No one has contacted me. What do I do? Registrations come into the administrative office and are forwarded to the "Executive Director". He then finds the coaches and allocates practice times. You should contact the WMVA at info@minorvolleyball.com if you are worried about the team your child is on. 

When/where are games played? Mini-volleyball development camps are held in the fall and league matches are held during the winter session at River Osborne Community Club, 101 Pembina Hwy. (confusion corner) on Saturday mornings and at Salisbury Morse Place School, 795 Prince Rupert ave. on Sunday afternoons.

When and where are practices? Mini-volleyball teams are expected to practice once a week. These sessions are generally held at a local school or community club. Although we have a number of permits reserved for each area we cannot usually confirm the practice night/location until a coach has stepped forward. See our "Practice Schedules" page for a listing of all our practice days/times. For more information on coaches in your area you may want to view our "Contact List" for a listing.

How does the mini-volleyball program work? During the Fall Session the Mini-Volleyball program is a Skills Camp conducted by experienced instructors with the help of volunteer parent coaches who intend to coach in athletes the Winter Session. These are held at River Osborne Community Centre, 101 Pembina Hwy. (confusion corner). The sessions are held Saturday mornings with the "Rookies" division participating at 10:00am and Pee Wees playing at 8:30am or 11:30am. These development camps last an hour and a half each.

In the Winter Session athletes are placed on teams with new athletes welcome to join. The program is now league-play format with teams playing league matches on Saturday mornings and a practice during the week at a school in their area. Match times rotate from 8:30am - 11:30am. Parents that assisted our camp instructors in the Fall Session now have the opportunity to train and bench coach their own teams. The Winter Session runs from mid-January - mid-March. Matches are also all held at River Osborne Community Centre.

Do mini-volleyball teams practice in the fall? We ask that all parent volunteer coaches of Pee Wee players run practice sessions during the week for all children in their area (without confirming teams). That is, by following the principles outlined in the Development Camps. Children in the Squirt Division may participate in practice sessions with children at the Pee Wee Division, however, these are optional.

Are teams tiered? Teams at the Pee Wee Division are tiered during the winter league.

How many tournaments are scheduled? Each session ends with a tournament. That means that the Fall Session ends in December with a tournament. The Winter Session ends in March with a Tournament and the Spring Session ends in June with a tournament.

How do mini-volleyball matches work? Mini-volleyball teams generally play two matches every Saturday morning from mid-January - mid-March. Matches are held on badminton courts and are a race to 25. Rally scoring. Following their match teams switch courts and play a second match.

What are the age classes? For the upcoming 2011-2012 Season the WMVA will follow the following Divisions:
Rookies – athletes in grades 2-4.
Pee Wee – athletes in grades 5-6.

Why does the program no longer work with community clubs? When the WMVA started in 1999 there were 15 community clubs participating in the volleyball program. In 2008 there were 5. Parents simply refused to volunteer as community club convenors. There was the added problems of politics in transferring players out of one community club to another and the fact that the fall registration period is so early. Many young volleyball players only decide on whether they will join the league after school try outs are over. Many community clubs then applied late fees that could be as high as $50. Community Clubs also do not allow for a winter registration period and volleyball must have a winter registration as many athletes want to join following the conclusion of their school volleyball.

Why so many changes to the program? Simply put, when the new organization was launched there was a review of the old program with existing community club convenors. A discussion of their concerns resulted in many of the changes. Our community club convenors became our area convenors and their three main areas of concern were:
1. The need to sit at registration tables for in-person registration: This generally meant giving up two weeknight evenings and two week-end afternoons. Registration is now on-line.
2. Having to chase coaches for equipment at the end of the season: Coaches were to collect the volleyballs, medical kits, and jerseys. Many only returned a portion of the equipment they were responsible for. This forced convenors to "chase" coaches to collect the missing equipment. This would often continue well into the summer months. Athletes must now purchase their own ball.
3. Having to go to athletes to chase after jerseys: Some coaches, failing to collect all their team's equipment, would then refuse to pursue the return of team jerseys from athletes that did not return them. This resulted in convenors having to contact athletes and their parents to have them returned. And again, this would regularly continue into the summer months although the volleyball season ended in March. Athletes must now purchase their own jersey.
Our area convenors are the foundation on which the program is founded. They find the coaches, secure the permits and help form the teams. Without their support we do not have the ability to run the programs. The changes are designed to allow convenors the opportunity to work on what is important: That is, contacting coaches and parents to make sure that the program is running effectively.