TOURNAMENT INFORMATION GUIDE updated 6/3/21 - Tournament Director - Adam Rykse - MJVBA

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION GUIDE updated 6/3/21

      Tournament Director – Adam Rykse

Health Screening (Required for all attendees):

All attendees including players, coaches, spectators, staff, officials, and vendors need to pass and SHOW their
completed digital health screen prior to entering any facility each day of competition.

For Grand Valley complete the GVSU Health Screen or copy and paste to web browser
https://www.gvsu.edu/hro/selfassessment-visitor-edit.htm

For all other sites complete the Luminare Health Screen or scan the QR code below

                    Face Mask (Required for all attendees) at these Sites

               Grand Valley State University, Allendale HS, Grand haven HS, Mona Shores HS

                              This is a venue requirement and we must comply

                    All other sites - Fully Covid Vaccinated – no mask required
                         Mask required for those not fully Covid Vaccinated

AAU Partnership:

MJVBA AAU Grand Prix is an AAU Licensed National Event. The first place team in up to 4 divisions in each
age will receive a free/partial entry to the AAU National Championships or Volleyball Festival. The free entry is
awarded by the National AAU Office and is based on 12 teams in a division or an average of 12 teams in an
age group with a minimum of 4 in the division, In order to be eligible for the free entry, the team must be
signed up and compete in the same or lower division at event of their choice. Free entries are team awards
may not be passed to another team in your club. If 1st Place does not accept the free entry will be passed to
the 2nd place team

Facility/Food Rules:
   1. The safety of every player and spectator is a high priority. All parents/spectators are limited to
        carrying in to a small personal size bag.
   2. Facilities will open at 7:15 am for players and coaches. Spectators will be able to enter at 7:30 am. For
        each subsequent round players and coaches may enter 45 minutes early. Spectators may enter 30
        minutes early. If a previous round is falling behind we may have to delay entry due to spectator limits
        in each facility.
   3. Every person entering the facility must do the online health screening form each day. No exceptions.

   4. Food and beverage Rules
         a. Players may bring a snack; water and sports drink for themselves in their duffle bag.
         b. No other food or drink allowed in the facility.
         c. No food or beverage of any kind (other than water) is allowed in the playing areas.
         d. Tailgating is permitted at most sites but be sure to clean up after you are finished.
         e. No Coolers allowed

   5. Teams are expected to provide their own balls for warm-ups. Ball handling is to be done only on the
      playing courts or practice gym. No pepper in the hallways. No boom boxes or other sound
      amplification devices are to be used. Violation of this rule is a red card and point to start the match.

   6. Clean up your team’s bench area when you leave. Please respect these facilities so we may continue
      to use them in the future.

   7. Spectators

         -   20 spectators per team.
         -   All ticket sales will be online. NO tickets will be sold at the door. Each team should have
             received their own code to purchase tickets.
         -   All facilities - $10 for everyone except:
                 o Ages 5 & under are free.
         -   This is a per day admission fee.
         -   You must do a separate transaction for each spectator as the ticket is assigned to that person.
             You may purchase a Saturday and Sunday ticket together but you can’t buy two tickets for the
             same day on a single transaction.
         -   Spectators will need to show I.D at the door to match the name on the ticket along with the
             online health screening form.

-   Spectators may enter the facility 30 minutes prior to their scheduled start time. Players may
             enter 45 minutes early. We need to do this in order to limit the number of people in the facility.

Registration:

All rosters are in AES. If you have any roster changes email Lindsey at staterosters@gmail.com

Club directors make sure to check your teams in online in your AES account.

Club directors if you have not completed your Affidavit of MDHSS Youth Sports Mandates please do so

Both of these steps need to be completed prior to competition.

Match and Forfeit Times:
      Matches will begin 10 minutes from the conclusion of the preceding match. Warm-ups may not begin
      more than 25 minutes ahead of the scheduled match time unless agreed upon by both teams. Wave
      start times will not be moved up. Subsequent rounds and bracket play matches will be moved up
      whenever time allows. At the start time, if teams are not ready to play, the opposing team will be
      awarded one point per minute. After ten minutes, the first game will then be forfeited. The second
      game and match will also be forfeited after an additional 10 minutes.

Work Team Assignments:
  1. First official will be provided for all matches. Each team is responsible to provide: 1 down official, 2
      lines people, 1 official scorekeeper, a libero tracker and 2 persons for flip score (2 on each court). You
      are responsible for your own whistles. We are also going to utilize parents as work teams when
      needed. This allows for more spectators in the building as we are trying to reduce the number of
      teams in each facility. Bonus is teams only in the gym for 3 hrs instead of 6 hrs

   2. If you are late for your officiating assignment, the same penalties apply as to match and forfeit times.
      All penalties will be carried over to the following day if necessary. Maximum penalty would be the loss
      of the first set of your subsequent match. Please check closely to be sure you know the schedule. If
      you are uncertain please ask the tournament director at your site. On time means the start of warm-
      ups, not match start time.

