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Updated Information for NW Juniors Members

11/20/2020, 12:30pm PST
By NW Juniors Staff

Welcome to the 2020-21 Season! 

See below for updates as the season progresses.

January 11, 2021 Update

On the evening of January 11th, the Governor's office issued new guidelines for youth sports. (See below for a copy of the document).

In essence, they updated the  Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery plan which was initially distributed on January 5th. Under the new plan, moderate level sports, including volleyball, are able to train in Phase 1 with certain restrictions. Among the restrictions we will need to follow:

  • Teams are able to practice in pods of 6 or less
  • It is preferable that the pods stay the same throughout the process.
  • The number of pods per gym are determined by the square footage of the facility with 1 person per 500 Square feet. Coaches are not included in the count.
    • Beautiful Savior Gym: 14 athletes
    • Bellevue College: 36 athletes
    • Edmonds College: 28 athletes
  • These numbers will affect our practice scheduling and structure.

In Phase 2, there are no restrictions based on gym size, so teams will be able to practice together on one court.


12/8/20 Update:

Due to the recent announcement extending the Governor's order to January 4th, our scheduled December practices will be cancelled. 

We will plan on beginning practices the week of January 4th and we will work on a competition schedule beginning the last weekend of January. 

We will stick to the original plan described below to replace the 8 practices missed in December. Please take this time to ensure that your USAV Regional Junior Membership is secured so that we can add your daughter to a team roster.

Original Article from 11/20/21

Welcome to the 2020-21 Season! 

The key word for this season is going to be FLEXIBILITY! We are definitely in for a season of changes. 

We want to let all of our members know that we will be sending out a Welcome email no later than November 21. The email will have club registration information (our initial payment deadline has been extended), a copy of the new Club Handbook, and links to order practice tees and other gear. 

We also hope to have updated information on the region's NEW process for upgrading USAV memberships. If we are not able to include it in the email, we will add the information to this notice.

One of the questions we have received in recent days is what we plan to do with the delayed start of the season. As of this moment, we have lost 4 practices because of the two week delay. We intend to schedule for and start practices the week of December 14. For the lost practices:

  1. Our first priority will be to add 4 indoor practices back in over the course of the season. 
  2. Should we have difficulty adding all of those practices, we plan to add them as outdoor practices at our Beach Facility in the Spring.
  3. Should we have difficulty making up the practices either indoors or outdoors, we will send a pro-rated refund at the conclusion of the season. 

If our season is delayed more than these two weeks, we will use the same plan and/or extend the season. As of now, we intend to keep the end of the season the same.

  • U14 and younger teams' seasons will end with the May 1-2 Regional Championships
  • U15 and older teams' seasons will end Memorial Day Weekend at the end of May.

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