VAVI Sport & Social Club
VAVi Sport & Social Club brings together adults in San Diego through a variety of sports leagues, social events, vacations and volunteer opportunities.
History and founder
VAVi Sport & Social Club was founded in 2002 by Tyler Jensen. It was formed by 30 people playing volleyball on the beaches in San Diego. Tyler thought this would be a great way to bring individuals together to have fun on a professional level. Over the years new sports leagues were added along with dancing and fitness classes. Today VAVi has over 35,000 members ages 21-40 in San Diego and produces over 30 types of sports leagues, fitness & dance classes, social events and volunteer opportunities.
On any given week VAVi has around 6,000 people playing in their activities. VAVi has been responsible for multiple relationships, business developments, and people becoming best friends. It has accomplished the goal of bringing people together through sports. VAVi is now the second largest “Sport & Social Club” in the world.
Industry
Coed Adult Sports Leagues, Sports Tournaments, Social Events, & Volunteer Opportunities
Products
VAVi sells coed sports leagues including: Kickball, Dodgeball, Softball, Soccer, Volleyball (Indoor & Beach), Flag Football, Inner Tube Water Polo, Basketball, Bowling & Ultimate Frisbeee.
VAVi Fitness classes include Beach Boot Camp, Kayaking, Surfing, Kickboxing, Golf, Tennis, Boxing, Marathon Running Club, Social Running Club, Triathlon Club, & Dance Classes including: Cardio Pole Dancing, Cardio Strip Tease, Hip Hop, Tango, Salsa, Swing & Belly Dancing.
VAVi produces a few sports tournaments per year including: National Kickball Tournament, San Diego Six Man Beach Volleyball Tournament & Beach Blast which is a Sand Soccer & Sand Flag Football tournament.
VAVi also has the ability to act as a marketing agency with multiple clients including corporate brands, bars, nightclubs, & restaurants.
Membership
VAVi has over 35,000 members located in San Diego. The participants of VAVi Sport & Social are social and fun-seeking men and women ages 21-40. Anyone over the age of 21 can play in the leagues, but most of the members fall within this category.
Sponsorships and cooperation’s
VAVi’s major sponsors right now include: Miller Lite, Jack in the Box, Clif Bar, Wilson Balls, & UCSD. VAVi also has city wide ties with major organizations such as OMBAC, Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, NBC, Volunteer San Diego, San Diego Beach Improvement Group, the Park & Rec Department & the City of San Diego.