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Academy Sports of Long Island is a volleyball club based in Oakdale, NY, ranked as high as #55 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 9 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 26 team-seasons.
17 teams · Ages 11–18
9 teams · Ages 14–18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Academy Sports of Long Island is a club volleyball program based in Oakdale, NY, competing in the Garden Empire region. In 2025-26 it fielded 26 teams across both programs — 17 girls teams aged 11 to 18 and nine boys teams aged 14 to 18.
Its boys program ranks #55 nationally and #4 of 44 in NY for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,676. That places it in the Premier tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 9 teams, 4 rate Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 336 matches and won 188 of them, a 56% win rate. Its strongest team, ACAD Boys 16-Red, is #49 nationally and #4 in NY, at 1,995 Elo on a 29-18 record.
Teams averaged 37 matches each over the season. The club entered 10 events between 6 December and 7 July, a season of about 7 months. Of those, 5 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in five states, with 10 of 10 outside NY. Destinations included NJ, FL, PA, VA and AZ. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
<p>Academy Volleyball is a competitive boys' volleyball club based in Long Island, New York, offering multiple age-group teams from ages 15-18. The program emphasizes individual commitment and skill development across all ability levels. ACAD competes at a strong regional level with teams organized by age and competitive tier (Red and Blue divisions).</p><p><strong>Key Achievements</strong></p><ul><li>GEVA U19 Gold Bracket Champions (2025)</li></ul><p><strong>Leadership:</strong> Billy Quinn serves as Director; KD is Head Coach for ACAD Boys 18 Red and ML coaches ACAD Boys 17 Red.</p><p><strong>Competitive Level:</strong> Strong regional competitor</p><p><strong>Facilities:</strong> Multiple training locations across Long Island including Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School, Accompsett Middle School, Great Hollow Middle School, All Sportz Melville, Farmingdale State College Nold Athletics Complex, All Star Arena Selden, and Dedication Sports Port Jefferson.</p>
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#55 nationally · Club Score 1676
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for Academy Sports of Long Island. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #410 | 1651 | 17 |
| 2025-26 | Boys | #55 | 1676 | 9 |
| 2024-25 | Boys | #70 | 1526 | 10 |
Every team Academy Sports of Long Island fielded in the 2025-26 season, with its age group, national rank and win-loss record. Elo rating measures strength from results: it rises faster for beating strong opponents than for beating weak ones, so a team that plays up is not punished for losing.
| Team | Program | Age | Elo | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACAD Boys 16-Red | Boys | 16 | 1995 (Elite) | 29-18 | 62% |
| ACAD Boys 18-Red | Boys | 18 | 1975 (Elite) | 29-19 | 60% |
| ACAD Boys 17-Red | Boys | 17 | 1955 (Elite) | 23-19 | 55% |
| ACAD Boys 17-Blue | Boys | 17 | 1745 (Elite) | 32-9 | 78% |
| ACAD Boys 18-Blue | Boys | 18 | 1655 (Premier) | 27-15 | 64% |
| ACAD Boys 16-Blue | Boys | 16 | 1651 (Premier) | 17-14 | 55% |
| ACAD Boys 15-Red | Boys | 15 | 1648 (Premier) | 20-28 | 42% |
| ACAD Boys 14-Red | Boys | 14 | 1467 (Developing) | 2-5 | 29% |
| ACAD Boys 17-Orange | Boys | 17 | 1404 (Developing) | 9-21 | 30% |
Where Academy Sports of Long Island competed in the 2025-26 season: every tournament its teams played, the host city, how strong the event was, and what each team's record was there. It shows how far the club travels and the level of competition it takes on.
Elite, Premier, Competitive and Regional rate the strength of each event's field, from where it ranks nationally against every other tournament that season. An Elite event draws hundreds of teams from across the country; a Regional one is a local weekend.
