2008 Forest City Enterprises Sand Volleyball

When:

Saturday, July 26 (Divisions I, II, III) - 9:00am

Sunday, July 27 (Divisions IV, V, and Independents) - 9:00am

Where:

Whiskey Island Marina

Directions

Deadline for Independent Entries: July 14

Tournament Brackets: Click Here to View Tournament Brackets

Rules:

1. The tournament will be double elimination.

2. The match winner will be determined by winning the best 2 out of 3 games. Each game of the match will be played to 21 using rally scoring.

3. A team shall consist of 3 males and 3 females on the court.

4. The positioning of the players shall be alternating male and female.

5. Under no circumstances may a team play with less than 6 players on the court.7.

6. Unlimited substitutions may be made (male for male, female for female) at ANY position, as long as one player does not occupy more than one position in the service order during a single set.

7. If there are not six players at the scheduled start of the match, the first game will be a forfeit. There is a 10-minute limit to start the second game. If 6 players are not present at the end of the 10 –minute period, the second game and the match will be a forfeit.

8. Teams must switch sides for each game.

9. Service may be made anywhere along the end line.

10. The server should call the score with each service.

11. When a ball is played more than twice by a team, a female player must make at least one of the contacts.

12. The ball must be clearly seen in the hands of the server and be clearly hit for service.

13. The ball may contact any part of the body on or above the waist providing such contact is simultaneous and the ball rebounds immediately.

14. Scooping, lifting, pushing, or allowing the ball to roll on the body will be considered a held ball and illegal.

15. Two time-outs per game will be allowed for 20-seconds each.

16. Blocking can only be done by front row players. Attacking the ball in front of the 10-foot line can only be done by front row players.

17. The receiving team on a serve cannot attack the serve. The first hit by the receiving team shall be a bump.

18. Only the team captain may address the officials.

19. To help ensure player safety, blatant interference by a player (in the judgement of the official) with an opposing player who is in the progress of playing the ball, shall be declared a fault and a sideout or point will be awarded.

20. Misconduct shall result in: first infraction-team warning; second infraction-point or sideout; third infraction-forfeit of game.

21. All decisions of the official are final.

22. Consolation game (3rd & 4th place) and championship games will be best 2 out of 3..