LINE-UP FOR THE 2025 SEASON

NEW! ADULT RECREATIONAL VOLLEYBALL TRAINING!  REGISTRATION OPEN BY APRIL 21st

• This training is for adults new to volleyball.  No need to worry about looking foolish - everyone will be a novice!  Targeted for people who would like to learn the proper basic techniques for playing and get an opportunity to use it during each session. 

• Details are still being finalized, but the training will likely run for four weekly 90-minute sessions on either Monday or Thursday evenings and will include play.  If we remain at four sessions, the cost will likely be $60/player total.

• This is a great stepping stone to the 6-on-6 My Social Sport Adult League described below.

• If there is interest, we may offer a similar training for those with some prior exposure to volleyball.  Contact Len at SNHsandvolleyball@gmail.com to express interest.

THE LADDERS DOUBLES LEAGUE (GIRLS/WOMEN THRU ~COLLEGE AGE) REGISTRATION OPEN - Signups from Amherst, Antrim, Ashby, Auburn, Bedford, Brookline, Dracut, Goffstown, Hollis, Hudson, Londonderry, Manchester, Nashua, New Ipswich, Pelham, Peterborough, Salem, Townsend and Wilton! 

• Limited-experience middle-schoolers through D1 sand college players and recent grads, all playing against teams at their own skill level.  $110/player. 

• Two-hour sessions on Sunday at 4PM and 6PM, May 4 to June 29, plus a free clinic.

• Subs and absences allowed for conflict weeks.

• Details on the Ladders Girls/Women's League link at the top right.

THE LADDERS DOUBLES LEAGUE (REVERSE COED) - REGISTRATION OPEN

• See description above, but on Friday evenings, June 6th to July 25th

• Details & Registration on the Ladders Coed League link at the top right.

MY SOCIAL SPORTS ADULT RECREATIONAL SAND VB LEAGUE - REGISTRATION OPEN

• Session 1 starts Wednesday, May 7th, running for 8 weeks from 6 to 8 PM.  Sign up as a free agent or as a team.

• No experience necessary!  May split league into multiple levels depending on team experience levels.

• Details and registration at My Social Sports.

NH VB CLUB SAND CAMP - REGISTRATION NOT YET OPEN

• Grade 5 through college girls & boys

• Monday & Thursday at 8AM, 10AM and noon from June 16th to July 24th

• Details and sign-ups (link coming soon)

ADULT & HIGH SCHOOL DROP-IN PLAY - NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY

• Every Tuesday from 5PM to dark from May through September

• For adults and high schoolers targeted at intermediate level or higher (Yankee level C- to C+, with exceptions on both ends).

• Two courts of 4-4 or 6-6 and one court reserved for doubles. Once there are too many teams waiting on the doubles court, this court will switch to king/queen of the court so players aren't sitting waiting for multiple games to end. 

• Bring a ball if you have one. 

• COST: $5/player ($20 for season pass). Venmo preferred for payment. Pay SNHsandvolleyball. In notes, include "Drop-In Play", date and full name of player. (6199 is last four digits of phone if asked by Venmo). 

• No sign-up necessary.

YOUTH INTRO TO BEACH VB - GATHERING CONTACT INFO OF INTERESTED PARENTS

• Boys and girls, 6-11

• Six late afternoons – dates TBD

• Email SNHsandvolleyball@gmail.com to get on the "interested list" and to be notified once a schedule is set.

STILL IN THE WORKS....stay tuned!

• Weeknight junior or adult 4s sand tourneys

COURT RENTAL

• Sand courts can be rented by organizations for events (end-of-club-season parties, team practices, tournaments, etc.) for $20/hour/court

• Includes set-up of nets & lines per specification (small court for 2's, large court for 4's or 6's, net height)

• Contact Len at SNHsandvolleyball@gmail.com or 781-454-6199 for more information.

