Every girl
belongs here.
Girls volleyball for grades 1–6 in Lafayette. Whether it's her first time touching a ball or she's already hooked, she gets to play, learn, compete, and have fun, in that order.
What grade is your player in?
3rd grade
- Net height
- 6′ 6″
- Serve
- Underhand from 15 ft, or overhand from 10 ft
- Ball
- Volley-Lite
She chooses underhand or overhand. Coaches encourage overhand attempts. A server stops after five points in a row.
By the end of the season: pass to a target, move up the serve progression, run pass–set–hit, hit a downball, and talk on the court.
Season dates, fees, and registration will be posted here once CSA confirms them for the coming season.
Check CSA’s volleyball pageNine weeks. One plan.
Every team follows the same curriculum: one 60-minute practice a week, built in three phases, ending in a tournament where every team plays. Pick a week to see exactly what happens at practice.
Week 1: First contact
Introductions, platform mechanics, underhand serve
Coaching tip from Stephanie Abdalla’s Curriculum Guide
Open week 1, written for each division:
From the Curriculum & Practice Guide by Stephanie Abdalla. See every plan and the drill library.
Game day, decoded.
Every new volleyball parent asks why the players keep moving. When her team wins the serve back, everyone rotates one spot clockwise, and whoever lands in spot 1 serves. Try it.
- Best two of three sets. Sets 1 and 2 go to 25, capped at 30. Set 3 goes to 15, capped at 20, and teams switch sides at 8.
- Rally scoring. Every rally earns someone a point. Win by two, up to the cap.
- A coin toss opens the match. The team that didn’t serve first in set 1 serves first in set 2. A third set gets a new toss.
- Five-in-a-row rule, grades 3–6. A server stops after five points in a row, and the serve changes.
- Three serves each, grades 1–2. Every server serves three times, no matter what. The other team still scores the rallies it wins.
- Equal playing time. No player sits out more than one rotation in a set.
- Six a side. Four players are needed to start, with a 15-minute grace period.
Jersey 1 is in spot 1, so she serves.
Know before you go.
The short version of the Player & Parent Handbook. Read it together with your player; she signs it too.
Pack the bag
Practice
- Athletic clothes, any color
- Non-marking athletic shoes
- Sealed water bottle
- Knee pads (recommended)
Game day
- CSA jersey (required)
- Athletic shorts, any color
- Knee pads (required)
- Hair tied back
- Non-marking athletic shoes
- A drink in a sealed or capped bottle
No jewelry on the court. Earrings, rings, bracelets, and necklaces come off. Medical alert jewelry is the only exception.
Where she'll be
- Practices and games
- Comeaux Rec Center
- Tournament
- Week 9. Every team plays.
Confirm your team's assigned time and court with your coach each season.
The sideline standard
- Cheer positively for her team, and for good plays by either team.
- Let the coach coach. Instructions from the stands confuse players.
- Leave the officials alone. Everyone makes mistakes, officials included.
- Wait 24 hours before raising a game-day concern, a referee’s call included. Then take it to the coach.
- Be on time at both ends. Drop off no more than 15 minutes early, and pick up within 15 minutes of the end. Running late? Call or text the coach right away.
Who to ask
- Playing time, team, or practice questionsYour coachAllow 24–48 hours for a reply
- Coach conduct, or a team issue that’s still openVolleyball Director Stephanie Abdallacajunsportslafayette@gmail.com
- Program-level issuesCSA BoardThrough csalaf.com
Every handbook, one shelf.
Free to read online or download. Coaches don't need to request access.
See you on the court.
CSA posts registration windows, team assignments, and game schedules each season. Volleyball Director Stephanie Abdalla leads the program.
Visit CSA’s volleyball pageReach the director at cajunsportslafayette@gmail.com.