GENERAL

• The cost for all events will be $20 for Adults and $15 for Juniors (17 and under), if you pre-register by 9:00PM on the day before an event. Entries will be accepted after that on a space available basis only and for an additional $5 per player. This will be $25 for Adults and $20 for Juniors.
  
  
• Check-in for all events will begin at 8:30AM and play will begin at 9:00AM. Be sure to check in when you get to a site, we may not see you arrive.
  
  
• We reserve the right to combine divisions or move players as necessary, based on entries received. Both male and female winners of non-open divisions may be required to play in the higher division for at least the next tournament they play in. No sandbagging!
  
  
• If you will strategically set up your "camping areas", (tents, tarps, chairs etc) so you can help keep the balls from rolling to Durham County when you're not playing, that will really help shorten the day!
  
  
• Please be sure to keep your areas clean. We’re not maids and you’re all able-bodied enough to clean up after yourselves. This includes cigarette butts.
  
  
• No refunds will be given if play is halted after noon. Every effort will be made to distribute prize money, though. If no 'winners' can be determined, players that are 'in the running' when play was halted will receive their money back or free entry into the next event.
  
  
• If you don't show up for an event and don't cancel your registration by 6:00am on tourney day, you have 2 options for the next event you play: Pay by the registration deadline via Paypal or cash, or Pay $25 (the same price as a walk-up entry) the day of the tournament.
  
  
• There will be a $25 fee charged for any returned checks.
  
  
• Prizes will be awarded only in divisions with more than 4 teams.
  
  
• No Alcohol Allowed at any events.
  
  
• All events are USAV sanctioned so you will need to be a current USAV member.
  
  

BASIC RULES

• • Rally scoring will be utilized at all events.
  
  
• • Net serves are good. One service toss per rotation.
  
  
• • No open hand tips or dinks.
  
  
• • A block will count as the first team contact.
  
  
• • Plays involving finger action require special attention. If the play is defensive and reactive in nature, as in the case of a hard driven-driven ball, momentarily held or double-hit balls are not considered faults. If the player decides/intends to employ finger action, as in the case of an off-speed hit defense or setting, the action must be "clean".
  
  
• • No hand sets over the net unless the ball travels in the direction that you’re facing. In other words, the ball must travel perpendicular to your shoulders.
  
  
• • A third place player from each pool must stay to ref in the playoffs. Check with the tournament director before leaving if you plan to play again.
  
  

• The format for the King & Queen tourneys will be round robin pool play, followed by single elimination playoffs.
  
  
• During pool play, you'll be constantly changing opposite sex partners to play against all the same sex players in your pool. In other words, if you're a woman, you're going to play against all the other women in your pool and you'll play at least one game with all the men in your pool. The players that advance to playoffs will be determined by total points scored during pool play. Therefore it's very important to accurately keep track of the points scored in all games.
  
  
• We’re encouraging everyone to sign up whether they can bring an opposite sex player or not. You DO NOT have to sign up with another player, but the more people who sign up with opposite sex players means we have a better chance of having an even number of participants. If the numbers aren't even, we’ll pair up the players who sign up "stag." We'll e-mail you both and then you will, in effect, have a "partner" for the tourney.
  
  
• To clarify the pecking order in which ‘stag’ entries will be handled:

  • First priority will be given to the people who pay by the Friday before a tourney.
  
  
  
  • Next will be the order you sign up online. To illustrate: Suppose Bill and Ted sign up on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. If neither one pays by Friday, then Bill would get paired up with the first available ‘stag’ female. However, if only Ted paid, he would get paired up first. Hopefully this will help clear up any confusion. We’ll do what we can to pair up everyone, but this information should be kept in mind.

  
  

• Generally the top two players of each sex will advance for playoffs, time and daylight permitting. That means everyone needs to keep things moving along and keep warm up times to a minimum between matches!