*** Begin Rules and Regs***

All Players arrive at 7:00 Am to warm up! 

All players gather at 7:30 at Registration tent for welcome, rules, and tournament format

Serves up at 8:00 am.

When you registered, you signed the waiver for your entire team!

Pool Play and Tournament Games will be Rally Point Scoring.

Pool Play for all Divisions

Pool play matches will be Best of 3 games to 15. 

All Games are Straight up to 15!

• Pool play will be broken down into 4 team pools. 

• Teams will be scored by wins and points against.

Every Team is going to the tournament! Double Elimination!

Referees will keep score and call each game. 

They are volunteers and other players, so please respect their calls

POINTS OF EMPHASIS:

• • NO SPANDEX PANTS OR SHORTS
  • SHORTS NEED TO BE LOOSE-FITTING & REACH ALMOST TO THE KNEE.
  • No alcoholic beverages are allowed on the premises

• Shirts and shorts must be worn at all times.  

• No Profanity 

Team Captains are responsible to inform their team on all rules!

• A 5-1 rotation format is not allowed. If rotating in a player at server position, player must play the entire rotation.
• Teams must consist of at least 5 players, 2 of which must be female and no more than 7 total. 2 girls must be in the rotation at all times
• Players may play on one team only.
• Picking up a player after the first game is not allowed unless an injury occurs and is cleared with tournament officials.  
• Players in the same row may only rotate after serve.  
• Players rotating in and out of the game must do so at the servers corner.
• Players are NOT allowed to rotate from the back row to the front row, or vice versa at ANYTIME.
• 7th player must play minimum of one pool play match
• Server must be behind the line when serving.
• Any touch of the line on a serve will be an AUTOMATIC point to the other team.
• No blocking or spiking serve.
• 2nd row players may spike if feet are behind the 10 ft. line.
• On defense, no blocking or interfering with the set unless the ball enters the plane of the net, or the third contact has occurred.
• All net serves are live balls.
• Under the net calls will be for a FULL FOOT across the line, regardless of whether it interferes with the play or not.
• Any ball that is hit into a tree by a player will be a re-serve.

If teams fail to supply a ref they will forfeit the first game of their next match. 

• Once your team is called to a court, there is no warm-up period. Please use unoccupied courts and surrounding areas to warm up prior to your game.