YOUTH VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE OVERVIEW
The Arlington Heights Park District House League youth volleyball program is a recreational league for boys and
girls, grades 5-8. The league emphasizes developing basic volleyball skills, having fun, and demonstrating sporting
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behavior. There are typically four Coed divisions: 5 grade, 6 grade, and 7 grade, and 8 grade. We only form
separate boys and girls teams at a division if enough boys and girls register. Players may request to be placed on a
team with one friend. Please see section on team formation and reciprocal friend requests.
PRACTICES AND GAMES
Teams have one 1-hour practice and one game per week. Games are played on Sunday afternoons. Practice times,
days, and locations are determined by volunteer coach and gym availability. After the registration deadline, teams
will be formed, rosters will be distributed to coaches, and your child’s coach will contact you with team
information, including your practice and game schedule.
The first Sunday of the season, all teams will have their first practice. At this practice, coaches will distribute team
information and jerseys.
WHERE AND WHEN DO I REGISTER?
You may register on-line at ahpd.org or in person at the AHPD Administration Center, 410 N. Arlington Heights
Road. The building is open from 8:30am – 4:30pm, Monday – Friday.
Players registering after the registration deadline will be placed on a wait list. Placement on the wait list does not
guarantee placement on a team. Players on the wait list will be added first to teams that are most in need of
additional players.
TEAM FORMATION AND FRIEND REQUESTS
The Park District forms teams based on school, grade, and the availability of volunteer coaches. Players who
register by the deadline may ask to be placed on a team with one friend. However, the request must be mutual:
both players must request each other. We cannot honor requests in cases where players request more than one
friend or link friends in a circular request: friend A requests friend B, friend B requests friend C, friend C requests
friend A.
Please coordinate your friend request before registering to ensure that it is mutual.
Coaches may not request players, and players may not request coaches.
QUESTIONS?
For question regarding practices, games, scheduling, and coaching, contact Joanie Fesl at
[email protected]. For questions regarding registration, contact Cari Boyle at [email protected]
or 847.577.3000, extension 8374. For questions regarding volleyball programming, contact Matt Healy
at [email protected] or 847.506.7133.