Victory Lane Sports Complex

Fitlife Center for Athletic Performance

Impact Sports - Nike Team Outfitter

How to get started

1. Fill out the AVPnext registration form (http://www.avp.com/avpnext/2004membershipapplication.doc)
and the Region Beach Registration forms at the end of this flyer

2. Circle the tournaments you intend to play in
3. Mail these with a check for $30 per athlete to the Arizona Region of USA Volleyball office
4. You will get e-mail confirmation of your registration, tournament entries and your age division
5. Show up at the tournament, check in, pay the entry fee and play

You should know...

  • To qualify for the Regional tournament, you must play in 3 of the 10 scheduled tournaments. (Even if you live in Phoenix, you can play in the Tucson or Flagstaff tournaments and vice versa)

 

  • If you are in the top 8 of your age division in points and have played in three tournaments, you will be invited to play in Regionals. If you cannot play, your bid will go to the next highest point earner.
    (Points will be posted on the Arizona Region website weekly)
  • Medals will be awarded to the top two finishers in each age
    Division represented at each tournament

     

  • Regionals winners and runners-up will receive an automatic bid to the USAV Youth Beach Nationals held in Hermosa Beach July 23-25th. If a team cannot go, the bid will go to the next highest placed team.

     

  • If only one or two teams represent an age division, those teams may be asked to play up an age division to ensure more matches. The teams moving up will still be awarded medals for their appropriate age group.

     

  • This program is for doubles teams only. If you switch partners within the season, you will be awarded points for both teams. There are no individual points awarded. Also, there are no substituting players. Pick your partners wisely…

  • Players will officiate their own matches. Officiating clinics will be conducted at the beginning of each tournament. If there is a dispute, it will be settled by the tournament director

     

  • Even if you are a member of USA Volleyball, you still need to pay the $30 registration fee, which covers our insurance through AVP, our court costs, tournament costs and region costs.

     

  • All players will be held to the USA Volleyball Code of Conduct rules and ethics. Violations of those rules will result in the appropriate sanctions
  • Points are awarded using the AVP point system which is dictated by the number of teams in a division at one tournament

     

  • For additional information, check out the Arizona Region website at; www.azregionvolleyball.org

For specific questions, e-mail Eric at erichbke@msn.com

Playing Sites:

In Phoenix, Victory Lanes Sports Complex located at 22603 N 43rd Ave, Glendale AZ 85310, (Main Office: 623-581-6000) Complex is located south of Pinnacle Peak Rd. on 43rd Ave. behind Water World Water Park.

In the Tucson area, tournaments will be held at Sportspark located at 6901 Casa Grande Hwy, Tucson, AZ 85743, (520-744-9496) Complex is located on the frontage road west of 1-10 just south of the Ina Rd. exit.

Northern Arizona University’s sand courts will be used for tournaments in northern Arizona.

Match Format:

Matches will be either one game rally score to 30, or two out of three games to 21, with the third game to 15. All games must be won by two points. The scoring format will depend upon the number of participants at a given tournament age bracket and site and will be determined by the tournament director.
The Regional Championship tournament will use the two out of three format.

Rules Differences:

The rules for playing will be the 2003-04 Official United States Beach Volleyball Rules Book. These are the same rules used by the AVP. You can download the official beach rules at
http://www.usavolleyball.org/RulesOfficials/outdoor.asp
There will be officiating clinics before the start of all tournaments. The athletes will be officiating each other. There will be no Region officials used in this program. Please take time to understand the rules differences
Costs:

To register for the Arizona Region Beach program, players will be required to pay a $30 per athlete registration fee which includes, tournament insurance, court rentals, administration fees and membership to the AVPnext program which includes the following: 15% discount on AVP merchandise (at AVP events and online at www.avp.com ), access to all AVPNext events including U.S. Amateur Championships, AVP newsletter via email, free admission into the AVP Shootout in Las Vegas and special seating section at AVP events.

Tournament fees are $10 per player or $20 per team. Tournaments CAN be prepaid or can be paid at the time of the tournament check in.

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