DROP IN ANY-TIME 

• Any time all courts aren't used for scheduled events, courts may be used for free, first come - first served.

• Bring a ball, however, we try to keep some balls available in the container by the gate entrance for your use.  Usually there is one standard beach volleyball and one or more lightweight balls for youth.

• For this season, grass nets are not allowed at the Brookline ballpark, in order to repair the grass.  An alternative location at the Mountain Road ballpark is available for grass net use.

• Read facility guidelines below for more details.

FACILITY GUIDELINES

Residents of Brookline and surrounding communities are welcome to use our facility during daylight hours.  

For those that have been here before, just a few reminders...

• Feel free to raise/lower and tighten the nets when you play.  After play, it is critical that you loosen the nets so they have about a foot of sag, and re-Velcro the padding.

• Please do not climb over the baseball home run fence when entering or exiting.

• No alcohol or dogs (or alcoholic dogs😀) allowed at the park (except service animals).

• Despite the tall net, baseballs can land in the sand, particularly from left-handed hitters.  You are solely responsible for ensuring your safety.

• Please leave the park cleaner than when you arrived.

• Raking the sand from the edges back to the depression in the middle of each side of the court is always appreciated!

• Park neighbors live only a couple hundred feet from the courts.  Please be considerate of noise and music levels.

• Town Request: Small groups are allowed to set up a grass net, but there should be a local Brookline member participating.  The intent is to keep the grass use limited in order to preserve the grass for other town activities.  Grass nets should never be set up inside the home-run fence or in left field of the far field.

For those that are new, here's what else you need to know....

• We are located at the Brookline Ball Park at 3 Frances Drive.

• Use of the courts are free for unreserved play.  Check the calendar above to ensure no planned activity is using the sand courts.

• Grass nets may not be set up at the ballpark this season.  They may be set up at the Mountain Road Ballpark.

• Park in the parking lot or along the right side of Frances Drive adjacent to the park.  Do not park on the cul-de-sac, or the left side of the street.

• Bring your own ball.  We try to have a couple balls available for use in the bin by the gated entrance, but there is no guarantee.

• There is a bathroom that is open only during select events.  There are well-maintained port-a-potties for other times.

• There is a drinking fountain and a foot wash available.

• In the unusual situation where all three courts are occupied with unreserved play, and another group is waiting, players should give up their court after an hour of play.  They can jump back on once another group reaches their hour.

• If you are looking to reserve the sand courts (i.e. guarantee access or for planned events), contact Len at SNHsandvolleyball@gmail.com or 781-454-6199.  There will typically be a $20/hour/court fee.

• Players and spectators assume the risks inherent in outdoor activities at a park.  Baseballs can enter the sand courts from either of the two fields and players/spectators are solely responsible for monitoring that activity to ensure their own safety.  

• If you have any questions, text or call Len at 781-454-6199 (or email SNHsandvolleyball@gmail.com.)

Travel Times (during typical traffic to 3 Frances Drive, Brookline, NH):

New Hampshire

• Nashua: Exit 6 on Route 3 (Everett Turnpike): 20 minutes

• Londonderry (Interstate 93 Exit 4): 40 minutes

• Manchester (intersection of Highway 101/293 & Everett Turnpike): 30 minutes

Connecticut

• Interstate 84 at Mass border: 1 hour 10 minutes

Maine

• Kittery: 1 hour 11 minutes

Massachusetts

• NH border on Route 3: 25 minutes

• Burlington (intersection of Interstate 95 & Route 3): 43 minutes

• Littleton (Interstate 495 Exit 80 at HW119): 30 minutes

• Lowell (intersection of Interstate 495 & Route 3): 34 minutes

• Lunenberg (Walmart): 20 minutes

• Worcester (intersection of Interstate 290 & HW190): 46 minutes

Rhode Island

• Providence (Hopkins Park): 1 hour 26 minutes

Vermont

• Brattleboro (NH border near Interstate 91): 1 hour 11 minutes