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South Mountain Velocity is a volleyball club based in Phoenix, AZ, ranked as high as #3577 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 4 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 3 team-seasons.
3 teams · Ages 13, 14, 18
1 team · Ages 18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
South Mountain Velocity is a club volleyball program based in Phoenix, AZ, competing in the Arizona region. In 2025-26 it fielded 4 teams across both programs — three girls teams aged 13 to 18 and one boys team aged 18.
Its girls program ranks #3,577 nationally and #70 of 127 in AZ for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,113. That places it in the Emerging tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score.
Across the season its teams played 114 matches and won 40 of them, a 37% win rate. Its strongest team, South Mountain Velocity 13 SM Velocity Force Select, is #1,279 nationally and #208 in AZ, at 1,612 Elo on a 19-27 record.
Teams averaged 38 matches each over the season. The club entered 22 events between 12 December and 25 June, a season of about 6 months. Of those, 4 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in four states, with three of 22 outside AZ. Destinations included CA, CO and TX. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
Everything below — teams, statistics and rankings — is for this season and program. Pick another from Season History.
#3577 nationally · Club Score 1113
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for South Mountain Velocity. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #3577 | 1113 | 3 |
| 2025-26 | Boys | #756 | 861 | 1 |
Every team South Mountain Velocity 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain Velocity 13 SM Velocity Force Select | Girls | 13 | 1612 (Premier) | 19-27-3 | 39% |
| SM Velocity Force 18 | Girls | 18 | 1601 (Premier) | 15-20-1 | 42% |
| South Mountain Velocity 18-1 | Boys | 18 | 1518 (Competitive) | 5-10 | 33% |
| South Mountain Velocity 14 SM Velocity Force | Girls | 14 | 1201 (Emerging) | 6-22-1 | 21% |
Where South Mountain Velocity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Volleyball Festival Championships (14-18s) (Competitive) | Phoenix, AZ | #151 of 3,214 | 11-10 | South Mountain Velocity 14 SM Velocity Force — 14 Classic: 2-8; South Mountain Velocity 13 SM Velocity Force Select — 15-16 Classic: 9-2 |
| AZ Regional Championships #2 (15-18 Club/Champ) (Regional) | Mesa, AZ | #763 of 3,214 | 1-3 | South Mountain Velocity 13 SM Velocity Force Select — 16 Championship: 1-3 |
| AZ Region Club #6 /G10 #4 /Boys #4 / AZNQ #4 (16s) (Regional) | Chandler, AZ | #398 of 3,214 | 0-3 | South Mountain Velocity 14 SM Velocity Force — Club 14s: 0-3 |
| AZ Regional Championships #1 (18 Open) (Regional) | Mesa, AZ | #526 of 3,214 | 1-3 | SM Velocity Force 18 — 18 Girls: 1-3 |
| AZ Region Champ #6/G10s#3/Boys #3/AZNQ #3 (15/17) (Competitive) | Mesa, AZ | #264 of 3,214 | 1-2 | South Mountain Velocity 13 SM Velocity Force Select — 13 -16 Championship: 1-2 |
| AZ Region Club #5 (No Champ 12s) (Regional) | Chandler, AZ | #1167 of 3,214 | 1-1 | South Mountain Velocity 14 SM Velocity Force — Club 14s: 1-1 |
| 2026 Girls West Coast Qualifier (Premier) | Anaheim, CA | #34 of 3,214 | 2-5 | SM Velocity Force 18 — 18 Club: 2-5 |
| AZ Region Open #4 (Premier) | Mesa, AZ | #71 of 3,214 | 2-1 | SM Velocity Force 18 — Open Division (All Ages): 2-1 |
| AZ Region Championship #5 / Championship 12s #5 (Competitive) | Mesa, AZ | #351 of 3,214 | 0-3 | South Mountain Velocity 13 SM Velocity Force Select — 13 -16 Championship: 0-3 |
| 2026 Prescott Shootout AAU Invitational (Regional) | Prescott Valley & Prescott, AZ | #919 of 3,214 | 2-3 | South Mountain Velocity 13 SM Velocity Force Select — 16 Girls: 2-3 |
| AZ Region Club #4 / G10 #2 / Boys #2 (Regional) | Chandler, AZ | #596 of 3,214 | 1-2 | South Mountain Velocity 14 SM Velocity Force — Club 14s: 1-2 |
| AZ Region Championship #4 / AZNQ #1 (18s) (Competitive) | Mesa, AZ | #361 of 3,214 | 2-1 | South Mountain Velocity 13 SM Velocity Force Select — 13 -16 Championship: 2-1 |
| AZ Region Open #3 (Premier) | Mesa, AZ | #73 of 3,214 | 0-2 | SM Velocity Force 18 — Open Division (All Ages): 0-2 |
| AZ Region Championship #3 (Regional) | Mesa, AZ | #415 of 3,214 | 0-2 | South Mountain Velocity 13 SM Velocity Force Select — 13 -16 Championship: 0-2 |
| 2026 AAU HOUSTON GRAND PRIX (Regional) | Houston, TX | #388 of 3,214 | 2-3 | SM Velocity Force 18 — 18 Girls: 2-3 |
| AZ Region Club #2 (Final Seeding) (Regional) | Chandler, AZ | #601 of 3,214 | 2-1 | South Mountain Velocity 14 SM Velocity Force — Club 14s: 2-1 |
| AZ Region Open #2 (Premier) | Mesa, AZ | #70 of 3,214 | 2-2 | SM Velocity Force 18 — Open Division (All Ages): 2-2 |
| AZ Region Championship #2 (Final Seeding) (Regional) | Mesa, AZ | #412 of 3,214 | 1-2 | South Mountain Velocity 13 SM Velocity Force Select — 13 -16 Championship: 1-2 |
| AZ Region Club #1 (Seeding) (Regional) | Chandler, AZ | #602 of 3,214 | 0-3 | South Mountain Velocity 14 SM Velocity Force — Club 14s: 0-3 |
| 2026 Colorado Crossroads (Competitive) | Denver, CO | #236 of 3,214 | 1-6 | South Mountain Velocity 13 SM Velocity Force Select — 16 Premier Girls: 1-6 |
| AZ Region Open #1 and Championship #1 (Seeding) (Competitive) | Mesa, AZ | #114 of 3,214 | 3-6 | SM Velocity Force 18 — Open Division (All Ages): 2-4; South Mountain Velocity 13 SM Velocity Force Select — 13 -16 Championship: 1-2 |
| 2025 Jolley Volley - JVA (Regional) | Mesa, AZ | #1088 of 3,214 | 5-5 | South Mountain Velocity 13 SM Velocity Force Select — Championship 15/16 : 1-1; SM Velocity Force 18 — 17/18 Club: 4-0; South Mountain Velocity 14 SM Velocity Force — 14 Club: 0-4 |
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Region Boys #4 (Competitive) | Mesa, AZ | #44 of 368 | 2-2 | South Mountain Velocity 18-1 — Boys Open: 2-2 |
| AZ Region Boys #3 (Competitive) | Mesa, AZ | #42 of 368 | 2-2 | South Mountain Velocity 18-1 — Boys Open: 2-2 |
| AZ Region Boys #2 (Regional) | Mesa, AZ | #50 of 368 | 0-3 | South Mountain Velocity 18-1 — Boys Open: 0-3 |
| AZ Region Boys #1 (Competitive) | Mesa, AZ | #43 of 368 | 1-3 | South Mountain Velocity 18-1 — Boys Open: 1-3 |