3STEP Sports, a club and event operator, completed the acquisitiion of The Academy Volleyball Club, a volleyball professional organization. Financial terms were not disclosed. “We are big and people like to focus on the numbers, but our goal was never to be a really big club. Our goal is to provide for every athlete and prepare them for life after volleyball. As we’ve grown, it has been very important to make sure we keep the small club family feel. We have outstanding coaches and use a very individualized approach,” Emily Hawthorne, The Academy Founder.