DIVISIONS:

Mini Club- 3rd/4th Grade Division

Club Prep- 5th/6th Grade Division

Club Prep- 7th/8th Grade Division

SEASON DATES:

August 28th- October 7th

LOCATION:

The Treehouse Gym, 15407 Long Vista Drive, Austin TX 78728

PRACTICES & TOURNAMENTS:

Practices will be 90 minutes between 5:30-8:30pm (time slots given after team placement). Tournaments will be Saturday mornings on the dates listed.

Monday, August 28th - Player Evaluation and Practice
**will be split into two sessions, 5:30-7:00pm and 7:00-8:30pm - more information will be sent by Saturday, August 26th

**NOTE: All players in the 3rd/4th grade division will be in the 5:30-7:00pm session for evaluation and practices

Wednesday, August 30th - Practice

Wednesday, September 6th- Practice

Monday, September 11th- Practice

Wednesday, September 13th- Practice

Saturday, September 16th- Tournament

Monday, September 18th- Practice

Wednesday, September 20th- Practice

Monday, September 25th- Practice

Wednesday, September 27th- Practice

Saturday, September 30th- Tournament

Monday, October 2nd- Practice

Wednesday, October 4th- Practice

Saturday, October 7th- Tournament

TEAMS:

Athletes can sign up individually, request to play with a friend(s), or bring in a pre-formed team. For pre-formed teams, each athlete must register individually. There will be a field in the registration to submit your request. If bringing a pre-formed team, each player will need to fill out their own individual registration. Teams will consist of 9-11 players. Please email Doug Keyser at doug@rootsvb.org with any league questions.

Teams will be sent out after Evaluation Night 

COACHES:

One Roots club coach

COST:

$350 per player (includes game day shirt)

"Free and Reduced Lunch" scholarships are available. Please email Rob Taliaferro at Rob@rootsvb.org for more information.

Service Lines:

3rd/4th Grade: 20 feet

5th/6th Grade: goal is to have servers at the endline, but the service line may be modified to encourage more rallies

7th/8th Grade: 30 feet (endline)

Modification for 3rd/4th Grade Division:

Each server will get three attempts to serve, regardless of the result. Points are not awarded to the opponent for a missed serve; instead, a free ball will be tossed to the middle back player on the opposing team to play out, and the point awarded based on the result of that ball. This modification creates more opportunities for rallies, keeps the teams rotating frequently, and gives every player more serving attempts.

Modification for the 5th/6th Grade Divisions:

The serving team can score up to three consecutive points in a single rotation. After three straight points under an individual server, the serve will switch to the opposing team.

UNIFORMS:

All players must wear the provided team shirt and appropriate court shoes on game days.

OFFICIATING/MATCH PROTOCOL:

Referees will be provided.

A coin toss will determine the team that serves first. The other team will start with the serve in the second set. In the event of a third set, an additional coin toss will determine the serving team.

Teams will stay on the same side for the duration of the match (no switching sides between sets).

TIMEOUTS:

Teams are allowed one 30 second timeout per set.

BALLS/NET HEIGHT:

3rd/4th grade: Volley-Lite balls and 12U net height

5th/6th grade: Volley-Lite balls and 12U net height

7th 8th grade: Regulation balls and net height