PRESIDENT’S DAY

SMACKFEST INFORMATION BOOK

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome & Contact Information, Play Locations………………………………………Pg3

Sponsors: Parkview Sports Medicine, Smack and JVA………………………………Pg4

Admission/Seeding,Schedules,Tracking Results/Odds&Ends……………………Pg5

Team Check-In Information…………………………………………………………………..Pg6

Tournament Waves/Pool Play Schedule………………………………………………….Pg7

Team Eligibility…………………………………………………………………………………….Pg11

Rules of Play………………………………………………………………………………………..Pg12

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Summit, Empowered and Pineapple Volleyball Clubs welcome you to our Inaugural 2017 President’s Day SMACKFEST tournament!

Our Staff will work hard to make this tournament a high quality event where your coaching staff, players and families have a great experience! If we can be of assistance to you,

please let us know! We are here for you!

We would like to thank our sponsors; JVA, Parkview Sports Medicine, Smack and our host facilities SportONE Parkview Fieldhouse, Empowered Sports Club and IPFW.

Good Luck to all competing teams and thanks for coming to our tournament!

CONTACT INFORMATIONRegistration & Website: Trish Miller trishmiller@summitvball.com

Event Formatting: William Robbins will@empoweredsportsclub.com

Hotel Questions: Debbie Rednour debbie@empoweredsportsclub.com Partnership Questions: Lloy Ball ball1usa@gmail.com

Event Play Schedule & Scores www.advancedeventsystems.com

Hotels/Restaurants/Events www.visitfortwayne.com

PLAY SITES Empowered Sports Club12124 Lima Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46818Front Desk: 260-637-1551

SportONE Parkview Fieldhouse3946 Ice Way, Fort Wayne, IN 46808Front Desk:  260-444-2788

IPFW Fieldhouse2101 E Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805Phone: (260) 481-6812

DeKalb Middle School3338 Co Rd 427, Waterloo, IN 46793NO CHAIRS

Auburn Youth For Christ1600 S Grandstaff Dr, Auburn, IN 46706 Phone:(260) 925-1058NO CHAIRS

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PARKVIEW SPORTS MEDICINE A Proud Sponsor of SMACKFEST!Leaders in Sports Medicine for Fort WayneParkview Sports Medicine provides the training, treatment, and education you need to advance your game. Have questions about injury prevention, sports nutrition and more? We’ve got you covered. Regardless of your level of work or play, Parkview Sports Medicine is dedicated to enhancing your athletic performance through innovative technology and advanced care.

http://www.parkviewsportsmedicine.com/About-Us.aspx

"DESIGNED AND TESTED BY THE PROS" A STYLE THAT REFLECTS THE SOUL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. OUR DESIGNS COMBINE COMFORTABLE FABRICS WITH PERFORMANCE FEATURES THAT ALLOW FOR A FUNCTIONAL FIT.

http://smacksportswear.com

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Seeding, Schedule Tracking and results

SMACKFEST has contracted AES results management to provide us with up to date results. Schedules and results can be followed on any mobile device by going to www.advancedeventsystems.com or downloading the AES express App.

This is the official schedule. There will be no paper posting of pool results or schedules.

Odds and Ends Athletic Trainers

Parkview Sports Medicine will be providing our tournament with certified Athletic trainers at the SportOne Parkview Fieldhouse and Empowered Sports Club facilities. If you are playing at other sites, you are welcome to come to these sites if you need assistance.

Facility Rules

No Coolers will be allowed.

Seating will be available for spectators on all courts.

Food and Drinks are available for purchase at every site.

T-shirt sales

Smackfest t-shirts will be available for purchase for $15. First come first serve!

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ADMISSION Admission is $5 Per Day

Children 10 and Under are FREE Admission gets you into all of our play sites

Doors open at 7:00am

Team Check-In Information

All Coaches need to check-in their teams at their assigned play site an hour prior to the start of their pool play. Team check-in will take place at a designated table near admissions.

