Volleyball

• Spring (March-April) and Fall (September-October) Seasons

• Little League (4th-5th grade), Junior League (6th-8th grade) and Senior League (9th-11th grade) typically, check age chart for eligibility

• $100 cost

What are some reasons for signing your daughter up for Arcadia Volleyball?

1. Physical Fitness: Starting at the Recreation level allows all kids to participate.

Volleyball is a great way to stay active and healthy.

2. Teamwork and Social Skills: Playing in a team helps develop essential social

skills. Your daughter will learn the importance of teamwork, communication, and

cooperation, which are valuable both on and off the court. One of our goals in

our program is to teach the girls how to be good people overall and not just look

at the win and loss column.

3. Discipline and Time Management: Being part of a league requires commitment

and discipline. Balancing practice, games, and schoolwork can teach valuable

time management skills. While at the recreation level we understand kids have

other things going on in their lives, we do still expect that they want to be on the

court any time they can.

4. Confidence and Self-Esteem: Achieving goals and improving skills in volleyball

can boost self-confidence. The encouragement from teammates and coaches

can also enhance her self-esteem. Watching that first serve go over whether it is

a little leaguer just getting the ball over, or a junior league hitting that first

overhand or jump serve, you can see it in their face as they build more

confidence as the season goes on.

5. Fun and Enjoyment: Most importantly, volleyball is fun! It provides a great way

to make new friends, enjoy competition, and have a good time.

Some Basics you should know.

Registration Timing

We play two seasons a year. Fall Season which typically Starts in August Practice- Games in September to October and Spring Season, which starts in March Practice/Play and goes to May.   Fall Registration is usually opened June/July through beginning of August. Any changes made to the league happens at the Fall timing. Age charts are published on Fall timing for the entire year, meaning what you play in the fall you are still eligible to play in the Spring. Spring Registration opens early January and runs through Mid-February for little league and until middle school cuts for Junior league. This date also drives when play starts for our entire league. 

Drafts

Drafts are held for all leagues. We encourage all kids to participate on draft nights. It gives our coaches the best chance to draft our teams to be as equal as possible. It will also serve as a tryout for girls that may be interested in playing up in a division.   Draft nights also give us the opportunity to double check jersey sizes and ensure all necessary paperwork has been uploaded to the system. 

Leagues

We currently have three leagues that are divided by age.

Little League (4th-5th grade)

Junior League (6th-8th grade)

Senior League (9th-11th grade) typically.

Please check age chart for eligibility.

You will need to contact volleyball@arcadiaboosters.com to talk about any requests to play up in a different league.  There are only a select few age groups that this will apply to.  Participants are eligible to play up a level based upon evaluations and booster team needs. 

Practices

Currently all our Volleyball practices are held at the Arcadia Gym . Before games start

teams can practice twice a week. We try to run them Monday through Thursday but

lately we have had so many teams we have had to use Friday also. We have a few

time slot options again depending on the number of teams needing to practice on a

particular day. We have what we call an early slot that we tend to let our younger teams

fill and then a later slot for the older girls but with so many little league teams they have

been filling the later slots. Practice days are picked by your coaches and they can work

with each other to move around as needed. Once games start, practice is cut to one a

week. We try to give teams one shared practice time and one practice alone on the

court as much as possible. When we cut to one practice we try to stagger practices to

allow for teams to have alone time on the court.

Volunteers

All parents are expected to volunteer for your team. This league and booster club is running

by volunteers. If you are interested in coaching, please reach out to

Volleyball@arcadiaboosters.com. Even if coaching isn’t your thing, your coach will

need a line judge and score keeper at every game. If we do not have people to fill

these spots, our teams will forfeit. Please do not sign your child up to play, if you cannot give at least 1 hour of your time once the season starts to help out with the program each week during games.

What does your daughter need to play?

We will provide the girls with jerseys. They will need black bottoms of some type to

wear with them. We have multiple top colors but they all match back to a black bottom.

We do not specify what type of bottom it has to be as each girl just needs to be

comfortable on the court. Good pair of tennis shoes are always needed so they can get

to the balls. We recommend knee pads, but they are not a requirement. Our current

jerseys are long sleeved so arm sleeves are also not necessary, but you may see some

older girls playing with them on.

A few closing remarks, please make sure you are signing your child up for the correct

booster club. They should go to the club that their elementary school services. If there

are special circumstances you need to reach out before registering your child. The

Arcadia program has grown into something special and I invite you all to come and join

us. If you have any questions, please reach out to Volleyball@arcadiabossters.com