DIVISIONS

Club Prep- 7th/8th Grade Division
NOTE: Players should register based on their grade in Fall 2024.

SEASON DATES:

May 20th- June 29th

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 will be sent out by May 17th). Tournaments will be Saturday mornings 9:00am-noon on the dates listed.

PRACTICE DATES:

Monday, May 20th (Skills Clinic/Player Evaluation)

Wednesday, May 22nd (Team practices begin)

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:

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 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 tentatively formed before the program starts on May 20th. However, team assignments will not be finalized until after the May 20th Skills Training/Player Evaluation session. Team assignments will be sent on May 21st.

COACHES:

One Roots club coach

COST:

$350 per player (includes game day shirt)

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).

SERVICE LINES:

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

TIMEOUTS:

Teams are allowed one 30 second timeout per set.

BALLS/NET HEIGHT:

7th/8th grade: Regulation balls and net height