Hutchinson Junior Olympic Volleyball

February 22nd, 2009

College of Saint Benedict
Junior Olympic VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

Haehn Campus Center

37 S. College Ave. St. Joseph, MN 56374-2099

Pool Play/Warm-ups

Gym opens at 7:00 a.m.  Coaches: Check your teams in at the desk outside the fitness center in the field house.

All pools will begin their first match at 8AM. There will be a 10 minute (2-4-4) warm up for each teams first match only (if you are competing against a team that is playing for the first time in pool play you will still have a 10 min warm up even if you have already competed.) A 5 minute (1-2-2) warm up will follow for the remainder of competition. All pool play matches are 2 sets to 25 no cap. Balls are not provided for warm-up, please make sure to bring your own.

Playoffs

Playoffs will follow immediately after pool play. Top two teams from each pool will go to the Gold Division, bottom two teams from each pool will go to the Silver Division. Sets 1 and 2 will be to 25 no cap. If needed, the 3^rd and deciding game of a playoff match is to 15 points, switch sides when the first team reaches 8 points- no cap. Champions in the Gold division will receive T-shirts.  We will not wait to start a match according to the time it is scheduled. Playoff matches may start early, so please keep your eye on the official score board.

Division/Seed breakdown and placement in playoffs will be decided by:

1. Win/Loss         2. Overall Game Percentage in Pool               3. Point Differential                    4. Coin Flip

Officiating

All teams are responsible for providing their own officiating equipment. For playoffs: The WINNING TEAM of the FIRST round of playoffs will officiate the next playoff  match on that court. Thereafter the LOSING TEAM is obligated to stay and officiate. Any team late for an officiating assignment and/or competition will be penalized.  These teams will lose a point for every minute they are late. Please check with the site director before you leave to make sure your team has no further officiating duties.

In our region, coaches (or an adult registered with USAV who has been to an officials’ clinic) will be required to control the match as one of the referees within all age groups.  The officiating team must provide a first referee or second referee, scorekeeper, libero tracker, scoreboard operator, and two line judges.  If team members need a refresher on how to keep score, there is a on-line power point presentation/tutorial at http://www.ncrusav.org/ncrofficials/scoreclinic.asp

Food

McGlynn’s restaurant, located upstairs above Claire Lynch, will be available from 8:00 AM to 5:00PM for your players and fans. There are no potlucks or team dinners allowed in this facility.  Concessions will be available for purchase as well as other merchandise.

Sportsmanship/Conduct

There will be no playing with balls (dribbling, passing, throwing, etc.) in the hallways.

Also, please have no food in the hallways.  There will be designated areas for food in the facilities.

Ice will be available to use for any injuries.

Parking/Directions

All team members should park in Lot 5.  Lot 5 is located to your right when you take the main entrance into the College.  There will be signs outside to help direct you to our facilities. You can also visit our website for additional directions:  http://www.csbsju.edu/about/directions/default.htm . 

Let’s have a great tournament!!!

February 22nd Schedule: First match will BEGIN at 8am