Tournament Rules

These rules apply to all SCV tournaments unless otherwise noted for a specific event. Questions? Reach out to us on Facebook or Instagram.

Ball

The official ball for this season will be the AVP Optx black and yellow ball. If one is not available for play, last year's white and yellow AVP ball will be used instead.

We offer discounts for scholastic players in the following divisions: U18, BB, A
If you are playing in any of the above divisions and are a scholastic player (18 years or younger) you can use the following codes for a discount!
JUNIOR - for two players that meet the scholastic requirement, $50 off
YOUNGANDOLD - for one player that meets the scholastic requirement, $25 off
If you are playing in either AA or Open, these are considered the advanced divisions with cash prizes and the discount codes will not apply

Please check VolleyballLife for registration information! The check-in times and waves for the tournament will be posted there.
Tournaments are a 2v2 format.
Saturday tournaments are Men's and Women's Doubles, Sundays are Reverse Co-Ed.
Check-in starts at 8:00 AM, closes at 8:45 AM, and pool play begins promptly at 9:00 AM. If you check in after 8:45 there will be a $5 per person late fee, even if you let us know in advance. This is so that we can get the tournament started on time
You must be an AVP SILVER member to play in these tournaments. It costs $35 a year, you can sign up for an AVP SILVER membership here: https://avp.com/membership-sign-up/

BB = Just Starting Out / Playing For Fun / Recreational Players
A = Little experience. Can adequately bump, set and spike.
AA = A lot of experience. Higher level of play
Pro/Open = Top players, extremely experienced, understand the game at the highest level

Tournament Directors have full discretion of determing if you are playing in the proper division
You must advance to the next division if you appear in the finals of a division twice in one year
You may only return to a previous division that you've been bumped up from if you spend a full year in the next division up and do not break pool
The sandbagging policy applies to the STRONGEST partner on the team, I.E If you have won AA twice, you are an open player, and no matter who your partner is, you must play open
There are exceptions to this policy, if you would like to play with a younger family member/ help a junior start playing outdoors, please reach out to us and we will confirm if it is acceptable
Please note that if we do allow you to play in a division lower than your skill level, you will be required to limit yourself accordingly, and if found out that you are playing above the level of the division, your team will be forfeited on the spot

Rally scoring (a point is scored on every play).
In pool play, there is a 2 point cap. No cap in playoffs.
Your pool sheets determine the length of the games and amount of sets.
Depending on the size of the pool, the length of games may be adjusted by the tournament director throughout the day to complete the tournament on time.
Please notify us at the main tent/table when your pool has finished so we can add in play-ins if needed, or prepare the pools for playoffs.

The ball cannot be dropped. Once it is tossed the serve must be attempted. A drop of the ball means a point for the other team.
Lets are illegal (if the ball tips the net and goes over - it is not in play).
Kick serves are legal (good luck).
Foot faults are enforced by the team reffing the match.

You cannot hand set any serve receive, only with your platform or an overhand platform with both hands firmly together.
Hands must remain together through contact on serve receive, if hands break apart during contact it is an illegal act and other teams point
You can hand set any first ball that is not hard driven and it is ruled as a set (must be clean per criteria of division).
A double contact is allowed if the ball is hard-driven.
Hard driven is defined as a ball with pace that has no upward trajectory.

Double contacts are called when there is any transfer of the ball between the two hands during the action of a hand set.
For ease of calling for ref, spin is not an indicator of a double, but if the ball in spinning more than 1.5 rotations, that is a strong argument for calling a double
If you feel like the ball did not enter or leave the hands simulatneously, and it is spinning, that would be grounds for a double
The setter's shoulders must be square to the path of the ball if setting the ball over the net (regardless of intention to set over the net and wind).
One-handed sets are not allowed.

A block does NOT count as a touch.
No redirect on blocks. Only during simulatneous contact can you attempt to redirect (Jousts)
A player cannot block a serve.
If a player from the other team has not contacted the ball yet with a hit at the net (hitting motion or tip), you must wait for the ball to cross the plane of the net on a block or otherwise an overpass hit.

Scoring: No Cap
Every game is 1 to 25 unless otherwise specified by the Tournament Director.
All playoff teams are seeded per Tournament Director discretion.
Teams are seeded first by record, second by overall points, third by head to head record, fourth by head to head points.

Players can go under the net if not interfering with the play or their opponent (Referee Discretion).
A player may play the ball head to toe.
A "ball on!" call is an automatic stop of play. If there is a ball on the court and nobody calls "ball on!", then it is up to referee's discretion whether or not the ball affected the play.
If the lines come up during play, continue playing. If the lines coming up affects the outcome of the point, the point must be re-played. If the lines do not affect the play, the play is legal. (Referee Discretion)
Continuation of play applies (No touching net, poles, or ropes while hitting, blocking, etc.). If your momentum takes you into any of those mentioned, it is still a violation no matter whether the ball has already hit the ground or not.
A player may choose to wear anything on their feet besides shoes that could cause harm to others (spikes).
If a woman's hair, a hat, or anything else that you're wearing grazes the net, it is referee discretion if it affected the play and is a net violation.
All questions and debates are handled by the referee of the match. If there are any disputes in which the director needs to be involved, the referee ONLY may speak to the director. Treat each other with respect and be honest. If you treat the director or anyone else volunteering with the tournament poorly you'll be docked 5 points in your match.

We will always monitor the weather the night before into the morning of and make a call at the very latest at 6 AM the morning of the tournament.
If we cancel the tournament, you will get refunded your entry fee.
If we decided to run the tournament and you decided not to come, you will not be refunded.
If the weather starts getting severe enough during play we will postpone the tournament and wait and see if the rain will let up. We usually wait 30-60 minutes depending on the forecast to decide if we are going to keep playing or cancel it.
If the weather cancels the tournament before 1:00 PM, we will count the tournament as a cancellation and refund everyone's money back.
If the weather cancels the tournament after 1:00 PM, we consider it a full day of play, and for divisions that payout money, the prize purse for that day will be pushed to the following tournament.