How to Sign Up

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Industrial Volleyball League, Inc. organizes indoor volleyball competition in the southern San Francisco peninsula and San Jose area. We offer five levels of play in the coed, ranging from recreational play to open competition. There are three levels in the reverse coed, three in the women's and three in the men's (when offered). For more information on the levels, go to League Format.

Our seasons run approximately eight to nine weeks with playoffs. Each league meets once per week and usually consists of six or nine teams (depending upon the number of courts at their facility). Each night, three teams play a 6 game round-robin on one court (team A x team B, team A x team C, team B x team C).

While two teams play, the third team officiates. Each team is required to provide a referee, an umpire and two line judges. Referees are certified by taking a written test prior to their first experience as officials. The IVL provides paid referees and umpires during the playoffs.

FREE AGENT REGISTRY

You have a team looking for a player? You a player looking for a team? Click on "Free Agent" at the website and check it out.

GETTING REFS CERTIFIED (each team needs at least two certified refs)

New referees can now take our new online referee test. Take the test, have it corrected online, then bring the printed out results to your league supervisor for certification. See Referee's page for details.

Summer IVL
The Summer Season begins the week of June 21.

Updates: League schedules will now be available at the web site at the end of the first week.

League Fee: $520/team, payable to IVL, Inc.

How to Participate in the Upcoming Summer Season

Send in your application (fax, mail, WWW as soon as possible).

Signup and payment deadline is Tuesday, June 15. Checks can be brought by Peterson that evening between 6:30 and 8:00pm.

Note: Teams reserving court time are expected to bring at least 5, if not 6 players, please.

NEW TEAMS SHOULD RESERVE COURT TIME FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 15 AT PETERSON, 7:00.
Use the check box on the application. 1380 Rosalia Ave. in Sunnyvale.
RETURNING TEAMS MAY RESERVE COURT TIME FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 15 AT WILCOX AUX GYM, 7:30.
Use the check box on the application. 3250 Monroe St. in Santa Clara.
RETURNING TEAMS SHOULD RESERVE COURT TIME FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16 AT PETERSON, 7:00.
Use the check box on the application. 1380 Rosalia Ave. in Sunnyvale.

Confirmation of Entry

E-mail confirmations will be sent within 24 hours after receiving your application. If you haven't heard back within a day of sending your application, please contact us. We will e-mail official letters of acceptance (with details of starting time, location, etc.) by noon on June 18.

Gyms, Gyms, Gyms

Peterson is only available for one or two weeks this season. Construction on campus until the Fall. Just one gym (G-2) at Foothill each night this season. Wilcox large gym will be available this summer.

New Recreational Coed B teams are encouraged to sign up for either Tuesday or Thursday at City Beach. Next best choice would be Monday at Buchser and Wilcox.

Rules Update

• The 4 men, 1 woman rule is legal in all coed leagues.

• Rally scoring in all leagues.

• See "Rules" at the web site for details about the Libero and other rules.

Format During the Summer Season

7 or 8 league nights (28-32 games) + 1 playoff night. More than half of the teams advance to the playoffs. Most leagues also have consolation playoffs.

Starting time is usually 7:20. Gyms generally close at 10:00. It costs $2 to park at Foothill (but no more registration forms).

Where the leagues will probably be:

Thursday Women's A will be at the Academy.
Thursday Women's BB Gold Wilcox large.
Thursday Women's BB Sterling Foothill.

Monday Reverse Coed A at the Academy.
Monday Reverse Coed BB Gold at City Beach and Foothill. (Half the nights at each site.)
Monday Reverse Coed BB Silver at City Beach and Foothill. (Half the nights at each site.)

Wednesday Coed A will return in the Fall.

Monday Coed BB at Buchser and Wilcox large. (1-2 nights at Peterson, 1-2 at Buchser, rest at Wilcox.)
Wednesday Coed BB at Foothill and Wilcox large. (Half the nights at each site.)

Monday Coed B
Recreational and Returning B (combined league) at Buchser and Wilcox aux. (1-2 nights Peterson, 1-2 Buchser, rest at Wilcox.)
Returning B at Buchser and Wilcox large. (1-2 nights Peterson, 1-2 Buchser, rest at Wilcox.)

Tuesday Coed B
Note: Most Tuesday leagues will also play 1-2 nights at Foothill.
Recreational B (lower) at City Beach. (Jacob's league.)
Recreational B (upper) at Wilcox aux. (Killer Dinks' league.)
Returning B at Academy, Wilcox aux. and Wilcox large. (Top 9 B teams at Wilcox large.)

Wednesday Coed B
Returning B at the Academy.

Thursday Coed B
Recreational B at City Beach.
Returning B at Wilcox aux.

Where are these gyms?

Peterson is in Sunnyvale; Buchser, City Beach, and Wilcox are in Santa Clara; the Academy is in Mountain View; Foothill College is in Los Altos.

Drop-In Volleyball

The IVL sponsors an open play night for individuals and teams on Friday evenings from 7:30-10pm at Wilcox High School. $6/person. See the drop-in page for more details. Wilcox is not open on June 11 due to school graduation. Open June 18, etc.