   3. It is required that a coach or other adult team representative remains in the game area during team
      officiating assignments. No food or drink will be allowed on the worktable.

   4. No cell phones or electronic devices allowed at the worktable. If a player(s) is found to be using a cell
      phone while working at the table the official or tournament director may sanction that team up to a 10
      point penalty which would be applied to that team’s next match.

   5. During bracket play all losing teams must stay and provide the work team for the following match
      unless specified differently. The game scheduled on your court may or may not be part of your
      division. If your match is switched to another court you are still required to provide the work team.
      Teams not completing their last work assignment of the tournament will be fined $100.

Format:
   • Match play – best 2 out of 3 games. First 2 games to 25; deciding game if necessary to 15. No cap
      on any game. A few divisions may utilize 3 out of 5 matches or 3 sets to 25.

   •   All teams advance to a playoff bracket or pool on Sunday. You are scheduled for a minimum of two
       matches on Sunday.

   •   Warm-ups (2-4-4) – 2 minutes shared ball handling, 4 minutes each team hitting and serving.
       Absolutely no ball handling by the team that is off. Off teams are required to help shag for the team
       that is hitting. Teams refusing to do this will be given a red card prior to the start of the match. If you
       are in a 4 team pool on 2 courts there will only be a warm-up prior to the first match as teams will
       play 3 matches in a row.

   •   Coin flip prior to match will determine side and serve. No side switching.

Tie breaking Procedures
    A. Two way ties - Head to head pool results will always determine the winner.

   B. Three way ties - There will be no playoff games to determine final placement within a pool. All Ties
      will be bro
            - Set winning percentage
            - Point percentage within pool play
            - Coin Flip

General Rules:
   1. Only AAU registered members are allowed on the court (Exception to parent work teams).
   2. Registered coach must be on the bench. A team without an AAU registered coach is considered
         incomplete and may not play.
   3. Any abuse of tournament officials or staff by players, coaches or parents will result in that person’s
         removal from the tournament.
   4. Chairs that are provided for team benches may not be moved or taken to another area. Leave them
         alone.

Tournament Play Schedule:
      The tournament schedule will be posted on www.advancedeventsystems.com and will be updated
      every hour throughout the day.

Protest Procedure:
       If a protest is to be filed, it must be done at the time of the incident. Only the floor captain may file
       the protest (or coach in 14’s and below). Once the protest is reviewed by the Head of Officials, his
       ruling is final. Judgment calls may not be protested.

Playing Venues –

* You are welcome bring a chair if you would like. All facilities do provide seating but you may
still bring your own chair.. Teams must provide their own balls for warm-ups. No coolers or food
allowed in any facility.

        Lakeshore Facilities
                                                   Grand Rapids Locations
        Sporthouse Athletic Center
                                                   Aquinas College
        Ct. 1-12
                                                   Ct. 40-45
        1350 Judson Rd, Norton Shores
                                                   1700 Fulton St E, Grand Rapids
        Shoreline Soccer
                                                   MSA Fieldhouse
        Ct. 13-18
                                                   Ct. 46-51
        6875 Norton Pines Dr, Norton Shores
                                                   5435 28th St Court, Grand Rapids
        Inside Out Volleyball
                                                   MSA Woodland
        Ct. 19-21
                                                   Ct. 52-57
        3367 Hoyt ST, Muskegon
                                                   2100 28th St. Grand Rapids
        Mona Shores High School
                                                   MSA Sport Spot
        Ct. 22-26
                                                   Ct. 58-61
        1121 Seminole Rd, Norton Shores
                                                   3701 32nd St SE, Grand Rapids
        Grand Haven High School
                                                   Impact Dynamic
        Ct. 27-30
                                                   Ct 62-65
        17001 Ferris St, Grand Haven
                                                   3125 28th St. SW Suite 7, Grandville

        Grand Rapids West Facilities               SOMI (Old South Christian HS)
        Grand Valley State University              Ct. 66-68
        Ct. Arena 31-33: Rec Center Ct 34-36       160 68th St SW, Grand Rapids
        1 Campus Dr, Allendale
                                                   Grand Rapids Courthouse
                                                   Ct. 69-76
        Allendale HS                               8895 Byron Commerce Dr SW
        Ct 37-39                                   Byron Center
        10760 68th Ave, Allendale
                                                   West Catholic HS
                                                   Ct. 77-79
                                                   1801 Bristol Ave NW, Grand Rapids,

        Fine Designs will be at all facilities

        Inside Out also has their Mizuno Pro Shop set-up and Shoreline Soccer

Park in Lot C            Park in Lot C

                All teams and spectators
                Enter on Lower level

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48th AAU Girls' Junior National Volleyball Championships

                   June 19-29, 2021

  The Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL