• Fall R4s League Registration (Posted 8/4/2010)
• 2010-11 Tournament Schedule (To-Date) (Posted 8/4/2010)
• Member Registration Information (Now open for 2009-10 season)
• 2010-11 Results and Pictures (Coming soon!)
• Rule Announcement as of Roadkill 2009

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R4s Fall League - Registration Open
Click here to register.  Ralia Sports Center, Maple Grove. September 29 - December 15, exclude 11/24 for Thanksgiving. Match start times will be between 6:20, 7:25, 8:30 and 9:35. Please register for AA or A divisions. Registration will be limited to 32 teams. Register by 8/27 for last year's price of $285 per team. Register by 9/17 for $296 per team. The cost to register after 9/17 is $304 per team. All entries MUST include the full entry fee and a roster. Players may play on multiple teams or teams may register more than once but anyone on more than one team MUST be indicated on the roster when it is submitted. MVA will attempt to schedule all teams without conflicts for pool play. If the MVA is unable to accommodate a player or team for multiple teams the entry fee will be refunded starting with the team(s) that registered last.

*Entry fees were raised because of an increase in court fees and to encourage early registration
 

2010-11 MVA Tournament Schedule To-Date
Men's & Women's
October 16, MVA #1: Twin Cities, M1 Bloomington & 43 Hoops Hopkins
November 6, Roadkill Classic: Rochester
November 20, MVA #2: Twin Cities, M1 Bloomington, Ralia Maple Grove, 43 Hoops Hopkins
December 4, MVA #3: Twin Cities, M1 Bloomington, Ralia Maple Grove
December 11, MVA #4: Twin Cities, M1 Bloomington, Ralia Maple Grove

*other sites may be added for any events in the Twin Cities and surrounding communities

R4's
October 8 (Friday), Ralia
October 23, Volleyballoween, Ralia
November 12 (Friday), Ralia
December 18 (Saturday), Ralia

*The remaining schedule for the 2010-11 season will be posted soon.

Individual Registration Now Open
Online Individual Registrations: $25 if both the individual form and fee are submitted online. (The individual form must still be printed, signed and submitted prior to participation by mail or before participating at a tournament)
Day of On Site Registrations: $40 to register in the AM of any tournament
Online Trial Memberships: $10 if both the individual form and fee are submitted online. (The individual form must still be printed, signed and submitted prior to participation by mail or before participating at a tournament) If the player upgrades later to a full membership, $5 will apply to the full membership.
Day of Trial Memberships: $15 to register in the AM of a tournament. If the player upgrades later to a full membership, $10 will apply to the full membership.
Click here for individual member registration.

Tournament Registration Reminders
* Tournament entries will be accepted until the available courts for a tournament are full.
* Complete Entries that include a roster and full entry fee will be accepted in the order they are received. Incomplete entries (those that submit only a roster or the entry fee) will not be accepted and will not reserve a spot in a tournament.
* Non member teams pay the listed entry fee plus an additional $20. Non member teams are eligible to participate in one regular tournament in the Twin Cities plus Arrowhead, the MVA Championships and tournaments in Rochester. Note that Roadkill has the same entry fee for member or non member teams and has an earlier deadline.

Tournament Results
Check out the 2010-11 Results page for results and pictures from this season.  Pictures will be posted as they become available.

Youth Volleyball Announcements
Crossfire JO Boys Volleyball - Meeting on 2/16 @ 6:30 at Calvary Church Edina, MN. For information go to www.gocrossfire,org or contact Jovi at boysvb@gocrossfire.org or 651-276-4396.
MYAS/USSSA Volleyball: For Youth Volleyball go to - www.myas.org

Outdoor Leagues and Tournaments
Super Awesome Volleyball Association: Go to www.savamn.com Or contact Rob Pelton @ robpelton@hotmail.com or 612-805-0805.
BeBops Volleyball Leagues and Tournaments: Contact Leslie Bellamy at lbellamy7@hotmail.com
Shakopee Volleyball Leagues: Contact Sandy Doherty, threegamesandy@aol.com
Doubles Beach Clinics: Instructors Ben Shamrokh and Steph Chapek (Hagen) - contact Ben at shammy35@hotmail.com,  for more information

Announcements
Parents Ben & Brenda announce Whitney Olivia Furuseth
Olivia Ania Peters was born on Wednesday, April 28th at 8:06am,  7 pounds 11 ounces and 20 3/4 inches long.  Parents are Brian and Theresa.

