Great Lakes Volleyball Inc. (GLV Inc.) was founded in 1990 with the building of The Great Lakes Volleyball Center in West Chicago, Illinois. At that time the Great Lakes Volleyball Center was the first facility in the United States built from the ground up. The original facility had four courts within an estimated 20,000 square feet. In 1994 the facility was expanded to six courts with an additional 11,000 square feet. The Great Lakes Center includes the following: Full time retail store that includes a wide variety of apparel, team wear, volleyball accessories and educational videos. Expansive, full service weight training facility. Full service training room. Large, spacious concession area. 11,000 square foot mezzanine viewing area overseeing all eight courts. Parking for 500+ cars. GLV Inc. has evolved into an extensive volleyball business providing a full spectrum of services to the volleyball community that includes the following: America’s largest camp & clinic program (over 3,000 participants in 2014) Home of the Sports Performance Volleyball Club (over 500 boys and girls ages 14-18). Great Lakes Center Youth Volleyball Academy (over 1,000 participants per year) which includes programs such as the “VolleyTikes”, “VolleyTots” & “MiniVolley” to expose the sport of volleyball to the 3-10 year old age level.