In the meantime, the squad planning for next season has taken on far greater proportions than previously believed. As the club announced, the squad will be completely reorganized with the exception of one position. Only regular Libera and crowd favorite René Sain will remain with the VCW; the 27-year-old's contract runs until 2026. All other eleven positions in the squad will have to be filled.

VW has signed Dagmar Boom, the best outside hitter in the 2024/2025 Belgian Cup competition. The 25-year-old Dutch player is moving from the traditional club Damesvolley Gent to the Hessian state capital.

The VCW has signed another promising talent. Pleun van der Pijl is 22 years old and is moving from the Italian Serie A1 club Eurotek UYBA Volley Busto Arsizio to the Hessian state capital. The 1.96-meter tall Dutch international is set to score at outside hitter for the VCW in the Women's 1st Volleyball Bundesliga in the 2025/2026 season.

The VCW has signed two promising talents for the service position: 20-year-old Sanne Konijnenberg is a newly-crowned Dutch national player. Another new addition to the VCW squad is 19-year-old Hanna Weinmann. She was previously trained at the national base in Stuttgart. In the Hessian state capital, the promising athlete will now be systematically introduced to the level of the 1st Volleyball Bundesliga Women.

The VCW will contest the coming season with a German-American trio in the middle block. Laura Broekstra (28) and Hannah Clayton (24; USA) bring with them international experience from Italy, France and Switzerland. Marlene Rieger will also benefit from this sporting expertise. The 18-year-old VCW talent was already a member of the German junior squad and is now entering her second season with the VCW pros.

Eight new additions have thus been confirmed.

• Outside attack: Dagmar Boom and Pleun van der Pijl (both Netherlands), Cayetana López Rey (Spain)
• Middle block: Laura Broekstra, Hannah Clayton (USA), Marlene Rieger
• Set: Sanne Konijnenberg (Netherlands), Hanna Weinmann
• Libera: Rene Sain (Croatia)

The countdown to the 2025/2026 season of the 1st Women's Volleyball Bundesliga has begun: The VCW will kick off the season on October 11, 2025 away to the Ladies in Black Aachen. The first home match will take place on October 19 in the sports hall at Platz der Deutschen Einheit against newcomers Skurios Volleys Borken.

In addition to the VCW, the following teams will be in the Bundesliga 1 in the 2025/26 season: Ladies in Black Aachen, Skurios Volleys Borken (promoted), Dresdner SC, Schwarz-Weiß Erfurt, Binder Blaubären TSV Flacht (promoted), SC Potsdam, VfB Suhl LOTTO Thüringen, USC Münster, Allianz MTV Stuttgart, SSC Palmberg Schwerin and ETV Hamburger Volksbank Volleys (promoted).