Shakopee Volleyball Association

Junior's Volleyball has often been referred to as club volleyball, Junior Olympic, or JO volleyball.  Our program is not affiliated or sponsored by the school district.  It is organized volleyball that begins after the school season is over and provides players an opportunity to continue play after the school season.  And because most school districts do not offer volleyball until 7th grade, it provides younger girls the opportunity to play.

Practices will start around the week of Nov 18th.  Generally teams will practice 2-3 times per week for approximately 1.5 hours, based on gym availability.  Typically practices are at a Shakopee School Gym between 6 and 9PM. 

SAQ stands for Strength, Agility and Quickness.  The association will continue to offer SAQ training througout the season.  The SAQ coach will be a separate coach than the team Head Coach and will focus just on the player.  Attendance is not required but strongly encouraged.  All girls who make a team will be given a SAQ schedule once a final schedule is set.

A player's playing time will be at the discretion of the coach.  All players will receive equal practice time; however playing time may not be equal.  Skill level, practice intensity, missed practices, attitude and the position played may be determining factors in playing time.

The matches generally begin the first week in January and go through the end or middle of April.  Teams are registered at the Midwest Volleyball Warehouse in Burnsville, MN.  Teams are also registered for the President's Day tournament, which is a Metro-Wide tournament and then teams will also participate in two additional local-area tournaments.  These additional tournaments will be decided by the coach and team.

It is not unusual for players to be involved in other sports or extra-curricular activities.  Please take into consideration the commitment to the team and team participation.  For example, if two girls are missing for a play date the coach only has two players on the bench to substitute.  It is important to contact the coach sufficiently ahead of time when a practice or play date will be missed.  Communication with the coach is key to a successful year.

All players ARE REQUIRED to attend a North Country Region (NCR) sponsored officiating or referring clinic each year.  Parent(s) of a 12's player must also attend.  Other parents are encourage to attend the officiating clinics because often times a coach may ask a parent to supervise the players at the scorekeeping table.  Once the clinic is complete, each player will recieve a card which indicates that the clinic has been completed.  Cards should be brought to all play dates (keep in a volleyball backpack).