VA Elite Launches *New* Fall Middle School Academy & League
August 9, 2024 Author: Webmaster
We are excited to launch our New Fall Middle School Academy & League for Fall 2024!
This is a great way for young athletes to learn the fundamentals of volleyball in an instructive, fun and competitive environment. They will learn and practice all skills (Passing, Serving, Defending, Setting, Attacking and Blocking) with two weekday sessions dedicated to technical instruction. Then athletes will put into practice what we have learned with league competition days on Saturdays.
Session Information:
Upon registration, athletes will be assigned a number that will remain with them throughout the duration of the program. Every 2 weeks athletes will be drafted onto teams. During that 2 week period they will train (weekdays) and compete (Saturdays) with that team. After 2 weeks, athletes will be redrafted to new teams and will continue training and competing with the new teams. There will be 4 total drafts throughout the program.
Athletes will earn individual points on competition days (Saturdays) based on how their teams finish that week. Points will be tallied cumulatively and leaderboards will be sent weekly to academy participants. Upon the conclusion of the 8-week academy, the top 3 individual point earners will be awarded.
The academy kicks off on Tuesday, September 3rd and conclude on Thursday, October 24th
Registration Information:
Participants will sign up for one of the 2 groups below. Athletes will attend their assigned time throughout the academy. The draft process will not change their session times.
Group I:
- Tuesdays and Thursdays: 6:30PM-8:00PM
- Saturdays: 11:30AM-1:00PM
Group II:
- Tuesdays and Thursdays: 8:00PM-9:30PM
- Saturdays: 2:00PM-3:30PM
NOTE: In order to accommodate CHRVA region tryout dates for the 14 and under age group, the final week will have training on Tuesday (10/22), Wednesday (10/23) and compete on Thursday (10/24).
Draft Process:
- Initial Draft: Athlete number assignments and initial draft information will be sent via email with draft numbers posted on both VA Elite social media and this website page by Saturday, August 31st
- Draft 2: Information will be sent via email and posted to VA Elite social media and this website page by Saturday, September 14th
- Draft 3: Information will be sent via email and posted to VA Elite social media and this website page by Saturday, September 28th
- Draft 4: Information will be sent via email and posted to VA Elite social media and this website page by Saturday, October 12th
Cost:
- Registration $750
- Athlete Age: This program is open to athletes going into 6th-8th grades for the upcoming school year.
- Registration includes: 2 weekday training sessions, Saturday competition day and a t-shirt.
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