2009 / 2010 Northern Lights Power League
New Rules for 12's Division, Pool 1 Effective
immediately:
for any team in Pool 1 of the 12's division, there will be no short service
line. All servers must serve from behind the normal end line. Also for teams in
Pool 1, the rule limiting one server to a maximum of 3 serves and then rotate
is being removed. These changes are only for teams in Pool 1.
All teams from other pools still have the original power league rules. For
bracket play days, the top bracket will use the new rules for the first round
and for all matches involving teams that win their first match of the day. All
matches involving teams in the top bracket that lose their first match of the
day, and all other matches in all the other brackets, will use the old rules.
2011 Registration Opening Soon
Information for the 2011 Northern Lights Power League will be posted
shortly. All teams are welcome to participate in the 23rd year of
the "original" Power League! The information below is from the 2009
/ 2010 league and will be very similar to the 2011 information.
Uniforms
Legal USAV uniforms are required to play. Please check USAV Rules and
Regulations. Due to the large number of people trying to get uniforms at the
start of the season we will allow non matching uniforms during the first three
weekends of January.
Greetings from Northern Lights Juniors!
We hope that you will join us for the 22nd Northern Lights Power
League!
The Power League will again be held in the state-of-the-art Midwest Volleyball
Warehouse facility!
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8 Courts - each in 50' bays. More space than any other facility in the Midwest!
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Full Floating Sport Court floor. Built on Neo-Shok performance pads, this floor
has a high degree of rebound and cushion. Players will see reduced injury from
repetitive jumping and training on this floor.
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A 5000 sq ft Strength and Conditioning room.
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Separate Athletic Training room.
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30' wide Mezzanine, the most viewing area of any facility in the Midwest.
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Large concession area with dual serving windows for faster service.
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Largest Volleyball Retail store in the Midwest.
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Easy access, Located at the intersection of County 42 & Judicial Road.
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450+ parking spaces.
This year there will be four optional seeding dates. Two dates will be for 12's
& 16's and two dates will be for 14's & 18's. Each division
will also include five regular match dates that will begin in January and
conclude in April.
The league will again be sanctioned USAV. Further information about USAV
membership can be found on the North Country Region website
ncrusav.org.
The Northern Lights Power League is a female player only event. Boys playing on
12's, 13's, or 14's teams are not eligible to participate in the league.
All regular dates will operate on both Saturdays and Sundays. Each Saturday and
Sunday is split into two shifts:
Shift 1: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Shift 2: 2:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The Power League is structured such that teams registered as either 11's or 12's
are placed into the 12's division, teams registered as either 13's or 14's are
placed in the 14's division, teams registered as either 15's or 16's are placed
in the 16's division, and teams registered as either 17's or 18's are placed in
the 18's division.
The age divisions will be grouped such that the 11's/12's, 15's/16's all play on
one weekend and 13's/14's, 17's/18's will all play on another.
For example, the first regular league date is scheduled for January 16 & 17
and January 23 & 24. On the 16th & 17th the 13's/14's and 17's/18's
will play. On the 23rd & 24th the 11's/12's, 15's/16's will play.
At this point it is not possible to determine if you will play on either
Saturday or Sunday but you can expect to alternate between Saturday and Sunday
for each of the different league dates. Your actual play date will be
determined by your position in the pools.
Before registering your team for the Power League you should be sure that your
team would be able to attend all league dates regardless of AM or PM, Saturday
or Sunday shift.
We are not able to accept any special requests for specific shifts due to the
nature of the schedule. You MUST be able to field a team for either a
morning or afternoon shift on either Saturday or Sunday for the date that you
play. See below for cancellation policy.
