Welcome to Jr Knights Volleyball! This AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) program is offered to girls in grades 4-11. Year after year, we have seen the benefits these practices and tournaments can bring, so we would like to invite your daughter to participate in this rewarding experience!

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OUR GOALS:

• Compete Joyfully…

  • by giving full effort.

  • by being a good teammate.

  • by fully utilizing this gift God has given us.

• Invest Intentionally…

  • in developing and improving our volleyball skills.

  • in our relationships within our teams.

• Glorify God…

  • in actions, words and relationships 

  • with our teammates, opponents and refs.
     

SCHEDULE:

First practices will be held in December. Tournaments are on Saturdays from mid January - mid March. If teams qualify, there is a Gold tournament at the end of March that they may attend. Teams are usually assigned a morning or afternoon tournament

each week.

 

PRACTICES:

We will schedule one practice/week for each grade level. If individual teams would like additional practice times, each team’s head coach is responsible for arranging those dates, times, and locations. 

 

TEAMS:

Depending on the interest shown, we hope to have between 1-4 teams for each grade level with 7-10 girls per team. All participants will be placed on a team with no cuts being made. If there are enough girls for 3+ teams, we will follow these guidelines…

 

5th grade - Girls with more advanced skills will be grouped together on a team and the rest of the girls will be intermixed. 

 

6th/7th/8th grade - A team of coaches will place girls on a team with similar skill level. This is done to avoid a girl with average skill development relying on a stronger player instead of being challenged to improve their own game. Skill levels vary a little more by this age, and we want each player to be challenged to the next level. We believe this is best accomplished by dividing teams accordingly. 

 

COACHES:

Parents, older siblings, college students, and former players that are interested in teaching the fundamentals of volleyball are encouraged to coach for our program. We will do our best to equip you with resources to make your season successful! Please indicate your availability to coach in the registration form. If you know of someone that would be a great fit for our program,

put them in contact with Lindsey Van Schepen (ucknightsvolleyball@gmail.com). 

 

5th - 8th Grade REGISTRATION:

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Before your daughter comes to the first practices, please fill out the registration form at this link: Knights 5th-8th AAU Registration

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Program fees cover: AAU membership & sanction fees, tournament entry fees, coaches, gym rental, liability insurance, t-shirt jersey and other miscellaneous expenses.

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4th Grade REGISTRATION and information:

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4th Grade Registration: https://forms.gle/nggm8m1BCH6KE8JYA

 

Practices will start after we get 5th-8th grade going and we can find coaches. The season is shorter with fewer tournaments, so cost will be less than 5th-8th and will be determined by the number of tournaments we register the team for. We will communicate all this information in a few weeks.

 

FIRST PRACTICE INFORMATION:

 

The first practice to see how we will make teams will be the following dates and times, all held in Unity's Auxiliary gym.

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Saturday -12/21/24 AND Saturdays - 1/4/25:

9:00 - 10:15 - 5th Grade

10:30 - 11:45 - 6th Grade 

12:30 - 2:00 - 7th Grade

2:15 - 3:30 - 8th grade

 

Please try to attend both the December and January practices. If you are unable to do so, please let Jill or Lindsey know (ucknightsvolleyball@gmail.com). 

Please contact us with any questions or concerns!
NWI Knights Volleyball Club
Lindsey Van Schepen    ucknightsvolleyball@gmail.com

Jill Haan                           ucknightsvolleyball@gmail.com

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