Thunder Development | Lightning Program

Thunder Development | Lightning Program

At Oakville Thunder Volleyball Club we want to provide an opportunity to young athletes who want to learn about volleyball, make friends and have an absolute blast doing it!

Our Lightning Development Program is offered to two age groups: 

- Grade 5 & 6 Girls and Boys

- Grade 7 & 8 Girls.

The Grade 5 & 6 program is modelled after the OVA’s Smashball Program. The intent of this program is to introduce young athletes to volleyball in a high energy, fun, and faced paced environment full of learning, best effort and some competition.

This program is the perfect choice for young athletes who want to explore volleyball in a safe and fun environment where best effort, making mistakes and learning are encouraged and embraced! 

This program will prepare athletes who are looking to join a 4v4 OVA rep team in the future.

Ontario Volleyball Early Contact Initiative

At Oakville Thunder Volleyball Club we want to provide an opportunity to young athletes who want to learn about volleyball, make friends and have an absolute blast doing it! Our Lightning Development Program is modelled after the OVA’s Smashball Program.

The Grade 7 & 8 Program is structured with 45 minutes of Volleyball Technical & Tactical learning followed by 60 minutes of structured game play. The first 4 weeks the coaches will mix the athletes into different teams each week; for the final 4 weeks the athletes will be placed into teams that they will compete in each week. 

The intent is to allow young athletes to experience the early stages of being on a team in volleyball and learning to work together to: give best effort, play with confidence and energy, have fun and compete hard.

This program will prepare athletes who are looking to join an OVA rep team in the future; 6v6 Rallyball or TLS.

Ontario Volleyball Early Contact Initiative

Fall 2025

8 week Program | Thursdays

Begins Thursday October 16th & Ends Thursday Dec 4th

Grades 5 & 6 Girls & Boys [6:15 PM - 7:30 PM]  Maximum 28 Athletes

$225

Grades 7 & 8 Girls [7:45 PM - 9:30 PM]  Maximum 32 Athletes

$275

École Secondaire Gaétan-Gervais

1075 McCraney St E, Oakville

Any questions, please contact admin@oakvillethunder.ca