Lanier Little League (L3)
Lanier Little League (L3) is a recreational volleyball program run by Lanier Volleyball Club in conjunction with Lakewood Baptist Church Recreation Ministry. Focus is on instruction and development of the fundamentals of volleyball: passing, setting, blocking, hitting, serving, and defense, as well as team concepts through instruction and game play. Players are grouped by age where they will train and play with and among their same/similar age peers. L3 athletes practice twice a week and also play in-house matches once per week.
Lanier Little League (L3) serves boys and girls in Grades K-5
Registration for FALL 2024 is OPEN!! (closes 9/27)
Early Bird Registration ($100 instead of $130) ended 8/10
Cost: See Dates
- Early Bird – $100 (ends 8/10)
- Regular – $130 (ends 9/27)
Dates: 9/30-10/28
- Player Evaluations – Monday, 9/30 – Times TBA after registration closes on 9/27.
Practices: Thursdays (and select Mondays)
- September: 30
- October: 3, 7, 10, 17, 21, 24
- A Practice time will be assigned to your athlete after Player Evaluations.
Matches: See Dates
- October 7, 14
- End of Season Tournament on Monday, October 28
Player Evaluations – Monday, 9/30 – Times TBA after registration closes on 9/27.
Athletes are drafted onto teams grouped by grade after an initial player evaluation. Lanier’s goal is to seek to create even teams to promote athlete skill growth and allow great competition on Match Days. All athletes are placed on a team.
*We make every attempt to honor requests to have friends & carpool buddies play together. Please also let us know if you have a practice time slot (5:30-6:30, 6:30-7:30, 7:30-8:30 PM) that does not work and we will make every attempt to honor it – note that older teams typically practice at a later time slot.
Divisions – typically, athletes are divided as follows – this is subject to change based upon registration numbers.
- K-1st
- 2nd-3rd
- 4th-5th
At Practice
- Frequent use of small sided games (1 v 1, 2 v 2, 3 v 3), not lines, teaching athletes the game
- Time spent with both your athlete’s team coach and multiple professional coaches with your athlete’s team
At Matches
- 6 v 6 match play with your child’s team
- Triple Volley Format (serve, toss, toss)
- Season ending tournament
Registration for FALL 2024 is OPEN!! (closes 9/27)
Early Bird Registration ($100 instead of $130) ended 8/10
Program Philosophy
All programs within Lanier Volleyball Club are run in accordance to our mission to provide athletes in the North Georgia area with the highest level of technical, tactical and physical training available. The model used for the L3 program is a cutting edge program created around well researched motor learning principles and player development/advancement science. This model allows for less time waiting in line, more touches on the ball, faster player development and higher skill retention rates.