Short Season Program

There are NO tryouts for short season teams — roster spots are taken on a first-come, first-served basis!

Our short season program is hugely popular, selling out for our winter season and our spring season in 2019-2020 with 60 athletes on a waiting list to join! Make sure you sign up for our next short seasons in 2021!

Note that we have expanded our short season program to include 15U (high school freshmen).

Reminder: Roster spots are taken on a first-come, first-served basis with no tryouts.

Short seasons are ideal for girls who either:

• need a short-term volleyball training commitment this year due to the pandemic

• play school volleyball but haven’t played club volleyball before

• are new to club and school volleyball

• play other sports in addition to volleyball

• only want to participate in a short-term season

• don’t want to pay the fees for a full club season

Refund Policy

COVID-19

If you are sick or your team or the athletes you train with come in contact with a case of coronavirus, we will not be providing a refund for two to four weeks of time missed. However, if we are no longer able to train for an extended period of time, we will proceed under one of the following guidelines:

• We will do our best to have make-up practices, longer training sessions and/or extend the training phases into the summer to accommodate for a similar amount of training. If we feel this is not possible, we will transition to option #2.

• Option #2: Pro-rated refund based on funds we are able to recoup (coaches’ fees for time unworked, tournament refunds if applicable, practice court rentals if we receive refunds and miscellaneous annual administrative expenses).

Other Refunds

• For injuries or sickness: If your child breaks her ankle (or any other injury/sickness) during the season and is unable to train for a period of time, we are unable to provide a refund. However, we will do our best to find a replacement for your daughter, and if we are able to we will refund you accordingly.

• Being removed from the program: If you violate our code of conduct and need to be removed from the program, you will not get a refund. However, as with injuries and sickness, we will do our best to find a replacement and refund accordingly. (This is also true if you move or willingly leave the program for any reason.)

2020-2021 Short Seasons

Length: 8 weeks per short season

Age levels: 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U (and 16U if interest is expressed)

Dates:

• Short Season #1: Sept. 8 to Oct. 31

• Short Season #2: Ends Feb. 17 (no practices Nov. 22 to 29 or Dec. 21 to Jan. 3 for holiday breaks)

• Short Season #3: Feb. 23 to April 22 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:45 to 9:30 p.m. at Vineyard Church in Wheaton (no spring break practices March 28 to April 4)

• Short Season #4: April 26 to June 14

Practices: 2x per week, including intrasquad scrimmages as the state allows per its COVID rules

Fee: $400 plus the miscellaneous fees below:

• $15 Junior Volleyball Association insurance fee

• $23 fee for a Serve City uniform jersey

Financing and monthly payment plans are available. Extended plans are available on request.

For more details, contact Director Jeff Smith at jsmith@servecityvolleyball.org or (630) 457-7524.