North Suburbs League

North Suburbs League

5/28-7/2

After a successful weekly suburbs league last summer, we are bringing it back and hope to make it even better this year. Matches will be on Tuesday nights from 6-8pm. Players sign up individually so no pressure to find a partner or squad. Each player will be drafted onto a squad of 6-8 players. Everyone will play multiple games each week with various partners from their squad.

Venue

Sycamore Trails Park

1500 E Kensington Rd

Mount Prospect, IL  60056

United States

Sycamore is a nice park with a lot of space, water fountains, and a port o pot. There is a parking lot, however it only has about 25-30 spots. Try to carpool with other players if possible. If the lot is ever full, there is street parking in the neighborhood north of the park(Ironwood Dr) and a walking path right into the park. Parking options are circled in red.

Surface: Grass

Equipment

Starting in 2024, Illinois Roundnet will be switching to Premier Spike as the official equipment sponsor of our events, leagues, and pickups. We will still use Spikeball pro balls for 2024 to not make things too drastic of a change. We are excited to be using the PS sets as they are significantly more sturdy. They won’t bend into awkward shapes after big hits or serves and the rims are much less likely to break.

Schedule

We will meet every Tuesday night for 6 weeks between 5/28 and 7/2. The matches will start at 6pm and should go until 8:00 or 8:30pm. Players are welcome to come early or stay after matches to play pickup.

*This is a preliminary schedule. Times may be adjusted at league director’s discretion.

Format

The league will feature 3 different phases: a scramble, regular season play, and a postseason. The scramble will be a mini tournament held on the 1st week to gauge everyone’s skill level. Players will play with and against multiple players throughout the night. It’ll start with a good mix of skill levels but as it progresses, you’ll end up playing against players at a similar skill level.

After the scramble, the captains will draft their squads for the next 2 phases. Each player on a squad will be ranked based on their skill level. The best player will be ranked 1st, 2nd best player ranked 2nd, and so on. When 2 players on a squad play together, their combined ranking will give them a pair score. For example, if a squad’s #1 and #5 play together, that gives them a pair score of 6. To keep matchups as even as possible, pair scores set by the other squad must be within a set range(typically 3 or 4). Squads will alternate each round with who sets their lineup 1st and then who matches. 4 rounds will be played per matchup. Whichever squad wins the most total games wins the match.

After the regular season ends, squads will be seeded into the postseason bracket based on regular season record. Matchups will be played with the same format as regular season matches. 

*Format is subject to change at league director’s discretion based on the number of players, squads, time, etc.

Rules

We will be using the USA Roundnet rules at all Illinois Roundnet events. Be sure to familiarize yourself with these if you are new to the competitive scene. https://www.usaroundnet.org/rules

Pricing

5/2-5/8: $50/player

5/9-5/26: $60/player 

***Registration closes on 5/26 at 11:59pm cst

Refund Policy

Players can get refunded for their registration if they can no longer participate as long as the request is made before registration closes. Please send an email to illinoisroundnet@gmail.com or reach out to the league director, Colin, to request a refund. 

FAQs

*Is food and water provided?

No, make sure to bring enough water and snacks to last the 2-3 hours you’re there.

*Where can I get updates on social media?

Be sure to follow Illinois Roundnet on Instagram(@IllinoisRoundnet) for updates on this and other events in the state.

Any questions about this league, what Illinois Roundnet is, or about Roundnet in the state or Midwest? Send an email to Illinoisroundnet@gmail.com