Updates - Volleyball Spring League

Wed, May 17th, 2023 • Volleyball Spring League

Week 6 Update – Last Week

Hello Parents,

This upcoming Saturday, May 20th is Week 6 of the Spring Volleyball League. Please review the following details listed below.

Week 6 Details

Location: Northwood High School, 4515 Portola Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92620

Times:

4th-5th Division: 1:00PM to 2:30PM

6th-7th Division: 2:30PM to 4:00PM

8th-9th Division: 4:00PM to 5:30PM

This should be reflected on the schedule’s page and your TeamSnap Calendar. 

All players that attend Week 6 will receive a certificate of completion for the season.

Wed, May 10th, 2023 • Volleyball Spring League

Week 5 Update – Moving to Northwood HS

Hello Parents,

This upcoming Saturday, May 13th is Week 5 of the Spring Volleyball League. We will be moving to Northwood High School for the last two weeks of play. Please review the following details listed below.

Week 5 Details

Location: Northwood High School, 4515 Portola Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92620

Times: Please note all start times are 30 mins earlier than weeks at Portola High School due to our permit allowing us into the gym earlier.

4th-5th Division: 1:00PM to 2:30PM

6th-7th Division: 2:30PM to 4:00PM

8th-9th Division: 4:00PM to 5:30PM

This should be reflected on the schedule’s page and your TeamSnap Calendar. 

SoCal Elite Sports would like to wish all of our Volleyball League Moms a Happy Mother’s Day Weekend! We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!

Tues, May 2nd, 2023 • Volleyball Spring League

Week 4 Update – Second Half of the Season

Hello Parents,

We are already half-way through the season! This upcoming Saturday, May 6th is Week 4 of the Spring Volleyball League. Please review the following details listed below.

Week 4 Details

Location: Portola High School Main Gym, 1001 Cadence, Irvine, CA 92618

Times:

4th-5th Division: 1:30PM to 3:00PM

6th-7th Division: 3:00PM to 4:30PM

8th-9th Division: 4:30PM to 6:00PM

As we enter the second half of the league, more time will be allocated for play and scrimmages. As a reminder, please show-up 10 mins before your start time.

Wed, April 26th, 2023 • Volleyball Spring League

Week 3 Update – Location and Time

Hello Parents,

This upcoming Saturday, April 29th is Week 3 of the Spring Volleyball League. Please review the following details listed below.

Week 3 Details

Location: Portola High School Main Gym, 1001 Cadence, Irvine, CA 92618

Times: Please note all start times are 30 mins later than previous weeks due to our permit allowing us into the gym at a later time.

4th-5th Division: 1:30PM to 3:00PM

6th-7th Division: 3:00PM to 4:30PM

8th-9th Division: 4:30PM to 6:00PM

Your TeamSnap schedule and the schedule on our website has been changed to reflect this.

Apparel/Ordered Items Pick-up and/or Exchanges: For players that have not yet received their SoCal Volleyball t-shirt/ordered items or want to exchange what they ordered, please come by our office during our operating hours.

Address: 12 Mauchly Ste P Irvine 92618

Hours: 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Days: Tuesday through Friday

Simply ring the doorbell at the front door and a staff member will assist you. Please mention you are participating in the 2023 Spring Volleyball League. If our hours do not work for you please email us so we can arrange a different method for you to receive your apparel.

Wed, April 19th, 2023 • Volleyball Spring League

Week 2 Update

Hello Parents,

This upcoming Saturday, April 22nd is Week 2 of the Spring Volleyball League. Similar to Week 1 our coaching staff will be running a practice for each division with the help of our volunteers and progressing on what was covered last week. Here are several updates to be make note of:

Apparel/Ordered Items Pick-up and/or Exchanges: For players that have not yet received their SoCal Volleyball t-shirt/ordered items or want to exchange what they ordered, please come by our office during our operating hours.

Address: 12 Mauchly Ste P Irvine 92618

Hours: 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Days: Tuesday through Friday

Simply ring the doorbell at the front door and a staff member will assist you. Please mention you are participating in the 2023 Spring Volleyball League. If our hours do not work for you please email us so we can arrange a different method for you to receive your apparel.

