APPROVED!  39-7

IT'S OFFICIAL!

SANCTION BEGINS 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR! 

THANK YOU TO THE MSHSL LEAGUE DELEGATES, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE STAFF FOR YEARS OF WORK TO BRING BOYS VOLLEYBALL TO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA!  

MN AND MANY NATIONAL SUPPORTERS ARE SO APPRECIATIVE AND EXCITED TO FURTHER ADVANCE THIS STRONG AND POPULAR SPORT IN OUR REGION!

WE ARE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL!

SINCERELY,
MN BOYS HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION
 ITS PARTICIPANTS, ADVOCATES, & ADMINISRATORS

MEETING SUMMARY AND NEXT STEPS NOTED BELOW

THE VOTE:
THE MSHSL 48 MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY APPROVED THE PROPOSAL TO SANCTION BOYS VOLLEYBALL AS A HIGH SCHOOL SPORT FOR THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR ON MAY 9, 2023, WITH A VOTE OF 39-7-2.

THE SEASON:
THE MSHSL BOD AND EXECUTIVE STAFF FORMED A TASKFORCE TO RESEARCH AND PROVIDE A FORMAL RECOMMENDATION AS TO WHICH SEASON BOYS VOLLEYBALL WILL BE PLAYED - FALL (2024) OR SPRING (2025) - AS THE FIRST FULLY SANCTIONED OFFICIAL SEASON. 

THIS TASKFORCE ASSEMBLED FOR 3 MONTHS, THEN MADE THE DECISION TO RECOMMEND SPRING AS THE OFFICIAL SEASON FOR BOYS VOLLEYBALL.    

ON OCTOBER 5, 2023, MEETING, THE MSHSL BOARD UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO APPROVE THE SPRING RECOMMENDATION.  THE FIRST FULLY SANCTIONED SEASON WILL TAKE PLACE IN SPRING OF 2025. 

SEASON START DATE, COACHES ASSOCIATION, AND OTHER DETAILS WILL BE REVIEWED AND ESTABLISHED OVER THE NEXT MONTHS PRIOR TO SPRING 2025.

2023-24 TRANSITION YEAR:
THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR SEASON WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE SPRING OF 2024 IN AN EMERGING SPORT STATUS.  THIS MEANS MSHSL, ITS MEMBER SCHOOLS, AND MN BOYS HSVB ASSN WILL OPERATE IN COLLABORATION TO OFFER BOYS HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL. 

Hugh McCutcheon, Former University of MN Women’s Volleyball Coach,  Men’s &  Women’s USA/Olympic Volleyball Coach

“As momentum builds and our numbers continue to grow, it's important to remember that the female and male versions of our sport help each other immensely. There are very few sports that can say that. Without question, having a boys volleyball team will help your girls team and vice versa.  The response and participation has been phenomenal.”

Walt Weaver, MN Hall of Fame/Northern Lights Club Coach & MN Boys High School Volleyball Association Founder

“The inaugural and second Minnesota Boys’ high school seasons were huge successes by any standard.

I cannot tell you how excited I am by what I have seen so far.  I attended matches at several sites and the level of excitement and passion I witnessed was shocking.  A highlight was a match between Farmington and Lakeville South at South.  The stands were full with fans, the National Anthem played,  we had introductions of players and a highly contested match with boisterous fans on both sides.  I knew then that nothing would stop this mission, and that someday I would be watching a Boys High School State Volleyball Championship.”

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