RULES: Provincial Cup 2024
This is a two-tier tournament.
All players must be properly registered in grade eight or under and be in regular attendance at their respective school.
All courts are staffed by volunteers. Verbal abuse will not be tolerated. We may ask for help if we are short a volunteer, for example a team player who is not on the court, may be asked to do score.
All OVA rules are in effect with some exceptions listed below:
First contact on serve can be a volley
All matches in pool play and seeding rounds will be two straight rally point games from 0 capped at 25 points.
Tie break: (Done only on Friday after Round Robin, when teams are tied for the Tier 1 and 2 positions) See Paragraph Below.
All playoff round games will be best two out of three, first two games to 25 points, 27 cap and if required a third game to 15, 17 cap.
Libero is permitted.
A maximum of 12 substitutions are allowed.
Two time-outs are allowed per team per game and each time-out is 60 seconds long.
A ball may be played off the lower body but may not be intentionally kicked
A double hit will NOT be called on any first ball over the net
All Net violations will be called as per the OVA rule change-referee’s discretion
Halton has a 5 serve in a row rule. Players must rotate if one player serves 5 consecutively
ROUND ROBIN POOL PLAY (2 Straight)
A fifty minute time period has been set for each match. However, all matches will be played to completion. All times are approximate and matches will begin at the end of the previous match. All teams will be given a 5– 5 warm-up for their first match of the day. The rest of the matches will have a 3-3 warm-up, but referees reserve the right to start a game with no warmup if we are behind schedule. If we fall a full round behind schedule, the ref may start sets at 5-5, or move to one match only to determine winner, so please skip warmups and put balls away if we are behind schedule. Teams not prepared to send a starting lineup to the floor when requested by the referee risk being charged a time-out. Games are capped at 25.
SEEDING ROUND (2 Straight)
The top two teams for each pool will advance to the tier 1 seeding pools. The 3rd and 4th place teams will advance to the tier 2 seeding pools. Please note that there may be a change of venue between rounds. Some travel may be required. Time has been allotted for travel on Saturday. Seeding rounds will have a 5-5 warm-up for your first match and then a 3-3 subsequently, depending on time constraints. Games are capped at 25. There are no tiebreakers in SEEDING round as all teams make the playoffs, so ties are broken by head to head record and then overall plus minus.
PLAYOFF ROUNDS (2 out 3)
All playoff round games will be best two out of three, first two games to 25 points, 27 cap and if required a third game to 15, 17 cap.
TIE BREAKING PROCEDURES FOR ROUND ROBIN PLAY
Tie Breakers are only needed after round robin play when there is a tie for tier 1 and 2, (2nd and 3rd place) playoff positions. This will not be decided by head to head or point ratio, but rather by a one game, capped at 15 points. Any other tie for first and second, or third and fourth positions will be determined by head to head record and then overall plus/minus. If there is a three way tie from 1st to 3rd place, the team with the best record either by head to head and then point ratio between tied teams will be given the highest seed. The two remaining teams will play a tiebreaker to determine second place. If there is a three way tie for 2nd, 3rd and 4th place, the team with the best record either by head to head and then point ratio between tied teams will play the winner of 3rd and 4th place, capped at 15 to determine all playoff positions. If there is a four-way tie after round robin, the team with the best record either by head to head and then point ratio between tied teams will be given the highest seed. 4th place will play 3rd capped at 15, and the winner will play 2nd place to 15 to determine all remaining 3 positions. Girls teams in Pool E and F will not have tiebreakers,as they will cross over with the other pool to determine ranking. In the boys pool, two teams with the best records in Tier 2 will move up to Tier 1 on Saturday.
TIME CONSTRAINTS: Warmup times will be reduced in time or eliminated in order to stay on schedule. Convenors may also reduce time of game as well (e.g., Start a set at 5-5), so please make sure your teams are on time to their matches and volleyballs are put away when prompted.
NET HEIGHT: The boys’ net height will be 2.20 metres and the girls’ net height will be 2.15 metres
UNIFORMS: All players must wear matching team shirts, individually numbered, while playing or sitting on the bench as a substitute.
PRACTICE BALLS: Practice balls will not be provided. Please bring your own. NOTE: Balls must be used only in the gym; any balls being used in the hallways will be confiscated.
COACHES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PLAYERS AT ALL TIMES: Participants or spectators found to be abusive to the tournament facilities, officials, or accommodations will be banned from the remainder of the competition.
STARTING LINE-UP AND ROTATION ORDER: Modified score sheets will be used during the tournament. However, starting line-ups, will be recorded as well as substitutions. Position sheets are to be completed and given to the scorer before each game. Sheets will be provided.
LINE KEEPERS: Teams may be asked to provide one lines-person and scorekeeper per game at the referee’s discretion.
TOURNAMENT PACKAGES AND FIRST AID: Tournament Packages are all electronic and QR codes will be provided on site for parents. The score table will also have bandages and ice packs. Please bring a team First Aid kit for your own team too.