Kristi Rainey is your lead tournament director. Please contact her with any questions or concerns. Kristi.stevens.ks@gmail.com or 913-269-5620

Schedules will be posted the Monday before the tournament. Please check back on Saturday afternoon to see if there is a revised schedule.

Address: 100 Rock Chalk Lane, Lawrence, KS 66049

Weather Policy: If the tournament needs to be cancelled or delayed, it will be posted here by 9:30 PM the night before the tournament.

House Rules for the Lawrence Sports Pavilion: No chairs or coolers inside building. Water bottles for players are allowed. Concession stand will be open.

Check-In: Please check-in upon arrival at the Tournament Director desk.  Make sure your roster is correct and complete.  All players listed on the tournament entry form must be registered with HOA.

Coaches Meeting: 7:40AM -- Please attend.

Coaches Credentials: Coaches must show their HOA/SportsEngine-issued credentials at check-in.  If you cannot show proof of credentials, you cannot coach/sit on the team bench. 

First Team to Ref: Please arrive by 7:30AM to make sure net height is correct and all supplies are at the score table.  Call for captains at 7:45AM and then start warm-ups.  Play starts promptly at 8:00AM.

Warm-Ups: Warm-Ups start immediately after the end of the previous match.  2 minutes ball handling, each team on their side of the net. After that, there will be 4 minutes court time for the Serving team, followed by 4 minutes court time for the Receiving team.  Tournament Directors reserve the right to change warm-up times.

Scoring and Officiating: Rostered coach must be R1 in 14 and under, age groups.  For 15 and over, a rostered coach must be R1, R2, or scorer.  We also recommend having a registered parent rep or assistant sit at the score table to help with scorekeeping.

Format:

3 Team pool: Will play 3 sets in pool play start 4-4 go to 25 no cap.

4 Team Pool: Will play 2 sets in pool play start 4-4 go to 25 no cap.

5 Team Pool: Will play 2 sets in pool play start 4-4 go to 25 no cap.

4 Team Division: All teams advance to single elimination playoff. Medals awarded to 1^st and 2^nd Place.

6 Team Divisoin: Top 3 teams advance to a single elimination playoff. Medals awarded to 1^st and 2^nd place.

7 Team Division: Top 6 advance to single elimination playoff. Medals awarded to 1^st and 2^nd Place.

8 Team Division: Top two teams in each pool will advance to a Gold Bracket, bottom two teams in each pool will advance to a silver bracket. No break in between pool and bracket play. If necessary, play 3^rd set in bracket play. Start at 0-0 go to 15 no cap. Bracket play is single elimination. If you lose in bracket you need to stay to ref the next match. Medals will be awarded to 1^st and 2^nd in the Gold Bracket and 1^st in the Silver Bracket.

9 Team Division across 3 courts: 3 pools of 3 teams. Repool after round 1. Pool play is 2 sets to 25, starting at 4-4. Top 4 teams (1st and 2nd in RePool A&B) go to Gold, Next 4 (3rd in Repool A&B, 1&2 in RePool C) go to Silver and last place (3rd in Repool C) will be eliminated after the second round of pool play.

10 Team Division across 3 courts: 2 pools of 5 teams. Pools have cross officiate assignments on the shared court. Top three teams from each pool advance to single elimination playoff. Medals to First and Second place teams. If necessary, play 3^rd set in bracket play. Start at 0-0 go to 15 no cap. Bracket play is single elimination. If you lose in bracket you need to stay to ref the next match

12 Team Division: Top two teams in each pool will advance to a Gold Bracket, 3^rd place will advance to a Silver Bracket. 4^th Place will advance to a Bronze Bracket. No break in between pool and bracket play. If necessary, play 3^rd set in bracket play. Start at 0-0 go to 15 no cap. Bracket play is single elimination. If you lose in bracket you need to stay to ref the next match. Medals will be awarded to 1^st and 2^nd in the Gold Bracket and 1^st in the Silver Bracket.

13 team division: Top 2 from each pool advance to gold bracket, bottom team or teams from each advance to silver bracket. 4 team pool plays 2 sets start at 4-4 go to 25, no cap. 3 team pools play 3 sets start at 4-4 go to 25, no cap.

16 Team Division: All Teams advance to playoffs: Top 2 from each pool to Top Bracket 3&4 to bottom bracket.

Start/Finish: Tournament will begin at 8:00am. Doors open at 7:00am. Coaches meeting at 7:40am. The tournament should be done around 5:00pm.

Other: Traditional scoresheets will be used this season, as well as libero tracking forms.  There will be NO switching sides between sets. 12Select and 11Select will have a step-in line.

Camp Area: Keep the camp area clean and neat, do not spread out.  If told by tournament officials to clean your area, please respect their directions.

Concessions: A full concession stand will be available.  Options include salads, hot and cold sandwiches, burgers, chicken sandwiches, juices, candy, and more.

Hotel Deal for volleyball players

**Hampton Inn here in Lawrence**

The link below will offer a $99 rate for any night that weekend.  As of this email, our normal rate is at $149 per night, so it's a savings of $50 per night.  Guests are welcome to book one or more nights, whatever they need.

Booking Link: https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=LWRKSHX&groupCode=CHHVB1&arrivaldate=2024-01-25&departuredate=2024-01-26&flexibleDates=true&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT

All Timed Warm-ups are 2-4-4 (2 shared, 4 minutes Serving Team; 4 minutes Receiving Team)
NO SHARED SERVING!!!

All match times are approximate. The first three matches will not start before scheduled time unless all 3 teams are there and ready to play.
After the 3rd match, next match warmups should start within 2 minutes of previous match.

All Players must complete & pay for 2023-24 HOA registration before playing.

Full day only tournament formats:

• 3 Team Pool Play: Three sets to 25. Beginning at 4-4, no cap.
• 4 Team Pool Play where all teams advance to playoffs: Two sets to 25. Beginning at 4-4, no cap.
• 4 Team Pool Play where not all teams advance to playoffs: Three sets to 25. Beginning at 4-4, no cap.
• 5 Team Pool Play: Two sets to 25. Beginning at 4-4, no cap.
• 6 Team Pool Play: Two sets to 25. Beginning at 4-4, no cap.
• 7 Team Pool Play: Two sets to 25. Beginning at 4-4, no cap.
• 9 Teams on 3 Courts: Two sets to 25. Beginning at 4-4, no cap.

Challenge Round and Playoffs will be two out of three sets. First two set to 25. Beginning at 4-4, no cap.
Third set, if necessary will be a 15 point with no cap.
During Playoffs the losing team is required to officiate the following match.