General Info
- Clean your Bench Every Match!
- Warm-ups will be 4-4 for initial match and 3-3 for later matches. Serve within your time.
- R-1(up official will be provided) while teams will provide R-2, Score/Flip, Libero Tracker, and 2 Line Judges
- Have your team ready to officiate at the conclusion of the previous match; report to the R1 official.
- Awards by Division
- 11s Only – Allowed to step onto court up to black line for serving
Bracket on Sunday
- Review officiating and playing assignments in AES; some teams will officiate the previous match before playing match one.
- Some teams will have two consolation matches; everyone will play a minimum of two matches. A team may play after losing the second match of the day.
- Losing Team Officiates – AES will pre-assign both playing teams to officiate the next round of bracket. AES will not determine the officiating team until after the previous match concludes and scores are entered; in most cases, the losing team will officiate on the same court.
Division Formats
11s – Wave Time 7:45
- 5-team round robin Saturday only
- four matches guaranteed
- no repeat matches
- no bracket – winner takes all
12s – Wave Time 7:45
- Traditional four team pools
- Top two 3rd place finishers advance to gold in order of the following criteria.
- best match %
- best set %
- best point ratio
13s – Wave Time 7:45
- Pools 1 and 2 – three team pools with crossover matches immediately following pool play to determine seeding for first and teams advancing to gold – losers go to silver
- 1st Pool 1 vs 1st Pool B to determine the 1-2 seeds
- 2nd Pool 1 vs 3rd Pool 2 – winner to gold
- 2nd Pool 2 vs 3rd Pool 1 – winner to gold
14s – Wave Time 7:45
- Pool 1 – 10:00 (3-team pool)
- 3-team Pool will play an automatic 3 sets to 25
- Pools 2-5 – 7:45
- Bracket
- Gold – top two teams in each pool
- Silver – 3rd place finishers plus best 4th finisher
- best match %
- best set %
- best point ratio
- Bronze – remaining 4th place finishers in each pool
15s – Wave Time 7:45 or 2:30
- AM Wave – Pool 5
- PM Wave – Pools 1-4
- Pools 1 and 2 – three team pools with crossover matches immediately following pool play to determine seeding for first and teams advancing to gold – losers go to silver
- 1st Pool 1 vs 1st Pool B to determine the 1-2 seeds
- 2nd Pool 1 vs 3rd Pool 2 – winner to gold
- 2nd Pool 2 vs 3rd Pool 1 – winner to gold
16s – Wave Time 2:30
- Traditional four team pools
- Top two 3rd place finishers advance to gold in order of the following criteria.
- best match %
- best set %
- best point ratio
17s – Wave Time 2:30
- Three pools
- Pools 1 and 2 – three team pools with crossover matches immediately following pool play to determine seeding for first and teams advancing to gold – losers go to silver
- 1st Pool 1 vs 1st Pool B to determine the 1-2 seeds
- 2nd Pool 1 vs 3rd Pool 2 – winner to gold
- 2nd Pool 2 vs 3rd Pool 1 – winner to gold
18s – Wave Time 2:30
- 3-team Pool will play an automatic 3 sets to 25
15-16 Boys – 2:30
- 6-team round robin starting Saturday and continuing Sunday
- five matches guaranteed
- no repeat matches
- no bracket following pool Sunday- winner takes all
17-18 Boys – 10:00
- 4-team round robin and bracket Saturday
Medals
- 11s – 1st and 2nd in Gold
- 12s – 1st and 2nd in Gold – 1st in Silver
- 13s –1st and 2nd in Gold – 1st in Silver
- 14s – 1st and 2nd in Gold – 1st in Silver
- 15s – 1st and 2nd in Gold – 1st in Silver
- 16s – 1st and 2nd in Gold – 1st in Silver
- 17s – 1st and 2nd in Gold – 1st in Silver
- 18s – 1st and 2nd in Gold
- Boys – 1st and 2nd in Gold
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