Golden Gate Beach Volleyball
Established in the summer of 2014, Golden Gate Volleyball's mission is to provide elite beach volleyball training to top junior players in Northern California.
We provide training on a regular basis, take part in BVCA club-v-club tournaments as a team and compete in high level junior national tournaments.
Connect with us
Email: goldengatevolleyball@gmail.com
Call or Text Dancer at 415-272-7515
Why Golden Gate - Our Purpose
OHANA
At Golden Gate, we really believe that our club is a family. Our goal is to not be the biggest club around but we strive to create a sense of belonging for our players and family. Ohana is a Hawaiian word that means family. The term implies a sense of love, loyalty, caring, sharing, and forgiveness, and emphasizes inclusion - that is what we are at Golden Gate.
GROWTH MINDSET
At Golden Gate, we hold a belief that players can improve their abilities and change over time through effort and learning. Players with a growth mindset are more likely to be successful because they are more resilient, open to learning, and willing to take on challenges. You can see this in our Golden Gate players because they are always learning through wins or losses.
INTEGRITY
At Golden Gate, we help guide our players to be the best version of themselves on or off the court. Our goal is to help our players learn the rules of the game and prepare themselves to do this on their own with or without a coach.
Elite Players Play With Us!
TRAIN
We practice 1-3 times per week depending on the time of year at the Clark Kerr Courts on the UC Berkeley Campus
COMPETE
Golden Gate competes in the top junior national championships each year and field teams to compete in BVCA tournaments year round.
EXCEL
Each year our talented players take their game to the next level by playing in top Division 1 programs.
CONNECT
We are extremely lucky to play a sport where we have the ability to meet and interact with professional players.
TRAINING & COACHING PACKAGES
PRACTICES
Drop-In - $50 per session
For current club players pay a flat fee of $50. We ask that players reserve their spot 24 hours in advance by paying via Venmo.
Mini Camps - $100 per session
For fall, we know many of our club players will be taking part in high school volleyball. Once a month we will have a four hour mini camp to keep their skills fresh.
COACHING
Multi-Day Tourneys - $150 per player
During the summer season, Golden Gate coaches will be in able to help coach for National tourneys - BVCA, AVP, AAU
The fees include coaching and travel fees. These might change over time but we do our best to keep these fees reasonable
Club Tourneys - $50 to $100 per player
During tourneys when we compete as a team, we will look to keep coaching fees minimal and will communicate in advance for those players chosen to take part
PACKAGES
Five Practice Package
$250.00
Ten Practice Package
$450.00
Twenty Practice Package
$900.00
**Our packages are reflective based on being offered a spot to train with Golden Gate and not open to everyone **
Venmo: DancerStyles-GoldenGateVolleyball
All Packages are subject to availability. Golden Gate Volleyball reserves the right to make reasonable scheduling changes. These prices are based on joining the club and not open to everyone. Packages do not include cost of travel, uniforms or tournament registration and fees.
Payment plans are available on a seasonal or monthly basis with deposit. Scholarships are available on a case by case basis
Founder and Club Director
Dancer Styles
In 2014, Styles founded Golden Gate Volleyball, based in Berkeley, CA. Golden Gate is the premier beach volleyball club in the Bay Area competing national tournaments and helping place players each year in Top 20 Division 1 Beach Volleyball Collegiate teams.
Dancer enters his fourth season on the UC Berkeley Beach Volleyball staff as an assistant coach. Styles helped CAL reach new heights in 2023 once again breaking the program wins record with a 29-10 mark. CAL reached the NCAA Championship for the second-straight year.
He is an accomplished beach volleyball player and coach. At the age of 17, he became the youngest player in AVP history to qualify for the main draw in Manhattan Beach, California. He has spent many years playing on and off the AVP tour.
Styles returned to coaching and began consulting for several youth organizations and high schools. He helped coach The Branson School to a CIF State Title and two runner-up finishes.
Recruiting
For Players
Each year Golden Gate players work hard in local and national tournaments to develop skills required to play at an elite level for top D1 programs.
