Juniors Program

NorCal Juniors

NorCal Juniors teams are designed to give young girls an opportunity to get introduced to club volleyball at a young age, for a lower price, and have a shorter season. These teams are strictly for player development and for that reason, modified rules are used at tournaments and playing time is not decided based on performance. The skill development of each player at a young age, in a low intensity environment, is the ultimate goal of these teams.

NorCal Juniors teams will be for 3rd graders – 6th graders. The season will be from the first week in January through the last tournament in May (currently scheduled for May 13-14).

Our NorCal Juniors teams are “sign up to play,” therefore no tryout is required although we will be building teams based on age and skill level this year. We anticipate having 4-6 teams for the 2023 season.

How to sign up for a NorCal Juniors team?

  • Registration for the 2023 season will open on Tuesday, November 1st at 6pm.
  • Our NorCal Juniors Training Season cost is $1,500 plus a $180 Tournament Fee for a total of $1680. When you register, you will pay 50% of the fees ($840) with the remaining balance due in two increments of $420 on January 14th and February 14th.
  • Included in your fees:
    • NorCal Head Coach
    • NorCal Junior Assistant Coach (mentor players from our 18s teams)
    • An average of 6 practices per month at NorCal (1 per week from 4:15-5:45pm on a M-Th and 1 on the weekend on a F-Sun)
    • 2 NorCal practice shirts, 1 pair of spandex, 1 NorCal cinch bag (all other items such as: jersey, backpack, warmup, fan wear, etc are all optional with a la carte pricing and can be purchased at Clothing Day on Nov 6th)
    • 5 WCVBA tournaments (schedule below)

Registration is SOLD OUT!

Practice Schedule

Each NorCal Juniors team will practice once a week either Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday from 4:15-5:45pm at the NorCal Facility.

Each team will also have one team practice on the weekends (F-Sun) for an average of 6 practices per month.

Specific practice days will be assigned based on grade and skill. Our top 5/6th grade team will practice on Wednesdays and our top 3/4th grade team will practice on Tuesdays. All other teams will be assigned a practice day M-TH from 4:15-5:30pm.

Upon registration we will ask if there are any days that WILL NOT work for your daughters schedule. We will do our best to accommodate those schedules, but it is not guaranteed.

Tournament Schedule

NorCal Juniors season is a WCVBA sponsored event. Most all of the tournaments will take place at the NorCal Volleyball Facility in Livermore, but 1 or 2 may take place at City Beach in Fremont. The anticipated schedule is:

  • Feb 11
  • Mar 4
  • Apr 8
  • Apr 16
  • May 13

Important Dates

  • NorCal Juniors Registration Opens – November 1st at 6pm
  • NorCal Clothing Day – November 6th 3:30pm
  • NorCal Juniors Skill and Evaluation Day – November 10th from 5:30-7:30
  • *This eval day is highly important so that we can evaluate and place your daughter on a team accurately

Questions?

Contact our NorCal Juniors Director, Sara Bungarz, at saranorcalvbc@aol.com

Other NorCal Programs for U12 Players

For players that have experience and/or are ready for a more competitive volleyball program, we also offer Power League teams in both the U11 and U12 age groups. To learn more about our Power League program, please click the button.

 

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