Arizona Region of USA Volleyball

Region Championships tournaments are here. The format is very different than our regular power tournaments. The tournament will last most of the day instead of just half day. Lots of information follows. Please read it!!

Clubs that have a balance due to the Arizona Region will not have their teams entered into the Region Championships tournament. Payment of any balance due must be received before Noon on the Monday prior to the tournament. Once the tournament is posted on the website - the teams will not be placed into the tournament. The tournament will be posted by 1 pm the Monday before the specific tournament.

Parents: There is no lunch break built into the tournament. Please bring food with you or send someone for food. Neither the coach nor the players should leave the site for food. Do not stop for lunch when moving to another site for bracket play. Penalties for being late to ref assignments or match play will be enforced. Several sites have snack bars open for business.

PLEASE DO NOT TAKE ANY FOOD OR DRINKS INTO ANY GYM. ALL COOLERS ARE TO BE LEFT OUTSIDE. NO EXCEPTIONS ARE ALLOWED AT ANY GYM. ONLY WATER IN CLOSED CONTAINERS FOR PLAYERS AND COACHES IS ALLOWED IN THE GYMS.

PLEASE ALSO CLEAN UP YOUR TEAM CAMP AREA. THERE ARE USUALLY TRASH CANS SET OUT FOR THIS PURPOSE. DO NOT LEAVE WRAPPERS AND FOOD BEHIND. THIS IS ALSO A GOOD WAY TO MAKE SURE NO OTHER PERSONAL ITEMS ARE LEFT BEHIND.

Coaches: Come to check in with a CURRENT Sign Up to Play roster (no handwritten rosters, no team lists) your picture ID and medical release forms for each player on your team. This shoud be a "no brainer" by now but we are still receiving handwritten rosters and coaches saying "we haven't had to do this before". There should be no Sign Up to Play rosters with IN PROCESS anymore. All participants should have a USAV #. The roster submitted should be current and signed by the coach. Any player on the roster that is not there should be crossed off. Any player or coach with IN PROCESS is not eligible to play.

The seeding is based on the finish of the last power tournament. There was no movement up or down after the last tournament. Teams stayed in the order of finish for seeding of the Region Championships. The teams are then snake seeded through divisions into 3 team pools. The divisions are all different numbers of teams. The divisions were broken out as follows:

18 Open - Teams 1-32 will be snake seeded into the 18 Open Division - a maximum of 4 teams may move from 18 Club to 18 Open to round out the number to 36 teams.

16 Open - Teams 1-18 will be snake seeded into the 16 Open Division - no 16 Club teams will be participating in Open due to the 16 Championship and 16 Open Region Championships on the same day.

18 Club - 18 Championship teams 1- 24 will be snake seeded into the 18 Gold Division, Teams 25-42 will be snake seeded into the 18 Club Division

16 Club - 16 Championship teams 1 - 36 will be snake seeded into the 16 Gold Division; 16 Championship teams 37-58 will be snake seeded into the 16AAA Division; 16 Club teams 1-36 will be snake seeded into the 16AA Division; 16 Club teams 37-52 will be snake seeded into the 16A Division.

14 Club - 14 Championship teams 1-34 will be snake seeded into the 14 Gold Division; 14 Club teams 1 - 36 will be snaked seeded into the 14AAA Division; 14 Club teams 37-60 will be snake seeded into the 14AA Division; 14 Club teams 61-82 will be snake seeded into the 16A Division.

12 Club - 12 Club teams 1 - 24 will be snake seeded into 12AA Division; 12 Club teams 25-42 will be snake seeded into the 12A Division.

The teams are seeded into 3 teams pools via 6 team divisions. The 3 team pools will play. After pool play is complete there will be one cross pool match for each level of finish - the #1 teams from the two three team pools will cross pool, the #2 teams will cross pool and the #3 teams will cross pool. The cross pool match will determine which championship division bracket the team will be placed in. Most teams will move to another site for their bracket play. For the most part, the brackets will be 6 team single elimination brackets with consolation games for place.

The first consideration is games. If the games won/lost are differnt, the tie is broken. If just two teams are tied in matches AND games, the winner in their head to head match will be the determining factor. If there is a tie in matches AND games with all three teams in the pool there will be a playoff for finish. The teams will flip a coin to determine which team will ref the other two teams in one game to 25. The winner will then play the ref team one game to 25, the loser will ref the game.

Region Championship t-shirts will be for sale at all sites. The cost is $15 per shirt payable in cash or check (to Arizona Region) only. We do not accept credit cards. Find your Team Name. They are all there - all 370 of them!!!

Medals and Champion t-shirts will be given to the winner in the Gold Divisions only. Runner up in the Gold Division will receive medals. All other Division champions will receive a Champion Certificate for winning the division.

Parents Please Read

The Arizona Region of USA Volleyball values sportsmanship and the enjoyment of the game of volleyball. We ask your help in those pursuits by maintaining a positive outlook throughout your experiences with us.

With the above in mind, we also ask for your help in fostering an enjoyable environment for all by refraining from using negative commentary directed toward the opposing teams, the site directors and the officiating crews. The complete officiating crew includes the head officials, line judges, scorekeepers and the scoreboard flippers. Negative comments might include, yelling, "Point, Point, Point" or "That was a LIFT", etc. Frequently the crew includes players or coaches who may be completing their officiating responsibilities for the first time. It will be a much more positive educational opportunity for them if they are permitted to work without the "help" of someone other than another crew member or site hosting staff. The official score is that which is on the score sheet - not the flip score board.

This notice is intended as a friendly reminder that negative comments or behavior will not be endured and that we all are examples to each other. However, if negative behavior presents itself we will ask the individual(s) to remove themselves from our gyms. In addition, parents and other spectators must remain in the spectator areas only. Any parents or spectators that come onto the playing surface or approach the score table may also be asked to remove themselves from the arena. This is for the protection of our athletes, coaches, and officials and violations of these policies will not be tolerated. It is the coach's responsibility to question the official about events of the match, not the parent's.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.