General Information
The First Friends Church (FFC) Women’s Volleyball League is composed of women age 18 and over and played indoors at First Friends Church gym. It is intended to provide fun competition and fellowship in a warm and friendly environment. Registration is for individuals. Teams will be formed after the assessment. We will accept women who are age 17+ with parental permission. 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.
Date: May – July
Fee: $40.00 (2023 fee subject to change)
Refund Policy: ($5.00 fee retained) No refund will be given to any player or team who withdraws on or after the first week of games. 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: Registration will be available online and paper forms will be in the church brochure racks at least one month prior to start of league. Fee is due at time of registration, online for individual with debit/credit card or at church Welcome Desk with paper form and check/cash. Office hours are Mon-Fri 9am-3pm. Click above on “Register Now” to register online with debit/credit card.
CLICK HERE TO PRINT INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION FORM (when available)
Game Day/Time: TBA
Assessment Date/Time: TBA
Team maximum of 8 players, minimum of 6 players. You can play with a minimum of 4 players, as long as you keep a 6s rotation.
Women age 17+ can register, with parental permission. Please indicate on form if you participated on your school volleyball team this past school year. Please read the information under Parent Resources.
Requests: If you have a request please indicate it on the registration form. Please only request one name to be on same team. Requests are considered, but not guaranteed.
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.
Weather Cancellation Policy: Evening activities will be re-evaluated by staff and decisions for cancellation will be made and posted on website one hour prior to start of activity.
Questions? Email sports@firstfriends.org or call Sports Office at 330-966-6868.
Team Rosters
INTERIGATION REQUIRED!
Printable Roster/Schedule
Please click on link below to view/download and print Roster/Schedule (when available)
Women’s Indoor Volleyball Roster/Schedule
Coaches Resources
Please click on the link to view Women’s Indoor Volleyball Rules
2020-2021 GENERAL SPORTS REGULATIONS
OSHAA rules:
7.3) Regulations Permitting Students to Participate on Non-School Teams Outside of the School Team’s Season
7.3.1) Team Sports (Other Than Football) – A member of a school program or team in the team sports of baseball, basketball, field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball and volleyball may participate with a non-school program or team in contests, tryouts, training and/or practices prior to and after the school team’s season under the following condition:a) The number of team members on the non-school team who came from the same school or who participated in that sport as a team member at another school in the preceding season is limited to a maximum of 50 percent of the members of a team as defined in the playing rules of the sport. Rotating players from the same school team is not permitted in the 50 percent player limitation. The 50 percent team limit is as follows: Volleyball 3 participants
Exceptions
b.) The 50 percent team limit is not in effect for the sports of basketball, field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer and volleyball from June 1 through August 31, 2020, only. Beginning June 1, 2021, the period will remain from June 1-July 31.
e.) Graduating seniors are exempt from the 50 percent participation limitation once their school season in the same sport has been completed.
Parent Resources
The OSHAA rules state:
Max of 3 girls from the same school team per team. If their school coach actually plays, it can only be June 1 – July 31st . See rules under “Coaches Resources”.
