Fall Youth/Middle School Clinic & League 2023

This page is for individual players wishing to register for the Fall Youth / Middle School Clinic & League.  Individual registration includes Monday / Wednesday practices and placement on a team that competes in our League on Sundays.

Often we have parents simply looking to sign their daughter up for “Fall League”.  Fall League is the weekend competition and is for teams only; our Northern Lights Fall teams participate in the Fall League along with many outside teams.  Participation in this program, the Northern Lights Youth / Middle School Clinic & League, enables your player to join a Northern Lights Fall team and train with Northern Lights for both practices and Fall League playdays.

Space is still available for entire TEAMS to register and play in the weekend league, click here for Team registration information.

Our goal is to teach the game of volleyball to young female athletes. This clinic includes basic volleyball skills practice and instruction on weeknights, and league competition against other teams on weekends.

Youth: Girls in grades 4-6 (approximate ages 9 – 12)

Middle School: Girls in grades 7 -8 (approximate ages 13 – 14)

Players are grouped by grade and skill level for instruction & play.

Players must register for their correct grade level.  Players who are highly experienced, but in the 6th grade must still register for Youth (grades 4 – 6). 

Players who are in the 2nd and 3rd grade may not participate in this clinic.  Please click on this link for information about our Little Spikers / Super Spikers program. 

Practice dates are Mondays and Wednesdays

August:              28, 30

September:       6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27

October:            2, 4, 9, 11

All players who are in grades 4 – 6 should register for the Youth Clinic & League.

All players who are in grades 7 – 8 should register for the Middle School Clinic & League.

ARRIVE ½ HOUR EARLY ON FIRST DAY OF CLINIC!!!

Youth will report at 5:30pm until told otherwise (Clinic time 5:30pm – 7:00pm)

Middle School will report at 7:15pm until told otherwise (Clinic time 7:15pm – 9:00pm)

Competition dates for Fall League are Sundays.

September:       10, 17, 24

October:             1, 8, 15

Cost:                   $475

Please note that Sunday play may begin as early at 7:30am and as late as 7:30pm for both the 12U (Youth) and 14U (Middle School) divisions.

One T-shirt will be provided for competition days.  Please provide the correct adult size when registering for this clinic.

The competition schedule will always be located VBSchedule.com.  Teams will be posted at the top of the schedule.  The exact time that each team will play is normally not released until Tuesday before the weekend of play.

Once teams have been formed, please use this link to report all absences (both practices and game days).

Team Placement

We will offer both Advanced and Elite Middle School teams for players in grades 7 and 8. Determination of who will make an Advanced team and who will make an Elite team will be made over the first 2-3 practices. All Middle School players should plan to attend the 7:15 PM session.

Please note that after the first ~3 sessions, some Middle School teams will be moved to the 5:30pm practice time. It is unknown at this time if it will be all of the Elite teams, or a mixture of Advanced and Elite teams. This will be communicated when it is decided. If a Middle School player cannot make the 5:30pm practice time, they will be able to remain at 7:15pm.

More information about this will be passed along once the clinic begins and we have a better idea of what the fall looks like.

WAIVERS & RELEASE FORMS:

All players attending Northern Lights Camps/Clinics agree to: https://northernlightsjuniors.org/camp/releaseform.pdf

This waivers does not need to be brought to the building; you are agreeing to the terms by registering for and attending this clinic.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

  • 50% refund before July 31.  No refunds on or after July 31.
  • Requests for full refunds may be granted upon individual written request only in the case of medically documented injury (this means a note from the doctor).
  • Requests for full refunds may be granted upon immediate notification that a player has made a high school 9th grade, B/C-Squad, 10th grade, JV, or Varsity team (MN State High School League team).  Any delays in notification which result in Northern Light turning players away from this program will result in the forfeiture of your refund.
  • All refund requests must be emailed to northernlights@midwestvolleyball.com
  • No refunds or credits shall be made for cancellations due to inclement weather, or circumstances out of our control.
  • No pro-rated fees for missing sessions.

REGISTRATION:

All registration is done online at www.signuptoplay.com.  Please note that every player requires a unique account; siblings may not share an account.

Please click here for registration instructions.

Parents – be sure to verify your daughter’s graduation year is reflected correctly in her account.  The following are for the 2023-2024 school year:

Grade 8:  Class of 2028

Grade 7:  Class of 2029

Grade 6:  Class of 2030

Grade 5:  Class of 2031

Grade 4:  Class of 2032