ATTENTION ALL DOUBLES PLAYERS:

NOTE: DRAW SHEETS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT

Thank you for entering a team into the 2018Derby Festival Volleyball Classic. There are many teams competing in the Doubles and triples divisions and we ask for your cooperation in helping the tournament run smoothly. Please review the following points CAREFULLY in order to avoid confusion on tournament day. ALSO, PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE TIME, COURT NUMBER, AND DATE OF PLAY!!!!!!!!

  1. OPEN DIVISION DOUBLES – SCORING WILL BE DETERMINED AFTER THE FORMAT IS COMPLETE – IF POOL PLAY – SCORING DETERMINED BY NUMBER OF TEAMS! THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ALTER THE FORMAT OF THE TOURNAMENT AT ANY TIME.
  1. ALL OTHER DOUBLES divisions: IF POOL PLAY – SCORING WILL BE DETERMINED BY NUMBER OF TEAMS – IF DOUBLE ELIMINATION - All matches will consist of ONE 25 point game rally game win by two with a 27-point cap. There will be NO cap in the finals of the winner’s bracket and the finals of the tournament. If a DOUBLE final is necessary, it will be one 21-point rally game with no cap. Players will switch sides once at 13. SIDE SWITCHES are NOT time outs! THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ALTER THE FORMAT OF THE TOURNAMENT AT ANY TIME.
  1. WARM UP TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO SIX MINUTES! TWO MINUTES FOR PEPPERING AND TWO MINUTES HITTING FOR EACH TEAM. This will be STRICTLY ENFORCED AND THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS! Extended warm up time will not be tolerated and we expect all team to show this courtesy to one another.
  1. All WINNING teams MUST officiate the match that follows on their court until the point where this is not possible (then the losing team must provide the official). ALL TEAMS SCHEDULED TO PLAY THE SECOND MATCH MUST ARRIVE 45 MINUTES EARLY TO OFFICIATE THE PRECEDING MATCH. (ie. If you are scheduled to play at 8:30 and the first match is at 8:00 - you MUST arrive at 7:45) Also, all winning teams must report their results to the tournament director.
  1. We will be using modified USA beach rules for all divisions. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE ENCLOSED RULES AS SEVERAL HAVE CHANGED!!!!!
  1. Please be prepared to start your match at least twenty minutes prior to your scheduled time. As the schedule is very tight, we may need to begin games early or move matches on different courts. In short, ALWAYS BE READY TO PLAY!

GOOD LUCK AND HAVE A GREAT TOURNAMENT!