September 2021 Newsletter
Contents
Fall 2021 Season Information
New Varsity Pilot Structure for Rocket League
New Game: Valorant
Fall Student Internship Program
Youtube FAQ Videos Added
Fall 2021 Season Information
Important Dates:
Sept 1: Fall Registration Opens! (closes Sept. 26)
Sept 15: All Coaches Meeting
Oct 3rd: Fall Season Begins
Dec 2-5: State Tournaments
Dec 10-12: All Stars
Games Offered:
Rocket League (Free, sponsored)
Call of Duty: Cold War 4v4 (Free, sponsored)
Valorant
Minecraft (Bedwars 4v4)
Super Smash Brothers Ultimate
Chess
Registration Information:
To register for fall season please complete the following steps:
Have your coach create your team roster in the MNVL Leaguespot platform
Go to https://www.mnvl.org/register and "purchase" a season pass for your title
Once these steps are complete your roster will be added to the league
If you do not know what the Leaguespot platform is, or if you are new to MNVL, join our last chance seminar on Sept 13-14 from 6pm-8:30pm. You can join the seminar by filling out this form.
New Varsity/JV Pilot for Rocket League
As our league grows and esports becomes more widely accepted in Minnesota, we want to also grow and provide a higher level of competition for our students.
This season we are piloting our new Varsity structure for Rocket League. All the rules can be found at https://www.mnvl.org/rules but a few key features are listed below:
Only one Varsity team per school (unlimited JV teams)
Set game times and no reschedules
Increased flexibility with substitutions
Divisional Varsity playoffs before the State Championship
Top 14 teams from Varsity make the State Championship
Top 2 teams from JV make it to the State Championship
New Game: Valorant
MNVL will be adding Valorant to its roster of titles for the fall 2021 season.
Valorant has become one of the most popular titles for competitive esports in the last year, and we are excited to see our students compete in this tactical 5v5 game.
New MNVL Interns!
We are happy to continue to provide our students with opportunities to pursue esports careers. This season we are welcoming the following interns:
Stream Production (1): Paid
Social Media (2): Paid
Casting (2): Unpaid
These interns will work with esports professionals (e.g. pro Overwatch League caster DOA will be mentoring and teaching our casters)
If you would like to work with MNVL, keep an eye out on our Discord and social media accounts for future opportunities!
MNVL YouTube
Check out our YouTube channel.
Now you can find all new FAQ videos on our YouTube to answer our players’ top questions from last year! Example below!
Featured image: Flashback to our first Minecraft tournament. This season look for BIG changes to the MNVL Minecraft Server!