Schedule for the Remainder of the Season: If you have not done so already please review your division’s schedule here, https://socalelite.org/volleyball/teams/#view by clicking your division under “Schedules”. You can also refer to your TeamSnap schedule.Locations and times have been published for all the weeks besides Week 3. Like mentioned before, we are still working on finding gym time to accommodate our league on Saturday, April 29th. There are a few events happening that weekend within the IUSD gyms we typically request so we are looking into alternative locations while trying to keep similar start times for each division. Please be on the lookout for an update on Week 3’s schedule next week.

Tues, April 11th, 2023 • Volleyball Spring League

Week 1 Update – Team Rosters and Schedule Published

Hello Parents,

As a reminder, Week 1 of our 2023 Spring Volleyball League starts this Saturday, April 15th. Please review all of the information listed below.

Team Rosters: Teams have been built, https://socalelite.org/volleyball/teams/ (Search player’s name under appropriate division). *Please note if you can not find your players name in a division, please check the other divisions before contacting us. If you are a parent who volunteered to coach, please make a note of which team you are assigned to. If your child did not attend Evaluations, they were placed on a team randomly. Please be on the lookout for an email about make-up pick up for shirts and ordered items.

Schedule: The schedule for the 6 week season has been published on our website and posted on TeamSnap. If you have not done so already, please check what team your child is on and what time their session starts. You can locate this information here, https://socalelite.org/volleyball/teams/ (Search player’s name under appropriate division). Please note we are still awaiting our gym use approvals on April 29th, Week 3. This will be updated immediately once we hear back from the school district and city.

Communication/Updates: Please check your email weekly for any updates or potential location/schedule change. You can always refer to our updates page here, https://socalelite.org/volleyball/spring/updates/. 

Check-In/Attendance: Players will be checked in by our staff through TeamSnap’s availability feature during the duration of the League. Parents do not need to update players’ availability each Saturday. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us. 

League Scrimmages: Each week there will be an hour and a half session for players to get an opportunity to practice and play scrimmages/games. Practices will be run by our volleyball coaching staff and assisted by our Parent Volunteer Coaches. Depending on the division’s volleyball ability, there might be modifications to the games to provide the best experience (serve from anywhere on the court, coach initiated ball, height of net, etc.). Records will not be kept. Please expect for practices to be longer at the beginning of the league (weeks 1-3) as we want to make sure players have a basic understanding of how to play the game. As the league goes on, more time will be designated to play. The full duration of Week 6 (last week) will be designated to play scrimmages/games.  

Throughout the season, all players will get an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of volleyball (passing, setting, hitting, and serving) and work on developing coordination and motor skills. Our goal as a recreational league is to provide a welcoming and fun environment to facilitate the best learning experience for all of our players. Please have your player wear their black SoCal Elite Volleyball t-shirt each week of the league. Outside of the t-shirt, we encourage all of our players to wear comfortable athletic apparel (bottoms and shoes). Other optional apparel would be knee pads or forearm sleeves (No jeans, skirts, and sandals/slippers). You will not need to bring your own volleyball as we will be providing them.

Tues, April 11th, 2023 • Volleyball Spring League

Make-Up Apparel and Order Pick-Up

Hello Parents,

For those that did not attend Evaluations and have not received their SoCal Elite Volleyball t-shirt yet, we will have a make-up pickup at our office on Saturday, April 15th. Please look for the SoCal Elite Canopy.

Address: 12 Mauchly Ste P Irvine 92618 

Hours: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Date: Saturday, April 15th

Please be prepared to provide your child’s name and grade. This is also an opportunity for you to exchange t-shirts sizes if you would like, purchase items, or ask any questions that you may have. If these hours do not work for you, please notify us so we can arrange another way for you to receive your child’s shirt.

Fri, Mar. 31st, 2023 • Volleyball Spring League

Preseason Update 3 – Evaluations Tomorrow

Hi Parents,

If you have not done so already, please check our spring preseason page for details on specific evaluation times for each division and all ordered apparel:, https://socalelite.org/volleyball/preseason/.

*Please note the ordered apparel table is manually updated so do not be concerned if you signed up recently and do not see your child’s name listed yet

Date: Saturday, April 1st 

Location: University High School Indoor Gyms

Address: 4771 Campus Drive Irvine, CA 92612

• 4th-5th grade: 2:00PM to 2:45PM
• 6th-7th grade: 2:45PM to 4:00PM
• 8th-9th grade: 4:00PM to 4:45PM

“Availability” Feature on TeamSnap: Please note we have disabled the “availability” feature for parents as we will be utilizing it to track player attendance for the duration of the league. Do not be concerned if you are unable to edit your child’s availability when you get the event reminders from TeamSnap. We apologize for the confusion this may have caused. Please still have your child attend evaluations and each week of league.  

