Beginning of The Season Newsletter
Contents
A Word From The League
Coach Prep Checklist
Student Prep Checklist
Collegiate Sponsor Spring ‘23
Season Formatting & Reminders
MNVL YouTube Video of the Month
A Word From The League
Hey all,
We’re sending another newsletter out this month to give everyone an informational overview of the upcoming Spring ‘23 season. We’ll continue the tradition of sharing this before the start of each season and we hope it’ll be useful for our coaches and players to get prepped before the season begins. With all the mayhem that might be going on when it comes to getting ready for the season, make sure to review the checklists provided in the section below. There’s one for coaches and another for students.
Under that you’ll learn about our new collegiate sponsor and how we’re ramping up the collaboration with local universities. The last section is important information everyone will need to know going into the spring season. Rules have been revised, titles have been added, some game days have changed, and much more to look forward to this season.
Please make sure as a coach you’re 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.
Please reach out if you have any questions for the upcoming season!
Minnesota Varsity League
Coach 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/springrules
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 “NOT IN COMPETITION” under the name of the team will change to “WILL COMPETE IN (Name of season here)”
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 “Important Announcements” 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/springrules
4. Join the MNVL Discord by clicking the “Join us on Discord” 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
Collegiate Sponsor for Spring ‘23
Concordia University - St. Paul
MNVL couldn’t be more excited to welcome a familiar face onboard for the Spring ‘23 season. Concordia University - St. Paul (CSP) has supported MNVL in many ways in the past from hosting teams to play their matches from the CSP facility, giving tours, tabling at MNVL related events and being the host site of the 2022 MN vs WI Border Battle for the Minnesotans.
For the upcoming season, CSP is committed to go further and support our league as our official collegiate sponsor for the Spring!
With a state-of-the-art practice facility and competition arena, dedicated coaches, personalized merchandise, and a growing social media presence, Concordia University - St. Paul is the premiere Esports program in Minnesota. CSP actively recruits through MNVL and has former MNVL players in their program.
You can check out their website by clicking the button below!
Season Formatting & Reminders
Important Dates:
Spring Registration Opens: January 30th
Spring Registration Closes: February 18th
Start of the Season All Coaches Meeting: February 15th
Preseason Begins: February 20th
Regular Season Begins: March 6th
Regular Season Ends: April 30th
State Finals: Weekends of May 13-14 and May 20-21
*You can subscribe to the MNVL calendar HERE
Spring ‘23 Default Weekly Game Times:
Rocket League 3v3: Mondays at 5pm
Smite: Tuesdays at 5pm
Fortnite 2v2: Tuesdays at 6pm
Valorant: Wednesdays at 5pm
Chess: Wednesdays at 6pm
SSBU 3v3 Crew Battles: Thursdays at 5pm
Minecraft Bedwars 4v4: Thursdays at 6pm
Club SSBU 1v1: Fridays at 5pm
Club League of Legends: Fridays at 5pm
You can find the specific rules for each game and the General Rules of the league HERE
Miscellaneous Reminders:
Rocket League and 3v3 SSBU Crew Battles are the only two Varsity/JV structured leagues during the Spring ‘23 season. This means only one Varsity team per school, 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 for JV Rocket League, Smite, Fortnite, Valorant, Chess, JV 3v3 Crew Battles, Minecraft Bedwars, Club SSBU 1v1 and Club League of Legends.
Club leagues will have their own finals tournament during Week 8 of the season and will not be attending LAN. Club league champions receive:
Club SSBU 1v1
Special Discord role (Club Champion) that allows gif posts (must still follow MNVL Discord rules when posting gifs)
Nintendo Gift Card
Club League of Legends
Special Discord role (Club Champion) that allows gif posts (must still follow MNVL Discord rules when posting gifs)
In-game currency
The MNVL Spring 2023 Smite season is sanctioned by Hi-Rez Studios, and thus every player that registers will receive a free God Pack unlocking all characters for play, a choice of a free skin from the two offered by Hi Rez, and the top 8 teams will split a 100,000 Smite Gem prize pool!
The custom map/server codes for Fortnite and Minecraft are listed in the bio of that league on Leaguespot.
A huge change from last season, there’s no rescheduling for any league during the spring season. The only exceptions for this rule is for school holidays or if both teams agree to play in person (in the same room). In those cases, you'll need to notify an admin.
Please have players read the rules of the games they compete in before the start of the season.
MNVL Youtube
View our YouTube channel where we highlight our players in weekly content during the season!