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 four levels in the reverse coed, four 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.
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. The listings get refreshed approximately every 30 days.
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.
Wednesday and Thursday Leagues will start March 27 and 28.
Monday and Tuesday Leagues start April 1 and 2.
(Note: Tuesday Men's A will start March 26.)
Most playoffs will be the end of May/first week in June.
League Fee: $738/team, payable to IVL, Inc.
Payment format:
$738 team fee if:
$760 team fee if:
You use Paypal (ivlinc@aol.com).
(Their weekly limits do not allow us to use Venmo, sorry.)
Send in your
application
as soon as possible).
New teams:
Tell us a little about your team in the comment section.
Payment deadline is
Wednesday, March 20.
If you wish to reserve court time on a practice night and you will be bringing at least 5, preferably 6 players:
NEW COED TEAMS
should reserve court time for:
Wednesday, March 20
at
Wilcox, 7:15pm
or
Thursday, March 21
at
Peterson, 7:15pm
or
Tuesday, March 26
at
Peterson, 7:15pm
NEW REVERSE COED TEAMS
should reserve court time for:
Monday, March 25
at
Peterson, 7:15pm.
NEW REVERSE COED QUADS TEAMS
should reserve court time for:
Wednesday, March 20
at
Foothill, 7:15pm.
NEW WOMEN'S TEAMS
should reserve court time for:
Thursday, March 21
at
the Academy, 7:15pm.
NEW MEN'S TEAMS
should reserve court time for:
Tuesday, March 26
at
Peterson, 7:15pm.
(Returning teams may also request court timne but preference will be given to new teams.)
**Use the check box on the Application to reserve court time.**
Peterson: 1380 Rosalia Ave. Sunnyvale.
Wilcox: 3250 Monroe St. in Santa Clara.
Foothill: 12345 S. El Monte Ave. in
Los Altos Hills.
Academy: 360 So. Shoreline Blvd. in
Mountain View.
E-mail confirmations will be sent within 24 hours of receiving your application. If you haven't received a personal reply within 24 hours 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, March 22 for leagues starting the week of March 25 and by noon on Friday, March 29 for leagues starting the week of April 1.
League schedules will be available at the web site at the end of the first week of play.
7 or 8 league nights (28-32 games) + 1 playoff night.
More than half of the teams advance to playoffs.
Most leagues also have consolation playoffs.
Starting time at most gyms is usually 7:20.
Foothill
and
Peterson
are 7:05.
Wednesday
Cubberley
is 8:00.
Gyms generally close at 10:00.
Gyms starting at 8:00 close at 10:30.
Thursday Women's Gold/A
at
Foothill.
Thursday Women's BB Upper Sterling
at
Foothill.
Thursday Women's BB Lower Sterling
at
the Academy
or
Wilcox.
Thursday Women's BB Silver
at
Peterson.
Monday Reverse Coed BB Upper Sterling
at
Foothill.
Monday Reverse Coed BB Less Friendly Lower Sterling
at
Wilcox main gym.
Monday Reverse Coed BB Friendly Lower Sterling
at
Menlo College
and
Peterson.
Monday Reverse Coed BB Silver
at
Menlo College
and
Peterson.
Wednesday Reverse Coed Quads (upper)
at
the Academy.
Wednesday Reverse Coed Quads (lower)
at
Foothill
and
Cubberley (8:00pm).
($488 team fee.
Men hit behind the 10 foot line. Female Touch rule.)
Tuesday Men's A
at
Foothill.
Tuesday Men's BB
at
Wilcox main gym.
Tuesday Men's B
at
Wilcox aux. gym (8:00).
Wednesday Coed A (formerly the BB) at Wilcox main gym.
Monday Coed B
Recreational and Returning B (combined league)
at
Academy.
Tuesday Coed B
Recreational B (Green Rec/Lower and Red Rec/Upper)
at
Peterson.
Returning B
at
Academy.
Wednesday Coed B
Returning B
at
Foothill.
Thursday Coed B
Recreational B
at
Academy
or
Wilcox.
Peterson is in Sunnyvale, Wilcox in Santa Clara, Academy is in Mountain View, Cubberley in Palo Alto, Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, and Menlo College in Atherton.
The IVL sponsors an open play night for individuals and teams on Friday evenings from 7:00-10:00pm at Wilcox High School, usually in the main gym, $12/person. Signup info through the online Reclub App.