Opportunities From: Portland Parks & Recreation

Important: To apply, click Respond and create an account. Please sign the volunteer waiver, volleyball coaches code of conduct, and submit a background check with your application.

Once your background check is approved, you will receive a notification. At that time, please sign back into your account to complete your registration.

For the background check - choose Sports for the program.

Portland Parks & Recreation offers a recreational volleyball league each fall and spring for youth in 3rd through 12th grades. Established teams and individual players are invited to register for PP&R's youth volleyball program, which provides players an opportunity to learn and practice fundamentals, develop teamwork, and participate in match play in a recreational environment. Players in 3rd grade through high school are eligible to participate, and all skill levels are welcome. Each season lasts six weeks. Practices are once a week, and games are played on Saturdays. 

Team registration for the spring 2026 co-ed volleyball season opens March 9 and closes April 10. Practices begin April 1, and games begin Saturday, April 11, and continue through May 9.  

Practice for Independent Players are Wednesday evenings, and the younger grades (3rd through 6th grades) meet from 6:00pm to 7:10pm, and the older grades (7th grade through high school) meet from 7:20pm to 8:30pm. Practice is held at Beverly Cleary School, which is located at 1915 NE 33rd Avenue in Portland.  A weekly game schedule is posted on this webpage each Thursday afternoon beginning April 9.

Team practice times are available through the PP&R Sports Office.  Contact Blaine Rethmeier (blaine.rethmeier@portlandoregon.gov) for practice times and gym permits.

For more information, please visit PP&R Youth Volleyball League.

Blaine Rethmeier, Recreation Coordinator

blaine.rethmeier@portlandoregon.gov

503-823-5126

Jennifer Rounseville, Recreation Coordinator

jennifer.rounseville@portlandoregon.gov

503-823-5124

Set up and take down of the Runner’s village. May assist in course prep, start/finish line set up, water station set up and monitoring, and/or assigned to a spot on the run course to help guide and support participants.

Volunteer time: arrive between 7am-7:15am for Runner’s village set-up. End time is between 11am-11:30am when the Runner’s village has been taken down and loaded into vehicles.

Great opportunity for teens and people of all ages!

If you can only come for part of the shift, please still click Respond to sign-up and let us know in the Response Notes.

Meeting spot: The grassy area just south of the parks maintenance/restroom facility located on SE Ankeny St. In Laurelhurst park near the address 3598 SE Ankeny. (SE Ankeny and SE Laurelhurst Plaza)

If you are interested in participating as a runner, please visit here for more information:

5K Series Fun Runs

Set up and take down of the Runner’s village. May assist in course prep, start/finish line set up, water station set up and monitoring, and/or assigned to a spot on the run course to help guide and support participants.

Volunteer time: arrive between 7am-7:15am for Runner’s village set-up. End time is between 11am-11:30am when the Runner’s village has been taken down and loaded into vehicles.

Great opportunity for teens and people of all ages!

If you can only come for part of the shift, please still click Respond to sign-up and let us know in the Response Notes.

Meeting spot: The north side of the turf soccer field, located in the middle of the park and just south of the baseball stadium. We set up on the inside edge of the soccer field.

If you are interested in participating as a runner, please visit here for more information:

5K Series Fun Runs

Set up and take down of the Runner’s village. May assist in course prep, start/finish line set up, water station set up and monitoring, and/or assigned to a spot on the run course to help guide and support participants.

Volunteer time: arrive between 7am-7:15am for Runner’s village set-up. End time is between 11am-11:30am when the Runner’s village has been taken down and loaded into vehicles.

Great opportunity for teens and people of all ages!

If you can only come for part of the shift, please still click Respond to sign-up and let us know in the Response Notes.

Meeting spot: TBA - please reach out and ask.

If you are interested in participating as a runner, please visit here for more information:

5K Series Fun Runs

Set up and take down of the Runner’s village. May assist in course prep, start/finish line set up, water station set up and monitoring, and/or assigned to a spot on the run course to help guide and support participants.

Volunteer time: arrive between 7am-7:15am for Runner’s village set-up. End time is between 11am-11:30am when the Runner’s village has been taken down and loaded into vehicles.

Great opportunity for teens and people of all ages!

If you can only come for part of the shift, please still click Respond to sign-up and let us know in the Response Notes.

Meeting spot: meet area is at the northeast corner of the park (near SW Vermont and SW 37th Ave.) On the basketball court. This will be just south of the play area.

If you are interested in participating as a runner, please visit here for more information:

5K Series Fun Runs