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Rules,
Playoff Format, and Tiebreakers |
Triples Rules
Tourney Format: Round robin
format with Single Elimination Playoffs.
Roster: Roster maximum of 4 players.
Players that start a game, must finish that game unless they are
injured.
If a player leaves due to injury, he/she is finished for that match.
Scoring: All games will be played using Rally Scoring
Playoffs - 1 game to 30 (no cap).
Time and Daylight permitting, we will possibly make the semi finals
and finals in each Division, play 2 out of 3 games.
If so, the first two games will be to 21 (no cap) and the third to 15
(no cap)
Tips: No open hand tips
Double Contact: Players may double contact any first ball over
(including serves) provided the ball is not held.
Let Serves: Let Serves are NOT legal
Blocking: A block is not counted as a team hit.
Foot Digs: Foot Digs are legal
Time Outs: Each team is allowed two 30 second timeouts per game.
Time out may be called prior to server receiving ball on either side
of court between plays
Volleyball: A Spalding volleyball will be used for the quarter finals through the finals for all Divisions.
Footwear: Players may not wear cleats or spikes of any kind.
Players may play barefoot.
Weather: Playing conditions will be approved, delayed, or
cancelled by the tournament staff
Pets: No pets are allowed on site for the safety of all players
and spectators.
Tournament Staff: Have final say on all tournament matters, and
may modify rules if necessary.
Playoff Info and
Format
The 1st and 2nd Place teams in ALL DIVISIONS (except Men's and Women's
Open) advance to the CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS, while the 3rd and 4th
Place teams advance to the CONSOLATION PLAYOFFS. 5th Place teams ( in Division with all 5 team pools) will advance to the Flight 3 Playoffs or will retire for the day.
The #1 Seed in each
pool is responsible for returning that court's COMPLETED POOL SHEET to
the headquarters area. If you have any questions, please ask a
tournament official.
After your pool is
completed, find the location of your playoff match (or Challenge Match
for the Open Divisions) on the PLAYOFF BRACKETS for your division.
Please move to that court and be ready to play your match as soon as
your opponent arrives.
Playoffs - Playoffs - 1 game to 30 (no cap).
Time and Daylight permitting, we will possibly make the semi finals
and finals in each Division, play 2 out of 3 games.
If so, the first two games will be to 21 (no cap) and the third one
game to 15 (no cap).
After your match is
completed, the winning team needs to report the result in the
Headquarters Area (or on the Tournament Brackets posted near your
playoff courts).
Note the ROUND NUMBER
indicated for your playoff match. This will indicate if you are the
first or second playoff match on your court. All playoff matches have
been assigned a court, so please follow the playoff brackets and play
on the assigned courts.,
OPEN DIVISION ONLY:
The 1st Place team advances to the CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS, while the
4th Place team advances to the CONSOLATION PLAYOFFS. The 2nd and 3rd
Place teams will play one CHALLENGE ROUND MATCH vs a 2nd or 3rd Place
team from another pool. The CHALLENGE MATCH WINNERS advance to the
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS, while the losers advance to the CONSOLATION
PLAYOFFS.
5-team pools will be played on TWO COURTS, and the 5th Place teams
will retire for the day. 3-Team "Cross Pools" will be played
on TWO COURTS, with the 1St place team advancing to the Championship
Playoffs, and the 2nd and 3rd place teams playing a CHALLENGE ROUND
MATCH. CHALLENGE MATCH winners advance to the Championship Playoffs
while losers advance to the Consolation Playoffs.
Tiebreakers
Tiebreaking playoff games will NOT be played after pool play - teams
may advance to their respective playoffs based on points.
YOU MUST RECORD THE CORRECT SCORE AFTER EACH MATCH.
Tiebreakers:
1) Overall Record
2) Head to Head Record
3) Head to Head Point Differential
4) Total Point Differential
5) Coin Flip
(*See Pool Sheets for tiebreakers in 3-team cross pools and 5-team
pools)
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