Ann Arbor, MI 48103
(734)994-2300
Schedules, registration forms & player contracts can be found on the menu on the left.
 REGISTRATION PROCEDURERegistration will take place at the Rec & Ed office, 1530 Eisenhower Place between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm on the dates below.
All team registrations are due by 4:30 on July 30. Teams registering after July 30will only be added until Aug 6, IF THERE IS AN OPENING IN THEIR LEAGUE. All registration is on a first-come, first-served, space-available basis. Captains do not need to know WHO all their players are before they register a team. To ensure getting a spot in the league, captains are encouraged to register promptly July 26 or 27, then finish confirming their players. Team rosters are not due until 9/2/10. Team registration forms and player contracts are available on the forms & rules section of this website. Pre-registration is open to all returning Rec & Ed volleyball teams that played in a league during Spring, Winter, or Sand 2009, or Fall 2009. A team must meet one of the following criteria in order to be considered a returning team: (1) Have a returning sponsor (2) Have a returning captain (3) Have four returning players with signatures (2 for Quad leagues) Open registration is for all new teams or returning teams that did not participate in the league during the previous year.
OTHER WAYS TO REGISTER A VOLLEYBALL TEAM
You may also register your team before the start of the registration period, if this is more convenient. Doing so, however, does NOT give you priority over those registrations received by online or walk-in registration. Registrations received by mail, fax, or drop box on or before Monday, July 26, 2010 will be processed after 4:30 PM on July 26 if they are returning teams (new teams will be processed after 4:30 PM on July 27). Priority is given to online and walk-in registrations throughout the registration period. Any mail-in, drop-box, or faxed registrations received after July 27 will be processed at 4:30 on the day they are received.
Captain's packets are mailed out within 3 days or registration processing. Please call the office at 994-2300 x 0 if you do not receive your packet in a timely fashion.
NOTE: ROSTERS, CONTRACTS AND TEAM FEES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN PERSON BEFORE THE DEADLINE AND DURING BUSINESS HOURS AT THE REC OFFICE ON 1530 EISENHOWER PLACE. CONTRACTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT THE GYMS. Captains may send anyone they wish to drop off these items. FEE DEADLINE The last day to turn in team fees, rosters, and player contracts without incurring late penalties will be Thursday, Sept 2, 2010 before 5:00 pm. Any contracts turned in after September 2 will be assessed a late fee of $2.00 per contract.
Rec & Ed accepts cash, credit cards (Visa, American Express, and Mastercard only), money orders, certified, corporate checks, or a single check from the team sponsor, captain, or a designated team member for sponsor and team fees. Corporate credit cards are accepted only with prior approval from the Finance Department. No personal checks will be accepted for partial payments, late or non-resident fees. All checks are payable to Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS). NOTE: The Fall Season is 10 weeks instead of 7 weeks (all other Rec & Ed Volleyball seasons are 7 weeks long). Fees reflect a season which is 30% longer than other Rec & Ed seasons. (Sunday Quads plays 11 weeks in fall 2001).
*The league entry / sponsor fee is the initial fee paid by all teams at registration to reserve their spot in the league. All teams pay both the sponsor / registration fee plus the team fee, regardless of whether or not the team is sponsored.
The non-resident fee applies to all players and substitutes who reside outside the boundaries of the Ann Arbor Public School District. +Corec Sunday Quads is a 'call your own' recreational league for Open, Advanced or Intermediate players that features a round-robin style of play during the weekly two-hour sessions. If any Sunday Quads league has a 7th team, the team fee will be $261 and the league will last 14 weeks (with 2 bye weeks) instead of 11. INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT A TEAM (return to top)Players may register for Corec Instructional INDIVIDUALLY, without having a team. Players may sign up to be on the same team as a friend. See description directly below. SPECIALITY LEAGUES for this FALLINSTRUCTIONAL COREC LEAGUE The instructional league is a Corec League that combines instruction along with game play. 8 weeks of league play includes playing 3 shortened games each week with the remainder of the hour spent on drills to improve skills. An excellent introduction to volleyball leagues for those with limited volleyball experience. Individuals without their own team will be formed into teams for this league. Coach / Official is Mark Comstock.
