Hello Parents,

This Saturday, Oct. 19th is our last week of the 2024 Fall Volleyball League! We will be playing at Northwood High School’s Main Gym. Here are the times for each division:

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

4th-6th: 1:30PM to 3:30PM

7th-9th: 3:30PM to 5:30PM

This Saturday will be structured as a round-robin pool with all teams playing multiple games against each other after our warm-up exercises/drills. We hope to get all teams in each division to play each other. Players in attendance will receive a certificate of completion and a volleyball medal for the season. As always please let me know if you have any questions.

Our new Winter Drop-In League, https://socalelite.org/volleyball/winter/, “alumni” pricing will be increasing after this Friday, Oct 18th! If you are interested in signing up, please register sooner than later to get the best price offered. We are trying a new format to our league where teams will be mixed each week, teams will be coached by only our staff, and game-play will be instructional/development driven.

Hello Parents,

This Saturday is Week 6 of our Fall League, October 12th.

Date: October 12th

Address: University High School; 4771 Campus Dr, Irvine, CA 92612  

Divisions:

4th-6th: 1:00PM to 3:00PM

7th-9th: 3:00PM to 5:00PM 

Our last week (Week 7) schedule and location are still to be determined. Please be on the lookout for an email next week on where and when we will be playing.

Hello Parents,

This Saturday is Week 5 of our Fall League, October 5th. It will follow the same schedule as last week.

Date: October 5th

Address: University High School; 4771 Campus Dr, Irvine, CA 92612  

Divisions:

4th-6th: 1:00PM to 3:00PM

7th-9th: 3:00PM to 5:00PM 

Hello Parents,

Starting this Saturday (Week 4), September 28th, the league will be pushed back one hour which means both divisions will start and end an hour later. University High School’s basketball programs will be using the gyms on Saturday mornings which has affected our initial gym use. This has been updated on your TeamSnap schedule/calendar.

Date: September 28th

Address: University High School; 4771 Campus Dr, Irvine, CA 92612  

Divisions:

4th-6th: 1:00PM to 3:00PM

7th-9th: 3:00PM to 5:00PM 

Hello Parents,

This Saturday, September 21st will be Week 3 of our 2024 Fall Volleyball League. 

Date: September 21st

Address: University High School; 4771 Campus Dr, Irvine, CA 92612  

Divisions:

4th-6th: 12:00PM to 2:00PM

7th-9th: 2:00PM to 4:00PM

Update: Starting Week 4, September 28th, the league will be pushed back one hour which means both divisions will start and end an hour later. University High School’s basketball programs will be using the gyms on Saturday mornings which has affected our initial gym use. This has been updated on your TeamSnap schedule/calendar.

Hello Parents,

This Saturday, September 14th will be Week 2 of our 2024 Fall Volleyball League. We will be at University High School this week and the several weeks following. This is reflected on your TeamSnap schedule and our “Teams and Schedule” page on our website.

Date: September 14th

Address: University High School; 4771 Campus Dr, Irvine, CA 92612  

Divisions:

4th-6th: 12:00PM to 2:00PM

7th-9th: 2:00PM to 4:00PM

We will see everyone on Saturday!

Hello Parents,

As a reminder, this Saturday, September 7th will be the start to our 2024 Fall Volleyball League. If you have not done so already please review team rosters and the schedule, “Teams and Schedule.”

Date: Saturday, September 7th

Address: Irvine High School, 4321 Walnut Ave, Irvine, CA 92604 (Practice Gym)

Divisions:

4th-6th: 12:00PM to 2:00PM

7th-9th: 2:00PM to 4:00PM

Please be aware, there is an “excessive heat warning” this Saturday. Unfortunately, Irvine High School’s Practice Gym does not provide the best air flow with no air conditioning. Please bring extra water for your players. Coaching staff will try their best to monitor the conditions to make sure players are not over exerting themselves during the session. Extra and more frequent water breaks will be provided.

Hello Parents,

Please review all of the information listed below:

Team Rosters/Schedule: Teams have been built, https://socalelite.org/volleyball/teams/ (Search player’s name under appropriate division). 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. The schedule for each division will be found on the right hand side of the page. Please use the drop-down feature to view. 

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/updates/#leagues 

Check-In/Attendance: Players will be checked in by our staff 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 a two-hour 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 based on the system that we teach. As the league goes on, more time will be designated to play. The full duration of Week 7 (last week) will be designated to play.  

Throughout the season, all players will get an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of volleyball (passing, setting, hitting, and serving) and work on developing their  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 white 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.

Apparel/Ordered Items Pick-up: For players that have not yet received their SoCal Volleyball t-shirt/ordered items, 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 2024 Fall 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. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

We are looking forward to starting Week 1 on September 7th. Have a great weekend!

Hi Parents,

This upcoming Saturday, we will be hosting our Player Evaluations/Intro to Skills for our 2024 Fall Volleyball League. 

Date: Saturday, August 24th

Location: University High School Main Gym

Address: 4771 Campus Dr, Irvine, CA 92612

If you have not done so already please review our preseason page for details on specific times for each grade level and all ordered apparel: https://socalelite.org/volleyball/preseason/ 

The players info/list (filtered by first name) can be found before the details about evaluation. If you feel like there is an error either in name, grade, or gender please contact us so we can address your issues before arriving at evaluations. This will streamline the check in process. Grade should reflect the “2024-2025 School Year.”

Evaluations/Intro to Skills will be conducted by grade level:

4th-6th grade: 1:30PM to 3:00PM

7th-9th grade: 3:00PM to 4:30PM 

Please plan to arrive 15 mins before your child’s start time as we need to get each player their “Evaluation ID Tag.” Dynamic warm-up will start promptly at each start time. Within the 1.5 hour evaluation, players will be introduced to foundations in passing, setting, hitting, serving, and team systems. 

Throughout the season we will be sending out emails. You can find all of our most recent updates posted on our website under League: https://socalelite.org/volleyball/updates/#leagues. Following evaluations, we hope to publish our schedule and team rosters by the end of the following week.

Hello Parents,

Thank you for registering for our 2024 Fall Volleyball League! Here are some quick updates before our start date.

We will have Player Evaluations on Saturday, August 24th, 2024. During Evaluations, our coaching staff will be introducing basic fundamentals in passing, setting, hitting, serving, and team systems. 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. Players will have a designated hour and a half  time slot to get evaluated by our coaches based on grade level. Please make sure the grade and gender of your child is correct on TeamSnap.

Player Evaluations/Intro to Skills, August 24th

Location: University High School Main Gym

4th – 6th Graders; 1:30PM to 3:00PM

7th – 9th Graders; 3:00PM to 4:30PM

Those who volunteered to be Evaluation Coordinators or Volunteer Coaches will be contacted separately on how you will be helping out during the league.

Following Evaluations, The League will run for 7 weeks from Sept 7th through Oct 19th on Saturdays. Please review our calendar of events, https://socalelite.org/volleyball/fall/#about. Each week players will 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 progresses, more time will be designated to play. The full duration of Week 7 (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. Divisions may be modified based on number of registrants.

Location: We are still waiting for all gym permits/approval from the City and District. We currently do not know the exact locations/gyms we will use for the upcoming 2024 Fall League. However, it looks like we will most likely be utilizing University High School starting at 1pm on Saturdays during this season. Other locations that we have used in the past are Northwood High School and Portola 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 12:00pm to 5:00pm on Saturdays during the 7 week league. The youngest division plays first.

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