Hello Parents,

This upcoming Saturday, April 27th is Week 5. For this week, we will be playing at Irvine High School’s Main Gym with division times remaining the same.

Location: Irvine High School Indoor Main Gym, 4321 Walnut Ave, Irvine, CA 92604

*Parking located in back parking lot off the street Escolar, Map and Directions

Additional parking is located at Heritage Park and Library 

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

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

Congratulations to University High School’s Boys Varsity Team for making it into the CIF playoffs. We were notified yesterday that we will be losing University High School this Saturday due to a potential CIF match. This is why we will be moving to Irvine High School for Week 5.

Best Regards,

SoCal Elite Sports

Hello Parents,

This upcoming Saturday, April 20th is Week 4 of the 2024 Spring Volleyball League and we are back at University High School. Please review the following details listed below.

Week 4 Details

Location: University High School Main Gym, 4771 Campus Dr, Irvine, CA 92612

Times:

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

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

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.

Best Regards,

SoCal Elite Sports

Hello Parents,

This upcoming Saturday, April 13th is Week 3. For this week, we will be playing at Irvine High School’s Main Gym with division times remaining the same.

Location: Irvine High School Indoor Main Gym, 4321 Walnut Ave, Irvine, CA 92604

*Parking located in back parking lot off the street Escolar, Map and Directions

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

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

Please note, even though the IHS Main Gym can host three volleyball courts, the gym is significantly smaller than the University’s Main Gym. Seats will be limited for spectators and courts will be compact with shared poles. As always, rosters and court allocations will be posted on the gym wall as you walk in.

Hello Parents,

This upcoming Saturday, April 6th is Week 2. Similar to Week 1 our coaching staff will be running a clinic for each division with the help of our volunteers and progressing on what was covered last week.

Location: University High School Indoor Main Gym

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

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

Here is a reminder of our league format:

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.

Hello Parents,

This is a reminder there will be no practice/games this Saturday for our 2024 Spring Volleyball League due to Easter. We will resume our schedule for Week 2 the following Saturday, April 6th. 

If you were interested in our 2024 Spring Break Volleyball Camp starting next Monday, this is your last chance to sign up as space is limited. Registration will be closing this weekend. We will be partnering with the Irvine High School’s Volleyball programs (Boys/Girls) to provide a unique experience for campers to not only work with our SoCal Elite’s coaching staff but IHS coaching staff and current high school athletes throughout the 4-days. Especially with this week of league off, it will be a great opportunity for our league athletes to continue developing their skills that have been introduced at Evaluations and Week 1 of play. 

2024 Spring Volleyball Camp (April 1th – April 4th)

Boys & Girls: 3rd-8th grade
Day/Time: Monday – Thursday, 9:00AM to 12:00PM

*includes SoCal Elite Volleyball t-shirt
Location: Irvine High School Practice Gym

Register Now

Additional Information

Hello Parents,

We are excited to get our 2024 Spring League started this upcoming Saturday, March 23rd. As a reminder, the 4th-6th division will play 12:00PM to 2:00PM and the 7th-9th division will play 2:00PM to 4:00PM. 

Location: University High School Main Gym, 4771 Campus Drive Irvine, CA 92612

Please have players show up 10 mins before your allocated session to identify their teams and which court they are assigned to. We will have the rosters and court allocations posted on the gym wall near the entrance of the main gym. Our staff will be present to help players find their courts for dynamic warm-up to start practice. We will be reviewing skills and team concepts that were introduced during evaluations.

As a reminder, please have your player wear their white SoCal Elite Volleyball Shirt for all weeks of play. If your child did not receive their white SoCal Elite Volleyball shirt or any additional ordered items (jacket, socks, volleyball), please reach out to us to coordinate how to receive them.

Hello Parents,

Thank you for your patience as we navigated our issues with our gym approvals for this season. Week 1 of our 2024 Spring Volleyball League starts next Saturday, March 23rd. Please review all of the information listed below.

Team Rosters & Schedule: The schedule for the season has been published on our teams page 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). We will be utilizing University High School’s Main Gym and Irvine High School’s Practice Gym for the duration of the season. 

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 that consists of practice and play. 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 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 require 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.