Men's Major Triples Designed to be a highly-competitive league for men who play in Open or AA leagues. This "call your own" league plays 3 games per 1-hour match each week, the same as other Rec & Ed 6-player leagues.
40 & OVER COMPETITIVE COREC QUADS “CALL YOUR OWN” FRIDAY LEAGUE!! Players in this league must have their 40th birthday by
SEASON LENGTH & START DATES (return to top)All 6-player teams (except Instructional) play 10 matches and start on a THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2010. Corec Quads plays 11 or 14 weeks and starts Sept. 12, 2010. Corec Instructional plays 8 weeks and starts September 27, 2010. FEE DEADLINES Sponsor fees are due at the time of registration. The deadline for turning in team fees, non-resident fees, player contracts, and team rosters is Thursday, September 2. Any contracts turned in after 5:00 pm on Sept. 2 will be charged a $2 per player late fee. All fees must be paid at the Rec & Ed office, 1515 S. 7th Street, Ann Arbor, between 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. DEADLINES FOR DROPPING, ADDING & TRANSFERRING PLAYERS
*$2.00 fee per player will be assessed after Thursday, September 2, 2010, for any transfers or adds. GAME SITES & TIMES (return to top)All games are played at AAPS Middle Schools. Start times will be as early as 7:00 pm and as late as 9:50 pm. PRACTICE TIMES & PERMITSPublic elementary school gymnasiums are available for teams to rent for weekly practices during the season. At the time of team registration, captains will have the opportunity to rent a 7-8 weekly 60-minute practice time slor. The gym rental request form must be filled out, accompanied by the one-time fee of $30. Practice permits and gym reservations are issued on a first-come, first-served basis. LEAGUE FORMAT & RULES
UNIFORMSUniforms are recommended but not required for participation in the Rec & Ed league, especially for Libero players. MRPA teams ARE required to wear identical, numbered shirts for the tournament.
Teams requesting a sponsor/deposit fee refund must complete and submit a refund request form or email the League Director.
2010 FALL VOLLEYBALL STAFF
"Instructional Volleyball" is for players who desire to have an opportunity to practice specific skills in addition to game play. "Quads" volleyball is a league for Corec 4-player teams for intermediate (B), advanced (A), or Open (AA) players who desire a recreational league that does not use officials. Each team plays ONE game against each other team in the league (usually 5) during each weekly 2-hour session. "B" Quads uses rally scoring but does not use let serve. "A" and "AA" Quads uses both rally scoring and let serves. STANDINGS AND STATISTICSWeekly standings are posted online on this website. They are also emailed to captains weekly in an Excel document and available from the site supervisor at the gym beginning the second week of the season. To verify standings, call the statistician at the Rec office at 994-2300 ext.53218. PLAYER ELIGIBILITYPlayers may participate on only one team in each program. For example, a woman may play on one Women's team and one Corec, but not on two Women's teams. Men may not play in the women's program but women may play in the men's program. Players must be at least 16 years old, unless specific permission is requested by the parent and an exception is granted by the Coordinator of Team Sports. EXCEPTIONS: A player may play on ALL of these Corec teams at the same time: Corec Quads, Reverse, 40+, Instructional, and Corec 6-person. A player may also play in both Men's 6s and Mens' Triples. ROSTER LIMITA maximum of 15 players are allowed on a roster. (12 for MRPA State Tournament) MRPA TOURNAMENTAll Ann Arbor Rec & Ed teams are eligible to petition for a berth to compete in the Michigan Recreation & Parks Association State Tournament at the appropriate level (A, BB, B, or C). The State Tournament is held on a Saturday or Sunday in late March or early April. The team fee is approximately $140. Interested teams should contact the Volleyball Supervisor by February 1. In 2010, eight Rec & Ed teams competed in the State tournament, resulting in one State Champion team and FOUR runner-up teams!
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