Play day #
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Format
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Team
Movement
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Date
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Divisions
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Opt. Date 1
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Pool
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January 2nd
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12's & 16's
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Opt. Date 2
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Pool
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January 3rd
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14's & 18's
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Opt. Date 3
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Pool
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January 9th
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14's & 18's
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| Opt. Date 4 |
Pool |
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January 10th |
12's & 16's |
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1
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Snake Seed Pools
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Pool ranking |
January 16 & 17
|
14's & 18's
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1
|
Snake Seed Pools
|
Pool ranking |
January 23 & 24
|
12's & 16's
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2
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Tournament
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2 teams |
February 6 & 7
|
14's & 18's
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|
2
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Tournament
|
2 teams |
February 20 & 21
|
12's & 16's
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3
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Power Pools
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2 teams |
February 27 & 28
|
14's & 18's
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|
3
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Power Pools
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2 teams |
March 6 & 7
|
12's & 16's
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4
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Tournament
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2 teams |
March 13 & 14
|
14's & 18's
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|
4
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Tournament
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2 teams |
March 20 & 21
|
12's & 16's
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5
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Power Pools
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Final finish
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March 27 & 28
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14's & 18's
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5
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Power Pools
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Final finish |
April 10 & 11
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12's & 16's
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Power League Format
This year's format is very similar to the popular format we have used the
last few years. The difference is that we are allowing more teams to move up or
down each date! This will allow teams to more quickly find the level of
play that best suits the team.
Initial Seeding: For the first Power League date, teams will be
seeded according to their overall power league, regional finishes last year and
input from the coaches. That first round of play will then be used to "confirm"
or adjust the seeding for the second playday. If your team is seeded in the
bottom half it does not mean that you cannot get into the top half during the
season.
Team Movement: Each week, teams will move depending on their
finish. For the dates showing "2 teams move", two teams from the pool or
bracket will move up and two teams will move down. This will allow teams to
move from pool to pool more quickly. For the dates showing "1 team moves", only
one team will move up and one team will move down. Teams will not be moved
after their final play date - where they finish in their pool will determine
their final finish in the league.
Snake Seed: On date 1 the pools will be snake seeded from top to bottom
split into an upper division and lower division. This seeding process will
spread out all of the teams based on rank. i.e.- Team ranked #1 will team #1 in
pool #1, Team ranked #2 will be team #1 in pool # 2 and so on. Each team will
play 3 matches. Each match will consist of two 25 point rally games and one 15
point rally game. All three games will be played regardless of the outcome of
the first two games.
Power Pools: On Dates 3 and 5, the pools will be set up as power pools,
i.e. - the top 4 teams will be in pool #1, teams ranked 5-8 will be in pool #2,
and so on. Power pools allow teams of similar ability to compete against each
other. Each team will play 3 matches. Each match will consist of two 25 point
rally games and one 15 point rally game. All three games will be played
regardless of the outcome of the first two games.
Tournament Play: On dates 2 and 4 teams will be set up in an eight team
bracket format. This will allow a team the opportunity to move as many as 8
positions in one day. This will be done by placing two pools together, seeding
them 1-8, and then playing a special tournament format which will rank all
teams 1-8 and give each team 3 matches (best 2 of 3 on these dates) during
their 6 hour shift. On these dates we will play with games 1 & 2 being 25
point rally games and the third game if needed to decide a match winner will be
one 15 point rally game.
Libero Serving: In the Northern Lights Power League the Libero is
permitted to serve in all age divisions of the Power League except the Open
Division.
Optional Dates
Teams that participate in the optional dates will have this added opportunity
to demonstrate their level of play. This will help us more correctly seed these
teams. A minimum number of 4 teams in an age division is required for a
pool. Participation in the optional pre-seeding date is on a first come first
serve basis.
Officiating
Teams will be assigned officiating and scorekeeping tasks in the same manner as
in a normal tournament. All teams must have an adult that supervises the
officials by doing either the up or down officiating. We would like to
encourage the players to be the up referee and the adult be the down referee.
Please note: North Country Region officiating policy
requires the following:
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All 11's - 12's teams must have an adult as the up
referee.
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All 13's - 18's teams must have an adult as either the up
or down referee.
Note to all coaches, per North Country Region Rules:
The head coach, assistant coach or a registered adult must be either the FIRST
or SECOND referee who is registered with North Country Region USA Volleyball
and has been to an official's clinic.
Standing next to the referee stand does not count as being a first or second
official.
Absence from League
Teams will be excused from a league date for attending one of the 10 USAV
National Qualifiers. These teams will be placed back into the league at the
same position they were when they left, however the other teams may have moved
in relation to them.
Other than these "approved" absences, teams are not permitted to "miss" a league
date. If your team misses a league date or does not show up for their scheduled
play time due to conflict, their team will be removed from the Power League.
If you are missing players, you should still come to your league date. You will
be allowed to play with 5, however, your matches are officially forfeits. If
you show up and play, the other teams do not miss out on one of their matches.
