*Please do not include your Sports Fees in your church offering* Skill Level: Beginner thru Advanced
Mandatory Skill Assessments: There are two assessments scheduled for each league and we request you attend both. If you do not show up for at least one assessment, you WILL play in the lower division. Skill assessments are for Pre-Registered Participants only. Please arrive 30 minutes early to check in and pick up and pay for your jersey.
Mandatory Parents Meeting: During 1st Skill Assessment inside gym at same time as daughter’s assigned time.
1st Assessment: Thursday, Dec 5 Times: 4pm – First Letter of Last Name A-F; 5pm G-L; 6pm M-R; 7pm S-Z
2nd Assessment: Saturday, Dec 7, Schedule will be listed on website Friday, Dec 6 (general time frame: 9am, 10:15am, 11:30am
Practice Days: One day a week; Tuesdays (Note New Day) 4pm, 5pm, 6pm or 7pm. Practices begin January 7, 2020. There will be a 15 min devotional each week, more information to follow at Parent Meeting. This is required, any player missing devotionals will sit out their first rotation of next game.
Game Day/Time: Saturday at 8am, 9am, 10am, or 11am. First game TBA. Schedule will be posted in January prior to first game.
Celebration Date: Saturday, Mar 7 at 10:30am First Friends will provide main food item/refreshments, please bring a dessert or side dish to share. Families are invited and welcome to attend.
NOTE: NO JEWELRY DURING PRACTICES OR GAMES, SHORTS AT LEAST FINGERTIP LENGTH, KNEE PADS ARE RECOMMENDED.
Special Request Policy:
The First Friends Sports Ministry staff is committed to making the Youth Volleyball program a quality league that seeks to accommodate the needs of those who choose to participate. That is because each individual matters to our league, to our staff and to our church. This is the reason that the Sports program allows parents the opportunity to write in certain requests/preferences. However, due to the large number of requests that we receive each season, it is impossible for our staff to fulfill every request. Here is how the requests are prioritized:
1) Health Issues/Special Situations
2) Family
3) Carpool and Transportation
4) Preferences
That said, the First Friends Sports Ministry staff also recognizes that, in a league of our size, mistakes will be made. If this is the case (i.e. your child is in the wrong division, an imperative carpool link is not met), then we would be happy to discuss a solution. This can be done by contacting the First Friends Sports office at sports@firstfriends.org. However, any other preference not met was the result of the above system of priorities and the rosters would be set as final. Again, we do our best to accommodate as many requests as we can and regret any inconvenience.
