Establishment The PSL began as a women's league during its
inaugural tournament. A men's division was added for the
succeeding tournament. After the formation of rival league
Spikers' Turf, the men's division of the indoor tournaments became inactive. The chairman is
Philip Ella Juico (also the chairman of the
Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association or PATAFA), while volleyball TV analyst Adrian Laurel is the league's commissioner. PSL founder and FIVB and AVC development and marketing official
Ramon Suzara served as the league's president from 2013 until 2018, when he resigned along with Finance Director Don Caringal due to alleged unauthorized misuse of the league's funds. PSL officials filed qualified theft charges against Suzara and Caringal in July 2018. The league is recognized by the
Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas (LVPI), the
International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and the
Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). The league maintains strong ties with the international governing bodies, adhering by the rules and regulations set by the FIVB and AVC. The PSL became a FIVB-accredited club league and its teams and players also became registered with the FIVB.
Competition with PVL There were plans for the PSL to shift to a professional league as early as 2018, in anticipation that college players would be barred from playing in commercial leagues in the near future. With the PSL's rival league, the
Premier Volleyball League (PVL) turning professional in 2020, the PSL made its position known that it does not intend to do the same, citing that the existence of two professional leagues don't make "commercial sense" and that it intends to be a platform for players aspiring to play in the professional level. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its 2020 season was cancelled. This was followed by three member teams taking an indefinite leave of absence and one member team transferring to the PVL at the start of its 2021 season. The PSL was able to stage its
2021 Beach Challenge Cup in February 2021. However, following the beach tournament, the three remaining active member teams joined the PVL. As of March 12, 2021, the PSL is without any active member teams.
Post-league The PSL released a statement that it would still be active in sports development and maintained that the departure of its clubs to the PVL was done in amicable terms. This is later exemplified when on August 16, 2022, ACES launched the collegiate
Shakey's Super League with
Shakey's Pizza, which previously sponsored the
V-League from 2004 to 2016. ==Media coverage==