We help support our players in their journey to play for collegiate programs.
For Collegiate Coaches
If you are a collegiate coach that wants to learn more about the players in our club, please contact Dancer directly.
We also have a recruiting website that showcases our players with more detail please visit www.goldengatebeachrecruiting.com
For Families
Our goal is to help prepare our club players for the next level if that is something that they aspire to do.
Playing for Golden Gate does not guarantee placement with a university program.
Alum Spotlights
Ava Haughy
Arizona State University
I joined Golden Gate relatively new to beach volleyball. I remember going home after my first practice and telling my parents how much I loved it there and I couldn’t wait to go back. Dancer and Joe taught me so much about how to become a better beach volleyball player, but more importantly how to be a better person and teammate which goes so much farther. They gave me all the skills and tools I needed to start off my college career very successfully!
Kaley Matthews
UCLA
Golden Gate not only made me a much better beach volleyball player through amazing practices but also a better person by encouraging honesty in the game and friendships with the people you practice with. It is a great environment to learn and grow and I would be nowhere near where I am today without Dancer or the Golden Gate Beach Volleyball Club.
Ashley Delgado
UC Berkeley (Cal)
The genuine and competitive nature of the club foster a tremendous community for young people to achieve their goals. I contribute tremendous parts of my athletic and personal growth to Dancer Styles and Golden Gate Volleyball Club. I can confidently say my life would look radically different if not for the unwavering support of Golden Gate behind me
Alum Spotlights
Kendall Peters
UC Berkeley (Cal)
Golden Gate helped me go from a beginner to an elite D1 athlete, performing at the top seeds for Tulane and Cal. I was able to develop my overall game and specific skills while being supported by GG coaches during the recruitment process in high school.
I was lucky enough to have Dancer as one of my high school club coaches as well as my college coach for my 5th year at Berkeley. Golden Gate is an amazing program and I would not have gotten to where I am today without it.
Taylor Ford
UCLA
I am so appreciative of the amazing coaching I received at golden gate and people I’ve met! Dancer and Joe are the best mentors and have taught me so much about the game and prepared me for collegiate volleyball. I am also so grateful for all the friends I’ve made through Golden Gate and amazing people I’ve met that I’m lucky to call my best friends and partners to this day! The Golden Gate community and bond between coaches and players is so strong and lasts beyond the years competing💪
Grace Matthews
The genuine and competitive nature of the club foster a tremendous community for young people to achieve their goals. I contribute tremendous parts of my athletic and personal growth to Dancer Styles and Golden Gate Volleyball Club. I can confidently say my life would look radically different if not for the unwavering support of Golden Gate behind me
2024-2025 Schedule
(some of the places we will be playing)
BVNE Recruiting Showcase - October 13th
Location: Santa Monica
AVP West Coast Championships - November 9th & 10th
Location: Hermosa Beach
BVCA Club v Club - December 7th & 8th
Location: Huntington Beach
BVCA National Championship - July 2025
Location: Hermosa Beach
AAU Junior National - July 2025
Location: Hermosa Beach
AVP National Championship - July 2025
Location: Hermosa Beach
CONNECT WITH US
Instagram:
@goldengatevb
Email:
goldengatevolleyball@gmail.com
Payments via Venmo:
DancerStyles-GoldenGateVolleyball
Club Director:
Dancer Styles
415-272-7515
General Questions?
We are here to help!
PRACTICE LOCATION
We typically practice at UC Berkeley. The Clark Kerr Sand Courts are located in the Clark Kerr Campus area, four blocks south of the campus, near the Golden Bear Recreation Facility.
TEAM GEAR
All players and families have access to order Golden Gate Merchandise - Click Here!
Personalized Lululemon gear will be ordered each year. More details to come from Kim Wagner
RECRUITING
If you are a college coach interested in learning more about any of our current players click here to view our recruiting website or reach out to Dancer directly.
MISSED A TRYOUT
We know that life is crazy and if you missed a tryout that’s ok.
Reach out to Dancer directly to schedule a time for an evaluation.