About PVC
Founder / Coach
Carl Neuburger is the Founder of the Portland Volleyball Club (PVC). He has coached at every age level within the club for over 45 years. Formerly, Carl was the head coach at both West Linn HS (17 yrs) and Oregon City HS (6 yrs). These high school volleyball programs were consistently ranked among the top ten in the OSAA large school division while winning the State Championship in 2003 and 2007 both with West Linn. Carl's teams also captured many runner-up and third-place trophies during this time. Carl was Head Women's Division I Volleyball Coach for 10 years at the University of Portland. As a result of Carl's leadership, PVC has always been considered one of the top junior development programs in the Northwest. Carl Neuburger was honored by The Volleyball Festival with its Award for Distinguished Service to Junior Volleyball.
The Club's record and reputation speaks for itself and it is hoped that this coming season will be a continuation of that legacy. Because of the continued interest in the Club locally and the need to get more young people involved in the sport, this year's program will feature teams in four age groups -- 12 & Under, 14 & Under, 16 & Under, and 18 & Under. Selection to the Club is by tryout. Each Team within the Club typically carries 10-12 players. This will allow for increased practice intensity and more effective coaching which should further enhance each player's athletic development. The Club will not sacrifice quality for quantity in terms of player numbers -- there will only be the number of teams that the Club can guarantee the best quality coaching. Coaches at all levels have college/playing and/or successful high school/club coaching experience.
Director/Coach
Chijo Takeda has coached volleyball for 30 years and is entering his 19th year coaching for PVC. He is the Club Director and the head coach of 12-1 Pink. He has coached 12U, 14U, and 16U at PVC. Throughout his 30-year coaching career, he has provided quality skill instruction to club and high school teams while encouraging athletes to enjoy the game of volleyball.
Under Chijo’s guidance, the Pinksters were the 2011, 2012, and 2015 CEVA Regional 12U Gold Champions and were CEVA Regional Gold Division finalists for the previous five years. In 2011 and 2010, his teams played in the USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships (Atlanta, Georgia & Reno, Nevada). They also finished as a champion, finalist, or division winner at the Junior National Championships, Bay View Classic, Volleyball Festival, NCVA Cal Finals, Willamette Volleyball Classic, and NW Juniors Memorial Day Classic. Chijo won the PVC Coach of the Year award in 2010.
In the past Chijo was head coach at Wilsonville High School and La Salle Prep and varsity assistant at Tualatin High School where he started his coaching career in 1993. He led Wilsonville to a co-league championship in his first year, a league championship in his second—the first outright league title in school history, and an undefeated league title in his third. He also guided the team to the OSAA 5A Volleyball State Championship to finish 4th in 2007 and 3rd in 2006—the highest tournament finish in school history. Meanwhile, Chijo won the 5A Coach of the Year award for two consecutive seasons.