• All tournaments are capped at 12 Teams

• All teams will have working matches

• All players must be 18 years old by game day

• Team spots are reserved when a the Captain registers and pays

• All players register and pay for themselves

• Legal substitutions only (No full time libero, middles etc.)

We abides by the USAV Rule book unless otherwise stated.

Forfeits

• If your full team is not present at the listed match time, you will forfeit the 1st set.

• If still not present by 10 minutes after the match time your team will forfeit the 2nd set and the match will be marked a loss for your team.

Working 

• If your team is listed as "working" you are responsible to supply: 2 line judges, 1 scorekeeper and 1 referee. 

• If you are not at your working game at the listed match time, set 1 from your next match will be forfeited.

• The referee is responsible for orchestrating the coin toss at game time.

• The referee is responsible for recording the scores on the scoresheet.

Warm-up

• Listed match time is GAME time, all warm up must be completed BEFORE the scheduled match time. 

• When possible, there will be shared court time before the start of each match.

Serving

• All matches will start with the captains attending a coin toss.

• The winner of a coin toss has the choice of service or side of court.

• The team not serving first in the first game shall serve first in the second game.

• If the match is 1 and 1, service for the third game will be determined by a coin toss.

• Teams change sides after each game.

• Each player will only receive 1 re-serve per rotation, and the ball may be caught or dropped.

Time-outs

• Each team may call one 30-second timeout per set.

• Time between sets shall not exceed 2 minutes.

Bracket Scoring

• A match win consists of winning two out of three sets using rally scoring.

• A set/game is won when a team scores 25 points and is ahead by at least 2 points. No game shall exceed 27 points. If the teams are tied at 26-26, the first team to score the 27rd point shall be the winner. 

• A third set to 15 (cap of 17) will only be played if needed.

• There will be no point caps in the Championship match.

This is big. We want intense competition, sometimes that can come with intense frustration. 

We expect you to handle that frustration without...

- Talking down to your teammates

- Talking down to the other team

- Excessive yelling (profanity or otherwise)

- Only the Captain may address the referees

- Talking down to or yelling at your referee (whether it's another player or our certified refs)

You'll get one "cool down" warning, then you will be asked to leave the tournament.