Putnam Kanawha Youth Volleyball League
Youth volleyball league for 4-5th grade girls in the Putnam and Kanawha county areas of WV. SIGNUPS
🏐🏐UPDATE: We have 3 spots left and need 1 coach🏐🏐
We are 9 kids and 2 head coaches away from making our league a 10 team league. We know these kids have lots going on (basketball, softball, dance, archery, cheer, gymnastics, etc, etc and all the etc). Having more teams will give us a little more wiggle room for kids that have other things going on and can’t make it a specific night of the week. We CAN include 3rd graders especially if the parent is willing to coach but please be aware that they will be with the 4th/5th graders and there is not a 3rd grade specific team. If interested in coaching or signing a child up, please send us a message. 10 teams and 100 kids will be our max but we NEED to have the coaches in place before we can have the extra 2 teams ❤️🏐
We are 9 kids and 2 head coaches away from making our league a 10 team league. We know these kids have lots going on (basketball, softball, dance, archery, cheer, gymnastics, etc, etc and all the etc). Having more teams will give us a little more wiggle room for kids that have other things going on and can’t make it a specific night of the week. We CAN include 3rd graders especially if the parent is willing to coach but please be aware that they will be with the 4th/5th graders and there is not a 3rd grade specific team. If interested in coaching or signing a child up, please send us a message. 10 teams and 100 kids will be our max but we NEED to have the coaches in place before we can have the extra 2 teams ❤️🏐
Fun winter clinic after the holidays! Get in the gym and get some work in this winter 🏐
🏐🏐WE ARE FULL🏐🏐
HOWEVER….if you are still interested in signing up, there is the possibility we can expand by a couple of teams IF we can get more coaches to volunteer. We cannot add more teams if we do not have the coaches to take care of these young ladies! Please message me if you still want to sign up AND message if you want to coach. If we can get enough coaches and girls for 2 more teams, we can look into adding and get back in touch with you if we can make it work. We want to include as many as we possibly can but we can’t do it alone! ❤️❤️
Don’t forget about sign ups tonight at Coal River Coffee Company! 5:30-7pm.
🏐$60 (cash/check but cash is very very strongly preferred)
🏐Health insurance card for proof of insurance
🏐Kids do not have to be present unless they have questions or NEED hot chocolate 💚❤️ which is completely understandable 😉
Signup information:
Come see us at Coal River Coffee Company this Wednesday!
What to bring:
🏐$60 cash/check (Cash is very very much preferred. We cannot take cards.)
🏐Health insurance card for proof of health insurance.
Here is a link to the brand and style jersey we will be using if you would like to have an idea before picking a size.
https://shop.champrosports.com/product/1042/triumphant-jersey
We need 2 head coaches and 3 assistant coaches!League will run from mid-February to mid-April. Please take a look at the requirements and let us know if you are interested 🙂
🏐HEAD COACHES🏐
Interested in coaching youth league volleyball?? We are in need of some coaches!! Requirements include submitting to a background check if over the age of 18 and out of high school, NAYS online coaching course, and being available for most practices and games. We do allow high schoolers to head coach BUT they must have volleyball experience, no other sports obligations such as travel or school sports, and practice plans submitted for the first 2 practices. If they have other obligations, they are always able to assistant coach! We just need to be sure the head coach can be there consistently for practices and games. They also need a background checked adult with them. All training and background checks are provided by the league at no cost to the coach.
🏐ASSISTANT COACHES🏐
We usually have 1-2 assistant coaches per team. If you are an adult assistant coach, you do need NAYS coaching training and a background check. Middle and High School Volleyball Players, this is a great opportunity to give back to your sport! We understand that you have other obligations and won't always be able to be there but we just ask that you be there to support your team as much as you possibly can. In return, we can give you volunteer hours that you may need for school, honor society, or scholarships.
Coaching Requirements:
Over the age of 18: Background check, NAYS training, concussion training, cardiac arrest training
Over the age of 16: NAYS training, concussion training, cardiac arrest training
Under the age of 16: Concussion training, cardiac arrest training
Again, all training and background checks are provided and paid for by the league.
Please let us know if you are interested!
Looking to get some holiday volleyball in? Check out this skills clinic on 12/3!
We have so much to share with you so please forgive the long post!
*New Season Feb 12-April 20*
*4th and 5th graders*
🏐SIGNUPS🏐
December 13 at Coal River Coffee Company from 5:30-7:00 pm
December 16th at Belknap Dough Company from
4:30-6pm
One more signup may be added if needed.
🏐Cost🏐
$60. What do you get for $60? Each adult coach in the league must go through a coaching course with the National Alliance for Youth Sports specific to volleyball and also receive a background check. They are also required to complete cardiac arrest and concussion training. We are also getting some sharp new jerseys this year. Your child will have 1 night of volleyball per week. We do NOT charge a gate fee to get into regular season games. There is only a gate fee for the end of the season tournament.
