Beginning of The Season Newsletter
Contents
A Word From The League
Coordinator Checklist
Player Checklist
Partners
Season Formatting & Reminders
MNVL YouTube Video of the Month
A Word From The League
Hey all,
This is our second newsletter for September and itâs more informational to help coaches and players make sure theyâre prepared for the upcoming season. As everything with school and esports gets going again, things can be hectic so make sure to take a few minutes to go through the checklists provided in the sections below. Weâve also included a section for players to go through and make sure theyâre set to compete. Please make sure as a coordinator youâre able to check off the entire list and that your players, especially your captains, are refreshed on the rules and what they need to do in Leaguespot.
The last section has reminders of important dates, game days, etc. and you can find further information by visiting our Rules page. If programs have any last minute questions, donât hesitate to reach out.
The quest for the top starts soon!
Minnesota Varsity League
Coordinator Prep Checklist
1. Read the General Rules, Varsity/JV/Club Structure, and individual game rules for each game you are coaching: https://www.mnvl.org/fall-rules
2. Add your players as members to your school Leaguespot page and create rosters: Guide Here
3. Register rosters to their respective leagues. You can do so by clicking the three dots next to the team name, and clicking join season
4. When done correctly, the âNOT IN COMPETITIONâ under the name of the team will change to âWILL COMPETE IN (Name of season here)â
5. Support your students as they learn to use the MNVL Leaguespot and Discord Server. Show them to MATCH DAY PROCEDURES FAQ
6. Follow the âImportant Announcementsâ channel in the MNVL Discord for all important updates
7. Teach your JV and Club teams how to use the Leaguespot Queue System
Student Prep Checklist
For All Students:
1. Fill out your Leaguespot profile page
Add your Gamertag for each game you will compete in (you will not be able to check in and compete until you do so)
Link your Discord account to your profile
2. Learn how to find your matches on Leaguespot
3. READ YOUR GAME RULES: https://www.mnvl.org/fall-rules
4. Join the MNVL Discord by clicking the âJoin us on Discordâ button at the top of the Leaguespot website
For Student Captains:
1. Learn how to contact your opponents on Monday of each week during the season: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ6JOHUuOZM
2. Learn how to check in before your match, and how to report your scores each week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLkiWEiVUM4
3. Learn how to reschedule your matches (if allowed): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5iyPvL7l5g
Partners
Welcome Vanta, our new coaching partner!
We've partnered with youth esports development platform, Vanta, to offer MNVL students new coaching opportunities for the fall 2022 season!
Vanta works with schools to provide esports coaching and holistic development programming for their teams. Their coaches are vetted, trained, and certified through Vantaâs Esports Coach Academy.
Focused on coaching that fosters student growth, Vantaâs coaching offerings include On-Demand Coaching and Dedicated Coaching.
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With On-Demand Coaching, you can book a coaching session for your team for as little as 1hr as many times as you want.
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Vanta's Dedicated Coaching offering provides schools with a coach for the duration of the season (or longer).
Vanta has provided MNVL's affiliated schools with a 10% discount on their Dedicated Coaching offering (i.e., 10% off a coach for the season).
Learn more about Vanta here, and if youâre interested in signing up for the Dedicated Coaching discount, you can fill out a Coaching Interest Form.
Welcome STEM Fuse, our esports curriculum partner!
We're excited to introduce STEM Fuse, a digital curriculum provider with many courses centered around esports including but not limited to:
Intro to Esports
Esports: Inside the Games
IT Explorations
Intro to Business and Technology
Enhancing your Business Pathway with Esports - Training Seminar
GameIT: Coding with Video Game Design
STEMFuse is offering a free course for high schools looking to start their own esports programs. If you want access to available esports grants, guides for building your esports lab/stream/program, and access to fully built curriculum around esports that you can teach in your school, check them out!
We suggest all MNVL-affiliated schools register for this FREE resource here.
Season Formatting & Reminders
Miscellaneous Reminders:
Valorant is the only league with Varsity/JV structure during the Fall â22 season. This means only one Varsity team, but schools can host as many JV teams as they can field a team for.
You can have as many teams as you can field a team for in League of Legends, JV Valorant, Club Chess, SSBU, Minecraft and Rocket League.
Club Chess will have their own finals tournament and will not be attending LAN. Club league champions receive:
Special Discord role (Club Champion) that allows gif posts (must still follow MNVL Discord rules when posting gifs)
1 year Diamond subscription to Chess.com
The League of Legends draft will happen in Pro Draft. You can learn more about the process and what Pro Draft is in the League of Legends section of the Rules.
Please have players read the rules of the games they compete in before the start of the season.
Important Dates:
September 1st | Fall Registration Opens
September 30th | Fall Registration Closes
October 3rd | First Week of Preseason Begins
October 17th | First Week of Regular Season Begins
December 11th | Last Day of Regular Season
December 16th - 18th | All Star Weekend
TBA | State Finals LAN
*You can subscribe to the MNVL calendar HERE
Fall â22 Default Weekly Game Times:
League of Legends: Tuesdays at 5pm
Valorant: Wednesdays at 5pm
Club Chess: Wednesdays at 6pm
Super Smash Brothers: Thursdays at 5pm
Minecraft 2v2: Thursdays at 6pm
Rocket League 2v2: Sundays at 12pm
You can find the specific rules for each game and the General Rules of the league HERE
MNVL Youtube
View our YouTube channel where we highlight our players in weekly content during the season!