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News and Notes
Upcoming MVA Tournaments
December 6, MVA #3: Entry fee is $150 until 11/28 and $170 after that. Courts are in the Twin Cities.
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.
MVA 2008-09 Schedule
The 2008-09 Tournament Schedule is now available.
Member Registration Information
The Member Registration Information has been updated for the 2008-09 season. Check out the Individual registration discounts available to members registering online.
2009 Arrowhead Tournament
This season’s Arrowhead Tournament will be March 21st, 2009. Last year’s event had 17 courts. Let’s spread the word and make this year’s event even bigger! If you know of anyone that might qualify to be the recipient for this season’s tournament please email rick@mnvba.com with his or her information.
AVP Tournaments
Contact Joel Gawronski from the AVPNext. Email him at jmg853@gmail.com for more details.
August 23rd - AVPNext Midwest Championships, Bradford Beach, Milwaukee, WI
Other Tournaments
11/29 Coed 6’s Volleyball Tournament, St. Peter, MN, Contact Nate Huetl, (natehu@charter.net)
Tournament Results
Check out the 2007-2008 Results page for results and pictures from this season.
Santa Horse Benefit
You better not pout, you better not cry, you better watch out I’m tellin’ you why – Santa Horse is coming to town. The original Santa Horse and friends are coming to Oakdale, MN on Friday, November 28 from 10 AM – 2 PM for pictures and short rides. This is a great idea for Christmas pictures! There will also be hot chocolate and cookies served along with caroling and a bake sale. There is a suggested $5 donation and items for local food shelves requested. You may also bring a gift for Santa Anonymous. Santa Horse is also hosting a Christmas Barn Warming event on Sunday, November 30th from 1 PM – 5 PM with the same agenda but with a camp fire added at the Promise Land Ministries home site in Spring valley, WI. Please email rick@mnvba.com if you would like more information on specific locations, directions or other information.
Coaches Needed
MAVA, Mahtomedi Area Volleyball Association, is in need of coaches for their 2008/2009 Junior Olympics Volleyball season. If you are interested or know anyone, please contact Jodie Spirer at spimac@gmail.com
EVBA, Edina Volleyball Association, is in need of head and assistant coaches for their 2008/2009 Junior Olympics Volleyball season. If you are interested or know of anyone who might be, please contact Todd Anderson (president@edinavolleyball.org) or Jeff Krause (jkrause@edinavolleyball.org).
Minnetonka Juniors volleyball club. Looking for a 17’s and 14’s coach. For more information call Marion Paetznick at (651) 399-6113 or link to their web site http://minnetonkavolleyball.org/Registration/MinnetonkaJO.php
Women’s National Volleyball League
Go to the following websites for the new league that starts spring 2008.
www.wnvl.com; www.myspace.com/provolleyball
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
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