Volleyball

Volleyball

Bump, Set, Spike! Y-Volleyball is an opportunity for youth of all abilities and backgrounds to play volleyball in a safe, fun, and nurturing environment. The Y-Volleyball program is a great way to learn fundamentals while developing spatial awareness, agility, and overall athletic skills, as well as emphasizing good sportsmanship. Y-Volleyball is a recreational program where every player plays equally regardless of their position or individual ability.

AGES/GRADES:

  • Ages 7-12 years, grades 2nd – 9th
    • Note that 8th and 9th grades are only available during the spring season or summer sand season

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

  • Teams are capped at 12 players and fill fast on a first come, first serve basis. We highly encourage early registration to ensure that your player is able to play.
  • Player and coach requests are not guaranteed but we will do our best to honor all requests
    • Coach requests are honored until a team has 12 players.
    • Player requests can be for only one player
    • Player requests must have both players request each other.
  • For recommendations on which branch/location to register through based on your player’s school, CLICK HERE
    • You can still register for any location but please note that your player will likely not be placed with other players from their school and may practice farther away from your neighborhood.
  • A late registration fee of $30 will be added to registration fees 5 weeks prior to the start of the program for any divisions that still have space available on teams.
    • The Y reserves the right to close registration at any time if teams are full.
    • After the late registration date, we will do our best to places players with teammates from their school but players will be placed on a team with space nearest to their school.
  • If your desired branch is not available for a certain age group, the teams at that branch are full and are not taking further registrations. You can continue with registration through the available branch(es) and will be placed on a team based out of that branch as close to your home school as possible.

2024 SPRING SEASON SCHEDULE INFORMATION:

  • Practices will begin the week of April 1st
  • Game dates: April 11th, 18th, 25th, May 2nd, 9th, 16th

2024 SUMMER SEASON SCHEDULE INFORMATION:

  • Practices will begin the week of June 3rd
  • Game dates: June 13, 18, 20, 25, 27, July 2

CONTACT INFORMATION:


FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE. At the Y, no one is denied service due to the inability to pay. Funds for Financial Assistance are provided through the YMCA’s Annual Giving Campaign. Learn more here!

If you are pre-qualified for Financial Assistance, please note that some of our programs have minimum fees in order to cover costs of materials and supplies. This fee may be higher depending on your amount of assistance.

A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL. Keep up-to-date with our current Safety Policies.

2nd/3rd Grade

Downtown Boise YMCA, Tomlinson South Meridian YMCA, West Boise YMCA & Boise City Aquatics Center
4/1/24 - 5/16/24
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  • Team formation
    • Teams are formed by the Y and will initially be started 5 weeks before the beginning of the program. The following criteria will be used to form teams until teams are full at 12 players (after a team is full, players will placed on the next closest team):
      • Coach/Teammate Request
      • Date of Registration
      • School
        • Or combination of nearby schools
  • Practice Information
    • YMCA Youth Sports Leadership will work with schools to solidify practice locations, days and times. The volunteer coach of your player’s team will choose from what practice options are available. Practices will be located at a school or Y facility as near to where the team is located as possible. In divisions that are smaller, teams may be made from multiple schools, so practices may be a little further from where you are located.
      • 2nd/3rd and 4th/5th grade teams practice once a week for an hour.
  • Equipment
    • Players will be responsible for bringing a volleyball to practice.
      • For 2nd/3rd and 4th/5th grade divisions, players will use a volleylite ball.
    • Players will wear athletic clothing that they can easily move around and be active in.
    • Athletic type shoes that are non-marking, as we don’t want to damage courts.

Registration Information  

Open Close Register At MemberNon-Member
Spring LATE Registration 2/27/24 4/30/24 Online / Front Desk $ 118.00$ 157.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
04/01/24 - 05/16/24
Registration
Closed on
03/25/2024