🏐Draft and Evaluations🏐
Last year we held a draft as it was the first time our league was able to have 2 seasons in a row due to Covid. We have kids that come from different cities that carpool, several sets of twins and siblings, and kids that wanted to stay together for various reasons. Most of all, these girls are very new to volleyball and get better SO fast. They are completely different players from draft to mid-season. We didn’t feel that a draft was incredibly beneficial. We are still going to do evaluations before splitting teams to keep teams as fair as possible.
🏐Locations🏐
Mostly Winfield Middle School but may have a couple of different locations in Winfield/Teays Valley if needed. I will be able to put together a more definitive schedule by the end of the December/early January. I will put more info out regarding days and times as I am able to.
🏐Teams🏐
We will be taking 8 teams and no more than 10 kids per team. Our cut off will be 80 kids total no matter what. There will be no late signups. Putting more than 10 kids on a team limits their playing time and we want them all to play as much as possible.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out! We love hearing from you!! Stay tuned to the page for the rest of the week for further details and announcements!
We will be meeting on Thursday to finalize all of our 2024 league plans and sign-up dates so we will be posting those very soon!! League will run from mid-February to mid-April.
🏐HEAD COACHES🏐
Interested in coaching youth league volleyball?? We are in need of some coaches!! Requirements include submitting to a background check if over the age of 18 and out of high school, NAYS online coaching course, and being available for most practices and games. We do allow high schoolers to head coach BUT they must have volleyball experience, no other sports obligations such as travel or school sports, and practice plans submitted for the first 2 practices. If they have other obligations, they are always able to assistant coach! We just need to be sure the head coach can be there consistently for practices and games. They also need a background checked adult with them. All training and background checks are provided by the league at no cost to the coach.
🏐ASSISTANT COACHES🏐
We usually have 1-2 assistant coaches per team. If you are an adult assistant coach, you do need NAYS coaching training and a background check. Middle and High School Volleyball Players, this is a great opportunity to give back to your sport! We understand that you have other obligations and won't always be able to be there but we just ask that you be there to support your team as much as you possibly can. In return, we can give you volunteer hours that you may need for school, honor society, or scholarships.
Coaching Requirements:
Over the age of 18: Background check, NAYS training, concussion training, cardiac arrest training
Over the age of 16: NAYS training, concussion training, cardiac arrest training
Under the age of 16: Concussion training, cardiac arrest training
Again, all training and background checks are provided and paid for by the league.
Please let us know if you are interested!
Our new season will start in mid February with signups in December! This league is for 4/5th graders who would like to give volleyball a try. No experience necessary. More details to come. We are excited to see you guys for Season 4!!!! 💚🏐💚🏐
🏐💚❤️🏐YOUTH LEAGUE NIGHT🏐💚❤️🏐
⭐️Tomorrow night (9/21) the Winfield Middle School Lady Generals will host their cross county rivals the Hurricane Middle School Lady Redskins at Winfield Middle. All youth league players from this past season who wear their jersey to the match will get in FREE! Admission for all other adults and children is $5. JV starts at 5:30 pm and Varsity after.
⭐️8 of the 8th graders taking the floor tomorrow night played in our original very first season of our league and a total of 27 of the young ladies playing tomorrow night were Putnam Kanawha Youth League participants. Whether you’re wearing your red or green, please get out and support these extremely talent young ladies!
I’m a little late to the game in sharing this but this is a GREAT program!! Get your girls involved these next 2 weeks!! 💙❤️🏐
Check out this link! 👇🏻
https://tinyurl.com/HooverYouthVB23
I can’t believe our 3rd season is over. We have so enjoyed watching your girls get better and better every single week. I hope they learned something new, made a new friend, and found a new sport to love. 5th graders…best of luck in middle school. 4th graders…see you next year ❤️🏐 Please keep an eye on our page this summer for local camps and clinics so these girls can keep playing!
And last but certainly not least….THANK YOU to all of our volunteers, coaches, and sponsors. We have zero paid employees…everyone here volunteers their time to share the game we love. You make our world go round and we could not do this every week without you!
A big congrats to our tournament MVPs…Reese Ramey and Alexis Keiffer 💙💜
Congrats to our 2023 Champions: the Volley Queens!! Nice work this season ladies!
Congrats to our 2023 Runner Up…The Empire Spikes Back!!! Way to play tough ladies!!
It all comes down to this....4 teams left! We are so excited for this evening! $5 for adults and kids/students are free. See you at WMS!
5:30 pm - Volley Queens (1) vs Dream Team (5)
6:30 pm - Aces (2) vs Empire Spikes Back (3)
7:30 pm - Championship game
On Friday night we are partnering up with the WMS National Junior Honor Society to help them raise money for their school service project. The honor society members will be hosting and working the tournament and in return the door fee from the final night of the tournament will go to their project to raise money for WV Cares! There will also be puzzle pieces available to sponsor so please check them out tomorrow! These honor society members come and help us out every single week and we are excited to help them meet their goal! Please remember it’s $5 to get in on Friday for adults and children/students are free! We’re so excited to see everyone!
