities.[1]
History
VAVi Sport & Social Club was founded in 2002.[2] Today VAVi has over 85,000 members ages 21–40 in San Diego and produces over 30 types of sports leagues, fitness & dance classes, social events and volunteer opportunities. VAVi currently runs leagues in central San Diego and are actively seeking expansion into other areas of San Diego County.
Products
VAVi sells coed sports leagues including: Kickball, Dodgeball, Softball, Soccer, Volleyball (Indoor & Beach), Flag Football, Inner Tube Water Polo, Basketball, Bowling & Ultimate Frisbeee.[3]
VAVi Fitness classes include Beach Boot Camp, Kayaking, Surfing, Kickboxing, Golf, Tennis, Boxing, Marathon Running Club, Social Running Club, Triathlon Club, & Dance Classes including: Cardio Pole Dancing, Cardio Strip Tease, Hip Hop, Tango, Salsa, Swing & Belly Dancing.
VAVi produces a few sports tournaments per year including: National Kickball Tournament,[4] San Diego Six Man Beach Volleyball Tournament[5] & Beach Blast which is a Sand Soccer & Sand Flag Football tournament.[6]
Since 2010, VAVi has stepped into the 5K race industry. In November 2010, VAVi created the Del Mar Mud Run which is held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds once a year in San Diego, CA.[7] The event has continued to be a major success for the company, making primetime news on local San Diego news channels.[8] In 2011, VAVi created the Ridiculous Obstacle Challenge 5K race. The craziest 5k you will ever run includes some of the most ridiculous obstacles like the World's Largest Inflatable Slide, the Wrecking Ball, and other epic obstacles too ridiculous to even talk about! [9] The ROC Race is held every year at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. VAVi is also a co-founder of the Electric Run. Electric Run™ is a 5k run/walk at night set to a dazzling light show! Over a million watts of light and sound™ transform the course into an electric wonderland. The Electric Run is going on tour across the United States to over 20 cities within the next year! [10]
VAVi also has the ability to act as a marketing agency with multiple clients including corporate brands, bars, nightclubs, & restaurants.[11] VAVi has helped with marketing activation for big name companies like Muscle Milk, Powerade, Road Runner Sports and the Del Mar Race Track.[12]
Here are all the sport provided by VAVi:
Basketball
VAVi offers Men's Basketball Leagues and Coed Basketball Leagues at central locations in La Jolla, Serra Mesa, Linda Vista and Kearny Mesa. VAVi’s basketball league offers basketball games that are fast paced & full court.
Beach Volleyball
VAVi offers 4v4 beach volleyball leagues at centrally located courts in Ocean Beach and the WaveHouse in Mission Beach. The coed beach volleyball leagues have become a staple in San Diego and are split into 3 levels: Social, Intermediate and Competitive.
Bowling
VAVi's San Diego Bowling leagues are played on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. VAVi’s San Diego bowling leagues are played at East Village Tavern in Downtown.
Dodgeball
VAVi’s San Diego Dodgeball League is for everyone, whether you want to learn how to play dodgeball or just get a good workout! If you've never played a dodgeball game, what are you waiting for? The adult dodgeball games are played at centrally located Pacific Beach Recreation
Flag Football
VAVi offers flag football on both NFL quality turf and grass throughout San Diego. Leagues are played in Pacific Beach, Clairemont and Linda Vista.
Indoor Volleyball
VAVi serves up Indoor San Diego Volleyball Leagues at central locations in Ocean Beach Rec Center, Carmel Valley Rec, Downtown at San Diego City College and Alliant University in Miramar.
Inner Tube Water Polo
Inner Tube Water Polo is a variation of the sport water polo with the important difference that players, excluding the goalkeeper, are required to float in inflatable inner tubes. VAVi’s San Diego Inner Tube Water Polo League is 7 v. 7 and played at the recently reopened WaveHouse pool 'The Plunge.'
Kickball
VAVi offers over 50 kickball leagues a year in Pacific Beach Recreation Center, Ocean Beach Recreation Center, Carmel Valley Recreation Center, La Jolla, North Park Recreation Center and Old Town.
Soccer
VAVi offers men's soccer leagues and coed soccer leagues at top of the line, premier league quality grass and field-turf locations in Pacific Beach, San Diego Downtown, Clairemont, Mira Mesa and Rancho Bernardo.
Social Golf
VAVi proposes San Diego Golf at the beautiful Mission Bay Golf Course and offers top notch Beginner San Diego Golf Lessons and Social San Diego Golf Leagues.
Softball
Softball is a variant of baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. VAVi offers adult softball leagues in Old Town, La Jolla, North Park, Carmel Valley, Ocean Beach, Pacific Beach and the list goes on.
Tennis (League)
VAVi offers a variety of adult Tennis Leagues for all levels, including: Beginner Tennis Classes, Social Mixed Doubles Tennis Leagues and Competitive Mixed Doubles at central tennis courts located in Del Mar, Point Loma and Solana Beach.
Partnerships
VAVi’s major sponsors include: Miller Lite, Jack in the Box, Clif Bar, JLab Audio, Southern Comfort, Chipotle, iTan Solariums, ON Beverages, Leinenkugel's & UCSD. VAVi also has city wide ties with major organizations such as Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, NBC,[13] Volunteer San Diego, San Diego Beach Improvement Group, the Park & Rec Department & the City of San Diego.
References
- ↑ "Sport and social club has a seven-year niche". SignOnSanDiego.com. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
- ↑ "VAVi Sport & Social Club Company Profile". PR.com. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ↑ "VAVi Reaches Out To Its Coed Players Through Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ↑ "Get a kick out of Liberty Station kickball championship Saturday". SDNews.com. 2009-08-01. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ↑ "VAVi and San Diego Six-Man Volleyball BeachFest". Active.com. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ↑ "VAVi's 2nd Annual Beach Blast Tournament". Yelp.com. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ↑ "365 Things to do in San Diego". 365sandiego.com. 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ↑ "Del Mar Mud Run 2012". nbcsandiego.com. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ↑ "ROC Race 2012". nbcsandiego.com. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ↑ "Electric Run". electricrun.com. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ↑ "VAVi Sports Break Into San Diego Nightlife Scene". DiscoverSD.com. 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ↑ "VAVi Sponsors". govavi.com. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
- ↑ "VAVi Teams Up to Fight Childhood Obesity". NBCSanDiego.com. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
External links
- VAVI Sport & Social Club website
- http://blog.sportsvite.com/svite_community/vavi-sport-social-club-bringing-fun-to-san-diego-since-2002