Hello Chisago Lakes Volleyball family,
Wow! What a week in the volleyball world. I’ve been waiting to gather more information before updating you, but there are still so many questions. I want to give you what we know.
First of all, you have all seen that our volleyball season has been moved to the spring. This is applicable for our high school and middle school program.
Here is what we know:
- The school year will be split into 4 seasons, so the “normal” spring season is now in the summer. This means that athletes will not need to choose between volleyball and their spring sport. They will not overlap.
- The season will be condensed to 8 weeks (instead of 11 like normal), roughly from March 15- May 15.
- We will be able to hold some practices this fall. Most likely evening practices, most likely in the WCC.
- Many club programs are offering full fall seasons for high schoolers (for the first time!) and for middle schoolers. Many of these options are cheaper than full winter seasons. You can find details about these programs at Crossfire, Kokoro, Minnesota Select, Northern Lights, and MN Premier and more by following these links. Some of these programs are solely scrimmage leagues, some of these are full training seasons (with practices, weight lifting, and competitions). Please read carefully.
- Our captains are creating some opportunities for our athletes to connect this fall and winter. They are creating some social options that will follow social distancing guidelines. More details to come.
- The healthier our community is, the better chance we have of a fantastic season this spring!
What we do NOT know and are waiting on more details from the MSHSL:
- The exact start and end date of the season.
- Our competition schedule (potentially only conference matches, potentially no weekend tournaments, potentially no section playoffs, etc.)
- The exact parameters on our fall practices (what we have heard is 12 total practices from mid-September through mid-October. This is NOT official and we do not know yet).
- If fall club or winter club commitments will affect eligibility for fall school practices or spring competition season.
What is coming:
- Details on our fall practices will be posted soon- as soon as the MSHSL approves them I will email you all! Answers to the above questions will be answered as soon as possible.
- Masks for all the summer campers (and those who ordered more) will be sent to your houses within the next two weeks!
- Apparel delivery and exchanges (only applicable to shorts, kneepads, and socks)- if you need to exchange a size or have not received your shorts, kneepads, or socks yet, send me your address and they will be sent to your house. For some reason, these were all delivered to the school.
It has been SO wonderful to work with our athletes in the gym this summer. They have worked so hard and we’ve seen tremendous growth in a short amount of time- you can tell they’re all just thankful to be in the gym! Our full high school coaching staff was able to work with the girls all summer and it was fantastic. Thank you to all who were able to attend.
You may have heard some exciting news that I am pregnant with our first child. My husband and I are very excited! While I am due in February and this shift in schedule creates some challenges, I have assured our athletes this will not affect our season or future seasons. I’m thankful for an incredible personal support team to help in this way. Thank you to all who have shared your congratulations!
Our athletes have shown resiliency and positivity in this fall change. It is not easy- it is frustrating, confusing, and painful. But we have worked hard to process those emotions together, provide outlets and resources, and to move forward with positivity and “controlling what we can control”. Thank you for assisting in this effort and being a resource of support for your daughters.
We will get through this together, and this spring will be the best season yet!
As always, please reach out with questions and expect more updates for me soon.
Go Wildcats!
-Hannah & the CLVB staff
Chisago Lakes Volleyball 