Optimist Farm Activities

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These sports programs are currently open for registration. Create an account and add your kids to see which programs they can sign up for based on their ages.

Summer 2025 Beach Volleyball

Summer Recreational Beach Volleyball! Get excited about playing beach volleyball at the Optimist Farm sand volleyball courts. They are mostly shaded in the evenings, which is when we play, so don't worry about the blistering heat--the courts are generally very pleasant and the Optimist Farm property is private and somewhat secluded--but convenient to all of southern Wake County.

Here are some details on the fun so you can be aware of what to expect!

The format of the season:

Evaluations: Week of June 2nd. More details on evaluation times will be provided.
Teams will be formed by the coaches just after evaluations. We will keep teams small, with about 6 players on a team. Please consider that when signing up, since players who are absent a lot will impact the team's ability to succeed.
Practices are usually 90 minutes, but could be 2 hours or 1 hour, depending on scheduling and the number of teams formed. Practices and games will be on Monday through Thursday evenings. We generally do not practice the week of July 4th.
Before games, there are generally 2 practices a week. Sample practice times are: 5:30 to 7:00 or 6:30 to 8:00. The courts may have to be shared based on coaches' availability.
Games will start the week after July 4th, the week starting on the 7th. When games start, teams will generally have 1 evening of games per week and 1 practice per week.
The end-of-season tournament is in late August.

For more details about our program and the season, please take a look at our website and ask questions in our Facebook community.

NOTES:

We need more coaches and community volunteers to make this season successful. Please consider some areas where you could volunteer to help. Here are some ideas:

More coaches are needed
Someone to coordinate getting referees for games
Someone to help with scheduling practices and games. The courts are only really used Monday through Thursday evenings by our league. Friday and Saturday evening are generally off limits. During the day courts are available though it is likely very hot many days in the Summer. If we could support more teams, we could expand our program and more easily grow in the future.
Sponsors and donations for new volleyballs or other improvements around the courts
Other helpers such as assistant coaches and bookkeepers.