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Tropics Volleyball Club is a volleyball club based in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, ranked as high as #74 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 8 teams in the 2026-27 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2026-27 across 24 team-seasons.
6 teams · Ages 14, 16–18
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 2026-27 it fielded six boys teams aged 14 to 18.
Its boys program ranks #74 nationally and #6 of 26 in FL for 2026-27, on a Club Score of 1,392. That places it in the Emerging tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score.
Across the season its teams played 56 matches and won 32 of them, a 57% win rate. Its strongest team, Tropics B 18-Elite marc, is #53 nationally and #25 in FL, at 1,672 Elo on a 7-3 record.
Teams averaged 7 matches each over the season. The club entered two events between 17 October and 24 October, a season of about 1 month.
Those events were held in one state. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
<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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#74 nationally · Club Score 1392
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Boys | #74 | 1392 | 6 |
| 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 2026-27 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 B 18-Elite marc | Boys | 18 | 1672 (Premier) | 7-3 | 70% |
| Tropics B 17-Elite rob | Boys | 17 | 1618 (Premier) | 4-6 | 40% |
| Tropics B 18-Elite kory | Boys | 18 | 1615 (Premier) | 8-1 | 89% |
| Tropics Boys 14-S black | Boys | 14 | 1603 (Premier) | 6-3 | 67% |
| Tropics B 17-Elite chris | Boys | 17 | 1533 (Competitive) | 3-5 | 38% |
| Tropics Boys 16-S black | Boys | 16 | 1510 (Competitive) | 4-6 | 40% |
| Tropics Boys 16-Black | Boys | 16 | 1500 (Competitive) | 0-0 | 0% |
| Tropics B 14-Black | Boys | 14 | 1500 (Competitive) | 0-0 | 0% |
Where Tropics Volleyball Club competed in the 2026-27 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 WPVC Boys Kick Off (Competitive) | Orlando, FL | #8 of 105 | 18-10 | Tropics B 17-Elite rob — 17/18 USA: 4-2; Tropics B 17-Elite chris — 17/18 USA: 2-2; Tropics Boys 16-S black — 15/16 Club: 3-2; Tropics Boys 14-S black — 14 USA: 4-1; Tropics B 18-Elite marc — 17/18 Open: 2-2; Tropics B 18-Elite kory — 17/18 USA: 3-1 |
| 2026 Ocean Bay/Miami United Fall Ball (Regional) | Deerfield Beach, FL | #18 of 105 | 14-14 | Tropics B 18-Elite marc — 17/18 Open: 5-1; Tropics B 17-Elite rob — 17/18 Open: 0-4; Tropics Boys 14-S black — 13/14 Division: 2-2; Tropics B 17-Elite chris — 17/18 Premier: 1-3; Tropics B 18-Elite kory — 17/18 Club/Elite: 5-0; Tropics Boys 16-S black — 15/16/Premier/17 Club: 1-4 |