It has been an awesome tournament week so far and we can't wait for Friday!
The Fluffy Hippos, Heat, Notorious DIGs and the Queens of the Court all ended their seasons this week. We hope you had fun, made a new friend, and learned something new!
The Dream Team, Volley Queens, Aces, and Empire Spikes Back all punched their ticket to the Final 4! See you on Friday!
ITS TOURNEY TIME!!!
Just a reminder that for our tournament only it is $5 per evening for adults and free for all little kids and students to get in! These girls have ALL improved so much from the first day. Come out and support them this week! 💙🤍💚❤️💜💗🏐
Week 6 standings and bracket! I did have to change a couple of times around so PLEASE be sure to check your game date and time on the bracket!! Reminder, there is a door fee of $5 for adults to get into the tournament! All little ones and students are free. This is the only time during the year we charge a door fee! See you next week!
That’s a wrap on our regular season!! I can’t believe it’s over already! I’ll post the final standings and the bracket tomorrow morning!
Empire Spikes Back over Queens of the Court 25-20, 25-23
Notorious DIGs over Dream Team 25-12, 19-25, 15-13
Heat over Fluffy Hippos 25-13, 25-14
Volley Queens over Aces 16-25, 25-17, 15-11
Week 5 standings! Just one more week of regular season!
❤️🏐❤️🏐TOURNAMENT INFO❤️🏐❤️🏐
Our end of the season tournament will take place April 11, 12, and 14th at Winfield Middle School! The weekly standings at the end of week 6 will determine seeding at the tournament. This is the only time of the year we charge a door fee to get in. $5/adults for each night and all kids school age students are free.
Tuesday April 11
1 vs 8 at 6pm
4 vs 5 at 7pm
Wednesday April 12
2 vs 7 at 6pm
3 vs 6 at 7pm
Friday April 14
Semi-Final 1 at 5:30 pm
Semi-Final 2 at 6:30 pm
Championship at 7:30 pm
I'm a little behind! Week 4 standings. Just 2 more weeks of regular season!!
I can’t believe Week 4 is done!! 2 more weeks of regular season games before tourney time! I’ll be putting more info about the tournament out there this week!
Aces vs Dream Team 25-15, 26-24
Heat vs Queens of the Court 15-25, 25-20, 15-10
Notorious DIGs vs Volley Queens- 22-25, 25-17, 4-15
Fluffy Hippos vs Empire Spikes Back- 15-25, 9-25
Good morning! We only had a couple of girls able to make it to Spikefest so we will NOT be meeting up as a group but I definitely encourage them to come watch if they don’t have anything else to do today! I’ll be hanging out at Court 2!
Some of our coaches are ready to hit the court at Spikefest in Huntington this weekend! Good luck to Rubie, Maddie, Baylee, and Natalie this weekend! Spikefest is $10 for adults and free for kids. Lots of action tomorrow and Sunday so come check it out!
Natalie - Putnam VBC Flames
Saturday 3/18
Court 2
8am
10am
1pm
Rubie - Putnam VBC Fire
Friday 3/17
Court 9
6pm
8pm
11 pm
Baylee - Mountain Monsters VBC 16s
Friday 3/17
Court 11
7pm
8pm
10pm
Maddie- WV Galaxy 16 Blue
Friday 3/17
Court 10
7pm
8pm
10 pm
Week 3 standings!
I can’t believe we’re already half way through our regular season!!!
The Empire Spikes Back over Dream Team - 15-25, 25-12, 15-6
Aces over Queens of the Court - 25-9, 25-9
Volley Queens over the Heat - 25-18, 25-14
Notorious DIGs over Fluffy Hippos - 28-30, 25-12, 15-5
Hey there youth league families!! There’s a great club volleyball tournament coming to Huntington March 17/18/19 and we’d love for the girls to go watch! Several of our assistant coaches will be playing! It’s free for children to get in and $10 for adults. If you plan to come on Saturday March 18, please shoot me a message and let me know so we can get the girls together for pizza ❤️
Week 2 standings! 🏐❤️💚💙💜🖤
That's a wrap for week 2!!
Volley Queens over the Empire Spikes Back 11-25, 25-22, 15-11
Aces over Fluffy Hippos 25-7, 25-17
Week 2 kicks off this week with some great matches!
Notorious DIGs over Queens of the Court 25-17, 22-25, 15-6
Dream Team over The Heat 25-17, 25-13
Week 1 Standings!🏐❤️💚💙💜🤍🏐
That’s a wrap on Week 1!
Volley Queens over Queens of the Court 25-11, 25-14
Dream Team over Fluffy Hippos 25-17, 25-21
Fun night of league matches tonight!
Aces over the Notorious D.I.Gs 25-4, 25-21
The Empire Spikes Back over The Heat - 27-25, 25-18
Back at it tomorrow night! If you have a middle or high schooler who would like to line judge for some community service hours, send em our way! 6-8p at Winfield Middle!