Check-In times for all teams are: Saturday 7:00am-2:00pm

*Teams that play Saturday in the 8:00am check-in will be helped on a first- come, first- serve basis. Your team will have to wait out in the lobby until the coach has checked in and has the team’s credentials. Please give yourself enough time and please make sure your roster is good to go.

The Team Rep or Coach must check in their team. They will be asked to verify and sign their roster. This roster will be the official roster for the event. No additions or changes to a team’s roster are allowed once a team has begun competition.

At Team Check-In:

1. We will ask for a cell phone contact for each team

2. You will need to verify the roster including uniform numbers. Each player is required to wear the same jersey number throughout the entire event. This applies to all players in the libero position as well.

3. You will need to turn in the JVA Coaches’ Sign-In Form. By signing this form, you are stating that you have access to all of your players’ JVA Release of Liability Forms and Medical Release and Waiver Forms. “Access” means you have hard copies in your possession or log-in rights to the electronic file of forms. You will NOT need to turn in these forms.

4. Players and coaches may be added to the roster at the time of team registration but they must be able to show verification of background screening.

5. Each Coach will receive Wristbands at check-in for players and coaches. If lost, these will not be replaced.

***Please be sure to read through all materials, there will be no coaches meeting prior to competition***

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Tournament Waves

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Pool Play Schedule

3 Team Pool Schedule

8am/11am/2:30pm/5:30pm 1 vs 3 (R2) 9am/12pm/3:30pm/6:30pm 2 vs 3 (R1) 10am/1pm/4:30pm/7:30pm 1 vs 2 (R3)

4 Team Pool Schedule

8am/2:30pm 1 vs 3 (R2) 9am/3:30pm 2 vs 4 (R1) 10am/4:30pm 1 vs 4 (R3) 11am/5:30pm 2 vs 3 (R1) 12pm/6:30pm 3 vs 4 (R2) 1pm/7:30pm 1 vs 2 (R4)

Additional Information • Pool Play and cross over matches will be best 2 out of 3 to 25 with no cap.

Game 3 to 15, no cap.

• We are using JVA rules including the 2 libero rule and libero can serve

• No ball handling off the court

• If you have any questions, please visit the front desk to talk to the site director

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Team Eligibility Age Division

18 and Under – Players who were born on or after September 1, 1998

17 and Under – Players who were born on or after September 1, 1999

16 and Under - Players who were born on or after September 1, 2000

15 and Under - Players who were born on or after September 1, 2001

14 and Under - Players who were born on or after September 1, 2002

13 and Under - Players who were born on or after September 1, 2003

12 and Under - Players who were born on or after Sept

Team members must meet the Age Definitions for their age group. Age Waivers will be accepted for this event if the player is in the same grade as her teammates and not more than one year older than the age definition listed below. The Team Rep / Coach must present proof of grade and a copy of a birth certificate prior to Team Check-In.

Age Waivers

JVA allows age waivers for players whose teams will compete in the club divisions. Age waivers are allowed for players who are in the same grade level as their peers and who are not more than one year older than the current age definition (above). JVA Insurance Forms

Participation Waivers

Every participant listed on the Team Roster must complete the following:

1)JVA Release of Liability Form

http://www.jvaonline.org/assets/2016-17%20JVA%20Release%20of%20Liability.pdf

2)JVA Medical Release and Waiver Form**

http://www.jvaonline.org/assets/2016-17%20JVA%20Medical%20Release.pdf

**The USAV Medical Release Form is accepted

The Head Coach must have hard copies of these forms with them at all times OR have online access to them at all times. The forms do NOT need to be turned in at team check in. The Coach or Team Rep will turn in a Coaches Sign-In Form that assures JVA event staff that you have access to all the necessary forms.

Background Screening

Every adult on a Team Roster must have a current, clear background screening. JVA recognizes USAV and AAU background screens. If a coach or chaperone is not a USAV or AAU member, they can secure a background screening from JVA. The cost is $20 and the screen is automatically renewed after one year and good for 2 years. JVA Background Screen is through NCSI.