Communication/Updates: Please check your email weekly for any updates or potential location/schedule change. You can always refer to our updates page here, https://socalelite.org/volleyball/spring/updates/ 

Best Regards,

SoCal Elite Sports

Sat, Mar. 25th, 2023 • Volleyball Spring League

Preseason Update 2 – Upcoming Evaluations

Hi Parents,

We are officially a week out from Player Evaluations for our 2023 Spring Volleyball League. 

Date: Saturday, April 1st 

Location: University High School

Address: 4771 Campus Drive Irvine, CA 92612

Please review our preseason page for details on specific times for each division and all ordered apparel: https://socalelite.org/volleyball/preseason/ 

The ordered apparel tables can be found at the bottom of the page filtered by division and shows what each member has ordered during their registration. If you feel like there is an error either in grade, gender or ordered apparel please contact us so we can address your issues before arriving at evaluations. This will streamline the check in process.

Throughout the season we will be sending out emails. You can find all of our most recent updates posted on our website under Volleyball Spring League: https://socalelite.org/volleyball/spring/updates/ 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Sat, April 1st – Player evaluations & introduction

Mon, April 3rd – Fri, April 7th – Formation of teams

Tues April 11th – Team Rosters Published

Sat, April 15th – Week 1

Best Regards,

SoCal Elite Sports

Thurs, Mar. 16th, 2023 • Volleyball Spring League

Preseason Update 1 – Spring League Overview

Hello Parents,

Thank you for registering for our 2023 Spring Volleyball League! We are a little over two weeks away from the Player Evaluations. Here are some quick updates before our start date.

We will have Player Evaluations on Saturday, April 1st, 2023. This gives our coaches an opportunity to observe each player’s volleyball ability and knowledge before teams are formed by Week 1 of practice/scrimmages. Teams will be formed by our coaches to provide a competitive and fun experience for all. Each division will have a designated time slot to get evaluated by our coaches. Please make sure the grade and gender of your child is correct on TeamSnap.

More information about Evaluations will be sent closer to the date with times and location. We are still awaiting gym permits/approvals. All divisions will be able to pick up their ordered items and t-shirt at Evaluations. Those who volunteered to be Evaluation Coordinators or Volunteer Coach will be contacted separately on how you will be helping out during the league. 

Following Evaluations, The League will run for 6 weeks from April 15th through May 20th on Saturdays. Each week there will be an hour and a half session for players to get an opportunity to practice and play scrimmages/games. Practices will be run by our volleyball coaching staff and assisted by our Parent Volunteer Coaches.

League Scrimmages: After practice is over, it is immediately followed by teams playing scrimmages/games. Depending on the division’s volleyball ability, there might be modifications to the games to provide the best experience (serve from anywhere on the court, coach initiated ball, allow a bounce, height of net, more than three contacts, etc.). Records will not be kept. Please expect for practices to be longer at the beginning of the league (weeks 1-3) as we want to make sure players have a greater understanding of how to play the game. As the league goes on, more time will be designated to play. The full duration of Week 6 (last week) will be designated to play scrimmages/games. 

Teams: Teams will be formed following Evaluations by our coaching staff to provide the best and competitive experience for all players. Teams can be Co-Ed and formed by dispersing talent as evenly as possible to ensure fairness – they are not limited by the number of boys or girls on each team. If there are enough players in your division, we will build an intermediate and beginner bracket.

Location: Like mentioned above, we are still waiting for gym permits/approval from the City and District. We currently do not know the exact locations/gyms we will use for the upcoming 2023 Spring League. Typically our volleyball leagues utilize the following locations: Irvine High School, University High School, and Northwood High School.

Schedule: Our schedule for the whole season will be sent out after teams are formed. Practice/Game times will be dependent on the number of players in a division and gym availability. Please expect your practice/game time to be played within the time slot of 11:30am-6pm on Saturdays during the 6 week league.

If you have any questions or concerns about any information explained above, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thanks,

SoCal Elite Sports