Fall 2023 League Play

Our developmental prep leagues will focus on all skills needed to develop the fundamentals of the game such as blocking, hitting, passing, serving, and offensive and defensive systems while also helping prepare athletes for the next level of competition...whether that's school or club volleyball. We do this by providing athletes with practices and matches in a league setting with a trained volunteer coach. All coaches will go through classroom and on the court training to provide our athletes with the best possible instruction. Trainings are lead by the Avalanche Club Coaches.

The Fall season will run 8-weeks and include: 8-weeks of practices, a Practice/Clinics lead by the Avalanche Club Coaches, match play, and an end-of-season single elimination tournament. All athletes will receive a jersey during the first week of practice.

The athletes team placement is determined by their friend and/or coach request. Practices are held on Monday or Tuesday evenings for the Yeti & Blizzard Divisions and Wednesdays for White Out 4s league.  Matches for all divisions will be played on Saturday mornings.

Fall 2023 Tournament Brackets

Please understand that we are a developmental prep league, not a recreational league. I want to see athletes improve, progress, and develop proper fundamentals that will allow them the opportunity to have a lengthy playing career. I want our program and coaches to inspire and promote healthy competition among our athletes, so they’ll want to push each other and compete with each other. We believe in training, accountability, and working hard to make your teammates better. While I would love to be a program for everyone, that’s just not the case. For an athlete to be successful within our Yeti and Blizzard programs, they have to want to be here. If an athlete has little to no desire to learn, improve, or advance their volleyball skill set, they will not enjoy the program or help with the development of their teammates.

Refund Policy

  • To withdraw from the Avalanche Athletics, Fall 2023 Developmental Volleyball season, you must contact Chris Stanfield by email (chris@avalancheathletics.com) no later than Tuesday, August 8, 2023. An 90% refund of the paid registration fee will be given until that date. After the above date listed, refunds will not be available.

League Dates 

  • Parent/Player Orientation (In-Person) | Saturday, August 12, 9:00am
  • League Dates | August 14 - October 7, 2023
  • Training with Club Coaches | Saturday, August 19, 2023
  • Tournament Dates | Saturday, October 7, 2023 | ALL DAY

Match Schedule | TBA 

Practice & Match Locations 

  • Practices:
    • Thunderbirds BGCS (Grayhawk | 20199 N. 78th Pl. Scottsdale, AZ 85255)
  • Matches
    • Thunderbirds BGCS (Grayhawk | 20199 N. 78th Pl. Scottsdale, AZ 85255)
  • BGCS Membership Required ($25 for the year)

Sibling Discount 

  • $12.50 sibling discount (SibFall2023 )