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 both the men's leagues and women's leagues. 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)

Summer Season begins the week of June 16.

League Fee: $490/team, payable to IVL, Inc.
Signup and payment deadline is Tuesday, June 10.

Teams may bring their check to Wilcox on Tuesday, June 10 between 6:30pm and 8:30pm. Otherwise, make sure the check is received in the mail by June 10 or your team may go to the bottom of the list.

NEW TEAMS SHOULD RESERVE COURT TIME FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 10.
Use the check box on the application. Wilcox School in Santa Clara. Gym opens at 7:00 pm, first serve at 7:15. Games for fun for an hour or two. 3250 Monroe St. in Santa Clara.

RETURNING TEAMS' PRACTICE NIGHTS TUESDAY, JUNE 10 AND WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11.
7:00 at Wilcox. Use the check boxes on the application to reserve court time.

How to Participate in the Upcoming Summer Season

Send in your application (fax, mail, WWW as soon as possible). The deadline to sign up is Tuesday, June 10. There may be room for teams signing up after the 10th but your choices may be limited.

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 Friday, June 13.

League play the first night for everyone.

Gyms, Gyms, Gyms

Since Peterson is only available for the first 3 or 4 weeks, those leagues will be moving to Buchser, Columbia (in Sunnyvale) or Wilcox large gym for their remaining nights. Some leagues may be at Foothill once or twice due to floor refinishing. Wilcox auxiliary gym will be unavailable due to gym reconstruction.

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. Half or more of the teams go to the playoffs.

Starting time is usually 7:20. Gyms generally close at 10:00. PLEASE NOTE: Starting time at Peterson and Buchser is 7:00. We will need to fill out a short registration form for Foothill the first night. It costs $2 to park at Foothill.

Where the leagues will probably be:

Thursday Women's A will be at Foothill.

Thursday Women's BB Buchser and Wilcox large.
(Depending upon the number of teams, some Women's BB matches may be at Foothill).

Monday Men's A will return in the Fall.

Monday Reverse Coed Academy or Foothill.

Wednesday Coed A will return in the Fall.

Monday Coed BB at Academy or Peterson.
Wednesday Coed BB Academy.
Thursday Coed BB Academy.

Monday Coed B
Recreational and Returning B (combined league) at Peterson and Buchser.
Returning B at Buchser and Wilcox large.

Tuesday Coed B
Recreational B at Peterson and Buchser (+ 1-2 nights at Foothill).
Returning B at Academy, Buchser and Wilcox large (top 9 teams at Wilcox large).
Note: Tuesday B teams normally at Wilcox aux. will be at Buchser this season.

Wednesday Coed B
Returning B at Foothill and Wilcox large (first 4 weeks at Foothill.)

Thursday Coed B
Recreational B at Peterson and Columbia (+ 1-2 nights at Foothill).
Returning B Peterson and Columbia (+ 1-2 nights at Foothill).

Where are these gyms?

Buchser and Wilcox are in Santa Clara; Columbia and Peterson are in Sunnyvale; 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 7-10pm at Wilcox High School. $6/person, usually in the large gym. See the drop-in page for more details. Wilcox is not open on June 13. (School graduation.)