THE ARETÉ ACADEMY SCHEDULE - 2025
| 2025 Areté Academy Session - Girls & Boys AGES: 8-12 | 2025 Dates | Days | Time | Registration - Full Session or 1 Day/Week Only | Registration - Drop In Only | Cost |
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| WINTER SESSION | January 27 - March 5 | Mondays & Wednesdays | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Register Here! | Register Here - Drop In! | $285 for full session or $150 for 1-day/week or $30 drop-in rate |
| SPRING SESSION | March 24 - April 30 | Mondays & Wednesdays | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Register Here! | Register Here - Drop In! | $285 for full session or $150 for 1-day/week or $30 drop-in rate |
| SUMMER SESSION | June 2 - July 30 | Mondays & Wednesdays | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | |||
| FALL SESSION | September 8 - October 22 | Mondays & Wednesdays | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | |||
| CLUB PREP Evaluations | June 8 | Sunday | 2:00-4:00 PM | |||
| CLUB PREP Evaluations | June 14 | Saturday | 10:00 AM-12:00 PM |
*Schedule subject to change. Our Academy training will not be held on days that fall on or near a holiday. There will be no training clinics on Easter, Memorial Day, Labor Day week, Thanksgiving week, the week of Christmas and New Year's Eve/Day. Communication reminders that may be warranted during each session will be provided as needed.
ARETÉ ACADEMY
The Areté Academy is an annually focused training program aimed at providing a solid foundation for each skill necessary to successfully play volleyball. In our Academy, we focus on individual skills, teamwork and much more: passing, serving, setting, attacking, defense, blocking, etc. in a fun, challenging environment!
We are excited to have YOU join us for this incredible skill development program!
We offer our Academy training to ages 8 - 12 (3rd - 6th grade), plus our Next Level athletes ages 13-14 (7th - 8th grade). Our Next Level athletes are scheduled at a different time than our 8-12 year old athletes. Next Level will relaunch soon.
Join us during our upcoming training sessions to work on your individual volleyball skills in a high-energy, positive, challenging environment with experienced & professional level coaching.
Lil' A's - ages 8-9 (2nd-3rd grade)
Academy Jrs. - ages 9-12 (4th-6th grade)
Academy Elite - ages 9-12 (4th-6th grade, experienced, potential + club level)
Next Level - ages 13-14 (7th-8th grade, beginner to club-level experience) - TBD: to be schedule at a different time than our 8-12 year olds.
Age/Grade groupings for each Academy level is simply a guide. For more advanced athletes, we may suggest the Academy Elite session or different skills clinics as appropriate.
Each week, we will introduce new skills and continue to enhance upon already learned skills to lead toward mastery! We will demonstrate and focus on proper technique & IQ, as well as the teamwork and communication needed to be successful on the court.
Club Prep: We now offer an Academy Club Prep program for players seeking to prepare for a full USAV club experience.
Summer 2025 we plan to host our inaugural Summer League. Through an evaluation process, players will be placed on a team based on skill, potential, coachability, positional opportunities, age group, etc. Teams will be provided an Areté coach for Summer League Games (scheduled during the summer). The goal is for players to attend the Academy Summer I Series for skill development while also enjoying game-play experiences during our Summer League. Please note that players can sign up for our Summer I Academy only without the Summer League.
Stay tuned for more information on our Summer 2025 League & Academy Club Prep Program.
Trust us when we say...You do not want to miss out on this incredible training opportunity to learn from the best in the North Texas Region!
We look forward to having YOU a part of our incredible Academy training program!
Areté CLUB PREP: 9U - 14U
Club Prep is developmental training in a fun and encouraging environment that will increase athletes' confidence, skills, and court/game IQ. Club Prep is a SIX month program that provides club level training for families who are not quite ready for the expense or amount of travel commitment of a club team, may have missed the North Texas Region acceptance date for club team placement and want to ensure they are not falling behind, athletes who want something more competitive than recreational volleyball, and/or the multi-sport athlete who potentially can’t make the full commitment to club.
Club Prep is a way for athletes to prepare for next season's tryouts, either Club or Middle School, so they can make their desired team.
Start Date: Club Prep will start the first full week in November and run through the last week of April, including a season ending tournament.
2024-2025 Season: Nov 4th - Apr 30
2025-2026 Season: Nov 3 - Apr 30
Practices: 2 practices a week for 1.5 hours a day**
Games Days: Mini competition days (schedule to be announced for each team) during the season or participation in NTR/USAV local tournaments.
Gear: 2 practice shirts and 1 game day shirt/jersey.
2024-2025 Season Cost: $1500 + processing fee (paid in 4-6 installments).
2024-2025 Season Team Placement & Fulfillment Dates: Monday, October 28 & Wednesday, October 30, 2024.
(Please choose to attend either one or both team placement dates in this registration)
QUESTIONS?
contact April Isaacs, Academy Director at April.Isaacs@areteathletics.com
We are working on our coaches, check back soon!