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Rules of Play The 2015-17 USAV Regulations for Domestic Competition will be in effect with the following exceptions:

EITHER LIBERO WILL BE ALLOWED TO SERVE IN ONE ROTATION

EITHER LIBERO CAN BE CHANGED EACH SET

Match Format / Warm-up Procedures

• All divisions will play best of 3-set formats. Divisions that have 3-team pool(s) with no cross-over match in combination with 4 team pools in the same division will play all 3 sets to 25. Pool finish will be based on set percentage as all 3 sets will count for finish placement.

• All cross-over and challenge matches will be “match play”, best of 3 sets.

• Matches will move ahead of schedule if time allows.

• All warm-ups will be 2-4-4 (2 min. shared ball handling, first 4 min. court-time for serving team & last 4 min. court-time for receiving team). Teams must serve within their court-time.

• The team off the court should assist in ball-shagging during the on-court teams’ warm-up.

Match formats for each of the divisions will be available online at www.advancedeventsystems.com.

Officials and Team Officiating Responsibilities

• The Head Official will schedule a First Referee for each match.

• Work teams will need to provide a Second Referee, Official Scorer, Visual Scorer, Libero Tracker and 2 Line Judges. The work team needs to report to the Head Official no later than the beginning of the serving team’s warm-up. For each minute the work team is late or incomplete, one point will be given to their next opponent (up to 25-0 forfeit).

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Pre-Match Protocol

• Prior to the start of the 1st set, both full teams will line up behind the service line. At the signal of the head official, they will proceed to the center line to shake hands with their opponents. The starting line-up will remain on the court for the line-up check, and the libero shall be waived in by the head official.

Procedure for Ties in Pool Play

• Ties in Pool Play – DO NOT LEAVE your court area until your pool has been decided!!!

The Tie Breaker Procedure outlined below will only be enforced in the event of a 3-way tie in which one of the teams would be eliminated from moving into the Gold Division.

• For all 2-way ties, the team that won the pool play match (head to head) between the two teams tied for position will take the higher position.

• 3-way ties for non-gold division placement will be decided by the following CRITERIA:

- Match %: matches won divided by matches played

- Set %: sets won divided by sets played

- Point %: points scored divided by the total points scored by the team’s opponents in that pool

- Coin Flip

• 3-way ties for teams all moving onto gold division placement will be decided with CRITERIA above

• 3-way ties for 1st place, with 2 teams moving into the Gold/Championship Division

- The team with the greater set %/point % (as described in the CRITERIA above) shall be awarded first place. The other two teams shall play one 15-point set (switch at 8) for the remaining playoff position. The team that wins the playoff set will be awarded 2nd, the loser will be awarded 3rd. The team that was awarded first will provide the work team for the play-off.

3-way ties for 2nd place, with 2 teams moving into the Gold/Championship Division

- The teams will be seeded using the CRITERIA above. The team seeded 1st will be the bye team and play the winner of the set between the two remaining teams. The team that was

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seeded 1st will provide the work team for the 1st playoff set. The loser of the 1st playoff set, will be the work team for the 2nd playoff set.

• If, due to formatting, there are any other tie scenarios, the procedure outlined in the USAV 2015-2017 Rule Book, page 245-246, will be followed.

**If one of the teams in a 3-way tied pool leaves the site before the determination that a tie-break is necessary, that team will automatically become the lowest placed team (among the teams that are tied) and the remaining 2 teams will play one tie-breaking set to 15 (switch at 8), if needed, with a work team to be assigned.

Code of Conduct / Disciplinary Action

Any participant listed on the Official Roster who is causing unfavorable situations either prior to, during, or after the event is subject to disciplinary action by the Tournament Director(s).

Anyone discovered in possession or consuming illegal substances will be automatically expelled from the Championships. There are no warnings for alcohol or drug consumption by players or any other underage person whose name appears on the official roster

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