This league has practice/games from January through March each year. Skill Assessments will be in late November/early December for registered participants. The JH/High School League is for girls in Gr 7-12 with beginner through advanced level experience and are looking for fun and fellowship at the community level.  It is a three division format, breaking up the players by ability.  In teaching the skills of serving, serve reception, setting, passing, blocking, and transitioning, we strive to integrate fun into each aspect of the program while enabling each participant to be successful.

Athletes in this league use standard USVA equipment with no adaptation.  Athletes will need to provide their own knee pads and First Friends Sports League volleyball jerseys are required.  Each team consists of a roster of 9 players and two coaches. There are 8 games with practices once a week. There will be a short devotional time where we share biblical principles with the players and encourage them to pursue a life with Christ every week.

Note: The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio.  According to OHSAA regulations, there is a limit on how many athletes participating on the same school teams may play on a team in First Friends Leagues.

League Dates:  November 27, 2023 – March 8, 2024

Fee:  $55.00 Registration Fee plus $20.00 jersey fee.   If you have the First Friends Volleyball jersey from 2020, you do not need to purchase a new one.

Refund policy: $5.00 fee retained if refund requested. No refund will be given to any player who withdraws after the second week of practices. An exception may be granted at the discretion of the staff due to medical reasons only. Further, no refund will be given to any player removed from the league during the course of the season for disciplinary reasons.

Registration:  Registrations will be available online with debit/credit card and paper brochures will be available in  the church brochure racks by October 11.  Paper forms will be accepted with check/cash payment at the Welcome Desk during office hours Mon-Fri 9am-3pm. League fills up quickly.  Please be sure to check your email for a confirmation and that the payment was withdrawn from your account.  If you do not receive a confirmation email, the registration was not successful.

Register in the appropriate age group (registering in the wrong age group without approval could cause you to miss a spot due to quick fill up). No one moves without staff approval. Registration deadline Nov 27, or when league fills up, whichever occurs first.  We will accept late registrations, if space available.

Church offices will be closed Thanksgiving Day and the day after and during Christmas holidays.

Register online with debit/credit card by clicking on the button at top of this page.

CLICK HERE TO PRINT REGISTRATION FORM if you want to pay with check/cash at church Welcome Desk during office hours Mon-Fri 9am-3pm.

Requests:  Please indicate requests on registration form at time of registration.   Click on link to view updated Policy for Team Roster Requests.  Once team rosters have been posted, please view and contact us immediately if your request was not met, or your daughter is scheduled to practice at a time she is not able to attend.

Skill Assessments are MANDATORY.  Two assessments are scheduled for each league for pre-registered participants and we request you attend both.  Plan to arrive 15 minutes early and wear your FFC Volleyball jersey from 2021/23, if you have one.   If not able to come at scheduled skill assessment, please contact the Sports Office at sports@firstfriends.org. 

First Assessment:  Nov 27:  Last names beginning with the first letters of A-E 4pm, F-L 5pm, M-R 6pm, and S-Z at 7pm.     Please attend the assessment according to the schedule.   Please plan to arrive 20 minutes early to get checked in at the Sports Office by the gym.  For 2023/24 we will provide numbered labels to place on back of shirt for identification during assessments. 
Please email sports@firstfriends.org if you are unable to come at assigned time.

Second assessment:  Dec 1, at  4:30-5:30pm, 5:45-6:45pm, 7:00-8:00pm.   Specific schedule for second assessment will be announced on website after 1st assessment.  Please check website after 1st assessment for schedule.

Parents Meeting:  Nov 27 during assessments.    Please contact the sports office with any questions sports@firstfriends.org.

Coaches Training Date:
Parents, We need you!!  If you would like to coach or assist with coaching, please indicate so on your child’s  registration form and plan to attend meeting.  Dates and time of meeting Nov 18 at 9:30am, or Nov 20 at 6pm.

Practice begins in January.  Practice Days:  Mondays at 4, 5, 6 or 7pm.   One day a week for 1 hour and 15 min.   Location of practices will be at First Friends Church.   Please note that there will be a 15-minute devotional after each practice.   This is required, any player missing devotionals will sit out their first rotation of next game.  First practice will be Friday, Jan 5, 2024.    Regular weekday practices begin Monday, Jan 8.  An extra practice is scheduled for Jan 12, 2024.

Game Day/Time:  Fridays at 5:15pm, 6:15pm, 7:15pm or 8:15pm  (All games played at First Friends Church).    There could be games scheduled  on weeknights during the end of the season.  Games begin January 19.  Weeknight game scheduled for March 4.

End of Season Celebration Date:  The Celebration will be on Friday, March 8  at 6pm in First Friends Church gym.  First Friends Sports will provide the pizza, drinks and paper products.

Parents please bring the following to share:

•     RED Division: Desserts
•     BLUE Division: Salad
•     WHITE Division: Side Dish

Doors open at 5:30pm.

 Equipment Needed:  Knee pads are recommended.

Note:  NO JEWELRY DURING PRACTICES OR GAMES, SHORTS MUST BE AT LEAST FINGERTIP LENGTH.   

Policy Statement:  (Oct 12, 2017)  Please note that when we list ‘boy’s/men’s’ or ‘girl’s/women’s’ we are referring to the birth gender of the participant.  For all of our leagues, classes, unless they are designated as Coed, it is our policy that players participate within the gender designation that complies with the previous statement.  We want to thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.