About Us

Five years ago, a group of young professionals residing in KL got together every week to fulfil their love for volleyball. Without fail, the motley crew of friends and colleagues would spend the most of Saturday mornings at the outdoor volleyball court in Tasik Titiwangsa. As more and more players joined in this sporting initiative as the weeks unfolded, the group itself expanded. Playing sessions evolved from Saturday mornings to later include Saturday evenings, with an extra court added to accommodate more people. By this time, what was initially a casual sporting get-together between some twenty or so players progressed into a membership of about forty, prompting the initiative to divide courts into Beginner level players and Intermediate level players to create a fair playing field for everyone. When players began to remarkably improve their skills, the Beginner level was made without all together.

From its modest beginnings, one thing was certain about this group: these city folks don't just love the sport, they have something stronger for it – PASSION. Recognizing the level of commitment and seriousness with which the group operates by, the inevitable eventually happened: they officially formed a club. And thus, on the group's inaugural excursion in June 2003, Urban Spikerz was born.

Now, gathering a myriad of KLites with an equally colourful background covering the fields of banking, insurance, business, engineering, publishing, pharmaceutical, management and public relations – just to name a few – Urban Spikerz is more than just a name to represent a collective passion for volleyball in the heart of KL. What started as a work-out between strangers and colleagues is now a weekly ritual among friends. And three years down the road, the club has moved on to include such activities as club excursions, friendly matches, the annual Urban Spikerz Volleyball Internal League as well as an Annual Dinner into their portfolio. Furthermore, the club acts as a platform from which the love for other sports is then developed as members test their skills in bowling, athletic events and men's netball under the club's banner. Other activities already in the pipelines include white-water rafting, cave exploring, softball and even the more relaxing pursuit of board games. The club is now even blessed with an official web site.

Regardless of its many ambitions, the heart of the club – as the name suggests – resides in volleyball. Now, playing sessions are organized between two to three times a week with a steady flow of some 24 or so members per session. For the very least, the club offers restless urbanites an alternative form of entertainment to fill in their evening with. But at its best, Urban Spikerz is a club that prides itself in the strength of its members, the value of their friendships and the fun they continue to inject into the beloved sport of volleyball.