Every volleyball family starts somewhere.

I’m Danny Sullivan, a dad and product engineer. BumpSetBook began with my daughter deciding she wanted to try something new.

She’d been doing gymnastics, but she was ready to move on. She wanted to play volleyball. I wanted to help her get started.

So I did what most parents would do: I opened Google.

What followed was a sea of websites. Club teams. YMCA programs. Lessons. Open gyms. Different age groups and levels. I could find plenty of information, but I couldn’t put it together into a clear next step. Where should we begin? What was she ready for? And how would we know?

Eventually, I found a club with tryout dates I could figure out. Tryouts were a month away. We decided to spend that month getting ready, practicing outside together almost every day. Then came an open gym. Then the tryout.

She made the team at Triangle Volleyball Club.

Joining that club became one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. It’s been life-changing for her. We found an amazing club, and we couldn’t be happier.

But it was the only tryout we signed up for. Not because we’d compared all our options, but because it was the only one I’d managed to make sense of.

I know now that other clubs all around us were holding tryouts, too. At the time, I had no idea. I didn’t know where to look, which age group to choose, or what level would be a good fit. And one question has stayed with me:

What if she hadn’t made that team?

Honestly, I’m not sure I would have known what to do next.

That’s why I’m building BumpSetBook. For the parent trying to help their child take that first step. For the player who’s found a love for volleyball and wants to keep getting better. And for the families looking for clubs, coaches, and lessons without knowing where to begin.

We were lucky to find the right place for our daughter. I want more families to find theirs, with a clearer view of their options and more confidence about what comes next.

Danny Sullivan
Founder, BumpSetBook