Volleyball

Eligibility

Boys & Girls, Grades 4–8. Your student must be enrolled in one of the following:

• St. Matthew School
• St. Matthew PSR classes
• Church of the Resurrection PSR classes
• Other Columbus Diocese programs are eligible under certain circumstances

Key Dates

Cost & Registration

How Teams Are Formed

Grades 4–6 are recreational teams, built to be as evenly matched as possible. Grades 7–8 are competitive: top players are placed on one competitive team and the remaining players on a recreational team. Grades may be combined to field a team.

Practices

Two or three times per week, usually 90 minutes. Start times range from 2:30 PM right after school to as late as 8:00 PM for older grades.

Where: St. Matthew Father Noble Center (large gym)

All of our coaches are volunteers, so practice schedules are arranged to fit their work schedules as best we can.

The final practice schedule is set in the second or third week of August.

Uniforms & Equipment

Uniforms are provided by St. Matthew.

Your athlete brings: Girls need their own knee pads for practices and games.

Games & Locations

Saturdays or Sunday afternoons and evenings. A game lasts about an hour and is the best of three sets; teams usually play two games a day. The final schedule is released a few days before the first game.

Where: A school within the diocese. Teams stay at that school all season unless there is a scheduling conflict.

Tournaments: Grades 5–8 play in an end-of-season tournament at varying locations. Fourth grade plays regular-season games during tournament weeks.

Summer Open Gym & Mini Mustangs Camp

Co-ed open gyms for incoming grades 4–8 run every Tuesday in July, 6:00–7:30 PM. No signup necessary.

The annual Mini Mustangs Volleyball Camp is for incoming grades 1–4, boys and girls. Fee: $40.