Lanier Little League (L3) (K-5th)

LANIER LITTLE LEAGUE (L3)

Lanier Little League (L3) is a recreational volleyball program run by Lanier Volleyball Club in conjunction with local parks and recreational departments. 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 drafted onto teams where they will train and play with and among their same/similar age peers. L3 athletes practice once a week and also play in-house matches once per week.

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.

The Fall 2018 Session begins October 12th (10/12/18) – Registration is Open!

Registration Closes on 10/5/18

Please note, if you are new to registering with Gainesville City Parks and Rec, you will need to create a new account through them. Account creation often takes 24 hours before you are able to register. If you have trouble with this process, please call (770) 297-5451.

Lanier Little League Set-up

Players will be drafted onto 1 team based upon an evaluation. During practices, teams will practice skills in both a large group and team setting. During matches, players will play with their team every week as well as play in small sided games where an official score is kept and results tracked.

Basic Information

Practices: Tuesdays (1 hour duration)

Matches: Saturdays (1-2 hours duration)

Important Dates

Friday, 10/5 – Registration Closes
Friday, 10/12 – Player Evaluation
Sunday, 10/14 – Draft & Team Selection Notification Email
Tuesday, 10/16 – 1st Team Practice
Saturday, 10/27 – 1st Matches
Saturday, 11/17 – End of Season Tournament (Final Matches)
Team/Individual Pictures – Date/Time TBA

See Fall 2018 Schedule Here

At Practice

Courts broken up into large courts ensures more net space and small sided games, not lines, teaching athletes the game
Time spent with both your athlete’s team coach and multiple professional coaches training groups.

At Matches

6 v 6 match play with your child’s team
Official small sided games (score & results kept)
Season ending tournament

The Science Behind The Program

The GAME teaches the GAME
- We are seeking to create a culture of PLAY – Kids learn best and have more FUN by doing, not waiting in lines (click for link to information from USA Volleyball on learning).
- We are aiming to teach Pass, Set, Hit from the very start! – The real game is not played in bits and pieces.
MORE reps = FASTER learning (click for link to information from USA Volleyball on reps)
- We are creating more (and smaller) courts so that there are more opportunities for touches and reps. (click for link to information from USA Volleyball on small courts)
- We use SMALL SIDED games of 1, 2, 3 or 4 first and most often, even in preparation for 6 v 6. (See video on right)
Set the ATHLETES up for SUCCESS
- We are committed to creating individual growth opportunities
- We use variations of SMALL SIDED games to allow for individual measurement of skills and success independent from the team setting
- We organize groups to allow athletes to play with and against a wide variety of opponents (among peers).

Seen above are 11U players in Thailand playing a HIGH level of volleyball for their age

The international training model used to teach these young athletes above are the same principles we are using! (FIVB Cool Volley)

training only with SMALL SIDED games, and building SLOWLY towards bigger games before reaching 6 v 6.

We use a combination of the international FIVB model and USAV’s MiniVolley

Youth Programs are coordinated by Bill Bush, Mary Beth Peake and David Peake. If you have any questions, please email

Mary Beth/ David Peake – laniervolleyball@gmail.com

Bill Bush – billbush@adventures.org.

*If you are interested in coaching for Lanier Little League (L3), please contact the Club Director, David Peake at the above email address.