DIVISIONS:

Mini Club- 3rd/4th Grade Division

Mini Club- 5th/6th Grade Division

NOTE: Players should register based on their grade in Fall 2024. Incoming 7th graders should register for the 7th/8th Grade Club Prep program.

SEASON DATES:

May 20th- June 29th

LOCATION:

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

PRACTICES & TOURNAMENTS:

Practices will be 90 minutes from 5:30-7:00pm. Tournaments will be Saturday mornings on the dates listed.

Practice Dates:

Monday, May 20th (Skills Training Night, not team-specific)

Wednesday, May 22nd

Wednesday, May 29th

Monday, June 3rd

Wednesday, June 5th

Monday, June 10th

Wednesday, June 12th

Monday, June 17th

Wednesday, June 19th

Monday, June 24th

Wednesday, June 26th

Tournament Dates (approximately 9:00am-noon):

Saturday, June 1st

Saturday, June 15th

Saturday, June 29th

TEAMS:

Athletes can sign up individually, request to play with a friend(s), or bring in a pre-formed team. (NOTE: We will do our best to honor all friend requests, but they are NOT guaranteed.) 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 the first practice.

COACHES:

One Roots club coach

COST:

$350 per player (includes game day shirt)

Service Lines:

3rd/4th Grade: 20 feet (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

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