Northern Indiana Volleyball Association

Ways to play

NIVA 2025-2026 REGISTRATION (will be live august 1st)

GIRLS REC LEAGUE

This is our non-travel division for girls in 3rd–12th grade.  This is a developmental league and is open to beginners to advanced skill levels.  There are many first time players as well as girls with experience that aren't ready to make the commitment to a travel schedule.

  • Winter Season
    • October-March
      • Each feeder sets their own days/times for tryouts and practices but most start end of October-November
    • Matches are played at the Mishawaka Fieldhouse:
      • January 11th
      • January 25th
      • February 8th
      • February 15
      • February 22
      • March 14-15th
        • 2 day Championship event with pool play Saturday and bracket play Sunday

FEEDER TEAMS

This division of NIVA is for 3rd-8th grade players in rec.  Players play for the feeder program where they go to school...they start to train and learn from the coaches at the school they will "feed" into.  These teams practice 1-2x a week at their local school gyms.

  • Feeder Programs for the 25-26 season
    • Bremen, Central Noble, Concord, East Noble, ECA, Elkhart, Fairfield, Goshen, Independent, Jimtown, John Glenn, LaVille, Northridge, Northwood, Warsaw, Wawasee, West Noble, Westview, NIVA South, NIVA East
      • The independent feeder is the "house" rec league for players that don't have their own school feeder - it is open to anyone from any school and we do not make any cuts! Teams practice at the Mishawaka Fieldhouse.
      • NIVA South is for players that would prefer to practice out of the Plymouth AutoPark Sports Complex
      • NIVA East is for players that would prefer to practice out of our Warsaw location.

Want to start a feeder or school team?

If you’re a parent or coach interested in forming a new feeder, please reach out! Several schools already run their own teams within our independent feeder.

HIGH SCHOOL REC

This division is for 9th-12th grade players in rec.  All high school aged non-travel girls are in this division as girls can't play for coaches in their own program or with more than 3 girls from a high school roster.  We have beginners to more advanced players and teams are picked by skill so someone new to volleyball can grow and learn on a team at their pace.  All high school rec teams practice and play at the Mishawaka Fieldhouse (not at their local school!)

BOYS REC LEAGUE

 

This is our non-travel division for boys in 3rd-12th grade. Rec league is for beginners to interemediate level players that do not want to commit to a travel team.

Information about rec teams:

  • Fall Season
    • Boys volleyball is now a sanctioned sport in Indiana that plays in the spring.
    • Our boys have always played with our girls in our winter rec league but we want to build this division and have them play their own schedule in the fall
      • boys will still be allowed to play the winter season on coed teams
  • Teams practice 1-2x a week
  • Game schedule:
    • September 15th
    • September 22nd
    • September 29th
    • October 6th
    • October 13th
    • October 20th
    • October 27th
  • All teams practice and play at the Mishawaka Fieldhouse

 

girls travel teams

This division of NIVA is for the elite players in the area looking for a more intense and competitive club experience.

We have multiple levels of travel teams:

National Teams
  • Colors: Purple, Black, Onyx
    • Highest level teams with the most competitive and extensive travel schedule with 12-15 events (depending on age) from January-June/July
    • Players on National teams are REQUIRED to go to Nationals
      • 12U-17U AAU Nationals in Orlando, FL
      • 15U-17U USAV Nationals in Indianapolis, IN
      • 18U USAV Nationals in Reno, NV
    • teams practice 2-3x a week from December-June
Select Teams
  • Colors: White, Grey
    • Highest level teams that play the most competitive schedule with 8-9 events from January-March
    • teams practice 2-3x a week from December-March
Elite Teams
  • Colors: Silver, Jade, Ruby
    • Competitive travel schedule with 8 events from January-March
    • Teams practice 2-3x a week from December-March
Regional Teams
  • Colors: Pink, Blue
    • Travel teams with a hybrid schedule of local and travel with 7 events from January-March
    • Teams practice 1-2x a week from December-March

 

BOYS TRAVEL TEAMS

This division is for boys in 4th-12th grade that are looking for a more intense and competitive club schedule.

  • Fall-Winter Season
    • Boys volleyball is now a sanctioned sport in Indiana that plays in the spring so our new fall/winter schedule aligns with standard practice in boys' club.
    • Tryouts in August
    • Practices start in September
    • Tournaments will run from October-February
  • 12U-18U age teams
  • All teams practice and play at the Mishawaka Fieldhouse

 

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Interested in volleyball training in addition to or instead of our teams?  We offer various clinics, camps and training sessions all year long!

TRAINING & LESSONS