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships-Wave 2 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #2 of 384 | 12-18 | ACAD Boys 17-Red — 17 Open: 4-5; ACAD Boys 17-Blue — 17 Elite: 6-4; ACAD Boys 15-Red — 15 Premier: 2-9 |
| AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships-Wave 1 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #1 of 384 | 11-19 | ACAD Boys 16-Red — 16 Open: 2-7; ACAD Boys 18-Blue — 18 Elite: 7-5; ACAD Boys 18-Red — 18 Open: 2-7 |
| 2026 Boys' East Coast Championships (Premier) | Richmond, VA | #12 of 384 | 36-33 | ACAD Boys 16-Blue — 16 USA: 6-3; ACAD Boys 17-Red — 17 Open: 5-3; ACAD Boys 16-Red — 16 Open: 3-4; ACAD Boys 15-Red — 15 Open: 3-6; ACAD Boys 17-Blue — 17 USA: 8-0; ACAD Boys 18-Blue — 18 USA: 3-4; ACAD Boys 18-Red — 18 Open: 4-3; ACAD Boys 17-Orange — 17 USA: 2-5; ACAD Boys 14-Red — 14 USA: 2-5 |
| The St. James & Boys ECPL AAU Grand Prix (Competitive) | Springfield, VA (TSJ) | Rockville, MD (MSSR), VA | #43 of 384 | 17-9 | ACAD Boys 15-Red — 15 Boys: 2-1; ACAD Boys 18-Blue — 18 Boys Premier: 3-1; ACAD Boys 17-Orange — 17 Boys: 0-3; ACAD Boys 17-Blue — 17 Boys: 2-1; ACAD Boys 18-Red — 18 Boys Open: 3-1; ACAD Boys 16-Blue — 16 Boys Premier: 2-1; ACAD Boys 17-Red — 17 Boys: 3-0; ACAD Boys 16-Red — 16 Boys Open: 2-1 |
| 2026 Nike Steel City Boys Championships (Premier) | Pittsburgh, PA | #11 of 384 | 32-30 | ACAD Boys 17-Orange — 17 Club: 2-6; ACAD Boys 15-Red — 15 Open: 1-6; ACAD Boys 16-Blue — 16 Premier: 3-5; ACAD Boys 18-Red — 18 Open: 4-4; ACAD Boys 17-Red — 17 Open: 3-4; ACAD Boys 17-Blue — 17 Club: 7-2; ACAD Boys 16-Red — 16 Open: 7-1; ACAD Boys 18-Blue — 18 Club: 5-2 |
| 2026 Mizuno Southwest Boys Classic NQ by First Pt (Elite) | Phoenix, AZ | #3 of 384 | 11-12 | ACAD Boys 17-Red — 17 Open: 2-5; ACAD Boys 16-Red — 16 Open: 4-4; ACAD Boys 18-Red — 18 Open: 5-3 |
| 7th Annual AC Invitational G Open/B Premier (Regional) | Atlantic City, NJ | #151 of 384 | 9-5 | ACAD Boys 17-Orange — 17 Boys Premier: 3-4; ACAD Boys 17-Blue — 17 Boys Premier: 6-1 |
| 7th Annual AC Invitational G Premier/B Open (Regional) | Atlantic City, NJ | #83 of 384 | 4-2 | ACAD Boys 15-Red — 15 Boys OPEN: 4-2 |
| 2025 AAU/JVA Snowball Slam (Competitive) | Manheim, PA | #36 of 384 | 29-14 | ACAD Boys 16-Blue — 16 Classic: 1-4; ACAD Boys 15-Red — 15 Open: 4-2; ACAD Boys 17-Blue — 17 Classic: 3-1; ACAD Boys 16-Red — 16 Open: 5-1; ACAD Boys 18-Blue — 18 Classic: 4-2; ACAD Boys 17-Orange — 17 Classic: 2-3; ACAD Boys 18-Red — 18 Open: 6-0; ACAD Boys 17-Red — 17 Open: 4-1 |
| 4th Annual Northeast Invitational (Regional) | Atlantic City, NJ | #51 of 384 | 27-6 | ACAD Boys 18-Red — 18 Boys Open: 5-1; ACAD Boys 17-Red — 17 Boys Open: 2-1; ACAD Boys 18-Blue — 18 Boys Premier: 5-1; ACAD Boys 15-Red — 15 Boys Premier: 4-2; ACAD Boys 16-Blue — 16 Boys Premier: 5-1; ACAD Boys 16-Red — 16 Boys Open: 6-0 |