2024 Spring Break (IUSD) Volleyball Camp: Registration for our volleyball spring camp just opened, more information can be found on our website. Discounted pricing will end March 22nd before increasing to full price, REGISTER NOW!

Dates: Monday, April 1st – Thursday, April 4th

Location: Irvine High School Practice Gym
Time: 9:00AM to 12:00PM

Boys and Girls, 3rd through 8th grade

Hello Parents,

Team Rosters: Teams have been built, https://socalelite.org/volleyball/teams/ (Search player’s name under appropriate grade). Please make sure to check both divisions for your child’s name and reach out to us if you believe there was an error or if they are missing.

Please note, with the delay to the start of the season, the season will be extended accordingly to offer the full 7 weeks of play. Like mentioned, we hope to receive approvals for our gym requests soon so we can update you all on the season’s schedule.

Hello Parents,

We were unable to secure gyms for our Spring Volleyball League this upcoming Saturday, March 9th due to high school events and Saturday, March 16th due to the Hoops Classic. As a result, there will be a delay to the start of our season as we reevaluate our schedule. Depending on our gym approvals, we will be looking to begin on Saturday, March 23rd or Saturday, April 6th.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we try to navigate our gym issues. Team Rosters will be posted by the end of this week. We will be combining grades to create two divisions this season. A 4th-6th grade division (6 teams) and a 7th-9th grade division (4 teams). As always if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Hi Parents,

Thank you to those that attended this past Saturday’s Player Evaluation/Introduction to Skills! As a reminder, there will be a break this upcoming weekend due to teams and the schedule being built. 

Please be aware, SoCal Elite Sports has been experiencing issues with securing gym time for our community based basketball tournament, the Hoops Classic for the intended weekend of March 15th-17th. Due to this, the start of the 2024 Spring Volleyball League may be delayed as we want to make sure the tournament is accommodated for. In the coming week, be on the lookout for schedule updates to our calendar of events.

Communication/Updates: Please check your email weekly throughout the season for any updates or potential location/schedule changes. You can always refer to our updates page here, https://socalelite.org/volleyball/updates/#leagues. 

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/. If there are any changes that need to be made with your child’s information please let us know immediately (ex. grade, t-shirt size).

Date: Saturday, February 24th

Location: University High School Indoor Gyms

Address: 4771 Campus Drive Irvine, CA 92612

4th-6th Grade: 1:00PM to 2:30PM

7th-9th Grade: 2:30PM to 4:00PM

*Please plan to arrive 10-15mins before your child’s start time to get checked in

Communication/Updates: For the duration of the league, please check your email regularly for any updates or potential location/schedule changes. You can always refer to our updates page here, https://socalelite.org/volleyball/updates/#leagues where we post all emails that were sent out pertaining to the league under “2024 Spring League.”

As always let us know if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

Hi Parents,

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

Date: Saturday, February 24th

Location: University High School

Address: 4771 Campus Drive Irvine, CA 92612

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

The player info and orders table (filtered by first name) can be found before information about evaluation 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. Grade should reflect the “2023-2024 School Year.”

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

• 4th-6th grade: 1:00PM to 2:30PM
• 7th-9th grade: 2:30PM to 4:00PM

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 1:00PM for 4th-6th graders and 2:30PM for 7th-9th graders. 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 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Sat, Feb. 24th: Player Evaluations & Intro to Skills

Mon, February 26th – Fri, March 1st: Formation of teams and Schedule Building

Tue, March 5th: Team rosters and schedule published

Sat, March 9th: Week 1 – Practice/matches

Sat, March 16th: No Play – Hoops Classic

Sat, March 23rd: Week 2 – Practice/matches (IUSD Spring Break*)

Sat, March 30th-31st: No Play/Easter Weekend (Holiday)*

Hello Parents,

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

We will have Player Evaluations on Saturday, February 24th, 2023. 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.

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 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 March 9th through May 4th on Saturdays. Please review our calendar of events, https://socalelite.org/volleyball/spring/#calendar. 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: Like mentioned above, 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 Spring League. However, it looks like we will most likely be utilizing University High School starting at 12pm 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 11:30am-6pm on Saturdays during the 7 week league. Typically, the youngest divisions play first.

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