8th/9th Grade

Downtown Boise YMCA, Tomlinson South Meridian YMCA, West Boise YMCA & Boise City Aquatics Center
4/1/24 - 5/16/24
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  • Team formation
    • Teams are formed by the Y and will initially be started 4 weeks before the beginning of the program. Players who register before the registration deadline will be placed on their current school team unless there are too few registered players. The following criteria will be used to form teams from players that register prior to the registration deadline:
      • Coach/Teammate Request
      • Grade
      • School
      • Coach Availability (If the guardian volunteers to coach)
      • Date of Registration
  • Practice Information
    • YMCA Youth Sports Leadership will work with schools to solidify practice locations, days and times. The volunteer coach of your player’s team will choose from what practice options are available. Practices will be located at a school or Y facility that is nearest where they team is located. In divisions that are smaller, teams may be made from multiple schools, so practices may be a little further from where you are located.
      • 6th/7th and 8th/9th grade teams practice once a week for an hour and when applicable teams will get one additional 1 hour practice a week
  • Equipment
    • Players will be responsible for bringing a volleyball to practice.
      • For 6th/7th and 8th/9th grade divisions players will use a regulation ball.
    • Players will wear athletic clothing that they can easily move around and be active in.
    • Athletic type shoes that are non-marking, as we don’t want to damage courts.

Registration Information  

Open Close Register At MemberNon-Member
LATE Registration 2/27/24 4/30/24 Online / Front Desk $ 118.00$ 157.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
04/01/24 - 05/16/24
Registration
Closed on
03/25/2024

Teen Sand (12-15 years/6th-9th grade)

Downtown Boise YMCA, Tomlinson South Meridian YMCA, West Boise YMCA & Boise City Aquatics Center
6/3/24 - 7/2/24
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  • Age Eligibility
    • The teen league is for ages 12-15, or those who will be going in to 6th-9th grade in the fall.
  • Team formation
    • Teams are formed by the Y and will initially be started 4 weeks before the beginning of the program. Players who register before the registration deadline will be placed on their current school team unless there are too few registered players. The following criteria will be used to form teams from players that register prior to the registration deadline:
      • Coach/Teammate Request
      • Grade
      • School
      • Coach Availability (If the guardian volunteers to coach)
      • Date of Registration
  • Practice Information
    • With the sand volleyball program being held outdoors, practices take place at local parks and school sand courts or open grass area. The volunteer coach of your player’s team will choose what day, time and location for practices and will communicate that information to the team before the beginning of practices. In divisions that are smaller, teams may be made from multiple schools, so practices may be a little further from where you are located.
      • Teen division teams practice once a week for an hour and when applicable teams will get one additional 1 hour practice a week
  • Equipment
    • Players will be responsible for bringing a volleyball to practice.
      • Teen players will use a regulation sand volleyball.
    • Players will wear athletic clothing that they can easily move around and be active in.
    • Shoes are not recommended on sand courts, but socks can be worn to protect against hot sand.

Registration Information  

Open Close Register At MemberNon-Member
Summer 2024 Registration 3/1/24 4/29/24 Online / Front Desk $ 92.00$ 133.00
Summer 2024 Late Registration 4/30/24 6/7/24 Online / Front Desk $ 122.00$ 163.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
06/03/24 - 07/02/24
Register  
Closes
05/27/2024

Youth Sand (7-11 years/2nd-5th grade)

Downtown Boise YMCA, Tomlinson South Meridian YMCA, West Boise YMCA & Boise City Aquatics Center
6/3/24 - 7/2/24
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  • Age Eligibility
    • The youth league is for ages 7-11, or those who will be going in to 2nd-5th grade in the fall.
  • Team formation
    • Teams are formed by the Y and will initially be started 4 weeks before the beginning of the program. Players who register before the registration deadline will be placed on their current school team unless there are too few registered players. The following criteria will be used to form teams from players that register prior to the registration deadline:
      • Coach/Teammate Request
      • Grade
      • School
      • Coach Availability (If the guardian volunteers to coach)
      • Date of Registration
  • Practice Information
    • With the sand volleyball program being held outdoors, practices take place at local parks and school sand courts or open grass area. The volunteer coach of your player’s team will choose what day, time and location for practices and will communicate that information to the team before the beginning of practices. In divisions that are smaller, teams may be made from multiple schools, so practices may be a little further from where you are located.
      • Youth league teams practice once a week for an hour.
  • Equipment
    • Players will be responsible for bringing a volleyball to practice.
      • Youth players will use a VolleyLite ball
    • Players will wear athletic clothing that they can easily move around and be active in.
    • Shoes are not recommended on sand courts, but socks can be worn to protect against hot sand.

Registration Information  

Open Close Register At MemberNon-Member
Summer 2024 Registration 3/1/24 4/29/24 Online / Front Desk $ 92.00$ 133.00
Summer 2024 Late Registration 4/30/24 6/7/24 Online / Front Desk $ 122.00$ 163.00

Available Sessions

Date(s)
06/03/24 - 07/02/24
Register  
Closes
05/27/2024