DIVISIONS:
Mini Club - 3rd/4th Grade Division
Club Prep - 5th/6th Grade Division
Club Prep - 7th/8th Grade Division

SEASON DATES:
October 11th - November 18th

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

PRACTICES:
Practices will be 90 minutes, either 5:30-7:00pm or 7:00-8:30pm depending on the team. Your specific time slot will be sent in an informational email by Monday, October 9th. 5th/6th Grade Division ONLY: You can request an early or late time slot in the friend/team request field during registration. NOTE: All players in the 3rd/4th grade division will be in the 5:30-7:00pm time slot.

The first practice day is a skills clinic. Subsequent practices are more team-specific.

GAME DAYS:
Game days are Saturday mornings, 9:00am-noon on the dates listed below. Teams will play at least two games every game day; plan to be there the full three hours.

PROGRAM DATES:
Wednesday, October 11th - Practice (skills clinic)
Friday, October 13th - Practice
Wednesday, October 18th - Practice
Friday, October 20th - Practice
Wednesday, October 25th - Practice
Friday, October 27th - Practice
Wednesday, November 1st - Practice
Friday, November 3rd - Practice
Saturday, November 4th - Tournament
Wednesday, November 8th - Practice
Friday, November 10th - Practice
Saturday, November 11th- Tournament
Wednesday, November 15th- Practice
Friday, November 17th- Practice
Saturday, November 18th- 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.

NOTE: We are usually able to accommodate friend requests or practice time slot requests. Please include them at the time of registration; it's harder to move players around after we form teams since we manage roster sizes! A request for a group of friends to play together can only be guaranteed if registering as a fully formed team.

Team rosters will be sent out by Friday morning, October 13th.

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: 15 feet (service line may be modified to encourage more rallies)
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 Division:
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 (some practices may be run with regulation balls and net height)
7th 8th grade: Regulation balls and net height