Other Events
8/14 Hammond Coed 6's Grass, Contact Carrie Hawkins, carrie@kineticinstitute.com

Coaching Opportunities
St Michael - Albertville: 9B coach for upcoming season - preferably longer, Contact Ryan Dehnel, 952-486-9650 or ryand@stma.k12.mn.us
Club 43 is a new JO program in Hopkins, is expanding and needs more coaches.  If you are interested in coaching contact Club director Annie Adamczak-Glavan, former NCAA All American at Nebraska at glavanma@hotmail.com
Coaching Position Available: Blaine High School Volleyball program is looking for an assistant coach for the Fall 2010 season. The position currently open is 9th grade head coach but our staff is flexible and it’s possible to place the new coach into a  position that fits the level of her or his experience. Contact Celeste Gorman at 612-205-2128 for more information.
Hastings HS Coaching position, jv/b coach depending on coaching qualifications, contact Rita Girgen rgirgen@hotmail.com
St. Paul Academy and Summit School seeks candidates for the position of Head Volleyball Coach.  All applicants should send a letter of application and complete resume to the attention of Athletic  Directors Mike Brown mbrown@spa.edu or Dave Montgomery dmontgomery@spa.edu by May 15, 2010.  St. Paul Academy and Summit School is committed to diversity and equal opportunity.
Holy Family Catholic High School in Victoria looking for assistant coach(es) at for 2010 fall season.  Contact Pam Osterfeld at osterfeldp@hfchs.org
 

REMINDER: POLICY ON ALCOHOL

Anyone caught consuming alcohol at any site used by the MVA, this includes the parking lot, will be suspended from any further participation in the MVA. This includes tournament and league play.

Anyone caught vandalizing a site will be suspended from further participation in MVA play. The weekend of 11/15/2008 someone urinated on the walls in the men’s bathroom at M1. If this happens again we will lose the site. If anyone knows who is responsible they should be made accountable for the damages. These people are jeopardizing YOUR playing sites and sites are not easy to find for adults right now.

REMINDER: POLICY ON SMOKING

M1 has a NO SMOKING POLICY on their property.  No smoking within 75 feet of the entrance.  Violators of this policy are putting adult playing sites at risk.  Please observe this policy to ensure continued availability of sites for all players.

Policies

IMPORTANT!
* The MVA does not accept faxed entries unless used in conjunction with online payments.  Credit cards are accepted online only.
* MVA policy is that entry fees will not be refunded for teams that drop from tournaments for any reason past the deadline date.  The MVA is billed and responsible for all courts reserved up to a month prior to all tournaments. Unless the MVA charges a higher fee overall for tournaments during the season to cover for teams that drop from tournaments or site refund funds for the same reason, it is not possible to refund entry fees.
* Before registering for a tournament listed with location of Twin Cities, consider that courts may be used in Andover and/or Hastings.  No refund or credit will be given for teams that register but do not wish to travel to these sites.

Tournament Late Fees
Team tournament entry late fees will be $35 if paid on the day of the tournament vs. $20 if paid online before the tournament.  Click here to pay team entry late fee online.

Policy on Smoking
Several sites are smoke free including the grounds if it is a school. If you are at M1 or Shakopee this weekend the only place you can smoke is in your car. You may not smoke outside the building.

Parking at M1
M1 has plenty of on site parking but everyone needs to be sure that they park in a designated and marked parking area in the M1 lot – not across the street or on the street. Please car pool if possible.

Food and Beverages
Food and beverages are only allowed in off court areas at any MVA playing site. As a team rep you are responsible to be sure your team understands this and where the designated eating/break areas are at each site. Score tables on the playing surface are not a break area to eat.

Member Registration Information
The Member Registration Information has been updated for the 2009-10 season.  Check out the Individual registration discounts available to members registering online.

Uniform Requirements
All players must wear a jersey with a number. Jerseys do not need to match but numbers should be non duplicated front and back. If a team does not have matching uniforms then the Libero should not have a number so they are easier to identify. Since the libero is the only player that does not need a number, if a player does not have a number they will be designated as the Libero.

Reasons for Numbered Uniforms
1. For line ups for the teams that actually take them to help them keep track of servers and rotation;
2. It would be nearly impossible for teams to identify a libero without some uniform or number requirements and it’s already confusing in how they sub in and out;
3. It helps an opposing team to be able to call out which players are in the front row by the number on their jersey;
4. It is helpful in the event of misconduct to identify a player by their number.

Teams will forfeit 5 points per game for each player excluding the libero that is not wearing a number.

Tournament Formats
One pool for one division: The top four teams to playoffs and  has 3 playoff rounds on the one court; no playoff game for teams tied for  4th place
Two pools for one division: The top three teams advance from  each pool and has 3 playoff rounds on 2 courts, no  playoffs game for teams tied for 3rd place
Three pools for one division: The top two teams advance to  playoffs from each pool and has 3 playoff rounds on 2  courts. The 3rd place team in each pool advances to a separate  consolation bracket with 2 playoff rounds on the third court. There is not a  playoff game for teams tied for 3rd place.
Four pools for one division: The top two teams advance to  playoffs from each pool and has 3 playoff rounds using  4 courts the first round and then 2. The 3rd place team in each pool  advances to a separate consolation playoff bracket with 2 playoff rounds that  uses 2 courts after the first playoff round. The 3rd place teams officiate the first round of regular playoffs. There is  not a playoff game for teams tied for 3rd place.

These formats  will allow for the maximum number of teams to advance and still finish around  the 7 PM time. This is  not a guarantee that tournaments will not finish earlier or later than 7 PM.  Pools with multiple divisions may use other options for playoffs--for instance  divisions mixed with AA and A teams. Playoff advancement would be determined by  the number of teams from each division and the number of courts.

Tie Breaker process:
1. Head to head play for all teams tied  starting with games played against each other and then point differential  against each other.
2. Overall point  differential