2024 Northern Lights Power League

JOIN US FOR THE 36th POWER LEAGUE!

 

 

General Information/Overview

Registration opens October 9, 2023 at 8:00am.  Registration will be on VBSchedule.com.  Instructions can be found here.

The Northern Lights Power League is open to all teams of any affiliation (JVA, USAV, AAU, etc.).

Paid officials for all matches.  More information can be found here.

Online, real-time resultsSchedules will be posted at VBSchedule.com.  More information can be found here.

League Dates

Power League 12’s Division:  January 13, February 4, February 24, March 10, April 6 or 7 (or both April 6-7 if they join us for the 12’s Cup)

Power League 14’s Division: January 14, February 3, February 25, March 9, April 7

Please click here for more information about our Youth League.  It is an opportunity for a beginner 12’s team to participate in a league designed just for them.

Divisions

Power League: 12’s Division:  For Girls 11 / 12 and Under Teams

Power League: 14’s Division:  For Girls 13 / 14 and Under Teams

Youth League:  12’s Division:  For Girls 11/12 and Under Teams – Beginners Only

Cost

Power League:  12’s / 14’s Divisions: $695 for all 5 dates (plus an optional bonus day for 12’s if they join us for the 12’s Cup).

Power League:  12’s / 14’s Divisions: $145 for a single date.

Power League and the 12’s Cup in 2024

Northern Lights is happy to announce that they are providing the 12’s Division of the Power League a bonus day in 2024!

On the 12U Power League Date #5 weekend, Northern Lights will be hosting the 15th Annual 12’s Cup tournament at the Midwest Volleyball Warehouse.  This is a very popular two-day tournament for teams 12 & Under.  We are offering our Power League teams a free entry into this tournament in 2024.  Medals are awarded to the top teams of all divisions and a big 12’s Cup trophy goes to the winning team of each division.

If your Power League team wishes to participate in the 12’s Cup:

  • Register and pay for the Power League
  • Register but do not pay for the 12’s Cup.  There are currently three divisions to choose from:  Open, Club and Classic.
  • We will adjust your entry to $0 and accept you into the 12’s Cup tournament.

If your Power league team does not wish to participate in the 12’s Cup:

  • Register and pay for the Power League
  • Do not register for the 12’s Cup.
  • Send an email to northernlights@midwestvolleyball.com and let us know that you prefer a single playdate instead.
  • Your single playdate may take place on Saturday, April 6 or Sunday, April 7.

All single playdate schedules will still be listed on VBSchedule.com with the 12’s Cup tournament on the weekend of April 6-7, 2024.

More information about the 12’s Cup can be found by clicking here.

Attendance Policy & Absence from the League

One of the biggest issues we face while running the Northern Lights Power League is teams missing league dates or simply not showing up for their competition. Teams frequently inform us they will be missing after the schedule for the league date has already been posted. Changing the schedule is difficult and ends up impacting all of the other teams in the pool or bracket. The coaches, players, and parents on the receiving end complain to Northern Lights to do something about it.

Teams can miss any league date for any reason, if they notify us at least two weeks in advance. Please review the new Attendance Policy.

Winter Weather

Power Leagues will run as scheduled regardless of winter weather. It is extremely unlikely that we would ever cancel a Power League. If we were to cancel Power League due to 12+ inches of snow, we would post the information on the website in place of that day’s schedule. In the unlikely event of a weather cancellation there will be no rescheduled dates and no refunds, teams will simply advance to the next date in their same respective positions.

Club/Team Contact Information

To ensure we can send critical Power League information to both club directors/registrars and the coaching staff on each team, we are asking that all club directors/registrars be sure to enter their coach’s contact information for each team into VBSchedule.com.  That way when we email you, we can be sure we are sending that email to at least two different individuals associated with each team.

The club director and coach MUST HAVE valid email addresses and phone numbers.  Most communication will be done through email.  We want phone numbers in case of critical situations when we need to get a hold of somebody on your team.

Uniforms

Legal USAV uniforms are required to play. Please check USAV Rules and Regulations. Due to the large number of people trying to get uniforms at the start of the season we will allow non-matching uniforms during the first three weekends of January.

Sanctioning

The league will be sanctioned as a Junior Volleyball Association event.

We will accept age waivered teams into this event.

Female Athletes Only

The Northern Lights Power League is a female player only event. Boys are not eligible to participate in the league.

Libero Serving

The Libero is permitted to serve in all age divisions.

Certified Athletic Trainers

Northern Lights is proud to continue its tradition of providing Allina Health Orthopedics athletic trainers at it’s Power League dates. The trainers will be able to provide taping services, ice, and emergency injury evaluation. This has always been great benefit to the players and one which is becoming more important as the athletes play at higher levels.

Admission

$8 for adults

$5 for seniors (ages 65+) and students (ages 6-18)

Kids 5 & under are free

Players are admitted for free.

Coaches will be given a pass to enter for free at the beginning of each year.  Coaches must show their pass or have their name added to a pass list kept at the front door.  Failure to do so will result in the coach having to pay to enter the event.

Location

All matches will be held in the state-of-the-art Midwest Volleyball Warehouse facility!

Streaming

No recording video or streaming is allowed at the Midwest Volleyball Warehouse.  Pay-per-view streaming is provided.  Please click here for more information.

Additional Events

Youth League

Northern Lights is happy to offer its Youth League for the 5th year.  The Youth League is a Power League-like event that will take place mostly at the Midwest Volleyball Warehouse when other events are scheduled to take place.

The Youth League is for 12U players only.  This league is specifically for volleyball beginners and is designed to be a competition that allows clubs to ease their new players into the sport of volleyball when they have no experience.  There are no uniform requirements and no paid referees.  Higher-level, more competitive teams should not register for this league.

Please visit the Youth League webpage for more details.

Power League Single Playdates

If your team cannot make every single Power League dates, they can opt to register for any of the playdates except for Power League #5 (April 22-23, 2023).  Please click here to visit our webpage with more information.  Each single playdate must be registered for separately in VBSchedule.com.