Interestingly, Western Heights High School co-coach Eugene Bogun said they did not offer any scholarships to their students, he said they didn't need to.
"They are all local kids," Bogun said. "Basically we just have the gym open every lunch and every interval."
He said droves of students would come in to play volleyball, and there was a culture in the school which kept producing talent. "I think [the younger ones] see all the New Zealand shirts and national titles in the cabinet and want to be apart of it," he said.
"We had 45 Year 9s wanting to play volleyball this year."
Mr Bogun said it was really good to see, with a lot of the senior players acting as role models.
Selected players were chosen from their performances at the secondary school nationals held in March and a selection camp in Porirua.
Year 11 student Kahurangi Robinson, 16, who is part of the U18 New Zealand team going to Florida in July, said he was stoked to be included in the side but was also a bit anxious about playing against some of the best young players in the world.
Kahurangi said he only started playing volleyball when he first came to Western Heights.
"Mr Bogan pretty much asked us what sports do you play?" he said. "I named all the sports and then he said 'now you play volleyball'."
Students will need to raise $5000 to travel to Florida in July while the team going to the Gold Coast need to raise $2700 each.
A few other Western Heights High school senior players, who made the national team last year, did not put their hands up this year because of the cost.
The competition in Florida will attract age-group teams from all across the world.
Players in the North Island team will play in a quad-competition with the South Island, Queensland and New South Wales.
The players going to Florida include Jordan Schuster, Kahurangi Robinson, Masiu Vainikolo, Joel Rapitini and Jacob Rakei. Players representing the North Island in the Gold Coast include Chase Kennedy, Junior Taia, Tiaan Flavell, Talor Kahu, Takiwa Maxwell and Zach Hunia.
