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Tropics Volleyball Club is a volleyball club based in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, ranked as high as #95 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 18 team-seasons.
9 teams · Ages 15–18
9 teams · Ages 14, 16–18
AAU champion + 1 more
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Tropics Volleyball Club is a club volleyball program based in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, competing in the Florida region. In 2025-26 it fielded 18 teams across both programs — nine girls teams aged 15 to 18 and nine boys teams aged 14 to 18.
Its boys program ranks #95 nationally and #6 of 59 in FL for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,570. That places it in the Competitive 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 214 matches and won 99 of them, a 46% win rate. Its strongest team, Tropics Boys 17-S elite marc, is #40 nationally and #16 in FL, at 1,973 Elo on a 28-13 record.
Teams averaged 24 matches each over the season. The club entered 13 events between 25 October and 7 July, a season of about 8 months. Of those, 5 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in four states, with four of 13 outside FL. Destinations included CA, IL and SC. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
Its best result on record this season is AAU champion.
<p>Tropics Volleyball Club was founded in January 2021 by Breno Ertty and Kelli Kosydor. Both directors bring extensive experience from the club volleyball circuit, high school volleyball, and college volleyball at the NAIA level with St. Thomas University. The club focuses on athlete development in a competitive South Florida environment.</p><p><strong>Leadership:</strong> Breno Ertty (Director), Kelli Kosydor (Director)</p><p><strong>Competitive Level:</strong> Regional competitive club in South Florida</p><p><strong>Facilities:</strong> Primary training at Broward College South Campus (7200 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines, FL 33054). Additional sites include Monsignor Edward Pace High School (15600 NW 32nd Ave, Miami Gardens) and St. Thomas University (16401 NW 37th Ave, Miami Gardens). These venues offer dedicated gym spaces for practices and development.</p>
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#95 nationally · Club Score 1570
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #1181 | 1487 | 9 |
| 2025-26 | Boys | #95 | 1570 | 9 |
| 2024-25 | Boys | #116 | 1438 | 8 |
Every team Tropics Volleyball Club 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropics Boys 17-S elite marc | Boys | 17 | 1973 (Elite) | 28-13 | 68% |
| Tropics 17-Elite marc | Boys | 17 | 1756 (Elite) | 2-7 | 22% |
| Tropics Boys 18-S elite | Boys | 18 | 1752 (Elite) | 9-13 | 41% |
| Tropics Boys 16-S elite | Boys | 16 | 1718 (Elite) | 26-14 | 65% |
| Tropics Boys 17-S elite ray | Boys | 17 | 1657 (Premier) | 25-17 | 60% |
| Tropics Boys 16-S black | Boys | 16 | 1452 (Developing) | 4-15 | 21% |
| Tropics Boys 18-S black | Boys | 18 | 1439 (Developing) | 1-7 | 13% |
| Tropics Boys 14-S elite | Boys | 14 | 1429 (Developing) | 1-7 | 13% |
| Tropics Boys 14-Black | Boys | 14 | 1249 (Emerging) | 3-22 | 12% |
Where Tropics Volleyball Club 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 | 8-21 | Tropics Boys 14-Black — 14 Club: 1-9; Tropics 17-Elite marc — 17 Open: 2-7; Tropics Boys 17-S elite ray — 17 Elite: 5-5 |
| AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships-Wave 1 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #1 of 384 | 22-24 | Tropics Boys 16-S black — 16 Elite: 2-10; Tropics Boys 18-Elite — 18 Elite: 7-4 (quarterfinalist); Tropics Boys 16-Elite — 16 Club: 12-1 (champion); Tropics Boys 18-Black — 18 Club: 1-9 |
| 2026 SoCal Cup: The Showcase (Premier) | Los Angeles, CA | #5 of 384 | 7-7 | Tropics Boys 17-S elite marc — 17 Open: 3-4; Tropics Boys 17-S elite ray — 17 Club: 4-3 |
| 2026 Molten Boys Southeastern Championships (Regional) | Gainesville, FL | #90 of 384 | 5-8 | Tropics Boys 16-S elite — 16 Boys: 4-2; Tropics Boys 14-S elite — 14 Boys: 1-3; Tropics Boys 16-S black — 16 Boys: 0-3 |
| 2026 WPVC Memorial Day Classic (Regional) | Orlando, FL | #95 of 384 | 9-9 | Tropics Boys 14-S elite — 14 Open: 0-4; Tropics Boys 17-S elite ray — 17 USA: 3-1; Tropics Boys 16-S elite — 17 USA: 4-2; Tropics Boys 16-S black — 16 USA: 2-2 |
| 2026 Florida Fest JNQ (Competitive) | Orlando, FL | #13 of 384 | 20-18 | Tropics Boys 16-S elite — B16 Open-USA: 4-3; Tropics Boys 17-S elite ray — B17 Open: 5-3; Tropics Boys 17-S elite marc — B17 Open: 7-1; Tropics Boys 18-S elite — B18 Open: 4-4; Tropics Boys 14-Black — B15 Open-USA: 0-7 |
| 2026 Ocean Bay/Miami United Winter Bash (Regional) | Wellington, FL | #52 of 384 | 9-20 | Tropics Boys 16-S elite — 16 Open: 2-3; Tropics Boys 17-S elite ray — 17/18 Open: 1-4; Tropics Boys 18-S black — 17/18 USA: 0-4; Tropics Boys 17-S elite marc — 17/18 Open: 4-2; Tropics Boys 14-Black — 13/14 Club: 1-3; Tropics Boys 18-S elite — 17/18 Open: 1-4 |
| 2025 Ocean Bay/Miami United Holiday Classic (Regional) | Pompano Beach, FL | #207 of 384 | 6-3 | Tropics Boys 16-S elite — 15/16 Division: 5-0; Tropics Boys 18-S black — 17/18 Premier: 1-3 |
| 2025 SoCal Cup: Winter Formal (Premier) | Los Angeles, CA | #8 of 384 | 6-3 | Tropics Boys 17-S elite marc — 17 Open: 6-3 |
| 2025 AAU Deerfield Boys Grand Prix (Regional) | Deerfield Beach, FL | #106 of 384 | 3-3 | Tropics Boys 16-S elite — 15/16 USA: 3-3 |
| BOYS Battle at the Border, powered by JVA and AAU (Competitive) | Rock Hill, SC | #39 of 384 | 6-4 | Tropics Boys 18-S elite — 17-18 Open: 3-2; Tropics Boys 17-S elite marc — 17-18 Open: 3-2 |
| 2025 AAU/JVA Chi-Town Boys Challenge (Elite) | Chicago, IL | #4 of 384 | 7-1 | Tropics Boys 17-S elite ray — 17 Elite : 7-1 |
| 2025 WPVC Boys Kick Off (Competitive) | Orlando, FL | #25 of 384 | 11-8 | Tropics Boys 18-S elite — 17/18 Open: 1-3; Tropics Boys 14-Black — 15/16 Club: 1-3; Tropics Boys 17-S elite marc — 17/18 Open: 5-1; Tropics Boys 16-S elite — 15/16 USA: 4-1 |