About High School

Varsity, JV1, JV2, and JV3

Generally, you will be required to attend two practices per week (starting in September) and one match per week.  Practice days and times vary by team. Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays

September – focus is on conditioning and skill development 

October - round robin playoffs to determine where you will be seeded  

Matches start end of October for JV3 and November for Varsity, JV1, JV2

Varsity

The team consists of 6 singles and 1 doubles team. 8 unique players

JV1

The team consists of 4 singles and 1 doubles team. 6 unique players

JV2

The team consists of 5 singles.

Varsity/JV1/JV2

These teams are filled based on the number of players and experience level of the players.  This is to ensure players have the best competitive experience.  

With few exceptions, once you have been seeded – you will play that seed for the remainder of the season (10 matches). Doubles players play only doubles matches and singles players play only singles for the season.  Tournaments allow players to compete in both singles and doubles.

Varsity, JV1 and JV2 matches are usually scheduled after school (3:30 PM  or 4 PM start)    

Players are responsible for getting themselves to a match. Players stay until all team matches are complete for a brief team meeting.

Matches start at the beginning of November.  10 matches will be scheduled.  They will conclude with the State Tournament in February.  Your record at the end of the season  will determine how the player will be placed in their bracket for the state tournament.

National High School Racquetball Championships run Wednesday through Sunday at the end of February/beginning of March.  Location rotates yearly between St. Louis and Portland, Oregon (2026 in St. Louis).  

JV3

For beginners or players at this level of skill, the JV3 league is run slightly different.  JV3 players will play a mixture of singles and doubles matches over the course of the season.  JV3 matches are played on Saturdays, starting at the end of October and concluding with a State Tournament in February.  

JV3 League:  

• Roster can be as many players as you want.   

• Players from all participating schools are grouped together into one large pool/ladder.   

• Each week every player competes against 3 unique opponents in 1 game to 11 points.   

• The results determine the player’s week to week progress up and down the ranking ladder for the entire league.   

• Based on the weekly ladder position, the player is grouped in a pool with similarly ranked players to compete weekly in games each Saturday.  

• 9 Saturdays make up the league season and the 10th weekend is the State Tournament.  

• 2-3 weeks of the 9 weeks are doubles.  The intent of doubles weeks is to introduce the players to doubles competition.  On those weeks all players are awarded points for three 11 point wins for participating.