2015 Little Lion Invitational Tournament Information
Welcome to the 2015 Little Lion Invitational!
Our goal is to bring together a unique draw of top high school programs from all across the state. We have a strong field this year with 6 teams ranked in the top 10 of AAA, AA and A (as of 9/23). Teams in this year’s event hail from all across PA from the far Northwest to the Southeast and many points in between. We will feature 2 rounds of pool play with top teams from the first round advancing to Gold Power Pools and all others advancing to the Silver Pool. There will be both Gold and Silver bracket playoffs. This format should provide everyone with a full day of solid competition. Thank you for participating!
Team Campingareas will be assigned in the cafeteria, no camping or coolers permitted in hallways or on running track.
You must clean up your camping area before leaving. No crockpots or other electric plug-ins allowed. THANK YOU.
Food Concessions& T-Shirts Sales– Run by State College Girls Volleyball Booster Club.
Admission: There will be an admission fee for spectators.
Coaches & Officials Hospitality Room– Hosted by State College Girls Volleyball Booster Club
Awards: Medals-1stPlace in Gold Bracket. 15 EACH
Warm up is 5-5 for each team first match of the day, 3-3 for each match thereafter. No shared hitting or serving.
Work teams:Will consist of two lines people and 3 people at the score table. Coaches are responsible for their work team. A coach may be asked to be present at the work table if it becomes necessary.
Gold playoff teams - State High JV players will work Gold and Silver finals as well as any late 1st or 2nd round pool play matches that are moved to another court to speed up a slow pool.
- Scorekeepers will not be permitted to have cellphones or other electronic devices at the work tables.
All teams will be expected to fulfill all work duties even if you have been eliminated from your respective playoffs.
All teams must clean up their bench area of all water bottles after each match. Thank you for your cooperation.
4 Team Pools - 1st Rd -8am start - 2 sets to 25, start at 4 (Afternoon pools will follow the same play schedule)
Teams Work 1st Rd
1 vs 3 (2) - 8am - WARMUPS START at 7:50.
2 vs 4 (1) - 8:45
1 vs 4 (3) - asap
2 vs 3 (1) - asap
3 vs 4 (2) - asap
1 vs 2 (4) - asap
1ST Round:
Pool A Aux.Gym Pool B*Ct 1 Main GymPool C*Ct 2 Main Gym
1 – ACC D11 1- Cumberland Valley D31 –North Allegheny D7
2 – Conneaut D10 2- Hollidaysburg D62 –Ft. LeBoeufD10
3 – Bethel Park D7 3 –Upper St. Clair D7 3 –State College D6
4 – Hempfield D3 4 – Seneca Valley D74 – Cambridge Springs D10
2nd Round: GOLD and SILVER -4 Team Pools: 2 games to 25, start at 4* No Cap. Start time within 15 min of re-pooling.
Pool GA Ct 1 Main Pool GB Ct 2 Main Pool SC Ct 3 Aux
1. 1st A 1. 1st B 1. #3 3rd place**
2. 2nd C 2. 1st C 2. 4th A
3. 2nd B 3. 2nd A 3. 4th B
4. #2 3rd Place**4. #1 3rd place**4. 4th C
Playoffs: Top 2 teams in each Pool will enter playoffs.
Semi’s: 1 game to 25;Finals: Best of 3. First 2 to 25, 3rd to 15. All playoffs start at 0.
*WORK TEAMS FOR ALL PLAYOFF SEMI-FINAL GAMES WILL BE THE CLOSEST TEAM THAT EITHER PLAYED OR WORKED THE LAST MATCH OF POOL PLAY ON THAT COURT AND IS NOT PLAYING IN THE PLAYOFFS.
Gold Bracket Playoffs:
Semi’s GS1- 1st GA vs 2nd GB Work: GA team* - Ct 1 GS2- 1st GB vs 2nd GA Work: GB team* - Ct 2
Final Winner GS1 vs Winner GS2 - SC JV works -Ct A
Silver Bracket Final –1stSC vs 2ndSC - - Work:SC JV Ct 3
Pool Tie-Breakers for All 1st and 2nd Round Pools
Set W-L Record; Set W-L Record in sets played among tied teams; Point Differential in sets played among tied teams;
Overall Point Differential in all sets in pool; Overall Set Record in allsets including morning pools; Overall Point Differential in all sets including morning pools; Coin-Toss (highest initial seed in that pool calls the toss).
*In the case of a 3 or 4 way tie: Above criteria will be used to determine the top seed among the tied teams. After determining the top seed, the criteria will be reapplied to remaining teams to determinesubsequent seeds until all seeding is determined.
**Ranking of 1st Round 3rd place teams: 3rd place teams will be ranked for advancement to the Gold Bracket pools based o on the following criteria 1) Set W-L Record 2) Overall Point Differential 3) Coin Toss
*Due to time/travelsensitivities we have chosen not to use play-in games to break ties. Given the depth and quality of our field and double pool play, all teams will have the opportunity throughout the day to play 6 matches of good competition. Given the return travel distance that the vast majority of teams have ahead of them, we feel that the extra time required to add play-in games is not necessary to provide teams with a high quality competitive experience.