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, either 5:30-7:00pm or 7:00-8:30pm (time slots given after team placement). Tournaments will be Saturday mornings, 9:00am-noon, on the dates listed. Teams will generally play two matches and work one match (line judge, flip score) in the three hour block.

Monday, August 28th - Practice and Player Evaluation

**will be split into two sessions, 5:30-7:00pm and 7:00-8:30pm - more information will be sent by Friday, August 25th
**teams will be finalized by Tuesday, August 29th

Wednesday, August 30th - Practice
Monday, September 4th - NO PRACTICE (LABOR DAY)

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.

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.

The serving line distance will be modified to player skill level to encourage more rallies!

3rd/4th Grade: 15 feet

5th/6th Grade: 20-30 feet

7th-8thh Grade: end line

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:

All Divisions: 12U lightweight volleyball; net height is 7 feet.