Uniforms
Legal USAV uniforms are required to play. Please check USAV Rules and
Regulations. Due to the large number of people trying to get uniforms at the
start of the season we will allow non matching uniforms during the first three
weekends of January.
Schedules
We will be posting the schedule for each weekend on the internet at www.midwestvolleyball.com.
League schedules will generally be posted on the internet by the Wednesday
preceeding your playing dates. There will be no postal mailings made.
Winter Weather
Power Leagues will run as scheduled regardless of winter weather.
It is extremely unlikely that we would ever cancel a Power League. If we were
to cancel Power League due to 12+ inches of snow, we would post the information
on the website in place of that day's schedule. In the unlikely event of a
weather cancellation there will be no rescheduled dates and no refunds, teams
will simply advance to the next date in their same respective positions.
Cost
The cost to participate in the league is $440 per team. If you wish to play
also in an optional seeding date the cost is an additional $70 per date.
This year there is space for 256 teams! But don't delay getting your entry ASAP
- entry is based on a first come first serve basis. Every
year we turn teams away because the league fills before they
get registered. Teams who were in the league previously do not
have an automatic place. Last year we had 230 so get your registration in
early!
All entry fees are non-refundable, non-transferable. Do not enter a team unless
you plan to fill that place or lose your entry fee.
Trainer
Northern Lights is proud to continue its tradition of providing an athletic
trainer at it's power league dates. The trainer will be able to provide taping
services, ice, and emergency injury evaluation. This has always been great
benefit to the players and one which is becoming more important as the athletes
play at higher levels.
Location
All matches will be played in the state-of-the-art Midwest
Volleyball Warehouse Facility. This facility is the finest 8 court facility in
the Midwest!
-
8 Courts - each in 50' bays. More space than any other facility in the Midwest!
-
Full Floating Sport Court floor. Built on Neo-Shok performance pads, this floor
has a high degree of rebound and cushion. Players will see reduced injury from
repetitive jumping and training on this floor.
-
A 5000 sq ft Strength and Conditioning room.
-
Separate Athletic Training room.
-
30' wide Mezzanine, the most viewing area of any facility in the Midwest.
-
Large concession area with dual serving windows for faster service.
-
Largest Volleyball Retail store in the Midwest.
-
Easy access, Located at the intersection of County 42 & Judicial Road.
-
450+ parking spaces.
Midwest Volleyball Warehouse is designed specifically for Junior Olympic
Volleyball and is a smoke and alcohol free facility.
The facility is located in Burnsville 1.3 miles west of Burnsville Center at the
intersection of County Rd 42 and Judicial Road.
Registration
Northern Lights is proud to announce that we will once again be using the
Signuptoplay.com web based registration system. This is the best volleyball
registration system available on the web..
You can now have your players log into Signuptoplay.com individually, create or
update their own personal information, and assign themselves to your club! All
the club director has to do is assign them to one of the club teams and enter
that team into the Power League. For more information on this check out the
Signuptoplay.com website.
Once your players have entered their data and you have put together your teams
in the Signuptoplay.com registration database, you will be able to enter any
other tournament which uses the system with just a simple click of the mouse!
After you have submitted a team on line, print out the entry form and send a
check for the entry fee to Northern Lights Junior Volleyball. Please include
the name of your club on your check. The address is:
Northern Lights Junior Volleyball
14050 Judicial Road
Burnsville MN 55337
Remember the entry fee is $440 per team for the league and $70 for optional
playdays. We must receive your check within 5 days of you submitting a team in
the "on-line" registration. If we do not receive your check within 5 days of
your submission, your team will be deleted from the database and you will no
longer be registered in the league. Please send one check all teams in your
club, not one check per team.
The registration website is located at http://www.signuptoplay.com.
When registering for the power league you will need to input your club
information and your team information, you do not need to input a team roster.
You will start by creating a log-in or by using your login from last year to
create your club. The online registration program will allow you to enter the
Power League without a team roster,
If you are entering in the optional play date be sure to submit your teams to
that "on-line" also.
Please do not send us any checks until after you have registered in the
Signuptoplay.com system.
All teams must be USAV registered by the first day they play (contact Judy at
North Country Region 952-831-9150 ext 10 for further information).
Entry deadline is December 11th, 2009 or when the team limit has been reached.
Last year all divisions filled early.
All entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Be sure of your registration before you enter your team!
you may
email us at "northernlights@midwestvolleyball.com"
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